Deserted and Abandoned - Ghost Town or Mining Camp?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.พ. 2024
- This was a Silver and Lead Mine that was worked up until the 1930s, now deserted and abandoned. You tend to wonder what ended up happening to those that worked and lived here. Sometimes they have more exciting stories than the dilapidated ruins they have left behind. Which is the case with the owner of this mine.
Quite the entrepreneur, he sold this mine, started an airport which then became Nellis Air Force Base, and then operated a successful business with his wife for travellers between L.A. and Vegas for many years.
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“Gly”: I enjoyed that site when I was out there. You’re right, that shaft with the concrete needs a grate over it. Laura and I will be roping into the shaft with the headframe you found this coming April or May. I think the collar collapsed about 100 feet down but there’s only one way to find out. Stay tuned!
Excellent you know will be watching we love those explores can’t wait to see what’s down there, how exciting! We found a real gem that’s coming out next week we think you’ll really enjoy that one as well. Thanks Gly!
"Simon Says" what a great find!
I'm getting to be an old guy now, but I remember the "romance" of roaming around the old mining camps in the '60's as a kid. I remember a mine I went through out in Death Valley that had comic strips in it (dated from the '30's) from pack rats. But I've since worked most of the oilfields in North America hauling crude or fuel or water... living in all sorts of hellish conditions away from my family. I think most of the people who populated these camps and ghost towns, even with the once-beautiful homes, really just wanted and dreamed of a Molly Brown experience where they could strike it rich, move to a big, proper town (San Francisco? Denver?) and leave the dusty, lonely landscapes behind. Heaven knows I'll never be lighting cigars with $100 bills!! 😂 You guys stay safe out there!
We would love to have a Molly Brown experience but stay away from the big cities 🤣
Hiker-Adventurers thank you for sharing that beautiful day with us !
Glad you joined us.
Looks very familiar, one of the many mining camps near Mina Nev, just rotting into history. One of my favourite to explore is Candelaria. Thanks for the Video.
Don’t think we’ve been to that one We’ll check it out.
The founder of UPS, Jim Casey, was born there in 1888.
I'm buying a mine claim near Luning & Mina, and I was playing on Google Earth, and recently "discovered" an old mine operation in the area, that's similar to this, that I plan to explore when the snow melts.
@@Britcarjunkie oh what fun Charles. There’s lots to see around that area
@@PinInTheAtlas Yes there is!
Only problem is, the elevation in that area is 7000 ft.+
You guys needed a couple of days to explore all the stuff that was there! Very cool find. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome Lesley. Glad you enjoyed it
Hi folks. I really enjoy your new editing . Those were some deep holes for sure. Thanks for hiking up to that area and snooping around with your lens. Be warm and dry out on the trail these days.🖤🖤🖤
Thanks Jake. Still have lots to learn.
That metal shed is well made, it's in very good shape.🏠
Fun tour & video. Amazing how deep those mine shafts are - - very spooky to be close to!
Wouldn’t want to take a tumble!
This is such an interesting find. Gramma Candy
Chalk up another great adventure.👏🏻 It's not often you go to a site with little, background knowledge. Andrea said your internet was out. It seems like your previous explores, in similar places, help out a lot, Andrea and Steven. Thank you, so much... YES, there definitely were some dangerous areas there.😵💫
🏜💛👏🏻👏🏻
Zero service Rhonda so no quick background info. Although I did find out later it was a mining camp and not ever a town!
Another awesome adventure with my Pin and coffee ☕ awesome place
Very Cool explore. Thanks for taking me along!!!
You’re welcome Bill
Another great one! I've had this one pinned for awhile, been close, just never fit it into a trip yet.
It’s worth the trip Doug
What an interesting explore, you guys are really good at figuring out what happened in the distant past. Great old glass, it was very thick and i loved the color. Keep up the good work! ⛏️⛏️⛏️
Thank you Deborah, we think it’s fun to just bounce ideas off each other and come up with something we weren’t able to find during research.
Great adventure Hi from Canada
Seems I recall a visit out there with another creator. The numbers on the side of those core sample boxes are feet. 165-173=feet. The dates and assay values would have been kept in the office. Usually marked "Top Secret". Obviously you don't want the public to know including workers. Them beefy tables is for slabbing and eye balling them. Usually the assay furnace would be in close proximity to assay them. Pretty cool place. Nice job.😊
Thanks Richard. We knew you would know! Yeah, Glys been out here before he did a lot of drone work. He’s going back in the spring to drop into head frame.
You two are looking younger every week 😊 Trying to catch up on your videos, we haven't disappeared lol just got busy and still haven't gotten used to the new work schedule! Looks like a few did pretty good as of late 👏
It’s crazy how the correct lighting works wonders on the complexion! 😝 have been wondering where you been! Yes have had a couple good ones as of late hope it keeps up and hope the new job is going well, can’t wait to hear some of those stories!
oboy, some danger there on the first hole with the concrete, I do worry about animals too, wild donkeys. Beautiful out there. Thanks for the trip.
Yes the donkeys. Definitely should gate that hole.
WOW,THE DAY LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL! WARM SUN,VERY NICE EXPLORE THANK YOU..
Filmed in warmer weather! Probably snow there now!
I remember seeing this site, I believe on Miss Sarah aka Miss Wonderhussey. She also saw the undercut and I agree they need to put a grate over that. I saw an orange color type fence around it, maybe that was a sign to keep out but then again, they should have put up signs. Thank you for sharing and God Bless you and your family. 🥰👍👍👍👍👍
This is certainly one time we think this shaft should be gated. Far too dangerous!
Hi Steve and Andrea - I love the remote look of the semi desert mountain scenery, I would guess in Nevada. One of the large buildings looked in very good condition structurally, I you don't take account of the bird droppings and rat nests. Hope you got back to Tonto OK. ('Course you did, or the video would not have been posted!)
Yes, just 1 washout that was a little too steep for us to make it over prevented Tonto from joining us apart from that the rest of the road was decent! And yes this is in Nevada
I would so love to do that sort of thing, totally jealous. :)
Very adventurous location. I think it’s a little of both. Depends on how you view it😊 Those grooves in the concrete were probably for train tracks.
Way out in the middle of nowhere Tina. Didn’t want to risk Tonto getting stuck so we hiked in.
@@PinInTheAtlas very wise to do. Some would have dared themselves but Mother Nature would set them straight otherwise
Wow! What a find@ i need to email you. Last time I tried it wouldn't go . Apparently I'm a idiot! Haha. Maybe I'll try the one down below the video
Interesting location, and also interesting way of editing around 4:30 :-)
Always trying something new Peter
Interesting explore! I think Sarah has been to this site too! I saw Gly's comments on it. Every explorer has a little different point of view. Core libraries are more about mapping the rocks than anything else. I'm sure they were glad anytime they brought up ore in the core, but it was more about locating the ore body. If you knew the ore was located between rocks E and G ... and you brough up rock C or D ... then you knew you weren't quite there yet, but if you brought up rock G and didn't find any ore then you have reached the end of the formation. Today they bore holes in the rock and use gamma ray loggers to identify the rocks using bore holes at different angles depending on the job. The oil, natural gas, and coal operations use it a lot. I know they also use it in the Canadian diamond mines.
Thanks for all the info Norm. Interesting.
@@PinInTheAtlas Back in the late 1980s my geology professor wrote a computer program that we all had to use that was a lot like a gold mining SIM City (slightly before Sim City was a thing). We'd have to bore holes to find the gold to sink a shaft into, but you had limited funds to do your drilling to map out the ore and if you spent too much you didn't have enough money to sink a shaft and recover enough gold to continue mapping and mining. There's a funny Australian movie, "Rikky and Pete" where the heroine retags the drill cores to pull one over on the sexist mine boss.
@@normstephens8354 your geology lessons sound fun
@@PinInTheAtlas Some were more fun than others! lol The best were during field camp when we spent a month mapping geologic formations across New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. It was an adventure for sure! We spent a week on the San Juan River. We'd float a mile or two down the river and then get out and hike into the desert a couple of miles to look at some geologic feature and often ran across Anasazi ruins. I think you'd enjoy floating that river if you could arrange it!
@@normstephens8354 that does sound a lot of fun
Hello guys. Ted from Texas. I did say you do take chances getting close to those open minds. I do worry about accidents happening with you guys as well as Wonder hussy. I don't want to see anything happen in any of you to get hurt. But I definitely enjoy seeing what you see and I wish I could explore like you guys as well. Thanks for the video
Hi Ted. Yes for sure mines are most dangerous even to those who know what they’re doing. We do take the utmost care when exploring. Thanks for caring
@@PinInTheAtlas. Good. See you in your next video
Well done again you blokes and you would certainly have to watch your step there with all them open shafts, you two tread carefully , ok !! Cheers
Definitely should be gated!
Glad you enjoyed it
Very interesting place. I'd love it if you could give me the location. It's near me but I've not seen this one...
Email us Larry
Will do.... And thanks.@@PinInTheAtlas
Did you get a chance to checkout the other operation below this one?
I believe so Dave.
That big tank at 20.22 is an ex rail tanker I cant help but wonder if it was for fuel for the generators .John Keane
Possibly. Thanks John
Your concrete room was probably for an air compressor power in air out
Thanks Richard
NOT a water tank, rivetted seams and two pressure relief valves on top indicate some sort of a pressure vessel..........air?
Possibly Larry!
Love these videos.Andrea do you guys keep a permanent home some where or just live on the road?Id love to leave all the bills to pay etc.and just live some what free.❤👍❤️
We live in Tonto full time and live on the road. Nowhere else. And we do still have bills especially with the cost of petrol these days and groceries. We have different kinds of stresses like where are we going to camp and is it safe. Worst thing is when you’re ill or if it’s continuously raining and you’re stuck in the back of the truck for days on end. There’s always a downside Gayle. Hope we haven’t burst your bubble! 😆
Looks like Long John clothing-some gag.
Did i miss you letting us know if it was a "ghost town?"
Mining camp only David. No post office.
If that is BLM land. The lack of grates is surprising
Your conversation seems very tentative.
Can you be more specific?
Boring. Bad job.
Just know that we will never be the same now knowing we have disappointed such a prestigious and dedicated TH-cam critique like you. I simply don’t know how we will go on…