Thanks for creating and sharing this great video. I spent over 20 years exploring the Carbon river valley 1993-2013. We cleared the railroad grade from Melmont to Manley Moore for a hiking/ moto trail. That took a while.. Of historical interest is the Bailey Willis trail from Wilkeson to Spray Park. The NP railroad ran along this alignment on the north side of the river for quite a ways. The B W Trail crossed near Montezuma and followed Evans Creek up to the ridge top in the present day ORV Park and over the other side. The NP financed the construction of this four foot wide trail to provide access to Mt Rainier. A branch ran south across the Puyallup river all the way to Ashford. Many portions of the trail can still be located. Inside the Park the Grindstone trail is the new name for the old route.

A friend and i used to hunt bear down in melmont and fair fax .there is a bunch of fruit trees apple 🍎 and white large bing cherry trees. 🍒 fun spot to explore

The stairs descending into the cave is a beautiful juxtaposition of human design and nature's design. Looks like a nice spot to spend time in nature.

This is so cool!

Thank you and Happy New Year

That's a lot to explore. I'm kind of doing the same thing while starting. Looking and researching the old hard rock mines in Oregon. Especially around quartzsville. I find some inspiration watching your videos

Great mineralization, especially in first mine. Thanks for the still photos, they really help show the detail. Good stuff.

Very cool engine and winch, Im really surprised its still there!!

I walked from Sedro-Wolley to Colville in 2016. Took 3 and a half weeks. I went by Palmer Lake on a blazing hot day. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

I wonder how many Sylvesters they got outta that mine.

For the forest service to go through the effort block that off is bizarre.

So cool thanks for bringing us along 😊

100% for effort my friend. The trek alone, was worth the watch.

Nice

Enjoyed the video!

Good video.

I was just about to mssg. you. lol

I appreciate your respectful of the mining artifacts and left them as found. Cool tour. Tony T 10/18/24 Malo, WA

LOL at 3:02.

Bro!👋👍 I love skunks, one of thecoolest pets next to raccoons, I had one when I was a kid. Went out for a bit, cause home and the dog and the skunk wanted to interact, and the house was fumigate skunk style, it las quite a while, and ever sinceI I became fascinated by the smell, Love it. Another great vide. Keep up the great work, stay safe man.

And you still have sunshine over there raining here on the west side of the mountains 😊

The miners back then where Jack of all trades they could build houses they could dig holes they played with the dynamite what a life cool video Derek

Pro tip: stal-actite (C for ceiling) stal-agmite (G for ground).... the only way I can keep them straight.

Interesting video. Thanks!

I just visited Fairfax on Saturday! I wish I had discovered this video before hand, it would have been a nice pre-guide for me. Obviously I missed a lot while I was there. Very thankful for your video though! I used it as an after the fact recap! Great video!

Great video! I hope your channel continues to grow and get the views it deserves

LOL at 26:24!

Very cool! Going to have to go there sometime.

Quit waving the camera around so much. Doesn't help your presentation. At all...

A regular Frank mine, that second one, if you know what i mean? A man's got to know his limits.

That's a lot of concrete work for back in the day must have been something significant to put all that infrastructure in

Good one! narrow...looks like moles dug it, old school with a bit of modern tech. Curious how they removed the ore? Was there a haulage tunnel or did they hoist everything up on skip rail?

It's just hard to fathom all the people climbing around all over these mountains hundred years ago and what they left behind totally fascinating this was cool

Interesting explore. Thanks!

AND YEAH YOU'RE GONNA GET WET 😂

Surprised the cow didn't run thinking you were Bigfoot 😂

I was waiting for a bear to jump out. A cow is much safer.

That cow will never be the same.

Skin walker- “ um excuse wtf are you doing inside my house?”

I too wondered what (or who) the surprise visitor was? I watched it to the end - what did I miss? Ordinarily some YT creators add a line like that to the title to increase visits/clicks etc - but not from this channel where (I think) there is integrity.

what was the surprise visitor?

If your ever in central Oregon let me know theirs some pretty cool sites remaining in the area

Theres no risk for rabies?

5:03 already been filtered 😊 NDS and sump pumps

16:06 wooden ore cart board, museum piece.

Man you always find the cool stuff 👍

That white snow flake looking stuff could be smithsonite another zinc ore

Those tunnels look to be quite tall and wide for what appears to be just prospects. Usually don't see something like that unless it's a big crosscut/haulage tunnel or rubber tire vehicles were used in there, but that's not the case. There are rails in it. They must have found something real interesting up above to tunnel in below it and make such large tunnels.

That copper is a beautiful color

There's another copper mine not far from there up the carbon on the coply road 😉 sincerely, Jeremy o.