I found it! - 1890s mining town in the mountains

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  • @MobileInstinct
    @MobileInstinct  7 років тому +308

    Hey thanks for watching ! I hope you really love this one! It was pretty stressful at times haha. Let me know what you think.

    • @flat-ice1812
      @flat-ice1812 7 років тому +5

      The skeleton of an old house. The people are missing; only the ghost remain!

    • @amyramirez311
      @amyramirez311 7 років тому +5

      Mobile Instinct
      I love it !!!

    • @Sandyspacecase1
      @Sandyspacecase1 6 років тому +10

      I hope your mother didn't see this video ! She would have skinned you alive for taking such chances with your safety !!!

    • @michaelfenner1715
      @michaelfenner1715 6 років тому

      Mobile Instinct elkmont tn

    • @michaelmaciejewicz7534
      @michaelmaciejewicz7534 6 років тому

      Mobile Instinct
      What’s the matter with you
      That’s free protein

  • @jacobhathcock7827
    @jacobhathcock7827 4 роки тому +158

    As a land surveyor I come across this sort of thing often. Once I do, boom there goes the rest of my day and then no work gets done. Glad there are channels like yours. I enjoy this kind of exploring.

    • @bctw9004
      @bctw9004 4 роки тому +1

      Jacob Hathcock That’s awesome!!! I’m super jealous!

    • @trevorfuson715
      @trevorfuson715 4 роки тому +11

      Me too... Only I spend the majority of the day digging up trash where there's supposed to be an iron(prop cor)...I did a survey on a property that was awarded to the owners ancestors in the late 1600's which encompassed two and a half counties , Its now 187 acres . The slave houses were still there and the roads were so worn that you could see the original ground twenty to thirty feet up along the sides of the roads in a lot of areas. It actually had not been surveyed since 1866.. It was a major drag doing the research and locating property corners that were trees instead of metal stakes. It was otherwise one of the most interesting surveys I had done to this date..

    • @SkunkApe407
      @SkunkApe407 3 роки тому +2

      I'm a Land surveyor in Florida. I find stuff like this all the time down here, and I do the same as you. "Hey look, old shit!", and nothing else gets done that day. What state are you in?

    • @SkunkApe407
      @SkunkApe407 3 роки тому +5

      @@trevorfuson715 here in FL we have English and Spanish Land Grants that still have hand carved pine knot and limestone monuments. I've had to dig up more than a few.of those puppies, and every time I'm on one of those jobs I'm guaranteed to find stuff like this and older. A few years back my rodman and I rediscovered a pre-Civil War cemetery that had been "lost" in the 1920s. It was roughly 400' from a county highway, but you literally couldn't see it from the road or airplane.

    • @jacobhathcock7827
      @jacobhathcock7827 3 роки тому +2

      @@SkunkApe407 I work and live in Austin Texas

  • @libbyreesbarresi7459
    @libbyreesbarresi7459 5 років тому +319

    It was the school teachers husband that shot Mr Shepard...I love to find the back story on these things and this is what i found.
    Link below which give more detail and news paper article/photos/family tree etc etc.....
    On the outskirts of the abandoned mining town of Spokane lies the grave of James Fernando Shepard, born in 1850 and died 58 years later. His tombstone tragically reads “murdered over a mining claim.” This prospector’s eerie fate was not unheard of for miners.
    In a forested area just a few miles outside of Custer State Park are the remnants of the old mining town, which includes a school house, homes, old cars, wells so deep you can’t see the bottom, a root cellar and a grave.
    The rumors of gold in the Black Hills were confirmed during Custer’s Expedition in 1874. The gold rush began later that year when word of Custer’s findings reached the press. Illegal prospectors flocked to the Hills. The settlers grouped together and hundreds of towns popped up - many of which would later become ghost towns. The Black Hills had been promised to the Lakota people with the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie, but settlers were too busy trying to carve out their piece of the pie to worry about any laws or treaties.
    The Spokane Mine was discovered in 1889 by Sylvester Judd more or less by accident. As the story goes, he had placed a rock (likely galena or cerussite) from the outcrop on his wooden stove. He was amazed when he found molten lead coming from the mineral.
    The town was formed the same year the mine began operations, in 1890. The Spokane Mine produced silver, galena, beryl, copper, mica, hematite, graphite and zinc. The town and mine were profitable. In 1927, the town’s profits reached their peak at $144,742.
    The murder of James Shepard, or Jim as he was know to family and friends in Spokane, rocked the community. A local man named Frank Cox had not kept up assessment work on the Spokane Mine, which he himself had “jumped” when it had been neglected by someone else. Jim had enough, and claimed the mine as his own on on June 21, 1908, when he drove his stake at the site. Frank’s wife, the Sunday school teacher, observed this while riding to the schoolhouse and informed her husband.
    That evening, Jim rode his horse to bring his free-roaming milk cow back to the house. According to his account, when he had his guard down, Frank and his son Henry stepped out from behind some trees. Frank yelled, “You son-of-a-bitch, you have driven your last stake!” and shot Jim with a shotgun. He was able to ride home, where his wife, Jessie, frantically helped him into bed and rode for help.
    Then-12-year-old Edgar H. Hoffman remembered the night vividly.
    “Mrs. Shepard arrived at our house, uttering the words ‘Jim is shot’. Those words have echoed through my mind for half a century. Mrs. Shepard was a tall, dark mountain woman. Her clothes and the saddle were soaked and spotted with blood,” he wrote.
    A neighbor rode to the nearest doctor, who was 17 miles away in Custer. The night was storming heavily, with pouring rain and the scenery illuminated only by lightning flashes. The next morning, the doctor and sheriff arrived to hear Jim’s last words that incriminated Frank and Henry.
    The town was shaken by the murder. At Jim’s funeral, the crowd was described as “angry and hostile.”
    “In order to prevent violence, the minister had the congregation point the finger of guilt at whoever they felt had committed the murder. Everyone pointed the finger at the Cox house. From then on, the Coxes were ostracized by the Spokane community and they sent their son away to relatives,” wrote Inez Shepard Shafer.
    At the later trial of the two men, the evidence was considered unsatisfactory and they were freed.
    In July 10, 1909, the Keystone Record stated that the trial was “one of the longest and hardest fought preliminary hearings ever held in Custer County. It was thought at first by friends of Cox that he would have no trouble in proving an alibi, as he was at the Ideal [mine] all day Sunday and slept there that night. This is true, but there was about an hour and a half in the evening he was unable to account for, and about the time the shooting was supposed to have taken place. It is unfortunate for all concerned, and if Cox proves his innocence, and many believe he will, the chances are we will never know who killed James Shepard.”
    Unfortunately, the profits did not last forever. The mine dried up and was closed in the 1940s. Several companies tried to revive it in the following decade, but nothing panned out. The town was gradually abandoned.
    The schoolhouse is still standing. Inside, several layers of wallpaper in pastels and floral designs are peeling at different rates. Boards from the upper level and walls have fallen to the floor.
    Cars were also left in Spokane, where they are now just skeletons. If they were in a decent condition, the collection would be worth a small fortune. But weeds are sprouting through the floor, and they are covered in graffiti.
    The concrete root cellar is near the treeline and still has rows of storage shelves. It is dark inside, and the back wall has some spooky satanic graffiti.
    Walking through the overgrown field in the middle of the town, there are several partially covered wells that would be easy to fall into, or at least injure a leg.
    The most intact structure is the manager’s house. It has several rooms, a somewhat intact stove, upstairs rooms, and a cellar. This building was likely abandoned last in the later part of the 20th century. A geocache can be found near here.
    The remnants of the forgotten town can be found near Custer State Park’s northern border off of Forest Service Road 330. There are no markers, just a small gravel area for parking next to the gated path. A sign near the trail says that horse and foot traffic is allowed.
    Petras Tutinas is a Rapid City resident who has explored over 80 mines and abandoned towns in the area. He occasionally records videos of his explorations for his UA-cam channel, "RealWoodsmen." Tutinas has been to Spokane a dozen times, whether to clear timber or hang out with friends.
    “To anyone wishing to explore Spokane, I'd really recommend getting higher up on a mountainside to take in the view. It's situated in a really pretty area, and it can be seen quite well from higher up. You'll want to watch out for metal, boards, and nails if you step off the main path. In addition, there are some test pits that you could fall into and an old well or two. All are easy to spot, but still be on your guard if you go off the path,” Tutinas warned.
    He particularly enjoys exploring Spokane because it gives a look into the lives of prospectors.
    “These towns are a piece of history that is fading away day by day. They tell a story of a way of life that just doesn't exist anymore; how mining was king and how a town could appear overnight at the hint of a lucky strike. The architecture was different, and the people's use and re-use of old tin, cyanide lids, and other mining waste is a tribute to the ingenuity and nose to the grindstone attitude that people had to have to survive back then,” said Tutinas. “There’s still a lot of history left at Spokane, so let’s leave something for the next generation to look upon with wonder and intrigue.”
    As it has for the better part of a century, this little piece of Black Hills history sits quietly in the forest, slowing decaying with flowers sprouting through the floorboards. Every year, the building further show their age. One of the homes has recently collapsed and in the coming years, it is likely that more will.

    • @danielfouardlibertarianono8017
      @danielfouardlibertarianono8017 5 років тому +41

      Oh my goodness. I can't believe the history you included for this, not even your video. Thank you from the top of my heart. This place tells an intreaging story. GOD bless you.

    • @SK-ty6oi
      @SK-ty6oi 5 років тому +21

      Thank you for the information it explains a lot of what we are seeing

    • @TheMashedgames
      @TheMashedgames 4 роки тому +17

      Fascinating story! Thanks for sharing!

    • @balham456
      @balham456 4 роки тому +9

      Thanks Libby

    • @paulmcgo1089
      @paulmcgo1089 4 роки тому +7

      So cool to hear this trove of information from a time not long ago

  • @albertgaspar627
    @albertgaspar627 5 років тому +62

    For those who don't know, don't step in the center of the stairs. There may not be a brace underneath, so walk on either side of the steps, where the bracing is hopefully still there. Probably would be a good idea to bring along a drone that can fly up and check things out

  • @davemunch999
    @davemunch999 7 років тому +247

    I find it very sad to see the houses rotting like that. Someones pride and joy once.

    • @EarthCrust722
      @EarthCrust722 6 років тому +21

      That's why we shouldn't get attach to any material thing that we ain't taking with us when we die.

    • @billmonthy
      @billmonthy 6 років тому +14

      Really, I find it cool and a testament to their craftsmanship that they are still standing. :-)

    • @frazzleface753
      @frazzleface753 5 років тому +9

      Eventually when humans are gone or massively depopulated, the whole Earth will be like that. Absolutely nothing lasts forever.

    • @glenturney4750
      @glenturney4750 5 років тому +1

      @@frazzleface753: Not here anyway.

    • @RS-ol8or
      @RS-ol8or 5 років тому

      @@frazzleface753 love the happy thoughts.

  • @smengine
    @smengine 7 років тому +572

    Always leave a penny on the headstone of a grave, it tells the family or anyone that cares you visited

    • @tacticalmattfoley
      @tacticalmattfoley 6 років тому +36

      Everyone that knew the departed has long since departed themselves.

    • @EarthCrust722
      @EarthCrust722 6 років тому +6

      @Ockie Ditchbank wow 5 cents is a lot huh?!😂😂😂😂

    • @EarthCrust722
      @EarthCrust722 6 років тому +15

      No one is in the grave anymore,they're in another dimension.

    • @EarthCrust722
      @EarthCrust722 6 років тому +1

      @Ockie Ditchbank i meant that u can collect that much in 5 years or more.😁

    • @EarthCrust722
      @EarthCrust722 6 років тому +7

      Its not like thousands of people will go there let alone every single person leaving a penny,its more of a superstition

  • @deadredmetal1
    @deadredmetal1 4 роки тому +239

    Personally I would have had a friend with me at least

    • @gentlebabarian
      @gentlebabarian 4 роки тому +18

      Chris Housley is also way safer. If something happens. The other one can get help.

    • @razony
      @razony 4 роки тому +15

      When I'm out by myself. I have my 2 best buds with me. JD, CD (just dog, crazy dog.) and Smith & Wesson!
      I'm prepared!

    • @jesseaumiller2759
      @jesseaumiller2759 4 роки тому +4

      Fuck a friend grab a gun

    • @brittneycaswell1991
      @brittneycaswell1991 4 роки тому

      Same here me to

    • @brittneycaswell1991
      @brittneycaswell1991 4 роки тому

      @Luv2grind climb out easy

  • @marlamichellebowker
    @marlamichellebowker 7 років тому +418

    There was a deer hunting stand around where . the horses came up. It's hunting season in some states. You might want to put a orange vest on when you go walking in the woods for safety :-) stay safe.

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  7 років тому +83

      Thats good advice Michelle. I didn't even think about that. I ll definitely wear some bright colors next time!

    • @laswans.2968
      @laswans.2968 7 років тому +4

      Michelle - I saw that too.

    • @derkdiggler4634
      @derkdiggler4634 7 років тому +8

      I SAW TREE STAND TOO GOOD EYE :-) COMMENTED ON IT BEFORE I READ OTHER COMMENTS LOL MINUTE 8:55 REALLY GREAT ADVISE ON THE ORANGE VEST TOTALLY :-) GROWING UP AND LIVING IN VT I SPOT THEM EVERYWHERE WHILE HUNTING LOL

    • @cubpak89
      @cubpak89 6 років тому +9

      Mobile Instinct wear blaze orange clothing as much as you can. Someone might not see a tiny sliver of a design on your shirt or pants.

    • @jacquelinekingsley5825
      @jacquelinekingsley5825 6 років тому

      Michelle Bowker .

  • @tigtrager6923
    @tigtrager6923 6 років тому +347

    Should hit that area with a metal detector. You might find something really cool.

    • @ghostcityshelton9378
      @ghostcityshelton9378 6 років тому +25

      Tig Trager.
      Do you metal detect? Any good findings?
      I metal detect big time in Maryland where the War of 1812 went on. The town here mostly was burned by the British & folks would burry stuff to hide from the Brits but after the burnings I guess folks eighter forgot where they buried stuff or had no chance to come back, sad.
      I've found coins, jewelry, a spoon, musket bullets all kinds of stuff along with tons of 'junk'.
      There's a spot by a lighthouse about 4 ft by 4ft I'd love to try digging up but can't ...only about 400 ft from light house.
      I did find something really cool ! Under the Tideings park are miles of under ground metal walkways the town never knew about & they still don't know why or who made them.
      Yesterday found a gold chain in the water but mostly you find junk. Did find this lady's grandmother's lost wedding ring that had slipped off her finger. The lady cried & tried to pay me, no way, her tears of happiness was more than enough.
      Alot of days you find nothing but junk if anything but it gets you outside is alot of fun. Esp. If you study pictures from a book about the town you're metal detecting in, that can be a big help in finding stuff.
      Across the street now is a pizza Hut & across the street from that is an open space but the land use to belong to a big home located in the opened field. The trees still look the same as in the 1850s only alot bigger, which helped to pin point where the house once stood & was distoryed in the 1930s.
      I found a box with 120 rings, some necklaces, bracelets, biggest score in one day & all in great condition.
      I do feel sorry for whomever once treasured the stuff in that box but they're long dead now.
      The ring I'm wearing now is heavy & has 15 round diamonds, 9 pear shaped diamonds, 32 tiney dimonds, & a big pear shaped I'd guess an red shappire?
      (would be great if we're a red diamond !) One day will get them cked out.
      If is a red diamond (which I highly dout, not with my 'luck'😁 it would be worth ALOT ! But to me it means alot caused I found it & saved someone treasured pieces from being lost forever.

    • @Tanerk24
      @Tanerk24 6 років тому +5

      GhostCity Shelton hello! Could you post videos on UA-cam in your findings? Really interested

    • @TamanduaGirl
      @TamanduaGirl 6 років тому +7

      My dad found human remains when metal detecting once, in California. Was in a old metal box, lime buried cremains. He informed a ranger, not sure what they did about it, since historical.

    • @redlinemando
      @redlinemando 4 роки тому +4

      @Bicc OG Those were the plugs holding in your brain. If anyone ever offers you a penny for your thoughts, give them 2 for their mistake.

    • @Mr.AtheTriggerGalleon6310
      @Mr.AtheTriggerGalleon6310 4 роки тому +1

      @@ghostcityshelton9378 please post videos what you found! Please,comment back if you ever decide to post something you've found if you can.

  • @pete5243
    @pete5243 6 років тому +93

    You got some balls going into that first building geez

    • @Jake.k400
      @Jake.k400 5 років тому

      Pete Zurkowski how

  • @josephconsoli4128
    @josephconsoli4128 4 роки тому +50

    First car is a 1953 Chevrolet sedan, either a Bel Air or a 210, and the second is 1954 Ford club coupe. Probably a Mainline model.

    • @Warhorse500
      @Warhorse500 4 роки тому +4

      And probably no deep dark secrets there. This old town's been there forever...folks probably abandoned them up there knowing nobody was gonna look for them in that place. Maybe they weren't running and were just too much trouble to fix. I've also heard of husbands deliberately "losing" cars in places like that just to avoid having to turn them over to vengeful wives in divorce cases. Who knows...

    • @donniebrown2896
      @donniebrown2896 4 роки тому +8

      If you notice the Chevy shows signs of being used as a race care. The number 396 is indication of engine size. The two cars were probably just dumped here as having no further use.

    • @snarlywhiplash9704
      @snarlywhiplash9704 4 роки тому

      he saw the cars and said what are these strange objects ???
      he doesn't even know they are automobiles.

    • @windwhipped5
      @windwhipped5 4 роки тому +2

      Yea it was an teenager homebuilt quasi drag car. til at least the late 60s. The 396 came out in 65..

    • @gsc2866
      @gsc2866 3 роки тому +1

      I would of took those cars they shouldnt be out there rotting

  • @charity2275
    @charity2275 2 роки тому +7

    Please NEVER go out there alone. Always have a friend who also has a set of keys to the vehicle you drive. I had two classmates in Colorado in the 1950s who went snooping around an old mine and ghost town in the mountains. One of the guys went down an old ladder into the mine shaft, the ladder broke, and he fell 120 feet to his death. He had the car keys in his pocket, so my other classmate, who was devastated, had to walk many miles to find help. You just never know. Always be prepared.

  • @shawnaisntshestrange5830
    @shawnaisntshestrange5830 6 років тому +17

    Nothing like being at home sick and coming across your channel. Talk about binge watching!!! So envious of the places you get to see. Great content 👍🏼.

  • @userunavailable3095
    @userunavailable3095 5 років тому +36

    Those flies make me think there was something dead nearby. They had to be eating and breeding on something. Be careful going in those buildings. You might end up being one of those missing persons they don't find for decades.

  • @Wicky_Boi
    @Wicky_Boi 2 роки тому +4

    Hi, South Dakotan here. Spokane is actually a pretty popular spot, one of the more visited abandoned sites to visit in the Black Hills. As for the "No roads" bit, there is a dirt road that leads right past the first building he entered. It is overgrown but most definitely a road. You can actually see it at around the 5:50 mark. It's also right next to a couple properties that people still inhabit, and less than a mile north of a campground. Definitely not "middle of nowhere" but you can sure feel that way after parking along the highway and walking there.

  • @joshuasim8019
    @joshuasim8019 4 роки тому +32

    11:45 that stove paint job still look so pristine! Things back in the day are just so well made compared to what we have quality-wise, not talking about the tech tho

    • @charliefoster3221
      @charliefoster3221 2 роки тому

      Yah, I love that stove, I think it would look great restored.

  • @learningasigo6424
    @learningasigo6424 5 років тому +20

    6:58 is a root cellar used for storing root vegtables and other goods. The building next to the well probably was a spring house- used to keep milk and stuff cold.

  • @Locoandchooch
    @Locoandchooch 4 роки тому +88

    You should seriously consider carrying a sidearm. Just for protection.

    • @Geeky.rainbow.vampire
      @Geeky.rainbow.vampire 3 роки тому +6

      Especially so far out and while alone

    • @codiefitz3876
      @codiefitz3876 3 роки тому +3

      Pretty sure he’s a NJ resident. That’s an impossibility

    • @SkunkApe407
      @SkunkApe407 3 роки тому +1

      @@codiefitz3876 in NJ you can carry a handfun while hunting, hiking, or camping, or while traveling to and from such places. The firearm has to be unloaded, in a locked case, and as far from reach of the driver as possible while transporting it via motor vehicle. So definitely not impossible.

    • @TheRealMediaMan
      @TheRealMediaMan 3 роки тому +4

      It's a gun free zone. He should be safe lol

    • @TheRealMediaMan
      @TheRealMediaMan 3 роки тому +4

      @@SkunkApe407 2nd ammendment would disagree with those restrictions

  • @EveryDayTrucker
    @EveryDayTrucker 5 років тому +111

    Dude, there are several things I think you.miss each time you explore.
    1. You should get a small drone. It would help you survey the area and find other areas you might otherwise miss and it would add some great aerial shots!
    2. Why not get a high end metal detector and bring it along, you never know when you just might unearth some lost valuable treasure or lost rare jewelry from many decades ago! This would yet add to the exploration!
    3. Finally, do some research and provide background for your explore! Not too many people do this. Yes it may take more time but it will put you ahead of others in the same category!
    Otherwise, really great work!

    • @4g63attack
      @4g63attack 5 років тому +7

      Agree on the drone... couple of hundred to thousands of dollars drone is far cheaper then a visit to the ER or your life specially in the middle of no where

    • @IntergalacticSpaceKitten
      @IntergalacticSpaceKitten 5 років тому +7

      I agree with the other comment. Thay drone could help get a sight into a dangerous area like the school house. That dude could've caved im through the floor and never be found for a long while because he's in the middle of nowhere. A drone would eliminate that kind of risk.

    • @marcberube3729
      @marcberube3729 4 роки тому +3

      @@IntergalacticSpaceKitten I might be stupid, but how is it that a drone would help with that?

    • @jasonandrew5707
      @jasonandrew5707 4 роки тому

      @Andre McGoo Getting a bit hostile "douchebag". It was just some friendly advice dude, I myself thought some things would be better done with a drone so he doesnt hurt himself. get over yourself, asshole

    • @allendoss793
      @allendoss793 4 роки тому

      I think there good ideas
      But..
      You have to carry a drone & metal detector
      Along with camera, probably a phone.
      And with what supplies he is packing
      Wouldn't make for a fast escape if needed
      I agree with the background story completely
      And maybe carry a firearm
      Also the concrete building he had no idea about where the flies or something freaked him out
      Was explosive storage
      Dynamite, caps, wire, gun powder
      If your mining a big operation
      You need blow shit up
      Always stored in concrete building somewhat away from the main camp

  • @cjw2661
    @cjw2661 4 роки тому +45

    I hope that since you go out alone that you at least let someone know the general area you will be in. And that you take something to protect yourself.

    • @tjnaples
      @tjnaples 4 роки тому +1

      Cj W Thought the same.

    • @Animalfarm6cats
      @Animalfarm6cats 4 роки тому +2

      I agree too.

    • @aimee2014
      @aimee2014 4 роки тому +2

      That's what I'm saying. Folks are crazy and don't care about human life

    • @Stevesk0011
      @Stevesk0011 3 роки тому +1

      I agree. I worry about him.

  • @rogmytonics7326
    @rogmytonics7326 4 роки тому +23

    Those people who were riding on horses must hunt that property.
    When you noticed them I saw a tree stand in the tree behind you.
    Thanks for posting this video.

  • @TheMosinCrate
    @TheMosinCrate 6 років тому +40

    When I was a kid we were walking through an old abandoned golf range, got to the edge and went into the woods about 20 yards and there was randomly 10 or so graves all from the Revolutionary war period. Odd the things you'll randomly find places.

    • @holdenrizzo5366
      @holdenrizzo5366 5 років тому +1

      What golf course was it?

    • @thomasewing2656
      @thomasewing2656 4 роки тому +1

      @@holdenrizzo5366 George Washington used to play there.

  • @creatureconnor
    @creatureconnor 4 роки тому +19

    The horse part creeped me out. I've never heard you curse before, LOL!

  • @wendyjohnson8639
    @wendyjohnson8639 4 роки тому +10

    I felt like I held my breath through the whole 15 minutes. 😓😧 there's spirits out in those old mining places. If those trees could talk.

  • @johnwilburn
    @johnwilburn 6 років тому +52

    I had never seen these deleted scenes from The Blair Witch Project, but they should have left them in... they're better the rest of that movie.

  • @leeswier9776
    @leeswier9776 5 років тому +3

    That is so crazy! I have lived in this state most of my life and in the Black Hills for over 20 years and have never heard of nor read of Spokane, South Dakota. We have several ghost towns and abandoned mines in this area but this one somehow has not shown up in searches nor any readings I've found. Now that I have heard of it I will be doing more in depth research on it so I can find it too. The flies there are called "Swarm Flies", they are particularly bad in late summer and through the fall. No matter how tight your house may be built they still find a way in and you have to vacuum out your window and door sills inside your house daily.

  • @leagueG5
    @leagueG5 3 роки тому +3

    He is so dramatic & cute. Love when he says “Please don’t give way” and “Ohhhhh.” Gotta love it. 😁

  • @jimmytait9965
    @jimmytait9965 3 роки тому +4

    Dude, you are the most dedicated person!!!! For you to risk personal harm to show a bunch of people sitting on the couch at home 100 year old wood on the second floor….. That’s why your channel KICKS ASS!!!!!
    Be safe, and THANK YOU for what you do!!!!

  • @AthleticaHQ
    @AthleticaHQ 4 роки тому +2

    Love this, nothing better than exploring old historic locations while imagining what once was. Lots of awesome ghost towns and abandoned places in Nevada. Keep up the great work. - Rob.

  • @elgiacomo
    @elgiacomo 7 років тому +13

    That was a great video. Thanks for giving us an opportunity to tag along on your adventures.

  • @acsone3546
    @acsone3546 5 років тому +11

    That grave looks so intact it must be an updated headstone from their family

  • @jrod264winmag
    @jrod264winmag 5 років тому +16

    I know where that's at. I grew up in the Black Hills, Rapid City and Sturgis specifically.

  • @sarahmarie1391
    @sarahmarie1391 6 років тому +2

    A year later and we're still watching. Hoping you're safe. Really beautiful area.

  • @jrgates54
    @jrgates54 7 років тому +108

    Three people on horses and you out there by yourself, I immediately thought of "Deliverance." Paddle Faster.

    • @OdySlim
      @OdySlim 6 років тому +3

      Bend over and squeal like a pig. Remember that.

    • @nojnoj3069
      @nojnoj3069 6 років тому +1

      Squeak piggy squeak!.........ooohh!

    • @runlarryrun77
      @runlarryrun77 5 років тому +1

      What we require is you get your damn ass up in those woods...

    • @glenturney4750
      @glenturney4750 5 років тому +1

      @@runlarryrun77: "He's got a perty mouth?" 😂😂😂

    • @mjt0192837465
      @mjt0192837465 5 років тому +3

      At least it was 3 and not the 4 horse men of the apocalypse.

  • @jennilang721
    @jennilang721 5 років тому +17

    The old mom in me is saying that you need to NEVER GO EXPLORING ALONE! TOO DAMNED DANGEROUS!!!😡
    The vid watcher in me is saying interesting/good vid, kiddo!!!😊👍

  • @greglapointe1311
    @greglapointe1311 6 років тому +33

    You're livin' the dream kid, good for you! Have you heard about the abandoned town of Centralia Penn.? That might be an interesting way to spend the day. It's had an underground fire burning since 1962. Everybody but a small handful of people moved out years ago. The movie Silent Hill was based on it.

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  6 років тому +7

      Greg LaPointe Hey Greg, Yes I've been there. Very cool place!

    • @Oorah555
      @Oorah555 6 років тому +1

      Greg LaPointe )

    • @TwoWholeWorms
      @TwoWholeWorms 6 років тому +4

      Anyone planning to go to Centralia, take a friend or three and a CO-certified gas mask each. As Greg says, it's an underground coal fire, which means low oxygen, which means there are large parts of the old town with high levels of carbon monoxide, which you do not want to be breathing in. _Definitely_ don't go there on yer own!

    • @runlarryrun77
      @runlarryrun77 5 років тому +5

      Almost everything there has been pulled down. The grafitti on the old highway is cool, but other than that it's just a road layout with no houses & smoke coming out of the ground. I think they did that to stop people going, make it less attractive. It didn't work.

    • @justinburris2888
      @justinburris2888 5 років тому +3

      There’s not much left to see in Centralia but about 2 houses and a small cemetery. And the smoke coming out of the ground in spots. But basically all the structures are gone. The neatest part is all the graffiti on the road leading into the town. So yes interesting but not much to see. And you do have to be very careful where you venture on foot around there

  • @simardssurveillancesystems8209
    @simardssurveillancesystems8209 5 років тому +1

    I Love Your Dedication For Bringing Us Viewers The Content That You Do....Thanks

  • @p.e.amueli8272
    @p.e.amueli8272 4 роки тому +4

    My new favorite channel sending 🙏❤ from New Zealand 6 days of out lockdown stay safe...m.

  • @tapertim
    @tapertim 3 роки тому +1

    My uncle was the last person to live in Spokane he left in 1960 my aunt taught at the Spokane school in 1929 when we were kids back in the 60s we would go up there and play around there was a huge old mine with all of the equipment in it even crank telephone all gone now I haven't been there since 1990

  • @Cristasphoto
    @Cristasphoto 6 років тому +6

    That old stove was REALLY cool. I wish I could restore it

  • @royrice8597
    @royrice8597 5 років тому

    Thanks for taking chances for us to investigate with you! 👍👍👍😁😁😁

  • @RCBuildaholic001
    @RCBuildaholic001 6 років тому +25

    What are the odds that I would watch this video on June 21st, the same day that Fernando died 110 years later......

    •  5 років тому +10

      365 to 1.

    • @nick56677
      @nick56677 4 роки тому

      @ 366 to 1 on a leap year.

  • @devonboulden2496
    @devonboulden2496 4 роки тому

    Born yesterday. Have you ever done any urban exploration? Been out in the woods? Seen people on horseback while you were hiking? When you woke up this morning...for the 1st time. Yes, exploring old buildings is crazy.

  • @pecatoribus64
    @pecatoribus64 5 років тому +11

    Be careful man!! You 'll end up one day in the house of Three finger, Saw Tooth and One Eye!!

  • @Squidy666
    @Squidy666 3 роки тому +2

    I'm so glad I discovered this channel, thanks for all the exporation videos! Currently in lockdown in Sydney, Australia and this is the next best thing to getting out and exploring myself haha

  • @gr8oone007
    @gr8oone007 6 років тому +29

    Stop going up stairs you're affecting my blood pressure! Lol

    • @thomasewing2656
      @thomasewing2656 4 роки тому

      Run up the stairs fast and jump up and down while making a Tarzan yell. This will test the building's soundness. It works--once.

  • @saintsinner7565
    @saintsinner7565 2 роки тому

    Dude ur brave no joke,it’s amazing how u found it
    I so love those adventures
    Stay safe !

  • @galememeeof6688
    @galememeeof6688 6 років тому +17

    Cool! It's nice to see a young person interested in history and old stuff. Those cars were probably for an old demo derby. The glass was all gone and it look like it had been modified. The name on the outside also. They've probably been there since they put them there after the demo. Maybe? Please stay safe, you do so many incredible things.

    • @jimmyers8114
      @jimmyers8114 5 років тому +3

      doubt it, they were just abandoned there.

    • @DoctorEnigma01
      @DoctorEnigma01 2 роки тому

      Yes mining camps a hundred years ago were huge demolition derby enthusiasts, they also held gladiatorial games during winter solstice

  • @Gramma-Bambi-Lynn
    @Gramma-Bambi-Lynn 6 років тому +1

    Another great find! I love that you appreciate the simple beauty of old wooden stairs.

  • @ChiselMouse
    @ChiselMouse 7 років тому +22

    You never want to put your outhouse too close to your well - ha! Seriously though man, be sure to check to see if you have cell service before doing anything too crazy.

  • @richdiscoveries
    @richdiscoveries 6 років тому +1

    I like the latches on the door frame of the first house upstairs. At one time somebody used to lock that room from the outside. I have come across a lot of that in old abandoned houses

  • @northstarastrology3954
    @northstarastrology3954 4 роки тому +13

    Have anyone one of these explorers encountered a squatter camping out in the old structures?!? 😱

    • @gzuehlke7888
      @gzuehlke7888 4 роки тому +1

      Yes old abandoned farm by me. I always have to get rid of druggies and squatters.

    • @HDVisionsMedia
      @HDVisionsMedia 3 роки тому +6

      @@gzuehlke7888 why kick a squatter out of an abandoned house if no one lives there.. Seems counter productive.

    • @ratioxcmcsa263
      @ratioxcmcsa263 2 роки тому

      @@HDVisionsMedia i might be late to the convo just wanted to add.. depending where you live.. you don't really want heroin needles and shit somewhere children might wander into

  • @rickyalvarado5064
    @rickyalvarado5064 5 років тому +2

    Dude i got chills, this is so neat! Thank you!!

  • @boagaandbeyond4336
    @boagaandbeyond4336 7 років тому +12

    G'day mate Thank you for your videos I only found your channel last week and I'm glad I did Cheers from the land down under

  • @sejnb1
    @sejnb1 6 років тому

    Most impressive workmanship in the construction of the house.

  • @brandoncallahan9289
    @brandoncallahan9289 4 роки тому +4

    It's weird seeing buildings that used lath and plaster instead of drywall. My house is old enough to have the leftovers of the lath and plaster, though in some areas most of the plaster is gone now.

  • @Cindiejo1
    @Cindiejo1 4 роки тому

    I love videos like this one. Awesome video, thank you for sharing.

  • @mrpurplerain7476
    @mrpurplerain7476 4 роки тому +18

    I Bet its Scary as Hell at Night

  • @irishgrl
    @irishgrl 5 років тому

    In the days before sheetrock, the walls were built with slats...
    You find the neatest places! Thx to you I get to be an armchair explorer!

  • @journeywithjay
    @journeywithjay 7 років тому +47

    great video bud!!! its cool you got to film inside that school, i cant imagine it standing much longer. stay safe getting those shots

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  7 років тому +6

      Yeah man, a few more years left for that school at best!

  • @sacredsquirrel1643
    @sacredsquirrel1643 5 років тому +1

    Thank you for keeping your steps so quiet. On some videos like this all that can be heard is the crushing sounds.

  • @joelhill4107
    @joelhill4107 7 років тому +7

    I have been watching your videos, very well done! Like the locations ,professionalism, Excellent! Keep up the good work!

  • @tomstraub1148
    @tomstraub1148 6 років тому +2

    I'm really enjoying your videos. I stopped rural & urban exploring several years ago, but love seeing other peoples adventures. This one really is similar to my times. Alone, quietly exploring and taking photos, worrying about stairs and floors collapsing. Biggest concern was getting shot, or coming across real assholes looking to make trouble far from public view. I had no cell phone, just my Canadian manners and humor.
    Get as many of these places as you can. I find that many of the places I went to have been demolished now, so I'm glad I took so many photos !

  • @nathanl7018
    @nathanl7018 5 років тому +7

    Those cars were most likely from the early 50's. The first one was probably a Chevy based on the outline of the hood ornament. It also may have been a stock car racer at one time judging by the engine call out numbers on the driver front fender.

    • @blairberg1081
      @blairberg1081 5 років тому +1

      And a Ford customline behind it from the same period

  • @skiphaudegen275
    @skiphaudegen275 4 роки тому

    Nice Location ! Thnx,for the Upload and Sharing.👍

  • @jameson8682
    @jameson8682 4 роки тому +40

    "This place is infested with hornets"
    5 seconds later
    "Alright, let's go inside"

  • @KoguryoKid
    @KoguryoKid 4 роки тому +1

    I hope you aren't alone when you go to places like this. Interesting to see, but lots of dangers if you're right there. Thanks for the tour! (Don't even want to think about how cold those places must've been in the winter!)

  • @LeslieLove
    @LeslieLove 7 років тому +11

    I was scared for you the whole time watching this!! How I would have loved to be there with you. Great video

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  7 років тому +2

      Thanks Leslie! There were some some scary moments here haha

    • @nojnoj3069
      @nojnoj3069 6 років тому +9

      Mobile Instinct ....... looks like Leslie Love fancies a bit of lost in the woods action...?

    • @raptor4798
      @raptor4798 6 років тому +1

      Think of it this way. If he uploaded the video he made it out okay

  • @robrobbins
    @robrobbins 4 роки тому +1

    In Rider Park in Lycoming County PA we have the ruins of a homestead, a barn foundation, and a small grave site on a mountain meadow. But it is not exactly a desolate ghost town because it is part of a public park with interpretive signs. It is pretty much just a local attraction though, not famous or well known beyond these parts.

  • @Shinobi33
    @Shinobi33 4 роки тому +5

    I got scared at 4:52 thinking that was someone else when he turned the camera around.

  • @tarashaeffer9296
    @tarashaeffer9296 4 роки тому

    Do u seriously go all these places alone.Thank u so much for showing us these mystical places that we would have never known about. Only certain ppl can look at rickety stairs and be in awe by its beauty. I have no idea why ive always been attracted to abandoned places since I was young. Its like u feel something strange. An echo left behind.... idk anyway lots of love. I'm so glad I found ur channel

  • @shanemwood
    @shanemwood 4 роки тому +10

    I found a single civil war grave in the middle of the woods once.

    • @davidregan9872
      @davidregan9872 4 роки тому +1

      That would cool! Take a metal detector there, and you could find something cool if you ever try to go back!

  • @leehurley8358
    @leehurley8358 7 років тому +1

    What an incredible place! This is my first time watching you and I am certainly impressed! I am subscribing for sure.

  • @Linda204
    @Linda204 7 років тому +26

    There is no telling how old that place is most old homes had a basement for storing food amazing video no one I know enclosed their hand pump people use to always bury their own dead and those flys are called horse flys they do bite they must let cattle and horses roam the woods you need to get you a mask

    • @jacquelinekingsley5825
      @jacquelinekingsley5825 6 років тому +1

      Linda 204 Boo! Whatcha afraid of? Most likely walked over more than just one grave!

    • @Wasper216
      @Wasper216 6 років тому +3

      and you need to use punctuation marks :(

    • @messagedeleted1922
      @messagedeleted1922 6 років тому +3

      Horse flies can bite fucking hard as fuck. They also will follow you for miles through the woods buzzing around you trying to find a moment to bite. And they can bite through jeans and jean jackets, they are the worst things in the woods.

    • @runlarryrun77
      @runlarryrun77 5 років тому +2

      @@messagedeleted1922 Serial killers are the worst thing in the woods imo.

    • @angelmist4253
      @angelmist4253 5 років тому

      Bears too.

  • @misscortez6621
    @misscortez6621 7 років тому +1

    Wow! What an exploration! That was freaky indeed!!! Thank u for taking us along!!! Great video! I had to subscribe! 😊

  • @bigfatno
    @bigfatno 5 років тому +9

    I did a lot of the same thing you're doing around the area I live. I never filmed it, but I took a lot of pictures of the abandoned places I was at. I'm glad I have those photos because a lot of those places have been destroyed.
    Great video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @georgesherfick2444
    @georgesherfick2444 4 роки тому +3

    Pretty clear that some of those buildings has knob and tube wiring..so 20's 30s 40s..and the cars were early 50s.. If you are scared go with a friend or pack some heat.

  • @saltypotato4796
    @saltypotato4796 5 років тому +2

    I started to love this channel because i love abandoned places it is very stunning 😍

  • @michelleh7587
    @michelleh7587 6 років тому +39

    Also.hon....you should wear a mask because in these old homes they used lead based paints. Please wear a mask!

    • @NZXT_Nomad
      @NZXT_Nomad 6 років тому +1

      ^

    • @TwoWholeWorms
      @TwoWholeWorms 6 років тому +7

      However, any arsenic-based paints, which were heavily used for _green_ paint throughout the 1800s, are not. Also, don't forget that asbestos was wildly used as an ingredient in concrete, cement, flame-retardant paints, drywall, bricks, and even pipes, and this place was abandonned in the 1940s so there's a good chance that that second basement probably contains a fair bit of it.
      Please do carry on making these videos, please also get a mask!

    • @runlarryrun77
      @runlarryrun77 5 років тому +6

      Not an issue. Lead, arsenic or asbestos are harmless unless you spend a lot of time around it, I mean A LOT or you start knocking things down & breathing in the dust. Nothing to worry about here.

    • @angelmist4253
      @angelmist4253 5 років тому

      And don't forget that mold and bird droppings are very dangerous too.

    • @thebutcher7919
      @thebutcher7919 5 років тому

      And don't forget about Radium in the basements...

  • @bruceburch8301
    @bruceburch8301 Рік тому

    That old building with the plastered wall was a warm building in it's heyday.

  • @gj4093
    @gj4093 5 років тому +7

    You found the mine with the entrance collapsed

  • @MNorris1985
    @MNorris1985 Рік тому

    Just stopped by here yesterday. Last time I went was 2020. Had remembered you went here. First house is actually the caretakers house. The school house is a little further down the path, collapsed chalkboard still on the wall under the rubble. The 2nd house is the superintendents house of the mine and if you were to go straight from the front of it would be where the mill was and a shaft opening which that's all been filled in by the forest service many years ago I have a map of the town there's a little more if you would've went left at the fork going to the 2nd house. It's national forest land so no need to hide lol its public. Also seeing people on horses is common, especially when there's a horse camp next to the town. There's so many more places out here for sure!

  • @eflore7527
    @eflore7527 4 роки тому +4

    “Think of your worst nightmares” that’s when leather face pops out!!

  • @flatlineracer3207
    @flatlineracer3207 8 місяців тому

    This is one of your better ones. Scary too! Love it!

  • @williammiller7799
    @williammiller7799 7 років тому +4

    I looked up James Fernando Shepherd and found a link on google to a Elks resort or something and they have horse back riding through the area. And even a picture of the area.

  • @danlitchfield894
    @danlitchfield894 3 роки тому

    Great episode! I caught myself several times holding my breath.

  • @veliagarcia3606
    @veliagarcia3606 4 роки тому +3

    Dude, why in the world are alone. The golden rule “never be alone”, safety in 2’s.......

  • @landofthelost3749
    @landofthelost3749 4 роки тому

    Another Amazing Explore/Video!! Your attention to detail, and Stillness with the camera (Especially given the Circumstances) are Amazing!! I put you right up there with the Top Urban explorers out today!! Keep up the Great Work!!

  • @michaelmaciejewicz7534
    @michaelmaciejewicz7534 6 років тому +6

    OMG 😯
    Your brave going upstairs in that school

  • @emilyswarr8747
    @emilyswarr8747 4 роки тому +1

    you are so crazy!!!! I love it lol! I know a lot about history and that color would have been typical for a schoolhouse that and white but I found it odd that the original wallpaper was like a flower/chicken pattern, wallpaper was pretty expensive in that time and certainly not used for a schoolhouse!

  • @williewilliams8707
    @williewilliams8707 5 років тому +8

    DUDE !!!!!!!
    You’re doing it by yourself...... you’re crazy .... get a companion to go with you ......

    • @statueteethtv
      @statueteethtv 5 років тому

      Nothing wrong with being a lone wolf

    • @giovanna722
      @giovanna722 5 років тому +2

      @@statueteethtv Come on now, these environments are in advanced decay. Highly unstable..uncovered well, etc. Much better to have a backup.

  • @aimee2014
    @aimee2014 4 роки тому

    I hope you always have folks with you when you go to this places

  • @Vulcan650Vampire
    @Vulcan650Vampire 4 роки тому +6

    I was one of the people on horses

  • @kayhalliwell4404
    @kayhalliwell4404 5 років тому

    What a marvellous find! Thank you.

  • @ontargetthomunclesam3926
    @ontargetthomunclesam3926 5 років тому +4

    did anyone else see the dark figure on the hill at 7:50 as he is coming out of the concrete structure that may have been a root cellar

    • @redlinemando
      @redlinemando 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah man. Everyone knows that's bigfoot country!!!!!!! He & Jimmy Hoffa are big buddies.

  • @geminib2665
    @geminib2665 4 роки тому

    The little house was probably a spring house. Where they kept food. Near an old spring or well in this case. Great work!

  • @nojnoj3069
    @nojnoj3069 6 років тому +15

    The difference between a bee and a hornet is it's okay to be stung by a bee, hornet not so good. You will never forget the day a hornet stung you.

    • @XxSuperSuspiciousxX
      @XxSuperSuspiciousxX 6 років тому +3

      My grandma used to say “bees sting you as defense; hornets sting you for fun and keep coming back to sting you until you’re dead.

    • @NZXT_Nomad
      @NZXT_Nomad 6 років тому +1

      cousinzbandmack well your grandma sounds like a smart person, hornets are crazy fuckers, in the uk we have things called ‘hover flys’ they look identical to hornets but they don’t sting which can be pretty confusing when you go on holiday and see actual hornets

    • @acsone3546
      @acsone3546 5 років тому

      I got stung by 4 cicada hawks this summer there are still holes in my leg

    • @tarabooartarmy3654
      @tarabooartarmy3654 5 років тому

      I got stung by an African hornet (that’s what I was told it was, anyway) on the finger when I was climbing a tree when I was about 9. I jumped down and ran inside to tell my parents, and it’s a good thing I did because there was a whole nest in the tree and I could hear the rest of the hornets thumping against the door after I slammed it behind me. Our landlord cut the whole tree down to get rid of it. My parents took me to the urgent care center to have it looked at because it swelled up so badly and hurt so much.

  • @JamiePiller
    @JamiePiller 6 років тому +1

    New sub. I've just watched a few of your videos.
    I like seeing all the old forgotten places like these.
    Nice man, nice.

  • @matthewcinelli2417
    @matthewcinelli2417 7 років тому +11

    More information on James Fernando Shepard...
    www.findagrave.com/memorial/95184692

    • @MobileInstinct
      @MobileInstinct  7 років тому +2

      +Matthew Cinelli Very interesting! Thanks for this

  • @jenachristoffer8968
    @jenachristoffer8968 2 роки тому

    I'm Your Biggest Fan and I Love your UA-cam Videos and I Love you