I found a news paper article from Nov 30 1867 about a explosion at the Pacific Mills Powder Company. The paper was the Daily Alta California news paper. Volume 19 number 6468. Three men were killed and 1 was wounded. The explosion was felt 20 miles away.
Sad as these place are now known fools are wandering about spraying and leaving trails so as not to get lost,.right hand rule. That bad. Now wonder authorities are closing them up.
Thanks for another incredible explore! As for the anchors/bolts, go for it, after all it is a human made mine. I know cave explorers commonly use anchors/bolts in a natural environment. I believe documenting the unexplored area far out weighs a few anchors or bolts.
Pacific Mills powder company, at San Rafael in Marin County, California. Exploded in Dec 1 1867 killing 4 men. It was never rebuilt. They were never a major supplier so the loss was not big. But, their exit from the industry allowed the three remaining suppliers to raise their prices even more. GLY- Every time I see something you won't climb down, I see Frank jumping down...LOL His camera work gives me motion sickness...Shame I can't watch his channel. **As for the concrete anchor problem....Over drill for depth and when you are finished remove the nut and washer, pound the anchor down into the hole, fill with cheap calking and rub the drill powder you saved from drilling the hole into the calking to hide it. We used to do that in the construction industry. (Your devoted follower in mines)
If you can pack it in, you can pack it out. It's gone beyond a shame that people just don't care. It's a throwaway world, so it's now someone else's problem. Thanks for being a part of the solution. Absolutely incredible mine.
As for the SS Anchor. Do it because it's only a matter of time before someone gets in there and disturbs everything. With you getting in there now you get the best and freshest footage. Then its preserved forever for everyone to see. Besides you know it will bug you not getting in there and also you could spray paint the anchor, so it doesn't stand out too much.
I just can't get over the fact that the big "Ball Room" was solid rock at one time and it was all dug out by hand and by using black powder !!! I could tell the size of the room because I can hear your echo off the distant walls. I was sharing your excitement !! Keep the videos coming and I agree you should put your anchors in the rock and rope down into the depths, no ones been down there for 100 years. It will be well worth it.
Thanks for giving us an image of that tree trunk. As near as I could see it was at least 160 years old and possibly older. If it was cut for use in the mines in circa 1880 then it started growing somewhere around 1700 give or take a few years. The bottom of the black powder keg that you used chalk on to identify the mfg. also had some identifier of the grade of powder. Type "a" was for blasting and type "g" was for sporting use. They used the letter "F" to designate the burn rate. I think that can indicated it was "FF" grade. All sort of useless trivia, but thanks again for a great mine tour.
Thank you Gly, for your admonition of the litterers, and your clean up of their mess. I love that chalk trick. We used it to highlight the numbers on our breaker box. The electrician with thirty years experience was astounded. Taught an old dog a new trick! Still fascinated by your explore of that mine. Glad you put safety first.
@@rawbsworld6604 Painted all one color by the manufacturer. Side lighting would shadow the numbers, but chalk highlighted them so they were visible even in the dim light of the utility closet.
@@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm 👌 fair enough hard for me to visualize , my ocd has me label everything and have a back up to that with a diagram 🤷♂️ schematic in case labels fall off .. redundant? 🤪 .. ✌️ have nice day
Hello Gly, I'm with you about clean up after yourself in these historic places. Or anywhere for that matter. Pack it in, Pack it out. But in the case of the SS anchors, I would do it. Not only would it give you a way of documenting the spaces below in the great way you do these videos. But also it would give other mine explorers a way of getting down there too. I really don't think you are ruining these experience or the mine by doing that. That's my opinion at least. Imagine the artifacts you'll find being the first going down there?
Thank you Gly for cleaning up after the others. I have always believed in the Adventures Golden of "Only take Photos and Videos and Leave only Footprints" Another Awesome adventure.
Another day of fun and adventure. Some people just don't get what a opportunity it is to explore a mine of the late 1800's. Be safe and remember to respect history. Thank you Gly ever so much.
My vote is to get down in there. This could be the holy grail of unexplored mines. Hard to pass up a chance for this one. But with that said, i would feel more comfortable if you went with a partner like Frank. He may even have a suggestion we havent thought of yet, and 2 or more people would make it much more safe.
Thank you Gly for another awsome episode from a cool mine. Really live all these videos about mines. This is history that i wanted to see more of in school when i was younger. Because this subject would make me stay in school more often for sure. This kind of historic content are so damn good. History are one thing i like soecially about gold silver and stuff like that. They were such badass who worked in the mines for 100 years ago and earlier. Because they didnt have all the fancy machines we have today. But today they blow the whole mines up instead and that i dont like. This was more sport to do it like the oldschool. That was a good hard work that made america great in the old days. Freaking love the old American history that shape the old western and how they build up towns and cities. I live in Sweden and my dream are to travel to United States of America someday i hope i can do that for sure with my wife and my kids. Stay safe take care to Gly and all the other people who read this. Freaking awsome content Gly have on this channel for sure. Have a great saturday and have a even greater Sunday 😊🙏💪🏻👍🏼🇸🇪🇺🇸
Excellent post. I also luv the history Gly teaches about hard rock mining.Today's open pit mines and strip mines are so damaging to the surrounding area.
Gly they make removable climbers' rock anchors. Many climbers have your same thoughts about disfiguring a rock face with anchors plus there is a safety issue of idiots using old anchors. You still have to drill a hole but the anchor can be loosened and pulled out of the hole and reused.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Good call. If it was a naturally eroded surface it's fine, but every single nook and cranny in all but the very oldest mines was created by explosive fracturing. There is literally no telling where rock is carrying hairline cracks, or horizontal shearing behind what looks like a nice solid surface. Any crack you stick a cam into is a potential boulder waiting to pop out and personally thank the person who granted it freedom....
Gly-you keep bringing us the best footage of these old mine’s. Really enjoy our Saturday morning explore you bring us on. After reading through the other comments, I would agree that it is worth leaving the SS bolts to be able to document the remainder of this fantastic mine. Do us a favor if you desire io go there, have another climber with you. That will be much safer with 2. Take care and as always-stay safe. Love what you do and share.
That wasn't an anticlimactic episode, that was amazing. The sheer size of it is mind boggling and even if you can't get into those other areas what you have done is something to be very proud of. Thank you.
I mean, if it was already fully documented, then the mine doesn't need to be touched. Since it's not, and you're one of the best out there documenting these mines for posterity, respectfully I might add, who knows? This could be the last, best chance anyone might be able to get in there and show the history. If anyone were to do it, I would nominate you. You have respect for the history more than even some of your other popular UA-cam peers. You never know what kind of monofilament Suburban group might come destroy stuff before anyone has a chance to see it.
With the amount of potential this mine still has, I legitimately believe that anchoring into this is justifiable. This is by far one of the best mines you've gotten into and to leave the last bit unexplored, especially considering that your goal is so easily reached....... It would be a disservice and you'd probably kick yourself for not going there. You've roped into spots that ended up being total busts. I think you owe it to yourself to see the last bit of this mine through. And if you're concerned about other explorers taking advantage of your equipment and leaving more messes deeper in the mine, don't show where your anchor points are. Or once you're out, drill around them and remove them. It's a little extra work, but in the long run, you'll maintain the history and still document everything.
Use your anchors. There's no telling when the Government may want to keep us safe from ourselves and close it off. You doing a complete documentary on it will be the only way 99.9 % of the people who are interested in mining history ever get to see this amazing place. Great work thank you.
“Cerargyrite, also called Horn Silver, gray, very heavy halide mineral composed of silver chloride (AgCl); it is an ore of silver. It forms a complete solid-solution series with bromyrite, silver bromide (AgBr), in which bromine completely replaces chlorine in the crystal structure.” - Encyclopedia Brittanica
Hello Gly You Made the right decision not to rope Down there . Perhaps next time you can fly a drone Down there to take a better look . Thank you for your work and all your effords to bring the Video to us Take care stay safe Yours Frank Galetzka
Thanks for sharing gly, this mine is kinda cool. I just really don't care for people that trash up things that don't belong to them. Take care my friend and i will see you next weekend
Pacific Mills | South Carolina Encyclopedia The new mills, collectively called Columbia Pacific Mills, consisted of Olympia, Granby, Richland, and Capital City Mills in Columbia. Mill villages containing 650 houses came with the purchase. In 1923 Pacific bought 750 acres of land eleven miles from Spartanburg to open Lyman Pacific Mills and another company town. Pacific Mills - SC Picture Project A farming community grew around the store, which formed the epicenter of the burgeoning town until Pacific Mills built the Lyman Printing and Finishing Mill on 700 acres purchased from the Groce family. The mill was named for Pacific Mills president, Arthur T. Lyman.
That's "A" Pacific Mills but not "THE" Pacific Mills that produced the black powder. For one, the date is way off since these mines date from the 1860s and 1870s. There was a Pacific Mills Powder Company in Marin County, California that operated during the 1860s which is more than likely the manufacturer of the black powder that was in the tins considering the location of this mine. More about the Pacific Mills you were referring to which is completely unrelated to this mine: Richland Cotton Mill, also known as Pacific Mills, Lowenstein Mill, and Whaley's Mill, is a historic cotton mill building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1894, and is a four-story, rectangular brick mill building. It features a seven-story stair tower, with a circular vent flanked by two arched vents. Attached to the building are an engine room, a boiler room with chimney, and a machine shop. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
3 bolts would be the safest but if you dont want to put a bolt in then your only option is to build a ladder and somehow lower it down or create an attachment point for a rope some other way. maybe you could build a wooden cribbing over the winze at 19:48 to support a rope that you rappel down
This is turning out to be quite the explore, isn't it? Can't wait to see what's next! Nice video as always :) About the rotten staircase and ways to replace/go over it, what about buying one of those portable aluminum ladders and placing it over the gap by using the rocks on both ends as support? They are lightweight, easy to carry, surprisingly sturdy and quite long. The problem would be securing it I think, but I'm counting on you to find a solution for that 😜
Thank you for a fantastic, awesome explore. Your research, and comments research a longe makes this one of your best mines yet. Yes, please use the anchor bolts. It is man made. They will be clean. This is epic and if it takes a season to do it justice, I'm game to come a long with you. My prayers go with you. 😊
Thanks Gly for all your amazing adventures look forward to the next one stay safe. Close to the floor and cover it i am absolutely interested in the full exploration as i know you are and want you and posable the next adventures to be just as safe as can bee. Thanks again.
using more lights inside the mine was a great idea, hard to see sometimes in your videos but I know there are lots of colors to see. I climbed into a few gold mines in Colorado before you were born, had no video equipment back then. I also fly drones, Your Cini has great video capabilities, hope you are using ND filters to help with color quality. Thanks for another great adventure. BTW I bet you find another way into that mine, it's so big, there is bound to be another way (or 2) inside.
And keep our caves clean dont litter them down more then they have already done. Keep our cave systems clean from plastic bottles bags etc etc Keep our worl clean and ♻️ more we need a better workd for our kids and grandkids in the future Stay safe take care yal best wishes from Sweden 🇸🇪 to 🇺🇸 and the rest of the world
Think of it this way, by placing an anchor, you’re making it a safer exploration for future explorers as well. In 50 years when Gly Coolness is but a distant memory, his anchor and videos will still exist to educate and aid future mine explorers.
I'm so glad u spent so much time on this one we don't want u to get hurt though another epic adventure love watching with the family we can't wait for more 👍👏✌️
I have no expectations. I don’t want you to risk life and limb for me. I do want you to feel comfortable and safe about every aspect of any exploration. You do what YOU feel comfortable with and I will be perfectly happy viewing what you want to share. Stay safe. Life is precious. Thanks Gly for your dedication and hard work to share the fascinating underworld with me.
Its amazing that someone will go to the trouble and effort to find where you have been and then littler it! WTF! I do agree with you not wanting to leave something modern in an old mine, even though it would have a purpose, unlike those who thought it ok to litter. Leave them as you found them, the old adage for campers and hikers "Pack out what you pack in" or "Leave only memories, take only pictures" I like your morals.
Good morning. This is perfect for Saturday morning. Went on vacation, came back sick. Not COVID, but sick enough to be in bed for a couple of days and medication.
@@dinos_chili_seeds Thank you for the good wishes. I am doing better, after a trip to the hospital for inhalation therapy. Blessings to you from the USA.
Hey Gly ! Couldn’t you wrap around & use a self tightening slip knot on the big Column just to the right side of that old stairs as an anchor point ? You’d need something to grab the rope once you drop it down one side - expanding pole ? Then your weight will only make it tighter around the column & it shouldn’t slip ! You could even attach a 2d rope to pull the line through on the bottom side, if you don’t need to climb back up !? Ie go out the tunnel on the bottom. Just a thought ! 😁
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Don't keep solo exploring; it's become boring. You are hindered by not having a companion to help explore. Frank has his wife who is a pretty good roper.
Gly, thank you as always. It's amazing to think that all that was done by hand. Also thank you for cleaning their mess and being respectful of our past. If we don't respect it, it will be lost for others to learn and enjoy
Here in Germany it is actually pretty common to drive in anchors, build small bridges, build lining to secure dangerous areas, leaving ropes and ladders or even dig open collapsed areas while exploring abandoned mines for other explorers to use and to also enjoy.
It's a shame to see the litter that people leave behind. I would prefer to leave it better than what I found which you do time and time again. I have an idea as to the anchor mount. Just further away from the ledge where the two cold steel (loose ) anchors are securied (BTW - smart move on not roping on the anchored cold steel. You don't know how impeded those anchors are and probably could not tolerate any shear forces). Possible solution: Going further away from those two anchors(floor) - see if you can bore a recessed hole with a groove about 1 inch min into the rock. Then drill into the rock with your drill to accommodate the anchor. Install the anchor(s) were the anchor head and rope flange would be at least 1 in below the surface. The groove will minimize the shear force on the rope. When you're done, cover with dirt and perhaps a big rock so as to obscure the temptation of subsequent explorers and hide our visit. If someone ends up requiring a rescue, the state will end up sealing that mine off for good. I think that's your best and safest option Gly. Stay safe and keep making those good decisions. We all appreciate that. I haven't forgotten the mine you visited where it was beyond sketchy from the earthquake. I've got the episode number somewhere. ..and the one where they removed a weight-bearing col in the stope and it collapsed. That's crazy stuff you do so we don't have to! LOL Stay safe Gly!
I like the idea of anchoring in low where you can more easily hide the anchor such as to not encourage others who may be less respectful to use it, but I (and likely most) also place no pressure to attempt to rope a descent/ascent that may be too risky just for us viewers. I would 100% support a spotter/second party if you decide to attempt such an exploratory feat! Great cinematography as usual 👏
Gly, so far this is my favorite mine. Been watching for several months from Ep1. This reminds me of the Lord of the Rings and the mines of Moria. So cool. Wish I was there with you. Stay safe my friend.
Gly i truly hope that you'll reconsider going deeper into those giant stopes. You've honestly gave me something to look forward to the last few weeks while I fight with my depression. Keep up the wonderful content and I look forward to seeing what you have in store for us viewers in the future!
Willperry, remember a bunch of us fight the depression battle. Keep strong 💪. Gly videos allow me to go where I can no longer go due to mobility walking problems. Watching the videos we go into a place I’ve never experienced and can enjoy.
Gly you are the best. Thanks so much. That ore bucket was awesome. Frank should get that. and rebuild it. Before it's rotted away where know one will ever see it again. Thanks for sharing gly. Stay safe my friend 🙏♥️
Great video Gly. In all my years of Cave, Mine exploration I never got lost. Not because I used fishing line, but at every junction, turn or deviation, look back!!! that is what you will see on the way out ... Simple!!😜😁
Gly keeps posting awesome content. Thank you Gly. I totally agree with you about the ancors..someone already provided another solution/suggestion:) Question...do you ever worry about someone vandalizing Old Bob while you're in a mine? As always stay safe and keep the great videos coming.
Awesome video. You definitely have the best channel for mine exploring. Wish I could go with you. What makes this video awesome and others like is when you take about the geology. Wish you could still auction minerals on ebay. I prefer your solo explorations but what happened to your side kicks?
Maybe you should invest in an telescoping ladder . Amazon has one 18.5 ft long 330lb capacity , compacts to 42inches and weighs 36lbs for 192 bucks best part is you take the ladder with ya protecting that part of the mine , stainless anchors would invite others to use em. just sayin.
I'm Glad you put some thought about how to achieve your journey through this mine. Praying you make the right decision on the way to go, proceed with caution.
Just watched this again....that huge hole of a stope is really scary... ! Another reason not to go into abandoned mines with just tennis shoes and a small two AA batteries flashlight.....with the luxury of a bottle of water. Really intertaining , interesting video ! Stay safe !
Documentation seems more important than the anchor. There may come a time where no one can see that mine.Low to the floor is a good idea, cut them off with your angle grinder when you leave.other than that, HOLY CRAP WHAT A MINE!
Incredible that you can still make out the walking path of the miners at the bottom of the staircase of "nope". Like a well worn path through the grass at a park.
Being cheap, I'd have wound up my monofilament and took it with me. Trouble with leaving it, it's a tripping hazard and you don't want that near an edge! The "fails" are just as interesting, sometimes more so. Also, I'm wondering about that big dark spot in the side of the hill just to the left of that south entry. Another big stope or just an overhang?
Thank you for being a litter picker upper Gly. I want to put a spin on your question. If you were given the only 3 rock anchors left in the world when you started your adventures? Would this be the one that you choose to use your rock anchors in? The other option is to bring a friend who is twice your weight and use them as the anchor! May you get to the bottom of the Thunder Ridge mines! (in a controlled fashion of course)
33:05 Chlorargyrite _is_ Hornsilver ... . Named that way because of the colour it takes under certain circumstances (like horn that has become opaque). Wikipedia says "... found as colorless to variably yellow cubic crystals. The color changes to brown or purple on exposure to light." The entry is wrong about the dating (1875) of the name and first description, though. First mentioned in literature in 1546 as _"Argentum rude jecoris coloris"_ (Silver ore of horn colour; Georgius Agricola, De Natura Fossilium, 1546), mined in Marienberg in the Erzgebirge (literally Ore Mountains), Germany. In 1562 Johannes Mathesius was a bit more descriptive in his "Sarepta oder Bergpostill": _"vnd das was man newlicher zeyt auff Marienberg gehawen / ist durch sichtig wie ein horn in einer Latern / vnd schmiltzt vberm liecht"_ (and what in recent time has been hewn on the Marienberg, is transparent(translucent) like horn in a lantern, and melts over light (naked light, flame)). The first use of the name _Hornsilver_ is quite difficult to pinpoint: _"Deßgleichen Horn Ertz / das ist durchsichtig wie ein Horn"_ (Ercker, 1629), _"Minera argenti cornea, Horn-Silber-Ertz auß Meichsen (Meissen)"_ (Brackenhoffer, 1683), _"Hornfarb-Silber, dergleichen hat ehemals zu Marienberg gebrochen, welches durchsichtig gewesen, und beym Lichte geschmoltzen."_ ("Mineral- und Bergwercks-Lexicon", Minerophilo Freibergensi (alias Johann Caspar Zeisig), 1743; he's using past tense because they had run out of hornsilver in Marienberg at that point ...
If you don't want to leave an anchor you can always bring a angle grinder with a zip cut and cut it off flush to the wall when you are done.
I found a news paper article from Nov 30 1867 about a explosion at the Pacific Mills Powder Company. The paper was the Daily Alta California news paper. Volume 19 number 6468. Three men were killed and 1 was wounded. The explosion was felt 20 miles away.
“Gly”: Excellent! Thanks for the comment!
No the news paper about the explosion!
Sad as these place are now known fools are wandering about spraying and leaving trails so as not to get lost,.right hand rule. That bad. Now wonder authorities are closing them up.
I recently found a lost mining camp. Keeping it a secret. Don't want anyone going in and destroying it.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces …So, those powder cans are now worth more than before…since the powder mill go boom + bye bye.
Hanging out with Gly on Saturday is what it's about for me. Never a bad video.
Thanks for another incredible explore! As for the anchors/bolts, go for it, after all it is a human made mine. I know cave explorers commonly use anchors/bolts in a natural environment. I believe documenting the unexplored area far out weighs a few anchors or bolts.
Pacific Mills powder company, at San Rafael in Marin County, California. Exploded in Dec 1 1867 killing 4 men. It was never rebuilt. They were never a major supplier so the loss was not big. But, their exit from the industry allowed the three remaining suppliers to raise their prices even more. GLY- Every time I see something you won't climb down, I see Frank jumping down...LOL His camera work gives me motion sickness...Shame I can't watch his channel.
**As for the concrete anchor problem....Over drill for depth and when you are finished remove the nut and washer, pound the anchor down into the hole, fill with cheap calking and rub the drill powder you saved from drilling the hole into the calking to hide it. We used to do that in the construction industry. (Your devoted follower in mines)
“Gly”: Yep! I’ve hidden anchors like that back in the 90’s. It’s definitely a plan to consider. 👍
If you can pack it in, you can pack it out. It's gone beyond a shame that people just don't care. It's a throwaway world, so it's now someone else's problem. Thanks for being a part of the solution. Absolutely incredible mine.
As for the SS Anchor. Do it because it's only a matter of time before someone gets in there and disturbs everything. With you getting in there now you get the best and freshest footage. Then its preserved forever for everyone to see. Besides you know it will bug you not getting in there and also you could spray paint the anchor, so it doesn't stand out too much.
I just can't get over the fact that the big "Ball Room" was solid rock at one time and it was all dug out by hand and by using black powder !!! I could tell the size of the room because I can hear your echo off the distant walls.
I was sharing your excitement !!
Keep the videos coming and I agree you should put your anchors in the rock and rope down into the depths, no ones been down there for 100 years. It will be well worth it.
Yes, that was a nice and big place, thank for the trip! See you!
Thanks for giving us an image of that tree trunk. As near as I could see it was at least 160 years old and possibly older. If it was cut for use in the mines in circa 1880 then it started growing somewhere around 1700 give or take a few years. The bottom of the black powder keg that you used chalk on to identify the mfg. also had some identifier of the grade of powder. Type "a" was for blasting and type "g" was for sporting use. They used the letter "F" to designate the burn rate. I think that can indicated it was "FF" grade. All sort of useless trivia, but thanks again for a great mine tour.
Thank you Gly, for your admonition of the litterers, and your clean up of their mess. I love that chalk trick. We used it to highlight the numbers on our breaker box. The electrician with thirty years experience was astounded. Taught an old dog a new trick! Still fascinated by your explore of that mine. Glad you put safety first.
😳 🤦♂️ your breaker box is that rusted? Leaky waterline? 🤷♂️
@@rawbsworld6604 Painted all one color by the manufacturer. Side lighting would shadow the numbers, but chalk highlighted them so they were visible even in the dim light of the utility closet.
@@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm 👌 fair enough hard for me to visualize , my ocd has me label everything and have a back up to that with a diagram 🤷♂️ schematic in case labels fall off .. redundant? 🤪 .. ✌️ have nice day
Someone has never done brass rubbing 🙂
Hello Gly, I'm with you about clean up after yourself in these historic places. Or anywhere for that matter. Pack it in, Pack it out. But in the case of the SS anchors, I would do it. Not only would it give you a way of documenting the spaces below in the great way you do these videos. But also it would give other mine explorers a way of getting down there too. I really don't think you are ruining these experience or the mine by doing that. That's my opinion at least. Imagine the artifacts you'll find being the first going down there?
Yay! Good Saturday morning Gly, looking forward to this video of awesome mine exploration.
💞😇👏 :)
Deeper and deeper we go.. Down to the very depths of the phenomenal Thunder Ridge Mine! Too bad we had no way to get all the way down there..
Thank you Gly for cleaning up after the others. I have always believed in the Adventures Golden of "Only take Photos and Videos and Leave only Footprints" Another Awesome adventure.
Well said David.👍
Another day of fun and adventure. Some people just don't get what a opportunity it is to explore a mine of the late 1800's. Be safe and remember to respect history. Thank you Gly ever so much.
I think we saw enough. Your a very safe and cautious explorer. We trust your judgment. Love your videos take care safe travels
My vote is to get down in there. This could be the holy grail of unexplored mines. Hard to pass up a chance for this one. But with that said, i would feel more comfortable if you went with a partner like Frank. He may even have a suggestion we havent thought of yet, and 2 or more people would make it much more safe.
Thank you Gly for another awsome episode from a cool mine. Really live all these videos about mines. This is history that i wanted to see more of in school when i was younger. Because this subject would make me stay in school more often for sure. This kind of historic content are so damn good. History are one thing i like soecially about gold silver and stuff like that. They were such badass who worked in the mines for 100 years ago and earlier. Because they didnt have all the fancy machines we have today. But today they blow the whole mines up instead and that i dont like. This was more sport to do it like the oldschool. That was a good hard work that made america great in the old days. Freaking love the old American history that shape the old western and how they build up towns and cities.
I live in Sweden and my dream are to travel to United States of America someday i hope i can do that for sure with my wife and my kids.
Stay safe take care to Gly and all the other people who read this. Freaking awsome content Gly have on this channel for sure.
Have a great saturday and have a even greater Sunday 😊🙏💪🏻👍🏼🇸🇪🇺🇸
Excellent post. I also luv the history Gly teaches about hard rock mining.Today's open pit mines and strip mines are so damaging to the surrounding area.
“Gly”: Thank you very much!
Gly they make removable climbers' rock anchors. Many climbers have your same thoughts about disfiguring a rock face with anchors plus there is a safety issue of idiots using old anchors. You still have to drill a hole but the anchor can be loosened and pulled out of the hole and reused.
Thanks, I was wondering about that.
“Gly”: Unfortunately the area has no solid cracks to position a temporary cam anchor.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Check out the CLIMBTECH CLIMBING ANCHOR.
Exactly how I feel about it too
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Good call. If it was a naturally eroded surface it's fine, but every single nook and cranny in all but the very oldest mines was created by explosive fracturing. There is literally no telling where rock is carrying hairline cracks, or horizontal shearing behind what looks like a nice solid surface. Any crack you stick a cam into is a potential boulder waiting to pop out and personally thank the person who granted it freedom....
Gly-you keep bringing us the best footage of these old mine’s. Really enjoy our Saturday morning explore you bring us on. After reading through the other comments, I would agree that it is worth leaving the SS bolts to be able to document the remainder of this fantastic mine. Do us a favor if you desire io go there, have another climber with you. That will be much safer with 2. Take care and as always-stay safe. Love what you do and share.
Thanks Gly! Outstanding.
That wasn't an anticlimactic episode, that was amazing. The sheer size of it is mind boggling and even if you can't get into those other areas what you have done is something to be very proud of. Thank you.
Incredible mine. Thanks for another great tour Gly !
Thank you ,Gly.This series was wonderful.
I mean, if it was already fully documented, then the mine doesn't need to be touched. Since it's not, and you're one of the best out there documenting these mines for posterity, respectfully I might add, who knows? This could be the last, best chance anyone might be able to get in there and show the history. If anyone were to do it, I would nominate you. You have respect for the history more than even some of your other popular UA-cam peers. You never know what kind of monofilament Suburban group might come destroy stuff before anyone has a chance to see it.
With the amount of potential this mine still has, I legitimately believe that anchoring into this is justifiable. This is by far one of the best mines you've gotten into and to leave the last bit unexplored, especially considering that your goal is so easily reached....... It would be a disservice and you'd probably kick yourself for not going there. You've roped into spots that ended up being total busts. I think you owe it to yourself to see the last bit of this mine through. And if you're concerned about other explorers taking advantage of your equipment and leaving more messes deeper in the mine, don't show where your anchor points are. Or once you're out, drill around them and remove them. It's a little extra work, but in the long run, you'll maintain the history and still document everything.
The colors in there are just amazing! Thank you for show us this fantastic mine.
Yup, Pacific Mills Powder! In 1867 they had a large explosion at the powder plant that killed 3. What an amazing mine! Well done, Gly!
You're a wild man Gly climbing down those inclines. I can live vicariously through your videos.
Good morning from Southeast South Dakota
Use your anchors. There's no telling when the Government may want to keep us safe from ourselves and close it off. You doing a complete documentary on it will be the only way 99.9 % of the people who are interested in mining history ever get to see this amazing place. Great work thank you.
these are so enjoyable, i watch in small bits with lots of rewatching each segment!
“Cerargyrite, also called Horn Silver, gray, very heavy halide mineral composed of silver chloride (AgCl); it is an ore of silver. It forms a complete solid-solution series with bromyrite, silver bromide (AgBr), in which bromine completely replaces chlorine in the crystal structure.” - Encyclopedia Brittanica
I like this episode, and playing it safe is always the only way. We would like to see your 500th episode.
This series has been fascinating! What an incredible location. And your enthusiasm is contagious!
Thank you Gly, have a great week!
Hello Gly
You Made the right decision not to rope Down there .
Perhaps next time you can fly a drone Down there to take a better look .
Thank you for your work and all your effords to bring the Video to us
Take care stay safe
Yours Frank Galetzka
Thanks for sharing gly, this mine is kinda cool. I just really don't care for people that trash up things that don't belong to them. Take care my friend and i will see you next weekend
I loved the views thanks gly
Gly I just wanted to say thank for being responsive and engaging with all of us. Keep on exploring.
Pacific Mills | South Carolina Encyclopedia
The new mills, collectively called Columbia Pacific Mills, consisted of Olympia, Granby, Richland, and Capital City Mills in Columbia. Mill villages containing 650 houses came with the purchase. In 1923 Pacific bought 750 acres of land eleven miles from Spartanburg to open Lyman Pacific Mills and another company town.
Pacific Mills - SC Picture Project
A farming community grew around the store, which formed the epicenter of the burgeoning town until Pacific Mills built the Lyman Printing and Finishing Mill on 700 acres purchased from the Groce family. The mill was named for Pacific Mills president, Arthur T. Lyman.
That's "A" Pacific Mills but not "THE" Pacific Mills that produced the black powder. For one, the date is way off since these mines date from the 1860s and 1870s. There was a Pacific Mills Powder Company in Marin County, California that operated during the 1860s which is more than likely the manufacturer of the black powder that was in the tins considering the location of this mine.
More about the Pacific Mills you were referring to which is completely unrelated to this mine:
Richland Cotton Mill, also known as Pacific Mills, Lowenstein Mill, and Whaley's Mill, is a historic cotton mill building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1894, and is a four-story, rectangular brick mill building. It features a seven-story stair tower, with a circular vent flanked by two arched vents. Attached to the building are an engine room, a boiler room with chimney, and a machine shop.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
@@RuggedRunnerOverland I agree. Your scenario makes more sense. That is an amazing mine!
It's amazing that such places exist. Thank you for showing us.
Thank you thank you…you put life in your teaching skills and points of interest
Always look forward to coming home from the grocery store and watching your channel first .I love what your doing Thank you kind sir
3 bolts would be the safest but if you dont want to put a bolt in then your only option is to build a ladder and somehow lower it down or create an attachment point for a rope some other way. maybe you could build a wooden cribbing over the winze at 19:48 to support a rope that you rappel down
This is turning out to be quite the explore, isn't it? Can't wait to see what's next! Nice video as always :)
About the rotten staircase and ways to replace/go over it, what about buying one of those portable aluminum ladders and placing it over the gap by using the rocks on both ends as support? They are lightweight, easy to carry, surprisingly sturdy and quite long. The problem would be securing it I think, but I'm counting on you to find a solution for that 😜
Thank you for a fantastic, awesome explore. Your research, and comments research a longe makes this one of your best mines yet. Yes, please use the anchor bolts. It is man made. They will be clean. This is epic and if it takes a season to do it justice, I'm game to come a long with you. My prayers go with you. 😊
Thanks Gly for all your amazing adventures look forward to the next one stay safe. Close to the floor and cover it i am absolutely interested in the full exploration as i know you are and want you and posable the next adventures to be just as safe as can bee. Thanks again.
thanks for cleaning up after the dirt bags, Gly. I feel the same way as you. I love your channel; and always be safe.
using more lights inside the mine was a great idea, hard to see sometimes in your videos but I know there are lots of colors to see. I climbed into a few gold mines in Colorado before you were born, had no video equipment back then. I also fly drones, Your Cini has great video capabilities, hope you are using ND filters to help with color quality. Thanks for another great adventure. BTW I bet you find another way into that mine, it's so big, there is bound to be another way (or 2) inside.
And keep our caves clean dont litter them down more then they have already done. Keep our cave systems clean from plastic bottles bags etc etc
Keep our worl clean and ♻️ more we need a better workd for our kids and grandkids in the future
Stay safe take care yal best wishes from Sweden 🇸🇪 to 🇺🇸 and the rest of the world
Thanks, Gly, safe journey.
Great Episode Gly! - Liked that you answered viewers questions.
Fun to "Ride" along with ya, Down in the mine! - Stay Safe In Your Endeavors!
Think of it this way, by placing an anchor, you’re making it a safer exploration for future explorers as well. In 50 years when Gly Coolness is but a distant memory, his anchor and videos will still exist to educate and aid future mine explorers.
Maybe you can use a ladder. You can get portable ones that extend. Love your videos.
I'm so glad u spent so much time on this one we don't want u to get hurt though another epic adventure love watching with the family we can't wait for more 👍👏✌️
I have no expectations. I don’t want you to risk life and limb for me. I do want you to feel comfortable and safe about every aspect of any exploration. You do what YOU feel comfortable with and I will be perfectly happy viewing what you want to share. Stay safe. Life is precious. Thanks Gly for your dedication and hard work to share the fascinating underworld with me.
Very cool! Thanks again.
Good video that 1300 shaft be good for Mr frank and his wife to explore
Holy hell... that timber is def. old growth. That's probably 10,000 dollars worth of wood right there if cut the right way. O.o
Its amazing that someone will go to the trouble and effort to find where you have been and then littler it! WTF! I do agree with you not wanting to leave something modern in an old mine, even though it would have a purpose, unlike those who thought it ok to litter. Leave them as you found them, the old adage for campers and hikers "Pack out what you pack in" or "Leave only memories, take only pictures" I like your morals.
Good morning. This is perfect for Saturday morning. Went on vacation, came back sick. Not COVID, but sick enough to be in bed for a couple of days and medication.
Hope you get better really soon. Stay safe take care best wishes from Sweden 🇸🇪
@@dinos_chili_seeds Thank you for the good wishes. I am doing better, after a trip to the hospital for inhalation therapy. Blessings to you from the USA.
Hey Gly ! Couldn’t you wrap around & use a self tightening slip knot on the big Column just to the right side of that old stairs as an anchor point ? You’d need something to grab the rope once you drop it down one side - expanding pole ? Then your weight will only make it tighter around the column & it shouldn’t slip ! You could even attach a 2d rope to pull the line through on the bottom side, if you don’t need to climb back up !? Ie go out the tunnel on the bottom. Just a thought ! 😁
“Gly”: It’s possible but a 100% secure anchor point is imperative when your solo exploring. Stay tuned!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Don't keep solo exploring; it's become boring. You are hindered by not having a companion to help explore. Frank has his wife who is a pretty good roper.
Gly, thank you as always. It's amazing to think that all that was done by hand. Also thank you for cleaning their mess and being respectful of our past. If we don't respect it, it will be lost for others to learn and enjoy
I am in shock of how enormous this place is.
Thank you Gly for showing us this.
This is incredible.
Once again you have outdone yourself.
Cheers
From our angle Gly it says PACIFIC MILLS POWDER!!! Greetings from Utah I absolutely love your show and watch it every week!!!
Gly video! Yay 👏 👏 👏 I'm here for it! ❤
Here in Germany it is actually pretty common to drive in anchors, build small bridges, build lining to secure dangerous areas, leaving ropes and ladders or even dig open collapsed areas while exploring abandoned mines for other explorers to use and to also enjoy.
Gly i hope you don't leave it the the way it is thank you great video thank you for cleaning up other peoples junk.have a super day take care.Preston
You are Top Shelf! 👍
Hey Gly. Would it be possible to bring in or build another ladder as a replacement for the rotten sketchy one?
As always great content. Thank you. 👍🏻
It's a shame to see the litter that people leave behind. I would prefer to leave it better than what I found which you do time and time again. I have an idea as to the anchor mount. Just further away from the ledge where the two cold steel (loose ) anchors are securied (BTW - smart move on not roping on the anchored cold steel. You don't know how impeded those anchors are and probably could not tolerate any shear forces).
Possible solution: Going further away from those two anchors(floor) - see if you can bore a recessed hole with a groove about 1 inch min into the rock. Then drill into the rock with your drill to accommodate the anchor. Install the anchor(s) were the anchor head and rope flange would be at least 1 in below the surface. The groove will minimize the shear force on the rope. When you're done, cover with dirt and perhaps a big rock so as to obscure the temptation of subsequent explorers and hide our visit. If someone ends up requiring a rescue, the state will end up sealing that mine off for good. I think that's your best and safest option Gly.
Stay safe and keep making those good decisions. We all appreciate that. I haven't forgotten the mine you visited where it was beyond sketchy from the earthquake. I've got the episode number somewhere. ..and the one where they removed a weight-bearing col in the stope and it collapsed. That's crazy stuff you do so we don't have to! LOL Stay safe Gly!
Pacific Mills - Powder Co. - Stands out, Gly...
I like the idea of anchoring in low where you can more easily hide the anchor such as to not encourage others who may be less respectful to use it, but I (and likely most) also place no pressure to attempt to rope a descent/ascent that may be too risky just for us viewers. I would 100% support a spotter/second party if you decide to attempt such an exploratory feat! Great cinematography as usual 👏
A lovely mine and amazed how Gly never reveals his flying super power even with the ultimate temptation.
That's a mine Randy would love to explore. Cool minerals. Might be able to find some Hardtosayrite and avoid the Pooprite
@@SueCooke Hi Sue, I haven't been out collecting any minerals for some time my eBay is currently vacant.
Gly, so far this is my favorite mine. Been watching for several months from Ep1. This reminds me of the Lord of the Rings and the mines of Moria. So cool. Wish I was there with you. Stay safe my friend.
Gly i truly hope that you'll reconsider going deeper into those giant stopes. You've honestly gave me something to look forward to the last few weeks while I fight with my depression. Keep up the wonderful content and I look forward to seeing what you have in store for us viewers in the future!
Willperry, remember a bunch of us fight the depression battle. Keep strong 💪. Gly videos allow me to go where I can no longer go due to mobility walking problems. Watching the videos we go into a place I’ve never experienced and can enjoy.
Gly you are the best. Thanks so much. That ore bucket was awesome. Frank should get that. and rebuild it. Before it's rotted away where know one will ever see it again. Thanks for sharing gly. Stay safe my friend 🙏♥️
I admire your perseverance. Your confidence is amazing .
Regards.
Great video Gly. In all my years of Cave, Mine exploration I never got lost. Not because I used fishing line, but at every junction, turn or deviation, look back!!! that is what you will see on the way out ... Simple!!😜😁
Gly keeps posting awesome content. Thank you Gly. I totally agree with you about the ancors..someone already provided another solution/suggestion:)
Question...do you ever worry about someone vandalizing Old Bob while you're in a mine? As always stay safe and keep the great videos coming.
“Gly”: Only when I’m around populated areas but I always set up hidden trail cams on motion sensor just in case.
I know how much people enjoy their fishing when they explore mines...
Good adventure even though you couldn't go as far as you would have liked. I think you will think of a way to get in there eventually. Happy trails.
Awesome video. You definitely have the best channel for mine exploring. Wish I could go with you. What makes this video awesome and others like is when you take about the geology. Wish you could still auction minerals on ebay. I prefer your solo explorations but what happened to your side kicks?
“Gly”: Thanks! Well, people move on with there lives, get busy with other things and a new chapter is born. That’s really about it.
The tin can with Pacific Mills, the bottom letters spell out POWDER. Goes along with the tin cans having a center plug.
Maybe you should invest in an telescoping ladder . Amazon has one 18.5 ft long 330lb capacity , compacts to 42inches and weighs 36lbs for 192 bucks best part is you take the ladder with ya protecting that part of the mine , stainless anchors would invite others to use em. just sayin.
“Gly”: That’s a pretty good idea! 🤔
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Good morning gly. Be safe and thanks for your video.
Good morning from Syracuse NY brother thank you for sharing your adventures and safety first always
I'm Glad you put some thought about how to achieve your journey through this mine. Praying you make the right decision on the way to go, proceed with caution.
Gly👍those growth rings were consistent! Appreciate the view✌️ Seems some folks use trash for a trail return sign....Love this exploration
Just watched this again....that huge hole of a stope is really scary... ! Another reason not to go into abandoned mines with just tennis shoes and a small two AA batteries flashlight.....with the luxury of a bottle of water. Really intertaining , interesting video ! Stay safe !
Documentation seems more important than the anchor. There may come a time where no one can see that mine.Low to the floor is a good idea, cut them off with your angle grinder when you leave.other than that, HOLY CRAP WHAT A MINE!
Incredible that you can still make out the walking path of the miners at the bottom of the staircase of "nope". Like a well worn path through the grass at a park.
The enormity of the mined out spaces is mind boggling. Not gonna lie, some of those shots triggered my acrophobia, but, wow, it was worth it!
Being cheap, I'd have wound up my monofilament and took it with me. Trouble with leaving it, it's a tripping hazard and you don't want that near an edge!
The "fails" are just as interesting, sometimes more so. Also, I'm wondering about that big dark spot in the side of the hill just to the left of that south entry. Another big stope or just an overhang?
Thank you for being a litter picker upper Gly. I want to put a spin on your question. If you were given the only 3 rock anchors left in the world when you started your adventures? Would this be the one that you choose to use your rock anchors in? The other option is to bring a friend who is twice your weight and use them as the anchor! May you get to the bottom of the Thunder Ridge mines! (in a controlled fashion of course)
“Gly”: Those are good questions… stay tuned!!
33:05 Chlorargyrite _is_ Hornsilver ... . Named that way because of the colour it takes under certain circumstances (like horn that has become opaque). Wikipedia says "... found as colorless to variably yellow cubic crystals. The color changes to brown or purple on exposure to light."
The entry is wrong about the dating (1875) of the name and first description, though.
First mentioned in literature in 1546 as _"Argentum rude jecoris coloris"_ (Silver ore of horn colour; Georgius Agricola, De Natura Fossilium, 1546), mined in Marienberg in the Erzgebirge (literally Ore Mountains), Germany.
In 1562 Johannes Mathesius was a bit more descriptive in his "Sarepta oder Bergpostill": _"vnd das was man newlicher zeyt auff Marienberg gehawen / ist durch sichtig wie ein horn in einer Latern / vnd schmiltzt vberm liecht"_ (and what in recent time has been hewn on the Marienberg, is transparent(translucent) like horn in a lantern, and melts over light (naked light, flame)).
The first use of the name _Hornsilver_ is quite difficult to pinpoint:
_"Deßgleichen Horn Ertz / das ist durchsichtig wie ein Horn"_ (Ercker, 1629),
_"Minera argenti cornea, Horn-Silber-Ertz auß Meichsen (Meissen)"_ (Brackenhoffer, 1683),
_"Hornfarb-Silber, dergleichen hat ehemals zu Marienberg gebrochen, welches durchsichtig gewesen, und beym Lichte geschmoltzen."_ ("Mineral- und Bergwercks-Lexicon", Minerophilo Freibergensi (alias Johann Caspar Zeisig), 1743; he's using past tense because they had run out of hornsilver in Marienberg at that point ...