Exploring the Mining Ghost Town of Atolia

[@Askjeffwilliams]

hey my brother ....you really should be tied off on a line before heading down and have someone up top just incase ....the first level at the back is a Powder Magazine.... more than likely they trimmed up the safety fuse on the work benches and hung them on the nails for each round ...really surprised the shaft bottomed out so quickly ...beautiful area ....be safe out there and keep'em coming ....and as always we smashed that like button real good like

[@cdd4248]

Jesus Mary & Joseph, I was "sketched" out for you! I never freak out during your explores, but this was the exception.

[@richardbeee]

As a retired assayer, i find the assay offices special. Those two things that you referred to as furnaces were actually hoods that the furnaces sat in. They probably had some kind of exhaust fan incorporated into them. The two concrete tables are the first of their kind in an old assay office that i've seen. Those are weighing tables. The assay beads are so tiny that any vibration would throw them off. Now a days the pedestal for the table and scale go through the floor and are on their own base. Even a truck rolling by could cause a problem. Hey, thanks for the share, always enjoy; especially since this old timer can't get out much.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Hey Richard ...we need to get you back out to Searchlight for another round

[@richardbeee]

@@Askjeffwilliams You know where i am.

[@onionhead5780]

I sure hope you let someone know where your going in case you ever get trapped or incapacitated somehow. I’m older now but think back when I was younger at some of the dangerous things I did with no regard to my mortality. Stay safe, you’ve only got one life so please make wise decisions and take care of yourself brother. 👊

[@CarswithNash]

Very cool. I love the little work areas with the leftover artifacts.

[@davec9244]

It always amazed me now much wood was used, and let to rout, and the damage done to the land. thank you for your time stay safe ALL

[@skyepilotte11]

Thanks for the Atolia explore...much history...now forgotten...people like you bring it to life.

[@stevehuffman7133]

The numbers on the shirt collar are the shirt size: 15 is the neck size, 36 is the sleeve length.

[@WesternMineDetective]

Nice! Thanks for the good info.

[@realmickmanning]

Thanks for taking me along. Great explore.

[@moonriseproductions]

Badass. I like how you keep exploring despite how shaky your hands are. I would’ve turned around when I saw the erosion around the cement cap! Have a good day, and I hope your next explore is more safe lol!

[@theabandonedproject]

I drove by this randomly a few weeks ago. I have been wanted to get back. Looks so cool

[@edwardaustin740]

Thanks for letting me tag along. Another great video as always.

[@TnTMyers2010]

Another great explore Jerith! Thanks for sharing with us and we all look forward to your 'next' adventure!

[@stevehuffman7133]

Thanks for the tour - above and below ground.

[@paulliles365]

These videos are great! I miss living in Vegas and miss exploring the old sites.

[@WesternMineDetective]

Thanks so much for the support Paul! Means alot. Yeah I was based out of Henderson for about a year and I do miss the sites near Goodsprings and around there, lots of neat places to check out.

[@avianfish8732]

After descending a sketchy 100ft spooky shaft with no ropes he says, "I dont see any animal bones....".

[@chrisexplores619]

Love driving by this place all the time, i love that the community of red mountain put all the walking tour signs and information everywhere saying what everything is

[@calvinc5961]

Thanks for the awesome mining explorations that you do. I was just out in Eureka and Ely Nevada about two weeks ago and there is a lot to explore. There is so much to see but I ran out of time. Thanks for sharing your awesome adventures

[@ralphpatrick3071]

Thanks! Nice explore.

[@nickk8762]

Great video as usual! Always interesting. Thanks.

[@patchmack4469]

great vid fella - have you had the pleasure yet to visit Cerro Gordo - Brent the owner has a two you tube channels - Ghost Town

[@casedoumasr656]

Well looks like you did find want they called a tin pants and there were jackets of same material not canvas super strong wearing the person drilling used them but very stiff .My Dad had a pair hung on a nail used them on the farm .and the second building to the last most likely blacksmith shop love your exploring ⛏️thank you for the tag along 🤔

[@theinstructor2687]

That's an Arrow shirt you found. Some interesting trivia, I heard that General Custer wore an arrow shirt. I always enjoy your videos.

[@NickkciNick]

There are several abandoned mining areas within a few miles of there worth exploring. Especially around Yellow Aster.

[@1949ala]

Very nice job, fun to watch.

[@ExploringWithBonnie13]

Another good one, Jerith. ❤

[@stephenmiller5023]

I’ve been to that area myself & even tossed a few rocks down that very shaft to “ guess how deep “ it was . I think I counted off for like 15 -17 seconds before I heard the “ Thud “ and no more noises . I would say that shaft was every bit 150-170 feet deep , and that’s a LONG ways down if you fell . Please don’t become a statistic , use some climbing gear at least & tie off up top to something secure before climbing almost 100 year old rotting wooden ladders . That whole area up there by Randsburg / Johannesburg is just riddled with mine shafts and prospects & mines . I’ve been traveling the 395 for over 45 years now ever since I was 16 years old or so , and never get tired of the scenery there. A long time ago there was a complete 2-3 mile long row of old oxygen bottles partially buried into the ground ,(😮) being about 10-15 feet apart & used to string barbed wire between them I assume as some kind of animal fence ( though I have no idea as to what kind of animal they were trying to control) but those bottles have mostly now all been removed by someone or some agency. There’s a pretty good little book called “ Mines of the Mojave” that talks about Atolia , and it’s importance to the war efforts for all that Tungsten ore that was found in the surrounding areas just as you mentioned, and how kids could fill up a 5 gallon water pail with “ spuds “ from outcroppings and make some pretty good money for that time period. Enjoyed this one, and “ Stay safe “ out there man 😎👍.

[@RemoteTrooper]

Hitting the entire vertical mine shaft on a broken wooden ladder alone with no rope or spotter at sunset was the craziest thing I've ever watched lol... Man, I always remember laying in the hospital bed after my last accident and just telling myself that at all costs, this is not a place I will ever end up back at... Be safe!

[@tommcelroy6975]

Was just at Atolia this past weekend.

[@riksavering7049]

Great video. Thanks 👍🏻

[@89itirish]

Just drove through there yesterday! I've lived near that are for 30 years and never would have guessed that was there.... Of course it was windy... :/

[@JedCurrie]

Good video thanks 👍

[@NaomisAdventures]

The mine looked so sketchy

[@dispatch444]

There is one thing I’ll never understand is what some people get out of deliberately tearing crap up and tagging walls in abandoned structures regardless their condition. It’s downright sickening seeing the damage done to these places. Especially when they have a historical significance of some sort.

[@jadasakura]

This was absolutely wild lmao. Have you ever seen the movie "The Descent"? I felt like I was watching that 😅

[@helix8882]

Always awesome and oddly YT unsubscribed me from your channel and a few others. Love the explorations, hope you have off-cam backup and let someone know where you're going. Also I'm sure you know but watching cringy descents into sketch-word is easier than coming up 50, 70, 100 yo "ladders".

[@thetbird69]

Can't remember the channel but last year I watched these two guys come over to this town and tried to take the tables away saying they're valuable

[@benjamink1403]

Good video but please stay alive, dont die

[@mortonyakimadetectingthepa9015]

Custer wore arrow shirts

[@johnhunt5090]

Hello western Mine Detective man thats some sketchy 💩 there . Im a logger ive been in a lot of sketchy stuff . But id go down that

[@SueUTube]

You need a friend to call 911.

[@wayneatwood5393]

Nice face your crazy but I love 💕 your videos.

[@noahbolin2023]

Those aren't refining ovens they're venting hoods Use for chemically refining Metals so you can vent out the gases It was probably a laboratory. For testing Samples

[@kearnsey64]

Get outta there!!

[@soulharvester2526]

I wish my father never left me for milk :(

[@richardwarnock2789]

You need a rope

[@HollywoodGraham]

Next time pack some extra ladder rungs...

[@violetabrdar8957]

Shown*

[@garyharrall4002]

Make me mad when I see the disrespect that people do with the graffiti on these old buildings.

[@timothyfredette566]

Why do people feel the need to destroy things

[@steves7896]

The graffiti is lame. Nice explore though.