LOOK WHAT WE FOUND !!! Working Stamp Mill with Tons of Gold - ask Jeff Williams

[@dannypierce962]

These men are as genuine as the machinery they are restoring! Thank you for your dedication.

[@richardbillin5190]

Awesome piece of history glad it’s being restored...OSHA inspector would have a nervous break down 🤣🤣🤣

[@gabewhisen3446]

Oh dam where'd his finger go 🤣👍

[@doylemontgomery9912]

Really cool place. It's amazing what the older generation could do with some gears and a few belts. OSHA ? Where? Holy Sh_ _ 😱 😱 😱.🏃‍♂️.

[@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline]

@mama b OSHA said no masks. N95 helps a little but the rest including face diapers do nothing.

[@jaygresham7633]

That was a bit of "Gold History" i thoroughly enjoyed ! Thanks for inviting us a along on your private tour ! I don't believe anyone can really appreciate the technology until they've walked among the remanants of these great machines of the past an the only thing that comes to mind "Is How the Hell did they do that" . Alot of the materials repurposed, most all handmade, hand cut, 😳 hand hewed beams, Sawed and chisled cuts that fit perfectly. Truly remarkable Craftsmen when "Men were made of Steel" ! Love the videos, keep'em coming, I'll be watchin' ! 😉🥶😁😎. BTW: If an OSHA/ MSHA inspector were to look inside that shop he'd get wet alright, really wet down both legs ! 🤭😜😂

[@KC4VYY]

Yeah, they act someones mother

[@pulesjet]

Damn that Machine Shop is life in action Museum all by it's self. MOST COOL !

[@lisamariefrey8910]

Don Bergstrom, Jeff Williams and the Comstock Foundation for History & Culture and the amazing volunteers ROCK!!

[@NUGGETSHOOTER]

Man I love this stuff, gets my old blood pumping Jeff

[@michaelnmangold2857]

Finally glad to see the whole setup of the stamp mill. Have watched so many videos exploring old mines with maybe a couple pieces of a stamp mill down a ravine . Really glad you showed us the whole process. Just another reason to watch your fine channel. Mike M.

[@michaelhembree8029]

I found a piece of one way down a cut road , its crazy to find what they left behind

[@cragzuk]

Jeff, hope you will be doing a video processing that paydirt they gave you. Interested to know the grade :) Thanks

[@davenaumoff1911]

GOOD LUCK on the Ore. Can't wait to see you go through that stuff. Always want to see the comstock

[@johndeereutah9057]

I would love to see that mill working at full speed. What a great piece of history.

[@richardjunkermeier1464]

That's awesome to see history being saved instead of being erased

[@HansFormerlyTraffer]

Flour mills in England used to do contract work for individual farmers also. Society was cool back in the day.

[@dablunt5418]

Wow I'm a machinist and that was incredible with all those pulleys and bellts.. OSHA would have a field day in there . LoL. ..I always learn something watching your videos ..love your vidio's >>> thanks for sharing. Danny

[@gregsmith1116]

Thank you, Jeff! Wow! All that stuff working now is history on display. I am so jealous! Thank you for the tour too!

[@Ddaydrasin]

One of the reasons I enjoy watching your videos is just how passionate you can see you are about all of this. Thanks for your videos!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

My pleasure!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Smash that Like button and tell us what you think of the History of this mill ....plus the fact that it is Haunted . Do your part and help save our History by clicking the link and making a Donation or booking a tour .... you will be glad you did . comstockfoundation.org/projec...

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

Thanks for the link Jeff. I will follow and support these guys.

[@allansgoldmining]

Wow, that's was an awesome tour ! Look forward to checking that out some day when they get it ready.

[@stevensaylor9430]

Great job Jeff. Good to see people restoring and keeping these running. Thx

[@spec_e4]

That shop was amazing! I loved the way the power distribution system was set up for the power tools, a lot wasted energy, but still very cool indeed! Thanks Jeff and the crew at Comstock!

[@Tony-hg9kc]

It’s so nice that this is being taken care of. That was a great tour!

[@timothychack9276]

All this history being preserved is just amazing.. Jeff I can only hope that you get to come back and show us all when that stamp gets running. ... Thanks

[@tanksoldier9770]

Thanks that was way cool , I have an old JD hammer mill for grinding up grain for livestock and it has a over head belt system similar to those , keep safe TANK

[@roadrunner4404]

Where do I start? History. Living history at every turn. From the stamp mill portions,to the heavy timbers, and worn down ladder rungs, to the bags of period ore, to the line shaft driven machine shop to the blacksmith shop. Heaven around every corner to me. Many thanks for this episode.

[@jameslanders6170]

Thank you Jeff it's great to see that the past is still alive.

[@billdgen116]

Hey jeff that's awesome definitely on my bucket list love to see history an people saving it be safe everybody

[@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm]

Beautiful! Love that old machinery. Can't wait to see how your bags of ore from the site pan out!

[@tomcockerill2570]

So good to see mining/processing gear intact and not stripped out, wish I lived near would love to help, living in another country (New Zealand) doesn't help. PLUS love your work Jeff.

[@josephtriplett7788]

Glad to see Jeff got fans from all over the world always wanted to go to New Zealand I'd only for its beauty but boy used just got some of the finest pan and available I still can't find many more than flour dust for I am in Pennsylvania but still got Gold Fever😁💗

[@ChurchOfTheHolyMho]

My cousins ran a turbine powered grist mill built in the 1880s. As a kid, I loved to watch them put the belts on the spinning rods and turn on the different machines. This video brought back great childhood memories. Love that old equipment. ...and in working condition no doubt.

[@stanleykongmanmathis1065]

Beautiful place... still works and glad to see someone loving the place...So .. come on!!!! LETS GO!!!!!

[@richardwarnock2789]

That some Nice Stamp mills I heard them in the sixty's they are very loud used see bunches laying around no used to real nice Belt machinery actually used those in a Wool mill that still uses water with electric conversion on days when there's no water!! That's was a great tour Jeff I'm sure Slim will smell them Bags getting close uh!!!; )

[@peterr7950]

Awesome job guys, I've watched the local mines in my area slowly degrade and it's heartbreaking to see history be lost like that. The machine shop with the gang shafts in the roof is out of this world, I've been a machinist for 19 years and all the young guys have never heard of such a thing let alone be able to see one in action.

[@pulesjet]

Imagine the Ruckus , Dust and noise in that place when everything was chooching ?

[@budzag]

Yea u could say goodbye to your hearing and lungs working in there. Full respect to the workers that did that dreadful job

[@bigfootingermany]

huh? i can't hear you. What did you say???

[@NotOnDrugs]

@@bigfootingermany what did you say????

[@crowznest438]

Wow! I can't imagine the noise. How I'd love to see (and hear) this in operation. What a find to refurbish!

[@OutdoorAdventureTV]

Really enjoyed watching this video. As we all know, the old mines and mills are falling into disrepair and will soon be lost for ever. These guys are preserving that history so future generations can not just look at pictures, but actually see and touch the real machinery. Thanks for sharing this history with us. Now I want to head up there for myself!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks Joanne....... I know ...right and they are doing a great job too..... so you know what I am gonna say ...huh

[@dustyredcliffs]

Right-On thanks to you All.

[@snoozin99]

That is so awesome to see them working to restore all that stuff! This is one of your greatest videos, in my opinion, loved just seeing the history of how they did things way back when and how well they built stuff was just insanely awesome. Now you know why all those guys in the 1860s and 1930's etc. were so dang solid and tough, it would take some massive manpower to get things built like that. "We totally live in one very Awesome Country"!

[@scaman2]

One of the cooler videos I’ve seen from you. That working shop is truly awesome. Great work by the restorers and Jeff for presenting!

[@banditto1969]

really loved this walk through! Those guys are really dedicated to something that deserves being seen!

[@Chrisbell804]

Old school technology lasts! Great to see it restored!!!

[@wer159able]

This is one of my favorite videos yet! When I’m out detecting and come across old machinery and tools I often wonder how they worked, that belt system to run the drills and lathes was amazing. Definitely had to watch yourself around that machinery lol. Now just need to shop vac all the spots ore might have fallen out! Thanks for sharing

[@shtf411com]

Jeff, that machine shop was absolutely fascinating! THANKS!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SuperWellhung1]

Wonderful to see museum staff who know what they are talking about. That looks like an old bellows top left at 15:39.

[@Red9GearHeads]

I just crushed my first rock with gold in the sumbitch. Happy day! I’m actually soaking up some of your skillfully delivered knowledge. Plucked this dude right outta the creek. Thanks Jeff

[@meMiner]

Wonderful adventure. Thanks for sharing.

[@quisno11]

Ah Jeff you have all the fun, im here just mining making a living.

[@Viral-laughs1]

Thanks jeff my mines going great. Like I said in the last one I couldn't have done it without you

[@davidhansbury6247]

Love it.!! The machine shop is awesome.!! Especially for us "safty third" kind of old school guy's.!!

[@jidtorre]

Great to see all that Gold history.

[@davidcameron3951]

That's awesome that machinery was made such a long time ago and it still works perfect that just shows you how craftsman ship has changed!!!

[@DarkRaven420Gaming]

That was awesome.... Thank you Jeff for all you dedication.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

My pleasure!

[@DaleDuffy]

Wow, incredible....good video, Jeff...!

[@FlourgoldWizards]

I can tell you’re genuinely excited about that place👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for the tour Jeff!!!!!

[@nickeldime3867]

Wow i love restoring old machinery and woodwork this is to cool love it

[@ThePoolman2007]

thats amazing finally some people restoring the good ole days and equipment i wish i could be a part of that group and help speed things up

[@myfavoritemartian1]

13:30 That thing mucking out the pond is called a "Guy Derrick". It has a "Bull Wheel" for turning. That well braced piece is the "Boom". The slightly taller pole is called the "Mast". It is an early form of crane used even before the time Rome was built and still used today. I believe that is a settling pond where the water is reclaimed and the constant input of muddy water fills up the pond. So the pond needs "Mucked "out to keep a workable pond depth.

[@creekjonsun]

Thanks Jeff for the awesome Tour !

[@sfbfriend]

Jeff and lela, what an awesome video!! One thing that I really liked was Lela filming a latter going up and you can see the wear in the rungs from many many worker of the past, most, if not all are no longer with us. You can imaging all the people from the past that it took to wear those rungs down like that. I watched a silent film for the Illinois Watch company, showing their factory making pocket watches from early 20th century and it was in a similar type of belt run mills and lathes. Very awesome. Jeff I sure miss you BS. Ive had a lot of issues but hope to be back soon.,,,

[@tictacguy7899]

The machine shop was awesome.

[@kylefeatherston6723]

This is one of the coolest mining related sites from the old days I've ever seen! I would love to see that old Westinghouse running again!

[@greggorsantonio4542]

Awesome job to the camera man, it was great to listen to the conversation and be able to view all of the different works at the same time. It gets both sides of the brain firing in unison. BRILLIANT! !

[@greggorsantonio4542]

Hi Jeff, I just watched the video of when you visited Cripple Creek....Man, I would have been stoked to have met you and 4x4ed you around the parts of that area they try to hide from us gold sniffers. I live and grew up 27mi, south, down shelf road in Canon City, but have lineage up in the Creek, Goldcamp actually. My Granddad (1898-1973) used to spare with Jack Dempsey above the Victor firehouse in his late teens. He worked as an underground "go-for" in his pre-teens and could one hand roll a cig by the time he was 10. Then worked as a hardrock "2 foot hand drillman" before handling automated drills, all the way up to over watch by 20. Highgader-sp? has been rumored too....WINK I could go on and on, but i know he would have liked you....Thanks for all you share with us viewers, still searchin for my 1st nugget, but have some nice Calverite....

[@landlocked4771]

OH YEH , you gotta go back when its running that would be so cool. Thanks Jeff

[@stevesahr1752]

Thank you for the glimpse into this world. It’s awesome, way cool.

[@jmonsted]

It's so nice when you're just talking like a normal person.

[@mtbaird89]

The machine shop, oh my gosh!! I was starring like a kid in a toy store.. ha ha ha ha that is seriously so awesome.. i hope we get to know what you found in them samples. ;)

[@fit_pharmd4830]

I don't know much about mining gold but I can tell there is a lot of history here and I hope it gets passed along to the younger generation so it doesn't get forgotten.

[@geoffball9141]

So much increadable history and it's being preserved awesome to see, thank you for sharing this piece of history.

[@jeremycanterohioprospecting]

That machine shop was awesome thanks for sharing that I always like watching stuff about history and it's cool to see the type of equipment they used to use to make the parts that they needed

[@matthewfocke5360]

Boss-Man, What an amazing visit to a working Hammer-mill and Smelter. I am catching the gold-bug...It's a mighty powerful bite! Thanks for sharing.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

You got that right!

[@edrefeen4006]

That was so awesome!!! Thanks Jeff.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

you betcha

[@_TONY_Az]

Amazing history incredible wonderfully gifted men to restore all of that I have alot respect for companies.helping with the labor and materials...I was raised in a history rich place NY AND NJ.when i moved to AZ in 1975 seen Montezuma castle.and well I was in bitten by western history. These mines all over need to be preserved so many are filled in and houses built on them now..

[@roderickwhitehead]

That. Was. Awesome!

[@garylawlor2288]

Excellent video Jeff. Hope you do a video on processing that ore. I would love to see the results. Also i love the geology lessons that come with such videos.

[@williamcummings6562]

That was fun to see Jeff. Thanks

[@robertbabb]

thank you Jeff

[@oldminer5387]

Great tour and video. Really neat to see a stamp mill intact instead of pieces all over the ground. Thank you Jeff and Jeff's wife for sharing.

[@thebatman911]

Thanks for posting this Jeff!

[@kimbra1132]

It was neat seeing the blacksmith shop working. That was cool. Great mining history there Jeff, thanks for the tour.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@JamesD1776-uc]

Soooo awesome!!!!!!!!

[@normkirkland1999]

Yeah. That was fun.

[@jamiespenner]

Thanks Jeff and Slim! 60 lb bag of ore!!!!

[@captmulch1]

Love the belt driven machine shop!

[@jaimetarnofsky4149]

I love old machines and mines. Your channel is best

[@patrickboos1919]

Great video Jeff Williams thank you .

[@jodyconnolly4541]

thank you Jeff very cool.

[@glen7999]

How cool is this! Thanks for the tour

[@flyfishnv]

Excellent! Love the history.

[@jamesmihalcik1310]

Wonderful tour, bringing history to life! Thanks for the explanations and examples, Just really enjoying the old stuff :)

[@marknewman2912]

Jeff it sure would be nice if you could go back after the place is running that would help with the support and we get to see a running Mill

[@philais]

Whoohoo! Come On! Let's Go!

[@briandrew2689]

Thanks for sharing brother and thanks to the two men preserving the mill history god bless ya all

[@michigannative2951]

That’s really great history and information. Thanks for sharing this video .

[@stilesthissell]

One of the best!

[@kenbeckstrom1217]

Yep So Cool Jeff as we have some old mills in ruin here in Montana and neat to see what they did ! Too bad nobody cares anymore ! Thks for your touir as some of us still do !

[@AnEveryDayCanadian]

Very cool to look back in time!!

[@johnramirez5032]

Awesome! Thanks!. Keeping history alive is so important. Its amazing how they were able to put all that together. The cost just to make all the stuff was tremendous. Lots of people involved

[@kurtak9452]

Wow! Another great mine tour. Thanks Jeff.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

My pleasure!!

[@lydiaenriquez8853]

@@Askjeffwilliamswhat ended up being in those bags anything good

[@jamesd4923]

Since being a machinist Tool and die maker I can really appreciate the belt driven Machinery rarely seen anymore👍👍👏

[@stanleywright4584]

Wow,that was awesome!!

[@willwinn8559]

Fantastic ..😎👍

[@jtheprospector.1458]

Ahh! My neighborhood Jeff! My lair is right down the way. Awesome video of the Donovan mill. I was just climbing around in the Caledonia mill down the street a few weeks ago (short video on my channel). Fun stuff! Super big privilege to live with all this history around me! Keep finding that Au! Sincerely, J.

[@DavidSmith-zr3nd]

Looking forward to seeing you process that ore.