Seven Troughs/Tunnel Camp Ghost Town

Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #218
Exploring the ruins of an abandoned mining town in the Northern Nevada foothills. This place is so remote that vandals haven't bothered to mess it up much....and there was some pretty creepy stuff left behind!
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[@DustyWilson-uh1dp]

I know this is an old video but just came across it. I visited Seven Troughs in 1974. My father was good friends with an older couple who lived there. The older gentleman worked the mine for gold ore and his wife made the most beautiful lace dolls. They maintained each of the outbuildings, which at the time were furnished and had beds with clean sheets for travelers to stay in. The larger house you went through was their home and it was quite lovely. When he passed, she moved to Reno to live with her daughter and BLM could not find another caretaker for the town. It is truly a shame to see how badly it has degraded and how horribly travelers now treat it. Thanks for the memories.

[@playwithmeinsecondlife6129]

The hills are alive with the sound of Wonderhussy.

[@Hockeylicious]

My grandparents knew Harry & Lulu who resided there. Harry mined gold and Lulu created beautiful porcelin creations that were gold plated with the gold he mined. I spent 3 summers there back in 1984-1986! My grandparents welcome sign was placed up there after they passed. That was their wish.

[@PoliceChaplainMisty]

I did my homework. Tunnel Camp came about when the Nevada State Mining Company in 1927 decided to build a 100-ton cyanide mill on the site, in addition to boring a tunnel through rock to the Seven Troughs mines on the other side of the mountain. The purpose of the tunnel was to improve the drainage and haulage that hampered the previous owner Seven Troughs Coalition Mining Company. During the 2-1/2 mile boring operation, several gold veins were found. When wet rock was encountered, the costs went through the roof and the boring ceased in 1934. stay safe in all you do

[@originalredneckgirl]

Seven Troughs produced almost two millions dollars in gold between 1908 and 1921. The town was formed shortly after discoveries in the area in 1907. Sitting in a narrow canyon, over 300 people made Seven Troughs their home, and the town had a water system, power, and its own school district. Production at the 50-ton mill continued up until about 1918.

[@jimkey920]

Thanks very much, Iwasn't too far off. . I was about to mention Cyanide but wasn't yet sure it was a Gold mine.

[@Ditchmonkey]

@@originalredneckgirl 1908-1921 was the primary period of production. Attempts were made after that to get the mines going again. Also, more than one mill operated in the district so the one you cited isn't the one referenced in PoliceChaplain Misty PoliceChaplain Misty's comment.

[@debbiemclaughlin4945]

Never will I tire of Nevadas wide open spaces. Really miss living in ranch country in Northern Nevada. Nothing like it anywhere else. I used to explore like you.

[@johneason6540]

It is so nice to find these old towns and mines when they haven't been a messed by other people visiting. Really nice find again. If we only knew the full story, these places were someone life. You know, if the walls could talk??? What would we hear??? Awesome again Ms Sarah Jane. Thanks

[@ekummel]

@6:48 Forget about that Keystone beer can, look at that Meister Brau just to the left! I haven't seen that in decades!

[@james5460]

I like these ghost town journeys with Wonderhussy, she just kind of stumbles through the towns just like I would. Love the history behind them.

[@dougalexander7204]

White shoes were left by Elvis. Cool place. Thanks for taking us along. Stay awesome.

[@ericclark3996]

I was finally in Nevada for the first time during the first week of November. Drove down from Oregon. Indeed a diverse and beautiful landscape. I will definitely return. Thank you for sharing your adventures. The Alvord desert series was great too. The Steens are spectacular.

[@EllicottCity1]

I laughed so hard at the miners underwear ~ you are a trip! Love it!

[@tedebear108]

Thanks for the cool tour of the ghost town. Always enjoy watching your videos keep up the good work. Keep finding new places to take us to. have yourself a good week.

[@rebeccastarr2851]

Love those windows in the brick building. So retro..... Love your vids chick. Stay safe.

[@LuckysMotorcycles]

Love me some Wonderhussy. Found myself smiling while I was typing !

[@donfitzgerald3391]

Another amazing place. I love 1800s era ghost towns. Another awesome vid Wonderhussy. I almost felt like i was there.

[@stevebyrne9810]

Just started watching your videos (extremely interesting) this one especially... if you would have continued another 9 miles on the 399 out of lovelock gone straight instead of turning you would have ended up at my work site 🤙🍺 keep making these interesting videos. Note: please give geographical Coordinates of some of your hot springs finds ... please 😜

[@nulife022]

I spent a whole day trying to find Seven Troughs. Most old Nevada ghost towns don't have any standing buildings, so very cool. I'll try again. Thanks WH

[@dezertraider]

Sarah Thank you,The Plant in the refrigerator,From what I seen is called,GOAT HEADS.You step on 1 and it's like electric shock! Fantastic!Thank you so much..Ty73s

[@gordbaker896]

Thank you for your efforts. The curved beams/rafters on a couple buildings was interesting. Dynamite was likely stored in that last one.

[@AbandonedMines11]

That stamp mill is priceless! Good job on filming that and getting it preserved on video. In all of my travels and explorations, I have never come across a stamp mill, believe it or not. Never made it up to this particular site but had always heard about it. Any underground access there? Great video as usual, Wonderhussy!

[@vincenthackett7771]

Most are Vertical shaft but there some adits around I was there a month ago didn’t have a whole time to check but the one’s I did go in were about 500 to 700 feet long but it was amazing place to visit hope that helps Frank

[@derekjuelz5973]

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[@jermainericky7016]

@Derek Juelz instablaster ;)

[@derekjuelz5973]

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[@derekjuelz5973]

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[@daredare890]

Another cool spot. thank you

[@Meme-zc4cw]

I think I might be in love with Wonderhussy. Lol

[@harryking155]

Sarah you give the true meaning of a real trooper... thank you for sharing

[@Buck1954]

In the old days, a back porch would be turned into a bathroom. A front porch would be enclosed to make a mud room, or coat room. Old Dog Runs, a open hallway between rooms would be enclosed to make an indoor hallway, but the rooms would retain their exterior doors and the door from room to room.

[@leirra3634]

your videos NEVER EVER disappoint!!

[@janjohannessmith7033]

Her name is Sarah Jane and she is a true Westerner that's how she got her name and that's why we love her. And what she likes and where she goes we like the same, cuz she's a wild Western girly and that's how she got her name😍

[@mariasierra6501]

Jan Johannes Smith Beautiful! 👌

[@sherrycambridge1531]

Hmmmmm, I Never Knew ???

[@mistervacation23]

This gal reminds me of Sandra Murphy, the opportunist that came to Vegas from California, made all kinds of money modeling and working in casinos. She met Ted Binnion, and old Ted ended up dead. Seems like the same type to me.

[@Persona-Non-Grata555]

Thanks for walking through everything and investigating each area.

[@renayvance-moser9434]

Another interesting exploration. Way to go. You always deliver interesting videos. 👍😀

[@robertmongerthe9025]

As late as 1986 there was still a family living at Seven Troughs. The exploration group I worked with spent about a week tromping around the area-looking for microscopic (disseminated) gold deposits-and met a few "old desert rats" living in the area. A note to explores in the area: Be careful hiking the surrounding hills and mountains. There are mine shafts everywhere-most dug by hand! The oldtimers would dig a hole, with pick and shovel, deep enough to figure out there was nothing in the bottom, then change locations and dig another. Nothing was ever filled in or even marked so mind your steps.

[@ResortDog]

It was a placer mining district first. Some of the richest ore in Nevada AND the entire town was washed away in the night by a flood once.

[@jburnett8152]

Another great video. Thank you for bringing me back to the state that I love and miss so much.

[@MrGaryRoberton]

The indoor privvy was a hoot, reminds me of the old English castles with stone drop channels in the walls from the masters chambers that the Servants (Slaves) had to shovel out once a week. Fun Job # 26 kind of like 'food taster' to avoid poison

[@greyeaglem]

I think that might have been a compost toilet. You add enzymes that keep it from smelling. The contents end up like dry ashes.

[@MrSandersen54]

Just came across your site. Awesome. I am currently on a KS Ghost Towns trek. Will be posting up soon.Love your site!

[@gerryhartung736]

Indoor bathrooms were originally placed in closets. In Victorian days some preview were actually closet priciest on back porch. Some were actually 2 holes.

[@jeffpalmer5502]

Wow,I'm guessing that brick building was a power plant. Old company mining town I guess. Keystone beer, aargh. Microbrews have spoiled me. Ditto on the angry grammar. Wall graffiti, the original social media. Bags of gold, you're rich Wonderhussey! Cool video !

[@danielberdichevsky9998]

geographically diverse indeed, i've been to great basin national park...YOU GOTTA GO THERE WONDERHUSSY

[@richardyoung4616]

As one of your many fans, another great one! Keep em comin.

[@jerettashewmaker5021]

The last building u wet in - so cool. I love your vids.

[@fredsmith901]

Love you wonderhussy,, watching you’re videos take me right there.

[@kathleenorourke1541]

As some one said it's a stamp mill...you always find the most interesting places....I got to explore a stamp mill outside of Foresthill California years ago...they were huge monster machines...just left to rust...I wondered how on Earth they got all that machinery up there....

[@wiseeyes3990]

Stunning view of landscape

[@earthdog7449]

The places you go to are cool I just want to take the time to thank you for showing stuff like this it’s places I’ll never see.

[@reggiecrim3151]

it is a beautiful view up there and probably a cold place in the winter

[@egparis18]

Enjoyed. Thank you very much. Take care now.

[@deskennett4808]

A fantastic little town, thank you for the great explore Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

[@wendydillon9925]

The item with the pipe in it was used to hold a roll of safety fuse. The room likes like primer room they would cut the safety fuse and crimp on the blasting caps.

[@greyeaglem]

For anyone who's interested in this place there's a You Tuber called Explorewithus that did a video here. Actually a couple of videos. There was a couple who leased the mine and buildings in the '70s. They made porcelain dolls there. The man had a sister who drove there from CA to collect some money he owed her. She never arrived and has never been found. Her car turned up years later in a dry stream bed that had been searched early on after her disappearance. Some people believe the car had been there all along and was just missed, but to me, pictures I saw of it didn't look like a car that had been sitting in the desert for years. The woman't husband was still alive when they found the car, but they didn't return it to him. The sheriff auctioned it, which in itself is odd. Very strange story.

[@ricfly52]

The mill with the (pistons) was a stamp mill. Break rocks to see minerals inside. And yes northern Nevada, not so many scumbags destroying stuff, and trashing things like in southern Nevada.

[@williamwest6387]

Actually, the Owl Club has locations in Battle Mountain and Austin, Used to be pretty good food at the one in BM.

[@mikeberry5606]

keep up the good work love your videos would love to go with you on your abandoned finds

[@dennisweekes4590]

The linoleum floor you were looking at was called a linoleum rug. The reason it is all crumpled up is because it's made using linseed oil to make it, the hot sun will destroy it. Your vids are the best keep up the goo work. Love you WH.

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

The can with holes probably held Carnation milk/cream. I've seen hundreds. They always opened them that way.

[@highlonesomerob5053]

"Holy cannoli" is my new favorite phrase.

[@billsmith8238]

Always enjoy your videos what you're doing is so cool

[@kennethbreuhl2540]

We see that Wonderhussy pretty 😍awesome.

[@williamwest6387]

That old stamp mill is still in good shape, compared to most. Did you know that Nan Dixon's car was found very close to there? She disappeared somewhere in that general area in 1978.

[@starman10548]

OKAY, YOU'VE TALKED ME INTO IT. I'M DOING A NEVADA GHOST TOWN TOUR NEXT YEAR. THANKS FOR THE VIDS.

[@debbiemitchell6055]

Cyanide Mill scary, that is probably why it's literally an untouched ghost town!

[@jonathanhansen3709]

Wikipedia says Joshua Hendy was in business between 1856 to 1947. So that stamp machine is at least 70 years old, if not 162 years!

[@viktorskalbe7288]

Jonathan Hansen i

[@bisleyblackhawk1288]

Some good and clean finished construction there...people cared back in the day even when no one would see it...great video girl!!!

[@stevetaylor9556]

What a cool place , love it !!!

[@rachaelb9164]

Technically the area where the buildings are at is Tunnel Camp. The actual town of Seven Troughs was washed out by a massive flash flood in 1912. There is very little left to indicate people lived there. I know this because we drove all over the Seven Troughs site looking for these buildings that everyone posts. It was getting pretty dark or we would have driven to Tunnel Camp and found what we were looking for. Definitely need an AWD vehicle to get to these places.

[@donnasfocus2050]

That was some dope wallpaper along with that flooring 👍

[@lyndonreddick1888]

Stamp mill is what it's called. Neat place- even see a big mtn off in the distance. Looks like they had some animal tied to that there shade tree. What do us guys want? You had the doors right in the first place. They probably had some dwarves or orcs working the mines- like in Middle Earth.

[@jamesstepp9982]

There's some history up there;a woman went there to visit her brother (?) who worked up there (I think he was part owner of the mine),but disappeared on the way. Her car was found on the road,walking distance from his residence,but they never found her. That was in the late 80's,if I remember correctly. There's still people who go up there to search for her remains. You should read about it. That area is supposed to be haunted,too.

[@gardnep]

Looks like an ol gold mining town. Stamper battery gives it away. Rods rise and fall onto the ore, pulverising it to dust and it is treated with cyanide that desolves the gold and it is run across zinc or copper plates where it precipitates and is scraped off. Brick building was probably either company office and or managers residence. Doesn’t look too productive. Loved the dunny. Some one mentioned 1934 seems about right based on style. Did your government provide subsidies for mining like mine did. Where I am, you had to spend money to get subsidies and I think they made up a lot. Great commentary. Keep safe.

[@patriciabridge4312]

My son bought a 1950's house in Illi ois snd it still had that same linoleum in the upstairs bedroom!

[@jtcbrt]

For the house number to be 44, you would think that at one time there were a lot more buildings. - Another great tour by you. - You don't know much about men's pants? You can get into mine any time! 8-)

[@milowalker8991]

First one to comment

[@phonecards1]

Never understood the vandalism.

[@larslarsman]

Always sad. My quick lesson for people's perverted desire to destroy. Build a neat sand castle on the beach. Admire it, photograph it. When you leave the castle to go back to your vehicle, it takes less than 30 seconds for any nearby kids to run through/kick and completely destroy the castle is less than a minute after you have walked away.

[@392nightrunner]

Meth.

[@phonecards1]

Robert Gardea I understand salvage of useful material. Its wanton destruction of buildings or sites I don't understand.

[@flaviodelladioband127]

Hi from Italy! Very fascinating American west!! Are these buildings to be considered original from the wild west era? Or after? Thank you..ciao 😀

[@kevinsrocks71]

I would say working in that cyanide mine in the late 1800s would’ve been about as wild west as you can get!

[@bryonhills6172]

My old stomping grounds. Be careful out there. If you look west out of the building there is a huge unmarked hole. The toilet is new. The old house and outhouse was just above the shade tree

[@chrisleggett685]

That was a gold town. You should smash some of that ore up and panned it out!

[@davidkihn770]

I have subscribed because I really like your channel. I think that your iphone images are better than the GoPro camera. By the way, you are much braver than I am. I would not go on to the highest railway tressle or into those caves or those old houses.

[@PHARRAOH]

those were Elvis's shoes. He had left the building!

[@chrisblack8390]

Thanks that was a really nice ghost town

[@PRTEVYBMW]

Fracking awesome! Cheers;)

[@williamharley3375]

Joshua Hendy in San Francisco was in business from 1856 - 1947, made mining equipment and marine engines.

[@leroybullied7705]

That machine from 4:25 on is what a Stamp Mill looks like with all it's parts intact. The rock was dumped into the hopper then it slid down the chute into where the pistons are. The wheel was turned by a belt from an engine the pistons went up and down and crushed the rock

[@hercamer]

Wonderhussy, the next time u find clothes check the pockets, i constantly leave stuff in mine & im sure others do too.

[@rondickson7906]

Last cabin is where they kept the explosives.

[@tdrifter5969]

Wazzup chick, awesome as always you little wild child 😎

[@629GSMITH]

Love your stuff, Gregory smith...Houston

[@TheHutchinson76]

Do you know about the murder case that happened there in 1979? The woman was named Nan Dixon. Interesting case!

[@switchblademinerva5285]

Wonderhussy, I really enjoy your video work. I remember going to a ghost town in Nevada that was on the Pony Express Trail around 40 years ago, look it up if you want. Great Job!

[@keithmaxwell2169]

That Cabin with the shirts in it was probably where they stored the Dynamite

[@hestheMaster]

Northwest of Lovelock ,NV Take NV Rte 399 to 7 Troughs Rd and go past the Mazuma Cemetery (all victims of a flood in 1912). Follow the left dirt road and turn left and you're there.

[@caseyfoster5505]

I was just there tonight with my friends. We stopped looking for the cemetery (midnight) and we had the windows down because we were shining our flashlights outside. Out of nowhere, we heard someone walking towards our car. It sounded closer than 10 feet. It was so terrifying.

[@ResortDog]

My friend and I experienced ghostly footsteps in gravel next to a paved parking lot at Bryce Canyon National Park out on the end.

[@scottbrown7275]

Awesome great video can you metal detect those old towns ?

[@genechronister7085]

Hey sarah,I was up there last fall bird hunting

[@grantglow4206]

only 6 hour drive for me, ima do it after my paper route ,thanks!

[@conradheinlein5509]

You took art. That location is a living art exhibit. Thanks

[@Idahoguy10157]

The pistons are a stamp mill for crushing ore rocks into powder. The powder gets mixed with the cyanide to extract gold from the crushed ore

[@steve2me414]

There Elvis's shoes in that last cabin I just know it. :)

[@australiafirst520]

Like in Australia, Arseholes have been through and kicked the walls in and smashed every bit of glass in the joint.

[@392nightrunner]

Look at me, I'm wonder Hussy digging through the trash in KZbin looking all good an stuff. 😁

[@dalebelseth3058]

I was surprised the bricks were hollow.

[@jeffpalmer5502]

Dale Belseth Insulation!

[@gerryhartung736]

The walls of the first cabin are made of bulletin board, or today it's called soundboard.

[@denz305]

Wonderhussy, do you think this could have been some sort of mining operation?

[@Hucfinn-zz8dl]

That machine at time stamp 4 :40 was a stamp mill for crushing ore !

[@peekaboohidenseeken5722]

Beautiful roses asbestos linoleum!