Scott, near the town of Vintondale, PA are 3 “geysers” that were drilled in the Blacklick creek to relive pressure from mine drainage. They normally shoot a few feet in the air and are right next to the Eliza iron furnace. Love your videos!
I know exactly what you are talking about. The three little gurglers in the middle of Blacklick? I remember seeing them and it blew my mind as to what they could be. Would be neat to see some pics of them shooting up higher than the water of the creek.
It appears your statement is correct. I live near Saratoga Spa State Park and some mistakenly call the spouters in the park geysers. Though the creek in the park is called Geyser Creek, Saratoga Springs area does not feature actual geysers. In Geysers, water is forced from underground by heat related to seismic activity. Instead, Saratoga's "spouters" spring up due to the pressure of pockets of carbonic gas trapped beneath deep layers of shale. The famous mineral springs arise from fissures in the Saratoga Fault, which runs 65 miles (105 km) from Whitehall to Albany. The carbonated water that vents in springs and geysers is rich in minerals and salts. Two of the most visited springs today are Geyser Island Spouter and Orenda Spring, along Geyser Creek. Geyser Island Spouter, which sends a narrow plume of water 10 to 15 feet (3 to 5 m) into the air, first emerged in the early 1900s. Since that time, it has deposited minerals that grow a tufa deposit at the rate of two inches (5 cm) per year. Orenda Spring has created a massive tufa dome, which continues to fossilize leaves and other debris as it grows.
Yeah, all a matter of terminology defined by HOW the action happens... even if they all look and seem to do the same thing. Which is really cool to know that even though this is a man made air shaft, because of what and how it is happening, the water spout is a Geyser. One learns more than they thought they knew when making these types of videos.
There is a real big one in the Jamestown section of Portage PA. It's the same thing, I know as of a very years ago it was still blowing. It would really blowout . The entire area is covered iron deposits
Send me an email or message me on FB/Instagram and give me the location. That way, if needed, I will amend this videos "claim" and either way, record the Portage site. :D
@@ODDySEEy I actually dont have Facebook or Instagram or anything. If you have an email address, I can give you all the info and maybe some pictures if I get a chance. I can give you my email address if you dont want to post it here. Let me know
Awesome video Scott!! Was nice to wake up and have one of your videos to watch. I really enjoy them. I don’t miss a single upload. Keep up the good work man. 😊
Oh can't wait to hear about Centrailia. Grew up near this now nonexistent town and watched it slowly disappear. Sad for all the families that lived there.
I hope you are joking. You were in Ashland and what was Centrailia is right there with the minefire, the empty streets and lots, the now covered graffiti highway. I just thought that was the town you eluded to in the video.
That was a cool video! OK, I get it, it's not huge like the geysers out West, but I'm kinda amazed that no one has in any way commercialized this one! Tiny, just by the side of the road, but still, where are the "I touched the Big Mine Run Geyser..and lived!" t-shirts. No gift shop? :) Paul, PA
When I watched it on my big screen, it looks like I am "green screened" into the video. I assure you I was standing 20 feet from the stank water hole. LOL
We just visited last weekend and were disappointed to find it just gurgling. Still neat to see. The pipe just off of the road that you do a close up of in the video...do you know what that was for? I've been trying to find pictures that are identical and have been unable to.
@@ODDySEEy It is off 5th Street, aka "Murryhill Road" or "SwampLady Road," in St. Clair Township, Westmoreland County. The creek flows into the Conemaugh about 3/10 of a mile NE of the railroad underpass.
Any water wells drilled in the coal bearing regions are going to have sulfur contamination as a matter of fact. It’s how it has been and will be. This is true even away from the mines.
Being that this one is on the East West run of the road... gonna hafta say nope. (but in next weeks video you will see why... don't wanna give spoilers yet)
You should look deeper into the Glen Lyson "Geyser" to see that your statement is actually inaccurate. I will be out in Luzerne to film that along with some other things about the Susquehanna Coal Company at some point.
Thanks for all the great videos. Your videos are always educational. I love our great state of Pennsylvania
Scott, near the town of Vintondale, PA are 3 “geysers” that were drilled in the Blacklick creek to relive pressure from mine drainage. They normally shoot a few feet in the air and are right next to the Eliza iron furnace. Love your videos!
I know exactly what you are talking about. The three little gurglers in the middle of Blacklick? I remember seeing them and it blew my mind as to what they could be. Would be neat to see some pics of them shooting up higher than the water of the creek.
It appears your statement is correct. I live near Saratoga Spa State Park and some mistakenly call the spouters in the park geysers.
Though the creek in the park is called Geyser Creek, Saratoga Springs area does not feature actual geysers. In Geysers, water is forced from underground by heat related to seismic activity. Instead, Saratoga's "spouters" spring up due to the pressure of pockets of carbonic gas trapped beneath deep layers of shale. The famous mineral springs arise from fissures in the Saratoga Fault, which runs 65 miles (105 km) from Whitehall to Albany. The carbonated water that vents in springs and geysers is rich in minerals and salts.
Two of the most visited springs today are Geyser Island Spouter and Orenda Spring, along Geyser Creek. Geyser Island Spouter, which sends a narrow plume of water 10 to 15 feet (3 to 5 m) into the air, first emerged in the early 1900s. Since that time, it has deposited minerals that grow a tufa deposit at the rate of two inches (5 cm) per year. Orenda Spring has created a massive tufa dome, which continues to fossilize leaves and other debris as it grows.
Yeah, all a matter of terminology defined by HOW the action happens... even if they all look and seem to do the same thing. Which is really cool to know that even though this is a man made air shaft, because of what and how it is happening, the water spout is a Geyser. One learns more than they thought they knew when making these types of videos.
You picked a good time with all that rain we just had. So cool 👋
Yeah, two weeks of rain previous to going... I figured it would be pushing nice.
@@ODDySEEy Glad to see the inch worm too 👋
There is a real big one in the Jamestown section of Portage PA. It's the same thing, I know as of a very years ago it was still blowing. It would really blowout . The entire area is covered iron deposits
Send me an email or message me on FB/Instagram and give me the location. That way, if needed, I will amend this videos "claim" and either way, record the Portage site. :D
@@ODDySEEy I actually dont have Facebook or Instagram or anything. If you have an email address, I can give you all the info and maybe some pictures if I get a chance. I can give you my email address if you dont want to post it here. Let me know
@@GearsAndGuns email addy available in the ABOUT section.
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That’s cool.. thank you..
Glad you liked it!
Very interesting thx
All part of the 'ODD y SEE y". Just one of those really weird things found along the side of the road that makes you go, "I wonder what that is!"
Thanks for sharing scott..looking forward to the next video
Next week is exciting.
Glad you're back! Missed you last week 🙂
Me too!! I had some catch-up to do with a lot of different aspects of the channel and people.
Awesome video Scott!!
Was nice to wake up and have one of your videos to watch. I really enjoy them.
I don’t miss a single upload.
Keep up the good work man. 😊
I appreciate that!
Hey we used to have these in the trailer park in Burnham all the time when we lived there. lol
NO... that's called a SPRING (although in Burnham it was probably just broken water mains... LOL)
@@ODDySEEy lol yep they were from a spiderweb of 1960s plumbing that was just spliced together each time we had one of these marvels.
Oh can't wait to hear about Centrailia. Grew up near this now nonexistent town and watched it slowly disappear. Sad for all the families that lived there.
Centralia? Never heard of it!
I hope you are joking. You were in Ashland and what was Centrailia is right there with the minefire, the empty streets and lots, the now covered graffiti highway. I just thought that was the town you eluded to in the video.
@@mrs.arneil2455 Whoosh that went right over your head!
That was a cool video! OK, I get it, it's not huge like the geysers out West, but I'm kinda amazed that no one has in any way commercialized this one! Tiny, just by the side of the road, but still, where are the "I touched the Big Mine Run Geyser..and lived!" t-shirts. No gift shop? :)
Paul, PA
YES!
Nice piano tinkling with the water...
Thanks for noticing.
Thanks Scott. I enjoyed this, as usual. Keep up the Great Work 👍 👌
When I watched it on my big screen, it looks like I am "green screened" into the video. I assure you I was standing 20 feet from the stank water hole. LOL
@@ODDySEEy it was really loud like you said too.
We just visited last weekend and were disappointed to find it just gurgling. Still neat to see. The pipe just off of the road that you do a close up of in the video...do you know what that was for? I've been trying to find pictures that are identical and have been unable to.
Ugh... sorry it was dry :( As far as I know the other pipe was intended to relieve pressure from the first pipe and lower the height of the geyser.
Just outside of Seward, PA, in St. Clair Township, there is such a "geyser."
I found no record. Give me some more info on it.
@@ODDySEEy It is off 5th Street, aka "Murryhill Road" or "SwampLady Road," in St. Clair Township, Westmoreland County. The creek flows into the Conemaugh about 3/10 of a mile NE of the railroad underpass.
@@ODDySEEy Follow the creek to almost where the railroad line is, and there is the water bubbling up. When I've seen it, it was going up about a foot.
It apparently stopped some years ago.
Well done,,, Thanks for sharing !
Thanks for watching!
So im guessing Centralia is gonna be the next video.
Well... not exactly.
Any water wells drilled in the coal bearing regions are going to have sulfur contamination as a matter of fact. It’s how it has been and will be. This is true even away from the mines.
Are you going to do the other mine water hole further north on the same road?
Being that this one is on the East West run of the road... gonna hafta say nope. (but in next weeks video you will see why... don't wanna give spoilers yet)
Nice video but that's not the only geyser on the East Coast. There's another one identical to the one in your video in Glen Lyon PA.
You should look deeper into the Glen Lyson "Geyser" to see that your statement is actually inaccurate. I will be out in Luzerne to film that along with some other things about the Susquehanna Coal Company at some point.