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[@rastaralph7154]

Cool video 👍❤️💛💚

[@swedishcrowbar4211]

Thank you for saving all the old stuff🙏

[@korean_foot_traveler8655]

Wow. The contents of this video captivate my attention and interest. I enjoyed a variety of scenes in this video. Thanks for sharing.😀👍👍

[@Dwendele]

Wow, the music was a throwback, huh?

[@iainweller452]

Great to see the hard work coming together nicely

[@briannave7326]

Great video. There are lots of young people who need to watch your videos just to learn how to work and see the benefits from it.

[@ssliberte]

Dude! Love to see the video of mucking out the shaft

[@thelizabeth909]

Good call. I’ll still be waiting for you when you get back. You guys are my friends. Ill miss you.

[@Alan2E0KVRKing]

Beautiful view from outside the mine there!

[@beverlyhanlon8376]

Goof pictures and music. Stay safe my friends.

[@rickjohnson8262]

Congratulations Sharon and Frank on achieving your dreams!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

We are working on them.

[@wheels636]

You should show a couple new videos of moving the museum. It'd be interesting seeing some of the items you have . Besides its good just hearing a bit about how things are going and I love hearing from Sharon also. Thanks for all the time you and Sharon spend making video's for all of us.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Good idea!

[@nickoge]

Frank and Sharon, you are two of the hardest working people around. It's inspiring.

[@aserta]

2:14 really cool picture!

[@andybobandy641]

I am really surprised that Frank hasn't built a little platform on the back of that Minecart so he can ride it all the way to the exit like a shopping cart in a parking lot!

[@raydowley1038]

Good luck with the relocation guys, cya on the other side.

[@mairendee4572]

Great news Sharon and Frank - how exciting. Can't wait to come up and visit the mine!!

[@matweb8195]

Hope the move goes well.

[@AbandonedandForgottenWales]

Awesome news, hope everything goes smoothly for you both, awesome photos Sharon, 😍 em.. All the best for Wales ☺

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@AbandonedandForgottenWales]

@@exploringabandonedmines your welcome 👍

[@marcerivest6204]

I been watching you guys for a while and totally love the team spirit that you have. A couple that works and plays together is a unstoppable force.

[@rolfsinkgraven]

You guys are doing a great job, that museum will look great.

[@charlestosi5199]

Great collection of photos, Sharon. You have a great eye. Congrats on the progress in your amazing hard work. Best to you both.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thank you! You too!

[@rickdale4921]

Enjoyed the episode, love the way the museum is looking, and the shit house turned out great 😀 Also glad you finally have electricity :)

[@DKTAz00]

Sometimes I think Frank spends every moment not in the mine, on refining the intro into perfection :D

[@lindajoy7208]

Great pics. Congratulations selling your house. That's fantastic news. Good for Sharon, I enjoy carpentry too. Loving the new truck. In fact they are both amazing. Exciting times ahead for you both and a lot more hard work. Take care both of you. From the UK 👍

[@machinist5828]

Congratulations y'all! I love the illusion with Frank working at the front of the building. The window in the darkness makes the building look like it's hundreds of feet long until you move farther in. Beautiful woodwork Sharon! If Frank did that nice of work he would be done with the #2 shaft by now....... LOL! Proper fine work guys! Cheers Terry from South Carolina USA

[@JDJ1898JADE]

The museum is looking good. Great building job.

[@sfbfriend]

Frank I do enjoy watching what you do, it is something I could not. Your wife Sharon is an absolute sweet heart, you are a lucky man. I'm in Southern California, hope to visit the Yankee Boy and you two one of these days, it's a bucket list item and I'm retired. Peace and Prosperity in your venture.

[@williamwintemberg]

Lots and lots of progress! I didn't know Sharon had so many talents! Nice new truck as well. Wishing you guys the best! Wishing doesn't get things done. Ok! I'll shut up and wait for the next video! Hey Frank! She's a keeper!

[@FalkorsTale]

Sharon can do it all! I really wouldn't mind seeing some of the move and especially setting up the museum. Seeing some of the decisions of how to display everything and then the final walkthrough (eventually 😉 ) Just a peek...

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You can see it when it is finished.

[@sandbarbob1]

@@exploringabandonedmines I agree with Terry. It’s all part of your story. I’m hoping at least a minimum amount filming happens. I’m sure we would all watch highlights of what you call boring.

[@remmiemax3624]

Recap Pix SUPER 😎😎! Moving sucks...good luck! Sharon now (2x) Queen of Carpentry! 💖💖Rock On!

[@Thetimecapsuletx]

Funny what you can learn from mine exploring videos. I was gardening and wondered, “where can I put all this dirt?” I need a muck sheet! So I got me a big piece of cardboard. 😂

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Glad to help

[@kenpatton7359]

Good Luck on the new house

[@karlmcgowan9375]

Frank & Sharon it blows my mind that you've had time to put out any videos @ all. So thankyou for the comperlation video you're going to put out.Guys i really wish you good luck in reaching your deadline.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

We will be busy!

[@1944chevytruck]

CONGRATS! GOOD LUCK!... GOOD JOB U2!

[@Jan-pw4po]

Congratulations on selling your house, now the big job of moving everything. I certainly don't mind watching reruns. I should be passing through your area mid June and come visit

[@jopos5082]

I don’t know what i am going to do i will miss Sharon with the shovel you two are a good tag team awesome video good luck with the moving

[@Lostrights1776]

Congrats on the sale and new house build.

[@colleenvarlow8764]

Hope it goes well for you, thanks for the videos.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Fingers crossed!

[@kimbra1132]

Wow, sold the house, yeah! What a ride this has been for y'all love watching y'all transform this mine. Take care and having fun every day.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks 👍

[@sarano7491]

I wish I will be able to visit your mine on day once it finished.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Look forward to meeting you.

[@tirbomax]

i think you guys should film some of the moving process and post it up too, you'd be surprised how many will watch it!

[@robmez]

You are on my bucket list , things are really beginning to take shape now, love to see people living their dreams

[@aserta]

Congrats taking the next step! And don't worry, we're going to wait, not all things can be done snap snap. Take care and be careful in the mine!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes! Thank you!

[@Gordonseries385]

👍 Always enjoy watching your hard efforts accomplishing what you want to do. Take Care.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks 👍

[@jacobfrayer3836]

Congrats on selling the house and good luck with the move. Always looking forward to your next video, thanks Frank and Sharon!

[@jimmime]

Ah, them changes, life is so full of them. Thank you, Frank & Sharon, things will go well, I can tell.

[@davec9244]

Damn Shron works you like a borrowed mule! You have been busier than a cat in a sand box! Good job thank you ALL stay safe

[@casedoumasr656]

Well Frank and Sharon I think you 2 are great all that work have to call you guys the ( Inter Mt couple. )⛏️💣🏆.Went thru all the photos on this video 4 times they would be great wall hangers .Any way you 2 and the volunteers this will be way better than the mining museum at Brittania Beach . Ps.Looks like you are trading a Pitchfork for a Pickaxe.p.s. No more hay bales 🏆🤔 allways enjoy all your Adventures and Discovery's take care

[@jonryan5339]

The progress on the mine is starting to really take shape. Before you know it, you'll be open for mine tours... Be safe and take care bud

[@marygarner5249]

Best CHANNEL Period 😁

[@thanewulfgar]

Good luck on the move. I enjoy your exploration videos. I also watch a ton of building and clean up videos. May be surprised many of us would enjoy the journey to set up the new place. Have a good weekend.

[@renebourbeau1671]

Until next time

[@shanestachurski9667]

Well done Sharon and Frank. Absolutely love the channel and the effort that you have put in to keep the Yanky Boy going.

[@CrymInAction]

Congratulations on the move! And the Tremor! Looking forward to visiting one day!

[@seanbatiz6620]

YES! ‘Perfect’ soundtrack for such a montage of all the blood, sweat &, toil you two have had to endure thus far! These many a challenges y’all have put forth, WILL prevail in many years of positive ‘income’ from tourists’ flocking them vast corridors of chambers in this wonderfully preserved mine! Congratulation’s!!!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Any cash we get will go back into the mine!

[@seanbatiz6620]

@@exploringabandonedmines As nuggets! Could actually do a full-on “treasure hunt” eventually.. that’d be great

[@jimschnurr3512]

Very cool w the slides-a lot of work but nice.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks 👍

[@davekreitzer4358]

I'm just glad you weren't horse back riding !!! 😶‍🌫️

[@dombutler7685]

Great news! I don't really care to much for re-runs, but will still watch them to support you, I wouldn't mind seeing what's involed with moving everything, but if you think it's going to be boring then there's no point in filming it! Nice outhouse!

[@1roanstephen]

I love your work. I'll be patient while you move. I have done plenty of that in my life. Until I retired from the USAF I never lived any where long so I am well familiar with moving.

[@volktales7005]

Soooo much work you two have done! I think I am going to be enjoying some classic re-runs too. Will be interesting to see which episodes you pick as your favourites...

[@zerofox7347]

We love watching vids of you filling cars up and going back and too. You can’t bore us! 😂

[@thehillbillyhilton3557]

Keep a GoPro goin while y'all move, ya never know what might happen. Very nice work on the museum Sharron!!! Y'all are awesome. As always stay safe and stay strong out there

[@exploringabandonedmines]

We will!

[@alias2263]

Thanks good luck with the move hey Frank did you spend time in Rossland as a young man you remind of a friend we called Honcho?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Nope not I.

[@Curiosity-NZ]

You can tell when Frank closes the door to the adit at the end of the day, it is Beer O'Clock.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

We don't drink much these days

[@wilburroth5150]

I love your videos and can`t wait for the next one. You and Sharon make a great team!👍❤

[@rvman3359]

Wow guys, what a huge amount of work. We will miss you while your moving about. Will enjoy seeing some of your older explores as I'm sure I haven't seen them all. Got a kick out of seeing Sharon blush. Keep up the great work. Look forward to seeing you get past #2 shaft.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Us too!

[@timmc49]

Glad you're moving full time to the Yankee Boy property, Frank and Sharon! And while I'll miss seeing new footage weekly, I will enjoy some of the older video that I have not seen. Best wishes for a safe move. Please take care of yourselves!! 👍👍😎

[@jimgoodman1845]

Are you gonna rename the YankeeBoyMine ?...Thanx4sharing, would be awesome when ready for business.....GoodLuck

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No we won't change the name.

[@scottstewart3884]

Since you're moving the Museum pieces, I think it would be interesting to get a series of videos of you folks unboxing the items at the new spot, along with a little blurb on what it is, and where it came from. Also, next time you are in the shafts where there is stuff your digging out, take a spray can and mark the level where it was on X date. and if you take a pop bottle full of paint, you can empty it down the main shaft so that when you see some painted stuff appear, you know you're close to finishing....

[@exploringabandonedmines]

We have so much stuff I can't remember where half of it came from!

[@Michael-rg7mx]

So, there are a couple of things to think about. Diagonal bracing. Tie down straps, or Simpson ties. Runoff, roof sluffing, ground water management. Are you permitting the drain field or going on your own. There's a bit to do. The 1,200-gallon tank goes 10 feet outside. 3 inch nominal pipe inside to a clean out outside. Then 4"sewer pipe to the tank. 10 feet of solid sewer pipe to a distribution box. 3 outlets all solid pipe 10' to the drain field. Grade the solid pipe at 1/8" per foot. The drain field is all level pipe. 3 runs 80' long and 10' apart. Turn a clean out up at the ends. The ditches in the drainfield are 16" deep and 18" wide. Line with 6' wide fine wrap fabric. 4" of rock. 4" perf pipe, holes down, covered with 3/4" rock 4" deep. Fold the fabric over the rock, then fill in the 4" of soil. I use sheet metal framing screws to hold the pipe together till set up. Set up the depth of the drain field then go up hill to the tank. The depth of the field is important. You want it to evaporate up. When you dig the field, take the spoils away.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It will cost $27,000 for the septic it is complicated. You can't do the work yourself.

[@Michael-rg7mx]

@@exploringabandonedmines You can't, I can't rope around inside rock tubes. Everyone has their thing.

[@MikeOrkid]

The museum is looking absolutely awesome. So stoked for you guys and all the progress you've made inside and out.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Us too!

[@gantry289]

Talk about being a "jack of all trades"! You both work your butts off. Question about the wood cut with the saw mill, do you need to let the wood dry out before you use it? I would think that if you used it wet all the joints and seem would open up as it dries? Can't wait to see some more new videos when you have the chance to make them.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It depends on what you are doing with it and of course how much of a hurry you are in. But yes it should be seasoned but it doesn't have to be.

[@loyalkuhn5778]

I'm impressed, the work has been so productive, the two of you have done an incredible amount of work, and the mine with the museum shows a lot of pride of ownership !!! I've got a trip to the Yankee Boy on my bucket list !! Well Done !!! I'm looking forward to when you open the mine for the tourists !!! I guess it's "Mostly Mental" !!!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

and check out the awesome silver there!

[@myhificloud]

It's all coming together very nicely. Great work and good things ahead!

[@matthewtracy8744]

Been a fan since it was you and Max. Sharron was a great addition to both you and the channel. I explore mines in Montana. But I don't film my escapades. Would love to visit the Yankee boy some day! Cheers!!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Cool, thanks

[@rydplrs71]

Any content will be good, but personally a 2 minute update as you move and get situated might be more interesting to viewers. I understand life will be super busy even for that.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

We will make some videos if we have enough interesting content.

[@marygarner5249]

CAN Hardly Wait 😁👍👍👍👍👍

[@BCGhostTownsandTravels]

You both have done a fantastic job ! That’s so exciting 🎉 so close to the dream eh ! Sharon well done on the carpentry work 💪🏻👌🏼

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes! Thank you!

[@stanlamborn6796]

I was lookin for someone to dance with and the music stopped 😂 Load them videos. I’ll be happy to watch them. Be Safe

[@marygarner5249]

Love the museum looking awesome

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It really is!

[@marygarner5249]

You have one amazing carpenter there 👍👍👍

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good evening from Southeast South Dakota

[@slimwantedman6694]

Nothing like waking up. With Folgers in your cup

[@beverlyhanlon8376]

You two are so amazing. Your hard work is really showing . I enjoy seeing all your new work. Please be careful. So you can enjoy your fantastic work. Bless you my friends.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thank you so much!

[@beverlyhanlon8376]

Thank you for liking my comment. You deserve so much more.

[@beverlyhanlon8376]

Always be safe

[@kyleanderson6378]

Great video Frank and Sharon.!!! You guys be safe out there!!!!

[@barbararobinson7980]

Fabulous photography diary, accompanied with great music. I'm so happy for you that you sold your house, I hope you'll be comfortable and settled in your temporary home, until your new home is built. I hope moving goes smoothly for you. I know it's stressful and hard work when moving home, but after seeing you work together and resolve issues that come up, I predict you 2 will be take it in your stride. I will enjoy some of the shows I haven't watched in a while, and take this opportunity to say a big thank you for all the excellent shows you've shared, every singly week without missing a single one - EVER! Nice truck Sharon - well deserved. Always sending you both best wishes on your amazing adventures. Love and greatest respect to you both ❤👷🏻‍♂⛏👷🏻‍♀⛏ ❤.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks Barb yes many challenges and adventures!

[@my81shovelhead]

Best of luck on your move to the mine.cant wait to see the next videos of the breakthrough it won't be too long im sure you two are rolling right hard and also be glad to see the progress of your mine museum as well. Thanks again for sharing your hard work and dedication to the yankee boy mine.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks 👍

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Lol I built almost the exact same outhouse , board and batten cedar.

[@joes2362]

No vapor barrier on the walls and ceiling? No insulation in the walls and ceiling?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It won't be heated

[@kyleanderson6378]

Gitter done Frankie!!!!

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

Additions to your scrap books. Sharon gets excited about falling rocks. Saved tons of money by just milling you're own lumber.

[@SeMoArtifactAdventures]

Congrats guys. It’s no fun moving all your stuff but it usually gives you a chance to get rid of things. Or find stuff you forgot about. 😂

[@robertatpierpontbeach]

Only one more day!

[@TalLes-ni6gi]

Been watching your videos for several years now and have fully enjoyed your content. Looking forward to seeing your progress and opening of your museum & mine. I hope to make a journey to north to meet you & Sharon and to see your work. From the low deserts of Arizona.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Awesome, thank you!

[@thenorm8489]

love the original song

[@davekreitzer4358]

Will the adits be the house band when you open ? I can see the stopes alive and music reverberation throughout the mine complex !!! 😁😎☠️👍

[@rawbsworld6604]

😢🤗 bittersweet ! 👍 Glys doing the best he can don’t think he can ramp up production to fill the void & Jeff been spotty lately 🤷‍♂️ the missus watches too, thanks a lot 😠 nothing to keep her occupied on Saturday all I’m gonna hear is … no excuses you got that honeydew list done? 🤦‍♂️😂 , congratulations on getting power and the housing underway 👍 .. wonder how much it cost to import some Amish? They’d have that house built ready to move in , in two days! 😝 🤣 … sorry forget the pups name 🤷‍♂️ reload that first YB explore with the pup so all can see what the road looked like before you made it a road again! Sorry to bring him up, I was seriously bummed out! I’m sure in his doggy head he was like WTF??? 😳😢 anyways ✌️🤙

[@exploringabandonedmines]

His name was Max. Way back in episode #5 !

[@rawbsworld6604]

Yes 👍 .. oh ya wayback why I mention dunno if folk scroll down that far 🤷‍♂️ without incentive 😆

[@joesmoth2610]

Wow that's some vuggy quartz

[@davidtelgenhoff26]

It would be cool if you could find the name of someone who worked in the mine in the past. I doubt anyone is still living. Also if you have a crusher at your museum you could make a lifetime supply of gravel out of those tailings!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I would just need a screen.

[@hammeredgem.j.c.9030]

That was the first drop shoot function I have ever seen. I had always wondered what it looked like and sounded like. Oh and seeing man powered mining cart function. Just this video was like gold to me😊. That probably sounds weird but it was. Cool video thank you for sharing.

[@davebarns1]

Thought you gonna say you and squeaky we’re getting hitched 🎉