It's mind boggling how they could mine in such a remote area. Seems like there had to be an easier path to the mine than the route you took. The scenery is spectacular. Thanks for taking us along and glad you made it back safe.
I’d be willing to bet that engine block is scrap at this point, but if it wasn’t so remote and were able to haul it out or haul tools to it. It would awesome to see that old girl run again.
You just always wonder how the heck did they get all that equipment all the way up there in the middle of no where. You definitely earned your keep on this hike, thanks for taking us along.
No body this day an age realizes what it actually took. Most areas didn’t even have roads. So imagine trekking deep wilderness. Those were truly tough men and woman. Great video thank you for inspiring and sharing.
You are a very dedicated explorer and recording everything you do while doing it is just amazing. "Thanks for sharing" hardly seems like enough gratitude for what you do but I don't know what else to say.
Miners never pull ore up the mountain; they always use gravity to their advantage. My guess is you are close to the top of the ore tram and those cables going down are how they got the ore off the mountain. Most of the early setups were only powered by the weight of the buckets going down the mountain would bring the empty ore buckets back up to be reloaded again. Perhaps you should approach this mine operation from the bottom of the canyon.
The highlight of the day my friend, was everything. Mate.. I swear you're three part mountain goat. The lengths you go to, to bring us the best remote mine, is off the hook.
Are you sure you weren't a mountain goat in a previous life? Those approach ridges are the scariest razorbacks I have seen. Great geology, in your face. Great prospecting and great heart on display. You have a fine life ahead of you whatever you get up to. Regards Rory, Tasmania.
Hi Jerith, holy crap I cannot believe you did that journey, that was some hardcore climbing/hiking but the reward was amazing to see. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤
I like how you add the hike and scenery in your videos. Surprisingly, some people don't realize what effort it takes to even get these mines on film. Helluva video as always!
Exploring the remote mines afford us a little bit of what makes us Human:The desire to conquer and explore our world. I’m glad you take us with you for that.
Mules definitely packed most of the Equipment up to that site. They likely also packed a small steam Donkey winch like they used in the early logging days. Those Men were tough hombres back in those days! Most were jack of all trades- worked in the timber trade/ Mills/Iron factories and some probably worked on old sailing ships. Great Video 👍🇺🇸. I picked up a rare Tiny Mining Cart in Idaho few years back. It was sold made as a kit so you could mule pack it in pieces and assembled it on site. It’s a wooden cart with strap iron and small carriage wheels. The track it used was the same tiny size in your video. I restored it. It sits in my back yard on a short 10’ section of Rail.
LOL Jerith! Next time start your video with a warning for those that have a fear of heights! Anyway - what an awesome hike and some great finds! How the heck you did it all in one day amazes me! I really, really hope that you get to go back there and thoroughly explore the area!
24:00 nice buried compressor hooked to a 4cyl motor. With this stuff covered with so much rock/ weathering probably an easy easy 100 years old. Also, see if you can find an old topographic map of the area, and see if there is a better trail shown on it.
Awesome find on what is left at that mine site. That seems to be a very difficult traverse after further research on my part. Even better views are to be seen past the mine area per the internet. Thanks for taking us along.
Man, in so little time, so much has changed. I found a pair of cowboy boots for a little girl. very small, I left them in the almost falling down cabin up at the mine, I have heard it is now flat, so, the boots are most likely inside under the roof
I just found your channel your crazyer then I am Im afraid to go that far by myself so much respect and I envy your edventures tank you for bringing us along
That Gun Sight Ridge was really gnarly! Nice relics. Too bad the portal was buried but this video was well worth the watch. Next time, extra shoes? Thank you!
Very cool ridge hike & mine explore! One idea on a hike this big - grab a gallon milk jug and fill it half way, freeze it the night before, then add cold water to it as you leave for your hike. Tape the lid on & put it in your pack - about half-way on the way out to the mine, stash it in the shade - on the trip back out, when you inevitably run out of water, there it is, cold and delicious to refill your camelback! Along with a new pair of boots, suggest you carry a small roll of duct tape and a roll of electrical tape (if you have trekking poles, you can wind tape around your poles & it's there if you need it) in your pack - also, a bunch of small diameter paracord. Electrical tape is remarkably strong & there are a ton of uses - in this case, field boot repair. Also going to repeat myself from another recent video of yours - get a pair of collapsible trekking poles - one of the problems with a tall stick (upside you get some Gandalf vibes) is there isn't anywhere you can attach it that wouldn't totally screw you up scrambling up & down steep rocks - and you really should have your hands free to grab onto stuff - when it gets class 4 ish, you can collapse trekking poles and attach to pack with some velcro or rubber bands (on the outside) or just stuff them in your pack.
That's a good tip you made about stashing a water jug near the halfway point of the inbound hike as long as it is an out-and-back route. I would add that one can freeze nearly an entire gallon, leaving just enough room for volume expansion as the water freezes to avoid cracking the container, for half-day or longer stashing in that hot climate. Other than falls, dehydration is probably the leading cause of hiker casualties in the region. Where I live now, in the wet Pacific Northwest, hypothermia is the greater threat. I grew up hiking, fishing and hunting with my folks in the general vicinity of that mine's location before we moved to the PNW in my teens. My dad was a WW2 combat veteran with the "make do" mindset of many of his generation who also went through the Great Depression of the 1930's. He'd say: "You have to learn to make that canteen last all day son." We did too! However, as I grew older and learned more about dangers of dehydration, I changed my outlook. During a Summer appointment with National Park Service, I served on a couple wildland fires in 1989. I would carry a minimum of 4 liters fluid (2 of Gatorade, 2 water) with me for a day on the fire and, with breakfast and dinner consumption, probably drank almost that much additional fluid in camp. Hiking staff can sometimes be more useful than trekking poles, depending upon the terrain and vegetation as well as the activity. It's easy enough to incorporate a cord loop, either through a drilled hole or an annular groove or two, to permit back-slung or pack attachment for both-hands-required scrambling. Primarily, it's the extra length of a staff that can make it a better choice: I like one for probing ahead and steadying myself when descending steep slopes in brush so heavy that I can't see the ground and for crossing logs in blow-down areas where the ground it too far away to reach with trekking poles. Those are common situations to encounter in the wet woods of Autumn in my Chanterelle mushroom hunting grounds on the Olympic Peninsula. At least I needn't worry that I might step on a rattlesnake where I can't even see my feet--no such critters up here on the western side of the Cascade Range😁!
Yep I left the way I came in, although I do know of one other route I could have taken although that one passes through an active ranch and you could be met with a shotgun pointed at ya. I chose not to deal with that and went the more challenging route
Wow that is some spectacular hike and mine location! There must be an easier way up, maybe there is a path that follows the tram? Really want to see more of what's buried at the mine site, anyway thanks for making the effort to go there!
That ore bin was super incredible looking at stuff like that makes me think about how impractical life must have been and how this pursuit was one person’s dream like you said and costed them alot to attempt such a strange dream
Bro, are you part mountain ram??? I had huge anxiety watching you traverse that terrain. It reminded me of the Knife's Edge on mount Katahdin in Maine which I've done 3 times. Once in an ice storm. You might want to think about a better set of hiking boots and carrying extra gear to stay out overnight so you don't have to be rushed. Just my $.02.
It sucks because just this one time I brought some crappy boots that decided to break apart on me. And most definitely next trip I'll try to do an overnight, I just planned so I could do a day trip and woke up real nice and early
I just discovered this channel and I love it. However, there is no way in hell miners used that same hike to get to the mine. There had to be a more direct route, but it probably wasn't very scenic.
I’ve never seen a hike quite like this i was not even sure where your feet were going but you are a great mountain goat status hiker to go thru all that stuff
32:10 is the hubcap for a 1920's Hupmobile. The motor half buried into the hill appears to be a straight eight and not a flathead. Perhaps somebody else on here can identify it.
Question? Did you research the approach to this mine? My Gawd that path to get there was insane! Am so glad you made it safely. I was wore out from the first half of your hike..LOL Thanks for sharing your exploration of that mine in the middle of nowhere and up at huge elevation.👍👍👍
Good question, yes I did. Put a lot of research and time prepping on going to this super remote mine. There is I would say two other approaches, one from the east and one coming from down in the gulch, but this one seemed to be the lesser of both evils. Any way you look at it you're gaining insane elevation and approaching from near 7-10k feet. Nothing can really prepare someone for such a hike it's all mental of course should be in exceptional shape to attempt.
Nice snake stick. I never go hiking without a staff to tap on the ground to pre-warn critters and snakes that I'm coming. I also stomp my feet as I walk to make myself sound big. My favorite walking / snake stick is eucalyptus. Next time you happen across a nice eucalyptus grove go check it out. It's easy to find 5 and 6 foot straight sticks. It's a good hard wood that will last for years, and makes a satisfying thumb when tapping the ground with it. I made a pair of eucalyptus nunchaku (nunchuck) sticks that I had for about 30 years before I got rid of them (because they're illegal :> Very cool tramway. Too bad it's in such decay. I didn't see any remnants of pullies or a bullwheel. But those tram ore buckets were really cool! The old Welsh and English more used ropeways than tramways with cable rope like you see in the U.S. Ropeways were used in train yards as well as in mining in the UK. I have noticed that the bullwheel on a ropeway tend to be horizontal, where the American tramway the bullwheel tend to be vertical. The only place I have seen ropeways in the U.S. was for ski lifts. Rope splicing used to be a respected and well paid skill. I taught myself rope slicing in the 1960s and used it a lot in the 1970s and 80s when rigging commercial fishing boats. I also like to study rock stacking used in gobbing in mines, stack stone fences and buildings, walls for road construction, etc. I watch a lot of Welsh mine exploring, and English hiking videos where you see stack stone fences, buildings, and Roman stone roads. And Chinese stack stone is on a whole other level. If you study them long enough you start to recognize the different styles. Which can help you identify who was the predominant worker at American mine sites. I remember when you first started this channel, a lot of time you really had no idea what you were looking at and some of your viewers would help identify things, what they were called, what they did, etc. And you soaked up that information like a sponge. You've come a long way since the beginning. I've enjoyed watching you grow. Good job, keep up the good work :>
I highly doubt the tram carried ore up the mtn. Where would it go from there? The cables going uphill were likely to steady and secure the tram. Remember: in mining, gravity is your friend. You mentioned a mill downhill so the ore went there, eh? I sure hope you return to dig out the engine and compressor. That was heck of a dangerous hike/climb along the ridge top. Nothing I would do even if I were much younger.
Possibly up and over the ridge to act as a counterweight system to haul emptied buckets back up the other line and vise versa . exp..Tin ore going over ridge to one mill and gold ore going down the tram to another mill with each using the opposing cable as the counter weight
Cool adventure and what a discovery .Yes you do need to go back for may be 2 or 3 days .Yes you can do it but not sure how many animal breeds you have in you Mt Goat cougar, bear, the list for you is wild and you have a super Google eye's for finding artifacts ⛏️🏆🇺🇸🤔❤️thank you till later p.s. bet you sleeped super good that night take care till later 🏆❤️
Not to upset you Dude you have already walk over 4 mine shafts that were coverd by rock and dirt. When you walk the same path leaving ? you will see them :) Keep safe and next time? wear snake chaff pants, it saves on cuttin u up and no bleeding. Welcome PS IM a new SUB here.I use to love walking up on moutains and yes i found out the hard way with lots of blood in my socks too.. Now you know the Secret behind rocks
Please take a Garmin inReach with you (if you don’t already carry one). Speaking of carrying, that is a good idea too. PS, going solo is great, it throttles up the risk a bit but since I do a lot of what you do, no one wants to join me.
Go check out Ghost town aka Cerro Gordo Brent has been living there 3 years . Some of the mines you can walk into the past and see items that people have left there. But he is building up the ol ghost town where people use to mine Silver there. He is already starting to build the hotel use to be there after it burned down in. Yes its in California . Go check it out .close to 4 years now.:) Tell him Barbara Told you to check his place out/. He will acept that
9:16, see the trail down on your left? That's the trail going around the tall dangerous rock your on. 14:02, dead boots ... I recommend Lowa mid gtxs with thick flat laces, you'll be a Mtn goat 🐐🐐. Put two layers of mink oil on them, and basically bulletproof and water proof.
Gnarly path to that site young man! Even if you continue such treks solo, which I totally understand and respect, I hope you are considering some of the advice offered in your viewers' comments. Take it from an old fart who has spent his share of unplanned nights in the wilderness: even a few ounces of extra kit, let alone a couple or six pounds, can make a big difference to safety and relative comfort.
It must have been a lot of hard work, to do everything else besides just mining. Like brining all that wood for the mine and the heavy Engines Compressors and other equipment way to this location. Leveling the terrain just to lay track , and bring all that track up the mountain. Wonder if it was worth it
Scrambling up the shattered rocks to the top seems to be more dangerous than detecting mines from the 1800s. Could you let us know what type of rock that was and why it seemed to shatter so easily? I would guess some type of granite cracked apart by moisture and freezing weather. You inherited some very large balls but going it alone is not exactly sane.
What an incredible journey with amazing finds at the end! You must've been exhausted when you got back to the car and your shoes are very poorly made, not suited for rock scrambling.
8:58 all the way to 12:52I was holding my breath 🫁 stressing out. you need to quit it n not do these things alone... plz let people know where you are or take a friend just in case.BESAFE
I do, there used to be a series of mule trails that they would've taken and that's how they also brought much of equipment up there. Over time they get washed out and lost in slides.
@@WesternMineDetective The great conservationist, naturalist and hiker, John Muir, said this about the area when he visited it: "Not even in the Sierra have I ever made the acquaintance of mountains more rigidly inaccessible."
@@raymondsmith6504 So I searched that quote ^ and came upon much more of Muir's wonder filled description of the region. He writes about his sore feet, too.
@@markfissinger6310 you may be interested in this adding to the wonder of the general area: "California’s Record Rainfall for a 24-hour period was 25.83 inches, occurring January 22-23, 1943, at Hoegee's Camp in the San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County (about 1.8 miles southeast of Mount Wilson and two miles north of Sierra Madre). Not only does this remain a record for California, it is the fourth highest rainfall amount for a 24-hour period in the entire United States."
Too bad about your boots and binoculars. Back in the mining days they must have known a way of Teleportation or had some type of antigravity devices. Ill tell ya those Mountain Goats have nothing on you! How did they get it all back there... Crazy,
Why didn't you take some footage of you on the top of the peak the whole purpose of you going that way was to be at the very crest of that Ridge and you didn't film it
Check out the link in my description for my buddy Alan's video of a remote mine and trail in the San Gabes!
Take my advice please? with bad knees use Voltaren wear gloves .no pills jus rub with glove and go for walk without pain:)
Do not dig anything out. Much Danger you will have. its all conected inside of the shafts.
I'm a firm believer in the buddy system when it comes to sketchy wilderness adventure. One wrong move on that hike could result in disaster.
It's mind boggling how they could mine in such a remote area. Seems like there had to be an easier path to the mine than the route you took. The scenery is spectacular. Thanks for taking us along and glad you made it back safe.
probably is but it is private property now
I’d be willing to bet that engine block is scrap at this point, but if it wasn’t so remote and were able to haul it out or haul tools to it. It would awesome to see that old girl run again.
You just always wonder how the heck did they get all that equipment all the way up there in the middle of no where. You definitely earned your keep on this hike, thanks for taking us along.
up from the bottom using the tramway.
@@justme-n-gracie Makes sense.
No body this day an age realizes what it actually took. Most areas didn’t even have roads. So imagine trekking deep wilderness. Those were truly tough men and woman. Great video thank you for inspiring and sharing.
Before the tram I’m sure it would’ve been by horse and wagon. One thing to keep in mind as well that would’ve much different then.
Man was an amazing critter before the politicians betafied him 😅
You are a very dedicated explorer and recording everything you do while doing it is just amazing. "Thanks for sharing" hardly seems like enough gratitude for what you do but I don't know what else to say.
Miners never pull ore up the mountain; they always use gravity to their advantage. My guess is you are close to the top of the ore tram and those cables going down are how they got the ore off the mountain. Most of the early setups were only powered by the weight of the buckets going down the mountain would bring the empty ore buckets back up to be reloaded again. Perhaps you should approach this mine operation from the bottom of the canyon.
Agreed. Never tote all that iron unless they can do so economically.
The highlight of the day my friend, was everything. Mate.. I swear you're three part mountain goat. The lengths you go to, to bring us the best remote mine, is off the hook.
Are you sure you weren't a mountain goat in a previous life? Those approach ridges are the scariest razorbacks I have seen. Great geology, in your face. Great prospecting and great heart on display. You have a fine life ahead of you whatever you get up to. Regards Rory, Tasmania.
Hi Jerith, holy crap I cannot believe you did that journey, that was some hardcore climbing/hiking but the reward was amazing to see.
Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤
I like how you add the hike and scenery in your videos. Surprisingly, some people don't realize what effort it takes to even get these mines on film. Helluva video as always!
Exploring the remote mines afford us a little bit of what makes us Human:The desire to conquer and explore our world. I’m glad you take us with you for that.
Mules definitely packed most of the Equipment up to that site. They likely also packed a small steam Donkey winch like they used in the early logging days. Those Men were tough hombres back in those days! Most were jack of all trades- worked in the timber trade/ Mills/Iron factories and some probably worked on old sailing ships. Great Video 👍🇺🇸. I picked up a rare Tiny Mining Cart in Idaho few years back. It was sold made as a kit so you could mule pack it in pieces and assembled it on site. It’s a wooden cart with strap iron and small carriage wheels. The track it used was the same tiny size in your video. I restored it. It sits in my back yard on a short 10’ section of Rail.
LOL Jerith! Next time start your video with a warning for those that have a fear of heights! Anyway - what an awesome hike and some great finds! How the heck you did it all in one day amazes me! I really, really hope that you get to go back there and thoroughly explore the area!
24:00 nice buried compressor hooked to a 4cyl motor. With this stuff covered with so much rock/ weathering probably an easy easy 100 years old. Also, see if you can find an old topographic map of the area, and see if there is a better trail shown on it.
Awesome find on what is left at that mine site. That seems to be a very difficult traverse after further research on my part. Even better views are to be seen past the mine area per the internet.
Thanks for taking us along.
Awesome hike, thanks for taking us along. I would worry about taking a fall or twisting an ankle.
I’m glad you made it through all that looked very sketchy thank you for bringing that to us awesome video
OK, let's get planning the next trip back to the mine...That was cool. Thanks.
Will do! Definitely once the weather cools down a little I will make some time for a return to this one.
Balls of steel my friend!
Great vid.
Purely amazing the work those old timers did to locate those places and get the equipment there. Awesome video!
RESPECT !! You’re one confident, experienced, very fit and almost fearless climber ! 🧨⛏🧨⛏🇬🇧
Man, in so little time, so much has changed. I found a pair of cowboy boots for a little girl. very small, I left them in the almost falling down cabin up at the mine, I have heard it is now flat, so, the boots are most likely inside under the roof
Yet another amazing video. Dude, you are going to get millions of subs. It’s going to take time, but if you want it it’s going to happen.
Really do enjoy and respect your passion, you're awesome
I just found your channel your crazyer then I am Im afraid to go that far by myself so much respect and I envy your edventures tank you for bringing us along
That Gun Sight Ridge was really gnarly! Nice relics. Too bad the portal was buried but this video was well worth the watch. Next time, extra shoes? Thank you!
Very cool ridge hike & mine explore!
One idea on a hike this big - grab a gallon milk jug and fill it half way, freeze it the night before, then add cold water to it as you leave for your hike. Tape the lid on & put it in your pack - about half-way on the way out to the mine, stash it in the shade - on the trip back out, when you inevitably run out of water, there it is, cold and delicious to refill your camelback!
Along with a new pair of boots, suggest you carry a small roll of duct tape and a roll of electrical tape (if you have trekking poles, you can wind tape around your poles & it's there if you need it) in your pack - also, a bunch of small diameter paracord. Electrical tape is remarkably strong & there are a ton of uses - in this case, field boot repair. Also going to repeat myself from another recent video of yours - get a pair of collapsible trekking poles - one of the problems with a tall stick (upside you get some Gandalf vibes) is there isn't anywhere you can attach it that wouldn't totally screw you up scrambling up & down steep rocks - and you really should have your hands free to grab onto stuff - when it gets class 4 ish, you can collapse trekking poles and attach to pack with some velcro or rubber bands (on the outside) or just stuff them in your pack.
That's a good tip you made about stashing a water jug near the halfway point of the inbound hike as long as it is an out-and-back route. I would add that one can freeze nearly an entire gallon, leaving just enough room for volume expansion as the water freezes to avoid cracking the container, for half-day or longer stashing in that hot climate. Other than falls, dehydration is probably the leading cause of hiker casualties in the region. Where I live now, in the wet Pacific Northwest, hypothermia is the greater threat.
I grew up hiking, fishing and hunting with my folks in the general vicinity of that mine's location before we moved to the PNW in my teens. My dad was a WW2 combat veteran with the "make do" mindset of many of his generation who also went through the Great Depression of the 1930's. He'd say: "You have to learn to make that canteen last all day son." We did too! However, as I grew older and learned more about dangers of dehydration, I changed my outlook. During a Summer appointment with National Park Service, I served on a couple wildland fires in 1989. I would carry a minimum of 4 liters fluid (2 of Gatorade, 2 water) with me for a day on the fire and, with breakfast and dinner consumption, probably drank almost that much additional fluid in camp.
Hiking staff can sometimes be more useful than trekking poles, depending upon the terrain and vegetation as well as the activity. It's easy enough to incorporate a cord loop, either through a drilled hole or an annular groove or two, to permit back-slung or pack attachment for both-hands-required scrambling. Primarily, it's the extra length of a staff that can make it a better choice: I like one for probing ahead and steadying myself when descending steep slopes in brush so heavy that I can't see the ground and for crossing logs in blow-down areas where the ground it too far away to reach with trekking poles. Those are common situations to encounter in the wet woods of Autumn in my Chanterelle mushroom hunting grounds on the Olympic Peninsula. At least I needn't worry that I might step on a rattlesnake where I can't even see my feet--no such critters up here on the western side of the Cascade Range😁!
Good tips!
I just came across this video, and was wondering did you have to go out the way you came in or can you gps a different route 😀
Yep I left the way I came in, although I do know of one other route I could have taken although that one passes through an active ranch and you could be met with a shotgun pointed at ya. I chose not to deal with that and went the more challenging route
Great find. Thank you
Wow that is some spectacular hike and mine location! There must be an easier way up, maybe there is a path that follows the tram? Really want to see more of what's buried at the mine site, anyway thanks for making the effort to go there!
That's so cool! I had no idea it was such a long thing!
2:41 I really like that rocks spiked haircut
Colorado is an amazing place and you show it off to its best, greetings from Scotland.
California not Colorado. He's on the San Antonio ridge in the San Gabriel range between Iron Mountain and Mt Baldy.
stunning scenery what a beautiful place
Great explore
That ore bin was super incredible looking at stuff like that makes me think about how impractical life must have been and how this pursuit was one person’s dream like you said and costed them alot to attempt such a strange dream
Lol. This is my new reddit. I could've been to the moon 14 times watching all these mining exploration videos. Can't wait to be made fun of for this.
Bro, are you part mountain ram??? I had huge anxiety watching you traverse that terrain. It reminded me of the Knife's Edge on mount Katahdin in Maine which I've done 3 times. Once in an ice storm. You might want to think about a better set of hiking boots and carrying extra gear to stay out overnight so you don't have to be rushed. Just my $.02.
It sucks because just this one time I brought some crappy boots that decided to break apart on me. And most definitely next trip I'll try to do an overnight, I just planned so I could do a day trip and woke up real nice and early
I just discovered this channel and I love it. However, there is no way in hell miners used that same hike to get to the mine. There had to be a more direct route, but it probably wasn't very scenic.
If you look close you can see a road in the background I think he went up the hard way
This is really amazing !
What a scary hike , amazing how they brought all that equipment up too the mine !
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I’ve never seen a hike quite like this i was not even sure where your feet were going but you are a great mountain goat status hiker to go thru all that stuff
but you had a shovel to dig it out!!! lol Thats an awesome find. Congrats
Ohh man good point, when I'm in the zone exploring I don't think like normal people do. Lol. Thanks for watching!
32:10 is the hubcap for a 1920's Hupmobile.
The motor half buried into the hill appears to be a straight eight and not a flathead. Perhaps somebody else on here can identify it.
Sketch galore! Awesome job!
Thanks broo! You gotta come along on the next one, it shall be epic
@@WesternMineDetective riiiight
Thank you.
What are you ? a mountain goat or what. That looks risky but an exiting video. Thanks again for sharing your Good videos.
That very first ore cart you found is not an ore cart; it's an ore bucket, meant to be suspended from a cable. It didn't have wheels.
It just mind boggling how much work it took to bring all that equipment up a mountain in the middle of nowhere.
At 23:26, the correct nomenclature would be "data plate."
That was incredible.
Well. the old timers definitely didn't pack that engine up the way you came!
Question? Did you research the approach to this mine? My Gawd that path to get there was insane! Am so glad you made it safely. I was wore out from the first half of your hike..LOL Thanks for sharing your exploration of that mine in the middle of nowhere and up at huge elevation.👍👍👍
Good question, yes I did. Put a lot of research and time prepping on going to this super remote mine. There is I would say two other approaches, one from the east and one coming from down in the gulch, but this one seemed to be the lesser of both evils. Any way you look at it you're gaining insane elevation and approaching from near 7-10k feet. Nothing can really prepare someone for such a hike it's all mental of course should be in exceptional shape to attempt.
Nice snake stick. I never go hiking without a staff to tap on the ground to pre-warn critters and snakes that I'm coming. I also stomp my feet as I walk to make myself sound big. My favorite walking / snake stick is eucalyptus. Next time you happen across a nice eucalyptus grove go check it out. It's easy to find 5 and 6 foot straight sticks. It's a good hard wood that will last for years, and makes a satisfying thumb when tapping the ground with it. I made a pair of eucalyptus nunchaku (nunchuck) sticks that I had for about 30 years before I got rid of them (because they're illegal :>
Very cool tramway. Too bad it's in such decay. I didn't see any remnants of pullies or a bullwheel. But those tram ore buckets were really cool! The old Welsh and English more used ropeways than tramways with cable rope like you see in the U.S. Ropeways were used in train yards as well as in mining in the UK. I have noticed that the bullwheel on a ropeway tend to be horizontal, where the American tramway the bullwheel tend to be vertical. The only place I have seen ropeways in the U.S. was for ski lifts. Rope splicing used to be a respected and well paid skill. I taught myself rope slicing in the 1960s and used it a lot in the 1970s and 80s when rigging commercial fishing boats.
I also like to study rock stacking used in gobbing in mines, stack stone fences and buildings, walls for road construction, etc. I watch a lot of Welsh mine exploring, and English hiking videos where you see stack stone fences, buildings, and Roman stone roads. And Chinese stack stone is on a whole other level. If you study them long enough you start to recognize the different styles. Which can help you identify who was the predominant worker at American mine sites.
I remember when you first started this channel, a lot of time you really had no idea what you were looking at and some of your viewers would help identify things, what they were called, what they did, etc. And you soaked up that information like a sponge. You've come a long way since the beginning. I've enjoyed watching you grow. Good job, keep up the good work :>
You are a wealth of interesting and good information.
RattlesnaKes it’s white peoples
I highly doubt the tram carried ore up the mtn. Where would it go from there? The cables going uphill were likely to steady and secure the tram. Remember: in mining, gravity is your friend. You mentioned a mill downhill so the ore went there, eh? I sure hope you return to dig out the engine and compressor. That was heck of a dangerous hike/climb along the ridge top. Nothing I would do even if I were much younger.
You're most certainly correct, I say weird things when I hike over 9 miles to a mine. 100 percent those buckets would've headed down the hill.
@@WesternMineDetective Considering you were excited and tired, it's understandable.
Possibly up and over the ridge to act as a counterweight system to haul emptied buckets back up the other line and vise versa . exp..Tin ore going over ridge to one mill and gold ore going down the tram to another mill with each using the opposing cable as the counter weight
Great video,i want to know how did they get all that equipment there,not by carrying it across those cliffs.Great job!!!!
@ 25:18 I believe that's on ore BUCKET which would have ran suspended from a cable.
Your always doing a great adventure I just worry about you being so far out there all alone is that really the best way in there or just the shortest
How the hell did they get the equipment up there for the cable system? That is insane.
The Views gave Vertigo ! You owe me a Barf Bag . ...It looks as if this Ridge was hit by massive seismic activity .
You is mucho more crazy then I is! Ain’t no way I’d have ever attempted this by myself!
Cool adventure and what a discovery .Yes you do need to go back for may be 2 or 3 days .Yes you can do it but not sure how many animal breeds you have in you Mt Goat cougar, bear, the list for you is wild and you have a super Google eye's for finding artifacts ⛏️🏆🇺🇸🤔❤️thank you till later p.s. bet you sleeped super good that night take care till later 🏆❤️
Cool....Bog Ol Timbers back then too
I go threw hiker boots like crazy. They don't last like they use to lol 😃👍
That looked really sketchy to get too. Great views though. Those were some really cool finds
there was a snake back there when you was on top of that rock moutain
I'm 5 seconds into the video... Are you by yourself ? I guess so, but please be careful.. I'm really enjoying the videos you have to share with us.
I started by myself, going to the summit I hiked along with a very cool group. We parted ways at the peak so I hiked the rest alone.
Not to upset you Dude you have already walk over 4 mine shafts that were coverd by rock and dirt. When you walk the same path leaving ? you will see them :) Keep safe and next time? wear snake chaff pants, it saves on cuttin u up and no bleeding. Welcome PS IM a new SUB here.I use to love walking up on moutains and yes i found out the hard way with lots of blood in my socks too.. Now you know the Secret behind rocks
Please take a Garmin inReach with you (if you don’t already carry one). Speaking of carrying, that is a good idea too. PS, going solo is great, it throttles up the risk a bit but since I do a lot of what you do, no one wants to join me.
That’s a crazy trail
Question…
Are you alone or do you practice the buddy system?
Go check out Ghost town aka Cerro Gordo Brent has been living there 3 years . Some of the mines you can walk into the past and see items that people have left there. But he is building up the ol ghost town where people use to mine Silver there. He is already starting to build the hotel use to be there after it burned down in. Yes its in California . Go check it out .close to 4 years now.:) Tell him Barbara Told you to check his place out/. He will acept that
9:16, see the trail down on your left? That's the trail going around the tall dangerous rock your on. 14:02, dead boots ... I recommend Lowa mid gtxs with thick flat laces, you'll be a Mtn goat 🐐🐐. Put two layers of mink oil on them, and basically bulletproof and water proof.
Those boots are in the trash should've never bought them. I like my Timberlands but I might have to give those a try.
Lowa renegades GTX mids
That climb looks like a "Class No" for me......nice video....great climbing job too :)
I can vouch for the Timberlands. I love the videos, but worry about you on your own in such a remote area.
Crazy how these ol timers hauled all that heavy equipment that deep into the mountains. I’m assuming they used pack mules?
Do you carry a gun while in this back country like this? Still very very cool stuff. I love this history
How did the mine workers access this? Did they go the way you're going?
Gnarly path to that site young man! Even if you continue such treks solo, which I totally understand and respect, I hope you are considering some of the advice offered in your viewers' comments. Take it from an old fart who has spent his share of unplanned nights in the wilderness: even a few ounces of extra kit, let alone a couple or six pounds, can make a big difference to safety and relative comfort.
I guess better a route you know than a confrontation 😊
It must have been a lot of hard work, to do everything else besides just mining. Like brining all that wood for the mine and the heavy Engines Compressors and other equipment way to this location. Leveling the terrain just to lay track , and bring all that track up the mountain. Wonder if it was worth it
My hats off to you ma man. The only way I'd do this is in a heli
What state is this in?
Asolo, Scarpa or Salomans for terrain like that.
Scrambling up the shattered rocks to the top seems to be more dangerous than detecting mines from the 1800s. Could you let us know what type of rock that was and why it seemed to shatter so easily? I would guess some type of granite cracked apart by moisture and freezing weather. You inherited some very large balls but going it alone is not exactly sane.
Please free your hands when you climb, Brother 👍🏻❤️
If that is the easiest would like to see the hardest.
Tak boleh fikir macamana orang dahulu boleh membawa segala peralatan berat tu ke atas bukit tu...
What an incredible journey with amazing finds at the end! You must've been exhausted when you got back to the car and your shoes are very poorly made, not suited for rock scrambling.
Better find a big nuget😮
The gunsight is in the middle (top) of the W you showed with your stick. It is not the whole W. Cool video.
Incredible… Did u get ur mountain goat from ur mom’s side or ur dad’s
Should’ve followed the track the rest of the way… I doubt they were going that far to dump their tailings!
Lol I spoke to soon!
Haha I was about to say, yep they led to that collapsed trestle and ore bin.
Your part Billy goat right.
Yes, most definitely. A few people have called me that before.
8:58 all the way to 12:52I was holding my breath 🫁 stressing out. you need to quit it n not do these things alone... plz let people know where you are or take a friend just in case.BESAFE
Don't worry, I let two groups of people know where I was heading to.
That was a spectacular adventure and discovery. Do you have any idea how the original miners accessed the site?
I do, there used to be a series of mule trails that they would've taken and that's how they also brought much of equipment up there. Over time they get washed out and lost in slides.
@@WesternMineDetective The great conservationist, naturalist and hiker, John Muir, said this about the area when he visited it: "Not even in the Sierra have I ever made the acquaintance of mountains more rigidly inaccessible."
@@raymondsmith6504 So I searched that quote ^ and came upon much more of Muir's wonder filled description of the region. He writes about his sore feet, too.
@@markfissinger6310 you may be interested in this adding to the wonder of the general area: "California’s Record Rainfall for a 24-hour period was 25.83 inches, occurring January 22-23, 1943, at Hoegee's Camp in the San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County (about 1.8 miles southeast of Mount Wilson and two miles north of Sierra Madre). Not only does this remain a record for California, it is the fourth highest rainfall amount for a 24-hour period in the entire United States."
@@raymondsmith6504 Thats quite an event. Thx. ------
Too bad about your boots and binoculars. Back in the mining days they must have known a way of
Teleportation or had some type of antigravity devices. Ill tell ya those Mountain Goats have nothing on you!
How did they get it all back there... Crazy,
Remember: Safety third!
Why didn't you take some footage of you on the top of the peak the whole purpose of you going that way was to be at the very crest of that Ridge and you didn't film it