What a 1870's Gold Mine looked like- Eagle Gold Mine Julian CA 1870
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- In the winter of 1869, Fred Coleman was watering his horse in Julian, California, when he saw something glimmer in the creek. Coleman-a former slave-had struck gold, thus launching California’s third gold rush.
Present-day Julian is an idyllic mountain town famous for its apple pie, but remnants of its origins as a mining community still abound. One of them is the Eagle Mine, a gold mine established in 1870 by William Moran. For the past 50 years, the Eagle Mining Co. has been guiding visitors through 1,000 feet of underground tunnels.
“There were over 200 gold mines here and that’s how the settlers made their living, prospecting for gold,” says Paul Nelson, third-generation owner of the Eagle Mine. “If it wasn’t for the gold rush, we wouldn’t have the town today
A labyrinth of tunnels
From Julian’s Main Street, the Eagle Mine is a quick three-minute drive up a hill and down a dirt road-but it feels like a journey back in time. Antique mining equipment is strewn about, alongside buildings and vehicles reminiscent of the Old West.
At one edge of the property sits a bright red Californian five-stamp mill, manufactured in San Francisco in 1872. This massive piece of equipment was used to process ore from the mine and extract the gold. There is also a livery stable-turned-museum and a gold panning area.
But the star attraction here is the mine itself.
The Eagle Mine is made up of several levels, each consisting of an intricate series of tunnels.
The most uniquely chilling feature of the Eagle Mine, however, is the vertical shaft we encounter about halfway through the tour. At 425-foot deep, it’s the equivalent of a 27-story building going straight down. Mine workers-usually two at a time, with their legs hanging out on the sides for balance-would climb into an ore bucket and then get hoisted down the shaft.
In order to make this operation as safe as possible, a bell system was adopted to allow the bucket hoister to communicate with the workers in the shaft. This was standard procedure in mines across the country, and the Eagle Mine adhered to the State of California’s shaft bell signals. Ringing the bell seven times meant there had been an accident; ringing it twice meant the bucket was being lowered.
Loved your prospecting adventure! Julian would be a wonderful town to visit. So much history! Thanks for bringing us along.
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What an awesome family day out, fun, informative and exciting too! Great dramatic music! 👍
I really love going back in time and seeing historical places like this. Thanks so much for taking us with you. It looks like it was a really fun day. I can't wait to see where you take us next. Have a great week.
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Such a cool place to learn about how the gold mining industry works and the kids love it. Thumbs up on the great tour!
Cool and awesome family adventure inside the mine. Kids are so brave going inside. I enjoyed this till end my friend. Thank you for the tour. Cheers 🌻🌻💟🌻🌻
What an awesome experience and lovely day out!! Reminds me to visit our bronze mine here nearby. Nothing like this gold mine of course. Great discovery of Coleman, interesting fact in description!!
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Wow I love watching you and your gorgeous family enjoying these incredible days out in some awesome places! The gold siving looked fun did you get to keep what you found 🤭? Your little girls were so eager to get in the caves! What a place! Brilliant 🤩 thanks for sharing have a great weekend! 💃👍❤️💋
This is most definitely my kind of place! The fact you actually get to go inside a genuine gold mine is very cool! And actually getting to try to pan for gold, pretty cool!
Definitely a good time thanks for checking it out brotha
That looked a great day out!! So exciting for the kids to see and feel a real Gold mine!!
And great that they can have a go at panning too!!
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Awesome tour. Love the smiles. Great memories made with the family. So awesome. That would be super fun to explore a mine like that. Pretty neat. Have a great day.
so cool! i remember when we learned about the gold rush in school. thanks for bringing us along on this awesome adventure, Ben! Have a great weekend!
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wow!!! My husband and I love Julian. This is so cool! We didn't know this place. Thanks for the awesome tour. Glad to see you all had a great time. We only go to Julian for their famous apple pie and for sightseeing in Downtown. Great video as always.
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Truly a very exciting adventure, exploring the caves of Eagle Gold Mine 1870- Caves are very amazing. Thanks for taking me exploring, my brother. Stay healthy and happy weekend!💕
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Visiting and seeing a gold mine is a good educational and interesting experience.
Adorable family, you guys had really a good time. Awesome cave.
Nice bonding...your children looks great they're happy....
Wonderful adventure down the mine tunnel.👍 Great for the whole family. Enjoyed watching! Thanks for sharing with us 🌻👍
What a great piece of history! The mine is much more elaborate than I would have thought- nice framework and tunnels. It really brings history to life to see the candles and walk around inside the mine! Nice to read about the safety and bell system. It looks fun to pan for gold! :)
Definitely a good time thanks for watching Jennifer
I remember Julian Apple Days Festival.
Cool, wonderful adventure, thanks for sharing!
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Wow! An amazing Gold Rush 🪙 experience from 1870. Sifting for Gold and walking through the Mine was so amazing. An awesome part of history. The kids seemed to really enjoy. A great tour. Wonderful share. Big like. 👍🏼 😊💙
What a fun place to visit! Great for the whole family. Thanks for showing us all around!
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Great ads by the way, looking forward to the next Adventure. God bless you and your family!
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Amazing exciting family adventure . Great experience down the mine tunnel . Fabulous informative share with inspiring music.
What a great family outing to an old gold mine! Looks like your family was really enjoying your visit to the mine. Those ceilings looked a little low for you to walk through easily. Have a great week and blessings, Rob
Thanks for checking it out RoB
Woow really educational trip especially for the kids...thanks for sharing...the gold panning and entering the tunnel reminds me of the old days...
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This is a great experience, it looks kind scary in that cave but it is really historic and beautiful! Thank you for taking us with your family while exploring this cave!❤
Keep up the life long memories and experiences!!👏🏾👏🏾 Gold mining pretty cool. Another cool family adventure!!-RG
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That was an amazing tour, so cool to see the interior. That really makes me imagine looking for gold in the old days.
Wow! Great work and super sympathetic 😍
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Have a wonderful weekend
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Wow perfect bonding for family adventure Im sure kids like this they're all energetic to reached till the end of the tunnel safety first and enjoy lovely family 💓
Amazing place, thanks for taking us with you here too! You're making some amazing clips mate! Cheers!
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So epic! Wonderful adventure! You’re always doing something new and different!
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Its really nice to visit places like that. Keep posting
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Perfect editing! 🔥 Passing and B roll is great! Thank you for sharing this amazing place, I will have to visit now ☺️. The tunnels are super fun!! 👍👍👍
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Memorable memories kids and whole family
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Wonderful adventure! It looks so beautiful inside the tunnel. Aren't the kids scared on some spot there that are too dark. Thank you 🙏🏻 my friend for sharing
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Love the little train going around the restaurant :) so cool to go into an old mine like that! Very cool experience :)
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ive been wtchign the gold rush tv show for awhile now mmust be great experience getting into that place and see wht it actually look like super fun .. its like underground treasure
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Wow great experience for the child. Awesome gold mine museum tour. Thank you for sharing. Happy new year.
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Hi. This was great to see and read about in your description box. Could just imagine what it would have been like all those years ago . So good and you got great footage in there 👏 🙌 😃 Loved it, thanks :) ~ Anna
what a lovely adventure. sure there are lots of things to learn and see. i love the panning part but many things are also an attraction to me
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This looks like an awesome family trip! Not everyone wants to go thru that, good vlog!
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