Exploring The Most Dangerous Mine At Cerro Gordo (For The Last Time)
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- You can follow my journey on Instagram: / brentwunderwood
In this video, I go exploring the most dangerous mine I've been in, and probably the most dangerous mine at Cerro Gordo. This was not just an exploration, we were searching to see if the 200 level opened to the outside, because there were theories that cold air was coming into the main shaft and freezing the water pipes. The mine itself was completely boarded up, so Johnny and I had to dig in from above through tight squeezes to get into the 200 level of the Union Mine. This shaft was deemed too dangerous years after the deadliest mining disaster in Cerro Gordo's history took the lives of between 8 and 35 miners in the 1870s.
“Cerro Gordo’s deadliest mine disaster struck in the early 1870s when a cave-in killed at least eight and as many as 35 Chinese miners. They were mining in limestone below the 200-foot level and failed to shore up the tunnel with timber, former Cerro Gordo mining foreman Fred Fisher told a Times reporter in 1950. Their bodies were never recovered.”
LA Times March 12, 1950
THANK YOU!!
I moved to Cerro Gordo in March 2020 because of the pandemic and to relieve our longtime caretaker so he could be back home. I've been here ever since. There have been ups and downs, but I feel I am learning a lot and becoming a better person.
Follow along on this channel for more from the town. I have no plans to leave and will continue making videos to update the progress on all the projects!
The town was originally established in 1865 and by 1869 they were pulling 340 tons of bullion out of the mountain for Los Angeles.
The silver from Cerro Gordo was responsible for building Los Angeles. The prosperity of Cerro Gordo demanded a larger port city and pushed LA to develop quickly.
The Los Angeles News once wrote:
“What Los Angeles is, is mainly due to it. It is the silver cord that binds our present existence. Should it be uncomfortably severed, we would inevitably collapse.”
In total, there has been over $17,000,000 of minerals pulled from Cerro Gordo. Adjusted for inflation, that number is close to $500,000,000.
It’s been a wild ride so far owning a ‘ghost town’ and we’re having a lot of fun figuring out what to do with it.
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Thank you for watching! This was a crazy mine to explore, I'm glad we made it back out without too much trouble. Subscribe to the channel for more and let me know in the comments what you'd like to see in the future!
Ghost Town Living great video man
If you plan on going to any more places within the mines that were previously sealed off I'd definitely reccomend investing in some respirators (n-95 preferably) just because there could be some potentially hazardous mycelium down there
@GhostTownLiving @Brent did you bring a metal detector
Is there anyway to reach you via an email setup for your town
A metal detector would be great also !!!!
Brent: don't do this at home
me sitting in my room in my pjs: okay i guess :/
:D
I am watching in my blanket fort I made I even put a fan it so it wasn’t hot in here
😆 hahaha same!
You dont have a mine? Loser.
OH whot? Iv gorn en tore up the carpet and started digging already.. dam it..
Looky like we an't be mine'n them pretty stones tonight Geraldine..
People in my family history were miners and got married at Cerro Gordo. At the American hotel. We have some photos if you're interested.
That’s cool, do you have a social media you posted it on? It be pretty cool to see the old American hotel
I hope he reads this!!
That is neat!
Omg that's amazing!!
Verry cool Andrew. American History in your blood!!
Hey Brent, the news paper about the blizzard was from 1886. I paused the video to read it and I did some research. Apparently it was a extatropical cyclone that hit most of the country. That’s pretty cool that you found that man. Thank you for your hard work and dedication!
WOW, that amazing I am about to go research it now.
We are currently going through a rare cyclone rain storm in northern ca
Most amazing thing is that any newspaper survived this long even in cold, dry conditions.
@@The_ZeroLine I don't think the mines are that dry, a lot of areas seem very moist
That was the childrens blizzard wasnt it?
My great grandpa worked on that mine and lost quite a few friends in the incident. He always told my dad that a rival mine company had been trying to sabotage the mine by cutting electricity and destroying the tracks at night. He said he didn’t know for sure if it collapsed due to someone’s malicious actions or if it was an accident. Either way still crazy
I learned recently that in the early years of denim, jeans were really expensive and most people couldn't afford them (including miners), so some of the mine bosses who were more affluent would buy them for their workers. The miners would change into jeans at the start of their shift in the mine, then at the end of the shift they'd change back into their own clothes and leave the jeans for the next work crew. It's why stacks of discarded clothing can occasionally be found in older workings.
I'm glad you both made it out safe. It sure was sketchy with all the dynamite and blasting caps scattered everywhere, and the rocks sheering off at the end! Scary.
I think you've made the right choice in sealing off that level for safety reasons, and I think it's also respectful to the miners who are buried there.
It's always an eerie feeling watching someone walking around a mine that people have died in, especially on the same level. When I saw the miners graffiti I did wonder who they were. Do you have records on the miners that died there, and some history about their lives? I think that would be a fitting tribute if that information is still available. (I apologise if you've covered this in a newer video - I haven't caught up with them all yet.
Me: Brent is the most insane person ever!
Brent: *introduces Johnny 😳
*Brent: Whoa, check out that tiny hole in the ground?!*
*Johnny: Hold my dynamite box.*
Hereeesss johnny!
Johnny is definitely mvp
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Sitting at home in France, comfortably, and living your adventure vicariously through this channel has brought me immense pleasure, thank you ! I'll be along for the journey !
Thank you for watching them! It means a lot
You're not too far away from that sort. The Paris Catacombs!
Thank you for making these videos man I just came across your channel & I already want to come visit you & your town.
You are always welcome to come here in Belgium to visit our numerous mines.
And anxiety
"Don't do this at home." you are the only person i can think of who has an abandoned mine at home.
He so full of s h I t
No abandoned mine but where I lived in England had an entrance to a priest hole from the 1600s because it was made illegal here for Catholics to practice their religion so many old houses and castles from secretly Catholic families built tunnels and hiding places for priests (and themselves) to escape when they were searched by the Anglican authorities. It lead from an old house built in 1500ish to the cemetery half a mile away and we found an entrance into the tunnel that connected with the cave system under our house. It was pretty neat but unfortunately so much had collapsed that we couldn’t get too far.
As you suddenly felt your bed shaking as a sinkhole dropped you into an unmarked.
Long forgotten mine.
The End
@@pygmygiant WHERE OMG I want to go there
@Whiterun Guard pics or it didnt happen
1:45 When I heard 'that's such a tight little space' then "well make it bigger"; alarm bells started going off in my head.
Guy lives alone in a Ghost Town, then proceeds to forcibly enter a sealed mine shaft where people died...
This guy must not watch any horror movies.
It is a youtube reality show. Common sense or logic plays no part in its production.
@@johnmorgan9799 How are you so sure about it being a youtube reality show? Any evidence, or at least telling implications?
@@Zimited think it over. It isn’t the city. That’s the prop. The storyline is what happens. Most of youtube is told as a story, an adventure, and what isn’t is instruction IMHO
He obviously hasn't watched The Descent.
@Gray Au idk i go into caves all the time even after that movie.
*Me watching him closely telling his story wondering if he makes it*
He’s sitting right there 😂
YES. I see there were a few of us feeling it
hahahahaha...Right?! I'm talking to the screen, "WHAT are you doing? WHY? DON'T do that!"
Same. Sitting here scared for their safety even though I know they've lived to tell the tale.
😂 👏🏾 👏🏾. This was quiet engaging.
200 years later new owner...
"We found a skeleton with Converse shoes on still had the symbol, I wonder who he was?"
*Shoes become worth millions in the future*
He should wear a metal "printed" QR Code leading to his YT Channel, like a dog tag
@@jodoman9469 with current inflation, millions in 200 years is worth a couple bucks 😂
He had blue jeans...
Tfw you can legitimately POTENTIALLY (Highly unlikely, since every miner wore boots) find a pair of Converse in the mine. I mean, they WERE founded in 1908.
I hooked my sister on your videos and she did a little digging - pun intended - on the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper shred found at 7:37. It is from 1933 ! The center piece mentions the actress Marion Davies and how her new movie "Going Hollywood" is in its second week, smashing the box office. That movie was released in December 1933 hence how we can infer that a release date 2 weeks prior to this article means this journal is from late December 1933 or early 1934 !
Thats some solid diggning by your sister!
wait, that means people were in there anywere up to 15 years after being borded up
I just found this out too and came here to comment it :D Bing Cosby is in the film too, you can watch the ending on UA-cam :)
cool!!!
yeah, the alfred kenneth hawkins "hijacking slaying" trial referenced before that took place in early 1934.
Can you imagine going back in time and telling those miners that their old Levi's jeans are now worth more than the silver they were mining?
It realy is a hard wearing fabric :)
@@traceychalkley9946 lmao
That's a crazy thought
Although, prices change and value shifts. 15 quid back then was a wedding ring and a pint, compare it to now, you get the idea. Subjective?
that shreded up fall apart in your hands fabric isnt worth anything.
Rip to the miners who lost their lives that day
I’m looking at the comments and I’m just asking did he find the Chinese miners did he bury them where are they I watch ghost adventures and they said their bodies are still there
Me : *having an anxiety attack while watching but can't stop watching...
Me too! I was yelling at him to get out and my husband was like, well you know he got out so calm down!😂
@@RainbowLane right! i was like...."ohhhh, they aint getting out!!!" (while hes telling the story and obviously out)
@Rosie B. I agree totally. He's great but gonna worry about Brent in my sleep.
So weird how you just feel the anxiety while knowing he made it out safely. That was a cool video. I watch alot of abandoned mine videos and this one is up at the top for me. After subscribing and reading the history of this place it just intrigues me more.
Tyler james yes I agree, it is a really weird thing being so anxious over a video when we already know they are safe. I actually felt like I couldn’t breath at one point but couldn’t stop watching. Crazy. This is quite new to me and I’m really pleased to have found this channel, I live in the U.K. and am fascinated by this story as it unfolds. Also nice to ‘meet’ other people who are enjoying these adventures.
i've always wondered if one day he'll pull blue denim from a mine and along with it comes a skeleton
I was thinking the same thing
#ChesterCopperpot
Hhh I hope that doesn’t happen
There are at least 30 chances of that happening on this level. That would be Horrifying!
@@archaicengineer6155 Might bring some closure to some families to be able to burry their great grandfather though... Its a body. Creepy yes but it is what it is, that's life.
Mate,
You’ve peaked an interest I never knew I had. What an amazing recommendation. What amazing content. What an amazing passion for history. Whole channel has me awestruck. I appreciate that.
As someone who explored caves. This is really dangerous. It’s super easy getting stuck and lose your cool. Even if you don’t have claustrophobia
Getting lost is a bigger danger, depending how expansive and how many branches of the cave there are of course
@@so_crates1337 he’s a fking noob hipster whos played too much minecraft
@@gappuma7883 I'll trust the guy who has actually explored caves over you, some random internet troll just lobbing insults, tbh
@@Jomskylark nah he’s stupid you just have to dig straight up
Is no one going to mention the fact that old boy went in there with hi-top converse? LOL
WHITE Chuck Taylors is what this boy grabs... I totally noticed that!!!!! 😝😝😝
Lmfaoo 😂😭
Yup. One of the first major things I noticed.
Doing dangerous things is cool, may aswell keep up appearances. 😎
Not gonna lie, I've spent the majority of my caving career in hi-top chucks. Unless we were going in somewhere we knew had streams or a water table, the chucks just always gave me better grip and footing than any boots. I felt I needed the ankle flexibility that the chucks afforded, I lost count of the number of times I almost rolled an ankle in boots.
I was looking at those lmao
That was the scariest damn mine caving adventure I have ever seen. I actually got that sphincter-tightening claustrophobia just watching this. Jeez. I'm glad I knew you were already back out when I started watching this. Reminded me a lot of Stephen King's "Desperation" You and Johnny, of all people, should read it. Thanks for an incredible adventure.
My Great-great-grandfather and Great-grandfather were lifelong miners in a small coal town in Arkansas. My Grandpa was one of thirteen children that lived in a house that was 30 x 40. That was considered pretty luxurious to the fellow miners. My great-grandfather heard that a photographer was going to be coming to town. He had my Great-grandmother clean off the porch and find the nicest clothes she could for the two of them. My grandpa said that he took absolute pride in that picture and would look at it most nights after coming home.
Back to my Grandpa. The boys in the family were expected to start working in the mine after school around the age of seven. My grandpa despised working in the mine. They were raised to believe that there was only two ways to live. You either mine or you join the Army. My Grandpa decided to do the latter. He became a cook. He ended up meeting my grandma who was in the Army as a baker. They spent 55 years together.
Thank you for sharing. Mining back then must have been horrible. God bless.
Very nice story , I truly enjoyed it.
*Make America Mine Again*
Thank you. Heartwarming.
ill bet he went through a lot of denim
this is something i’ll NEVER try. this scares the shit outta me and getting stuck and not being able to go back is the most scariest thing ever
That's literally what happened to the thirty guys that were still under the rubble that these folks were climbing all over and why that part of the mine was covered up.
Yup
I did a lot of caving when I was in my teens and 20s. There's absolutely no way I would climb into that level just to have a look around. Everything is unstable.
Being 6’6 230 lbs the tightness of some parts is straight nightmare fuel for me.
Modern miners be all: "There's pants in dem mountains! Pants i tell you!"
Whoever controls the pants controls the universe
He knew about the story of the minors and dollar signs went off like fireworks. Lol he’s a denim freak!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😹😹😹
lol that should be on a t-shirt
The Omega Tunnel up there at Cerro Gordo would be a key one to access. It's right below the road and has eroded shut. If I can remember correctly, it connects up with a lot of the other area mines.
I've been trying! Moving rocks, hand digging, Robert even used 10 sticks of dynamite to try to open the Omega. It's collapsed quite far back.
@@GhostTownLiving are there devices you can use? Like a fish finder but for tunnels below the surface?
@@stephaniedraudt4784 Ground Penetrating Radar is what you're describing.
@@HunterAtheist thanks!
Ghost Town Living i hope you get in! Would be amazing
Amazing clip brother. You’ve preserved the memory of that mine for another generation. Much respect from NZ ❤️🇳🇿🇺🇸❤️🤜🏻🤛🏻
Roof collapses slightly, "oh shit", continues.
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@@drawingtime2589 wtf did I juust watch?
Claustrophobic as can be I will gladly enjoy this from home and let you go down there for me.
Yea I explore places, but something like this would be a complete nope.
But the views tho..
Even just watching i feel suffocated.
I have never felt claustrophobic before in my life and always loved squeezing in places as a kid, but as soon as I saw them get into the 200 level my world was changed.
getting lockt up in a smal room i wil be oke but deep underground if something go wrong almost imposibel to escape no thank u wil never be there
For anyone wondering; they did actually locate the exit they were searching! He dug it out from the outside in a different video, so yay! More 200 level footage!
What video?!
This is genuinely the first underground explorer vid where someone actually found stuff lmao
You’ve obviously never heard of Shiey before. Dude has explored abandoned soviet bunkers
@@yesdude3914 that’s not underground shit like this tho it’s safe solid bunkers with no risk except being caught
You're watching the wrong videos then!
Edit: There are actually two different papers being shown. The first is the Arizona Daily Star from January 1934. The second is the Los Angeles Examiner which is also from early 1934. The Marion Davies picture seen at 8:06 is 'Going Hollywood', which came out in 1933 but was still running in early 1934. It actually says 'copyright 1934' at 8:16 if you look really really carefully under the headline 'Milked'. I bet different miners had different papers from Arizona, and L.A, depending on where they were from and what they wanted to know.
How the hell do you even know that? are you 100?
The article with the blizzard says the blizzard was in Japan, island of Utsuyo(?), Jan 29, if that helps. With rescuers coming from Korea.
The newspaper is from January 30, 1934. You can find it if you search Google for the phrase "In Canada, many points recorded lows of 40 below", which appears in the newspaper text from the mine.
@@aussiehighways1130 Yes you are correct, that is one of them. The other is an L.A paper from the same time or perhaps a bit earlier, as it aligns with the release of 'Going Hollywood', a Marion Davies picture seen at 8:06. You can see the date '1934' if you look super carefully under the word 'Milked' at 8:16.
Interesting! Another one of the papers outlines the trade of Tris Speaker from the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians. That trade happened in 1916, so seems like they kept papers around a while...
Seems like this particular video containing "last ever" footage of the 200 level is well worth preserving.
So glad I found this channel, only a few episodes in and its awesom
Hi Brent, I’ve been up to the mine many times, it’s been a few years. My uncle & aunt owned the store in Keeler, they both passed many years ago but the stories they would tell us were crazy. My uncle worked the mine his name was Richard Gandara. I will make it a point to head up that way next time we’re in Keeler my brother owns the Ranchito Mendoza property on the coroner of Laws & Cerro Gordo. Hope to meet up with you one day. In all the times we went up there we never ever went into the buildings except the mine you guys are in. The craziest thing about the whole experience was how the hell did they get all that machinery up there, and the elevator shaft unbelievable and cold. Stay safe you’ll get it done. See you!
Also, "The 200 Level" is a great name for a Cerro Gordo nightclub
Or the future movie of this guy getting trapped and surviving for years off of moss and water
A great name for whiskey
I'd party there. Let's make it happen👍
Won't it be disrespectful to do deceased?
Level 200 sounds better IMO for a club name
All I could think of was that if you found Levi’s someone would be in them still. 👖👖👖👖👖👖👖😬
That was my thought too like oh look Levi's knowing the history of that level they are probably still occupied ha ha
Double money sell the jeans then sell the bones.
I had the same creepy feeling.
Good point
Me too! I was like great there's a body in it isn't there, fuck
It's crazy thinking about just how many complexes of these tunnels will never be touched again/haven't been touched since. Who knows how deep that mine goes, or what you could find, the deeper you go.
To find out you'd have to go down there and clean up any loose rock, and haul it all up to the surface. Eventually you'll have cleared out a whole level. It's possible you might even find lost exits.
"please don't do this at home"
This advice has saved millions of lives.
Well, my home is not a dangerous mineshaft soooo. I guess I can't do this at home...
@@airitindeparrotin6018 stop lying. There's a mineshaft under every house. It's there if you know where to look.
@@Yoda.. you're right. I'll try harder next time.
While hanging around home has created millions more 😜
@@justgonnagetbetter1037 lol
This video was amazing, I feel a bit sad that all the stuff on that level will never be recovered but maybe it's not that different from what you can find in the other tunnels. It sounds like it was a huge risk to go there in the first place so we're lucky just to be able to watch this!
One of the coolest channels I've binged in a while :P
"When you do that I feel the rock moving and I don't want it to fall. You know?"
*Me: I KNOW*
Same 😂
Oh wow I’m not even claustrophobic but man...this makes me feel claustrophobic
ME TOO! lolol. As he said the ceiling was coming down, I actually got super anxious and was like, ""Oh man get me out of here before we die" hahaha. It was so awesome, but it's amazing how I felt like I was there.
HOHOHO!!!
My jaw dropped watching this. This whole level was full of history. When you found the Jeans i couldnt believe my eyes. Then the dynamite room and ore cart tracks everywhere. The newspaper articles were super cool too. Keep it up!
Found this video after some of your later content. Glad you were able to go back ore hunting and make it out once again
The Prince Albert can was full of carbide. The miners would carry extra carbide for their lamps in tobacco cans. In just about every mine I've explored Ive found these. Usually Prince Albert, sometimes Velvet.
Those carbide lamps are so sweet
@@mrbushwookie6051 i would love to have one. I think you can order them on ebay. I just might...
So INTeresting! Seriously! I love learning about this stuff.
Y'all... this is why it's a condemned mine. You were a mouse's fart away from being sealed in.
😂 “mouse’s fart”
What do you mean by that, I just don't get the science of it
What does that mean
@@rigriggerson4949 His buddy was using the shovel to try and make a bigger opening for him to get out and it started crumbling. That gap is super soft rock
and could collapse. A mouse's fart means = just the tiniest thing could set it off.
Consider the lives of the not so crazy people that might have to come dig you out. Reckless at best. Glad you're alive... for now.
I personally am glad you boarded up the 200 level! Every time you go near it, it feels like someone is walking over my grave, to the point of goosebumps! Sure glad you guys made it out ok! Cerro Gordo NEEDS YOU!!!
The newspaper at 7:37 is from 1933. In the small print it mentions Marion Davies film "Going Hollywood" entering its second week :)
Fun fact! Her 2nd husband owned the LA examiner. Visited his Castle in California “hearts castle” funny i was just telling my mom about him this morning. Came and watched this video and i got chills when i seen marion davies and the LA examiner! Coincidence from hell i would say...
When he finds the denim...
Me: Thats probably a dead body.
GTL: someone probably shit their pants man.
Thanks!
We need chickens in this town! I put it in the live chat. But hear me out! You can harvest the eggs to eat and they also work as alarms in a good way if there is too much commotion.. not sure about the alarm thing actually but forsure can eat the eggs lol
And he’s so sweet with the other animals I can’t wait to see what he’d name the chickens!!
I actually mentioned that. You get pets that also give back & what Old Western town wouldn't have a few. It would add to the authenticity with very little work. I know there are predators & I've lost a few over the years & I've got many more predators than he will up there. Wolves, Bobcats, coyotes, birds of prey, bear, dogs, fetal cats, snakes, opposums & believe it or not Ravens... the smartest bird in United States goes after the chicks. I let them out and they free range during the day and go back to the coop at night and I just shut the door. They know where to return to. I imagine there are a lot of insects, seeds & even mice they can supplement their diet with. Also they don't need a lot of water expecially when they're not in chicken houses or triple digit temps. The USPS will bring them to your house or call you when they arrive at the nearest post. Good idea. Living things are great for loneliness. We ALL get a bit lonely at times.
If he responds back to this, I will look into buying and sending him some chickens. OR we can crowd fund so he can not only buy some but also have proper housing for the bock bocks and cok a doodle doos
@@DimmestOwl94 I mentioned that too. He actually has everything he really needs already there for a coop & run except good quality wire. I offered to donate $ specifically for that. I have an incubator I could send him but not sure if his electrical is dependable enough. I'm thinking it probably is. An incubator can go a few hours a day without power.
We need to have as many people as we can like a post so it gets his attention. OR multiple people mention it every video until he has no choice but to address it lol
I think that the tobacco tin you found around 4:10 contained the remnants of calcium carbide, for carbide lamps. Once exposed to air long enough, the moisture will cause it to react and leave the byproducts, which look exactly like that milky-gray white, clumpy powder in there.
I came to the comments to see if anyone knew what that was xD
I love how dedicated you are to keeping this towns history in tact, whilst exploring it and enjoying what has been left behind. Will you let people donate to help you explore further like donate kit? I know you probably don’t want anything more than you already have but would love to help from afar if possible 💚
“Don’t do this at home”
Guess imma have to close up the ol kitchen mine.
Sad thing about his journey in this ghost town; the day he completely stops uploading, is the day we know he didn't come out of a mine again. Morbid reality. Until someone in his team puts out an update of what happened.
Gotta start taking a team with you each time you explore mines.
That video clitch at 13:54-13:56 creeped me out for a split second. 😅
he just posted something on reddit, he's fine
I dont think hes all alone out there. Different people in his video plus i think that was maybe his teenage daughter in one video. Just guessing
Yeah same
Relax
He has been dumb before.
Even the hotel burning. Like bro. How did you not hire an electrician to inspect the building before you starting renovating the furniture in it.
What always amazes me is that is soooo much stuff left behind in the mine….. it sometimes look just like they dropped everything and ran…..
Did you guys have a conversation about if you actually found the miners?
As someone who works in the mines every day, be careful digging around like that, we don’t have plumbing under there😂
ikr like i mine in minecraft every day and i thought the same it terrified me
How many hours do you work everyday?
@@aidancanoli you can't even come close to comparing the two my homie.
@@PostalPatriot556 ikr minecraft is so much more terrifying
@@inanimatemist8610 exactlyyy finally someone speaking facts. that moment when you're trapped in gravel makes my heart race every time
I have to appreciate the somber tone you both had in this video. Yes it was an amazing experience but to me I could hear that you guys remember that this is the final resting place for many. Thank you for being respectful
MAN it's crazy to imagine how they even got that massive water tank down there in such a tight area.
I’d imagine they took it down in pieces and welded it up down there
They built it down there....
yeah that theory seems to make the most sense. it's still pretty impressive just considering the time period we're talking about.
@Platinum Cinnamon you don’t know what that means do you
@Platinum Cinnamon there was no joke tho lol
Brent: Don’t do this at home
Me: well what else am I supposed to do with the abandoned mine in my room?
:)
was thinkin the same thing😂
This video is a great test of the viewers anxiety. I would not have been ok watching this some years ok but I seem to be getting over my anxiety and I made it without pausing or skipping. Glad you made it out both of you.
I watched this with my heart in my mouth, that was so dangerous.
I'm glad you were both safe.
It's good that you filmed this and the things you found, all have their own stories.
Maybe you could make a memorial to the miners that never returned placing the items in the museum, as a tribute to those miners so they will never be forgotten.
I never thought about going to the level 200 of a mine at Cerro Gordo, but when he said that he won't allow it to happen, I want it so badly.
Wow that was amazing. I’m glad you made it out safely. Thank you so much for sharing with us the 200’ level.
This is literally the most interesting UA-cam channel I’ve ever watched. Seriously good content.
The amount of anxiety this gave me is unmeasurable
But he was able to upload the video so you know nothing happened lol
Same here
When i was young and curious. I damn nesr couldn't get out of a deep gold mine i couldnt turn around i was stuck! My buddy tied a rope to both of my ankles and rescued me
*immeasurable.
...and my day is ruined.
I grew up by Apache Junction AZ and a lot of your Cerro Gordo makes me miss looking for Lost Dutchman when I was a kid. Love the show guys. Wish I was in that position. Thank you for sharing
Finding pants in a mine leads me to believe a miner had a very close accident and pooped in his pants thus leaving them there in the mine. Newspaper in the mine is a common toilet paper of the time.
How did they deal with the poop and pee smell down there ? 🙆
@@mutantmonkey2301 Lime
@@HollywoodGraham wow you are such a wise man
So did there used to be miners walking out of the mines pantless?
@The Modern Stoic Load of information there.
DONT DO THIS AT HOME
Me: Who has no access to any mines at all "aw ok you twisted my leg"
“Don’t do this at home”
Guess imma have to close up the ol kitchen mine.
I can walk to several old mine shafts, but never, ever would I go down in them. Lol.
You 2 got some mighty big balls there boys. Loving this channel and the caving adventures.
You’re helping me overcome my claustrophobia. That doesn’t mean I don’t project my concern for you in those tight, potential earth collapsing situations. Every time you post a new video, I hear my myself thinking “phew, Brent made it back above ground again”, then dive in to watch your next adventure! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
HOHOHO!!!!!!!!
This quickly taught me about a phobia I have that I didn't know I had...The artifacts are cool, and the history of the place, but.....*shivers* this gave me so much anxiety to watch.
You are making me nervous being in these mines. I have idea that has been festering in my head seeing you and off the ranch vids. Actually buying abandoned towns bringing them back to its heyday. So happy to come across your vid that you are doing this with Cerro Gardo. Keep up the good work and be safe.
This is possibly the coolest vlog series on youtube
Agree 100%
I wonder if my dad ever went up to Cerro Gordo in 1966, when we lived in Lone Pine. I was 5 then. Dad worked at a bakery Lone Pine(he was a baker on air carrier ship in US Navy). Dad died in Sunshine Mine Fire (Kellogg ID) May 2, 1972. 91 miners died (carbon monoxide). I just googled some info and found he worked on the 4600 level and was found on 3700 level. :(
Sorry to hear that buddy.
Hey, I live near Kellogg in Bayview Idaho, small world. Sorry about your father
@@chasekennedy2908 - Hi neighbor, I live in Spokane. G
wait if he worked in a bakery wth was he doing in a mine?
When I was a kid growing up in western Montana playing around old mines we found some old tnt 🧨 and it was sweating I took my pocket knife (yes 12 years old always had my knife it was required). Anyway once the sweat was on the knife I would flick my wrist and send it flying off the knife and watch it sparkle as it flew through the air.... I have no idea how I survive my childhood.. btw we made good use with the blasting caps and 10-12” of fuse...but those stories are for another time...lol. FYI I am over 50yo
*So we will go down to a deadly 200 level where people died*
Minutes later: Oh shit, that's some good trousers!
i thought that one of the reasons they went down there was to maybe even find the remnants of the 30 miners
I was less worried about them finding the pants brand and more finding legs still in it.
"The roof is collapsing" - instant panic attack on my couch.
Damn that’s scary glad you made it out ok !!! Being down there is person has to be so scary I have never been in a mine or even a cave before
My grandparents said this is how
They went to school
Ok
😂👍
I burst out laughing when I read your comment! A++++ dude!
@Average Joesson 😂🤣😂 your comment maaaaan that was good and the best thing is that some of it could be true😳
@Average Joesson I mean there was after all a murder like almost every week so it wouldn't surprise me if it could have been a little like that.
I’m sad that it’s over I was hoping for a 2 hr vid haha
This video was so intense. My heart was sinking. Great to see you doing all these adventures. We can't put a price tag on experiences like these.
It was intense, but not THAT intense... We all know Brent survives, because he has to come back up to the surface to make the video. 🥴🥴🥴
"Don't do this at home"
Ok, i guess i won't explore the Cerro Gordo mine from my house.
Glad this is the last time u r doing this, everytime u go in, i feel afraid for u
Stay safe
This is so important to document, many mines in California are being forgotten, Mining history needs to be rediscovered! I have always wanted to go to Owens valley since I was little to explore old mines for cool minerals, like the reward mine and champion spark plug mine, Darwin, and of course Cerro Gordo. I just recently discovered your channel and am greatly thankful for your work and appreciation for the small details, history and awesomeness of these mines.
"I can feel the rock moving and I don't want it to fall..."
Great travel buddy, sheesh!
Just glad yall are OK .....DONT DO IT AGAIN.....Look forward to this vlogging journey with you 😁
It's awesome to have a friend like Johnny!
Getting swallowed by the earth and dying from panic gotta be one of the worst ways to go. #claustrophobia
no drowning or burning to death is possibly the worst
@@leaveme3559 I think getting eaten by the cookie monster is up there
The one thing that I can't get over in all the Ghost Town vids is just how deathly quiet it is in the mines
Well consider the alternative, being deep in the mine and hearing *something*...
@@kurtbilinski1723 *darth vader like breathing in the distance*
You are Insain for even entering those mines but man am I glad you are doing it so we can see. I used to go fishing in those areas. You dont even walk around where the mines are of fear of the earch collapsing underneath your feet.
Please don’t do this at home:
Me at home wondering where a mine could be
Right?! xD
Bitcoin mining, maybe?
There are mines about 2.5-3 hours away from me
@@christianjohnson8642 Go in the other direction, far far away
1:46 When your buddy for exploring condemned mines still has the tag on his harness, you might need a different buddy.
@@snarkylive considering the dude was also wearing converse all-stars, he wouldn't be my first pick.
Balls of steel though
I guess it's a step up from just going down with no harness
Prolly left it on there for a reason. It has instructions for different knot types and all kids of stuff (got one)
I am super claustrophobic and watching this gave me so much anxiety. I am glad you guys are ok and that you got a good story from it!
"Exploring mines is dangerous, don't do this at home."
Oh don't worry, I don't think I have any mines at home lol
What state/country you live in?
@@SQUAREHEADSAM1912 Murica, we have guns at home but no mines bruther.
I am form Essen, NRW Germany. In the Hot-Spot of mining!
@@Shaolink NRW has mines I didn't know that. Greetings from BW germany
@@jshdunisperfect1944 you must be kidding. We have more than 1046!
www.zechenkarte.de/wiki/index.php?title=Schachtkarte
We have big problems because of that. Ehole buildings are sinking and breaking! In Essen is a church which sunk more than 12 meters!
Have you considered applying for National Register of Historic Places status?
Why though?
@@buddy7332 could potentially help to get some grants or government money to assist since his intention is to keep it historical
CaptainX could make it difficult to develop into a hotel destination tho
F not really, lots of the registered historical places are privately owned and run as businesses. Plus the fact that now, the hotel will be new construction makes that aspect easier if they were to go down the historical places route
@@captainx5246 yeah but your forgetting all the additional permitting, planning, and approvals that come with owning a historically registered property. It'd be better for them to remodel now and maybe add it later.
This channel makes me so happy just watching so much to enjoy ❤ makes my day everyday when I'm feeling down
Found your Chantal today during school (I was sick) and I bing watched ever episode love your videos