DEATH VALLEY MINE - A True Ghost Town | Mojave National Preserve, California
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
- In the middle of the Mojave National Preserve sit several abandoned buildings crumbling in the desert sun. These haunting remnants echo various periods of time in the past when gold was everything to California's history.
The Death Valley Mine was discovered in 1906 by J. L. Bright of Kelso. In July 1906, the Death Valley Gold Milling and Mining Company of Denver took over the mine, and by September 1906, the camp of Dawson had sprung into existence, named after the directors of the company, the Dawson brothers. The first shipment of ore left during that month, consisting of several wagons full of ore hauled to Cima by a team of 12 horses. From Cima, the ore was hauled via the Salt Lake Railroad and California Eastern to the Needles smelter. At the same time, the Arcalvada Mine, adjoining the Death Valley to the northwest, was active. Both companies mined rich lead-silver-gold ore running up to 634 ounces of silver and .48 ounces of gold per ton.
In January 1907, the Death Valley Company made its first ore shipment to the American Smelting and Refining Company in Salt Lake. In September 1907, the Death Valley and Arcalvada companies merged to form the Death Valley Arcalvada Consolidated Mining Company, and by November there were 75 men employed. The mines were quite busy until June 1908, when the company became involved in litigation which was not cleared up until 1915, although some mining continued throughout this period. In 1915 a new owner took over the property, and these operations continued until 1921. Water was pumped from the shafts until June 11, 1927, when the plant and mill were destroyed by fire. The mine had produced about $131,000, $93,000 before 1915. In 1930, there was a camp that could accommodate 100 men, a thirty-ton concentration plant, and a 6-room residence. Today the residence still stands, as do 3 other buildings. The property is presently occupied. An electric line connects the camp with Cima.
(DESERT FEVER: An Overview of Mining in the California Desert Conservation Area, pg 112)
VIDEO FILMED: 11/26/2022
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⚪ MOVAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE - www.nps.gov/moja/index.htm
⚪ Directions to DEATH VALLEY MINE - goo.gl/maps/FEm3yKpmrxLJTGje8
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00:00 Buildings Buildings Everywhere!
07:27 Main Residence Exploration
14:27 House #2 Exploration
20:29 Death Valley Mine Remains
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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! We are Glenn and Amy and invite you to join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American West. We tour both natural and man-made attractions.
Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking and day trips as well as campground reviews and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American West. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!
Very well done production.
I appreciate your care in preserving what you find, and respect for historical structures.
The low humidity of the desert tends to preserve many artifacts. These structures are in remarkably decent condition considering their age. Nice to see that vandals haven’t punched holes in everything, like has happened in other places.
Thank you! Agree. Too many times we see places with bullet holes and garbage all over the place.
Those creepy bird skeletons and the cellar had the makings for the start of a horror movie. Really cool exploration. The mine looked amazing too.
It really did! Kept thinking the same thing - "this is how horror movies start." 😂
That Mojave landscape is so hauntingly beautiful. Loved the tours of the buildings, and seeing the history. Thanks for all your work!
Our pleasure! Was certainly a "haunting" place in terms of lack of people and the weird items in the first house. 😅
So cool 😎 they let you into the buildings 👍
No sign saying no trespassing, so... 😄
Oh man! This is the kinda stuff I love exploring. Could easily spend hours here.
Absolutely our kind of stuff too. It's hard not to get sucked in and want to explore every little corner. 😄
What a thick, healthy Joshua Tree forest in that area. Please be careful , I always worry about you stepping on an old rusty nail. Maybe get some hard sole hiking boots for poking around those ruins? Always wear long pants cause of the rattlers. Heh I liked the headlamp, it's an important tool for what you do. Love it when you Glen get all enthused and excited with your discoveries.
Thanks guys for taking us along!
The headlamp really helps while filming to keep hands free (well, as free as can be with a camera 😅). Happy to have you join along on our adventures! 😊
So much to explore here! The drone footage was such a nice addition to this video. Really cool being able to fly over the mine shaft! And those headless dolls!!! 😳
And not horribly far from Vegas the next time you are out that way!!
Really cool channel, thank you ! Loved the Joshua Tree / Gram Parsons video . Don’t know if you’ve been to Portal Az. but that is an incredible adventure . Keep up the good work !
Awesome, thank you! Have not been to Portal yet, no. Maybe in the future though! 👍
Another great video by you guys. Pretty sure I’m too chicken to go in some of those buildings alone. Good thing we have Glenn for that. Thanks for putting these out weekly for us all to enjoy.
Our pleasure! 😊 I'll be honest... I'm glad he goes in too as I too am not sure I'd have the heart to go in alone either. 😅
Great video! the item you thought was a drill bit was a mount for a glass insulator for electricity.
Thank you! And thank you for the information about that item! We visit so many mines we probably just automatically start thinking about those items first. 😅
I really enjoy your videos. You and Amy do such a professional job of researching and editing these I'm sure o
It's very time consuming. But great for us, your fans. Thank you.
Thank you so much! That really means a lot to hear. We love researching things and finding new places to share, so it really is our pleasure. 😊
Another great video. I love it and I love it just the way you do. I enjoys these for many reason. The visual. The places I can’t go and I love your dialog. Calms me. Lol keep it up. Also loved the montezuma video inspired me to head up there again especially to see the wells which I’ve always missed. Thank you both
Thank you very much! That means a lot to us. And awesome that you're going to see Montezuma Well! We think you'll love it. 😊
Great one Glenn, surprised at that ore extracted $134,000? Not much even in today’s dollars
Agreed, that does seem off, even when converting the dollars. We will have to look into that and maybe start a new errata section in the description! Maybe we missed a comma…. 😉
Thanks for the cool video...appreciate you going out there
You bet! Thanks for watching! 😄
The thin board paneling on the walls are called shiplap.
awesome history in the desert
Thank you!
The camp's name is Dwason, established in 1906. We were just there Saturday. I know a bit of the history of that mine. The house was built in the 1950s and the story of the family that lived there is horrific. The machinery there goes back as recently as 1965.
Interesting! Wasn't sure about the house - it didn't seem too terribly old but just couldn't place the age of it. Such a cool area though! Thanks for the info. 👍
What is the story with the family?
Honestly. What sort of person would come in and imply something and then not follow it up.
You might consider asking wonderhussy if she'll do a joint adventure with you... She has done that with some other channels and it helped them quite a bit.
Honestly would love to, and her’s is one of our favorite channels. We seem to be kindred spirits in a way for sure. If I ever happened to cross her path on an adventure, who knows…. But as it stands, I am always fearful that I would come across as a pest and I’m sure being as big of a channel she is, she probably gets bombarded with lots of collaboration requests from small fries like me. Call me shy I guess… 🤷♂️. But no doubt it would be a blast!!!
Do you know what tree the lumber came from to build these buildings? And from where the lumber came from?
Sadly, no. No ideas on the lumber. Would be interesting to know though! 😄
There used to be a sign on the door to not enter the structure because of Hanta Virus
Not surprising given what was seen inside. 🙁
Old mines can be dangerous. The atmosphere can be toxic, and oxygen deficient. With miniature drones, some can be explored from above, but not too far in.
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Creepy!!! I presume you got out okay. Lots of holes and rotted boards. I was really worried about what you were going to find at the top of those stairs. 👻
Haha! Glenn most definitely survived. The drone might not have due to a wee malfunction but we're up and running again. 😊
Nice video, but can't stop talking, talking, talking..... take a pause let the people watch and enjoy the video (visuals). You put the camera over a screw and say "watch is a screw" ..... Yes, We see that is a screw, don't need you tells us is a screw...
Just our style - how Glenn films and how I edit the clips depending on the mood. 🤷♀️
Mute button…….it’s located on your remote control….labeled MUTE….push it.
Go away! Glenn is fine as he is!
There's a MUTE button. I like Glenn's style- it's interesting, entertaining and hilarious like his other adventure channel
I appreciate the narration. It is part of his style. For those who like silence, there is the volume control that they can turn down.