Panamint City Part 4 - The City!

[@paulsto6516]

Having camped there a few times with my dad between 1967 and 71, then moving to the east coast, this set of vids has been a real treat for me. Thanks for binging us along!

[@forgottenmininghistory]

It's nice you got to see it back then. It's definitely an amazing place. Thanks for watching!

[@debbiekissner9112]

My wife and I and 3 other couples hiked up there in the spring of 1973, when I was working at Lockheed Aircraft Co. in Palmdale Ca. There were a few jeeps (CJs) and a few other people up there (at the "City") so the road wasn't totally washed out like it is in more recent photos and there wasn't any sign of any recent mining going on ! We explored a mineshaft south of the square smokestack that was about 30 feet tall and 30 feet wide that went straight back (heading south) for at least a quarter mile. Never made it to the end of the mineshaft ! There were ore cart tracks laid way back there ! We weren't able to explore as much as we wanted due to bad cases of blisters on several of our feet ! A very memorable couple of days even though it was 49 years ago ! Got blisters on the tops of our feet coming back down ! "Wonder hussy" has been up there a couple of times more recently and has postings on KZbin ! Well worth the hike if you're a strong hiker ! It's a proverbial killer of a hike ! Happy trails !!

[@debbiekissner9112]

All of the newer equipment got stranded up there when the big flood completely decimated the road !! ( when they resumed working it the mines in whatever year)

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks for the comment! We show the mine behind the smokestack in this video. It's called the Lewis Tunnel and it goes back roughly 2300 feet. The tracks have since been removed. The hike is definitely worth it if you can make it!

[@debbiekissner9112]

@@forgottenmininghistory Does the Lewis Tunnel actually go to someplace or is it a dead end ? was it actually a mine or did it have another purpose ? That is the portal that has been cement blocked over with a door in it ? Wished we knew about "Water Canyon" and were able to explore more after a hike like that ! (killer hike) Love the place (Panament City) and always wished I could return sometime !! Thanks for your info ! Dave Kissner

[@chuckbrasch4575]

The really bad flood occurred in 1984, that took out the road completely. @@debbiekissner9112

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

The Panamint City area is a careful explorers paradise! It’s far enough off of the beaten tracks to not get trashed. The road being wash away was the best thing to happen to it to keep the riff raff away.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Hopefully it stays that way. It has been getting a lot of visitation in recent years.

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

@@forgottenmininghistory I hope that it’s only people that care about the history and the preservation of artifacts right where they were last set down for the last time. Thank you so much, Nick and Xavier

[@scottfeatherstone7156]

Really a great series on Panamint city, very interesting to see and hear about many of the lesser known mines, drifts etc. great job!

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the series.

[@stufields5125]

My wife and I rode our motorcycles up there in the later part of the 1960s. There was a car parked at one of the "Houses" in down town Panamint city. This was shortly after the Manson farce so we were carrying handguns in case we faced something we didn't want to see. There was some people associated with the car so we turned around and got out of there.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

I've heard that some of the mine owners would chase people away around that time. It's cool you got to see it in the 60s.

[@terrysmith8133]

that was a good job of covering the town

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks for watching!

[@ronniecardy]

Very nice place to explore. Then the fast pace in the tunnel was cool 😎 👌, Then going back to the town and what few things left was very good 👍

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Glad you liked the video, Ronnie!

[@futuresight6005]

Thank You for sharing your experiences..Its amazing how well some of the stuff held up over the years..Loved the view looking up through the chimney...Great Job!..I really enjoyed watching it..

[@forgottenmininghistory]

It is amazing. Some of these structures are almost 150 years old. Thanks for watching!

[@dezertraider]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! ANOTHER FANTASTIC EXPLORE,FROM MAINE,THANK YOU

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Happy New Year!

[@FrankBenlin]

Good to see you. When you don't post anything for a while you have me wondering if you are stuck in a hole somewhere.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Glad to be posting again!

[@kimbra1132]

Great series guys. Neat history too. There sure are alot of mines up in them hills. Thanks for the history on the Panamint area and I love the old smoke stack. Miner's seem to leave alot of equipment behind, but it's a living museum.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Glad you enjoyed the series!

[@davidsnider1703]

Great shots of the old equipment

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thank you!

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

Nick, I really appreciate that you were able to find the time to edit another one of your excellent videos featuring your best friend Xavier!

[@Ms_MalRkey]

Binge watched all four episodes and really enjoyed it...great footage and research, very well done! Awesome content, thanks

[@choppering]

Thanks for sharing this history whith us. Very intressting videos.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Glad you enjoyed them!

[@deepwoodguy2]

great to see you back, Nick.. Hope college is doing well and we will hear more from you in the coming months...Good to see Xavier also..👍

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Everything is going well! I'm working on some videos that should be out soon.

[@grootkaroo9721]

Nice to see your video again

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks!

[@ismewhat1234]

WOW what amazing stuff great video thanks 👍

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks for watching!

[@HollywoodGraham]

Good explore, keep them coming. Been a bit since your last video on Panamint.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

More to come!

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Beautiful! You don't see buildings that well preserved much these days!

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thankfully some of these cabins are taken care of.

[@herrmp5sd]

Awesome video 👍 interesting to see the outside of a mine and the hole city that drove the mine...

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PinInTheAtlas]

It’s been such a long wait. Glad to see your back, you find some of the best mines and artifacts. Nice conclusion to this Panamint series. Excited to see more of your explores!

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thank you! I appreciate it

[@qldabandonedmines]

Awesome series mate. Glad to see you back!

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Thanks!

[@danielault3696]

Beautiful display of history. It’s hard to experience what they where working. It takes bravery to re-experience. So inspiring!

[@greenhornmineexploring141]

Very cool overview! Great video!

[@mikescudder4621]

Great series!! Cheers!

[@bebeandjohnnotsonomadiclif5287]

Thank you.

[@fritzerspritzer1]

Warms my heart.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

hammed steak :)

[@jameswood6810]

I hope they preserve this historic site .

[@ronniecardy]

Suprising a few buildings left to explore

[@tm8747]

the first problem happen in 1926 the drift run out, and the 2nd thing is lack of water for the process of the ore. 2 major fall backs of the mine.

[@cadilacdesert]

I wonder how much the carpenter made building all those buildings? Was it more than the miner’s?

[@forgottenmininghistory]

I'm not sure. Miners generally had a higher wage than a lot of jobs at the time. A highly skilled carpenter would probably make more though.

[@Chucklesrailarchive]

How did they get all the equipment to such a remote site?

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Mules, wagon trains, and a whole lot of effort.

[@theogdirkdiggler]

@1:02 is the rock building your standing next to in the beginning!

[@forgottenmininghistory]

I did notice that. It very well could be!

[@hydrashieldbasementservice8453]

The hen way is the most important part of the machinery. Very rare to see a working he way set up like that.

[@mikescudder4621]

Humans just never cease to amaze me.... make swiss cheese out of mountains and then invent something that sticks to heavy metals and make it float?!?! Crazy....

[@TommysTanks]

Nice

[@cadilacdesert]

There is a stack like that in Mayor Arizona. Cannot be demolished because of the Environmental risk

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Just looked that up. Pretty neat

[@coreymacgregor176]

So if you camp there do you just park at the beginning and walk up. I would be worried my car would be missing some stuff.

[@forgottenmininghistory]

Yes, there's always a risk of something like that happening. Just don't leave anything valuable behind.

[@workonitm8]

How is the rattle snake population in this countryside ? Do you see them frequently, occasionally, or rarely ?

[@bustercrabbe9767]

The white powder is probably lime or soda for cyanidation

[@georgesmith8113]

👍👊😎

[@kyote3272]

Historic building was the bank

[@siouxflaahwambli2751]

I hope you don't run into something evil below these old ass mines like dragons that do exist!