Finding a Miner's Cat, Skeletons and a Hoist Deep Underground!

[@pbberger2002]

Takes a lot of courage to walk over those boards above that stope. You’re giving me chills.

[@robertthomas3364]

Those straps at 23:18 are indicative of modern mining methods occurring in there

[@kearnsey64]

If you throw a football sized rock in the water, start counting "one, one thousand two" etc until the bubbles stop and that should give you a fairly accurate depth. learned that in Boy Scouts.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

nice looking winch , we sure could use that one in our mine if you want to pick it up for us hahahhaha another fun explore

[@victorlazslo7815]

Thhat cabin/bunkhouse looks like a good place to move to when the cities self destruct.

[@joewenzel5142]

It's gotta be ACME because I'm pretty sure the coyote tried to drop one of those on the roadrunner.

[@Johnketes54]

ACME was used because it appeared first in the telephone directory, Probably a bit before your time being born with a white iPhone in your mouth 😂, Google Telephone Directory and be AMAZED at the technology before white pansy iPhone's

[@richardbeee]

You guys do an awesome job, with your editing, content, and exploring. Really enjoyed the miners cat, it's only the second one i've seen. Great job.

[@stevepowell6896]

Awesome video. Just think of the man hours worked to dig all the levels and haul out all the ore and rock.Thanks for taking us along.

[@davegrummett1263]

You certainly do find some very interesting locations. Thank you for taking us along. 👍

[@heretoforeunknown]

Can we get a bit more local history on ring-tailed mine cats? There must be more than one, a mom and pop, and offspring. How or what do they eat? Bats? They must see in the dark or have good sensors, so they don't fall into the holes. Basic info from Google search: The ring-tailed cat (or miner’s cat) is not actually a cat - rather, it is a small, fox-sized member of the raccoon family with a long, striped tail. It is native to the southwestern United States (including the Los Padres National Forest) and Mexico.

[@GRosa250]

It said they’re usually solitary except for mating season but I’m sure there’s more than just that one in such a large mine. It also said they make good pets and they’re very affectionate. Now I want one lol

[@Soloexploring1979]

Google “ringtail cat” , it pops right up I’ve been out exploring the same area for years and I’ve never seen one…

[@heretoforeunknown]

Deep in the mine, in the dark, how do they find food, and water-do they climb the ladders to the surface-is there a subterranean layer humans don't know about where they frolic and get their sustenance? It's all very weird!

[@joewenzel5142]

Core samples - now that's a score!

[@autotek7930]

Might be some good gold locked up in em

[@ivanferguson2509]

That ore cart was riveted, 1920's or earlier is when it was made. 30's they went to welded construction, gives you a rough idea on when it was first worked.

[@GRosa250]

Great video. The ringtail cat was really cool to see and I’m shocked at how much water was in the mine for such an arid environment.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

As is often is the case in the NV & AZ desert - the water table can be quite a ways down before you hit it. It also varies depending on how much rain falls during "the monsoon season".

[@joewenzel5142]

PVC pipe - the mine had to have been in use post 1970.

[@philliphall5198]

That’s what I’m thinking and there’s history about it somewhere ?😊

[@aserta]

Careful about exploring houses, especially in these regions. Nutcases may leave boobietraps behind. Observe everything, touch nothing and exercise caution when opening doors or crossing door frames.

[@edbrick7689]

Looks like that may have been an early model B.B Hoist, often used for lowering men and supplies in winzes (underground shafts between working levels) The straps you refer to as bacon strips are called Mats but most hard rock miners. I worked underground hard rock mines all over the US for over 40 years.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

That was a very impressive stope that just went on and on. The ringtail "miner's cat" was a cool bonus.

[@pbrodie1065]

what a great building,I would have no difficulty,what so ever living there!

[@crazyfvck]

@pbrodie1065 It just needs a roof over the middle section ;)

[@theswampangel3635]

That miners cat was cool!

[@nickk8762]

Found your channel a couple of days ago, really enjoying it ! Great videos, really interesting. So looking forward to seeing this one.

[@WesternMineDetective]

Appreciate that man! Hope you enjoy this one, many more to come

[@UnderControlofSoma]

Waiting on this video to drop lol. Just wanted to let you know how good your content is, I'm by no means a mine expert by even a little bit so when I watch your vids I'm always learning something new! Now I'm always keeping my eyes peeled when I'm out in the Joshua Tree area for some mining evidence. Cheers dude! 🙂

[@wespenn7243]

16:50 That is like something from a nightmare!

[@derekmahon1652]

Great explore! My dad had an old joke about the Prince Albert tobacco can. Call up a store and ask if they have Prince Albert in a can. Yes (store). Well, then let him out! (hang up). Yup, that's a dad joke! 😄

[@Donaldperson7]

I had a house with that sink! In a 1900-1930’s house

[@royreynolds108]

The lever @ 15:58 is for the brake band on the hoist drum.

[@joewenzel5142]

Must have had generators up there and took them with them when they unassed the AO.

[@joewenzel5142]

The ultimate joke, still quoted today, is a child’s call to a drugstore: “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?” The druggist’s answer, “Yes,” was followed by the young prankster’s response, “Then let him out,” followed by peals of laughter.

[@beaverc2884]

I noticed someone was kind enough to let the prince out of the can. 🙂😄😁😆😅

[@gingerbread6614]

You guys are great. Thank you

[@robertmcfarland3323]

Holy cow man how ancient are you nobody quotes that joke today!

[@joewenzel5142]

@@robertmcfarland3323 I still call my refrigerator an ice box does that answer your snarky question.

[@GingerMole]

@@joewenzel5142is it running?… better go catch it

[@rockville34]

The Bon Ami cleanser container is very new, last three or four years.

[@fredericktinsley3255]

First time I seen a miners cat 😊cool😮

[@myfavoritemartian1]

That blue water tells me "Copper".

[@caryward8251]

Hi there, Western Mine Detective; tremendous video footage with something for everyone to enjoy! At 39:34, that looks like an X-Leg Foldable Table with a folded white Fabric Top (you can see it folded below the top wooden rail). Below the angled corner brace a few inches, where the white leg & the dark leg, there is a Pivot Pin for opening up the top of the Table. At 39:38, notice the same configuration of the right side legs in the construction of the Pivot Pin. Made like a Cot, but the wood isn’t heavy enough. At 40:57, amazing to see the Ring-Tailed Cat, what a bonus find! At 25:32, @medipuff, that was a Bat flying left to right! Keep Safe with the Great Adventures!!!

[@NecroViolator]

Man o man think as to what is holding up the side of the mountain ?. I mean that the mine is so gutted its strange the mountain doesn't collapse :O Should of helped the cat out. Think its lost in there. Just put it in your backpack and take it out :)

[@melaniehaskan7104]

You kids are quite daring 😮

[@tadream4561]

Twenty minutes into the video i found this very interesting. If all the videos are like this , i just have to subscribe. Very knowledgeable and very interesting content. 👍

[@NaomisAdventures]

Great video. Lots of cool finds. The miners cat was cute

[@charitywattenburger4550]

As a Mom and Grammie, I’m so happy to see you with A.) hard hats B.) a friend. Earlier today I watched you spend about 5 hrs in a gold/silver mine. I’m guessing you were in CA (?) because you mentioned possibly getting In/Out burgers. It really scared me to see you and your friends in another mine with no helmets or hard hats!

[@MitchellEarl]

Not sure where this is but at 43:20, it looks like Vulture Peak AZ is in the middle of the far mountain range.

[@holysirsalad]

At 38:44 you look back at the door into what seems to be a dead-end with what you described as a work bench. I suppose they might've planned on digging that face further, hence the track, but what confuses me is that the door has a lock hasp on the inside...

[@mikeforce5926]

Great video. Beautiful place.

[@Kennerunderground]

Awesome video brother. Can’t wait to get out there again with ya sometime soon 😉👉👉

[@patchmack4469]

looking into the obis of these stokes gives me the willies, especially with all them timber supports under some immense stress now, but i'm pretty glad you guys doing the hard work and sharing your experience with us, i do wish and recommend, from my own climbing experience and as much hassle as it is, you guys would hook up a line when descending, i am sure you check every step you tread to ensure its integrity, your no fools, but i be damned to trust them ladders myself - still very interesting and nice to see the bats as well as the cat, great result a great place to set up a shack and hunker down with all that fresh water at your disposal

[@box3976]

Official State Mammal of Arizona The unique ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) was designated the official state mammal of Arizona in 1986.

[@autotek7930]

Dang that was a pretty big operation

[@VendettaProspecting]

Great exploration guys

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Nice Mine and what great video !

[@johnhere59]

Great Job. Thank you!

[@flipflopsguy8868]

"And they used Bon Ami" ! -Ghost and Mr. Chicken

[@aserta]

35:40 you can see the vein they followed in that "island".

[@vincentrizzi9797]

That is some of the coolest equipment

[@lotharschiese8559]

16:15 Controlled the break band on the hoist.

[@joewenzel5142]

As clean as that place is, someone probably owns it still.

[@philliphall5198]

Yeah for sure they do 😊

[@Ramen.Butterbeard]

You guys are either,very brave, or crazy, or maybe a bit of both, I stopped breathing when your climbing all over those stopes and shafts, good luck to you, no way I could do that. Stay safe.

[@heru-deshet359]

You took a huge risk going down that ladder.

[@beaverc2884]

That was a HUGE vein they followed.

[@medipuff6091]

At 25:32 in the video it looks like you caught a ghost or something on camera! Something moved across the screen from left to right at the bottom of the stairs. Creepy!

[@usmcn]

looks like a bat to me

[@georgescott249]

always good videos

[@Chris-rr5rj]

10:05 that's not a skid sled it's used to lower miners into shafts,hence the chain across the front so they don't fall out.

[@edbrick7689]

That is not a man skip, it is a timber skip, used for raising and lowering timber, tools, drill and drill steel, explosives. I have used many of them over the years.

[@Chris-rr5rj]

@@edbrick7689 I seen that after I looked a little more closely

[@nelsonminingandabandonedplaces]

Epic video what a great adventure.

[@michaelnoaker4414]

i love the sound of you walking on the rocks. are you all foley artists

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good morning from Southeast South Dakota

[@ArdcoreGaming]

You guys got some cojones! Respect. 👊

[@Johnketes54]

Watching him on those "ancient timbers" reminded me of the "matrix"? He knows its not "real" unfortunately I believe it is real

[@davidphillips9849]

ACM probably means Amalgamated Copper Company.

[@bbaz6729]

That looks like Arizona.

[@justachipn3039]

Another well narrated adventure... thx guys 🌵🌵👍👍💀💀🌵🌵

[@CobyGannaway]

I was clenched up tight as a barrel during this whole video! What kind of critter was that miners cat? This is wild!

[@anthonycolbourne4206]

23:05 Look like the shaft down has been capped off and made to look like a dead end. Straps on the ceiling to keep loose ends from dropping down the shaft

[@flipflopsguy8868]

I would totally live there.

[@thepubliceye]

I find it interesting how the door opens as soon as the camera is off.

[@Johnketes54]

Not going to record it are they?

[@redlight722]

Someone else was in this mine recently. Maybe TVR Exploring or Abandoned and Forgotten Places? I can’t remember.

[@redlight722]

Or was Justin with you this trip?

[@h.rroden8312]

Awesome video.

[@tr1ppyh1ppy]

that’s really beautiful smoke shake, id chill out there gah dan

[@justinbailey1756]

You're fucking crazy climbing down that latter not being tied off

[@WesternMineDetective]

So I might be crazy 🤪

[@Donaldperson7]

They aren’t going after gold there? I don’t see rock that would have gold in it? ? Wonder what they were mining?

[@philliphall5198]

Copper maybe 😮

[@theviperdoctor]

That "sawhorse" looked like a cot if you opened it up and laid on it.

[@aloberdorf4579]

Do you have "Prince Albert in the Can"?..(or Pop in the Can")...."Well let him out...Mom wants him home for Dinner".....LoL....? How Old am I ?......LMAO !!

[@tsnia57]

Motor is 25 cycle hz today is 60 cycle

[@cheycasters]

That Cat was cool!!

[@davidbell9130]

holy shit thats some awesome finds

[@GoodTimeBikes]

We might have to do a cross collab. if you ever find a really old bicycle! Great video 👍🏼

[@macfilms9904]

With all those huge stulls obviously under immense pressure- as seen in the bent & breaking ones, you can really see why many mines left rock pillars of the ore-bearing rock, to handle the immense pressure, even though it leaves $ on the table. Bring some glowsticks you can duct tape to your rock and you can watch it go down thru the water

[@tommcelroy6975]

Stoles

[@macfilms9904]

@@tommcelroy6975 From Webster's dictionary: "What is a Stull in mining? 1. : a round timber used to support the sides or back of a mine. "

[@ralphpatrick3071]

Thanks, very cool!

[@onionhead5780]

When he says it smells like bat crap. Does he mean it smells like ammonia? I’ve only been in two caves in my lifetime so idk.

[@jimikrentkowski4073]

Just like Pippin, wake up a Balrog

[@rolandmarcello489]

I was just thinking about them miner cats and now this woah

[@captaincrunch5878]

If it doesn't belong to you, leave it alone, it's not yours, don't touch it.

[@WesternMineDetective]

The main part is not detracting from the site, such as taking artifacts.

[@chrisk28]

Another interesting video! I grew up in a mining town, so I know most of the terms that you use for things. Did you also grow up in mining areas?

[@thetbird69]

Would you recommend a tourist from another country checking out these remote areas due to rattlesnakes and coyotes etc

[@Johnketes54]

Probably Australian's are better suited than Americans who are terrified of rattle snakes and even bo'ar constrictor's, Practically every KZbin they admit abject terror "of the slimy thing's" , I don't believe they attack without provocation, We have adders and Sammy my brothers German shepherd step on 2 out off the 3 we discovered over 6 years as we walked together in the south east of England

[@alanbourne2332]

Safer than the intercity

[@JohnInDaHouse2015]

Miner's cat.? Ring-tailed cat yes.! other names known by, miners cat, bassarisk, cacomistle; the ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) goes by many names. A ringtail by any name is just as cute.

[@lindanorris2455]

why does no one ever list the state the mines are found in?

[@kimgee4821]

Looked like a possum , I hope that it can get out.. I a Aussie and we have possum’s like that.

[@troywillis167]

A decorator or private collector might pay big 💵 for that crap 😆

[@edbrick7689]

At 28:42 that is the arm part of a Column and Arm drill.

[@fredbalster3100]

What did they mine there?

[@CricketGirrl]

Do you carry an air quality meter? --a concerned mom

[@lotharschiese8559]

15:32 A slusher has 2 drums, back and forth.

[@christopherball7937]

If that place is abandoned...I'd find a way to buy it

[@realmickmanning]

I enjoy your videos, so stay away from rusted corrugated metal AND unstable mine platforms. K? LOL Mick

[@sjslonewolf6684]

Why didn't you show what that sign said in the kitchen??

[@philliphall5198]

Lots of money was invested into the mine and building, just a gamble on return, guess they were not worried about accidents and deaths, being no law suit back then ???

[@Donaldperson7]

If there was gold there they took all I mean all the good rock out of there! The good shit is at the bottom!