Girard Mine: Time Capsule Of A Mine Beneath Tombstone, Arizona - Part 3

[@AGDinCA]

DON'T FORGET TO READ THE DESCRIPTION BOX! Justin always regales us with extra details about his adventures.

[@KubotaManDan]

Look'n for gold

[@AGDinCA]

@@KubotaManDan What?!? KubotaManDan!! Fancy seeing you here! I didn't know you were into this stuff, too. I suppose I should have guessed though. Just like me, whether it's deep underwater or deep underground, whether it's an ROV or an ore cart, whether the rocks are coated in soot or a ferro-manganese crust ... exploration is what makes us happy. 😁

[@richardwarnock2789]

Fantastic job 👏👍👌

[@zerofox7347]

My OCD kicked in big time when you didn’t latch the tail gate back up on the mine cart! I could not stop thinking 🤔 about it all alone…. And unlatched!

[@stevebaseley]

This is definitely one of the best videos I've watched cant wait to see the rest of this mine its so interesting. The video quality is fantastic love how you film these mines thanks for sharing with us 👍🇬🇧

[@paulcooper2897]

A guided tour, and a fresh untouched explore !!! Pretty awesome! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@graydonjones6912]

Always enjoyable and entertaining !

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@muleskinnermining8661]

“The very best content is coming up” I say that every time a TVR Exploring video is posted!

[@TVRExploring]

Would love to have had you along for this one...

[@muleskinnermining8661]

@@TVRExploring , I sure miss mines and mining.

[@TVRExploring]

@@muleskinnermining8661 It's funny how the underground world gets into your blood.

[@muleskinnermining8661]

@@TVRExploring , it’s in yours now! Always has been! Now you know first hand the work the old miners undertook in order to pursue their dreams of riches. Unfortunately, most miners back in the day, never saw their dreams fulfilled. I sincerely hope that this incredible project you are involved in rewards you and the rest of the crew with a great experience and maybe even some GOLD!

[@TVRExploring]

@@muleskinnermining8661 Thank you for the kind words and wishes, Duane... Yes, it is a tragedy how many of the old miners had sad stories.

[@cameronmccreary4758]

That ore cart should be put in a museum. That is the best one I have seen yet, on these mine exploring channels.

[@andrewkeepers431]

Unfortunately there’s no way to get it out. The one on the video is on the 300 level and the one in the video thumbnail is on the 400. Both are forever stuck where they are.

[@CornishMineExplorer]

The mine that keeps on giving! That is pretty awesome to be able to look around this one and even more still to come!

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, this is really an extraordinary one... We are planning a return trip to push into some more unexplored sections. However, it will still just be the very tip of the iceberg.

[@SuperJohnhughes]

Great the way you have your friend walking in front of you, puts it into perspective , you can gauge the size of things, watched heaps of vlogs , (not yours)with camera shots looking along main haulage tunnels with nothing to size it, , greetings from Australia. 🦘💥 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

[@kadoj]

Dang, what a neat section of mine. That yellow, whatever it is, is quite striking... extremely vivid color.

[@TVRExploring]

The yellow is sulfur that has leached out of fractures in sulfide-bearing rock.

[@kadoj]

@@TVRExploring ah, yeah I suspected but wasn’t sure. I figured it was either that or someone got real happy with the spray paint XD

[@jont8707]

Such a cool mine another great explore brother 👍

[@johnjimjohnston]

cant stop watching this very good

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, it is a great mine... You'll really like it when we get on the ropes to get into the areas that are hard to reach.

[@josephdaiglejr8509]

Bro....I am loving your coverage and to have Andrew's knowledge of that particular property and his guided tour..man I really dig it keep it up 100%

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@jamesfohare]

Thanks Justin it was good to catch up wth you again looks like this is one to remember lots to see. take care and stay safe my friend until the to be continued parts.

[@laurahaaima1436]

Would love to see some explorers taking some candles with them, to illustrate how impossible the work was back then.

[@Ed_in_Md]

What a beautiful mine. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@zerofox7347]

Definitely the best mine video I’ve seen for a while. Thanks for the video. 👍

[@TVRExploring]

It is a great mine, to be sure...

[@_tyrannus]

Trestles exert similar fascination on me that square set timbering does on you, I just love seeing miniature underground railway bridges. Looking forward to more on that amazing maze of a mine.

[@TVRExploring]

Oh, I'm a big fan of the trestles as well!

[@markattardo]

More awesomeness!👍👍

[@williamwintemberg]

This has to be one of the most interesting mines! It all looks so disorganized yet intensional.

[@TVRExploring]

It's a great mine...

[@TravisMontesano]

awesome, best one i've seen in awhile

[@johnnyserene3662]

Love the untouched territory!

[@TVRExploring]

It's my favorite!

[@frankgaletzka8477]

What a great mine it looks like a swias Cheese . It is easy to get Lost here bur it is good to have a guide and in the other way people how saved this mine as best as theiy can Thank you for taking me with you Take care and stay healty Yours Frank Galetzka

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you, Frank.

[@tinytattoomike7943]

That was a quality mine explore 😉

[@TVRExploring]

One of the best mines I have been in!

[@treadmarsh1094]

That is awesome stuff!! Thank you for sharing and documenting these old mines that will eventually disappear.

[@graydonjones6912]

That's a really great mine !!

[@moonbear1st]

amazing hats of to you too keeping going..

[@belleange590]

That mine is just amazing.

[@TVRExploring]

It is indeed!

[@NEVSCOVERYCHANNELL2]

Awesome job mate well done👍

[@StevenSchoolAlchemy]

This looks exciting.

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Great video

[@IHUTCHI]

I am loving the shear size of this place!!!

[@TVRExploring]

It's gigantic! And what we're seeing on this trip is just the very tip of the iceberg...

[@IHUTCHI]

@@TVRExploring Every time he says that we need to explore that area i say YES go explore that area!!! I feel that this mine would take weeks if you had ropes though. Not that i would complain but just sayin...

[@TVRExploring]

@@IHUTCHI Oh, on our last two days in this mine, we got on the ropes to get into some of the areas that are hard to reach. That's where some really amazing stuff was... There is still so much to explore though as there are hundreds of miles of underground workings here.

[@IHUTCHI]

@@TVRExploring phucking A this is why i love your channel!!!

[@brannancloward]

OMG Dude.... Awesome explore!

[@jsarkozy]

some incredible colors down there, and also a lot of sparkling rocks...pretty neat to see that even on the video, must have been real noticeable in person also...curious...what burns in a mine that causes all that soot?? does not seem like much to actually burn..timbers maybe but not much else??

[@andrewkeepers431]

It’s all timbers burning. The Toughnut Shaft was fully timbered down to 500 feet, so it was a lot of wood to burn.

[@jsarkozy]

@@andrewkeepers431 ok, makes sense, thanks for the reply

[@BrainsofFrank]

That area at 19 minutes is so beautiful 😻. Thank you for bringing us along with you! And is there anything under the upside down ore carts????

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. No, the ore cars are normally flipped upside down so that people can get the wheels.

[@Jcrum5th]

Impressive Gobbing is my new band...

[@karlkarlsson1441]

Yup!!!!!Thanks!!!!!!

[@archstanton9206]

This has been another incredible find. I don't think you have ever shown us a candle like that before. Although I know it would be impossible demonstrate with the cameras, it would be interesting to see a section of mine lit up with candles, then a section with carbide lamps operating. Give folks a much better perspective of what cave, or mine darkness really is. One old miner once told me the only thing darker than a mine was looking at the outside of a whale from inside its stomach. I asked him if he was Ahab...he didn't get it. Wife was walking by when the functional ore cart was on screen. Once we get moved next year I am going to be building some replica ore carts apparently. She wants an outdoor kitchen with a, "mine theme". As in the BBQ, an outdoor sink, a small fridge, the smoker, etc all set some sort of ore cart replicas. I have the tools etc, could be fun project for a couple of winters. Steel ain't cheap, but it is tough to find one of those things that hasn't been high graded from a mine that won't cost what a used car does...let alone 3 or for of them.

[@kasnitch]

I started exploring mines in our historic mining town with candles when I was 12 . They didn't work for jack . The darkness is 100% - you can't see anything without a light source .

[@TVRExploring]

We are planning to do a video with the candles, carbide lamp and modern lights to compare. Building ore cars from scratch will definitely keep you busy for a little while... We made a couple at our mine and they have been working great for us.

[@rogergriffin9893]

Lots of interesting mineralization in places, besides all the galena.

[@larrys.3992]

Very cool!

[@rolfsinkgraven]

A very interesting mine with a lot of nice items still in it, but climbing out will be a bit of a heavy exercise i think.

[@andrewkeepers431]

It’s a 4 mile hike each way to reach the 500 level..

[@Ed_in_Md]

At 6:20 that is Spanish and says January 1 of 1917. They cross the 7’s.

[@mfree80286]

16:22 as you swept the camera down off the ledge where the pickaxe head was found, you showed what looked like a green box or tin hidden behind the piece of wood....

[@TVRExploring]

There's so much in there that there could easily have been something up there...

[@superchargedgascock]

Nice!

[@dronelandscapes8775]

Thanks, so much to see.

[@misterp158]

good stuff thanks

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Justin & Andrew, wow that mine is epic, it has everything in an abandoned mine that you would hope to see. How in Gods name did you guys get back up out of there ???? or are you still down there lol. I'm really looking forward to part 4, nothing as interesting as virgin territory to explore. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, it is an amazing mine... We're planning on a return trip to see more unexplored areas. There are hundreds of miles of workings there and so it would take a lifetime to see everything. Getting back out takes a long time! It was wonderful though to smell the food from the restaurant we were going to have dinner in on the way back out though! The smell wafts its way down the shaft as one is climbing out and the restaurant is maybe fifty feet from where one exits the mine. It's a wonderful arrangement. Speaking of taking a long time to come out, we're working on a mine that took us two days to get to a certain depth before we ran out of rope. We're headed back next month with more rope and will go as far as we can. We may be underground for a very, very long time. Anyway, I'm glad you're enjoying this mine. Wait until we get on the ropes and reach the places that are hard to get to!

[@SueGirling68]

@@TVRExploring Oh gosh 2 days ?, jeez. Please stay safe but have fun. xxx

[@DozaCraft]

1:24 I wonder if this refers to Porfirio Diaz, who was a Mexican General who served 31 years as president between 1830 and 1915 which would very easily fit into the timeline of when this mine was created. Makes me wonder if some of these miners weren't a fan of him judging by the picture associated with it. Truly a time capsule, possibly even politically in this instance

[@andrewkeepers431]

There were a lot of Mexican miners employed in these mines, so it makes sense.

[@DozaCraft]

@@andrewkeepers431 yeah, after posting this comment I noticed throughout the video there was a lot of graffiti written in spanish as well

[@andrewkeepers431]

@@DozaCraft there’s even Chinese graffiti in another nearby mine. It was a first for me to see.

[@TVRExploring]

The dates roughly line up as well...

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good morning from Southeast South Dakota

[@mbagley5803]

The gobbing is like a work of art

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, the craftsmanship there is extraordinary.

[@disgrutledhobo6204]

Awesome!!

[@mikeconnor3602]

Ok so here is something very WEIRD! At the 22:06 mark is an ore cart with the date 3-24-41 on it! I am watching it today, 3-24-2022. I am going to play the lottery, haha, what are the odds of that! This mine looks very dangerous. Good stuff, thanks

[@williamconway1287]

Just watched your video for the first time . About 13:13 you’re “walking “ through a part of the mine that was very short . Did they have Oompa Loompa’s or dwarves mining at this particular location ?

[@blurboards1]

It’s difficult to get any work done when you post a video! Lol

[@The_Cultural_Historian_DrRGST]

It's 1919 but 1917 - the 7 has a line through it - most Europeans do it that way.

[@jeffchandler3390]

You're right, and the month was January...Enero in Spanish.

[@rexroad9917]

Suggestion: Buy some flashing LED rings. They are about 25 cents apiece when you buy 50-100. Label maker the rings with the date (month,year) and a unique number. Activate and record on your camera or GoPro the number and put in your log book. Toss the acivated LED ring down a hole or stope you may explore later as they flash about 24 hours. You will see the flashing LED. The number will tell you which one it is according to your log book and video. The date is for anyone else to know when it was tossed there.

[@Cola64]

Were do those upper places lead to?

[@kadoj]

Big ole stopes, mostly. Areas where the mined out big vertical sections f the vein til all there was were big, thin, vertical sheets of empty space.

[@Cola64]

@@kadoj Thank You 🤙🏻

[@andrewkeepers431]

@@kadoj massive stopes, some of the largest I’ve ever seen. Some raises lead to expansive sub-levels that can get you lost, no joke!

[@Lee_B_Futures]

The excellent miner's graffiti seen early in the video could be a reference to Porfirio Díaz... José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, from 28 November 1876 to 6 December 1876, 17 February 1877 to 1 December 1880 and from 1 December 1884 to 25 May 1911.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, the dates would make sense...

[@pandakicker1]

Ohhhh right. Duh. I should have realized that. I just thought it was the guy's name. We even have a Porfirio Diaz street here in my city not far from Tombstone.

[@lynnmitzy1643]

Cool, Thanx👍😎

[@gunny8978]

That is a really cool mine, looking forward to seeing the 500 leavel. My compliments brother, how's your mine coming along? Be safe

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, we just started blasting last week at our mine...

[@matthewparisee5207]

Could easily spend years down there , so much respect for the old timers, I'd rather sit down and talk with one them instead of hitting on the lottery

[@TVRExploring]

Agreed!

[@samrock7632]

I wonder @ 5:48 if the 1919 is actually 1917 with a number 7 with the _"old style slash"_

[@drumtwo4seven]

Sweet 👍

[@huhwhat2308]

The lard from that lard bucket could have been used to grease the rails before refined grease was widely available.

[@TVRExploring]

True. That was a more general comment to explain some of the random containers we've seen underground that the miners took from home for their lunches...

[@heidilu421]

@ about 6:24 I heard a EVP Justin says "Stope here", "rough shape" says your buddy, You say "it's a messy one" it said something in a whisper, I could not make it out. Just thought I would see if anyone else could hear it? Gotta luv those Tommy Knockers :-)

[@jensenchavez265]

6:16 translated from Spanish it's a date. Enero 10th de 1917 January 10th of 1917

[@AGDinCA]

Help me with the translation at 3:40, please. "Es poco lo qué me" I got that part, but I cannot read the next word below. Can you read or interpret it?

[@jensenchavez265]

@@AGDinCA "Es poco lo que me metes." It's little what you put inside me. Someone was rocking a vienna sausage lol.

[@AGDinCA]

@@jensenchavez265 Thanks! I had a feeling that's what it said, but I wasn't sure. LOL

[@andrewkeepers431]

@@jensenchavez265 theres very graphic Spanish graffiti in many places in this complex! There’s full female nudes drawn out in carbide soot in several places. I’m sure Justin recorded those and they will be in one of these upcoming videos!

[@jensenchavez265]

@@andrewkeepers431 As somebody who regularly spends long periods of time alone in the mountains digging, I can understand where it comes from lol. I feel isolated being an hour and a half from anywhere lol, I can only imagine the boredom that sets in when you're days away.

[@pandakicker1]

05:22 - this one reads, "January 10th of 1917". Enero is January and de is of. Watching you all think it was a code gave me a chuckle. xD

[@myfavoritemartian1]

The candle was not so much for light way back in the early days , it was also to relight their carbide headlamps as well as an air quality check. If your candle went out, time to boogie...

[@kadoj]

At a certain point yes that was true, but prior to carbide miners lamps, it was kerosene “safety lanterns,” but before those it was all candle light and tallow rushlights for thousands of years.... and most of the mining was done by children under the age of sixteen. Pretty intense....

[@andrewkeepers431]

Actually, these mines did empty candles for light. Historical photos and accounts back this up. As a matter of fact, most miners were only given about 5-6 hours worth of candles for a 10 hour shift, in the form of tallow candles. Obviously they had to be conservative with them, and very often would hand drill holes for dynamite or muck rock in the dark.

[@andrewkeepers431]

@@kadoj safety lanterns weren’t used in these mines.

[@kadoj]

@@andrewkeepers431 oh o wasn’t implying they were, just explaining about the candles sand I felt they required a mention just because of the place they occupied in history in general. Most places didn’t use safety lanterns, it was a brief kind of thing when miners unions and whatever the historical equivalent of OSHA is first came about, but before before electric lights. and even then most places just kept them in a shed and pulled them out whenever someone showed up for an inspection.

[@myfavoritemartian1]

Sorry, my reply was poorly worded. Just proves that you don't drink and operate computers. What was meant was that candles were used initially and were replaced by carbide headlamps, they were never really eliminated completely. Candles were always kept in a pocket for emergency and other uses. Even now a days the smart explorers have a couple in their day packs. Modern devices will let you down sometimes. The candle is much like a knife. (A knife never breaks down or runs out of ammo)

[@lynnmitzy1643]

Is that yellow stuff, sulfer ?

[@andrewkeepers431]

Yes, that is sulfur that has leached out of fractures in sulfide bearing rock.

[@legitscoper3259]

It's just mind blowing seeing that mine cart and knowing it's been there for 100 Years, always was there... the presidents that have come and left, the 2nd World War, ... everything.

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, it is amazing to contemplate things like that...

[@AGDinCA]

Aha! While reading the description box, I saw that you started a sentence with "And." I've corrupted the journalist, and I'm not sorry. 😂😂

[@TVRExploring]

I went deep into that matter a few years ago and starting a sentence with "and" is entirely acceptable from a grammatical standpoint (even if an English teacher doesn't like it).

[@paranoiia8]

Damn how they took that pole down there...

[@gregorybathurst4326]

Is there any gold left in the workings

[@andrewkeepers431]

This was a silver and manganese mine.

[@tracyaynes5230]

Do you ever think about any of the mines you have explored...which ones would be the best bug out shelters if our country ever came under attack? You have been to so many in so many different places. Does that thought ever cross your mind?

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, we have a handful of mines in mind for when the zombie apocalypse hits... And, yes, those thoughts definitely cross our mind.

[@DavidHuber63]

I am lmao, my first girlfriends mom once told me, "david, if you don't have anything nice too draw, don't draw anything at all"

[@matthewparisee5207]

If you ever find journals definitely preserve them from scrapers can't put a price on knowledge that shits priceless beyond belief

[@laurahaaima1436]

Lead silver mine?

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, primarily...

[@danaj9336]

At the 6:15 mark Enero 10 de 1917. Enero is Spanish for January.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@OdySlim]

What is Andrews KZbin channel?

[@CivilShepherd]

does the spanish graffiti translate to "Phony Drug War"?

[@TVRExploring]

A pretty close approximation of that...

[@DFDuck55]

What were they mining here, copper? Seems most, if not all, of the graffiti and names are Spanish. Not too surprising I guess considering Arizona territory was part of Mexico till 1848.

[@DFDuck55]

My first guess was silver because I thought I saw some galena, then I changed my mind to copper, though I didn't see anything that looked like copper, only based on the fact that copper was the premier industry in Arizona till about 1950. I looked this mine up and it appears it was a low grade Ag-Pb mine, so Lead and Silver.

[@andrewkeepers431]

@@DFDuck55 you are correct. All the mines in Tombstone were primarily Silver, Lead and Manganese. Copper was produced there to an extent. As well as decent values of gold.

[@Super1337357]

6:08 it says "January 1st of 1917" in spanish Also that picture of the devil said "que puta" lmao

[@patrickblock2477]

Dang cliffhangers, lol

[@xyplex2]

Do you ever see any miners graffiti in Chinese? Can you do a video on all the miners graffiti you have seen?

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, we have in the mines in the Sierra Nevadas where there were quite a lot of Chinese miners.

[@ramirezMoses]

6:00 January 1st 1919

[@TheSWolfe]

That "code" says, "January 1st of 1917," I do believe.

[@kurtpeterson315]

Gobbing=aka stacked rock. miners say stacked rock.

[@TVRExploring]

I'm an underground miner and I call it gobbing. Every miner I have ever worked with has called it gobbing... However, there is no universal miner's terminology. Miners in some areas use some phrases and in other areas they'll use a different phrase for the same thing.

[@kurtpeterson315]

@@TVRExploring Got it. What do you have, 20-30 years experience underground mining? You're right, call it what you want.

[@MiamiMillionaire]

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