Lost in the Gold Fields | Abandoned Gold Dredge | Destination Adventure

[@judyfolmsbee5519]

I'm a 5th grade teacher. I plan to use this and your other gold rush videos for my engagement activity to start the new unit that includes the gold rush this year. Your videos have real footage and history content I could never otherwise expose them to. So thankful for you and your videos. We love watching your videos and just recently joined your Patreon. Keep it coming❣️

[@codychickadee5095]

Dustin's videos are perfect for this if you ask me. His videos are all class-friendly. And if those kids seek out any of his other videos they will learn lots about other places as well.

[@SupernaturalBeingsofEarth]

Cool

[@EntropyPI]

Three Gold Stars!

[@dr.floridaman4805]

Public schools experiment has failed. You are a communist welfare recipient that indoctrinates the young minds.

[@Destination_Adventure]

This comment warms me to my core. Thank you.

[@michaelmartin4552]

Those three large items at 8:07 were transformers. Dredges were largely electrically powered, and had a huge generator on board. Originally they had steam generators, then later steam-turbo and diesel generators. Most times the generators were pulled out after they were retired as it was easy to sell such large power plants for other uses. And there is still at least one large dredge still operating in the Klondike. Dawson City miner Tony Beets brought one back to life in 2015 and has been mining with it ever since.

[@ravenbarsrepairs5594]

Not sure your correct about Tony Beets. If that's the guy from the Gold Rush TV show, I know Frank from Exploring abandoned mines visited a dredge that was cosmetically fixed up for the show, and abandoned afterwards. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp_WfXttac5qibc

[@slotvalleyracing]

It looks like they may have been getting power for the Dredge from shore. I believe those 3 things are Power transformers. Once again Dustin, Amazing Canadian content!!!

[@iflifewaseasy]

I came in to say this. 3 phase power runs industry. Hard to say what year exactly, but steam power definitely is more difficult than running portable cabling. Once power distribution is available to the general site, any kind of infrastructure is going to be logistically easier than fueling steam power.

[@dtaylor10chuckufarle]

I agree, sir. Electrical power transformers. They were likely opened to remove some toxic chemical coolants.

[@rileyuktv6426]

Tony Beets of Gold Rush will be right behind you looking for spare parts…

[@TwoSparrows2525]

Your videos are my family’s favorite thing to watch. The quality of your filmography and content are wonderful. We also love your positive attitude and joyful personality. God bless you!

[@Destination_Adventure]

Thank you so much.

[@tayloralexis1504]

Total destruction of beauty!! That's what the dredges represent... Beautiful country and awesome video ❣️

[@gregprince2523]

Awesome sauce and smoked brisket Dustin!! This is what the oldtimers lived in and survived on!! What history and Determination!

[@Destination_Adventure]

Bahahaha. I love your saying.

[@workhardlivefree3818]

Those are transformer bodies @ 8:00 for the electricity that was produced on the dredge. Dude! This is one of your best vids yet. We explored a dredge exactly like that 45 years ago in roughly the same area when we visited my Aunt up there. Thanx for the memory jog. I'm sure You were joshin about the word on the supply cabinet saying "onions"... LOL... it's "union" which is a coupling that threads apart. Could've swore in one part when You were panning around, I could see the remnants of the generator. In the case of multiple "V" belts as opposed to large transmission (flat) belts is the v belts provide greater contact area to reduce slippage and additionally they don't need to be "tracked" like wide flat belts. Tracking is a technique used to return flat belts to the center of the pulley if they've been misaligned

[@aundreaservicestreet7256]

transformers the big round things . a lot of functions were electrical. they would string wires and polls to the dredge

[@OleGeezerCirca1941]

Interesting video. If your viewers are interested in other dredges, which I believe were owned by this company, there are videos about Dredge #6 in Nome Alaska. That dredge is much larger and better preserved. It is an amazing piece of machinery built about 1903 and people can still pan gold out of the dirt still on deck. I appreciate old machinery having restored old cars and Slot machines.😀👍

[@donwarrant5134]

It was great to see Dawson city again. My wife and I drove from San Diego and took top of the World Highway from Dawson city to Toke. It was our best trip ever.

[@casedoumasr656]

Dustin love seeing what is left of the GOLD DREDGES the history of long ago and the people you find to tell some of the history from way way back ⛏️💰🏆🤔thank you for the Adventure's and the Discoveries as we tag along .🏆

[@johndean7618]

Love your videos , those dregs are most likely electric powered with 3 phase power. Those round cans were power transformers the steped the high voltage power from a remote location down to a lower voltage to power the equipment on the dregs. The looked like the insides were remove, most likely to get the copper out.

[@Zyworski]

I wonder where the PCB in those transformers is now, on the ground there?

[@amrogers4]

OK. Three things: 1) I thought that was an old-time rollercoaster at first; 2) There was some GREAT wood on that thing; 3) Now I know where the term "dredging along" derived from! Another spectacular adventure! Thanks for inviting us along

[@codychickadee5095]

Amazing how some of those timbers looked so sound. Salvagable wood no doubt

[@amrogers4]

@@codychickadee5095 Indeed!

[@klondikemom3658]

Yes amazing wood. The trees were massive. There are one or 2 cabins made from them. Ther is a dude in town who is making stuff out of it.

[@phillip9468]

Kalgoorlie in Western Australia has been mining gold continuously since it was discovered in 1894 . Not as old as Dawson City but just as rich in gold recovered.

[@amandalitjens8782]

My grandpa used to work the dredged, several small belts are easier to replace, transport, and manage than one big one. I watched this with my dad and holy cow he told me some crazy stories. He just finished telling me about the dredges.

[@klondikemom3658]

Strange things happen under the midnight sun.

[@47fireguy16]

A interesting city to visit if you like history. You don't accidentally make a wrong turn and end up in Dawson City. They were and are a hardy group, that elects to live and work in Dawson. The off gridders live across the Yukon River without any electricity or other " conveniences '. Then there is Caveman Bill that lives in a cave along the Yukon River. We met a young lady that immigrated from Germany and she didn't realize her first winter that you had to take supplements because her body wasn't getting Vitamin D and she fell into depression. Lucky for her the locals look out for each other and they got her on vitamin D and she was back to normal in a few weeks. Thanks for the reminder of an interesting city and people.

[@DannoM_]

Dawson City looks like a small gem for sure! I once drove from Anchorage down into the states but didn't go that far north out of Alaska. Yukon Territory was definitely one of my favorite areas while driving through! It's so beautiful!

[@RealDeanWinchester]

Multiple belts are used because one large belt with the same power transmision capability needs a much larger diameter pulley because is cannot bend as tightly as a smaller belt. The resistance to bending in larger belts also means they are less efficient. So multiple smaller belts are able to transmit the same amount of power more efficiently than one large belt.

[@leetucker5788]

incorrect, a large flat belt will bend more easily than a v belt. Its all about surface area. a 2 foot wide flat belt has 2 feet worth of grip. a v belt may be only 3/4 inches wide but could have 1 inch of grip on both sides. so for every 3/4 inch width of belt you get 2 inches worth of grip. this effectively doubles the amount of belt grip in the same amount of width. also because the v belt is essentially a wedge it grips more when you tension it than a flat belt.

[@RealDeanWinchester]

@@leetucker5788 the question was why multiple belts, nobody asked about flat belts.

[@leetucker5788]

@@RealDeanWinchester if you used one large belt it would have to be flat...

[@RealDeanWinchester]

@@leetucker5788 not the point. But if it makes you happy I'll tell you you are a good boy.

[@leetucker5788]

​@@RealDeanWinchester what is the point then? because you're not conveying it well.

[@Eccentric5B]

Thank you for another interesting video. You're motivating me to make a trip to Alaska. It's extremely refreshing to see a KZbin explorer who's not afraid to admit that they don't know what a particular piece of equipment is, rather than making a bogus statement based on a wild guess. This shows wisdom. Nobody knows everything about everything. The three finned steel drums at the 8:00 mark are electrical transformers (like what you'd see up on a utility pole). Someone has removed the lids, drained the oil, and taken the copper windings out of them for scrap. The oil is nasty stuff, containing PCB's.. The overhead arms and linkages you pointed to at around 9:22 connected the control levers on the upper deck to the various winch clutches and brakes that you were standing next to. The large moving pieces of that dredge were manipulated with wire ropes pulled by those winches.

[@Destination_Adventure]

Great knowledge, thank you.

[@R1j0hn]

Whiskey Jacks are cool birds, for sure... Last encounter I had with a pair was in my pick-up, driving thru logging roads. Totally random, was over in ~60 seconds. Stopped at a gated secondary road, had my window down while snacking on an oatmeal cookie and held it out the window for a second while contemplating. I heard them calling. Then one flew down and landed on my mirror, looked sideways at me, jumped on my hand & took 3-4 pecks of my cookie and flew away. Like I was his pal ! As it was flying away, it's mate (I guess) flew down onto my mirror and did the same thing... Rinse & repeat 3 times, until they had their fill. I recorded it too.

[@ksokie63]

Those 3 power transformers are for supplying power to machinery and equipment. This is cool . Thanks for sharing and have a great evening 👋

[@chriskystoneadventures]

That machinery is old winching systems that were used to hoist attachments like the bucket boom via steel cables that were connected to the drum laggings. That linkage operated the winches below with the operator tower above. More modern winches were air and electricly controlled. I worked on stuff like that for decades in locomotive rail cranes as a heavy duty mechanic. 👍👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍👍

[@robertmuckle2985]

I'm pretty sure those are power transformers, and don't look much different today!

[@manfredbiefeld6727]

Thanks for the adventure, I always get a laugh when you turn an electric switch. Thanks for the picture

[@neebob2]

Dawson has a awesome motorcycle rally most years that attracts hundreds !

[@rabidjackalope1319]

Live vicariously through your travels. Great work and videography. Keep it up!

[@kend1053]

Those appear to be C or D series belts and the advantage is that there is more surface area on those belts than a single 8 inch wide flat belt. This creates far better "traction" for lack of a better word. Another great video. I'm always fascinated by old machinery and the minds that came up with it. Imagine some farmer sitting at his table trying to make a machine that could tie a knot on a piece of rope wrapped around a bail of hay.

[@seanfrank4158]

Just came here to mention this. V-belts offer up much better drive performance over flat belts.

[@rcclassiccrawlers4368]

Cool video. I always wanted to try gold mining, not at this level naturally. The family and I went to Arizona on vacation. We did some exploring and found a decent size creek where we found some gold while we kicked around in the water. Nothing serious but it was still a great time that we won’t soon forget.

[@caspar0777]

excelent video. Amazing ironwork, wheels and engins. Thanks for sharing and cheers from France

[@bobbydavenport8941]

I just love hearing about town history

[@karengiorella2690]

Made my Saturday morning. Ty for sharing adventures. Looks like a cool place to visit. Stay safe.

[@warfivevy0neMachines]

Masterpiece Presentation 11:23 Beautiful bird to Person interaction,)

[@dconn74]

You find some of the coolest places!! I'm addicted to your content.

[@lawandajameson]

Thank you for the adventure!

[@Herrdeskrieg]

I love your videos. I feel like I'm watching a series on a major network that uses a bunch of staff for everything you handle. I imagine editing takes a long time. Thanks for your videos I look forward to them being released.

[@Destination_Adventure]

Thank you.

[@suzanneberkey3495]

Great time and adventure. Thank you

[@bobmanzi7712]

As always Dustin great stuff and I appreciate you taking me along safe travel

[@4x4_travel]

Visited Chatanika dredge earlier this year. I was amazed at the size of these giant machines. Wish I could have seen them in action, although they did a fair amount of damage to the ecosystem. Thanks for sharing!

[@donaldfrazier5244]

I can’t help but imagine what could be built out of recycling some of those huge beams and the metal that lays to waste,seems like a very valuable resource,the age of the trees that were harvested to build those monsters could go back a couple of hundred years,thanks again Dustin!

[@metaxaanabeer]

Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints. Period.

[@klondikechris]

At least two dredges that I know of are being dismantled, and the wood, Douglas fir from BC is being recycled, and sold. Sad to see the dredges torn apart, but at least some use is being made out of them now.

[@gregmacdonald3559]

Hello Dustin Thoroughly enjoyed this! Thank you 🇨🇦❤️🙏🏻

[@rshutterbug47]

That Was One of Your Best Videos Really Like That Kind of things👍👍👍😉🇱🇷

[@patdriver5696]

I'm glad you are going back

[@chiconian49]

Great to see a dredge up close. I remember the old dredge near the city of Oroville, Ca. It was still in the Feather River back in the 1950's. It's long, gone now.

[@donaldfrazier5244]

Another cool look into the past and thanks for sharing this episode with one of your nice friends!

[@hughwolfe1176]

Dustin thank you for taking the time to find and film these dredges… I’ve heard about this method of mining but never actually seen any dredges. I’m guessing they were pretty destructive of the landscape when in use.

[@markvanderstelt8999]

yup they Destroy the land.

[@mrandrat625]

They were quite destructive. If you watch at 4:19 in the video you'll notice the tailing piles of washed gravel they left behind. It's hard to tell the scale but as was mentioned they went for kilometers and across the width of the valley.

[@quarlow1215]

If you want to see one in action check out back episodes of the TV series "Gold Rush". Tony Beats has one he operated for a season and then he bought a second one even bigger. He dismantled it and moved it to his site then reassembled it but unfortunately can't get the permits to operate it.

[@straybullitt]

@@mrandrat625 Yes. Terribly destructive. They turned areas of mostly flat rocky wastelands, into areas of rocky wastelands that have some mounds now. 🙄

[@mrandrat625]

@@straybullitt Really? I'm not going to get into it with you here, not really the place for that debate and I'm pretty sure Dustin wouldn't appreciate it anyway. However. For you to make such a dismissive statement that tries to ignore the damage early large scale mining did to ecosystems only shows ignorance.

[@harmonicresonanceproject]

Man I love these videos. I want to go to each and every place.

[@shawnmurphy2047]

Incredible history of wealth and broken dreams

[@rumrunner8260]

I went to an old dredge in Colorado years ago, it was so cool to see!

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Very cool. I like that ending song too.

[@gingerbread6614]

Those three round things in the dredge were oil cooled transformers. Great videos. We love watching you. Thank you

[@janaburritt6939]

I really enjoyed the museums and ferry. Did it in 2017. So fun to visit

[@stevenmylifetv1541]

Brother I was browsing through KZbin, about 3 weeks ago, and instantly fell 4 the channel, and you have the most likeable personally, keep doing what you do, your amazing bro. O and you got me wanting a knarley Davidson, so I'm headed to the dealer lol

[@silveradoguy87]

Love the vids man! Just pure quality stuff! And sharing the knowledge that is our history! Those dredges are something else! If you've ever seen the show gold rush on TV, one of the miners on there actually bought and restored one of these old dredges to working order to use at his big mining property. Very neat to see one actually operating. keep up the great work man! Can't wait for the next one!

[@jamesmullin8889]

My buddy and i just got back feom dawson city... went on a 3wk vacay and it was awesome. We camped at the gov campground just on the other side of the klondike river on the top of the world hwy. We went and did the sour toe drink to keep the tradition up. Best vacay ever, we plan on going back nxt yr, and travel from dawson to yellowknife to hit the nwt. Live dawson city💯💯. I even got a pic with minnie beets.... werent suppose to be on thier site, but we accidently drove onto it, she was awesome, she explained the insurance situation to us an let me take a pic with her before we left.

[@klondikemom3658]

The camp ground is the other side of the Yukon river. You can not travail to yellow knife from dawson. You can take the Dempster to Inuvik NWT and go north to the artic oacean. The klondike camp ground is way out of town by the airport. Must have a car to get to town unlike the Yukon river camp ground that is walkable.

[@skypieper]

Return of the Sockeye! thats an awesome sweatshirt. Another great video too.

[@kaineleeabel]

Cool vid man keep them rolling

[@elizabethmcintosh5238]

Started watching this but needed to get to work...looks absolutely exciting!.....can't wait until this evening to drink it all in. Thank you! Stunning!

[@rodelmabalot]

Good day sir I love watching your videos it's fun and educating more power to u sir and God bless u 🙏

[@Lady05V]

Absolutely fantastic ❤❤😽😽

[@FLMegan]

I'm playing catch up and I just am in awe of the innovation and the brilliance of making things with what they had. To think of all the guys who were hopeful of earning enough to feed their family that traveled those steps too. A very human experience of the past!

[@metaxaanabeer]

Your episodes are almost always top notch but every now and then you exceed yourself. Like you did with this one! Top notch video, commentary and gorgeous people...Today is Saturday, on Wednesday Dawson is where we are headed. We will stage up there and then onto the Dempster and to Tuk, dip our toes in the Arctic Ocean. Third time, just keeps calling me back.

[@Cardoctor920]

Love the videos Dustin!!!! Keep on keeping on!

[@trevorlyle6381]

Wow so awesome and good for you to have got to see and be in there. Thank for the video.

[@scottwarner2827]

Tony Beets still uses a dredge on the show Gold Rush. He was restoring another for use also, but I quit watching the show a few years ago.

[@jewels7832]

That place is so cool! Just to be able to touch that piece of history had to be amazing.

[@sherrilee230]

That is so awesome to dream of when it was a working machine. What a wild ride of life back then. Thank you for sharing Dustin

[@usmc5833]

Always looking forward to another post from you!, I call them movie's!!!, I just cant believe you don't have millions of followers and sub's. Thank you!, and watching from Florida, Peace and God bless you.

[@chidoscraftsarts1009]

Wood pile are so huge and until now it still standing up 💖💖 love you videos bro.

[@DoleyDoles]

I’m born and raised in BC - Native American from prince Rupert. I’ve travelled all over BC for business, but never - ever did I realize all the cool things to explore not only here but in North America. Coolest channel I’ve ever found. 👍 great editing, great story telling, great content dude. You’ve inspired me to go out and adventure again. Thanks for the videos.

[@Destination_Adventure]

Dude, great comment. Thank you so much for enjoying.

[@michelleculberson-yourjour5756]

Your shirt at the end!👏👏👏

[@AtomicMama42]

Dawson is absolutely BEAUTIFUL tbh. When I was 12 I went there and the mountain even looks way better now

[@strapertcb]

Keep making a difference. Thx for the content.

[@boltonky]

Thanks for taking us on the adventure :) , History is amazing and sometimes the hardest thing is to not take something with you to remember it by cause memories can fade but preservation keeps things around for that next generation to awww at

[@chrishoward4546]

Great work sir thank you for all your hard work sir!!!! Thank you!!!!

[@arbrimmer3813]

Excellent video!I enjoyed watching and learning!!

[@bjclassic1950]

Wow! Another fabulous video! I feel like I’m watching National Geographic! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us, we love your videos! Safe travels always!

[@darlenemurphy4968]

Loved the trip along with the history of the dredging. Thank you.

[@defaultdriftco00]

Can’t believe it’s been a year since you were there last! Another great adventure, sir! Thank you for including us!

[@neco4114]

Thanks bro for taking us along on your adventures. I like the way you give us viewers the history of the place you are exploring. God bless

[@coreyg2523]

I've become addicted to these, as a fellow Canadian I have explored the backcountry mines in Alberta and have developed the same keen exploration in the Alberta mining belt. So awesome to see

[@randomrandomness8743]

The info from Mr Miller was very interesting. Didn't know about the teams working in front of the dredges 😀

[@1slippery2]

Love the Dawson area! Used to work a gold mine there on California Creek.

[@vlastahadrava7667]

Such a beautiful place. My Dad used to gold mine up there. My dream is to drive across Canada. Till then, I have your videos. Keeps me inspired. Thank You!!

[@richardp1522]

Amazing !!!!. That dredge illustrates the high level of engineering and manufacturing that took place right here in Canada back then. Made us a true industrial powerhouse, now well not so much unfortunately. The three large grey cylinders are electrical transformers with their lugs protruding thru, the cooling fins running vertically on the outside of the case, all the lids have been removed. Even though I'd watched the episode about the beached dredges this was equally as interesting because so much of the upper structure is intact. Great views of a the dredge as a mostly complete piece of equipment. Thanks.

[@parkerottoackley6325]

Always injoy watch 👍👍

[@bob_frazier]

Beautiful vid, Dustin.

[@johnmccormick175]

There is a guy "Tony Deets" a present day gold miner who has restored one of those dredges and is operating it and i think he is somewhere in that area...great video Justin!

[@johnmccormick175]

correction his name is "Tony Beets"

[@FatManWalking18]

two operational actually. not sure if he ever got his water license finally

[@sforgus27]

Tony actually resurrected 2 dredges, and one is operational. It is currently idle for the past 2 years due to water license issues.

[@lioneljohnston9894]

I really enjoy your history commentary of the places and small towns you go to, oh yeah aerial footage is amazing, well done putting everything together. 👏 Keep up with the awesome content 😁👍

[@alistairshanks5099]

So think of the bucket line like a big chainsaw blade that could be lowered and raised by the main winch. The winch bank you saw past the boiler was for steering and achoring the dredge via cables that went to tethering points. The gravel and rock dropped into the hopper and the crushing and grading process began by getting rid of the big rocks first and then the maze of sluices separated out more and more until you got to a particle size that could go over the trap boards. There was a mass of water running down the sluices and people would break up jams and direct the refuse out the main dump chute. Shaker beds were used in the later part of operations to improve extraction efficiency.

[@amrogers4]

Boom! What a pleasant surprise! 😁

[@brandonshattuck3305]

One of the places I'd always planned to visit someday with my family maybe I'll have to happen later this year in so many times people are so worried about new objects going to get rid of the old ones and they forget about how the history started in the beginning it's good to hear that this will be there for years to come

[@eileenliable3862]

Very interesting and a great video of history of how the old miners worked so hard dredging for gold. Well done.

[@jburnett8152]

I agree with others there is a lot to like about this channel. I'm curious if the casino is still called Diamond Tooth Girdies. I can't believe I remember the name. Dawson City had some very welcoming people. We enjoyed our visit there.

[@straybullitt]

Gotta love the fascination with a electrical conduit hanger, and a piece of casing for a old double-hung window.

[@judyfolmsbee5519]

Showed this to my class today Dustin!! They really liked it and asked if we could watch some of your other videos too. See my longer comment on the Patreon account for their specific feedback for you!

[@nancytait5141]

Another great video. Dawson was our favourite city on our Yukon trip a few years ago. Thanks for reminding us of the history and great scenery.

[@iflifewaseasy]

If you search videos from Discovery's 'Gold Rush', Tony Beets bought two dredges that he disassembled and moved to his claim. Although his are next generation, diesel - electric and mostly steel, his first dredge has lots of explanation and that system of levers are to operate the clutches to run the various functions. Those wide flywheels are for the contact surfaces to transfer power. I love your videos and how inquisitive you are and curious. Further, the local experts are golden.

[@KrazyMitchAdventures]

Captain D, the million dollar man :) I love Dawson City, its been a lot of years since I was up that way.. Dawson is like stepping back in time

[@mannsonthemove2958]

The transformers at 8 min would have been filled with a highly toxic PCB oil for cooling. So I’m sure the ground is contaminated. Great video!!!

[@henryanderson7606]

There are a couple of these massive dredges still in operation just outside of Marysville CA. ....there were 3 of them but one sank during a storm about 15 years ago.