Exploring The Most Dangerous Mine At Cerro Gordo (For The Last Time)

You can follow my journey on Instagram: / brentwunderwood
In this video, I go exploring the most dangerous mine I've been in, and probably the most dangerous mine at Cerro Gordo. This was not just an exploration, we were searching to see if the 200 level opened to the outside, because there were theories that cold air was coming into the main shaft and freezing the water pipes. The mine itself was completely boarded up, so Johnny and I had to dig in from above through tight squeezes to get into the 200 level of the Union Mine. This shaft was deemed too dangerous years after the deadliest mining disaster in Cerro Gordo's history took the lives of between 8 and 35 miners in the 1870s.
“Cerro Gordo’s deadliest mine disaster struck in the early 1870s when a cave-in killed at least eight and as many as 35 Chinese miners. They were mining in limestone below the 200-foot level and failed to shore up the tunnel with timber, former Cerro Gordo mining foreman Fred Fisher told a Times reporter in 1950. Their bodies were never recovered.”
- LA Times March 12, 1950
THANK YOU!!
I moved to Cerro Gordo in March 2020 because of the pandemic and to relieve our longtime caretaker so he could be back home. I've been here ever since. There have been ups and downs, but I feel I am learning a lot and becoming a better person.
Follow along on this channel for more from the town. I have no plans to leave and will continue making videos to update the progress on all the projects!
The town was originally established in 1865 and by 1869 they were pulling 340 tons of bullion out of the mountain for Los Angeles.
The silver from Cerro Gordo was responsible for building Los Angeles. The prosperity of Cerro Gordo demanded a larger port city and pushed LA to develop quickly.
The Los Angeles News once wrote:
“What Los Angeles is, is mainly due to it. It is the silver cord that binds our present existence. Should it be uncomfortably severed, we would inevitably collapse.”
In total, there has been over $17,000,000 of minerals pulled from Cerro Gordo. Adjusted for inflation, that number is close to $500,000,000.
It’s been a wild ride so far owning a ‘ghost town’ and we’re having a lot of fun figuring out what to do with it.
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[@GhostTownLiving]

Thank you for watching! This was a crazy mine to explore, I'm glad we made it back out without too much trouble. Subscribe to the channel for more and let me know in the comments what you'd like to see in the future!

[@dominicvalencia9404]

Ghost Town Living great video man

[@dimplr]

If you plan on going to any more places within the mines that were previously sealed off I'd definitely reccomend investing in some respirators (n-95 preferably) just because there could be some potentially hazardous mycelium down there

[@1andonlyjoeyb534]

@GhostTownLiving @Brent did you bring a metal detector

[@Desertlover72]

Is there anyway to reach you via an email setup for your town

[@Desertlover72]

A metal detector would be great also !!!!

[@HiMeModeOn]

Brent: don't do this at home me sitting in my room in my pjs: okay i guess :/

[@Drew_Eden]

:D

[@kelseyyy1326]

I am watching in my blanket fort I made I even put a fan it so it wasn’t hot in here

[@ElleAshterra]

😆 hahaha same!

[@rinoz47]

You dont have a mine? Loser.

[@trueaussieray9093]

OH whot? Iv gorn en tore up the carpet and started digging already.. dam it.. Looky like we an't be mine'n them pretty stones tonight Geraldine..

[@ReactionArts]

People in my family history were miners and got married at Cerro Gordo. At the American hotel. We have some photos if you're interested.

[@teutonicarmory7743]

That’s cool, do you have a social media you posted it on? It be pretty cool to see the old American hotel

[@lilylilloi2918]

I hope he reads this!!

[@lilbaybbear]

That is neat!

[@lydiakessel6880]

Omg that's amazing!!

[@mitchellgranda607]

Verry cool Andrew. American History in your blood!!

[@bobbythedesertwalker594]

Hey Brent, the news paper about the blizzard was from 1886. I paused the video to read it and I did some research. Apparently it was a extatropical cyclone that hit most of the country. That’s pretty cool that you found that man. Thank you for your hard work and dedication!

[@SuperJames215]

WOW, that amazing I am about to go research it now.

[@josephprentice8354]

We are currently going through a rare cyclone rain storm in northern ca

[@The_ZeroLine]

Most amazing thing is that any newspaper survived this long even in cold, dry conditions.

[@rubenbraekman4515]

@@The_ZeroLine I don't think the mines are that dry, a lot of areas seem very moist

[@crazygolf4896]

That was the childrens blizzard wasnt it?

[@TheTrampmasters]

My great grandpa worked on that mine and lost quite a few friends in the incident. He always told my dad that a rival mine company had been trying to sabotage the mine by cutting electricity and destroying the tracks at night. He said he didn’t know for sure if it collapsed due to someone’s malicious actions or if it was an accident. Either way still crazy

[@conbotstudios]

Guy lives alone in a Ghost Town, then proceeds to forcibly enter a sealed mine shaft where people died... This guy must not watch any horror movies.

[@johnmorgan9799]

It is a youtube reality show. Common sense or logic plays no part in its production.

[@Zimited]

@@johnmorgan9799 How are you so sure about it being a youtube reality show? Any evidence, or at least telling implications?

[@johnmorgan9799]

@@Zimited think it over. It isn’t the city. That’s the prop. The storyline is what happens. Most of youtube is told as a story, an adventure, and what isn’t is instruction IMHO

[@phoenixluna4137]

He obviously hasn't watched The Descent.

[@jayskestrel8130]

@Gray Au idk i go into caves all the time even after that movie.

[@benfox6292]

"Don't do this at home." you are the only person i can think of who has an abandoned mine at home.

[@jrr832]

He so full of s h I t

[@pygmygiant]

No abandoned mine but where I lived in England had an entrance to a priest hole from the 1600s because it was made illegal here for Catholics to practice their religion so many old houses and castles from secretly Catholic families built tunnels and hiding places for priests (and themselves) to escape when they were searched by the Anglican authorities. It lead from an old house built in 1500ish to the cemetery half a mile away and we found an entrance into the tunnel that connected with the cave system under our house. It was pretty neat but unfortunately so much had collapsed that we couldn’t get too far.

[@dankoher4318]

As you suddenly felt your bed shaking as a sinkhole dropped you into an unmarked. Long forgotten mine. The End

[@goldenretrievermom7945]

@@pygmygiant WHERE OMG I want to go there

[@goldenretrievermom7945]

@Whiterun Guard pics or it didnt happen

[@PoppyFlux]

I learned recently that in the early years of denim, jeans were really expensive and most people couldn't afford them (including miners), so some of the mine bosses who were more affluent would buy them for their workers. The miners would change into jeans at the start of their shift in the mine, then at the end of the shift they'd change back into their own clothes and leave the jeans for the next work crew. It's why stacks of discarded clothing can occasionally be found in older workings. I'm glad you both made it out safe. It sure was sketchy with all the dynamite and blasting caps scattered everywhere, and the rocks sheering off at the end! Scary. I think you've made the right choice in sealing off that level for safety reasons, and I think it's also respectful to the miners who are buried there. It's always an eerie feeling watching someone walking around a mine that people have died in, especially on the same level. When I saw the miners graffiti I did wonder who they were. Do you have records on the miners that died there, and some history about their lives? I think that would be a fitting tribute if that information is still available. (I apologise if you've covered this in a newer video - I haven't caught up with them all yet.

[@KPopDance]

Me: Brent is the most insane person ever! Brent: *introduces Johnny 😳

[@1nvisible1]

*Brent: Whoa, check out that tiny hole in the ground?!* *Johnny: Hold my dynamite box.*

[@robert9595]

Hereeesss johnny!

[@arthurshat7793]

Johnny is definitely mvp

[@chdreturns]

BTS is traaash. KYT & H.O.T. are REAL K-Pop

[@MaxGoldFilmCorp]

Can you imagine going back in time and telling those miners that their old Levi's jeans are now worth more than the silver they were mining?

[@traceychalkley9946]

It realy is a hard wearing fabric :)

[@thebeasters]

@@traceychalkley9946 lmao

[@The_Baconator_]

That's a crazy thought

[@rad44rr]

Although, prices change and value shifts. 15 quid back then was a wedding ring and a pint, compare it to now, you get the idea. Subjective?

[@FingerinUrDaughter]

that shreded up fall apart in your hands fabric isnt worth anything.

[@DimmestOwl94]

*Me watching him closely telling his story wondering if he makes it* He’s sitting right there 😂

[@edwarddomain6745]

YES. I see there were a few of us feeling it

[@outinarizona]

hahahahaha...Right?! I'm talking to the screen, "WHAT are you doing? WHY? DON'T do that!"

[@SzilviaVirag]

Same. Sitting here scared for their safety even though I know they've lived to tell the tale.

[@loveithateit8520]

😂 👏🏾 👏🏾. This was quiet engaging.

[@JMCAragorn]

All I could think of was that if you found Levi’s someone would be in them still. 👖👖👖👖👖👖👖😬

[@jamesolbrisch2582]

That was my thought too like oh look Levi's knowing the history of that level they are probably still occupied ha ha

[@thugzfunny6236]

Double money sell the jeans then sell the bones.

[@Pabloworldwide]

I had the same creepy feeling.

[@MrVikingsandra]

Good point

[@TV-cv8cd]

Me too! I was like great there's a body in it isn't there, fuck

[@CashIsKing_UseItOrLoseIt]

1:45 When I heard 'that's such a tight little space' then "well make it bigger"; alarm bells started going off in my head.

[@TheUnicornPotatoe]

Sitting at home in France, comfortably, and living your adventure vicariously through this channel has brought me immense pleasure, thank you ! I'll be along for the journey !

[@GhostTownLiving]

Thank you for watching them! It means a lot

[@ens0246]

You're not too far away from that sort. The Paris Catacombs!

[@pace7]

Thank you for making these videos man I just came across your channel & I already want to come visit you & your town.

[@dyobodraode2554]

You are always welcome to come here in Belgium to visit our numerous mines.

[@snivels]

And anxiety

[@TheUnicornPotatoe]

I hooked my sister on your videos and she did a little digging - pun intended - on the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper shred found at 7:37. It is from 1933 ! The center piece mentions the actress Marion Davies and how her new movie "Going Hollywood" is in its second week, smashing the box office. That movie was released in December 1933 hence how we can infer that a release date 2 weeks prior to this article means this journal is from late December 1933 or early 1934 !

[@Simon-gq8wn]

Thats some solid diggning by your sister!

[@rickymicdoo4751]

wait, that means people were in there anywere up to 15 years after being borded up

[@lbee8710]

I just found this out too and came here to comment it :D Bing Cosby is in the film too, you can watch the ending on KZbin :)

[@eyesofdovesbytheriversofwaters]

cool!!!

[@ordinaryhand]

yeah, the alfred kenneth hawkins "hijacking slaying" trial referenced before that took place in early 1934.

[@Airik1111bibles]

200 years later new owner... "We found a skeleton with Converse shoes on still had the symbol, I wonder who he was?"

[@jodoman9469]

*Shoes become worth millions in the future*

[@petermuller6658]

He should wear a metal "printed" QR Code leading to his YT Channel, like a dog tag

[@samuvisser]

@@jodoman9469 with current inflation, millions in 200 years is worth a couple bucks 😂

[@B-leafer]

He had blue jeans...

[@MichaelTranoid]

Tfw you can legitimately POTENTIALLY (Highly unlikely, since every miner wore boots) find a pair of Converse in the mine. I mean, they WERE founded in 1908.

[@angel-en1og]

Rip to the miners who lost their lives that day

[@AlphaGamingWorld]

Our life would too one day.

[@minnestone4tw174]

I’m looking at the comments and I’m just asking did he find the Chinese miners did he bury them where are they I watch ghost adventures and they said their bodies are still there

[@noahgodfrey4209]

Also, "The 200 Level" is a great name for a Cerro Gordo nightclub

[@farfromirrational948]

Or the future movie of this guy getting trapped and surviving for years off of moss and water

[@griffingard6812]

A great name for whiskey

[@nigelplumley8188]

I'd party there. Let's make it happen👍

[@humanfirst11]

Won't it be disrespectful to do deceased?

[@sniffadoghq]

Level 200 sounds better IMO for a club name

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Claustrophobic as can be I will gladly enjoy this from home and let you go down there for me.

[@TravelwithAustin]

Yea I explore places, but something like this would be a complete nope.

[@Aserve1st]

But the views tho..

[@Zyscheriah]

Even just watching i feel suffocated.

[@von...]

I have never felt claustrophobic before in my life and always loved squeezing in places as a kid, but as soon as I saw them get into the 200 level my world was changed.

[@t84t748748t6]

getting lockt up in a smal room i wil be oke but deep underground if something go wrong almost imposibel to escape no thank u wil never be there

[@karimloberg6876]

"When you do that I feel the rock moving and I don't want it to fall. You know?" *Me: I KNOW*

[@ChelsahChatter]

Same 😂

[@HaziboReviews]

‘Don’t go into any mine at home’ Me with 23 iron left: ...

[@Aei934]

My Great-great-grandfather and Great-grandfather were lifelong miners in a small coal town in Arkansas. My Grandpa was one of thirteen children that lived in a house that was 30 x 40. That was considered pretty luxurious to the fellow miners. My great-grandfather heard that a photographer was going to be coming to town. He had my Great-grandmother clean off the porch and find the nicest clothes she could for the two of them. My grandpa said that he took absolute pride in that picture and would look at it most nights after coming home. Back to my Grandpa. The boys in the family were expected to start working in the mine after school around the age of seven. My grandpa despised working in the mine. They were raised to believe that there was only two ways to live. You either mine or you join the Army. My Grandpa decided to do the latter. He became a cook. He ended up meeting my grandma who was in the Army as a baker. They spent 55 years together.

[@patrickpoulsen1]

Thank you for sharing. Mining back then must have been horrible. God bless.

[@eddiespaghetti1451]

Very nice story , I truly enjoyed it.

[@VinylUnboxings]

*Make America Mine Again*

[@eugenehvorostyanov2409]

Thank you. Heartwarming.

[@ericwebster4352]

ill bet he went through a lot of denim

[@somelikeithott]

Me : *having an anxiety attack while watching but can't stop watching...

[@RainbowLane]

Me too! I was yelling at him to get out and my husband was like, well you know he got out so calm down!😂

[@somelikeithott]

@@RainbowLane right! i was like...."ohhhh, they aint getting out!!!" (while hes telling the story and obviously out)

[@joeberry5984]

@Rosie B. I agree totally. He's great but gonna worry about Brent in my sleep.

[@CHESTURCH]

So weird how you just feel the anxiety while knowing he made it out safely. That was a cool video. I watch alot of abandoned mine videos and this one is up at the top for me. After subscribing and reading the history of this place it just intrigues me more.

[@RainbowLane]

Tyler james yes I agree, it is a really weird thing being so anxious over a video when we already know they are safe. I actually felt like I couldn’t breath at one point but couldn’t stop watching. Crazy. This is quite new to me and I’m really pleased to have found this channel, I live in the U.K. and am fascinated by this story as it unfolds. Also nice to ‘meet’ other people who are enjoying these adventures.

[@DaGoook]

Being 6’6 230 lbs the tightness of some parts is straight nightmare fuel for me.

[@HarbingerOfManagedDemocracyy]

You gotta think there’s like 30 pairs of Levi’s down there waiting for you behind a collapsed tunnel

[@raineboots]

i've always wondered if one day he'll pull blue denim from a mine and along with it comes a skeleton

[@DarkComatose15]

I was thinking the same thing

[@alitlweird]

#ChesterCopperpot

[@kingahmadjs]

Hhh I hope that doesn’t happen

[@archaicengineer6155]

There are at least 30 chances of that happening on this level. That would be Horrifying!

[@wes9451]

@@archaicengineer6155 Might bring some closure to some families to be able to burry their great grandfather though... Its a body. Creepy yes but it is what it is, that's life.

[@jayzui_9564]

Roof collapses slightly, "oh shit", continues.

[@drawingtime2589]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqPQXmOYer-BZ5Y

[@brianwilliamakadankfriends4166]

@@drawingtime2589 wtf did I juust watch?

[@rorschacht8478]

For anyone wondering; they did actually locate the exit they were searching! He dug it out from the outside in a different video, so yay! More 200 level footage!

[@lukel7324]

What video?!

[@TheLegendMaster]

This video was amazing, I feel a bit sad that all the stuff on that level will never be recovered but maybe it's not that different from what you can find in the other tunnels. It sounds like it was a huge risk to go there in the first place so we're lucky just to be able to watch this!

[@Namonstar]

As someone who explored caves. This is really dangerous. It’s super easy getting stuck and lose your cool. Even if you don’t have claustrophobia

[@based_convention]

Getting lost is a bigger danger, depending how expansive and how many branches of the cave there are of course

[@gappuma7883]

@@based_convention he’s a fking noob hipster whos played too much minecraft

[@Jomskylark]

@@gappuma7883 I'll trust the guy who has actually explored caves over you, some random internet troll just lobbing insults, tbh

[@xXxtroublebehindxXx]

@@Jomskylark nah he’s stupid you just have to dig straight up

[@TheLazysketcher]

Modern miners be all: "There's pants in dem mountains! Pants i tell you!"

[@LUISga55555]

Whoever controls the pants controls the universe

[@jsdhesmith2011]

He knew about the story of the minors and dollar signs went off like fireworks. Lol he’s a denim freak!

[@blupyxi5669]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Emma-ut1sw]

😹😹😹

[@laoshi_reads8950]

lol that should be on a t-shirt

[@lydgate3419]

That was the scariest damn mine caving adventure I have ever seen. I actually got that sphincter-tightening claustrophobia just watching this. Jeez. I'm glad I knew you were already back out when I started watching this. Reminded me a lot of Stephen King's "Desperation" You and Johnny, of all people, should read it. Thanks for an incredible adventure.

[@corporealrogue2584]

Mate, You’ve peaked an interest I never knew I had. What an amazing recommendation. What amazing content. What an amazing passion for history. Whole channel has me awestruck. I appreciate that.

[@Maks-om7cl]

Is no one going to mention the fact that old boy went in there with hi-top converse? LOL

[@JMCAragorn]

WHITE Chuck Taylors is what this boy grabs... I totally noticed that!!!!! 😝😝😝

[@raymondh.8965]

Lmfaoo 😂😭

[@Pabloworldwide]

Yup. One of the first major things I noticed. Doing dangerous things is cool, may aswell keep up appearances. 😎

[@vegancam]

Not gonna lie, I've spent the majority of my caving career in hi-top chucks. Unless we were going in somewhere we knew had streams or a water table, the chucks just always gave me better grip and footing than any boots. I felt I needed the ankle flexibility that the chucks afforded, I lost count of the number of times I almost rolled an ankle in boots.

[@daydreamer8344]

I was looking at those lmao

[@theactualdarthvader]

this is something i’ll NEVER try. this scares the shit outta me and getting stuck and not being able to go back is the most scariest thing ever

[@rogerramiussergeialexander5541]

That's literally what happened to the thirty guys that were still under the rubble that these folks were climbing all over and why that part of the mine was covered up.

[@sugarnads]

Yup

[@spokebloke1]

I did a lot of caving when I was in my teens and 20s. There's absolutely no way I would climb into that level just to have a look around. Everything is unstable.

[@8401six]

Brent: don't do this at home me sitting in my mine I've just got at home: ah fuck.. okay I wont

[@richtyler1353]

Wow that was amazing. I’m glad you made it out safely. Thank you so much for sharing with us the 200’ level.

[@charliex666able1]

Y'all... this is why it's a condemned mine. You were a mouse's fart away from being sealed in.

[@Angie-Cruz]

😂 “mouse’s fart”

[@jeremyreimers3608]

What do you mean by that, I just don't get the science of it

[@rigriggerson4949]

What does that mean

[@charliex666able1]

@@rigriggerson4949 His buddy was using the shovel to try and make a bigger opening for him to get out and it started crumbling. That gap is super soft rock and could collapse. A mouse's fart means = just the tiniest thing could set it off.

[@BillSchwab]

Consider the lives of the not so crazy people that might have to come dig you out. Reckless at best. Glad you're alive... for now.

[@Yoda..]

"please don't do this at home" This advice has saved millions of lives.

[@airitindeparrotin6018]

Well, my home is not a dangerous mineshaft soooo. I guess I can't do this at home...

[@Yoda..]

@@airitindeparrotin6018 stop lying. There's a mineshaft under every house. It's there if you know where to look.

[@airitindeparrotin6018]

@@Yoda.. you're right. I'll try harder next time.

[@justgonnagetbetter1037]

While hanging around home has created millions more 😜

[@neonmajora8454]

@@justgonnagetbetter1037 lol

[@abkharvey245]

This channel makes me so happy just watching so much to enjoy ❤ makes my day everyday when I'm feeling down

[@garygill6841]

That was REALLY cool. Glad you guys are ok. Thanks for sharing

[@AbandonedMines11]

The Omega Tunnel up there at Cerro Gordo would be a key one to access. It's right below the road and has eroded shut. If I can remember correctly, it connects up with a lot of the other area mines.

[@GhostTownLiving]

I've been trying! Moving rocks, hand digging, Robert even used 10 sticks of dynamite to try to open the Omega. It's collapsed quite far back.

[@stephaniedraudt4784]

@@GhostTownLiving are there devices you can use? Like a fish finder but for tunnels below the surface?

[@HunterAtheist]

@@stephaniedraudt4784 Ground Penetrating Radar is what you're describing.

[@stephaniedraudt4784]

@@HunterAtheist thanks!

[@AdventuringwithTrevor]

Ghost Town Living i hope you get in! Would be amazing

[@GimmePaypalKid]

Edit: There are actually two different papers being shown. The first is the Arizona Daily Star from January 1934. The second is the Los Angeles Examiner which is also from early 1934. The Marion Davies picture seen at 8:06 is 'Going Hollywood', which came out in 1933 but was still running in early 1934. It actually says 'copyright 1934' at 8:16 if you look really really carefully under the headline 'Milked'. I bet different miners had different papers from Arizona, and L.A, depending on where they were from and what they wanted to know.

[@cestarianinhabitant5898]

How the hell do you even know that? are you 100?

[@sanitychelle]

The article with the blizzard says the blizzard was in Japan, island of Utsuyo(?), Jan 29, if that helps. With rescuers coming from Korea.

[@aussiehighways1130]

The newspaper is from January 30, 1934. You can find it if you search Google for the phrase "In Canada, many points recorded lows of 40 below", which appears in the newspaper text from the mine.

[@GimmePaypalKid]

@@aussiehighways1130 Yes you are correct, that is one of them. The other is an L.A paper from the same time or perhaps a bit earlier, as it aligns with the release of 'Going Hollywood', a Marion Davies picture seen at 8:06. You can see the date '1934' if you look super carefully under the word 'Milked' at 8:16.

[@GhostTownLiving]

Interesting! Another one of the papers outlines the trade of Tris Speaker from the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians. That trade happened in 1916, so seems like they kept papers around a while...

[@nzpatriot2009]

Amazing clip brother. You’ve preserved the memory of that mine for another generation. Much respect from NZ ❤️🇳🇿🇺🇸❤️🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@kayleywinterson7750]

I love how dedicated you are to keeping this towns history in tact, whilst exploring it and enjoying what has been left behind. Will you let people donate to help you explore further like donate kit? I know you probably don’t want anything more than you already have but would love to help from afar if possible 💚

[@cloudsweater]

This is genuinely the first underground explorer vid where someone actually found stuff lmao

[@yesdude3914]

You’ve obviously never heard of Shiey before. Dude has explored abandoned soviet bunkers

[@dietznutz1]

@@yesdude3914 that’s not underground shit like this tho it’s safe solid bunkers with no risk except being caught

[@dakalikhkola1863]

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[@peterfranklin4019]

You're watching the wrong videos then!

[@cosmicrider5898]

When he finds the denim... Me: Thats probably a dead body. GTL: someone probably shit their pants man.

[@l.o29]

You are living a dream! I am absolutely envious, I am so glad you document what you have. Thank you so much this is awesome 😁

[@briexoxom6654]

I literally LIVE for moments like this! exploring an abandoned town/mine?! Yes please!!! Always watch your ads and like your videos. Helping anyway I can 👍🏻🙂

[@jacobeaton4042]

Oh wow I’m not even claustrophobic but man...this makes me feel claustrophobic

[@edwarddomain6745]

ME TOO! lolol. As he said the ceiling was coming down, I actually got super anxious and was like, ""Oh man get me out of here before we die" hahaha. It was so awesome, but it's amazing how I felt like I was there.

[@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer]

HOHOHO!!!

[@McHeisenburger]

“Don’t do this at home” Guess imma have to close up the ol kitchen mine.

[@pattyjomckee4654]

Such a great adventure! I love watching you and your videos.

[@gurgferguson292]

This is so important to document, many mines in California are being forgotten, Mining history needs to be rediscovered! I have always wanted to go to Owens valley since I was little to explore old mines for cool minerals, like the reward mine and champion spark plug mine, Darwin, and of course Cerro Gordo. I just recently discovered your channel and am greatly thankful for your work and appreciation for the small details, history and awesomeness of these mines.

[@jessponce3314]

Hi Brent, I’ve been up to the mine many times, it’s been a few years. My uncle & aunt owned the store in Keeler, they both passed many years ago but the stories they would tell us were crazy. My uncle worked the mine his name was Richard Gandara. I will make it a point to head up that way next time we’re in Keeler my brother owns the Ranchito Mendoza property on the coroner of Laws & Cerro Gordo. Hope to meet up with you one day. In all the times we went up there we never ever went into the buildings except the mine you guys are in. The craziest thing about the whole experience was how the hell did they get all that machinery up there, and the elevator shaft unbelievable and cold. Stay safe you’ll get it done. See you!

[@Nassau1604]

It's awesome to have a friend like Johnny!

[@Bioassasin01]

Seems like this particular video containing "last ever" footage of the 200 level is well worth preserving. So glad I found this channel, only a few episodes in and its awesom

[@sijic4955]

It's crazy thinking about just how many complexes of these tunnels will never be touched again/haven't been touched since. Who knows how deep that mine goes, or what you could find, the deeper you go.

[@keepironman14]

To find out you'd have to go down there and clean up any loose rock, and haul it all up to the surface. Eventually you'll have cleared out a whole level. It's possible you might even find lost exits.

[@TheProky]

*So we will go down to a deadly 200 level where people died* Minutes later: Oh shit, that's some good trousers!

[@rickymicdoo4751]

i thought that one of the reasons they went down there was to maybe even find the remnants of the 30 miners

[@freakysteve140281]

I was less worried about them finding the pants brand and more finding legs still in it.

[@alansherby4046]

Awesome day exploring, found some good stuff. I love watching and not knowing what your gona find. I'd love to come up there!

[@razzinsky]

So glad I stumbled across Cerro Gordo. Thank you so much for letting us all enjoy the adventures with you. Hope one day my wife and I may come visit and take in the serenity.

[@michaelterrill6444]

Did you guys have a conversation about if you actually found the miners?

[@gamehacks5238]

My grandparents said this is how They went to school

[@unkn0wnmortaL]

Ok

[@endhunter2149]

😂👍

[@joesmoe71]

I burst out laughing when I read your comment! A++++ dude!

[@haileythe-spynapple9008]

@Average Joesson 😂🤣😂 your comment maaaaan that was good and the best thing is that some of it could be true😳

[@haileythe-spynapple9008]

@Average Joesson I mean there was after all a murder like almost every week so it wouldn't surprise me if it could have been a little like that.

[@craigsaunders3532]

You 2 got some mighty big balls there boys. Loving this channel and the caving adventures.

[@brianstadtmiller9641]

that was absolutely riveting! a few parts induced claustrophobic anxiety just watching....you are smart to never go back.

[@need100k]

If that particular shaft was abandoned following that collapse, then I would assume that there is still plenty of ore left to be mined there. That said, there are also bodies buried in there, so maybe better leave them in peace.

[@rustyshackleford4728]

You mean there are 30 pairs of JEANS in there ripe for the taking!

[@lightningdemolition1964]

@@rustyshackleford4728 too soon rusty. too soon.

[@infinite8382]

@@lightningdemolition1964 Yeah rusty ;p Dont ya know that the difference between grave robbery/desecration & archeology is apparently time.

[@jasonji1900]

infinite8 and 5 days is enough...

[@1reflect155]

DONT DO THIS AT HOME Me: Who has no access to any mines at all "aw ok you twisted my leg"

[@user-wp7ot4vn6i]

“Don’t do this at home” Guess imma have to close up the ol kitchen mine.

[@tinacatharinaeden2711]

I can walk to several old mine shafts, but never, ever would I go down in them. Lol.

[@jennyromero37]

Thats awesome that you got in there to get to explore it. But I'm also really relieved you guys got out safely. I was starting to have some anxiety towards the end there.

[@wvtreasurehunters2319]

Glad you guys got out of the mine safe. Great video

[@bisbeejewel]

Those 30 people that got burried on the 200 level... just imagine how many pairs of jeans there are in one spot.

[@stephaniedraudt4784]

Is there somewhere I can read about this 20p level collapse?

[@stephaniedraudt4784]

Found this with a map of the 200 level. Fascinating m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=768526517024456&id=157784434765337

[@kykenzo9115]

Did they manage to find the missing corpses?

[@ow741]

@KY Kenzo911 no they were never found

[@neildelacruz105]

haha I was thinking the same thing

[@Name-pd5up]

Please don’t do this at home: Me at home wondering where a mine could be

[@matiastokesalot1564]

Right?! xD

[@vanalif1941]

Bitcoin mining, maybe?

[@christianjohnson8642]

There are mines about 2.5-3 hours away from me

[@TigerMarine62]

@@christianjohnson8642 Go in the other direction, far far away

[@jonbiz6223]

I grew up by Apache Junction AZ and a lot of your Cerro Gordo makes me miss looking for Lost Dutchman when I was a kid. Love the show guys. Wish I was in that position. Thank you for sharing

[@dreamSurfers5912]

Watching the from Liverpool uk . Fullest respect to you felas for sharing the one off mine footages of the mine.

[@POJ92]

The newspaper at 7:37 is from 1933. In the small print it mentions Marion Davies film "Going Hollywood" entering its second week :)

[@StoneyBoIogny]

Fun fact! Her 2nd husband owned the LA examiner. Visited his Castle in California “hearts castle” funny i was just telling my mom about him this morning. Came and watched this video and i got chills when i seen marion davies and the LA examiner! Coincidence from hell i would say...

[@Diana1iul]

"The roof is collapsing" - instant panic attack on my couch.

[@handiman5]

Insanely fantastic! I stumbled onto you channel, and now I'm hooked and subscribed! This is way better than the opening of Al Capone's vault! Geraldo, eat your heart out! You and Johnny are quite the adventurers! Be safe!

[@MrHeyhomes]

This video is a great test of the viewers anxiety. I would not have been ok watching this some years ok but I seem to be getting over my anxiety and I made it without pausing or skipping. Glad you made it out both of you.

[@somebeanieboi8989]

The amount of anxiety this gave me is unmeasurable

[@lucast3006]

But he was able to upload the video so you know nothing happened lol

[@chahatmahsud5031]

Same here

[@charleslee1960]

When i was young and curious. I damn nesr couldn't get out of a deep gold mine i couldnt turn around i was stuck! My buddy tied a rope to both of my ankles and rescued me

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

*immeasurable.

[@saturnascendz]

...and my day is ruined.

[@HollywoodGraham]

Finding pants in a mine leads me to believe a miner had a very close accident and pooped in his pants thus leaving them there in the mine. Newspaper in the mine is a common toilet paper of the time.

[@mutantmonkey2301]

How did they deal with the poop and pee smell down there ? 🙆

[@HollywoodGraham]

@@mutantmonkey2301 Lime

[@michi-fv2mf]

@@HollywoodGraham wow you are such a wise man

[@djethanol256]

So did there used to be miners walking out of the mines pantless?

[@HollywoodGraham]

@The Modern Stoic Load of information there.

[@earthsciteach]

I'm binging your channel at the moment after discovering it yesterday. Dude, I feel like I've been through a near death experience just watching this video! What you are doing with the town is absolutely fascinating. But damn! That was some sketchy shiz!

[@gregory4473]

Love this, you have the best job!!

[@peterodonnell6386]

I think that the tobacco tin you found around 4:10 contained the remnants of calcium carbide, for carbide lamps. Once exposed to air long enough, the moisture will cause it to react and leave the byproducts, which look exactly like that milky-gray white, clumpy powder in there.

[@devinnn39]

I came to the comments to see if anyone knew what that was xD

[@Hyman8991]

One of the coolest channels I've binged in a while :P

[@coldwaterjimmy7044]

Very cool ... Thanks for the extreme effort... It's greatly appreciated

[@markwestervelt9708]

One of the coolest videos I ever saw. Great job.

[@zachjones12]

As someone who works in the mines every day, be careful digging around like that, we don’t have plumbing under there😂

[@aidancanoli]

ikr like i mine in minecraft every day and i thought the same it terrified me

[@eddiespaghetti1451]

How many hours do you work everyday?

[@PostalPatriot556]

@@aidancanoli you can't even come close to comparing the two my homie.

[@inanimatemist8610]

@@PostalPatriot556 ikr minecraft is so much more terrifying

[@aidancanoli]

@@inanimatemist8610 exactlyyy finally someone speaking facts. that moment when you're trapped in gravel makes my heart race every time

[@tylnozcn27]

Brent: Don’t do this at home Me: well what else am I supposed to do with the abandoned mine in my room?

[@janelleanderson6744]

:)

[@tomaswalker9132]

was thinkin the same thing😂

[@paulhoran3526]

That was so cool to watch you guys are crazy crawling through those small gaps.

[@18jotesch]

@11:52, on the wall of the mine, it shows "ATΩ" -- Ω literally being 'omega'. I sure hope you are able to get into the Omega Tunnel! Maybe you already were in it!

[@Sibula]

Pretty sure it's just about alpha tau omega, the fraternity thing

[@gabrielaguilar1391]

The Prince Albert can was full of carbide. The miners would carry extra carbide for their lamps in tobacco cans. In just about every mine I've explored Ive found these. Usually Prince Albert, sometimes Velvet.

[@mrbushwookie6051]

Those carbide lamps are so sweet

[@gabrielaguilar1391]

@@mrbushwookie6051 i would love to have one. I think you can order them on ebay. I just might...

[@janelleanderson6744]

So INTeresting! Seriously! I love learning about this stuff.

[@peacedolee]

I never thought about going to the level 200 of a mine at Cerro Gordo, but when he said that he won't allow it to happen, I want it so badly.

[@TheBlakebliss]

Dude...this was so cool to watch thank you for risking your life for our entertainment. Incredible

[@tomriley2842]

It’s amazing coming back to watch this now, knowing you’ve finally found the “exit” route into the mine. Can’t wait for all the adventures to come exploring the levels of the mine!

[@metalli.queen13]

Sad thing about his journey in this ghost town; the day he completely stops uploading, is the day we know he didn't come out of a mine again. Morbid reality. Until someone in his team puts out an update of what happened. Gotta start taking a team with you each time you explore mines. That video clitch at 13:54-13:56 creeped me out for a split second. 😅

[@Mahmoud-qd5eo]

he just posted something on reddit, he's fine

[@thesecretshade]

I dont think hes all alone out there. Different people in his video plus i think that was maybe his teenage daughter in one video. Just guessing

[@mushryym9533]

Yeah same

[@Chris-lz6ci]

Relax

[@ma1ist]

He has been dumb before. Even the hotel burning. Like bro. How did you not hire an electrician to inspect the building before you starting renovating the furniture in it.

[@TheDamnation12]

Imagine crawling down there and suddenly hearing 30 people scream for help..

[@dynodyno6970]

I’d be like “wow everyone thought you guys were dead!”

[@me0wsky]

And they'd be like "Yes we are!"

[@rickymicdoo4751]

those guys must be atleast 150 yearsold

[@marciturner4980]

@Amon Ra They would probably mean: Help us get our remains out of here. We don't want this mine to be our grave forever.

[@GolddenWaffles]

Hahaha that’s ducked up, but funny! 🤣🤣🤣

[@sandyposey8074]

You two were so brave! I would not have had the guts to do what you did. But I sure enjoyed the video. Glad you made it out safely!

[@chanm01]

Brent: "Today we explore the 200 Level, the most dangerous level of Cerra Gordo." Derek Yu: "WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!"

[@GamesCooky]

"Don't do this at home" Ok, i guess i won't explore the Cerro Gordo mine from my house.

[@AdventuringwithTrevor]

My jaw dropped watching this. This whole level was full of history. When you found the Jeans i couldnt believe my eyes. Then the dynamite room and ore cart tracks everywhere. The newspaper articles were super cool too. Keep it up!

[@ShirleyTimple]

I just read an article on you in Vice and must say, I'm intrigued. This is cool stuff, dude. Good luck with your adventures!

[@rossgraveley]

That's awesome you found a hole another level of the mine ☺️ hope you explore it more