Virginia City Nevada Mines- Underground tour of Virginia City

[@privatepilot4064]

I think I’ve been in the Chollar mine before it was commercialized back in the mid 1970s. Outside the mine I found several chunks of tailings with gold in them. I took them to an assayer in Virginia City. He told me that there indeed was gold in the ore, however, it would cost more to extract it than the gold was worth. I was in the Navy then at NAS Fallon and did a lot of exploring of Nevada in the three weeks my squadron was there. I’m sure today that ore would be worth it to extract the gold. We didn’t go but a couple hundred feet into that mine because we saw cat tracks and heard a distinct growl. We turned around and high tailed it out of there.

[@CRJourney20]

Now that is some interesting adventures to tell. Virginia City is an interesting area to explore. Really glad you checked out our channel and happy to hear about your time there. Thanks so much for watching;.

[@TheGrayLifewithJimPearl]

Loved the trips down into the mines. It is amazing the conditios the miners worked in. We got to visit a copper mine in Bisbee AZ. There they dressed you up in the coat, hardhats and you rode in on the train like the miners.

[@CRJourney20]

We've been in that mine in Bisbee....its the greatest. These were fun and a bit of a hike to get in there. Nice tours but love that Bisbee Train even more. Thanks for watching.

[@ColoradoMartini]

I have always loved going to Virginia City. I have never done any of the mine tour though. That tour guide was really good.

[@CRJourney20]

I can never get enough of the towns like Virginia City. It really has changed over the years. I remember years ago all the casinos they had. As a matter of fact I still have some cool stuff I won in those slot machines. Well that is not there but the town is still very cool. Thanks for the watch.

[@UnkleHeavy]

Very cool mines! I give the miners a lot of credit for working in those conditions, especially by just candle light! Watch that last step!!!

[@CRJourney20]

Just don't tell me not to fall as I will every time. The mines are incredible to see and to imagine how hard it must have been in those days. Thanks for watching.

[@donroy7825]

Hi, CR Journey 20 !! Thanks for taking us down these mines, very interesting tours 👍. Cheers, Don 👋

[@CRJourney20]

Going into the old mines is a part of the history of that area. We had a good time showing the history of this area as there is so much to see. Thanks for watching.

[@Viper6-MotoVlogger]

That’s cool that the flat iron cable was invented there. They sure had to invent processes and tools to meet the current needs. Awesome tour my friends.

[@CRJourney20]

Just imagine what you would have had to live without and make up on your own...it is unbelievable that they could do the things they did. Makes you appreciate the world we live in now more when you see the past. Thanks for watching.

[@enroutewithchuckandcherie]

It is a nice way to cool off! Gave her the shaft 😂 Very informative tour!! It was very interesting!! Miners have a tough job!! Got a little muddy there lol! Don’t worry that would have happened to us too 😂 Nice video!!!

[@CRJourney20]

Just had to see what it was like to get down and dirty. It really is interesting to see but the space is a bit tight. Thanks as always for watching.

[@delafoxchecks]

Wow this was a dope tour to take under the mines and the guide was so awesome

[@CRJourney20]

We had a great time doing this and it does not cost much. You get to see the way life was back in the mining days. Thanks for watching.

[@ShadowKSG]

thank you for sharing! interesting tours

[@CRJourney20]

It was a great to take the tours of the mines. Really a great adventure. Thanks for watching;.

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Great video; thanks for posting. I live about 9 miles from there.

[@CRJourney20]

We really enjoy seeing things in that area. You live in a great area for seeing these types of things. Thank you so much for watching.

[@Cactus521]

I've been to the first mine in the video, I'd drive to Virginia City from Reno just for the mine tour and browsing the shops there. It was such a nice place to visit when I was visiting my brother, a bartender for Harrah's and later Fitzgeralds. Sister Act's "Moonlight Lounge" was actually my brother's Fitzgerald's show bar where he let them film, one of his regular bar patrons is an extra in the movie at the bar and his roommate was an extra too. Both Harrah's and Fitzgeralds are no longer casino hotels, with the newer hotels further west becoming the center of the strip's gambling, and the competition from the Nugget in Sparks, more popular because of its huge indoor pool and spaciousness, shut Harrah's, the downtown Hilton, and Fitzgeralds down for good, ending their hey day in the 80's. Your mine video is well done, well photographed, and the first tour guide was a riot. I feel sorry for the carbon monoxide detectors though. Tough job, singing all day which probably inspired Maya Angelou's "I know why the caged bird sings". My first pet as a boy was a canary that did not sing, so my parents got it cheaply, and I taught it to sing, and like me, it would not stop communicating, but my folks were impressed and I grew up being a cat, dog, bird and horse whisperer. I can even call pigeons and ducks using my voice-my daughter when she was growing up said I channeled Mrs. Doubtfire and I sometimes think she wished I was a carbon monoxide detector so I would not bore her with my talking, lol.

[@CRJourney20]

We love going to Virginia City and make it a habit anytime we are in that area. It was especially interesting to see more than one mine in the town. We really want to see more of them. We were really disappointed seeing what has happened to downtown Reno and the casinos there. We also noticed that the small casinos of Virginia City are all gone as well. It is very sad to see it happen. Thanks so much for watching our channel.

[@Cactus521]

​@@CRJourney20 One reason casinos are declining outside of Vegas is the explosive growth of Native American gaming in places like Phoenix Arizona which is ringed with Reno sized casino/resorts, including Desert Diamond near our stadium complex in the west valley, just a half hour bus ride from my doorstep. I do not go there, worries about Covid, and they tore down their temp casino and built a new one, and hope to build a hotel/resort their some day. I always enjoyed casinos for their entertainment and music, more than for gambling which is not like it used to be in the days of the old simple mechanical machines where one played just one nickle, dime or quarter at a time and one could sit for hours being entertained by good local musicians on a couple rolls of nickles, dimes or quarters. Right after I turned 21, I took a bus trip to Reno, where my brother worked at Harrah's as a bartender, on a bus tour from Napa. I put in just one quarter in the first slot I walked up to and won $150.00. Our bus later took us to the Nugget, where I won another $75.00, and after food and some gambling to spend time, I netted about $175.00 from the trip. I never gambled much on those trips, I'd take bus trips sponsored by my Napa Employer, its former Wards store, now a Target, just to see my brother or be with my friends from the store, and for the scenic drives to Reno or sometimes Tahoe. I eventually worked as Non-Gaming and Entertainment Controller for Harrah's Tahoe, not because of a casino background, but from a guest service and hotel audit background, and after a year in that role and sadly right after my brother in Reno unexpectedly passed at a young 33 years of age, I was recruited by Bass (Holiday Inn), Harrah's parent company, to become a hospitality systems teacher and implementation lead. I flew on business trips for the hospitality industry from '92 to '00 two to three times a month until our daughter was born, then I left the road, now living in Phoenix, six months after her birth though my role still required travel about four times a year. So that is why I enjoy travel videos like yours, and having lived and worked in more than 40 US states because of my tourism career, I still learn new things about hospitality every day from those who enjoy travel like you do. You speak so well, you'd make a great tour guide, and I've met many in my profession until retirement in '15.

[@markfrench8892]

As always, another great video!

[@CRJourney20]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting as we do appreciate it.

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

Cool mine tour 😀

[@CRJourney20]

Thanks for watching. We love doing different stuff that is why we want to go in that mine museum you went to.

[@SoonerGirlTravels]

Very cool. Enjoyed the adventure

[@CRJourney20]

Thank you for watching. We had a great time doing this and glad we could share it.

[@JasmineApple]

Such interesting history!! Glad you're okay from your fall!! When you were showing the ground walking into the 2nd mine, I was thinking, "I would, for sure, trip & fall in there!" I think we have kindred feet! Good video!

[@CRJourney20]

Well could not help but show it since I not only tripped in but went in 2 feet deep in gray mud. Just checking to see how deep it was. You never know what will happen when you are carrying a camera. Thanks for watching.

[@groundbreakerexplore]

What a fun way to spend the day, keep on vlogging! Stay safe, stay connected

[@CRJourney20]

Enjoyed showing this and sharing it with all. Thanks so much for watching.

[@geezerpleasers_OG]

A fun journey, as always

[@CRJourney20]

Thanks so much for watching our journey beneath Virginia City.

[@papaspage2001]

Thumbs up 👍

[@CRJourney20]

Thanks for watching. We really enjoyed sharing our experiences in Virginia City.

[@drewwalker274]

I worked for the now owner of thhis mine in Tombstone AZ at the Good Enough mine

[@CRJourney20]

That was a really fun mine to visit. Thanks so much for watching.

[@Hogger280]

Although mules were often stabled in the mines during their working lives, they were NOT bred and born and raised in the mine !!

[@CRJourney20]

Very good information and great to know since we do a lot of traveling in Nevada. Thanks for watching.

[@FreedomFaithMimi]

Ponderosa Mine is a waste of money. Visit Berlin and ichthyosaur fossil in Nevada underrated.

[@CRJourney20]

Great recommendation on the fossil site and we will for sure check that out in the future. Thanks so much for watching.