TVR , i have to thank you for keeping me somewhat sane over the last 5 yrs,while stuck in a motel in silver city new mex. ive had to get healthy, regaining my feet and my credit, im finally walking a mile up the mountains and can afford a nice piece of ground and a claim thanks to my gold digging, 27 yr old exploror. not to shabby for a 69 yr old prospector aye
Outstanding, Gerard! I have the feeling that even the worst day working on your land will be better than your best day when you worked for someone else, my friend. Keep us posted!
Very happy to hear that I/we could help in any way with maintaining one's sanity... Good for you for pushing through everything and getting your momentum back. I've had life knock me on my ass a couple of times as well and when you get things back on track it helps you appreciate them all the more! At least that was my experience... I hope you love your property as much as I love mine and I hope your claim pours gold into your pockets.
Newspapers on the wall were from the late 50s to mid 80s, because there was an advertisement for Datsun. Datsun became Nissan in 1986. Cool video as always.
Notification squad, checking in 🫡 That donkey/mule has to be some of the best mine art I've ever seen. I wish it was still legible, but it definitely has the look of being a cartoon/store mascot kinda vibe. Names and dates are always cool, but that's the kind of thing that makes it feel really lived in. Like seeing the inside jokes on the corkboard of an abandoned factory. Of course the first time you actually find bear tracks.... there's also a perfect bear sized hole in the rib... I'd be a little upset too if I had that luck! 🤣
I carry dig tools when exploring. Either to reveal a buried entry or dig my escape should I survive a collapse. I'm using thermal detection gear to find cold air being vented from what is otherwise without a clue (small enough to fit in my pockets}. Even cheaper is a held candle to see if the wick flame is jerked aside.
The foundry, founded by H.E. Bridge, became Bridge and Beach Company in 1857 when John Beach joined. In 1879 it became Bridge and Beach Manufacturing Company, so that stove was manufactured sometime between 1857 and 1879.
The cabin looks like a hunting cabin that was probably used until the 70s or maybe early 80s. I bet the old timer who used to go there has some great stories to tell. Hope he’s still alive with family that remember his stories.
@@TVRExploring WOW that's crazy! Just shows you how much soul is still left in rural america. 4+ generations have probably been going to that cabin. I always have an urge to fix things like that up to try to preserve the memory of what once was its a shame millennials and zoomers dgaf.
@@DCking14682 Well, not *all* of us DGAF. A couple of us around here maintain a hundred-year-old miners' cabin and operate an adjacent mine that dates back to the 1880s.
Thank you for documenting these sites in our part of the country. A miracle it hasn't been taken out by fire. Looks like your 'firs' are actually Sugarpines, especially the second one... Judging by the bark and foliage. Hammers none the less!
Nyaaa what’s up doc? Just saw that episode a few months back. The things you notice when older that you didn’t as a kid, i.e Albuquerque. I have the whole dvd set😆
Always remember that, in the case of bear encounters, be they in OR out of tunnels: you only have to outrun your buddy, not the bear! And THAT video would indeed go viral in a New York minute. It'd be a win-win, though not for your friend...
Being in a mine those prints could be hours old or weeks old and still look like they had just been put down. There's almost no water cycle, at least not like you'd find outside. There's no rain to wet the soil, then dry out, get wet and dry out. Day after day even dew can break the soil down this way. But in a mine the moisture changes with the seasons. Or in some cases it can change with heavy rains, but even then it's still _usually_ a slow process.
I know you're joking but that bear dude that thought he was pals with them and got killed by an old, half-toothless bear, well... after it finished with him it ran down his girlfriend and killed her next.
The founder of the company was Hudson Erastus Bridge (b.1810 d.1875) opened his foundry around 1838 in St Louis at the age of 28 or 29. The company was a big 19th century American brand. People still collect that cast iron stove model 8 in much much better condition. Those 2 semi-oval holes have plates, and then those have 2 round covers. To cook remove a cover, and place a cast iron pot over the hole, and it boils away.
21:21 When I looked up that can, turns out that's as rare as I thought. At least judging by the prices people ate trying to sell them for. One place was as high as $250, shipping extra!
You can see the words glendale and an adress at 21:27 so cool seeing that as I used to work a block away. Thanks for another awesome video. I really like when you guys find cabins!
we convene today to learn about the bear triangle. I really like the cabin and the forest, incredible trees. Those wooden slats may have been nailed to a small tree that got to see the bears and you. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
@@wes11bravo Yes, unfortunately, they do... Not just them, but also the Forest Service, AML crews, etc. It keeps the mine closure teams employed. As long as they keep finding "dangerous" mines and buildings that the public needs to be protected from, they and the contractors they work with, stay employed. Funny, how they keep finding more dangers that we need protecting from.
Awesome 😎 that cabin of course needs roof repair but it takes funding. Those old miners cabins in the Death Valley areas are well taken care of and some are gone forever. What mountain range are you guys on?
I've been to one in Death Valley, I've read there were about 10 or more and several still remain. Very amazing to visit! I'm super curious where they are too haha
Yes, there are a good number of cabins that are maintained by volunteers out in Death Valley. We're in the Sierra Nevadas... In almost all of our videos that are in the mountains, that is where we are.
My best friends aunt had a few Douglas Furs roughly about that size and bigger on her land that we camped on pretty regularly. A forest fire swept through the area in 2019 and wiped everything out. There are a couple of chared hulks lying on the ground where they once stood. Unfortunately, my friends and I couldn't get back to the area until about two years ago. We just stood there and openly weeped when we saw what one of our favorite hunting and camping areas had been reduced too. It definitely felt like our favriot and well liked family member had died.😢😢😢
That's a shame about the trees that were killed. With the misguided policy of extinguishing every fire in the past, the forests have become completely overgrown and so now whenever a fire comes through, it is horrifically destructive and kills everything.
@TVRExploring yeah, they had a fire up there back in 1996. It got to within a mile of her land, but they got it under control before it would have been destroyed. Back then, we were told that nothing in that area had burned in 75 years, so that made it 98 years of underbrush and organic build-up. If the US Forstry department had let small fires burn in the ladder half of the twentyth century, the trees would probably still be there, and the forest floor would have been cleaned to make way for new growth. Unfortunately, it's big business that controls things now a days and I'm afraid it is just about to get shifted into overdrive in the next four years.
So at the 14:30 mark you can hear a disembodied voice, I can’t make out what it says tho. It’s not you talking under your breath because you talk over it at the end. I wonder if there’s any reports of lives lost in this mine or area. It was definitely a bit spooky with the mist in the main haulage. Great video really enjoyed this one. Also the steps on the tree are most likely to be able to reach and climb the lowest sturdy branches, that may have been used to get a higher perspective on the area.. My friends and I used to do this a lot.
Oh yes. Woe betide the hikers on a trek (or troops on a hump) and their route goes through an area on a topo map where the contour lines are bunched up tight together like pages of a closed book. It's going to be a steep ball buster...
Just a note, that wasn't a Fir tree, it was a pine, probably a Sugar Pine from the limb structure, but I don't know what altitude you were at when you shot video of it. Typically you find Ponderosa Pine at lower elevations, they have the small cones, Sugar Pine produces the very large seed cones, ten to fourteen inches in length.
How can you tell? I'm being serious, not snarky. We mostly have Ponderosas on my property and so I know them well. I thought I knew the Douglas Firs better...
@@TVRExploring Sorry I took a bit to respond, At about 2:25 when you show the friend standing by the tree, the bark is kind of tan instead of a darker grey. Direct sun will show the color better. The bark segments are sort of like scales in an irregular pattern. At around 5:44 when you show the makeshift ladder up the tree, that is a Doug Fir, although depending on your elevation, it could be a White fir, but I don't think so. Notice the different bark texture and color. The limb growth is also quite different, with the big Pine having large limbs starting way up the trunk. Large firs often are absent any branches lower on the trunk, but on this one they just haven't dropped yet, but all the low branches appear to be just dead wood, which is normal. The branches are much smaller on a fir compared to a Sugar (Yellow) Pine.
5:18 looks like ladder steps nailed into the trunk for a deer stand for hunting. Used to see those all through the mountains in North Georgia. Never trust them though. Theyre usually just nailed in, the nails are likely rusted and compromised and the wood is likely rotted too. Effective when new but in some cases Ive seen it kill the tree slowly.
Looks to me like an old Fire watch station which made use of the existing infrastructure of that old mine. Maybe thats what the tree ladders were for. Seems to me, by the air, it should be manned.
Thanks for hiking to this mine! Just curious - do you carry bear spray when venturing into high country? The bear tracks would have spooked me, for sure. Glad you didn't encounter it. Great video - always cool to see what you find! Stay safe and be well!!
No, we don't carry bear spray. We only have black bears in California and so it isn't needed. The most dangerous things that we encounter are humans and cows. I'm not kidding about the cows either. Territorial cows or mothers with calves can cause some real trouble.
@20:55 that Nalgene seems a bit too modern, but I doubt you guys left it. It makes me wonder the last time that cabin was used? Old rotted food in the fridge? A half bottle of vinegar on the shelf? The bed looks "made?" Someone used that cabin in the last 30 years, considering the 32oz wide-mouthed blue Nalgene was introduced in the 1990's
Hey TVR, wondering if theres away I can contact you? It’s just something I'm curious about related to the video. I have no clue how to private message you through UA-cam or even if thats a thing lol. Really appreciate your time! Thanks.
The first thing I found in this vein of hazards was a wood box covered with dead moss and weeds. I was about to kick it aside when I glimpsed something white inside. I then stood absolutely still. The interior was glazed with nitro that had come from old high explosives. A limestone cave entry had become where a quarry owner stashed what was too dangerous for the workplace..
You mentioned that you were disappointed by the collapsed section of the mine, if you'd met a hungry bear your collapsed section would be the last thing on your mind.
What's the original/1st video tied to this mine? Perry S(?) Jones like this site, he was present in [at a minimum] 1938 and 1947. 21:27 if that's 300 N. Brand Blvd. in Glendale it's now a Panera Bread lol
This is the only video of this mine... Thanks for looking up that address. That's funny that it is a Panera Bread now. We need Google Street View going back to the 1930s!
Sure looks like there are bear tracks leading into the collapse... maybe the bear got collapsed on. 17:18 in the time there sure looks like at least one print.
It seems unlikely that the bear was that unfortunate, but it is certainly possible and the tracks only seeming to go in one direction is pretty hard to argue with!
@@TVRExploring it's a long way down from the top . We had it cleared about 5 years ago but couldn't really figure out a good way across the river at the bottom and there's a gate at the ranch.
@TVRExploring I can tell by the bark, older Ponderosas usually have a lot lighter skinned bark with deep grooves in it. The pine cone is the ultimate test because the Sugar Pines have cones that are half the size of our arms.
Why do you say that? I'm being serious, not snarky. We mostly have Ponderosas on my property and one very small Douglas Fir. I thought I knew them better...
You missed the nuance in my observation. The "cub" tracks were small, suggesting that it was born relatively recently. As bear cubs are born in the spring, that made it the wrong time of year since our visit was late in the year. I'm aware that the cubs can spend more than a year with the mother.
TVR , i have to thank you for keeping me somewhat sane over the last 5 yrs,while stuck in a motel in silver city new mex. ive had to get healthy, regaining my feet and my credit, im finally walking a mile up the mountains and can afford a nice piece of ground and a claim thanks to my gold digging, 27 yr old exploror. not to shabby for a 69 yr old prospector aye
Outstanding, Gerard! I have the feeling that even the worst day working on your land will be better than your best day when you worked for someone else, my friend. Keep us posted!
@@wes11bravo look up kelly mine/ghost town nm, real closed to there
Very happy to hear that I/we could help in any way with maintaining one's sanity... Good for you for pushing through everything and getting your momentum back. I've had life knock me on my ass a couple of times as well and when you get things back on track it helps you appreciate them all the more! At least that was my experience... I hope you love your property as much as I love mine and I hope your claim pours gold into your pockets.
Well done dude. Never too old to follow the dream.
Right on! There's some awesome ground around Silver City. We operate mines in that general neck of the woods.
Newspapers on the wall were from the late 50s to mid 80s, because there was an advertisement for Datsun. Datsun became Nissan in 1986. Cool video as always.
Notification squad, checking in 🫡
That donkey/mule has to be some of the best mine art I've ever seen. I wish it was still legible, but it definitely has the look of being a cartoon/store mascot kinda vibe. Names and dates are always cool, but that's the kind of thing that makes it feel really lived in. Like seeing the inside jokes on the corkboard of an abandoned factory.
Of course the first time you actually find bear tracks.... there's also a perfect bear sized hole in the rib... I'd be a little upset too if I had that luck! 🤣
Yes, I wish that more of the miner's graffiti had been legible.
@@TVRExploringI can't help but to wonder if that bear ended up getting trapped by the collapse, and that's why there's only one set of prints.
love to see another adventure from TVR pop up in my feed :)
That was some climb! Sorry to see the tunnel caved. Lots of cool artifacts outside.Thanks Justin and friend!
I carry a 30 gallon sack and ride such on my rear fender to a dumpster.
Can't eliminate all waste but always take away any soiled adult diapers.
@@jcee2259Interesting!
I carry dig tools when exploring. Either to reveal a buried entry or dig my escape should I survive a collapse.
I'm using thermal detection gear to find cold air being vented from what is otherwise without a clue (small
enough to fit in my pockets}. Even cheaper is a held candle to see if the wick flame is jerked aside.
The foundry, founded by H.E. Bridge, became Bridge and Beach Company in 1857 when John Beach joined. In 1879 it became Bridge and Beach Manufacturing Company, so that stove was manufactured sometime between 1857 and 1879.
That's awesome. Thank you very much for looking that up.
OMG, I want that fridge! I don't care about the hornets, that's a propane fridge, and they clean up great!
The cabin looks like a hunting cabin that was probably used until the 70s or maybe early 80s. I bet the old timer who used to go there has some great stories to tell. Hope he’s still alive with family that remember his stories.
A local just told me that it was still occupied as recently as 2013, which blew my mind considering its current state.
@@TVRExploring WOW that's crazy! Just shows you how much soul is still left in rural america. 4+ generations have probably been going to that cabin. I always have an urge to fix things like that up to try to preserve the memory of what once was its a shame millennials and zoomers dgaf.
@@DCking14682 Well, not *all* of us DGAF. A couple of us around here maintain a hundred-year-old miners' cabin and operate an adjacent mine that dates back to the 1880s.
Thank you for documenting these sites in our part of the country. A miracle it hasn't been taken out by fire.
Looks like your 'firs' are actually Sugarpines, especially the second one... Judging by the bark and foliage. Hammers none the less!
its an old hunting stand, the rungs only had to go to the branchs then they could climb higher for an overview of the area
If you look closer at the boards nailed to that tree you'll see faded writing : 283 miles to Albuquerque. And at the base there will be rabbit hole.
Nyaaa what’s up doc? Just saw that episode a few months back. The things you notice when older that you didn’t as a kid, i.e Albuquerque. I have the whole dvd set😆
Shoulda made the left turn at Albuquerque...
Always remember that, in the case of bear encounters, be they in OR out of tunnels: you only have to outrun your buddy, not the bear! And THAT video would indeed go viral in a New York minute. It'd be a win-win, though not for your friend...
If I see fresh bear tracks I'm outta there! Nope not playing with something that can eat me!
Justin is quite possibly armed. I'm sure his first response would be to back out though.
@@DannyWildmonespecially if there's no tracks going back out!
Being in a mine those prints could be hours old or weeks old and still look like they had just been put down. There's almost no water cycle, at least not like you'd find outside. There's no rain to wet the soil, then dry out, get wet and dry out. Day after day even dew can break the soil down this way.
But in a mine the moisture changes with the seasons. Or in some cases it can change with heavy rains, but even then it's still _usually_ a slow process.
I know you're joking but that bear dude that thought he was pals with them and got killed by an old, half-toothless bear, well... after it finished with him it ran down his girlfriend and killed her next.
The founder of the company was Hudson Erastus Bridge (b.1810 d.1875) opened his foundry around 1838 in St Louis at the age of 28 or 29. The company was a big 19th century American brand. People still collect that cast iron stove model 8 in much much better condition. Those 2 semi-oval holes have plates, and then those have 2 round covers. To cook remove a cover, and place a cast iron pot over the hole, and it boils away.
Awesome. Thanks for looking that up...
@@TVRExploring I think that elaborate nameplate deserves a little attention. Appartently it was a large enterprise and lasted many many decades.
21:21 When I looked up that can, turns out that's as rare as I thought. At least judging by the prices people ate trying to sell them for. One place was as high as $250, shipping extra!
You can see the words glendale and an adress at 21:27 so cool seeing that as I used to work a block away. Thanks for another awesome video. I really like when you guys find cabins!
we convene today to learn about the bear triangle.
I really like the cabin and the forest, incredible trees.
Those wooden slats may have been nailed to a small tree that got to see the bears and you.
Thank you for sharing your experiences!
Awesome video. It would be awesome to see you cover again all of the abandoned towns/mines in Sierra County. Keep it up man
Always amazing!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Nice video, like the artifacts in the old cabin
Love the old grouth trees. I know of one in nevada county that had some of its roots cut by miners.
A very heavy climb, luckily the bear was out, and the hornets were in, nice stuff in that cabin tho, nice explore thnx.
Someone could still save that little cabin with some used roofing tin😢.
I hate to see old cabins go !
Indeed, there are too few left already...
@@TVRExploring- The BLM seems to take inordinate pride in destroying perfectly good cabins and outbuildings around these old mines. Shame.
@@wes11bravo Yes, unfortunately, they do... Not just them, but also the Forest Service, AML crews, etc. It keeps the mine closure teams employed. As long as they keep finding "dangerous" mines and buildings that the public needs to be protected from, they and the contractors they work with, stay employed. Funny, how they keep finding more dangers that we need protecting from.
When he said Cabin in the Woods, I was expecting the Buckners to come out.
In the Cabin signed Ash Was Here!!! 😮
Was it "bad" Ash, or "good" Ash
Nice cabin! Looks 50s - 60s wow 👍
Amazing mine! thanks TVR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
look at that forest eeash place is pretty much touched awesome find guys
The riveted tank in the cabin looked like it was piped through the wood stove like a makeshift water heater
A hot shower would be a rare luxury out there, then and now.
Absolutely!
This is the slowest I've seen you advance into a mine. Naughty bears! 😁
Awesome 😎 that cabin of course needs roof repair but it takes funding. Those old miners cabins in the Death Valley areas are well taken care of and some are gone forever. What mountain range are you guys on?
I've been to one in Death Valley, I've read there were about 10 or more and several still remain. Very amazing to visit! I'm super curious where they are too haha
Yes, there are a good number of cabins that are maintained by volunteers out in Death Valley.
We're in the Sierra Nevadas... In almost all of our videos that are in the mountains, that is where we are.
@@TVRExploring awesome, thank you. It's amazing how much lost history is waiting to be discovered in that mountain range
Good job the ladder on the tree was most likely a Deer hunting stand - the stand thank you
My best friends aunt had a few Douglas Furs roughly about that size and bigger on her land that we camped on pretty regularly. A forest fire swept through the area in 2019 and wiped everything out. There are a couple of chared hulks lying on the ground where they once stood. Unfortunately, my friends and I couldn't get back to the area until about two years ago. We just stood there and openly weeped when we saw what one of our favorite hunting and camping areas had been reduced too. It definitely felt like our favriot and well liked family member had died.😢😢😢
That's a shame about the trees that were killed. With the misguided policy of extinguishing every fire in the past, the forests have become completely overgrown and so now whenever a fire comes through, it is horrifically destructive and kills everything.
@TVRExploring yeah, they had a fire up there back in 1996. It got to within a mile of her land, but they got it under control before it would have been destroyed. Back then, we were told that nothing in that area had burned in 75 years, so that made it 98 years of underbrush and organic build-up. If the US Forstry department had let small fires burn in the ladder half of the twentyth century, the trees would probably still be there, and the forest floor would have been cleaned to make way for new growth. Unfortunately, it's big business that controls things now a days and I'm afraid it is just about to get shifted into overdrive in the next four years.
@@danielcarter305 How sadly accurate... You're 100% right in everything you said.
So at the 14:30 mark you can hear a disembodied voice, I can’t make out what it says tho. It’s not you talking under your breath because you talk over it at the end. I wonder if there’s any reports of lives lost in this mine or area. It was definitely a bit spooky with the mist in the main haulage. Great video really enjoyed this one. Also the steps on the tree are most likely to be able to reach and climb the lowest sturdy branches, that may have been used to get a higher perspective on the area.. My friends and I used to do this a lot.
Lets go!
Oh yes. Woe betide the hikers on a trek (or troops on a hump) and their route goes through an area on a topo map where the contour lines are bunched up tight together like pages of a closed book. It's going to be a steep ball buster...
Just a note, that wasn't a Fir tree, it was a pine, probably a Sugar Pine from the limb structure, but I don't know what altitude you were at when you shot video of it. Typically you find Ponderosa Pine at lower elevations, they have the small cones, Sugar Pine produces the very large seed cones, ten to fourteen inches in length.
How can you tell? I'm being serious, not snarky. We mostly have Ponderosas on my property and so I know them well. I thought I knew the Douglas Firs better...
@@TVRExploring Sorry I took a bit to respond, At about 2:25 when you show the friend standing by the tree, the bark is kind of tan instead of a darker grey. Direct sun will show the color better. The bark segments are sort of like scales in an irregular pattern. At around 5:44 when you show the makeshift ladder up the tree, that is a Doug Fir, although depending on your elevation, it could be a White fir, but I don't think so. Notice the different bark texture and color. The limb growth is also quite different, with the big Pine having large limbs starting way up the trunk. Large firs often are absent any branches lower on the trunk, but on this one they just haven't dropped yet, but all the low branches appear to be just dead wood, which is normal. The branches are much smaller on a fir compared to a Sugar (Yellow) Pine.
19:30 - 19:44 run! It’s a skinwalker! 😂😂😂
2:15, Sugar Pine/White Pine? Not many of those around anymore.
Those signs used in the top of the cabinet are 1930s Perfect Circle piston ring ads, they're actually pretty rare.
Nice 👍
5:18 looks like ladder steps nailed into the trunk for a deer stand for hunting. Used to see those all through the mountains in North Georgia. Never trust them though. Theyre usually just nailed in, the nails are likely rusted and compromised and the wood is likely rotted too. Effective when new but in some cases Ive seen it kill the tree slowly.
That seems like the most likely explanation considering the location as well... I didn't know that they could kill the tree. That's unfortunate.
Meeting a bear in an old mine or cave could be a great video, if you're alive to upload it.
Looks to me like an old Fire watch station which made use of the existing infrastructure of that old mine.
Maybe thats what the tree ladders were for. Seems to me, by the air, it should be manned.
I thought the boards on tree was for climbing to getaway from bears. But i guess bears are great climbers so thats out lol
Thanks for hiking to this mine! Just curious - do you carry bear spray when venturing into high country? The bear tracks would have spooked me, for sure. Glad you didn't encounter it. Great video - always cool to see what you find! Stay safe and be well!!
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No, we don't carry bear spray. We only have black bears in California and so it isn't needed. The most dangerous things that we encounter are humans and cows. I'm not kidding about the cows either. Territorial cows or mothers with calves can cause some real trouble.
Cool cabin
Standing on a mud pile. Tim Robinson would be proud.
Riveted tank in cabin - hot water tank connected to stove.😎
what was that sign (?) used above the cabinets - that was very very interesting
@20:55 that Nalgene seems a bit too modern, but I doubt you guys left it. It makes me wonder the last time that cabin was used? Old rotted food in the fridge? A half bottle of vinegar on the shelf? The bed looks "made?" Someone used that cabin in the last 30 years, considering the 32oz wide-mouthed blue Nalgene was introduced in the 1990's
That cabin was probably being used in the 1970s? Maybe later.
A local just told me that it was lived in as recently as 2013, which surprised me given the condition. They go quickly when they're abandoned!
Park ranger fuel can was neat
I would love to have the woodstove to put up and clean then put it in my house.
That fir tree looks like a ponderosa pine. Not the largest of the pines , that would be the sugar pine.
the company that made that old stove was a foundry, fonded by Hudson Erastus Bridge(1810 to1875) at the age of 29 its no longer a business
Hey TVR, wondering if theres away I can contact you? It’s just something I'm curious about related to the video. I have no clue how to private message you through UA-cam or even if thats a thing lol. Really appreciate your time! Thanks.
Boot tracks coming out at 15:30 or so or was that you guys?
Looked like the bear tracks led into the collapse. What's the odds of it getting trapped on the other side? That would be crazy
That would be crazy. It seems unlikely that the bears were that unfortunate, but it is hard to argue with tracks only going in one direction.
The first thing I found in this vein of hazards was a wood box covered with dead moss and weeds.
I was about to kick it aside when I glimpsed something white inside. I then stood absolutely still.
The interior was glazed with nitro that had come from old high explosives. A limestone cave entry
had become where a quarry owner stashed what was too dangerous for the workplace..
That 1st Douglas fur looks like its had an anchor wire on it.
That big tree is not a Doug Fir, but some kind of pine
I’m gonna guess that ladder on the tree was actually boards nailed close together when originally nailed. They’ve just grown apart over the years.
“The roof is definitely starting to go.” 😑Bruh I can see the sun and clouds through the ceiling 😅. Pretty sure it’s already gone.
the boards nailed on the tree are for an old hunting stand that the platform rotted off
If I had to guess the ladder was for an old tree stand or something for hunting.
I think maybe the ladder king thing on the tree may have been to hang freshly killed game to hang on,idk.
maybe the tree house ladder was just to hang stuff on to dry, etc.
Definitely possible... That makes sense given the location.
serpentine is that the precursor of jade?
That Douglass Fir would make a ships mast
What State / county... is that your in ,??
how did they carry a cast iron stove and refrigerator way up to that cabin?
I take that back, the big trees after that are some kind of fir. My apologies
Get outta here 🐻
Woods 🌴🌲🌲🌲🌲
they're on the side of the tree so you can climb into the branches?
Watch out for poison oak!!!
A bear ahead oh walk .
I like your Videos
yours Frank Galetzka
This is 1 time I would wear a mask.
Because of the smoke? It's hard to breathe in the masks when you're doing intense physical activity. So, it's really a no win.
so the bear is stuck in the mine on the other part of the collapse, ya think?
It seems unlikely that the bear was that unfortunate, but the tracks only going in one direction is hard to argue with.
You mentioned that you were disappointed by the collapsed section of the mine, if you'd met a hungry bear your collapsed section would be the last thing on your mind.
Where did they get electricity from ????
That's steep. Wild fires outside in Cali?
Yes... And, yes, it was very steep in the beginning!
Silver mine?
Bear cub print @ 7:46
What's the original/1st video tied to this mine?
Perry S(?) Jones like this site, he was present in [at a minimum] 1938 and 1947.
21:27 if that's 300 N. Brand Blvd. in Glendale it's now a Panera Bread lol
This is the only video of this mine... Thanks for looking up that address. That's funny that it is a Panera Bread now. We need Google Street View going back to the 1930s!
@@TVRExploring if only lol
Any chance you can give a hint as to the cabin's location?
Sure looks like there are bear tracks leading into the collapse... maybe the bear got collapsed on. 17:18 in the time there sure looks like at least one print.
It seems unlikely that the bear was that unfortunate, but it is certainly possible and the tracks only seeming to go in one direction is pretty hard to argue with!
❤❤Jusrin & Italian🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Was that the one with the name of a city? If so we where there but from the top years ago.
Yes, and not a very nice city... It seemed like a long hike down from the top!
@@TVRExploring it's a long way down from the top . We had it cleared about 5 years ago but couldn't really figure out a good way across the river at the bottom and there's a gate at the ranch.
@@adambatchelder4121 Ah, I figured it would probably be inaccessible via the ranch...
@@adambatchelder4121 In case you didn't see my other responses, I suggested emailing me at TVRExploring@gmail.com so that we can chat privately.
22.55 old hammer still useable
That is a Sugar Pine my brother in Christ
How can you tell? I'm being sincere, not snarky. We mostly have Ponderosas on my property and one small Douglas Fir. I thought I knew them better...
@TVRExploring I can tell by the bark, older Ponderosas usually have a lot lighter skinned bark with deep grooves in it. The pine cone is the ultimate test because the Sugar Pines have cones that are half the size of our arms.
@@Sawdust5764 Thank you.
I swear I keep hearing what seems like whispers behind your voice. Volume up at 14:30. Is that the other guys voice?
What was in the fridge ?
A nest of yellowjackets!
@5:38 in…. Snow level
10th month, 1st day, 1938
There was Bigfoot watching u . Run Forest Run
do you guys need permission to hike out here or is it all public land?
Or @ 5:41 didn’t know you could stack shit that high …..
Pine not Douglas fir tree....
Why do you say that? I'm being serious, not snarky. We mostly have Ponderosas on my property and one very small Douglas Fir. I thought I knew them better...
Wrong time of year for cubs....😂😂😂😂do they disappear in at some point?Sows take care of their cubs for more than a year in some cases.
You missed the nuance in my observation. The "cub" tracks were small, suggesting that it was born relatively recently. As bear cubs are born in the spring, that made it the wrong time of year since our visit was late in the year. I'm aware that the cubs can spend more than a year with the mother.