Acropolis of Mining Sites, Blair, Nevada, Doug Berry
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- Опубліковано 3 кві 2024
- Doug Berry of the Eastern Sierra Region of California and Nevada visits the massive ultra remote ruins of the once mighty Blair mining operation. The active mining town of Silver Peak in Esmeralda County is also toured briefly. The curator of the nearby Mineral County Museum, Kellie Zuniga, comes along for the exploration. Located at an elevation of 4,616', the Silver Peak Mill was constructed at this site farther away from the original site due to high land costs during the boom in the area. Owned by the Pittsburg- Silver Peak Gold Mining Company, Blair had its own post office from 1907-1915. This was the largest mine in Nevada at the time, but by 1920 was a ghost town. Esmeralda County, Nevada.
This was so interesting. The views were incredible.
Blair is interesting seeing it as you wander around on the ground. Lots of detritus everywhere. Those few buildings are
real sturdy so it is going to be there for many decades to come. The remains left tell one how huge this mill was! The
old photos from back then ( 1906) are quite surprising. I believe the old wood buildings of the town were dismantled and
sent over to parts unknown to make a new town further west in California. You are really good documenting these
interesting places Doug and Kellie. Steve
Hi Steve, glad you enjoyed it. I think I remember reading that they moved the stamp mills to Miller, NV in early 1900's after the ore failed. Can you imagine what that main building must have looked like? Those stamp mills were all covered too; amazing investment from a banker/ financier from New Jersey who the mine is named after. A lot of big money was involved Steve.
Hi Brother Doug and Kellie!
Well you visited two places I've never been...I've been close to them, but not close enough! Thanks for checking them out for me, saves on gas and wear and tear on my car 😅.
That wooden culvert reminded me of the time as a kid I fell into the freezing cold creek and almost got sucked into one of those. Probably wouldn't have come out the other side alive. Don't know how I ever made it adulthood!
Great trip Brother, it was fun, and Kellie's chocolate chip 🍪 cookies too ! Doesn't get much better than that! 🇺🇸
Kellie said "Hello, and thank you", but all the cookies are mine. I bet you did have a lot of close calls, and especially working around trains and the railroad all those years. I went over to Kellie's for breakfast, and let me tell you it was good! 🇺🇸🍞🍛🦪🥧🍩🍰🍮🧈🍴
@@CalNeva I'll bet it was, lucky Brother you!
@@Brother_D_therail Lucky to have you as my loyal subscriber and Brother by another mother! Have a great weekend, light snow sputtering here.
Great exploration in this one! Kellie always sets up the best picnic lunches!! The snow on the mountains looks beautiful. I wonder if graffiti from the 30s is considered historic? 😅
Good point Princess, I think the old graffiti is historic, plus they had to use a pen knife instead of cheap paint. She can really pack a good lunch!
This was absolutely so enjoyable, informative, and interesting from beginning to end. There wasn't even one, other, visible person, or moving car, wherever you both went, including that place with the tiny post office. I find that so amazing. Thank you for taking us along on your journey. The ruins are always fascinating. They give me a mellow feeling, knowing they were once brimming with life. That huge, last site was the topper.🎉 I agree from afar, Doug. I really appreciate learning about the background history of that long ago, abandoned mine, and knowing there's an active one nearby. The *graffiti from the distant past is something I would really have enjoyed seeing. Once again, thanks to you and Kellie for a terrific, very engrossing video. BTW, I bet that lunch was delicious, including the 🍪🍪🍪 cookies. Chalk this up as another A+ video, Doug. Enjoy your day.
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Hi Rhonda! I kept looking for somebody to film, at the least just in the background, like a movie extra, but there wasn't anyone to be found. We saw two semi trucks working in the town and one lone pickup truck on the lonely stretch of highway; that was it! The money for the mine came from a New Jersey banker, and as you can see they needed plenty of money to tool up that mining operation. Just imagine all the people, hustle and bustle, and all of those buildings brand new on a clear sunny morning long ago....shows how precarious and transitory civilization can be on such a localized scale. It must have been so busy then ...imagine working there with all the other men swarming around the whirling dusty chaos! Profits, and the hope of them, that's what energized this whole endeavor on such a grand scale in the middle of nowhere. I bet there were men from near your home town in Massachusetts that were working at the mine or in nearby Silver Springs that came with hopes as high as the nearby mountains. 🇺🇸🦾🌡️💥🦿💪🌪️☀️🐎🍺🥃🛢️💰💵💸🧤👖🔨🔧🪚🪛🪝🗜️⚒️⛓️⚙️⛏️💣
@@CalNeva Yes, it could almost have been from an old "Twilight Zone" episode. All the trimmings of life, but not a soul on, or in sight... That's what I was imagining. How busy it must have been in its heyday, oh so long ago. It must be something to roam around the ruins, and let your imagination do the rest. You fill in the details. *** I always come away having learned, Doug.🏡🙏🏻🌞👏🏻👏🏻
@@rhondaz356 I think I must prefer living in the Twilight Zone Rhonda! I was trying hard to find someone, but they were all hiding! Have a great weekend with your big close family! ♥️ Light snow here today.
Beautiful place brother, New friend here stay connected God bless you
Hi, thank you my Brother, glad to have you along!
Must have been quite the booming place in its time! Awesome!!
Thank you for coming along for the adventure with us! 🫏
It's great to see others discovering this fascinating mine site, having been there a few times to explore and visit nearby mine sites. The stark beauty is pretty amazing. The road east to 95 is surreal, hard-packed alkali flat road which turns to asphalt once you get out of the flats/mining area.
So true; amazing area. Happy to have you come along with us, if even for another time for you. I want to go back!
Silver Peak reminds me of the Randsburg Red Mountain, Johannesburg area. Blair's 100 stamp mill was Nevada's largest in 1907 - Wikipedia. Odd that the road to Blair is so maintained 8:37. Another great video of a quiet place with far reaching views.
I will have to check the Randsburg Red Mountain area out Joseph, considering I like this area so well. Happy to have you along with us again.
Thank You both, very interesting to see the ruins, remnants of labor lost to time. How much work it must have been, esp. back then, to engineer and assemble and prosper.
Yes, so many parts to haul in and
assemble...plus all the labor to organize and delegate. The site is just as massive as it looks.
I wonder if there's any pics of that mill during its peak operation! Must of been noisy!
Looks like the weather has improved since I left the area last week!
There is a picture online of the stamp mills that is impressive. Where did the water come from? Yes, weather slowly transitioning to springtime.
I haven't finished this video yet.i will watch it again.trying to get an Airbnb in Hawthorne telling wife that's a place to visit. bridgport from..😂.what day of the week is good if I could talk here into it?😮
Hi Casey! Well, in Hawthorne we have several good Motels. The one next to the El Capitan Casino is always a popular spot. Keep in mind it is still cold in the mountains...most likely to get an Airbnb in the California side ...it is just starting to open up in that area such as in Lee Vining. Kellie and I just got back from Ash Meadows to see the pup fish, and we boondocked in a tent on BLM land because we are on a budget. Let me know if I can help.
Very interesting video Doug and Kellie ! Mining videos always reminds me of my desert excursions with my grandparents. They were residents of Ransburg. bravo my friends!
Hi Ricky, long time no see! Hope you doing well in Oregon. How cool with the grandparents! So was that the Yellow Aster Mine over in Kern County?
@@CalNeva not sure about that? Doing well up here, really busy!
@@slickdicksoares Happy to hear you are keeping busy and getting things done!