The Most Sketchy 1800's Gold Mine I've Seen

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  • @arturodurantrejo1260
    @arturodurantrejo1260 Рік тому +97

    Been a miner for 20 years and you were really making me nervous and anxious lol. Great content but don't risk it too much.

    • @7landentertainment281
      @7landentertainment281 Рік тому +5

      You are reading my mind

    • @JimD77
      @JimD77 Рік тому +15

      Yeah he needs a buddy in case something happens.

    • @clintonreisig
      @clintonreisig Рік тому +7

      Some tunnels are READY to collapse

    • @Reziac
      @Reziac Рік тому +9

      Since there's an upload, we know he got back.. or at least someone recovered the body....

    • @hydrashieldbasementservice8453
      @hydrashieldbasementservice8453 Рік тому +2

      Good thing he speaks just slightly above a whisper. If he was a loud guy the mine would fall in on him.

  • @georgescott249
    @georgescott249 Рік тому +32

    you should always take someone with you when you go do these hikes and especially the caves,,,very good videos

  • @rs2143
    @rs2143 2 роки тому +35

    Your videos are like hidden treasure because most people following mine explorers haven't found your channel. Thanks great work .

    • @devinb5937
      @devinb5937 2 роки тому

      He needs to make a few changes to improve the quality of his videos and he will be more successful

    • @jakeforrest
      @jakeforrest Рік тому

      @@devinb5937 What changes?

  • @samohtw1
    @samohtw1 Рік тому +33

    I have come to prefer viewing your mine exploration videos for several reasons. #1 You take and include stationary pictures of unique objects you see. #2 You display a pretty good knowledge of geology and rocks and minerals. #3 You know and use correct terminology for equipment and miners vocabulary. Keep up the good work. Old Hillwalker

  • @llewdis
    @llewdis 2 роки тому +16

    the breaks in the timber at 28 minutes look fresh...SKETCHY!

  • @overtheGarage-ue8lh
    @overtheGarage-ue8lh Рік тому +9

    Dude, I can't believe you made it out alive! You could tell that log fracture was fresh as you could see pink on the inside of the fractures meaning it was very recent. I have been watching these mine videos for quite some time and I have never seen gobbing walls go up so high. I was having heart palpitations just laying on the sofa watching this! Be careful!

  • @CarswithNash
    @CarswithNash Рік тому +22

    Very cool… but I had to keep reminding myself about every 10 seconds that you must’ve made it out alive because you published the video!😂

  • @tarzanork6708
    @tarzanork6708 2 роки тому +18

    I am always awestruck at the ingenuity and sheer backbreaking work all those old 1800s mines took to build. Always makes me appreciate the old days. Also I like ur channel because you actually do sketchy stufff for great content! Thanks

  • @abdcontractingltd
    @abdcontractingltd 2 роки тому +12

    We have an old copper mine on our lake property, but we are all too sketched out to go in and explore. You definitely have some balls of steel!

    • @WesternMineDetective
      @WesternMineDetective  2 роки тому +4

      Appreciate that! Would it be possible for me to stop by and check it out? I'm sure you guys would like to know just how extensive it is/what's in there.

    • @abdcontractingltd
      @abdcontractingltd 2 роки тому +4

      @@WesternMineDetective for sure, but we are in British Columbia, Canada

    • @WesternMineDetective
      @WesternMineDetective  2 роки тому +4

      @@abdcontractingltd Ohh I see, that's pretty far for me haha.

  • @davexhero
    @davexhero Рік тому +7

    Not often a video on UA-cam would get a reaction from me, but seeing you standing between the two chutes with tons of gobbing held up by old timber got me anxious! I've recently subscribed, been binging your channel, love the content and great video work!

  • @BobKernow
    @BobKernow 2 роки тому +13

    Very cool, and very sketchy as you say. The timbering and gobbing in that upper section is very impressive, the skill and amount of work that went into that is incredible. Looks ready to go in many places, though I guess statistically it's not very likely to give at the exact moment you're in there, unless you do something to help it along. I like the stills a lot too.

  • @straybullitt
    @straybullitt 2 роки тому +24

    That was like walking through a deadfall trap!
    Those are the kind of mines that our mamas warned us about! 😂
    Choose your battles wisely WMD! 👍

  • @mclagett1043
    @mclagett1043 2 роки тому +10

    LOVED the video, but holy chips man! I couldn't believe you touched that old axe cut support at the top of the stope! Some of that stuff has hundreds of tons of rock above it and those timbers have been hanging on by a thread for 50 years, I'd be scared the vibrations from voice would start a domino effect! I hope you're more careful next time!

  • @The5As7
    @The5As7 Рік тому +4

    You kept spooking the hell out of me dodging those bats!

  • @xjwendtx
    @xjwendtx 2 роки тому +3

    Every time I am in this mine I find new areas. Thank you for this video because it’s an area of the mine that I am not brave enough to get to.

  • @JulianaBlewett
    @JulianaBlewett Рік тому +6

    It's amazing how many people would risk life and limb on the prospect of possibly finding gold or silver. It's crazy.

  • @RattyFlyer
    @RattyFlyer Рік тому +8

    Omg he climbed it ... Absolute Mad lad

  • @Davidautofull
    @Davidautofull Рік тому +1

    that was a great explore. i want to know what is above those stacks of gobbing.
    i had a thought about what you said about the oldest part of the mine. i believe the oldest part would be the entrance. the face would be time wise the youngest part. just pickin, lol.

  • @TnTMyers2010
    @TnTMyers2010 2 роки тому +5

    Very cool explore Jerith! Loved the 12 GA find! Will have to research that. I had to laugh at the bats - it brought back memories of my father and I in the mines and I would scream as one flew by and he would say "they won't hit you!". After a few more of those statements I quit being so jumpy when they flew by. And I get why you continued the explore, you have now satisfied your curiosity of what is up ahead. Is there an upper entrance? Again, great explore and thanks for taking us with you!

  • @chriswertz1438
    @chriswertz1438 Рік тому +1

    It's insane to see gobbing that HIGH, insanely dangerous.

  • @pistolwhipped7714
    @pistolwhipped7714 Рік тому +5

    AMAZING HOW smooth the walls are, would think there would be more pick ax marks.

    • @jaydenrodger117
      @jaydenrodger117 Рік тому +4

      No marks because of rock type, fractures off in chunks when picked

    • @SunshineGirlz
      @SunshineGirlz Рік тому +1

      Dynamite or carbon drill tips

    • @khiem1939
      @khiem1939 11 місяців тому

      The "smooth walls" are usually a feature of a fault, it's along the faults where the injections of minerals are found!

  • @mollymullinix1220
    @mollymullinix1220 Рік тому +1

    I love how people go exploring mines/caves right before it gets dark, are if being underneath thousands of tons of pure stone being held back by 70-200 yr old timbering, in perpetual darkness, where people have most likely died before already isn’t scary enough ?

  • @tortugalisa4748
    @tortugalisa4748 2 роки тому +2

    That little hole you squeezed thru reminds me of the famous "The Birth Canal" in that Nutty something cave, can't remember at the moment. That is an ancient mine and I'm glad you made it out safe & sound💯 Lots of gobbing, real cool cave, old timbers, neat colors in spots! Thanks🤙

    • @aermotors
      @aermotors Рік тому

      Nutty Putty Cave here in UT. So sketchy!

    • @spencerhansen8374
      @spencerhansen8374 Рік тому +1

      Closed now, after some guy got stuck in the birth canal and died, they weren't able to get his body out.

    • @_Minecraft_ASMR
      @_Minecraft_ASMR 6 місяців тому

      @@spencerhansen8374 Wrong. He got stuck upside down in another part of the cave and died. It was the final straw that would close the cave as several other people have died and many more had to be rescued.

  • @brucephilipson
    @brucephilipson 2 роки тому +2

    Wow, what an awesome exploration. Definitely sketchy as hell.

  • @bmay81
    @bmay81 Рік тому +1

    That was an impressive delve into that old mine! Thanks! But I felt nervous for you some really high up and dangerous places!

  • @WyomingTraveler
    @WyomingTraveler 9 місяців тому

    An exciting, and yes, scary explorer. You go where many people, place included, would not go. Hi, however, enjoy your mine adventures.

  • @Ed_in_Md
    @Ed_in_Md 2 роки тому +2

    In these real old mines do you look for handmade square nails? If you ever see any please point them out. I think it’s amazing how they used to make them by hand. I spoke too soon. Love the square nails! Beautiful hanging and foot walls. Thanks for sharing this awesome mine!

  • @Aussenwerbung
    @Aussenwerbung 2 роки тому +2

    You have balls of steel bro. Respect.

  • @The5As7
    @The5As7 Рік тому +2

    I'm not going to lie. By the end when you were up in the oldest part I was like, "get the hell outta there". I wonder what the miners were thinking with those crazy methods.

  • @ralphpatrick3071
    @ralphpatrick3071 2 роки тому +2

    Start calling you, Sketchman. Really like the natural timbers..

  • @robertsnyder5149
    @robertsnyder5149 2 роки тому +2

    Remember the old miner's adage, "gold rides an iron horse"!

  • @TheSmokie55
    @TheSmokie55 Рік тому +1

    Keep up with these great videos. Some are a little hard to handle (anxiety). like when you climbed "The Most Remote Gold Mine in this Range". Holy heck I had a time with that. but the desert aircraft videos were so chill and relaxing. All in all great content. Sub for life.

  • @bob7230
    @bob7230 Рік тому +1

    Really interesting seeing the inside of these old mines, I can’t believe guys used to work in those conditions! But the whole time you were creeping around on those high ledges with loose rock and crawling around underneath snapped and cracking timbers with tons of loose rock over head, my palms were sweating and in my mind I was screaming GET OUT OF THERE! 😄

  • @rickdale4921
    @rickdale4921 2 роки тому +1

    Enjoyed the episode, Looking forward to your next episode!

  • @thor8491
    @thor8491 Рік тому

    Excellent video… Not sure risk is worth the reward. My BP was elevated and I’m watching from the comfort of my family room!

  • @maverickflint1991
    @maverickflint1991 10 місяців тому

    That was a great explore but was super sketchy was scaring me. 😊👍

  • @kootenaycat
    @kootenaycat Рік тому

    6:47 mark - Bat: "Dang humans!" :D That was a cool explore, thanks for taking us! Super sketchy walking under that gobbing held up by old timbers, can't believe how much weight was on that section! The rocks have probably settled and wedged into the walls but I still wouldn't walk under it unless it was the only way out.

  • @paulcooper2897
    @paulcooper2897 2 роки тому +1

    Holy smokes! Thats some sketchy stuff ... amazing how many hundreds of tons or rock are piled at the top of the stope. Would have been great to see the very upper workings above the giant stope.
    You've got a new Sub ...
    Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

  • @johnholliday6011
    @johnholliday6011 2 роки тому +2

    Great videos mine detective I love the info you give on the areas you are exploring The more of that the better thank you

  • @jeremydiamond8824
    @jeremydiamond8824 Рік тому +1

    Man that was crazy sir Dothan to impress us man we want
    To see you around a bit longer lol merry Christmas 🎅🏼🤶🏻

  • @kimbra1132
    @kimbra1132 2 роки тому +1

    That was sketchy as flock. Some neat stopeage and them timbers were huge. Great explore. You go where others would say, nope, no way.

  • @Reziac
    @Reziac Рік тому +1

    Those stress-fractured timbers could fail explosively at any moment. They're already beyond where wood normally comes apart.
    Interesting mine, but you wouldn't get me in there for anything!

  • @megsybond
    @megsybond Рік тому +1

    Yes, now just imagine all that weight above those broken timbers - falling on top of you. There's a gate on that mine for a reason.

  • @stevemurrell6167
    @stevemurrell6167 Рік тому

    Great tour but yes, a bit sketchy! As an Aussie, I approve of your music choice back in the car!😉

  • @tattoo62
    @tattoo62 Рік тому +2

    Im scared of small tight places. These amaze me how they worked mines back n oldn days. They worked there asses off back then !! Them guys or even gals was tougher then heck !! I wonder how many yrs it took them to dig that mine . Anyone have an idea ? Gold mineing has always been interresting to me. Not so much for the money part but how they figured it all out. From finding the start of the vain to following it. Id like to gold pan someday but my time is starting to run short. Good video.

  • @dannyswytec314
    @dannyswytec314 Рік тому

    First time viewer here. You seem very knowledgeable, experienced and professional I'll subscribe.

  • @Maverick65062
    @Maverick65062 Рік тому

    Sketchy, Most Sketchy. Brave of you to go in there. got a thumbs up!

  • @RobertJLessard
    @RobertJLessard 2 роки тому +1

    Really enjoyed this one. Not sure if your are more nraze or crazy than though. 😁. Also always harder to down climb then climb up too. Really cool to watch from the comfort of my home though.

  • @SueGirling68
    @SueGirling68 2 роки тому +5

    Hi Jerith, please tell me you won't put yourself in that level of danger again ???
    I was so scared for you, that was some dangerous terrain you climbed.
    The mine was very interesting though as you can really see how the miners
    used what was available to them at the time to create the retaining walls and such.
    Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖

    • @jonpadi
      @jonpadi 2 роки тому

      C malade raide !!!

    • @BigDog-cy4qk
      @BigDog-cy4qk 2 роки тому

      Come on sue...lets get you on only fans girl!

    • @SueGirling68
      @SueGirling68 2 роки тому +3

      @@BigDog-cy4qk I'm a bit too old for that lmao

  • @davewilson6451
    @davewilson6451 2 роки тому +2

    I believe the iron range was from the Malleable Iron Range Company of Beaver Dam Wisconsin which was also known as Monarch Range Company.

  • @carlavision6143
    @carlavision6143 2 роки тому

    Came across your video, subscribed to your channel and just now finished watching your awesome mine video! Really enjoyed your video!

  • @DesertNebula
    @DesertNebula 2 роки тому

    That's it, you're grounded!!! 😩
    Wow!!! Amazing video! The ending gave me more anxiety. You literally went back in time. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @stevepowell6896
    @stevepowell6896 2 роки тому +4

    Be careful when you go in those mines alone. Always enjoy your videos.

    • @philliphall5198
      @philliphall5198 Рік тому

      It’s stupid to go by your self with no back up
      I think one of these days new papers will have a headline

  • @alexandregaudreau7957
    @alexandregaudreau7957 2 роки тому

    Man you are someting else no fear at all, i loved it, very impressive, i'm hooked

  • @andybilakshow260
    @andybilakshow260 Рік тому +2

    This is a HUGE risk in a mine like this with an untrained eye. Those split timbers can burst at any given moment. DON'T even breath on them~!

  • @redlight722
    @redlight722 2 роки тому +2

    Nice clip. At least tell someone where you are going and check in with them when you get out. Also do you have a device to monitor for poisonous gas? It can be odorless.

  • @OdySlim
    @OdySlim 2 роки тому

    Shiver me Timbers Dude! That was pretty creepy with those old timbers! Regards from Ody Slim

  • @jimschafer9196
    @jimschafer9196 2 роки тому +1

    Yes agreed that was some sketchy climbing, surprised you pushed on like you did - good to rethink and readjust your pushing the envelope.

  • @georgesmith8113
    @georgesmith8113 2 роки тому +1

    Fun stuff!
    Thanks!
    👍👊😎

  • @abb2234
    @abb2234 2 роки тому +1

    What an awesome video! I enjoyed all the history. Thank you for showing things others don't. Please don't put yourself at risk though. However, very much enjoyed this video!

  • @glennsiems7428
    @glennsiems7428 Рік тому +1

    Great videos...but I think you should always have a partner with you. Even if they dont go in at least someone knows where you are. Stay safe and have fun. I have hike thru some pretty scary slot canyons in Utah but always with one or two others...and people back at base knew where we were going.

  • @Quadrophiniac
    @Quadrophiniac Рік тому +3

    I'm glad there are people like you that record themselves going into these places. I think they are really cool, but you would never catch me going into a place like this I'd be way too scared lol

  • @mhenhawke5093
    @mhenhawke5093 Рік тому

    Around 11:13ish when you were looking up into that shaft ,i thought i seen a shadowy figure looking back, probably my eyes playing tricks.

  • @surewood6875
    @surewood6875 2 роки тому +1

    Yea, that old cast iron stove is held together with some strong rivets. Wonder why there's a bunch of extra rivet holes though...

  • @johnfree2833
    @johnfree2833 Рік тому

    Totally bong worthy young sire! Haw haw haw,sketch AF stove there, cannibals,you know....

  • @I.Live4oldcars.prospecting
    @I.Live4oldcars.prospecting 2 роки тому

    That was a awesome mine. I love seeing this .

  • @dalekellogg2585
    @dalekellogg2585 2 роки тому +1

    You should take in a metal detector next time you go in.. probably find some left behind GOLD NUGGETS ..thanks for the fun adventure..There may b some treasure in there..

  • @mrjoesmith5930
    @mrjoesmith5930 2 роки тому

    Saw a video here similar to this years ago, and the mine had basically an mine length sluice box running the length of the mine with water flowing through it.

  • @realmickmanning
    @realmickmanning 2 роки тому +1

    Great explore ma man.

  • @benjaminbaumgart7978
    @benjaminbaumgart7978 Рік тому +1

    I’m not familiar with mines all that much.
    Was all those individual stones clipped off the wall and rested inside on top those beams or were those the walls of loose rock that they beamed up to hold back from caving in?
    Proud of you for adventuring that sketch of a mine but don’t ever get that cray cray again. Just the vibration of your voice could shake free and or collapse…
    Mines caves and volcanoes aren’t what they seem.
    My creative juices have been finding some cool things about geology. I used to go to school for architecture and the veil of schools indoctrination had me seeing different architecture for different countries. NOW I see almost all the domed buildings like the White House are in every country and are all similar style. Information can be seen from whatever viewpoint you happen to have at the moment. That’s why it’s always good to keep learning new things.
    Could you maybe do a review of the
    ActionAdventureTwins or if you go caving to share your views about what lies beneath our feet?
    Thanks again for sharing your time and know how with us viewers!

  • @ryansoutdoorschannel3428
    @ryansoutdoorschannel3428 Рік тому

    On some of those timbers you can literally see the fresh wood in recent cracks , that stuff is ready to come down at any moment , I would not go back to this one ..

  • @kevinbrennan2004
    @kevinbrennan2004 2 роки тому

    What an amazing old mine. Still holds a few secrets me thinks.. You're right though mate.. Sketchy as hell.

  • @TheSilmarillian
    @TheSilmarillian 2 роки тому

    Hello from Australia great explore indeed stay safe

  • @goinbananas1054
    @goinbananas1054 Рік тому

    wow you're super brave, i love exploring the cali gold country looking for mines but i just cant go in, too scared

  • @Justme85857
    @Justme85857 Рік тому

    Excellent video

  • @jessejames586
    @jessejames586 2 роки тому +4

    Man, you should be with a buddy for safety. This stuff is dangerous!

  • @michaelriley8002
    @michaelriley8002 Рік тому +2

    If you ever find some old Levi's, that's the real treasure

  • @RattyFlyer
    @RattyFlyer Рік тому +2

    Stay safe. Let people know where you are. They log people in and out of mines to keep them safe.

  • @illeagle6024
    @illeagle6024 Рік тому

    I subbed. I would be talking samples on each visit. Looked like alot of sulfides in several locations.

  • @kendiholloway2378
    @kendiholloway2378 Рік тому

    Loving the videos, do you consider pockets of bad air though? I haven't seen you address that yet. Fresh fractures are nit a good sign though. As an explorer I love this...as a mum though I would kick your butt😅

  • @davidelder3664
    @davidelder3664 2 роки тому +1

    Must be great to be young, dumb and daring. Great explore!

  • @VegasCyclingFreak
    @VegasCyclingFreak 2 роки тому

    Sketchy but very cool stuff in there once you got out of the mucky parts

  • @RavenSkyeSL
    @RavenSkyeSL Рік тому

    When you went into the cave with the water, after the stove view. The way the rocks or whatnot laid out a bit up looked like a person laying face down in the water, that was creepy

  • @charlesvannest2521
    @charlesvannest2521 2 роки тому +1

    great videos , ever have a bear encounter ?

  • @rickymartin4807
    @rickymartin4807 Рік тому +1

    I hate "juicy" mines. I'd imagine it's like being inside a giant nasal passage with a bad sinus infection. So much history and details get dissolved and yeah, it just plain looks bad, I agree with you.

  • @keithpayne701
    @keithpayne701 Рік тому

    Stay safe. Great video.

  • @mrbrownbagable
    @mrbrownbagable 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid. I was afraid for the explorer. One of those braces all wet and old could snap bringing all 20 tons of Gobbing and stowing down. Being alone is not wise, however I have done some really stupid things in search of that one bitchen shot. Great video kept me entertained. What kept going through my mind was samples. I would love to know the percentages would be gold vs. ore. Maybe someone will go back and check it out. That would be a nail biter. Anyway I seriously. Doubt you will read. This comment if you do thanks and Im glad you didn't get crushed or gassed.

    • @WesternMineDetective
      @WesternMineDetective  2 роки тому

      Hey Steve thanks for the comment! I pretty much read all the comments, just depends on who I respond to. You're right it was unwise of me to go alone. Just sometimes I have spur of the moment urges to get out and that's what this was. This was quite the productive gold mine so I wouldn't doubt there'd be an ounce or two per ton of gold.

  • @freeridemoto7133
    @freeridemoto7133 2 роки тому

    Looks like a couple areas I've been too, giving by the vegetation but I don't want to name a specific location for privacy.

  • @JedCurrie
    @JedCurrie Рік тому

    Good video thanks 👍

  • @clintonreisig
    @clintonreisig Рік тому

    Tunnel collapse can be ready for an explorer like you

  • @spencerhansen8374
    @spencerhansen8374 Рік тому +1

    "That was super sketchy, next time imma bring a rope!" What!?🙃

  • @mandybrown7758
    @mandybrown7758 2 роки тому

    Awesome Adventure man cool mine

  • @NaomisAdventures
    @NaomisAdventures 2 роки тому +1

    That mine is really cool. It looks really narrow

  • @SpencerGabi
    @SpencerGabi 10 місяців тому

    As an Englishman where we are lucky enough to be steeped in very old history, its humbling to see how ingenious and brave the men were just to forge a living. Speaks volumes to me as to the nature of the United States

  • @unclecordite9208
    @unclecordite9208 Рік тому +1

    I guess the final video is the one that doesn’t get posted…
    Really, really dangerous to go wandering around alone in abandoned mines….

  • @archerlafer1981
    @archerlafer1981 Рік тому

    I would be so scared in there! The bars, maybe ghosts! Do you ever get freaked out?

  • @budgarner3522
    @budgarner3522 Рік тому

    Thanks for bringing us to a mine operated 150 years ago. Always interesting to see what was done. Glad that failing timber stayed up for you.

  • @susiemcd3941
    @susiemcd3941 Рік тому +1

    Do you ever find gold in your mine investigations?

  • @ExploringCabinsandMines
    @ExploringCabinsandMines 2 роки тому

    As a dp it yourself cheapskate I love the idea of strap rail !

  • @amandajohnson8116
    @amandajohnson8116 Рік тому

    I just found your channel and I love it! I know you know this but…please be careful. Your mother worries. What state is this in?