A Hidden High Altitude Mine That Kills With Bad Air

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Abandoned & Forgotten Places
Documenting abandoned mines like never before!
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On this channel we go deep... REALLY DEEP into abandoned mines and tunnels all throughout the western United States. We researched some of the harder to find mines and hiked or 4x4 back into them to explore and reveal their hidden secrets. Many of these remote locations are filled with cool artifacts, antiques and unique geology that will have you guessing as to why the old prospectors worked so hard to find gold, silver, and other minerals.
A&FP moves just a bit slower as compared to other mine exploring channels. Gly discusses why the miners chose these sites and he points out the geology and minerals that got them excited. Veins of quartz filled with gold and silver made many men lose sleep in the 1800’s and early 1900’s and modern prospecting still does to this very day.
DANGERS? Oh yes, there’s allot of dangers associated with old mines. Un-exploded dynamite, blasting caps, bad air, bats, spiders, and snakes all find their home in abandoned mine shafts and tunnels. Oh, and let’s not forget rotting timbers, flooded passages and collapsing rock!
Gly takes abandoned mine exploring seriously with all the proper safety equipment, training, and experience necessary to do this activity as safe as possible but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a bit of fun along the way. “Gly”, your host and his band of crazy characters “Old Bob” (Gly’s Jeep), “Quackers” (Gly’s duck) and “Bobbie” (Gly’s hula girl) are sure to brighten your day with their comments and silly antics. Heck, they may even give you a chuckle or two.
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[@f.k.burnham8491]

I feel that Laura joining the explorations has added a really great dynamic to the channel. I really enjoy her commentary and camera work in addition to Gly's. I really appreciate the Safety First attitude based on both your experiences.

[@LeTrashPanda]

I'm a disabled vet on fixed income but would be happy to donate what I can, I really enjoy your vids Gly & Laura. You have come a long way with polishing your videos for our ultimate enjoyment (music + the drone shots being my favorite to set the mood) I miss being a Mohave desert rat and exploring Nature with my dog (RIP) I can enjoy those times again with YOU. Good stuff, keep going. 😉

[@michaelshubr4084]

I grew up in Tehachapi, and explored all around Mojave. Also a vet (US Army 85-88, USMC 91-94), last stationed at 29 Palms. Loved the desert and the Sierra Nevada’s also!

[@kathylammers8360]

What a fantastic explore, learned a lot about bad air mines n really enjoyed the editing. Great idea to intersperse you rseparate explores. Really like this one. And that cabin! I'd like to move into the fixer-upper as my summer cabin. Fell in love with the view and the solitude!

[@Paddy_Roche]

Laura, you are fearless! especially near the disgusting Pond in the flooded winze. So glad to see you both made sensible safety decisions. Love you two xx

[@kathylammers8360]

What rugged beautiful country! Loved it at first sight. What a hike that was for u 2!

[@robertsmith-fj2rx]

Awsome…2 seperate video creators on the same channel. Laura is doing an amazing job and you make a great team. We look forward to every new video even more now. That mine must have gone a lot deeper to at one time. If you look carefully when Laura videoed the back of the pump there is a pipe disappearing into the rock waste below. It would have been interesting to see where they had the engine mounted in the day and the belt runs they used to get to the pump.

[@lh6551]

Yes, we figured the pump (we thought it was a winch) may have drained the winze or went all the way down to the lower drift which we could not access because it was flooded.

[@ColinMcluckie]

Great video troops nice one

[@stevendavis8636]

Glad you are doing more geology and mineral commentary. surprised at the sulfer.

[@camposkai]

Hey you all ! i’d love to support you both!! i enjoy watching the amazing adventures you are on!

[@schneidp20]

I'm really loving the team work. Great idea to split up at the beginning to scope out the area. And nobody is going accuse you of getting greedy with the minimalist membership fee. Take care!

[@Gma7788]

Humans are known to be unreasonable.

[@peterbrameld696]

Greetings to yourself and Laura, what a plucky lady! I am in the UK and have been a membEr from the start of the channel. I have sent you a few of our British pounds to help a bit I am 80 years old and don’t have much cash, but I am a happy chap and love your videos, thank you both. It’s so nice to see that you have found a companion Gly.

[@milliehousam4514]

Loved the tag-team explore. Laura is doing a great job and Gly way to go at 8K feet - I'm outta breath just watching you 😅. Keep up the good work you two!!!

[@Gma7788]

Those miners must have been out there for years. Just getting there and walking around is difficult. Could you imagine moving a bucket full of rocks, just for 20 cents. Today people couldn't put their phone down long enough to do all this work.

[@FalkorsTale]

Lots to unpack here. First, like the uniforms. Need logos on those shirts. The split team work at the beginning was awesome. Laura can for sure stand on her own and splitting the workload makes it easier on you, too. That was a very cool and dangerous looking little mine. So glad you have the experience to know when to stop and retreat. I have never joined a channel...until now. I am on a fixed income and appreciate the low cost. I've been with you a long time so I want to support you as best I can. Let's Go!

[@johncorlett3699]

laura got the shirt style without the fat belly😅😂

[@stevemellin5806]

Looking forward to seeing more .I will join next month. Maybe in the future you guys and make t shirts .. coffee mugs .. heck even stickers . Have a great Sunday

[@Scott6283]

I paused the video and became a member right away! I look forward to your videos every week. It is one of the only things I watch on a regular basis. Thanks for keeping it affordable! I am more than happy to support what you do for us to enjoy!

[@rwilli296]

Great job that you and Laura are doing. I always wanted to explore mines, but I got too old to quickly, so now I enjoy through your channel. I am also on a fixed income but will support you both in anyway I can. Really appreciate you!!

[@PamIrishGirl]

Your channel is my Saturday morning comfort zone time. And frankly, I don’t care if you huff or puff, I’m just happy you’re up and walking and fine and I don’t care if you huff, puff, grunt, or snort…. keep your videos coming and don’t pay any attention to those who criticize. You BOTH are GREAT!!

[@anandrew6641]

Have you subscribed for a membership? It's only cost of cup of coffee a month, and you can continue enjoying

[@anneott]

Great video - we love the editing technique and Laura's addition to the channel, as it enables you to cover more ground at mine sites and we really enjoy the new camera angles! Very impressive work, Gly and Laura!

[@imdoctorsan]

Wow! I've watched every episode and this one has the most gorgeous scenery. On par with the Grand Canyon. Excellent site. Thanks Gly and Laura.

[@DavidSellars-b8l]

Before you had concluded your pitch, I hit the join button. Been watching this channel for a very long time. Had tossed some money at Old Bob when he needed some love. Now a few words on some things I'd like to see. I'm heavy into the mechanics of the mines. Of course, any markings on that pump to identify it would be nice. I love machinery. That was some heavy rail to be carted all the way up there. If you could measure the height of the rail, it would help identify it. Rail is most often sized as its weight per yard. The height of the rail or the width across the bottom allows one to refer to tables to get the weight. Also, rolling marks on the web can identify mill and year. As I commented a few episodes ago, saw marks on the lumber/timbers can help identify its origin. Circle saw cut lumber, of course, has circular saw marks on it. Vertical lines indicate a bandmill or sashgang saw. Casting marks on malleable iron washers used to hold it all together are great info also. You do a great job with newspapers and Prince Albert cans. Wood and iron tell me a lot and any attention to these things are vastly appreciated. Thanks, dave

[@cmdrgreybeardseawolf]

Glad to be able to join and support the channel. Love this content Gly and Laura

[@fredmorton1631]

That grey stuff in the stope is decomposed Pyrite, common by the ton in Cornish mines

[@melissasmess2773]

Teamwork makes the dream work, love your matching shirts. Thanks and be safe.

[@debrasonger8346]

Thank you for. Bringing us with you all. GOD bless you both.

[@HellNoKamala]

If it was my channel I would be praying while not talking inside. God please be with them is worth so much.

[@vincenthackett7771]

That old water was amazing to see. Keep up the great videos you two be safe out there

[@michaelshubr4084]

You have sure put Old Bob to good use over the years-that Jeep has sure seen some incredible country!

[@glitchmama]

It's not just KZbin and your genre, it's all platforms and genres. We are all in the same boat. Love your stuff Gly, loyal watcher on my husband's account. Say Hi to Laura I love her glasses.

[@Gma7788]

I've watched 👀 this episode twice already. Once in natural TV image mode and once in dynamic image mode. It appears totally different in those different image versions. In natural mode, it looks great and I was able to fine tune that version slightly to seem colourful and with great natural light falling onto the scenes. In dynamic mode, I had to do a big change to that image cause it was set too dark and too intense. After 20 minutes of fine tuning your images, the colours really became rich and vibrant. The natural light seemed as if I was actually there. It was so real, I've gone silent. So it was 2 great viewing experiences for me. Thanks you 2!! The 4K really helped in making it seems like I was really there. Your new show is going great and my TV adjusting skills have reached a skill level where I can get the most out of watching your show. It's well worth paying for these days! My Panasonic TV 📺 is capable of reproducing your show very accurately. If people don't see why they should pay something towards the show it's probably because they don't have a great TV or they've never thought to adjust it or try out all its features. Great Job!!

[@rawbsworld6604]

Best part was Laura “ I have to “ 😆 ✌️🤙

[@davidsnodgrass3493]

When you thought you found a nugget of gold, I thought bob was in for a new set of tires. Too bad it wasn't a big ol chunk of goodness. Thanks for the video. Stay safe and I'll catch you on the next one.😊

[@transmaster]

That looks like a water pump. You see larger versions of that design are are still in use in shallow oil fields in Texas. These pumps are over 100 years old.

[@lh6551]

That makes sense, especially with how wet that mine is!

[@bowersjohn3521]

1st channel I have ever became a paid member of. Love your content and been here since the first episode. Gly and Laura, thank you for the amazing explorations, history and footage!

[@BillyMontgomery-z9q]

You newbie posers crack me up! You have NOT been here since Day one!

[@bowersjohn3521]

@@BillyMontgomery-z9q I actually have. Keyboard cowboys crack me up.

[@BruceErb-g1q]

That looks like a pump not a winch it had a pipe going down!😮

[@lh6551]

Yes, it probably was a pump, to help dewater that winze.

[@PinInTheAtlas]

Really enjoyed the his and hers shots in this one and the back n forth on the radio. Visually extremely interesting location and mine, wonder what other cool things are under that water! Don’t know what is going on with YT these days, everyone we know with a channel is suffering with views and revenue being cut in half for the most part. Have been debating on memberships for a while now may be something to consider soon! Thanks for the great explore!

[@GnGExplorations]

First KZbin subscription to you two cool cats! Thanks for the great videos!

[@myfavoritemartian1]

32:55 ?A 3 cylinder water pump? Note outlet pipe, drum for a flat belt drive. Gearing is a step-down type (trades belt speed for power). They would not put an air compressor down a hole, but they would put a water pump as they don't lift very well, but they push stronger. They had water problems back then also.

[@johncorlett3699]

epic scenery

[@DannoM_]

What a well preserved mine! Some great features and good you backed out when you felt the need. I hope the memberships catch on. I sure am enjoying mine!

[@Marcus-ki1en]

Forgive my ADD brain, but can't help but notice Laura has matching shirt and pants today. Looking like a legit explore team! Good on ya.

[@BillyMontgomery-z9q]

Idk...kinda creepy...😂

[@BillyMontgomery-z9q]

Idk...kinda creepy...😂

[@robertlyman9789]

Missed laundry day, wearing Glys stuff 😂😂

[@anandrew6641]

I love it

[@brianarmstrong9098]

More like OCD! LOL

[@Miner49er1]

Gly, ha, wish I'd known you were in the area, a friend of mine and I just explore this same mine! Such a beautiful area! You got a lot closer to that winch than I dared to get, ha, glad you were safe! Take care, and safe travels.

[@lh6551]

The footing was real loose around that pump, I had to be very cautious.

[@Miner49er1]

@@lh6551 I was surprised you dared go that close. Glad it was alright. Really cool machine!

[@jacklisiecki2389]

Talk about a claustrophobic feeling - huge amount of sulfide bearing rock visible too. Thanks Gly and Laura!

[@johnfederkeil9211]

Very cool! Nice tag team on the explore.

[@robertlyman9789]

It stinks bad in here! Come on in!🤣

[@rdepasquale1]

Your channel is the best thing on the internet. Absolutely love and look forward to your videos.

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

Glorious Aerial footage, just love it. Great Vista. This mine is full of water. This other adit work of old. the small adits lead to nowhere, caution was taken.

[@renemarkgraf3343]

Hey Gly and Laura ! I enjoy watching your videos ! Keep up the awesome work ! All the way from Minnesota !

[@andrewfairn2815]

27:50 hey guys, I’ve been watching your channel for years now, you are a great content creator. You can tell you put your heart and sole into your work. I am watching this video now when you found that material you didn’t recognize made be wonder if you have a radiation detector? You never know what someone could dump in an old mine. Just a thought. Keep up the great work.

[@justinmoreland3570]

Awesome cabin and area . Glad you have the experience to know when a mine is bad . Glad you both are safe and sound. See you Wednesday ! Be careful out there.

[@SarahAParis]

It's gorgeous out there!😍I love desert wilderness and the Mines we find out there. Very good work, keep it up!😃👏

[@milwaukeeroadjim9253]

Good video. I haven't been notified of your videos for the last two weeks. I am subscribed

[@jonhluk]

That’s a belt driven water pump Gly..not a winch

[@richardbrobeck2384]

I was thinking the same thing !

[@inthearea63]

When dealing with Gly, he has a less than 40% rate of guessing correctly what the hell he is talking about when he finds things above or below ground.

[@sarahpovey6368]

Yet another great find,love all the blue rock,nice having great weather,here where i live in uk weather awful 12 to 18 degrees like autumn here at mo x will look into membership as ive been watching your channel for last 3 years❤

[@markhooper5824]

Fabulous😀.

[@1solocat]

this channel is such a treat :)

[@tedm.3961]

Like the USFS look you guys. Might get you passed those velvet ropes easier...lol.

[@stuffnthingsb.c4043]

Thanks so much for the video guys. That was a dangerous mine. Be safe. Best wishes

[@kl1200r]

Great job explaining - thank you

[@JDJ1898JADE]

Thanks for the video, that was a pretty sketchy mine.

[@johnhughes8563]

Thank you for the heads up on your Facebook page.

[@grimsmith1]

Gly/Laura, I saw blue deposits on the walls there, is it a copper mine? If so, those white/grey piles could be arsenic, we get that a lot here in UK copper mines, I don't know much about the geology in Nevada but if it is arsenic, it's not nice!

[@un-limited7009]

that winch looked like a pump to me ? I also want to say Laura is really doing good Gly. I live at your old spot with Randy.

[@ghosttownsandminesofwashington]

Very interesting, cool site and explore. Nice helmet and light set up looks familiar 😉

[@fredericktinsley3255]

I love your excitement attitude 😊

[@1roanstephen]

I joined, can't wait

[@blurboards1]

I hope the memberships pan out for the channel. I would join if I had the extra income but things are little too tight right now. Hopefully when things get more stable I can contribute. Loving the two view points before entering the mine, Laura is getting more comfortable recording. Be safe, take care till the next one 😊

[@DaveMoritz-yu2sp]

Hi Gly and Laura Keep up the good work. I will purchase off your eBay site to help your channel.

[@Ramen.Butterbeard]

Glad you made it out of that mine, gave me a bad feeling, stay safe . Ps, does you tube, take a cut out of your tip jar ? All the best for your channel 👍

[@taramccrory5412]

I don't know if the camera lense was dirty, but at the 39:20 it sure looks like a particlate cloud. Is it dust or is it sulfates?

[@jamesdavis8617]

It's a pump not a winch

[@kylehinch6321]

I hope your revenue gets up. This is an awesome channel. I know you enjoy it and the filming shows its interesting seeing american livee in the past. All of the hard azz work they did to move this country forward. Thank you guys

[@peterbrameld696]

Thanks

[@lh6551]

Thanks very much!

[@JamesHCoburnIV]

How to get a membership. I don’t see where to join..

[@Ronstar911]

Gly! I don't know what's going on. I've been a subscriber since the very beginning, I honestly thought your channel was gone. In the last year not one of your videos popped up and now i see ove missed like 30! Ive seen other channels complaining about similar issues. Glad to see you are well and active. Now how on earth do i watch 30 videos 😅 talk about binge lol

[@casedoumasr656]

Hello Gly and your new explorer ? Laura great find that has a flat belt looks more like a pump tring to figure what it might be and look into comment this is a great explore take care⛏️🤔

[@mickie7873]

At 25:38, water had been ponding, at that elevation wow! No, no animal tracks going to drink that putrid water. As you headed to the 2nd. portal, yes, I could hear that you both were breathing heavy. 8,000ft, will do that. Boy! you two were really high up in those mts. as I noted the scenery during your scroll. That was a pretty decayed mine, very old. Sure glad that Laura didn't press on into any of the "cracks", but thanks for the "look/see" that you gave us Laura. Sure is some neat scenery up there.

[@008Birdman]

I didn’t see the membership join button. EDITED: Never mind. Found the join in the video description. Because I’m an idiot and I didn’t listen to the words coming out Gly’s mouth. “Check in the description below.”

[@markharris4778]

having sulfide intrusion so high up the mountain, I wonder if there could be thermal intrusion under the mountain causing the rise of sulfides, it's very likely the miners hit a pocket lower down the mountain

[@Jtrudeauohn]

You should take a sampling of that material to have it analyzed

[@rickyjohnson4767]

Awesome video

[@dilwyn1]

@Gly and Laura ... Something is going wrong, your right. I only got notification now ( British summer time) at 15:15 Saturday, but I see some comments are 24hrs old !!

[@lh6551]

The earlier comments are from paid members, who have the privilege of watching videos as soon as they are uploaded.

[@dilwyn1]

@@lh6551 Thanks for updating me, appreciate it

[@HellNoKamala]

Laura and Gly, are you cooler once you go into the mine?

[@karlmcgowan9375]

Gly, Laura, I know you don't do any of your mine videos live, but maybe you could doa live Q & A. every so often. I have noticed a lot of fans seem to donate more often when a channel does a live show, maybe that's something to think about.Just put my cut straight in the bank lol.;-)

[@tinadelwiche416]

Love this video. Great work between the camera exchanges 😊. As always spectacular views 😊

[@lh6551]

Yes, we changed it up for a bit with this mine. Let Gly document down below and me up top. I told him I'd scramble up there to see if it was worth it and then I'd call him to join me 😊.

[@tinadelwiche416]

@@lh6551 variety is the spice of life 😊🌼

[@kylerayk]

From the Miller website: 1890 In 1890, C.L. Coffin of Detroit received the first U.S. patent for an arc welding process using a metal electrode. This was the first record of the metal melted from the electrode carried across the arc to deposit filler metal in the joint to make a weld. About the same time, N.G. Slavianoff, a Russian, presented the same idea of transferring metal across an arc, but to cast metal in a mold.

[@scrapfancy]

I was curious how you two are looking like twins with clothing 😮.

[@michaelrobbins9679]

Laura says... Left.. the Gly Sized one.

[@shark5919]

Bugs are good protein!

[@DaveJohnsonad5nm]

Fortunately, the altitude would not be an issue for me, I live at 8000'.

[@stager33]

I believe that is a water pump

[@contrasted_ink5063]

Definitely now paying for another membership as I already pay KZbin. I would be more than happy to make a small donation though if that was an option.

[@sirmonkey1985]

tip jar in the description or purchase stuff they sell on fleabay.. and i feel ya, they keep jacking the price up on premium and basically forced me to cancel a bunch of my channel subscriptions and just support them other ways that's not giving google more money then i already give them.

[@tracychesnutt3660]

Was that mine a copper mine? Can see possible chalcanthite.

[@katieford5752]

Might be lead waste....I can't really find a exact match though

[@bobbarr9044]

Gly. It's not the elevation, It's your Beer Belly

[@johnhughes8563]

Good luck with your fundraising . I would give anything to support you, being a pensioner it would be difficult for me 😢😢😢

[@darylephillips6778]

I dont think memberships are fair as i have supported your channel right from the start . If i paid a membership to everyone i watched i would be paying up to 500 dollars per month. We already pay You tube premium to stop having to see adds . Daryle from Australia

[@rdepasquale1]

Gly get down on one knee and slip a ring on her finger. Shes a gift from God. You can’t let her go. You two are one.

[@CharlesFlood-v6p]

Laura must be a good cook

[@lotharschiese8559]

10:25 Top right corner, top side of the bottom log of the wall. Any way to ZOOM in on this,

[@samuelgilbert9734]

What about Nebula as a revenue stream?

[@jacobkuykendall9325]

Twins! Who's Dani davito and who's Arnold? Lol

[@adventureswithdavedave]

hmmm, KZbin starts to limit viewership to creators videos to convince them to offer memberships to their audience, and then KZbin takes 30% of that revenue. I know Patreon is a bit more complicated, but you keep significantly more of your money. I hope the memberships work out for you, I'm happy to support y'all. I know these long format videos take a lot of work to edit. Thanks for the entertainment!

[@chesterbuck1841]

You-Tube is working on slipping ads into the video stream, to work around the ad blockers when they start that I don't plan on watching anything on u-tube, there are already too many ads and most of them are an insult to a persons intellegence, will miss you guys alot if that occurs, i imagine alot of other folks will follow suit.