An Awesome 1940s Silver and Lead Mine

[@Dave_9547]

The "Bee" newspaper chain was and is owned by the McClatchy family, with the primary paper in Sacramento, CA IIRC. I think they have other media holdings besides newspapers and are well connected in Calif politics. A really interesting mine to explore, particularly that left turn on the skip track which I have never seen done before.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks for the info! I also thought that left hand turn was really unique and interesting.

[@TheBeardedAtheist]

I checked out the archives online and couldn’t find anything about any of the newspaper articles which I thought was odd considering they have archives going back to 1870s.

[@leighsayers2628]

Great video guys ..never ceases to amaze me these miners were such a tough bunch of men .. I really enjoyed this video ..well done .. From Australia .

[@forgottenmininghistory]

It was definitely a hard job being a miner back then. Thanks for watching!

[@stevemercure6432]

Nice video! I appreciate you guys for taking the time to look back and pick up video on artifacts you may have missed. It is the time capsule of the mine exploring that attracts me to this genre of videos. Again, great job!

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thank you!

[@jonwhite2706]

i like how you stop and look at stuff and not just walking the mine, most skip everything

[@forgottenmininghistory]

It took a while for me to realize that going fast doesn't make a good video. Thanks for the comment!

[@jonwhite2706]

@@forgottenmininghistory some i watch they seem to pass up stuff like the wires so on, im like go back whats that :p

[@L4M858]

Enjoyed your explore there, thanks! A while back when I went to that mine I forgot to grab my new Ballarat hat on the way out of the portal, bummer ......Lol

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks for watching. Sorry about your hat!

[@mineadventures7938]

Very good, thats a treasure indeed. We only went up to the 1st collar, so nice to know whats up there. The jug of water was super cool. The artifacts are such a treat, lucky the mine is tucked down that valley a bit and the hike up a difficult one, so pretty intact still. The Big D nearby, of course a no go, but 30 years ago was really fun to poke around. The Big C, i am sure is coming up next. Thats fun too. Thanks for a great video, Ken

[@forgottenmininghistory]

I posted two vids on the big C a while ago. You're right that the hike up to this mine has really preserved the artifacts. I really like this area and was surprised that even the more easily accessible mines nearby were also in good condition. Thanks for the comment!

[@lordsaith]

On that newspaper you look at around 10:00 it mentions the "grand champion Aberdeen-Angus bull of the 1950 Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock show." Which would put the mine in the early 1950s most likely. I was thinking the cardboard box tags and some of the liquor labels were slightly too modern for 1930s/1940s.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Good eye! It seems there may have been two periods of operation at this mine. One from the late 1930s into the early 1940s. And another from the late 40s into the at least the early 50s. The gap was likely caused by WW2.

[@deepwoodguy2]

Hey...."Nick for Scale" is back with a great video.... that was one deep mine, just think of climbing up and down those ladders every day just to get to work....good detail on the info also.......Xavier joining in too...👍👍....thanks.....⛏⛏

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Happy to post again. This time it's "Xavier for Scale". Glad you liked the video!

[@deepwoodguy2]

Yes sir 😊😊@@forgottenmininghistory

[@OdySlim]

Nice mine full of artifacts!. Thank you! Regards from Ody Slim

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks for the comment Ody!

[@CornishMineExplorer]

Nice mine, so jealous of how dry that is, ours in the UK are all damp and wet, hence the timbers rot and give way, we see lots of collapses. Love how the desert air really preserves everything down there too! Great video, have subscribed 😉

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thank you! Us mine explorers in the American southwest are lucky to have these desert mines. The dry climate is great on the surface structures as well as the underground workings. Also subscribed!

[@llxPANDAxll]

Apparently, nothings changed as far as disturbing headlines out of Fresno

[@forgottenmininghistory]

lmao!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

another fun explore....keep'em coming and Bee safe out there . Lol

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thank you, Jeff!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

@@forgottenmininghistory you betcha

[@FrankBenlin]

I'm glad Nancy's dog got to see a movie. Thanks for the exploration, you do this right.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks for watching this one, Frank!

[@Ercole746]

Looks good buddy.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Ye ye ye. The music is a tribute to your videos

[@bobjones8372]

The sheet is gasket paper from US rubber Co. You cut your custom size and shape gaskets, a universal fix all tool for a handyman or maintenance man.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Cool. Thanks for the comment!

[@jeanette8943]

awesome job documenting.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thank you!

[@thisoldminewithlars5324]

At the opening of the video I thought you were going to tell us that you were at a rubber mine and that was a big chunk of rubber ore.😊

[@forgottenmininghistory]

There must be a big deposit nearby

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

9:36 Maybe that was a makeshift changing room? To have a little privacy while changing your clothes. Or maybe a "break room"? 18:27 That is really wild. Creative solution... I wonder how well that worked.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

It could've been a break room or maybe just a small, insulated workshop for when it was cold. You can tell the miners liked to eat their PB&Js lol. I also wonder how well that turn worked. I imagine it worked a lot better going up than down.

[@rickb5946]

Was a crapper.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

@@rickb5946 I had that thought too

[@zambufly1]

Love it! Thanks for posting and post more!!

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Glad you're a fan. Thanks for watching!

[@AUMINER1]

Happy to see another great video!

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks man!

[@AUMINER1]

@@forgottenmininghistory Thank you for making excellent and relevant content!

[@futuresight6005]

I loved this video..Awesome job guys!..It looked really hot and dry there...As a viewer i get a real sense of going back in time..That newspaper, was gold!...lol!..Its the beginning of the reefer madness campaign..I paused to read the paper, propaganda hasnt changed much...The Jasper stone was really great...Thanks for doing the work and putting this up...

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Glad you enjoyed this exploration!

[@timwright8785]

Apparently the cornish started some of the mines in America they had lead and silver mines back in Cornwall

[@forgottenmininghistory]

That is true! Also many of the early mines in the western states hired Cornish miners and mine engineers for their experience.

[@stuarthobart6844]

Awsome find great job‼️

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks!

[@droberts73543]

that faint graffiti said "Emergence Exit"

[@OGRocker1]

Love the history aspect you put into your videos, I sub to multiple mining channels that don't ! P.S. been smoking weed for over 50 years .... never was influenced to do anything except couch potato, munch out or go to sleep. That person in the headline only used marijuana as an excuse for their evilness, God gave us weed, not the devil !

[@mineadventures7938]

Weed isnt illegal, We the People beat King George in 1779 or so and we had 13 free countries, then We wrote the constitution, not the government, we gave them some powers, but not many and weed isnt one of them, smoke away and remind the cops, you are We the People, their boss , to mind their own business.

[@jonathansmythe6273]

very nice explore.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thank you!

[@ronniecardy]

Top news from the 40's

[@MrJansenenjansen]

Expensive beer at 7 minutes😊

[@NWUEmines]

Peanut butter jar is from 1949, and the beer boxes 1934-1953 range!

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thank you for this great info!

[@thechad4485]

The racist comics in The Fresno Bee was interesting to see. Especially when selling to an area that’s so culturally diverse, but that was 40 years before my time, so I guess I’m not certain how much that changed over four decades.

[@cadilacdesert]

Thanks for the video. I would never go in that hole.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

I go into holes so you don't have to!

[@mikewinings4120]

I would love to see the mine in action,to see how the 90 degree track at the bottom of the shaft,apparently they made it work somehow,thanks for another great historical explore and documenting them while you can,for someday the mine will be gone forever, be it by earth or the lovely b.l.m history erasers😢

[@forgottenmininghistory]

It would be amazing to see many of these places in their heyday. Thanks for watching!

[@tyshaver108]

Is that Galena on the interior of the mine?

[@forgottenmininghistory]

There could be some left over but most of the galena was weathered into cerussite.

[@oxygen454]

18:46 I think you mean peanut butter can 😉 Edit: I just saw you corrected it 😂

[@wadecartwright4277]

Just seen you on KZbin😊

[@areyouseriousholmes]

how much silver did you find?

[@forgottenmininghistory]

No silver but we did find some nice jasper.

[@justachipn3039]

🌵🌵💀💀👍👍🌵🌵

[@madeinyorkshire52]

Another great video…shame your colleague finds the need to swear…it is possible to talk without doing that and would make the video and your channel much more professional and pleasant to watch and listen to.