Fantastically Preserved Old Mine Out In The Desert

[@DanDeVoto]

The crate with J Dauchers name on it is quite a significant find. He is listed as a miner of Gold and Silver in a Mining publication in 1897, so I think he was a big deal. I will not give the publications name because it may compromise this general area. I had a heck of a time but finally found this mine. In 1900 he was 45 year old and immigrated from Switzerland in 1875. Not much else is known of him. Thanks for the in depth video

[@DanDeVoto]

Thought I'd bring my post up here from 2 months ago. More history about this mine. Here's the history behind the Coast Mfg. and Supply fuse bag in the mine. The company was located about 8 miles from me. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevarno,_Livermore,_California

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you for the deep dive into the history here. Very interesting findings.

[@DanDeVoto]

There is a mine and shack near this mine that might be worth looking into. Looking at the "Daucher" mine on Google Earth from the east follow the ravine down to 6484ft. and look at the ravine to the left. There is a large tailings pile. Down from that at 5665ft. there is a shack. I would hope you Pin my history post so others can see the interesting history of this old mine. No way to PM you with this info so hope you can find it.

[@AbandonedMaine]

Perfectly preserved museum of turn of the century mining. Nice find.

[@DFDuck55]

Awesome to see a mine this old that hasn't been vandalized. I guess that's the reward of going to such remote places where paint huffers and weekend warriors don't have the stamina to get to. Love the dynamite box shelves in the cabin, we've seen that before in other cabins you've visited. I'm guessing it was a silver and copper mine. Thanks for taking us along :>

[@TVRExploring]

It's a bitch to get to sites like this, but the reward is worth it when you find them looking like this one did... Ha, I like that description you used - "paint huffers and weekend warriors." The dynamite box shelves are definitely cool! This was primarily a lead mine.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

another great vid my friend...me and Slim always love watching them and the History if these sites in incredible.....Thanks.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you, Jeff and Slim... Gotta love the history and, yes, this one had a lot of it! It is one of our favorites.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

there are quite a few mines that you have recorded that still look to have good quantities of Gold in them......one day we should do a collab vid and maybe get that Shiney....what do you think about that Sonny Jim.

[@TVRExploring]

I'd love to do a collaboration video as long as Slim's on board as well...

[@Askjeffwilliams]

I think I can talk him into it....so you know what I am gonna say huh......So C'mon....Let's Go !!!!!

[@TVRExploring]

Do you still have my personal email address?

[@stanleystrycharz2572]

This is an amazing find. I love this mine and the all the history it still has lying around. That is an old water cooled engine powering the winch. The connecting rod, piston and head assembly have been removed. Still it is in amazing shape and seeing the gears still free after all this time is a huge surprise. The part your friend unscrewed is a grease cup used to lubricate the crank shaft. The top of the cup unscrews so it can be filled with grease. Once filled the inner part of it will force grease onto the shaft as you turn it in. Very primitive lubrication system! An amazing video. I hope this mine can escape the trophy collectors for many more years so others can enjoy finding such an undisturbed site. Keep up the great documentation of the history that lies forgotten in the west!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you for the support and the detailed information. Yes, this is one of our favorites...

[@Ironsja11]

Amazing old mine, great job guys thank you for taking us along!

[@raydunakin]

That old hoist and engine is amazing! Beautiful industrial relic.

[@ADITADDICTS]

raydunakin Yeah my first time up there by myself I was geeking out on it forever. I love the old equipment!

[@christianbuczko1481]

Nice to see a mine that hasn't been visited by thieves and vandals. It must be one of the more remote locations for that alone.

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, this one is one of the most remote mines we've ever visited. Not the most remote ever for us, but pretty close to it...

[@CornishMineExplorer]

One of the best explores you done for a while, really enjoyed watching you going through this mine. Love the old timberwork, good sign it was a really old one for sure. So lucky to find newspaper intact, amazing to think how well the air down there has preserved everything. Nice exploring guys!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, this was one of my favorite explores that we did. Those raw, unprocessed timbers are great, huh? Ha, yes, imagine finding an intact newspaper that is more than a century old (another viewer was able to date that particular issue of the Saturday Evening Post to 1916) in of your wet Cornish mines or one of our wet Sierra Nevada mines! It wouldn't last a month in those... We are frequently amazed at how well the dry conditions underground in the Nevada mines preserve things.

[@CornishMineExplorer]

Totally agree, even in the dry uk mines there is always damp somewhere in the air to rot or corrode things :(

[@waynejohnting2954]

Cornish Mine Explorer q uhh

[@DesertDogExploring]

Oh yeah, hit-and-miss engine for sure. Simple gasoline contraption, the head and piston/conrod are missing, but that old girl is restorable, While I don't agree with taking artifacts, that is something where I would not be upset if someone took it and restored it to working condition as a display. I saw a nice collection of hit-miss engines, including a Bull Dog like that one, in Camino, CA a couple of years ago. That's a really neat place you guys found. Nice to see it up close and personal!

[@patrickvanden8322]

Yeah the reservoir on the top of the cylinder is to hold water and cool the contraption. Steam Would not need additional cooling like that. see it running here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYS4i2p3pbqrfpY

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you for sharing that information... It is almost incomprehensible to me how they got it up there. The only route in is a narrow mule trail heading straight up the steep mountain.

[@DesertDogExploring]

TVR Exploring might not have always been a mile trail. If it was on skids with the winch setup, and they had fuel/water, it could have pulled itself up the trail. Or they took it apart and packed it in on mules. The Bull Dog was common on farms in the 1900’s and most engines of that type were very modular and easy to work on. Was the oiler Chuck unscrewed made of steel? Usually they were brass (so they wouldn’t seize in the fitting).

[@exegetor]

Some google-fu showed the article is from Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 189, p14 (1916)

[@TVRExploring]

Oh, thank you very much for hunting that down. Well, that certainly gives a good indication of the age of this site... It is pretty amazing how well the desert conditions can preserve things. In the wet mines in the Sierra Nevadas that wouldn't have lasted a month.

[@ivanferguson2019]

I guessed early 1900s, looks like i was pretty close. Love the way the desert preserves things, that and the remoteness of the location. Here where i live all of that stuff would have been hauled off, destroyed, graffitied, and generaly trashed.

[@TheSWolfe]

For sure! The desert climate certainly preserved the dry humor inherent in those comix.

[@heartland96a]

The papers with the instructions I believe there was a date in the lower left corner,the same would go for newspaper , if not in article then at the corners of page would be next to check,hope you did or will take photos of things like that great to research later on a rainy or bored day.

[@ValleysOfRain]

@@TVRExploring It also discusses the Clayton act, which was an antitrust law that came into effect in 1914

[@jameslatimer1432]

Another great video 👍 thanks again,

[@strietermarinesurvey1415]

New video great! You are the mine explorer, I get so excited when you go exploring! Wish I was along, Excellent video!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you very much. Glad you are enjoying these... This is one of our favorites.

[@TheDisabledGamersChannel]

Fantastic explore and find, certainly a rare find to find a mine that well preserved, great video!

[@Big_John_C]

Cool find Chuck! Thanks for sharing that with us fellas. Take care.

[@ADITADDICTS]

roguesquatcher 👍

[@blurboards1]

What an awesome find! That dynamite was scattered everywhere, holy crap. Glad you guys made it out safe.

[@marcsimonsen1578]

Awesome find! That is a hit and miss engine at the beginning. As always, keep 'em coming!

[@patrickvanden8322]

It's a Bull Dog see it running here kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYS4i2p3pbqrfpY

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you!

[@TVRExploring]

Patrick van den Very cool to see that Bull Dog running... Thank you for sharing that.

[@JDR1971]

Really really cool old site!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, this is one of my favorites.

Really awesome. Thanks to you from Sweden.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you in Sweden! Yes, this is one of my favorites...

[@cortrichards8179]

That Saturday Evening Post you found pages of, looks to be from the 1920's. Possibly a little before even, but I would say about 1921 or 1922. That is based upon the writing style and the content of those pages. Hopefully, you find more, and something with a date on it. Such a great mine, and one not often visited it appears. Great find. I hope to see you and Mr. Chuck McBride find more exciting, hidden and artefact laden mines in the very near future! Very exciting.

[@snyderraymond]

Another solid explore thanks for the videos stay safe and keep up the great work

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, this is one of our favorites...

[@razony]

99.999% of us has no idea how good we have it...till you come across things like this. I just can't imagine...

[@TVRExploring]

Those old timers were tough, to be sure.

[@Porty1119]

At 14:12, the instructions for capping the dynamite don't look too different from how I make up primers nowadays. Great video, and great artifacts!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Interesting how not much has changed in capping the dynamite over the decades... Yes, I was amazed at how well some of that stuff in there was preserved. I would have thought that rats would have worked over those papers if nothing else.

[@Porty1119]

What has changed is what we load after the primers. I've done it the old way as well, holes entirely loaded with dynamite and 'squidged' to fit the hole with a wood or PVC tamping rod, but the mine I work at now uses primers with ANFO blown in after them using a tube and compressed air. Good way to come home smelling like diesel and ammonia. The neat thing about modern caps is that they contain delays (measured in milliseconds); all the caps are hooked into a detcord 'ring main' (continuous loop of detcord tied back into itself, makes sure all the caps fire no matter which direction it goes off in) and the caps fire after their specified delay. Makes it really easy to select the firing order of your holes in order to achieve the desired breakage and stay under the explosive weight per delay required to avoid damaging buildings nearby. Everything uses shock tube/nonel, great stuff. Safety fuse is my second favorite initiation system despite its clunkiness; it allows shots in deep or large mines to be shot without anyone nearby, and is reliable. Electric caps are a dangerous, finicky deathtrap of a system that should have never been invented.

[@mojavewanderer7719]

Awesome mine, thanks for sharing!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, this is one of my favorites...

[@jcmasmith1898]

Thanks for giving the details of the artifacts. Great vid

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, I thought the details were much more interesting than me just saying, "Oh, there's an old magazine."

[@kengamble8595]

Wow, this sure brings about some memories of a mine that I visited in 1988 ! There were four vehicles in our convoy doing the Devil's Highway along the border of Arizona and Mexico when we decided to take a side trip in the hills. After setting up camp for the women and kids three of us took off exploring on motorcycles and after three hours were about to turn back. One of the guys spotted something shiny and wanted to see what it was so we went another quarter of a mile and found a mine that no one had been there in many, many years ! The shiny thing that he seen was a mirror on a 1929 Ford, that we could not figure out how they had gotten it to that point. It looked like the people had just walked away from their camp and left EVERYTHING, which we figured had to have been at least fifty years before ! In 88 was the last time I was in that vicinity and I still think about and wonder if anyone else found it after we did ! We come across some old Dynamite and one of the idiots that was with us picked up a stick and threw it and I just about crapped my pants when it hit the ground and exploded ! 😫 Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍 👍 👍

[@ivanferguson2019]

Ken Gamble that area is not to far ftom me, most of the workings in that area were coal or uranium.

[@kengamble8595]

Ivan Ferguson All of the mines in that area are for silver or gold and some for tourmalines. Have never seen any coal any where in the area.

[@TVRExploring]

Motorcycles are a great way to get around exploring and they've gotten us to some phenomenal spots... LOL, of course, the exception is when you end up at the bottom of one of the largest, steepest canyons in California for a mine that ended up being eroded shut and realize that, despite heroic efforts, you simply can't get the bikes back out. That happened to us on Wednesday and it took us 12 very long, very thirsty hours to get back to the truck... We're going to go back on Sunday with winches and other gear to try and carry out a recovery operation. That mine you described sounds fantastic. Thanks for sharing that story. Those old mines that are so remote can yield some real visual treasures... I hope it is still there as it was when you saw it. Haha, yes, old dynamite can definitely still go boom.

[@ivanferguson2019]

I did delivery work all over that part of the world, found a fare bit of small coal workings. After ww2 they did a bunch of prospecting for uranium, found and mined small amounts. I was unaware of the gold and silver workings, not surprising given the geology. Most if not all that land is navajo reservation, will have to talk to my native freinds and see if they knoe any history on that area

[@kengamble8595]

TVR Exploring That sounds like an adventure, hope you got some of it on film and you'll be able to get the rescue on film ! What really bugs me about finding that mine is that none of us had a camera and it was before everyone was carrying cell phones ! Hope you can get your bikes out without having to take them apart ! I've not ever had to do that but have been in some bad places before !

[@danmiller6051]

Great video. Great video quality. Good commentary. Glad I found your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you found them too!

[@pandak6653]

favorite channel! keep it going man. thanks for the hard work!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you!

[@theknifejoker99]

That cabin is pretty sweet!

[@TVRExploring]

I loved that whole site.

[@ericcorse]

Well done Mr McBride. That hoist is sweet and would be worth having if there was a way to move it that didn't involve major hernias. That brown paper wrapping would look cool framed up and displayed.

[@ADITADDICTS]

Eric Corse Yea I love that site. Not the hike!

[@solohoh]

Terrific video, thanks. Surveyors flagging @16:15 looks pretty new. Professionals have been making measurements in there recently .

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you! No question that professionals were in there surveying the mine and/or taking samples... However, the dry underground conditions preserve things so well that "recently" can actually be a long time ago. We have encountered surveyor's flags from the 1970s that looked like they could been placed the week before.

[@solohoh]

Thank you, that's very interesting to me. I wonder if That was BLM that was in there. Looks like their MO. They leave things as is. I'm a professional land surveyor in CA (4509) & TN (1338.) You can imagine how many miles of that color flagging I have strewn across the country in 54 years -- all of which fades in a week and disappears in 10 years. Here is an expert/friend's whose advice I sought on your video: That would be silver/gold, nothing else would pay in that remote area. Amazing amount of artifacts left behind or not stolen. Must be very remote and not documented. I can see such a mine right off my balcony. I found it 30 years ago. The access was off Telegraph and the claimant kept a pile of brush to hide the road. Used to take a motorcycle there. Equipment in place and a very wet adit, with creepy stopes flooded with water. Huge stalactites on the ceiling. Rockfall about halfway in that I wouldn't go over. Cabin with dishes and beds. Now, I cannot even find the road since the telegraph fire and bulldozing there. I suppose the cabin burned. Been in many adits in this neighborhood, only a few hard enough to get to that the tools were left behind.

[@TVRExploring]

Ha, yeah, you probably know more than a little about color flagging... This was primarily a lead/silver mine with copper and gold as secondaries according to the records we could locate. And, yes, your friend is also right about this being an exceptionally remote site. You'll need a full day to hike in and out of this one and hiking in is the only way possible (barring a helicopter). That "Telegraph" mine sounds like a good one.

[@RRaucina]

Solohoh is my friend here in Mariposa, and I wrote to him about that Telegraph mine. He actually directed me to your great site with a link. I would like to get to that mine again. I can see it in the distance, but its a crawling hike right now.

[@stevenhigby3512]

Great site it dose not look like any body has been there since they left or a lot of that stuff would have been gone that news paper has to be at least a hundred years old great job on finding that one.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, this is one of my favorite sites... Another viewer was able to hunt down the issue date of that particular Saturday Evening Post and it was from 1916. So, yes, definitely more than a hundred years old.

[@001desertrat3]

Steven Higby - Someone within the last 50 years has Prospected that mine , note all of the Pink Flagging throughout the mine where they pulled Samples . < Doc , Miner for over 50 years > .

[@NZErehwon]

Nice explore guys

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. This is one of my favorites...

[@hike2]

Sticks of dynamite, old papers, terrible illustrated comics, awesome explore bro!

[@TVRExploring]

Haha, yes, this one had it all! Thank you...

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Very fascinating. Love the old cabin.

[@TVRExploring]

One of my favorite mines...

[@Porty1119]

Regarding permissible explosives, "permissible" is a term used to denote equipment (explosives, cap lamps, mobile equipment, non-sparking tools, and the like) safe for use in gassy environments, typically coal mines (and some salt mines with methane content). It indicates that the item in question will not cause a spark that could ignite an explosive atmosphere. Permissible explosives contain some sort of additive (maybe salt, I don't exactly recall because I've never worked in coal) that reduces the spark or flame generated upon detonation.

[@TVRExploring]

Ah, thank you for the explanation... Coal mines really seem like bad news.

[@Porty1119]

Calling a coal mine bad news is like calling a Pinto a dangerous car. It's correct, but a gross understatement! Those mines give me the willies; I'll be exploring some soon but it will be limited to surface infrastructure and shots inside portals unless/until some SCBA falls into my lap.

[@TVRExploring]

Haha! Very well put, my friend... Yes, I am not in any hurry to go inside coal mines either unless I'm in a space suit or I'm with somebody like you that really knows what they're doing and has all of the right equipment. They usually have great infrastructure though, so I look forward to seeing your videos.

[@attilazatila]

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[@pathudgens1480]

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[@davidmicheletti6292]

Well done gentlemen again.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. This is one of my favorites...

[@tomfips4682]

Thanks for making the long hike so we could see this. Well done. Glad the video didn't go 'Chuck look out for that...KABOOM.......dynamite.' Aw well, Mr McBride would just stumble out of the dust and proclaim "Goddammit!", brush off the dust and continue on. He's just that tuff. Thanks for the mine find Mr McBride. Hats off to ya and take care of Josh.

[@TVRExploring]

Haha, yeah, trust me, that hike in and out was nothing to envy! I am exceedingly grateful to Chuck for many of his mines that he has located. They are usually excellent. He is tough too! We checked out a mine on Wednesday that is probably the toughest one to get to of all that we have ever visited. The trip out left me with a concussion, bruises all over my body, my leg scraped to hell and very sore knees and elbows. Chuck was completely fine.

[@leehilton9932]

Very cool find!!!! Late 1800s to early 1900s based off of the newspaper. Looks like someone did some surveying of the mine. Looked kind of promising from what can be seen throu video. I'd have taken some samples from a couple of different places to see how promising. Be safe out there.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, this is one of my favorite abandoned mines... Another viewer was able to track down that particular issue of the Saturday Evening Post to 1916. So, the mine itself is at least more than a century old. Someone obviously came by and surveyed it more recently, but it can be difficult to tell with those since everything is preserved so well underground in the dry mines. We've come across surveyor's ribbons from the 1970s that looked like they could have been placed a week before.

[@alvinosullivan2804]

Cool old mine! That really is a time capsule! Bit of history frozen in time. Love the old school timbers as well! The pink ribbons down there,do you reckon they are a more modern mine survey? Great video as always, thanks for sharing the explore.

[@ADITADDICTS]

Alvin Osullivan closest we could find of a date on the ribbon was '2000

[@alvinosullivan2804]

ADIT ADDICTS thanks for the information.👍

[@chrisackerley1842]

Coast Manufacturing & Supply Co. moved it's operation to the Trevarno section of Livermore, California in 1913 or 1914.

[@vegasfordguy]

Always watch and really enjoy your videos! Awesome stuff!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@vegasfordguy]

TVR Exploring, You're welcome! Out of all of the stuff on KZbin you are on my top 10 for sure!

[@TVRExploring]

I greatly appreciate that.

[@cthunter41]

What are the pink markers? Are those original to the mine or were these added later?

[@docmccoy1928]

Old mine with those stulls. The gobbing was pretty cool as well. Dynamite that has changed color from red to not red and is sweating should make you sweat as well. That sweating is usually pure nitro. Cool mine to explore though. I love the winch hoist

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, this is one of my favorite mines... I love the stulls and such when they are made of that crude, unprocessed wood. Haha, yes, that dynamite definitely got my attention. I was amazed at how well that little bit of corrugated metal protected the winch hoist.

[@ricochetaz3846]

I think they were getting a lot more than lead out of there! some damn good looking ore all around.

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, somehow miners were very forgetful in the past and neglected to report all of the minerals they were extracting at these remote mines. Quite a lot of work there for just a little bit of lead, no?

[@ricochetaz3846]

@@TVRExploring TVR my apologies my mindset had a great golden hue after perusing this fine video. I appreciate the sweat equity time/monetary layout you guys put forth. The videos you present are great. It appears you connect very well with your audience. I for one will gladly share your channel info with a few select stope stompen adit atic companero's. If you are ever out in the direction of southeastern AZ (doing what you do so well) I have the truck, lights, rope and locations I'll share. Am headed to turquoise mtn area this next week. lots of mines. then south western NM west of silver city area in about 5-6 weeks. Seems the further out in the toolies the better the mines. Keep up the great work! Be safe be good or be good at it. Happy trails, Rick in Pantano, AZ. yes the ghost town.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you very much. I'll keep that in mind... Yes, the more remote, the better!

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Awesome adventure and Exploring video. Thanks for sharing. Will be subscribing to your channel. Thanks again, take care and be safe.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed this one because it is one of our favorites...

[@marktank7623]

Best mine yet! Sometime I wish you would take things like the news paper clipping as no one else will ever see them again and they should be in a museum.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, this is one of my favorite mines...

[@heartland96a]

Or at least photographed in as well as you can both sides and the original left for others

[@redgreen3944]

what kind of mine ,what were they after?

[@ADITADDICTS]

red green Primarily lead and silver.

[@yellowboy1866]

Another great video. Sad to see the run-down remains of the mining equipment and the cabin, one can only hope that they made some cash out of their efforts.

[@TVRExploring]

I hope so. They sure worked hard for it...

[@wjackstl]

another good find! couldn't believe the newspaper inside the mine was still white and not yellowed at all

[@TVRExploring]

I was pretty impressed too!

[@TVRExploring]

Those completely dry conditions in the underground mines in Nevada preserve things incredibly well.

[@JH557377]

Newspapers then were printed on a better/different grade of newsprint than what's used now ... on the few remaining printed newspapers (old newsman/editor here).

[@naturefunwjasown4267]

Awesome footage!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@saltycowgirl]

explain to me what the pink marks are in the mine 4:21, is that something you guys put in or from whomever was before you?? and what's there purpose

[@MrJacksaces]

That's a question i've been asking for a while. Also the presence of dayglo/florescent paint....it all looks modern. Did some research and dayglo paint has been around since the 30's....not sure about the plastic surveyors tape.

[@chiefjagger]

Again I would also like to know. Have seen what appears to be the same markings in other exploration videos, can anyone satisfy our curiosity?

[@nickelmickel4170]

Dont hold me to it but I think it is from geologists.

[@MrJacksaces]

Thanks, as good a explanation as any.

[@ADITADDICTS]

Laurie Holmes otherwise know as Salty CowGirl Bottomlands is right. Those are survey markers but by whom I'm not sure. Sometimes they mark the length of the mine and it's workings, or sometimes they mark sections to mine ore from.

[@vburke1]

Nice Nevada pattern sledge head on top of the winch engine.

[@josephstafford2045]

I just love watching your videos

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@Michaelaz62]

I enjoy your video and I respect that you do not disturb the sites. You use a lot of terminologies​ I am not familiar with, please define things. Tell us about the Dynamite you find. Teach us about it.

[@subie816]

Ive been wanting to get to this one but it is a hell of a hike for sure!

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, it certainly is! Find the old mule trail if you can...

[@dexked]

Dude i watch your videos to the point my girl makes fun of me “ what are you watching?” ....” oh great were scuttling around in mines again!?” haha greatest content ever. Completely captivating.

[@TVRExploring]

Haha, well, I sure appreciate your support and your kind words. This is still one of my absolute favorite mines...

[@markaburks]

Awesome find with that machinery in such good shape, not to mention the views.. Do you ever come across old lanterns? Take care be safe!

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, this is one of my favorite mines... We've come across bits and pieces of carbide lanterns, but never any intact lanterns either on the surface or underground.

[@leesherman100]

The con rod journal looks pretty rough. A spun bearing due to lack of lube would have made for one bad rod knock rendering this hit'n'miss inop. Great vid. Thanks.

[@fourtwozero]

Nice exploration!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you!

[@yt650]

The engine and hoist were brought there piece by piece and reassembled. Common thing in those days. That engine would run on alcohol, benzene, gasoline and a few other concoctions. As a unit as you see it there, it is worth a pretty penny.

[@TVRExploring]

Even taking into consideration how they took stamp mill, engines, etc. to the mines in pieces to reassemble them, it still blows my mind sometimes where they got these things...

[@SublimatedIce]

Love the look at the machinery! Awesome that it still turns... you guys are lucky with your dry weather.

[@TVRExploring]

I was pretty impressed that it still turned too...

[@tutekohe1361]

The horizontal engine at the beginning is a petrol engine. The coolant jacket around the base of where the cylinder attaches is the clue, and the large square chamber on top holds the coolant. It would not have had a radiator, it relied on just sheer mass. The cylinder, conrod and piston are missing.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you for the additional info!

[@valerianosartoflight5712]

Remarkaably well preserved Mine (=

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, it is one of my favorites...

[@nephisilver3051]

Wow that was really cool !!!

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, this is one of our favorites...

[@sugarnads]

Holy carp just after upload!!!

[@fernandogonsalez3963]

I remember when my dad take me to mine in Mexico it was so cool

[@flyingprospector6292]

Love your videos! I envy what your doing. I wish I could have done the same! Due to health reasons now I can't. Keep it up so I feel like I'm there.

[@snowleaperd1313]

Being a Nevada native I have been out in the desert a lot. I actually found a open adit that hasn’t been close by the forest service south east of Silver City. If you would like I can give you the location and some pictures if there is a way to email you or something. Anyway great video!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Yes, please, if you could email me at [e-mail] that would be great!

[@snowleaperd1313]

@@TVRExploring Thanks for the comment and I sent you the details about the mines location . Hope the email gets to you! Safe Travels!

[@TVRExploring]

Awesome. Thank you. I'll check this evening...

[@patrickmcleod111]

**I'm like 90% sure that is a "hit and miss" engine, which is an internal combustion engine that can run off several different fuels** It looks like someone removed the front end of its cylinder. The top area at the front of the engine is the water reservoir that holds water, which surrounds much of the cylinder, which keeps it running cool. There's no radiator or coolant plumbing pipes or hoses. They were low compression engines. It appears to run the winch. But they were used to power ALL SORTS of stuff!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you for the detailed information. Much appreciated!

[@Dandle01]

Great video, thanks for exploring these mines. What are the pink tags in this and other mines I keep seeing. The obviously weren't there when the mines were in use. Are they from other explorers?

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. Those tags are from mine surveys that were conducted by more recent prospectors/geologists or where samples were taken.

[@Dandle01]

Ah that makes sense. Thanks again.

[@brianmiller4207]

The best mine video I have ever seen, you are nuts but in a good way. So scary!! Better than any horror move I have ever seen !! ^_^

[@TVRExploring]

High praise! Thank you very much...

[@kevinshowers6477]

Awesome historical relics and cabin. Snap E Tom Company started in 1930

[@christianbuczko1481]

The stories and newspapers appear to be a similar date too.

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, there was some great stuff here... Another viewer tracked down that particular edition of the Saturday Evening Post and it dates to 1916. I would imagine that the Snap E Tom came at a later date from someone that camped up there or perhaps even mine surveyors checking the site out a while ago...

[@oldschoolmoto]

lots cool stuff thumbs up fellas

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, this is one of my favorites...

[@adventureinventors]

Wonder if it was Cornish miners since everything was so finely and tightly picked.

[@oldschoolmoto]

hey chuck did you take a extra battery for the truck this time lol . im not delivering to nevada

[@ADITADDICTS]

d pete Why?! Lol

[@oldschoolmoto]

ha ha to save you a walk and you can always hook them in series to weld when you screw your truck up

[@rule62live90]

What are those layers of blue and green in the walls? Great video!

[@TVRExploring]

Although this was primarily a lead/silver mine, those are likely traces of copper.

[@Cthippo1]

How do you assess the risk posed by the dynamite, both sweating and stable? Obviously it's not something you want to pick up and play with, but it's also not a "run away, run away" situation, either. How dangerous is it and how do you assess that risk?

[@TVRExploring]

Dynamite that has nitroglycerin beads on it that are either liquid or in crystallized form is quite unstable and it doesn't take a lot to cause it to explode. In small quantities, that explosion would not necessarily be a problem. A big bundle of dynamite like that in the alcove of the mine here would have been a big problem for us if it had exploded. So, it is really a matter of not touching it (or anything that could fall onto it) and lowering our voices. Once that nitroglycerin has eventually evaporated away, you're just left with essentially a tube of sawdust which is completely inert and harmless. You'll notice in this video that there is a pile of sawdust on the ground near the other dynamite. This is dynamite that dissolved down to its core components over time...

[@Cthippo1]

TVR Exploring Ok, thanks for the info!

[@Cjchass77chassagne]

Sweet video I’m a little late.can dynamite ignite that easily?

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, when the nitroglycerin seeps out and beads up on the surface, it is very unstable. Eventually, it evaporates away and becomes inert.

[@herbwag6456]

Azurite? Interesting how high and dry this mine is. Coppermines in Upper Michigan mostly brimful of water.

[@TVRExploring]

This was primarily a lead/silver mine with copper and gold as secondaries... Yes, it is VERY nice to be able to visit mines that are not filled with water as that is what we normally experience.

[@frankmachado1010]

That engine used for cable looks alot like a motor I remember as a kid, it was called hit or miss or hit and miss, it would fire and the weights would keep it turning, the one here was used for cutting wood, the tank on top was where you put water and it looks like the head is pulled off that one, just wow, have not seen another in many years, massachusetts...not steam for sure..

[@TVRExploring]

I'd love to have this mine in operation...

[@user-td4gh6kj2z]

Can you explain the whispering around the dynamite thing? And what it means by sweating dynamite?

[@mcd2796]

Ryan White dynamite was nitro glycerin base so by saying its sweating it means that the nitro has started to separate from most of the time sawdust.

[@TVRExploring]

Yes, that is exactly right. The "sweating" is the nitro that has seeped out of the sawdust (it can also crystallize on the surface of the sawdust) and it is extremely unstable. Even just the vibrations from someone speaking loudly can set it off - and with a big bundle like that in a confined space, that would not have been healthy for us (although it undoubtedly would have made for good video if the memory card in the camera survived).

[@johanjanssens4530]

DO NOT, EVER, HANDLE OLD DYNAMITE ! Especially if it has been "sweating". 100 or so years old dynamite (nitroglycerin based) becomes chemically unstable with time, notwithstanding whatever stabilizers or absorbants it originally contained. On the other hand, sawdust or flour nitroglycerin dynamite, less than one year old since manufacture, was also chewed like tobacco and is safer to chew than tobacco for not containimg nicotine, it tastes very sweet. Many old miners were known to do that, rather than smoking in a mine. My two cents, for what it is worth. J.

[@roberts9785]

The old dynamite could just explode if you touch it?

[@markcantemail8018]

Chuck , Nice job Pathfinder spotting that mine . At 8 minutes the name is the Hole of Odd ? I like the different lengths of drills that they had arranged there to choose from . Did you Find " Enough Dynamite there Butch " ? You both live a charmed life , Thank you for The great Survey .

[@ADITADDICTS]

Mark Cant Email I'm a big fan of the hand steel my self. They had lots of it there! Yeah they had enough boom stick too, enough to blow the shit outta that safe just like the wild bunch did! " Woodcock?! Is that you in there?!"

[@ammobake]

When I was in the military we had to dispose of some old TNT once because it was sweating like that. I was allowed to go out with EOD to do the disposal. They had me hold 6 sticks of the dynamite at a time while they wrapped it with det cord and told me "you'll be fine just don't drop anything". we put some of it in a 9mm ammo can on top of the lid. The can was vaporized and the lid was driven into a crater a foot or two into the ground. I gave the lid to a close friend as a gift a few years ago. Was definitely one of those "pucker" moments in life. The lid had the paint vaporized off of it and was only slightly deformed.

[@TVRExploring]

Ha, sounds like a great experience... That is interesting about them saying it is fine as long as you don't drop it. I don't know enough about explosives to know where the limits are and so I've played it cautiously with dynamite I have come across. It would be nice to know where the limits actually are.

[@MegaJohnhammond]

24:24 reminds me of a room I once had at the Flamingo

[@lyndacompton1846]

Maybe I missed it what were they mining?

[@thecritic3710]

makes you wonder by what was left behind....

[@fritzkuhne2055]

copper

[@thecritic3710]

sure looks like they left a lot behind.

[@001desertrat3]

Lynda Compton -- From all of the Quartz, Limonite, Iron Staining, and other mineralization indicators ; I'd have to say that in all probability they were mining for Gold . -- < Doc, Miner for nearly 50 years , and Owner / Operator of a Gold & Silver Mining Claim > .

[@thecritic3710]

works for me....

[@yt650]

Where is you metal detector?

[@radmax1332]

Snap-p Tom...best bloody mary mixer goin'.

[@yt650]

That engine is valuable as a unit as you see it. Cylinder head missing. Easy to get a new/used one.

[@TVRExploring]

It is almost incomprehensible to me how they got it up there. The only route in is a narrow mule trail heading straight up the steep mountain...

[@deepbludude4697]

God Job!

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you.

[@KubotaManDan]

excellent

[@kanuckbrewero6118]

Wonder what they were mining?

[@TVRExploring]

This was primarily a lead mine.

[@johnricheson8465]

Looks like some nice azurite and chryscola in that mine tunnel.😊

[@shanemcguire170]

TVR & Exploring One Mine At A Time- Yes this is an old Bull Dog Hit and Miss Engine. Likely with a Robeling Cable Wench Set attached, I cant see the Wench Set company name. At any rate, this engine is missing is Piston, Connecting Rod and Cylinder Head Assembly. It looks like the clutch assembly is missing from the side which would have allowed the engine to "Freewheel" for easy starting so the other gears would not be engaged. So a little about these engines. They will run on Diesel Fuel, Gasoline, Kerosene, Alcohol and Natural Gas. These small industrial engines were used for operating wenches, air compressors, water pumps, saw mills and other equipment that could be useful to miners. They were also more fuel efficient than today's modern gasoline engines in our cars. They came in two different types. Hot Globe/Plug or Magneto. The Magneto type, think of your lawn mower, chain saw or roto-tiller. The Hot Globe or Hot Plug, had a cylinder head with a weird over hang that sort of resembled a Knight's Helmet. This required a blow torch to heat up the Wrought Iron "Glow Plug", then it would operate just like a Diesel Engine firing under compression. The compression fired engines were not as reliable as the Magneto type because once the Glow Plug cooled, sometimes the engines would stall and not fire. This particular engine has a Magneto, which was the coil, and a Points and Condenser assembly which I see has also been removed. This operated on a centrifugal clutch which had two weights that operated just like a distributor in older cars, the difference is instead of retarding or advancing the the timing it would control when the ignition sequence would happen. The governor at it was called was normally set to about 550 to 800 RPM. As long at the inertia of the flywheels was turning +/- 200 RPM inside that window the weights would remain "open" thus denying the ignition cycle and holding the exhaust valve open so the engine can freewheel. When the RPM, fell below that window, the weights would spring closed, completing the circuit for the Magneto Coil and, a mechanical release would close the exhaust valve gaining engine compression and the introduction of the air/fuel mixture just like a normal 4 cycle engine, (Intake, Compression, Power, Exhaust). This is the "POP" you would hear when these engines would "fire", hence the term Hit and Miss, (IE: "SLUSHA, SLUSHA, SLUSHA, POP, SLUSHA SLUSHA SLUSHA, POP). When the engine is under load it will sound like a Briggs and Stratton Lown Mower Engine only with a much slower RPM, these were only designed to run at a top of 800 RPM, mainly designed for torque, not speed. The comment about them being more efficient, these engines only burned fuel during the ignition cycle or when they were under a load. The remainder of the time the engine is turning over it is not burning or using any fuel. It is solely turning over based on the weight of the flywheels. They heavier the flywheels, the longer they would maintain idle RPM 450 to 550. The large square portion of the engine with the lid is a water tank. This was an early type of liquid cooling for these engines. In most cases plain water was used to cool them, though old manufacturer's manuals recommended a mixture of some type of fat or oil in the water to protect the cylinder jacket. When these engines are operated by collectors today, automotive type antifreeze is used as this preserves the iron not allowing it to rust away. Small Gas Engine Mechanic on You Tube restores these Hit and Miss Engines, check out his collection of this type of engine and the vertical piston type. They are really cool. Also for TVR or the other California viewers here. At the California State Fair there is a Hit and Miss Engine club that displays their engines. There are larger versions of these engines normally used in the Oil Fields. In fact there are some still operating today. The Oil companies normally used the Bessemer Type, as these were solely designed to operate on Natural Gas which is common with oil deposits, (My Grandfather worked for Phillips 66 during WWII). These large 25 Horsepower engines were used to power the oil pumps called Pump Jacks. Because of the Natural Gas, there was no reason to run Electricity out to the Pump Jacks to pump the oil. It was free fuel for the Oil Companies. In the case of some of these mines, if the company would hit a gas pocket during its operations, they would call in an Oil Company , like Phillips 66, have them seal and install a gas tap line allowing the mine a source of fuel gas to run their equipment via a Bessemer Engine or a string of smaller engines like this Bull Dog. When that was the case, these mines were often very profitable because they were not having to haul in fuel oil, Kerosene or Gasoline, (Benzene), as it was called to burn for fuel. Now having said this, please don't take this as a spoiler, but those Bull Dog Hit and Miss Engines are highly valuable to collectors. If anyone is thinking about purchasing one, before you do, look on E-Bay or some of the collector websites. You'll be very surprised... Lastly, Mr. McBride, your comment about loading that one up and taking it home... Yep that is exactly what you should have done! I would not have blamed you in the least. Finding this one with the Crankshaft not seized up, that is an absolute Gem!!! -Shane McGuire

[@TVRExploring]

As with the other videos you have left such details on, thank you very much for putting that out there for others...

[@shanemcguire170]

@@TVRExploring- Just happy to be contributing to your channel. I really think you guys are doing good work. Its of historical importance for future generations to see where some of our technology that makes our world what it is today. Many of the comforts at home we all enjoy came form the industrial and technological abilities of these pioneers. Yes the "so called" industrial revolution brought certain technologies, (IE: Steam, Internal Combustion Engines, Oil, Gas, Coal, Steel, Electricity and many other "comforts"), but I think what is often overlooked is that some of these technologies were born out of their sheer need, or they were discovered completely by accident. And... its important to have these mines, their technology and ingenuity documented and preserved. Lastly, I will continue to do my part on your You Tube Channel, (with your permission of course), and add information to areas and technologies I have an intimate knowledge of. Besides, hopefully one day we can meet up, and my wife and I can get to know you guys. In the mean time, keep up the great work. Again feel free to contact me directly via my E-Mail. -Shane McGuire

[@TVRExploring]

@@shanemcguire170 Well, thank you. Yes, your contributions are certainly appreciated. Indeed, I saw your emails, but it has been a crazy month and so I'm still way behind on emails...

[@paublusamericanus292]

not steam. see the water tank on top of the engine, and two flywheels. a spark and gasoline engine. probably around 4 to 8 hp. thus geared down, and able to move the world, slowly. but gas. pretty neat, would still work if you could find the head, and rejuvenate the rust in the cylinder bore. large piston, like at the turn of the century.

[@TVRExploring]

Thank you. It is almost incomprehensible to me how they got it up there. The only route in is a narrow mule trail heading straight up the steep mountain...

[@chuckhussey9761]

can u identify the different colors in this mine? Love these vids brother!!!

[@TVRExploring]

Glad you're into the videos... This was primarily a lead/silver mine. So, you're seeing that and probably some traces of copper as well.

[@jshilohshea381]

stacking those rocks isn't it called cobbling ?..and WHOA!! dynamite ?? imma gone !! lol ok I part 🐔 chicken.. glad you and Mr McBride stayed safe tho...thanks for sharing another awesome adventure !! looking forward to more...

[@AbandonedMaine]

J Shiloh Shea Gobbing.

[@Mercmad]

gobbing is an an American term for stacking waste rock in mines ,which is derived from the old English word, Gabion, which were wicker baskets stacked with rock,which were very effective defenses against cannon balls. I see gabions used today as architectural features using rocks stacked inside wire cages .In England Gobbing is slang for spitting.

[@ProspectorJosh]

13:26 No worries y'all, just stepping over 100 year old dynamite... You guys RULE!

[@TVRExploring]

LOL, all part of the fun!