Interesting Greeting At The Portal Of This Nevada Mine
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- Опубліковано 7 кві 2021
- We drove the Jeep up from Walker Lake, Nevada, on a winding road that climbed 2500 feet above the lake, high into the mountains toward Mount Grant and found a nice abandoned mine there. The road became too steep, and covered with loose gravel for the Jeep to climb, so we walked the last half mile to the mine. We didn't know anything about the mine and were very pleasantly surprised at what we found. When we arrived at the mine the portal was partially eroded shut so were dug it out enough to crawl in. What greeted us once inside the portal was something unexpected and a little unsettling. The 1100' long drift is in great shape and has track with natural cross ties cut from tree branches, which was fun to see. There is also a winze shaft and some other nice features and artifacts.
Thanks for posting this .. my brother and I grew up in the shadow of Mt. Grant and along the shores of Walker Lake. We lived in a town named Babbitt , next to Hawthorne, Nevada .. used to find obsidian arrowheads all over , went trout fishing and deer hunting with my father.
You're welcome, Thomas. Those sound like some great memories you have of this area.
What a blast revisiting these past episodes!
Blast from the past. 😄 Thanks for watching, Ralph!👍
Thank you both for finding yet another old mine that otherwise would be lost to history! Always an adventure with you two!👍
Good to hear from you and thanks for the nice comment!
Awsom view awsome hunt
Beautiful views! You two must be in great shape. This 70 yr old would be waiting at the Jeep. Thanks, T&J!
The views are great aren't they, Ralph. I just try and keep up with Julie. Sometimes I feel like waiting at the Jeep myself with a sandwich and a beer. I'm not far behind you age wise. I'll be applying for Medicare this summer. Thanks for watching!
Wow that was a awesome surprise, couple of aged rams and no cat for you. Thank you both for the adventure.
Glad that you enjoyed it, Linda. Thanks for commenting!👌😄
And alot of mountain sheep at 11k here, we're outside Bailey CO.its so amazing how many and how much hard work went into them mines, thanks for all the tips. Excellent!! Alot of undocumented Chinese drift mines ,so much history! Well done team!
Thanks guys, great video
Thanks for the comment, David! We hope you'll watch some of our other mine explores.
Fantastic scenery.
Thanks.
Thanks for watching, Gary!
Enjoyed watching your video very interesting indeed long hike.
Thanks, Ken! Glad that you enjoyed it.
You guys did great hiking and then exploring that mine. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the nice comment, Jacob! We appreciate it.
Beautiful! Fun stuff. Great video!
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Thanks for the comment, George!
Excellent video. Thanks for the exploring and sharing
Thanks for watching and commenting, Justin!
I am always surprised by how obscure, buried, and basically "dead looking" the mine portals are. Is that due to the passage of time, or were they intentionally closed up. With the volume of material that would have exited from those mines, I would expect the entrances to be solid, and well established. Most of them give the appearance that there was never any traffic coming out, until you get inside! And then the well established, and preserved tunnel and rail systems appear. I have enjoyed all of your videos. Keep up the exploring!
Mines are like people, they are all different and have unique features, not unlike our personalities. Some mines have very sturdy timbers at the portals that are made to protect the portal area from collapse. Others have little if anything protecting the portal, like the mine in this video. Some are purposefully filled in to seal them and others just get filled in by natural erosion. It appears this one just filled in from material falling down the slope during the process of erosion. The insides of mines can vary greatly, too. Some workings that are driven through dry stable rock can last forever without even having supporting timbers. Others that are in wet and or unstable material can cave in quite readily even if they were supportedby timbers. They are all a little different from each other. This is one reason mine exploring is dangerous and unpredictable. You need to read the conditions and evaluate the amount of risk you want to take by entering. Thanks for the comment, Richard!
Lots of wind and erosion at the portals!!
I'm glad you are doing this I get scared even watching your video. Stay safe and wow it's a neat explore. Thanks for sharing
Glad that you enjoyed the mine, Janet. Thanks for the nice comment!
Another awesome video.Thank you
You're welcome and thank you, Joel!
Nice explore, I really liked the to screw jacks. Those old miners really worked hard to get to those mines. So can't wait for your next adventure, be safe and may God bless you both.
I'm not exactly what they used those jacks for. Aomeone will probably know. It's always amazing how the miners got to all the locations high in the mountains. Thanks for the comment, Jimmy!
Stirling effort. Great explore, of a very interesting old mine.
Thank you, Kevin. Glad that you liked it!
Thanks Again For Streaming Your Life And Knowledge Here On UA-cam.
You're welcome and thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing, Thumbs up
And thank you for watching.
Thanks Tom & Julie! Nice video & location. Thank you for your time & hard work! Regards from Ody Slim
You're welcome, Ody. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
Nature is a big, amazing thing. I'm Asian, thanks for making such a nice clip.
You're welcome, Kitti. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
That "jack" at 11:45 is a drill jack.
It was set up between the floor and roof and the "clamp" was set at a desired height and the drill then attached and drilling commenced.
That sounds right. Did you see that there was another one farther back in the mine? Thanks for your comment, David!
Probably an air line so you don't suffocate
Absolutely gorgeous scenery pretty cool mine was almost thinking it would pop out on the other side, excellent little kitty cafe not sure if you can keep sheep horns I have two I found years ago, thanks always for sharing your adventures can’t tell ya enough how much I appreciate an enjoy your videos as always Tom / Julie be safe 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the great comment, Steve. We were on cat alert for sure. If you find sheep horns in this area, and want to keep them, you are required by law to report it to a fish and game person within a certain period of time. I'm not certain of the exact details. We appreciate your support!
Great video guys
Thanks, Ken! We appreciate the nice comment.
Thank you for the tour. Your video and narrative were very informative. I have been to a couple of mines in the Superstitions, but the bats chase me out. Stay safe!
You're welcome and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video, Phil. Some Arizona mines do have a lot of bats. They are protected in Az, I believe.
great views!
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fun exploring ! thanks
You're welcome, Ted. Thanks for watching!👌
Nice explore thanks.
You're welcome and thanks for watching, Dan.
Love your adventures. Wish I could come along. Long ways from Ohio
Thanks, Joe. Someday you can get away from winter and go west.
I always like your videos, stay safe and have a great day !!!!!! :)
Glad that you like the video, Thomas. Thanks for the nice comment and have a great day yourself.
i like your videos. there cool. thank you
You're welcome, Donald. Thank you for the comment!😁
Great work fam. Keep the dream alive. Gold squad out!!!
Appreciate it GS!
Hi both of you. Thanks for taking us along and sharing your adventure. Glad there was no cat inside. Whatever the miners were after is beyond me. Would have been nice to see any veins or stratus. Could not see any quarts, so no gold mine. Silver maybe? Sure like to know what they were mining. Must have been worth something. Massive hanging wall. Nice job you two. Thanks again.
Not sure what they were after. There are so many different minerals in this county you never know. Thanks for the nice comment, Sharon. We appreciate it!
No heart button up there but here ya go here..... ❤️❤️❤️ Awesome video!
A thumbs up always helps a video get ranked higher, so you can do that. Glad you liked it, Jeremy.
You are brave ,love watching but even when I was young I could not do it take care and God bless
Thanks, Donna. Being underground is not for everyone.
Good work! Thx.
Thanks, Ted. Hope you and Ann are doing well!
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Yes, we are giving the truck some attention here in Vegas before heading on to Moab at the end of the week. Replacing a water pump and serpentine belt between climbing in Red Rocks and MTB riding.
Sounds good. You have to keep the rig running.
Phenomenal what the miners did. Wow!
It really is, Shawn. We are continually impressed with what has been accomplished by the old time miners. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
I would equip up and go back for those other levels. You never know you may have a huge mine. But, nice video, good explore.
We could do that. There might be a little more there. Thanks, Ken!
Just drove past there last week! Said to the wife we need to bring the Jeep back here. Great video!
Thanks, It will be there waiting for you.
Good one!
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Thanks, George!
Wow that was a good one!
Thanks. Glad that you liked it, Mike!
cool find guys
Thanks, Ken!
Can you imagine lying in bed in that cabin that is barely holding on to that saddle, with a major rain and wind storm coming through?
That doesn't sound fun. That's why that cabin is flat as a pancake. Thanks, Wireguy!
Very cool episode guys! I can't wait to get out that way and do the same things...... My first ep. and just subscribed......Take care and we'll keep watching!
Glad that you enjoyed it, Jason. Thanks for subbing and we hope you'll go back and watch some older explores on our channel.
That area is amazing views and location, I looked it up in a couple minutes and found your path and the mine etc... it almost looks like they punched through to the other side but can't say for sure, they would have had to go at least six hundred foot in a straight line, yeah natural trees for under the track very neat, while I was watching the video and looking at that area I seen another mine just over four miles NNW where you can see the tailings and railing going outside along with a shack, there is a road that goes close to this one as well located at 38.708741° -118.831176° very enjoyable to watch you and Julie exploring these areas.
Thanks for the research on another mine in the area. We stay at Walker Lake every year while traveling back and forth from Oregon to Nevada, so maybe later this year we can check it out.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I called it a Road near that other mine I should say more like an iffy trail/road, even that one you traveled in this video looked a bit iffy in the video but somehow people follow them to the top, that road that continues at the top crosses over to cotton wood canyon, kind of looks like a short cut but who knows the difficulty.
Have fun on your adventures
Pretty impressive👍🏽
Thanks, Kurt!
So I creeped on your path in GoogleEarth -- really neat to see what the actual terrain looks like compared to the mapping contours. Looks like you hiked 0.67 miles and +380 feet in elevation gain to get from the Jeep to the mine. VERY COOL lion den!! I'm glad the kitty was not home. As always, great work - I appreciate all the hard work ya'll put in to share these adventures.
Thanks for doing the research and giving us the stats, Justin. That sounds about right as far as the hike goes. Google Earth is a cool tool and fun to play around with. We are happy not to have met the cat! Thanks for the nice comment.
Awesome,!
Thanks, Edward!
I came over from Frank's channel. Really enjoyed watching your video. I will sub and watch more!!!
Thanks for coming to our channel and subbing, Danny. Please do watch more videos, we definitely appreciate it!
@@TomandJulieMineExploring My pleasure Tom and Julie!!!
Tom and Julie that is a beautiful view I love that
Glad that you like it, Michael.
You guys rock.
Thanks, David!
Awesome video. Might think of adding a black light to it for rock minerals.
Thanks, Thomas. I'll look into a black light. I love seeing the minerals light up.
Can you Imagine driving a antique truck up and down that road,back when they were working that site!!
I think about it everytime we see a mine road going up into the mountains. First they have to build the road without modern machinery. Not an easy task. Next, time to haul heavy supplies in and ore out on a truck with 4 inch wide tires and an engine with limited horsepower. Truly amazing. Thanks for the comment, Robert.
The engines and suspensions were bomber....the brakes were another story!!
Thanks for your input.
Those roads were much wider. over time they narrowed considerably.
Downhill side sluffs off and uphill side fills in.
They are still in pretty good shape although I'm sure what you described is true. I was expecting to see more washouts. I don't remember if I mentioned, or showed, in the video, the one spot where a significant washout had been filled in fairly recently.
That Abandoned Mine is the Silver King Mine With was a old Silver And Gold And there is Also Antimony in the Silver King Mine And Antimony And Arsenic Mix with Silver And There are also lots of Antimony Deposits in Nevada
Awesome Footage of the Abandoned Silver King Mine
Thanks for the comment, Alex!👍👍
Awesome Explore and interesting find. I wonder how the cat dragged it through the entrance? Great adventure for you two and thanks for bringing us along. That jack looked like it had been
under tremendous pressure to have split like it was. Stay safe guys and gals!!
I wondered the same thing about dragging that sheep through that small opening. There were bones down in the shaft, too. They must have really reefed on that jack to crack it. Thanks, Duane!
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It is really amazing how strong those cougars are...they can leap 10 feet straight up , or drag a deer up into a tree to keep their kill all for themselves .
Great vid! I'm at topaz!
Thanks and hope you're having fun at Topaz.
Pretty cool mine. Kind of hard on the jeep but worth it to us. Those posts are jacklegs. They get screwed against the floor and the back and the drill gets mounted to an arm. It's extremely rare to find one in a mine and incredible to find two of them. It's obvious the thieves haven't been there or those jacklegs wouldn't still be there. Thanks for the effort.
That little Jeep is pretty tough. I would have made it except there was some very loose gravel and rocks on the one steep hill and I don't have any locking differentials. I have seen another style of jackleg that was different than these. I thought they were for holding a drill when I saw them. Some others have said they were simply a jack for holding up the back, but that doesn't explain the large clamp in the mid area of the post. Thanks for your input, Dave!
I've always wondered what made someone pick a certain spot to begin excavation on a mine,
as opposed to anywhere else in a given region? I mean, look at this one for example - its WAY
up there and out there. How did someone decide to try that particular spot?
Was something just laying on the ground and caught their eye?
Thanks as always, guys!
-Ed on the Ridge
It's the viens of the ore that they can usually see on the mountain!
Looks like a really neat spot, worth exploring further on up...? Thanks for sharing
It is a nice spot. The road keeps going but not sure where. I think part of Mount Grant is controlled by the military from the Hawthorne Army Depot.
Enjoyed the explore. Those water lines were more likely air lines, and the tanks were accumulators/storage for the air to run the pneumatic drills. Glad you didn't run into a cat in there!
Glad you enjoyed the video. You're probably correct about the lines. Being as mines generally have both air and water lines, and can have accumulation tanks for both, I usually try and look at the connections to differentiate between the two if I remember to do so. We were happy to not see the cat. Thanks for watching and commenting, Kris!
One last look at beautiful Walker Lake, and one last look at the lovely ms Julie.
Glad that you approve, Jake. Julie said "aww" when I read her your comment.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring you’re a lucky man Tom, not a lot of women would follow a man into a hole in the ground. You make a wonderful team and couple.
Hello Julie hello Tom
What a great place and the Panorama is awsome
But why are there no trees so much water in the lake
The mine is amazing very very good
Thank you very much for sharing your adventure
Take care and all the best wishes
Yours Frank
Hi Frank, this area is a desert and the lake is a natural basin that collects water. The lake level is very low compared to what it was in the past. Glad that you liked the mine and thanks for watching!
Amazed at how you found that mine. Little hole in the wall with no structures or debris, just a small tailing pile. That gobbing looked sketchy along that face wall. You ever worry about getting squished like a pancake if it failed?
It seems like I'm often about to get turned into a pancake. It's a dangerous and unhealthy hobby, but it's fun. Thanks for watching and commenting!👌
Beautiful and outstanding view from up there... I bet a cat pulled that goat in there... 1000 feet Seems like the mine went back quite a way though... Quite the drive and hike up for sure...
Definitely a cat kill. We've seen the same situation several times now. Glad that you enjoyed the trip and the view. Thanks, Max!
Hi Tom & Julie, that was one sketchy road that you took to that old mine. The view of the lake and the surrounding mountains was was really beautiful. I'm wondering if that old tree at the mine was used for some of those cross ties ??, maybe. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖
Hi Sue, it is a beautiful area with the mountains and the lake. I'm guessing that tree, and others like it, were used for the cross ties. Many times when we visit an old mine with natural timbers we notice that there are not many trees nearby the mine. They cut most of them for timbering. Thanks for the comment and the love!
thanks
You're welcome, Nick!
That snaggly old pine tree looked like an Elk sculpture.
I'd have to watch the video to refresh my memory on that.
Probably a silver mine, but that light blue rock in the area of that track switch looks interesting. No idea what it might be as an ore source.
You're probably correct about the silver. I don't know much about this mine. In this area of Nevada just about any mineral can be present. It's not named Mineral County for nothing. Thanks, David!
For mounting a drill. Would cap top bottom. Wedge. And put drill on post drill hole pattern
Hi David. That's correct. A column from a drill setup. Thanks for watching!👍😁
Thank you for sharing your exploration. As you were going deeper into the mine, I wondered how many would have been working the mine. Too, how long would it have taken to dig that far in the rock?
The sweeps in the rail made me wonder how they would have bent it?
Again, thank you for sharing this.
I'm not sure how many people would have worked a small mine like this. I'm guessing a dozen or less. The rail can be bent with a hand tool similar to a pipe bender. Thanks for watching.
My hat is off to Julie--she thinks there might be a wildcat inside the portal so she enters anyway with her hiking stick as a weapon! Most women would be long gone! What a good partner! Interesting (and old) mine with the tree branches for cross ties. On the broom--a clean mine is a happy mine!
Julie is a good mine explorer and partner. Trekking poles are great multi-purpose tools. Excellent defensive weapon inside a mine and out. They are great for snakes and moving aside sticker brush as you hike past them. Of course they are great for the normal hiking uses like balance and traction on slippery slopes. We see a lot of brooms in mines. Maybe for keeping dirt and rocks off the tracks or sweeping up the fines off the much sheets? Thanks for the comment!👍😊
Climb all that way to go underground. Trying to wrap my head around some mine locations always leaves me wondering. What made a person climb up there, presumably before there were any roads, to look for a spot to start mining. Maybe in this instance the "main road" was a trail in use long before the mine was dug.
Anyway, interesting mine, glad there wasn't a cat inside.
Perhaps the opening wasn't so buried when the sheep went in.
Thanks for the hike!
There is really only one reason that a person would locate a mine anywhere and that's money. The hope of striking it rich. I agree that many mine locations are in ridiculously difficult places to get to. That is also a big reason why many mines weren't profitable. The valuable mineral or metal might be present, but, by the time they transported it the profit was gone. The goat was killed by a lion outside and dragged into the mine where the cat could have it's meal at it's leisure and in peace. Thanks, Mark!
Well, that was suspenseful! I kept waiting for the glowing eyes and hoping for the best. Then I remembered you must have made it OK or I wouldn't be watching this video probably! :) BTW, who got to the jeep first?
It was a little suspenseful for us, too. You really don't want to run into a lion in a small space. I made it back to the Jeep about a minute before Julie. Thanks for the comment, George!
Love the videos. Here’s to hoping you keep growing your channel so your viewers can help fund your continued adventures. Perhaps add some Jeep toys that help you get up those loose grades ;->
Thanks for the support. We like to hike so are never bothered by walking on some roads. A little more capable vehicle would probably be nice. Glad that you like the video.
Very cool mine! Saw some copper traces and that light bluish facing wall next to the winze was very interesting.
Out of curiosity, what made you concerned about a big cat? Did you see tracks or something?
Also, in the shots looking directly across the canyon, at around 4:46, there look to be possibly an addit or two (could just be bushes/trees - hard to tell). But also above what look like addits, that whole hillside looks much smoother than the surrounding terrain. Could that be a tailings pile?
The sheep that something dragged inside the mine and ate was the biggest clue about the lion. We see it regularly in lion territory. There could be other small prospects in the area. Prospectors have been picking through areas like this since the beginning of recorded history for the area. Thanks for the comment!
Hi! Very interesting mine. Love watching your videos and have a question, what part of Nevada is this? Be safe and watch out for Kitty!
Walker Lake is in west central Nevada near the town of Hawthorne. Thanks for watching and commenting, Ron!
Amazing mine , I would have never thought that was up there,I wonder how the miners got up there,a jeep will usually go any where.
Good question. I've seen mines in places we could barely walk to. I don't know how the miners managed. Thanks, Jeffrey!
Uhm... the 19th century ATV of course - MULES! My father worked for the U.S. Army, and in the early 60's was in charge of a private high-mobility vehicle competition - submissions for potential military use. He added one of his own, as a control - a mule. The only vehicle to complete all obstacles was - the mule. Those old enough will remember "20 mule team" Borax commercials, about how strong it was. That was the standard for heavy loads like ore and large machinery, 20 mules hitched to the wagon(s).
@@hondolane3125 I can't tell you how many mule trails we've been on exploring remote mines. They are wider than an average foot trail, but narrower than a road for a truck/ car. They would pull the ore trains through the mines as well. The Laws Railroad Museum and Historic Site has a great replica of the borax wagons used in Death Valley. We have a good video of the wagons. The free museum is in Laws, California not far from Bishop and is very cool.
Hi Tom and Julie, and Kevin! Looks like these mines at Joshua Tree are nice exploring areas. How many are in the park? I used to drive through the park to get up to Yucca Valley and 29 Palms from the I-10, but never had time to explore the park. Nice to bring friends with you also on your exploring adventures! Stay Safe! Thanks 😊
Hi Ron. We spend a fair amount of time in 29 during the winter. There are several mines in the park but most are gated. The Old Dale district to the east of 29 has quite a few good mines to explore. Thanks for watching and commenting, Ron!
Your braver than me because I'd never go into a mine without being armed big time!!!
Getting ate alive is not a good death!!!
Hi Glenn. We are both armed. 👍
Tom went in first a true gentleman . The cougar will be full. HA HA HA.
We see quite a few mines with lion sign in them. Either tracks, scat or carcasses, like in this one. I'm not really looking forward to accidentally cornering one in a drift. Thanks, David.
Hello Tom and Julie, yes enjoyed the video very much. Amazing seeing that sheep with the horns and also the length of that mine is much bigger that I would have thought. When you were leaving and you panned the camera around it looks like I could see a couple other small waste rock piles. Take care and stay safe always.
Hi Stephen, glad that you enjoyed the video. First time we have seen a sheep in a mine. It was definitely bigger than we thought it was going to be. There was another smaller prospect lower down the mountain that you might have seen. Thanks for commenting.
Tom's last words to the video as the cat was approaching him down the portal it was nice knowing you.....
Haha, that's how it feels sometimes.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I just remember you saying that a lot when you would be going down ladders in other videos with Gly Coolness
Yeah, I have said that a few times.
I ride my dirtbike on some pretty steep terrain and the photos/videos look almost flat. I try to explain how steep the hill was, and nobody can tell from the pictures. I can appreciate how steep those hills were for you.
It's the same with mine ladders. I was editing a video today with a ladder going down and in the video I'm saying it's "pretty steep" and it looks almost flat. Thanks for the comment and I'm glad that you know the truth.
Way cool, I guess we know what happened to all the trees, when they used them for crossed ties for the tracks.Yeah Big Gatos, look for them, but also, look out for Frank's I hear they roam in caves also.
Hey Ren. I think the trees around a lot of these mines took a beating. Happy to not see the cat inside the mine.Thanks for watching!
Who dug these mines and how did you find them? Very interesting. Are they illegal? Can you mine from them? So cool!
I don't know much about this mine. If a mine is under an active claim you can't remove anything from it. It's up to you to see if someone holds a claim on any mine you want to remove material from.
Where do you suppose the branches for the tracks came from? i did not see any trees outside fo the mine area.
There are enough small trees in the area to gather the necessary branches. I'm sure as you go towards Mount Grant there would be more trees. Thanks for the comment.
The screw jack was set in the work area then the pipe clamp was set for height. The drill was then slid on the pipe clamp and woked the celing with a adjustable rack to take up slack. Once the drill rack was fully extended it was taken off the pipe clamp and the clamp was moved up drill rack distended back to minimum and process repeated.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring
Horizontal drilling was done off the jack shaft for dynamite holes
Thanks for the informative comment. We appreciate it!
That's pretty cool to find sheep bones probably drug in by predators. I observed piles of dead animals in caves with nearby hot springs most likely succumbed to heavier than air H2S while contracted to the USGS
We see it fairly regularly where animals have been brought into a mine by a lion. This is the first Bighorn as we see mostly deer. H2S is pretty rare although when it is present you don't have long to get away. Thanks for the comment, Raymond!
I am sitting in my rocking chair at home an say : wow. !! FANTASTISCH 👻👻👻
I need a rocking chair. Glad that you like it, Gottfried!
AMAZING THE JEEP COULD NOT MAKE IT UP THAT THINK OF WHAT IT TOOK TO BUILD THOSE ROADS AND THE FACT THAT YOU DIDN'T GO FURTHER AS YOU SAID THE ROAD CONTINUES ON IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BEEN AN EASIER WAY FROM THE OTHER SIDE WHEREVER THAT ROAD GOES OR HE MIGHT HAVE FOUND ANOTHER MINE THAT WOULD BE COOL
DAVID GRENIS LIVING IN BOULDER COLORADO USA
The Jeep would have made it with a little more effort, but we dont mind hiking. I don't think there is an easier way to the mine although there might be more mining activity further up the road. Building some of the roads to mines that we have seen is nothing short of amazing. Thanks, David!
I've been down highway 95 countless times and have always wondered if there's a mine hidden up there off one of those dirt roads! Did you leave the pavement just before you started curving around the lake?
This is roughly across from Sportsmans Beach campground, approximately mid lake north and south. Thanks, L H
Greetings from Beryl Utah in Iron County Home to the Original Desert Cannibal's USA
Greetings. Thanks for the comment.
cool
Thanks!
I’m we wondering if y’all take a air monitor with you. The jack you have found goes against the top and bottom to support a rock drill
Yes, we always take an air monitor wirh us. I figured the two jacks were for drill mounts. I haven't seen that type before only a jack leg. One commenter called this a column drill. Thanks, Jack.
The screw jacks were for holding the drills so the miners didn't have to hold the weight of the drills
That's what I figured although much different than a jackleg which we have seen. Thanks for the input, Robert!
The jack you found is part of a bar and arm drill and shows that this mine is a old mine.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drifter_drill
the water can is for drill water so the miners were not drilling dry and getting silicosis. (Rock in the box)
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Yes, the column is for a rock drill. Thanks for your input, Anned!👌👍👍
Those Jack looking things that you found. They're called columns. Those are told the drill into place there called the column drill.
That's what I thought, but had only seen the jack leg drill before and didn't know what these are called. Thanks for that information, Robert.
At 11:44 the jack was used to hold the drill in place while they drilled the holes. Walker Lake can any one swim in it . It sounded like you had mike problems .
That sounds right. I don't ever see anyone swimming in Walker Lake. The lake is very low and the trout that used to live in there are gone because of the salinity. It's down over 150 feet from where it once was. Cameras take a beating. I'll check them out.
probably not a jack but support for pneumatic drill. Drill was hung on the shaft, hose is most likely pneumatic, with a accumulator tank it was laying on.
Yes, the jack, or column, is a drill support. Thanks, Ken.