Ghost Town Nivloc, Nevada, Part 2, Doug Berry

[@rhondaz356]

That answered my question on the first video, if you could drive up there? 🚙 That's great it hasn't been vandalized. It's a shame that a mine cave in forced the operation to close down. Yes, I'd be careful on that trestle, Doug. WOW **Mementos from the past left behind, must be very interesting to come across, frozen in time. People are warned about dangerous areas, at least. What a gorgeous view.💥 Why would they leave so many samples behind, and cyanide? That door🚪on the side of the mountain was very unexpected. A spring, a lake, and plantlife must be very welcome to the wildlife.💧🌿💧 The water in the lake mirrors the beautiful, blue sky.💙 That is super that the area is kept pristine. Enjoy your yummy lunch. You both deserve it. Yes, Doug, Kellie is definitely quite the hiker, too. *** I hope you both have a wonderful Thanksgiving. You bring us so much pleasure, and knowledge, at least for me, with each, and every video. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tamiamidrmn]

Hey Doug & Kellie! I hope you and your families have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🦃. Thank you, as always, for the beautiful scenery & videos. 🙂

[@CalNeva]

@@tamiamidrmn Thank you Chris, wishing you a great Thanksgiving with family, friends, good food, and lasting good time memories! 🤠🦃👋

[@maverick4080]

Thanks so much Doug and Kellie for sharing the 2 part video on Colvin-Nivloc . I always enjoy y'alls videos.💯 Happy Thanksgiving to...🦃

[@CalNeva]

@@maverick4080 Happy Thanksgiving Day my friend Maverick! 🇺🇸🤠🦃🐂

[@caseyhansen4567]

Wow part 2 i almost missed it.thanks for keeping us all entertained with you and Kellie's adventures.happy Thanksgiving

[@CalNeva]

@@caseyhansen4567 Happy Thanksgiving family! 🦃🤠

[@TimT-um6rt]

You certainly caught my personal interest on this tour! The subject presentation Is so enjoyable,its the next best thing to being there myself! Always hard to guess what the weather's gonna be ! A day without the wind sure adds to the experience! Nice to visit the old minesites,its kinda Paying tribute to the hardy Perserverance,labor and sacrifice those folks had! Not to mention there contribution to what helped make this country strong with its mineral Wealth!

[@CalNeva]

@@TimT-um6rt So true!

[@rhondaz356]

That answered my question on the first video, if you could drive up there? 🚙 That's great it hasn't been vandalized. It's a shame that a mine cave in closed the operation to close down. Yes, I'd be careful on that trestle, Doug. WOW **Mementos from the past left behind, must be very interesting to come across, frozen in time. People are warned about dangerous areas, at least. What a gorgeous view.💥 Why would they leave so many samples behind, and cyanide? That door🚪on the side of the mountain was very unexpected. A spring, a lake, and plantlife must be very welcome to the wildlife.💧💧 The water in the lake mirrors the beautiful, blue sky.💙 That is super that the area is kept pristine. Enjoy your yummy lunch. You both deserve it. Yes, Doug, Kellie is definitely quite the hiker, too.

[@CalNeva]

@@rhondaz356 Hi Rhonda, I try to be as careful as I can,but I know many viewers may be very curious about the trestle, and from all angles. Perhaps the core samples were left there as they may have thought to start up the mine again at some point in the future (there is estimated to be 681,000 tons of precious metal bearing ore still underneath Nivloc at the mine site; that's a fortune). Or, perhaps the core samples were too expensive to move (they are solid heavy rock). They sure made a mess up there. I suspect that Silver Lake was used as a water source for the mine seeing as there was an old tower on the bank closest to the mine. Again, I apologize for not having my camera at the ready because I missed a once in a lifetime shot of the most majestic bull up close and personal in a tight canyon. Arrghhhh! 🐂 The water in the lake is now used for stock water, but it remains clear and fresh ..so unexpected. It was a fun day trip. 👍🏜️

[@rhondaz356]

@@CalNeva That's so interesting, all those precious metals still waiting to be mined! Your explanation and reasoning are very plausible. 👏🏻👏🏻 Silver Lake must be a godsend. Have a blessed, relaxing Thanksgiving, Doug.🏡🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤠

[@CalNeva]

@rhondaz356 🙏 🍞🍗🥗🥧🍽️🍲🍗🫗🍵

[@hestheMaster]

Doug the daredevil climbing up the headframe ladder. Yikes! All those core samples indicate to me they were digging a lot of horizontal levels. I guess doing all that digging through a place with faults ( tons of them in a mountain being slowly pushed up over a millenia) would cause a collapse eventually. A small dammed lake fed by a natural spring. Amazing. That was a great second visit there and you can't see it that way from googie Earth so thanks guys!

[@CalNeva]

@@hestheMaster I think you are spot on Steve with your opining those were horizontal levels. It seems that even though the smaller mines still have valuable ore, I think the trend has been to go big. Seems to me the big corporations will just as soon completely level an entire mountain than to fuss with a smaller hardscrabble claim. It is as if, just in farming: in the 1940's a man and a small tractor on 160 acres could make a decent living; while today the same man using more equipment, leveraging more credit and utilizing more technology could require well over a square mile. I thought the lake was smaller than it appears on Google Earth. Have a great Thanksgiving my Chicagoland friend ..besides, you know this was a Chicago owned mine!

[@hestheMaster]

@@CalNeva And you and yours have a great Thanksgiving too Doug!

[@nationalparksprincess3216]

Is it safe for you to walk up there? 😮 Also, what the heck? Cyanide 😮 A bighorn sheep carcass 😮 Beautiful scenery out there, and the lake looked pretty out there. Beautiful cliffsides and rock formations! 😊

[@CalNeva]

@@nationalparksprincess3216 No, not safe. Yes, beautiful canyon and rock formations. Glad you came along with us on our Double Feature! 🤠

[@davec9244]

You eat well thanks to Kelly! nice lake wonder, why no water birds are around. I would love to see the source the spring bubbling out of the ground. Thank you both.

[@CalNeva]

@@davec9244 Hello Dave, that is so true about eating well thanks to Kellie!

[@Cojiii1959]

What an awesome adventure! Again, I’d have to throw a few fishing lures in that amazing oasis pond. I’m a catch and release kinda guy in places like that. At home on the Chesapeake I’m a catch and cook kinda guy for striped bass.

[@CalNeva]

@@Cojiii1959 You know it Carl, those strippers sound delicious!

[@terrystewart2070]

Hi Doug and Kellie: Great 2 part explore, loved seeing your adventure! Throughout both videos I kept looking at those power lines. It became obvious in the second video that they extended past the old mine site, so I'm curious if you know where they go? Is there an active mine further out that road maybe? Anyway, I really appreciate seeing your adventures, so thank you!

[@CalNeva]

@@terrystewart2070 Hi Terry! We were just discussing that about those same power lines. I know there is a mine farther up the road that probably has a pole coming off that line (whether they are currently using it or not?), but often power lines like that will cross over a small mountain range to meet the needs of remote ranch operations...perhaps going west towards the Fishlake Valley area near Dyer.

[@Brother_D_therail]

Well hello again Brother Doug and Kellie 👋! You took me by surprise with part 2 coming so fast! So much to comment on, where to begin !? Well, I had to chuckle at your way of measuring hights by imagining a semi on end, as I was just measuring it by imagining a 60 ft. boxcar on end, lol. After so many years on the railroad I measure everything that way 😂. When you knocked on that steel door 🚪, I'm kind of relieved nobody knocked back 😮 😂. And did you see the face on the cliff at 36:50 ? It was looking down at you. Kinda reminded me of Mt.Rushmore, maybe a smirky looking George Washington 🤔. And cyanide! Can't imagine how much poison has leaked into the ground! Deadly stuff ☠. Anyway, a wonderful tour, and we hope you and Kellie have a blessed Thanksgiving! 🇺🇸

[@CalNeva]

@@Brother_D_therail Hi my Brother D (The Rail)! I looked at that clip again and I see a face looking to the left with a big nose. If someone (or something) knocked back from that steel door on the mountainside that would have startled the spunk right out of my snarkiness right then and there (might have even decided to go for a brisk jog down the hill never stopping all the way the 7 miles to town, Kellie or no Kellie). Have a great thanksgiving with your family and loved ones! 🤠🇺🇸🦃🇺🇸🦃🇺🇸

[@Brother_D_therail]

@CalNeva 🏃‍♂️ 👻 🚪... 😆

[@1d1ane]

Nice. You might want to test that Spring water for Cyanide though.

[@CalNeva]

@@1d1ane True

[@josephbingham1255]

Pretty country. Thanks for the adventure. 15:08 Tombstone, Arizona's groundwater is so tainted with cyanide the Federal Government paid to have a water system run from a mountain reservoir 20-25 miles away.

[@CalNeva]

@@josephbingham1255 Hello Joseph,hope you had a great Thanksgiving Day! Cyanide; scary stuff. 🤠🦃

[@danacalifornia9453]

I believe lithium is being mined near the Saltin Sea now. Correct??

[@CalNeva]

@@danacalifornia9453 Hmmm, not sure on that ...

[@brakerbraker829]

The ONLY operational lithium mine in the country. Good thing no one's interested in lithium.🤔

[@CalNeva]

@@brakerbraker829 Yes, we found that odd. The big deposit up by Winnemucca I believe is facing opposition from the American Indians (they don't want their area trashed after the mining stops). Some have said that China will be selling all the lithium batteries, thus the corrupt politicians have been given incentive to legislate electric vehicles ensuring their Chinese supporters will corner the vehicle markets in North America. It's one of those topics we Americans can no longer freely discuss. I used to know someone who took lithium as a medication; very potent stuff.

[@L4M858]

?? No one's interested in lithium, you're kidding??

[@AJMaXx14]

Nice to meet you today Doug. Send me an email if needed. AJ

[@CalNeva]

@@AJMaXx14 Thank you for all the technical help AJ, you sure saved the day! 🤠✌️🇺🇸