The Sutro Tunnel is just outside of Virginia City and if you have never been there then you need to get go and see what the great Folks of the Sutro Foundation are doing to preserve our history. They have been working tirelessly for Years to preserve some of the most iconic structures Virginia City has and you will see that in this video. If you love History like I do then donate your time, skills or a couple bucks to help " Keep the Dream Alive " .... they would greatly appreciate it and it would help so much. Just click the link to get started. Thanks. thesutrotunnel.org/
Jeff, you say they are now open to the public. Are there regular days/hours they are open during the week, or is it hit or miss like the hoist engine? I'll be in Reno for a reunion the first week of October, and since some in the group are talking about a visit to Virginia City, well the tunnel ain't that far away!
Grade A + Work on the Sutro Tunnel, and also Thank You Mr. Williams for bringing the results of their fine work to our attention. Fine Job Jeff. What a wonderful Idea to repair the Sutro Tunnel.
My aunt and uncle used to live in Carson City and move to Placerville. My uncle was a retired Woodshop teacher and would perform volunteer blacksmithing at Sutter's Mill. I spent many summers in Placerville as a kid and traveling down to sutter's mill working in the blacksmithing shop with him. this whole area reminds me of Sutter's Mill as a kid on summer break.
I'll tell ya Jeff, I got all jacked up on this one! First the Sutro Tunnel, a road map into history. How awesome! Think of the gold and silver still down there. Then, you give the best class of classifying and panning I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot). Then you find gold! It is truly a pleasure watching you work Jeff. Then to top it off you get wet!!! Does it get any better than that? :-) Thanks so much from the cheap seats!
Fantastic video Jeff !! This is a huge incentive for everyone to go there. Lila did a great job filming, too. Smashed that LIKE button really hard ! Thanks for taking us on the trip Brother ! 🤠⚒️⛏️👍👍👍
thanks my brother ..... exactly and to Donate their time , skills or money as this will be huge when they break through into the older workings.... yes she did ....she is the best ..... thanks for smashing that Like button and we got more on the way for ya
That poor dog got a mouthful of your dirt Jeff 🐕 All that wood in the tunnel, pure craftsmanship. Wonderful. I'll be honest here, I've never heard of the Macky Muckers! Lila, you do such a fantastic job of filming, thank you. Very educational video. Stay safe my lovelies. 🇬🇧
MAN THAT EQUIPMENT IS AWESOME, EVERY THING WAS MADE BETTER, MADE TO LAST THE TIMES ,EVEN HAVE REAL WOOD, I AM NOT YELLING JUST SEEING BETTER, SORRY CAPPS, GOD BLESS ALL, COME ON LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!
That was Absolutely Awesome..!! Thanks 🙏 for sharing this Jeff and Lila.. The work that those VOLUNTEERS do for Nothing !!! other than the rewards of seeing their hard work on restoring that mine and mining ⛏️ equipment to their original working conditions is truly a Labor of love 💕.. Three cheers for those that helped .. Hip Hip Horray… Cheers 🍻 Famo59.
TONY !!!!!! Thanks my brother from another mother...... yes it is ...they are up there all the time putting in hours upon hours of work for Free...... because the love to see History preserved and restored..... wish there was more people like that in the World ....thanks again and say hi to Wendy for us
Having been up to Virginia city several times & looking at all that was on display in town this episode is really nice to see here Jeff. The amount of history & Silver Wealth from that area is purely astounding!! Thanks again for sharing your passion & findings with us . Hopefully someday that entire tunnel can be reopened to the public , but at $8000 per 5 ft going in it’s gonna be awhile before that day happens I’m afraid. Wishing them all the best wishes & success with the project & fundraising needed . 🤞😎👍
@@Askjeffwilliams bounced around canada as an electrician all on big stuff like smelters and pulp mills oil refineries or upgrades 2nd to last big one was Mt milligan a gold moly copper maybe lead and zinc to largest ball mill in n America tied with one or two stateside did a lot of the wiring of that part and primary crusher which is basically an oscillating cone mill .going through the process there would make an interesting segment for you too .lots of other well known operating mines in the area too. Love to see you do it maybe with our locals mbmm and Dan Hurd to um trifecta it on the different sites
Thats my dream job!🙏 This year has been rough up here in New England. This summer has been nothing but rain. I hope and pray that one day i can move out west and live the dream🙏🙏🙏
Keep'n the dream alive! Love this video, the history is so interesting and to think of the hard work that went into it all. Place looks like a real gem of history!
Thx Jeff. I went to the opening of the tunnel w my father in 1966? I remember a big wooden rectangular water storage made of wood. There were " hippies swinming In it." As per my father. I was 6 and most were skinny dipping so we left. That whole area had mills homes etc. My grandfather's secretary veas w us and she was born in Dayton so I got a tour of buildings that weren't there any more. Nice educate people on the history and geology as well as the many specifics on mining and milling. Keep it up.
Hi Jeff & Lila👋 Wow!! Your video was an incredible experience Jeff! II've only heard of hand mucking before but got to experience the process right here, that was neat! I watched some parts a few times. This comment could go on & on because the content was so full of history about the Sutro tunnel and Virginia City Trading Co. Big respect to John Martin & others who worked so hard for what they believed in only to lose their lives to that big blast💪⛏️🙏 I cant wrap my head around 3-5M gallons of water removed daily😮 Fantastic! And the area that produced 40K oz of gold, What!😁🔥 And there really is gold in Home Depot sand? I love this video so much, such cool old equipment brought back to life and SO MUCH MORE💯 Thank you Jeff💥⛏️ What a treat!
thanks , really appreciate that ...... thanks and so much History there ....so important to keep is going and restore it .... yes ..still so much Gold in them Hills it is not even funny ....we were literally tripping over rocks filled with Gold ....you will see that in the next video ..... always our pleasure ...thanks
Hi Folks, I visited the Sutro Tunnel in 1964, and I seem to recall that there were two tracks; one to carry miners etc. In, and another to take overburden, and some ore, out. Sutro got royalties on the ore, and also on the amount of ice that they brought in to cool those shafts. The rock temperature was something like 100 degrees(?) so they brought in the ice to cool down the mines, and miners down. It seems like there was an informational handout, written like a newspaper written about the tunnel. It was a long time ago. Fondest of memories, R.
Thank you so much for all you do! I feel I was a gold miner in a past life because your videos of the old west strike to the core of my soul.. Your a Great man and you deserve every gold nugget you find and more! God Bless🙏🏆🏆🏆
Place is so cool. I’ve gotten to go a few times before and after the restoration. I got videos from both time periods if you want me to send em your way jeff.
When boards come right out a mill they are 2x4, but after the get planed and put in a kiln to dry they shrink. Back in the day they didn't mill and dry kiln lumber like we do now.
@Askjeffwilliams it keeps cuts of lumber uniform regardless if they are dry kiln, planed, or normal. Otherwise, there is no standard cutting among different mills and countries. Starting with a larger border also makes more wasted board feet. STANDARDIZE it very important with little waste. How is that for common sense!!
Jeff what an amazing example of preservation of history. What outstanding achievement of the archway and soon beyond. Love the harmonica music. Lila must of been playing it😊. This is well worth reliving history. So much hard labor and time consuming went into these mines , it’s important to acknowledge that. Love the reconstruction of the house. Thanks for sharing all the artifacts and restoration of them. History in the making. Thanks to u and Lila. ❤
A trick of the trade.. When you’re in a small creek and throwing the rocks out and using a rock Rake. You are concentrating the material. You will be able to process many yards in the day much more efficiently than just running a box.
Oh , on one more note here Our old 1938 house we live in here in El Cajon Ca. Has REAL 2x4’s in the framing of the structure supposedly from when the old Wooden flume from El Capitan dam was de-commissioned and the wood was re-purposed to build houses & such . It’s redwood too , & really has to be worked hard to pound any nails into it !!😉.
****I wsnt a bag of paydirt for pointing out that....I saw you on Ancient Aliens!!! Jeff going bigtime now!! Woot woot!! Mr geology!! 1 bag please!! Lol
If you want to learn more about Sutro and the tunnel, San Francisco’s City Guides provide a great free tour at Sutro Heights, across from what used to be the Cliff House, every Saturday at 2.
6:17 do you think they knew how big GoPros would be in the future and spaced those bars evenly LOL you sure got lucky looks like it almost didn't fit...
Man vintage equipment is some of the coolest things i ever come across. the simplicity and longevity is unmatched from old tools and machinery. It was a true free market where big corps didnt take over. so the companies had to be the best of the best to sell their product.. its when the dollar wasnt so inflated, where quality (companies Image) was more important than making a few more bucks. as time grew people got greedier ( 2x4 wood order in a nutshell) until they were able to get them so cheap that replacement was cheaper than building one nice one . the consumer always loose in the long run.
exactly ..... they built things to last back then ...not like today ...everything made of cheap materials and plastic to make money .... always about the money
If that much water comes out of that mountain, from the source of it's good water make a bottling factory have special labels and bottles from that mine. Sutro's Water on the label have a pic of the mine entrance
Are those first timber sets historically correct? They look like sets from a train tunnel. Would love to see the joints on them, to see how they were assembled. Thanks for another great video.
I went there in the early 1980’s still water draining. I asked for permission and was told that the tunnel was partially collapsed and not safe to go in and I didn’t…., pictures taken 35 mm
you betcha ....just like a dial indicator they paint lines on the story poll when the skip bucket or skip car gets to each level to know when to slow down for each stop and for accuracy when it is in the exact spot they paint a mark on the drum
At all those public pay to pan troughs. I buy a bag and if they aren’t looking or ok me to play in the trough after I pan mine out. I always find a lot of gold panned out by people.
Are they gonna rebuild everything there (the mill, mansion and maybe one of the air shaft buildings) along with the tunnel as time, manpower and funding becomes available ?
The Sutro Tunnel is just outside of Virginia City and if you have never been there then you need to get go and see what the great Folks of the Sutro Foundation are doing to preserve our history. They have been working tirelessly for Years to preserve some of the most iconic structures Virginia City has and you will see that in this video. If you love History like I do then donate your time, skills or a couple bucks to help " Keep the Dream Alive " .... they would greatly appreciate it and it would help so much. Just click the link to get started. Thanks. thesutrotunnel.org/
If they reconnect to the mines then do you have access to levels containing rich ores?
Jeff you are the man. Hats off brother.
@@uwillnevahno6837 you know it ....so you know what I am gonna say huh
thanks@@BigT27295
Jeff, you say they are now open to the public. Are there regular days/hours they are open during the week, or is it hit or miss like the hoist engine? I'll be in Reno for a reunion the first week of October, and since some in the group are talking about a visit to Virginia City, well the tunnel ain't that far away!
America has a rich and unique mining history that is unknown by most of today's generations.
Thank you for not letting it be forgotten .
always our pleasure
Jeff Williams is a national treasure
Especially when he's wet!
Don't forget a world class geologist and the best teacher on the planet .
thanks and Lila too
thanks@@Bobby-ei6ew
@@Askjeffwilliams let's not forget who's behind every good man is a great woman .
Also donated a ton of redwood to help finish some of the other buildings that whole place is so epic
Grade A + Work on the Sutro Tunnel, and also Thank You Mr. Williams for bringing the results of their fine work to our attention. Fine Job Jeff. What a wonderful Idea to repair the Sutro Tunnel.
thanks , they are doing a wonderful job .... always our pleasure ....
My aunt and uncle used to live in Carson City and move to Placerville. My uncle was a retired Woodshop teacher and would perform volunteer blacksmithing at Sutter's Mill. I spent many summers in Placerville as a kid and traveling down to sutter's mill working in the blacksmithing shop with him. this whole area reminds me of Sutter's Mill as a kid on summer break.
good times huh
Absolutely loved this episode. It was so much fun Jeff and such great work by everyone to bring it back to life.
I'll tell ya Jeff, I got all jacked up on this one! First the Sutro Tunnel, a road map into history. How awesome! Think of the gold and silver still down there. Then, you give the best class of classifying and panning I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot). Then you find gold! It is truly a pleasure watching you work Jeff. Then to top it off you get wet!!! Does it get any better than that? :-) Thanks so much from the cheap seats!
thanks Kenneth , really appreciate that .....always my pleasure
WOW! The woodwork is amazing! This should last another 150 years.
The construction of those arches are absolutely beautiful!
I know...right
Fantastic video Jeff !! This is a huge incentive for everyone to go there. Lila did a great job filming, too. Smashed that LIKE button really hard ! Thanks for taking us on the trip Brother ! 🤠⚒️⛏️👍👍👍
thanks my brother ..... exactly and to Donate their time , skills or money as this will be huge when they break through into the older workings.... yes she did ....she is the best ..... thanks for smashing that Like button and we got more on the way for ya
Wow, what an undertaking. It requires a lot of courage to attempt to rebuild that structure and all the others too.
Taylor looks like she has great energy!👍🏼
almost as much as me
Thank you @TonyTony6945! No one has the amazing energy and enthusiasm Jeff and Lila has, but I can only aspire!
I was up at Virginia City and I missed so much. There is so much to see and learn.
THANK YOU JEFF AND THE GANG..
you betcha
That poor dog got a mouthful of your dirt Jeff 🐕 All that wood in the tunnel, pure craftsmanship. Wonderful. I'll be honest here, I've never heard of the Macky Muckers! Lila, you do such a fantastic job of filming, thank you. Very educational video. Stay safe my lovelies. 🇬🇧
thanks Sue , really appreciate it
It will come in handy during the next pole shift
My Dad sure loved that little Town !!! 🌵🌵💀💀👍👍🌵🌵 The amount of time and money he put in the Silver Terrace was amazing !!!
MAN THAT EQUIPMENT IS AWESOME, EVERY THING WAS MADE BETTER, MADE TO LAST THE TIMES ,EVEN HAVE REAL WOOD, I AM NOT YELLING JUST SEEING BETTER, SORRY CAPPS, GOD BLESS ALL,
COME ON LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!
exactly .....machinery that still works today and you can't get a car to last 5 years today
Great video again Jeff! Thank you both for coming out and drumming up support for our restoration efforts!
Our pleasure!
Fantastic views of the tunnel, Donovan Mill & VC panning. Thanks!
you betcha
Nice work Jeff. Amazing work at the Sutro Tunnel; it's hard to find old growth large size fir and other hardwoods.
exactly but they are doing it
That was Absolutely Awesome..!!
Thanks 🙏 for sharing this Jeff and Lila..
The work that those VOLUNTEERS do for Nothing !!! other than the rewards of seeing their hard work on restoring that mine and mining ⛏️ equipment to their original working conditions is truly a Labor of love 💕..
Three cheers for those that helped ..
Hip Hip Horray…
Cheers 🍻 Famo59.
TONY !!!!!! Thanks my brother from another mother...... yes it is ...they are up there all the time putting in hours upon hours of work for Free...... because the love to see History preserved and restored..... wish there was more people like that in the World ....thanks again and say hi to Wendy for us
@@Askjeffwilliams will do.👍
We're going to plan a road trip just to visit these locations. Thank you so much for the information ❤😊
My pleasure 😊
Having been up to Virginia city several times & looking at all that was on display in town this episode is really nice to see here Jeff. The amount of history & Silver Wealth from that area is purely astounding!! Thanks again for sharing your passion & findings with us . Hopefully someday that entire tunnel can be reopened to the public , but at $8000 per 5 ft going in it’s gonna be awhile before that day happens I’m afraid. Wishing them all the best wishes & success with the project & fundraising needed . 🤞😎👍
Hopefully they can get Grant money for the Government as well ....drop in the bucket for them
dang i just drove by that area last month!
I'm 67 I remember installing inserts in concrete using a star drill quarter inch with a hammer same as the old mi ners in 1972
I bet you got some good stories
@@Askjeffwilliams bounced around canada as an electrician all on big stuff like smelters and pulp mills oil refineries or upgrades 2nd to last big one was Mt milligan a gold moly copper maybe lead and zinc to largest ball mill in n America tied with one or two stateside did a lot of the wiring of that part and primary crusher which is basically an oscillating cone mill .going through the process there would make an interesting segment for you too .lots of other well known operating mines in the area too. Love to see you do it maybe with our locals mbmm and Dan Hurd to um trifecta it on the different sites
It's nice you for going out there that's nice of them for having you come out. Nice collab. 🤠
🇺🇲🔑🙏☝️❤♻️🌍☮💯
Thats my dream job!🙏
This year has been rough up here in New England. This summer has been nothing but rain. I hope and pray that one day i can move out west and live the dream🙏🙏🙏
hopefully ....call them up , they are always needing help
Wow! very cool, ingenuity is top notch man! thank you sir!
Glad you like it!
Keep'n the dream alive! Love this video, the history is so interesting and to think of the hard work that went into it all. Place looks like a real gem of history!
thanks and exactly
Slim has a cousin! Nice pan at the end Jeff!
thanks
Thx Jeff. I went to the opening of the tunnel w my father in 1966? I remember a big wooden rectangular water storage made of wood. There were " hippies swinming In it." As per my father. I was 6 and most were skinny dipping so we left. That whole area had mills homes etc. My grandfather's secretary veas w us and she was born in Dayton so I got a tour of buildings that weren't there any more. Nice educate people on the history and geology as well as the many specifics on mining and milling. Keep it up.
thanks for sharing that
And the Donovan! I love that mill sooooo cool. That spot also has redwood I gave em. We gotta keep these amazing places standing! Great video jeff.
Yes we do
I Need to take a trip some day
Hi Jeff & Lila👋 Wow!! Your video was an incredible experience Jeff! II've only heard of hand mucking before but got to experience the process right here, that was neat! I watched some parts a few times. This comment could go on & on because the content was so full of history about the Sutro tunnel and Virginia City Trading Co. Big respect to John Martin & others who worked so hard for what they believed in only to lose their lives to that big blast💪⛏️🙏 I cant wrap my head around 3-5M gallons of water removed daily😮 Fantastic! And the area that produced 40K oz of gold, What!😁🔥 And there really is gold in Home Depot sand? I love this video so much, such cool old equipment brought back to life and SO MUCH MORE💯 Thank you Jeff💥⛏️ What a treat!
Hahaha, yes there really is gold in home Depot sand.
thanks , really appreciate that ...... thanks and so much History there ....so important to keep is going and restore it .... yes ..still so much Gold in them Hills it is not even funny ....we were literally tripping over rocks filled with Gold ....you will see that in the next video ..... always our pleasure ...thanks
@@Askjeffwilliams Looking forward to the next video!
@@noonespecial1285 Monsoon rain will be coming, I must prepare & buy a bag of sand😉😅
Let's go !!!
Hi Folks,
I visited the Sutro Tunnel in 1964, and I seem to recall that there were two tracks; one to carry miners etc. In, and another to take overburden, and some ore, out. Sutro got royalties on the ore, and also on the amount of ice that they brought in to cool those shafts. The rock temperature was something like 100 degrees(?) so they brought in the ice to cool down the mines, and miners down. It seems like there was an informational handout, written like a newspaper written about the tunnel. It was a long time ago.
Fondest of memories,
R.
thanks for sharing that
Thank you so much for all you do! I feel I was a gold miner in a past life because your videos of the old west strike to the core of my soul.. Your a Great man and you deserve every gold nugget you find and more!
God Bless🙏🏆🏆🏆
That is awesome! Thank you and we know what you mean ...
Good morning from Southeast South Dakota
good morning
Good stuff sonny jim heading up that way in a couple weeks i will make a donation
Awesome thank you!
Fantastic
Thanks
Love you're history content videos mate, the guy who does you're voice overs does a brilliant job.G'day from Oz,glued on follower
Thanks 👍
Place is so cool. I’ve gotten to go a few times before and after the restoration. I got videos from both time periods if you want me to send em your way jeff.
hopefully its termite resistant wood, Or they used treated wood at the bases
Sutro tunnel best video this year...so many things working again like yesterday 👍
thanks
Cool video! Thanks for the tour!
Awesome video Jeff. Wow they are doing a beautiful job in the mine ,well done everyone
Thanks 👍
That's so amazing what the old timers did
Your awesome Jeff 🎉
thanks
They really did some incredible woodwork!!!
Great video. I was really hoping Asa was in this video though.
We all love Asa!
When boards come right out a mill they are 2x4, but after the get planed and put in a kiln to dry they shrink. Back in the day they didn't mill and dry kiln lumber like we do now.
then why not start with a larger board to account for that
@Askjeffwilliams it keeps cuts of lumber uniform regardless if they are dry kiln, planed, or normal. Otherwise, there is no standard cutting among different mills and countries. Starting with a larger border also makes more wasted board feet. STANDARDIZE it very important with little waste. How is that for common sense!!
@@prototribal4659 read my comment
Wow looks.great what a difference I love there bringing it back to life that's priceless God bless you for keeping history alive
I know...right
@@Askjeffwilliamsexcellent video
thanks@@_TONY_Az
Nice video another Learning Adventure nice people good scenery above all nice history but thanks Jeff
Thanks for the history lesson, Jeff, and how to find the best shiny, of course.
Excellent tour video
That was fantastic Jeff. Now I need to get back up there and check it all out. I'm proud of what they are doing to the tunnel. Big thumbs up
thanks and we are too
Jeff what an amazing example of preservation of history. What outstanding achievement of the archway and soon beyond. Love the harmonica music. Lila must of been playing it😊. This is well worth reliving history. So much hard labor and time consuming went into these mines , it’s important to acknowledge that. Love the reconstruction of the house. Thanks for sharing all the artifacts and restoration of them. History in the making. Thanks to u and Lila. ❤
thanks Tina ........ and Lila says thanks too
@@Askjeffwilliams always welcome
Another excellent video sonny boy its good to see you running around doing what you love to do
thanks
Friends of Sutro Tunnel is being renovated and volunteers are working diligently. Tours are scheduled so be sure to phone ahead.
That's one awesome job of framing a mine
This was a very interesting video
Glad you enjoyed it
A trick of the trade..
When you’re in a small creek and throwing the rocks out and using a rock Rake.
You are concentrating the material.
You will be able to process many yards in the day much more efficiently than just running a box.
thanks
👍 *Loved it, thanks Jeff !!!* 👍
you betcha
Nevada is Rockin
with a lot of Shiney
Oh , on one more note here Our old 1938 house we live in here in El Cajon Ca. Has REAL 2x4’s in the framing of the structure supposedly from when the old Wooden flume from El Capitan dam was de-commissioned and the wood was re-purposed to build houses & such . It’s redwood too , & really has to be worked hard to pound any nails into it !!😉.
Well I know where I'm going next year wooohooo! Thank You Jeff! 👊
you betcha
****I wsnt a bag of paydirt for pointing out that....I saw you on Ancient Aliens!!! Jeff going bigtime now!! Woot woot!! Mr geology!! 1 bag please!! Lol
glad you liked it we have more episodes coming out on History Channel that we know you will love
I would love this place. Wish I could go there.
Cool video, just loved it. That bucket you got, that was about 10 shovels worth, right, nice color, Wow.
I know...right
If you want to learn more about Sutro and the tunnel, San Francisco’s City Guides provide a great free tour at Sutro Heights, across from what used to be the Cliff House, every Saturday at 2.
Man this is the coolest stuff i have seen in a long while, go team!
thanks
outstanding👍💯🏆
love the video and the go pro down the shaft thanks Jeff
you betcha
That is one good looking old Honda!
he just bought it like that
Good morning from Western Nawth Cacalackie
good morning
This is awesome, ill have to take a drive out there
please do and tell them we sent ya
Great video, very educational and historical . How can I be the man when you're the man😂 Keep up the great work 👍👍👍👍
Much appreciated
Super hero
Quite a nice video there, Jeff Williams.
thanks
Absolutely fantastic! Love it. Keep up the great videos coming, cuz it's hot and I need my pants blown off😂
next video ....pants Blown into the next State hahahahahaaa
By the time you get done you will have to start over and do it again
Wonderful video as always Jeff the gold in the pan was definitely a surprise
Thanks 👍
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Sweet, next June vacation...
6:17 do you think they knew how big GoPros would be in the future and spaced those bars evenly LOL you sure got lucky looks like it almost didn't fit...
thank you Jeff
always our pleasure
👍👍
Man vintage equipment is some of the coolest things i ever come across. the simplicity and longevity is unmatched from old tools and machinery. It was a true free market where big corps didnt take over. so the companies had to be the best of the best to sell their product.. its when the dollar wasnt so inflated, where quality (companies Image) was more important than making a few more bucks. as time grew people got greedier ( 2x4 wood order in a nutshell) until they were able to get them so cheap that replacement was cheaper than building one nice one . the consumer always loose in the long run.
exactly ..... they built things to last back then ...not like today ...everything made of cheap materials and plastic to make money .... always about the money
be in the coolgardie area. the 24th. have a good day
Thanks Jeff Great Video. I know I'm late on this but being out Over The Road (OTR) is hard in a Flatbed
no worries
If that much water comes out of that mountain, from the source of it's good water make a bottling factory have special labels and bottles from that mine. Sutro's Water on the label have a pic of the mine entrance
great idea
Or tea, since the water is already boiling.@@Askjeffwilliams
Are those first timber sets historically correct? They look like sets from a train tunnel. Would love to see the joints on them, to see how they were assembled. Thanks for another great video.
that was how Adolf Sutro first envisioned the tunnel to look like so the recreated it
I went there in the early 1980’s still water draining. I asked for permission and was told that the tunnel was partially collapsed and not safe to go in and I didn’t…., pictures taken 35 mm
Ha there was no grate covering the tunnel…. I do remember someone had parked a ski boat inside. Something like you would take to Lake Tahoe.
Looking down the air shaft-Gettin dizzy boss!😮
Ahh yes, the Mackay Muckers. I really do here about them all the time lol. Im majoring in geology at UNR.
Sounds like a Hip Hop winch set up!
Hey, Jeff. Can you explain how the story pole on that winch works. How does it mark the distance on the pole?
you betcha ....just like a dial indicator they paint lines on the story poll when the skip bucket or skip car gets to each level to know when to slow down for each stop and for accuracy when it is in the exact spot they paint a mark on the drum
At all those public pay to pan troughs. I buy a bag and if they aren’t looking or ok me to play in the trough after I pan mine out. I always find a lot of gold panned out by people.
Are they gonna rebuild everything there (the mill, mansion and maybe one of the air shaft buildings) along with the tunnel as time, manpower and funding becomes available ?
there are plans to do that
@@Askjeffwilliams you said they bought a forest for the project, they replanting stuff to replace whats being cut ?