Wild Descent In Magnificent 1800s Silver Mine

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@jasoncoburn1725 10 ай бұрын

Wow, what a find! I don't know how you guys so consistently find such good mines! You are blowing all the mine exploring channels out of the water!

@TVRExploring 10 ай бұрын

That's a huge compliment! Thank you very much...

@Getyourmomoffmygrom 10 ай бұрын

Need to research white county tennessee over 1100 mine were here

@fjell6543 10 ай бұрын

On the newspaper it says Clara Morris. She lived from (1846-9 - November 20, 1925) and was a Canadian/American stage actress of the Victorian Era. She wrote that she had an encounter with Mark Twain. Morris said that the person who was intended to introduce her onstage had missed their train and couldn't attend the performance. Twain offered to introduce Morris instead, and the two walked to the stage, arm in arm. "Thus we made our entrance upon the stage," Morris wrote. "The applause was hearty and prolonged. I thought it was for him, and made no acknowledgment -- he thought it was for me and waited unresponsive. We looked reproachfully at each other -- then we both bowed. The audience understood and laughed happily." Interesting what you find in a mine.

@TVRExploring 10 ай бұрын

Ah, very cool! Thank you for sharing the interesting details... That's a great Morris/Twain story.

@silasakron4692 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful vignette!

@Flent260 10 ай бұрын

Here’s a tip for trying to read inscriptions in the walls or in this case the bucket with writing. Hold your light from the side to cast a shadow on said writing. This is called raking light and it will help tremendously with reading such things. Hope this helps in the future.

@silasakron4692 10 ай бұрын

That bit of newsprint at the beginning blew my mind. Was not expecting that at all. Easily the oldest scrap I've ever seen, hell, heard of! Super cool. Oldest I've found was from the late 1890s.

@TVRExploring 10 ай бұрын

I definitely was not expecting it either! That really blew all of our minds...

@bobris 10 ай бұрын

Interestingly enough the newspaper is already archived online in case anyone wants to read it. It's at UCR, Daily Alta California, Volume 42, 23 January 1887.

@stevesyverson8625 10 ай бұрын

TVR Exploring always takes me along for a good time! The best.

@AUMINER1 10 ай бұрын

Impressive find! thanks for taking us along to places that most of us will never be able to see :)

@TVRExploring 10 ай бұрын

This is a good one!

@AUMINER1 10 ай бұрын

@@TVRExploring This mine had a lil of everything - old boots, not one but two jack legs, ore cart ( WITH wheels ) dynamite and boxes...and the cherry is BAGS OF ORE ! I sure hope you took some samples from those bags??? I'm curious how many mines you have sampled over the years - maybe you don't want to say here, since you are a mine owner.

@deepbludude4697 10 ай бұрын

Ive used those same airleg/jack leg drills, drilling underwater course I had lights, thermal pro, and top side support. I cannot imagine how these old miners toiled in near darkness for 8-12 hours a day its just mind blowing how hard these folks worked!

@Ed_in_Md 10 ай бұрын

Every time I see a TVR Exploring notification hit my screen I stop immediately to check out your video. It never disappoints. Thanks for another awesome video!

@MikeOrkid 10 ай бұрын

Still the best part of my Wednesdays. Loving the longer videos too.

@loucatozzi7656 10 ай бұрын

I've made maple taffy with a similar receipe in the past. Good finds. The "water drip" and "hard ball" are candy making terms for testing the consistency of the mix as you cook the water out of the syrup. Think of boiling down maple sap into syrup and then keep cooking into maple sugar, etc.

@abitterpill7331 10 ай бұрын

That is some of the best preserved wood I've ever seen in a mine. I'm amazed at the good condition of those dynamite boxes, stolls, and ladders. I'm glad you were able to document all of this stuff. Great finds Talc is nasty stuff. I'm not sure what types of mines are more prone to collapse: Placer mines, or Talc mines. I've seen plenty of placer mines in your videos, and on a few other mine explorers, I've seen evidence of dry-looking timbers just snapped like kindling in talc-heavy mines.

@007Aloysius 10 ай бұрын

Best mine explorer channel on youtube!. Anders (Sweden)

@brucevanderzanden9638 10 ай бұрын

Great explore of this mine Justin & friends! I look forward to your video every week ! Stay safe my friends!

@terrystewart2070 10 ай бұрын

Omigosh Justin! You guys are knocking it out of the park with your explores lately! Thank you for all your posts! At my age I will never do anything close to this, but I would have so been on board back when I was able.

@NewArcadian 10 ай бұрын

27:06 - the imprint of a century in the dust when you picked up the glove. Very satisfying explore, thanks.

@kimbra1132 10 ай бұрын

What a cool mine, I bet there is gold in there too. The white stuff looks like talc. The living museum mine. The artifacts from the 1880's to the 1980's are incredible. What a time capsule Justin, great mine.

@Murls 10 ай бұрын

Mate you are the real deal when it comes to mine exploring, love watching your videos, cheers.

@aridcrawler 10 ай бұрын

He truly is.

@williamwintemberg 10 ай бұрын

I saw the time on this video and I held off so I could watch it without stopping and I'm glad I did! What a treasure chest! All the artifacts are just mind blowing! Beautiful! Thanks Justin and Crew!

@samuelgilbert9734 10 ай бұрын

Yet another amazing mine! Thanks for showing it to us!

@silasakron4692 10 ай бұрын

Man, I'm gonna end up leaving a handful of comments on this one, sorry. I Should've just waited til the video was through, lol. The wooden ore buckets/skips?! Have never encountered those before, anywhere. I'm rather sure Graham is correct on those being 19th century. Incredible.

@TVRExploring 10 ай бұрын

Oh, yes, those were definitely 19th century... Pretty awesome, huh? It was so cool to come across those.

@joshuajackson6442 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I absolutely love love love this episode, thank you so much for your time and passion sharing this lost history with us all

@rolfsinkgraven 10 ай бұрын

A fantastic find, it is like walking around in a museum wow, very interesting from the start too the end thnx loved it Justin!

@f.k.burnham8491 10 ай бұрын

20:00- I believe that is a catsup bottle. 27:11- If I remember right, that is part of a jack leg drill. Part of the clamping assy. for the drill bit. 33:40- I believe that is a chemical bottle, or it could be a patent medicine. I have an almost identical bottle labeled nitric acid. (Could they have been using nitro there?) 35:15- Yes vinegar was used in food. I have the receipe for taffy that uses vinegar. Pretty tasty. My mother & I used to make it when I was a small child. It would be interesting to know what that white material is, if it is talc or something else.

@jilbertb 10 ай бұрын

What cool old mine and lots of unique items! Thanks for doing all the hard work for us to enjoy! ❤

@briane1924 10 ай бұрын

Hey! I've been looking for some Gargoyle Mobiloil 'E' for my Model T (especially for Ford Cars). Some Very Cool Stuff in that mine! Thanks for sharing your explorations.

@67volksrodder Ай бұрын

What an awesome mine. much cool stuff. Thanks for the adventure. Stay safe.

@richardgrumpywelsh2485 10 ай бұрын

My dad started to work in the mines at Park City after he got out of the army in 1919 and he worked there until he passed away in 1956

@TVRExploring 10 ай бұрын

He was out there during a golden time.

@GwynethThomas-t7q 10 ай бұрын

Great find! Thank you for going to these cool mines.

@larrykluckoutdoors8227 10 ай бұрын

Great job, best channel out there

@melvinchikato7933 10 ай бұрын

Justin and Crew another great exploration video. Your explorations are the most through and detailed I have come across! You continually knock it out of the park! Keep up the good work and stay safe. I would like to see you and your crew explore the Governor mine in Acton, Ca. It's a mile from my home. If you do, I will be happy to host you and your crew at my house. Mel The Ice Man Acton, Ca.

@jackprier7727 10 ай бұрын

What a great exploration of a terrific mine, thx for the tour-

@PeterCountVader 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Nice work fellas

@djspatrick 10 ай бұрын

In 1000 years from now, university scholars will watch 3D renders of your videos and marvel at the ancient practice of mining. That's if we haven't blown ourselves and the planet to hell.

@Carolb66 10 ай бұрын

Just loving your channel, the best American mine exploration by far! I can give it a thumbs-up before I've watched it all, can't do that with many other channels. ❤😊👍

@jarvislarson6864 10 ай бұрын

Wow this has to be one of the best mine explores in awhile.....freaking awesome! I Wish i could see it in person!.... wow just wow!

@casedoumasr656 10 ай бұрын

Great explore .You were showing some white fluffy mineral and the left and right side of the tunnel could it be asbestos that you seen ??

@IHUTCHI 10 ай бұрын

Wow! This one one of your best explores for artifacts that you have done since you found the underground train of ore cars in the Buca Della Vena Mine . Just really cool stuff everywhere. Thanks for showing it to us.

@seedy-waney-bonnie4906 10 ай бұрын

Super cool finds.

@leighsayers2628 3 ай бұрын

TVR. The best explore channel .. awesome !!

@rickbauer7976 10 ай бұрын

This is a great mine! Nice artifacts.

@davewebb9663 10 ай бұрын

Once again a mine that keeps on giving, how do you guy's keep finding these gems .. and as always stay safe and I'll see you in the next vid..cheers.

@SharonMorin-c2w 8 күн бұрын

I really appreciate you doing this. I live in Alabama and will be moving to Oregon this next year. I look so forward to trying some of these things. I am such a vintage/history freak. Thank you!!

@SharonMorin-c2w 8 күн бұрын

I know you're in Washington, but.....

@silasakron4692 10 ай бұрын

Not often do you get to see drills of such vintage, especially in the underground they were (likely) operated in; they're drifters/bar and arm drills, the antecedents of the more modern airleg drills/Jacklegs which were invented after WWII and mostly adopted en masse during the '50s. Those unit steels you observed earlier fit the time period for those older style drills that had evolved from the basic Leyner, so your appraisal of the last era of operation being during the 1920s (possibly up into the early '30s even) would be my guess as well. Neat little set of workings, this!

@VegasCyclingFreak 10 ай бұрын

You guys found the mother lode of intact dynamite boxes! The bit of newspaper from 1887 is pretty amazing too.

@MrShotlighter 10 ай бұрын

Incredible to see that near intact wooden kibble at 8:20. In the UK you'd just find some rusty bands & the handle lying in the mud!

@67volksrodder 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Lots of artifacts. Interesting how they were able to do all that back then.

@Danzoid61 10 ай бұрын

17:28 Brings out some relief. 1st line: "AllCutt Packing Co." (They are mentioned in old newpapers from the late 1880s.) Last line: "Kansas City, MO.", The middle line says "---CERPINES" (or similar) "FAMILY LARD"

@MrWhips243 2 ай бұрын

I believe it actually says Armour Packing Co. Would make sense because they had a massive factory in the west bottoms of KC around that time period.

@Danzoid61 2 ай бұрын

@@MrWhips243 Sorry, but No. The name is clearly "Allcutt Packing Co.".

@MrWhips243 2 ай бұрын

@@Danzoid61I see an M, an O, and an R before packing. Its hard to read no doubt, just had another theory about what it could say. In fact theres other comments saying it says armour, not very clear at all

@Danzoid61 2 ай бұрын

@@MrWhips243 I disagree. If you go to the exact timestamp I gave, (or @17:22,) you can clearly see it says "ALLCUTT". You are misreading the C as O and the double L as an M.

@haphazard1342 20 күн бұрын

It's the latter moments of 17:29 just before 17:29 when he pulls the camera away and the light from the side casts the embossed letters into clear relief. Absolutely "Allcutt Packing Co", "Family Lard". I would have to step through the frames on my computer to get the rest of the letters.

@leighsayers2628 9 ай бұрын

Wow ..what an amazing mine ..looks like its huge ..just a fabulous explore ..thank you very much for showing this its just anazing what the old timers achieved ..just such tough men never to be seen again .. amazing.. From Australia 🦘🦘🦘

@DeadReckon 10 ай бұрын

Y'all should really get up to Cerro Gordo sometime, soooo many lost mines out around that town. Keep up the great work!

@aridcrawler 10 ай бұрын

Hard no.

@DeadReckon 10 ай бұрын

@@aridcrawler Why not?

@charlesvannest2521 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@billywilliams2521 3 ай бұрын

Yours is one of the best videos I have seen in a long time. Great finds that was a bottle from around the 1910s I've seen them before. Wondering if this was a gold or silver mine. The rock looked very good, not so many collapses. Hey thanks.

@popsasylumbukkshitshamen3583 10 ай бұрын

I like yer history of the artifacts . 😮 Thanks alot great show*****

@mickjohansson68 10 ай бұрын

Good job guys 👍

@Patrick-ml1mg 10 ай бұрын

Man I've been a subscriber for a min now. Every video i watch just keeps getting cooler and cooler. Question though how's you're mine going haven't seen anything on that in a while just wondering. Keep exploring 💯💯

@LookAtThisRock 10 ай бұрын

This is so cool and dear god you guys are brave for exploring it! From the pick axes to the olive jars (sure that wasn't moonshine jars) you found some awesome remains of a world long gone. Did you find any cool rocks while down there?

@markhooper5824 10 ай бұрын

That was so interesting you guys. I didn't want it to end..👍

@sanchezbrown6234 10 ай бұрын

Cool to see!

@TheSilmarillian 10 ай бұрын

Hello again from Australia what a great mine indeed.

@davidsnider1703 10 ай бұрын

Wow, best mine ever. This is Great!!!!!

@daveg2104 10 ай бұрын

The lard bucket is a bit difficult. Kansas City Mo. but can't make sense of the company name. Maybe refined family lard. Families obviously used a lot of lard back in the day. Just a suggestion Justin, but if you could shine the light from some different angles, that might help in cases like this.

@haphazard1342 20 күн бұрын

When he pulls away at 17:28 to 17:29 you can read it better. Top part is "Allcutt Packing Co", bottom definitely "Family Lard". He needs to learn to shine the light from the side. Helps when the letters are embossed to throw a shadow, and it helps reduce glare from ink on flat letters.

@cookudysu90 10 ай бұрын

Cool video

@VikingExploration60 10 ай бұрын

Those barrels you found on the first pitch down, here in the UK they are called Kibbles and were used for hauling rock and mineral up and down a shaft. Later these would have been replaced by metal tubs then larger skips. Wooden Kibbles also date back to 16th century and earlier mining, by the 18th Century wood had been replaced by metal.

@David-jn4fx 10 ай бұрын

I love old shit! You boys show the best 🤩 Jeremy Justin 🤩 Awesome explore..

@grimple 10 ай бұрын

Yeah that newspaper scrap was stellar!!! 👊😎

@keithrimmer3 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing guys that was an interesting explore the wooden ore kibbles were very interesting and are very old, I would love to run them ore bags and see what the value was

@dirtypawsgoldadventures 10 ай бұрын

The ones with the smallest /and hardest openings always seem to hide the biggest surprises. Sure the entry is caved a bit but how was everything fit in there. Super awesome as always. If you guys could do a video on cave entry safety equipment you use that would be awesome. I want to explore deeper in local mines but do know what environmental reading equipment is best.

@gingerbread6614 10 ай бұрын

Love ya. Thank you tons.

@stevesyverson8625 10 ай бұрын

Do the scratch test with steel and you will know if it is calcite or quartz. Steel is 5.5 and quartz is 7 on Mohs hardness scale. Calcite will be scratched and quartz will not.

@Donaldperson7 10 ай бұрын

That looks like a real good mine to prospect!

@lh6551 9 ай бұрын

What a neat mine especially with all of those artifacts from the ore buckets to the ore cars! That hood/vent you found, do you think it would have been part of a blacksmith station? Or was that too deep into the mine for such a thing? Great video!

@darinday6930 10 ай бұрын

Very cool. ...Havnt seen a break rack used in a minute.

@moodpictures 10 ай бұрын

HELLO FROM DENMARK.

@jefffleming8103 10 ай бұрын

Remember take nothing but pictures and memories..leave nothing behind but foot prints 👍

@wranglerjoe 7 ай бұрын

Vacuum Oil Company was started in October 4, 1866. It merged with Standard Oil in 1931.It was steam cylinder motor oil. Nice finds in artifacts.

@Dave_9547 10 ай бұрын

Someone may have commented earlier, but that glass bottle at 33:18 with the unusual top, usually has a glass stopper instead of a cork from some I have seen. I guess it would depend on if the inside of the neck is tapered or not.

@rileymanderscheid9805 9 ай бұрын

1st do you or can you Show the maps of these mines? As hard as I try to follow where you are--I get lost fast. I'm glad your little "sphincter check" was just that and nothing more. I would constantly be worried about having light down there. Batteries are heavy and you said you were down there over 12 hours? I'd freak before I really freaked lol. Excellent content

@jd3497 10 ай бұрын

What is happening in your Gold mine??

@paulcooper9135 10 ай бұрын

41:00 ... so did a Miner invent the game Chutes & Ladders? 57:21 ... that pipe was very Interesting. I think it confirms your theory that the collapse behind you was intentional ... a natural collapse usually has the pipe running into it, and that one has been disconnected ... What an incredible mine!!! Thanks for the adventure 🇨🇦

@wayneiona 10 ай бұрын

Excellent

@davegrummett1263 10 ай бұрын

A very interesting mine, Justin. Thanks for sharing. I am guessing those ore bags must have only had silver ore in them, or else they would have likely been scooped by someone over the years. Too bad talc is only worth a few hundred dollars per ton. Otherwise, you could have mined and sold it to pay for furthering your exploration beyond the collapse(s). :)

@AquaPeet 10 ай бұрын

Wow... those huge sticks of dynamite... The blast of those things would've been pretty mineblowing! LOL

@-r-495 10 ай бұрын

those artefacts are very period correct, the rough wood, the tools, the whole mine just looks „closed before 1900, nobody been here“! better watch ones step when walking off the beaten track, a hole like around min 13-14 isn’t what one wants to stand in. thank you for taking us with!

@-r-495 10 ай бұрын

22:50 sounds like the days of the Poison Squad

@slimwantedman6694 10 ай бұрын

Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota

@timothymilam732 10 ай бұрын

Once again y'all have come across another great adventure far into the mountain, and found things that haven't had any sort of light for who knows how long in some sections. I didn't see and cans of carbide as one usually does in the mines from that Era, nor candle stubs, and if the one's that put the plastic pipe in place had electrical power. Then they removed all evidence of it every being there, because normally they leave lots of components behind as they retreat out of the mines. Question how much rope do y'all on average leave behind for whatever reason, because I know that there's been times y'all exit completely different ways than you entered. As always enjoyed the tour, and your thoughts on what took place those many years ago .

@billywilliams2521 3 ай бұрын

That second bottle is a 1900 blown in a mold, could have been anything from medicine to liquor. Man that shot looking straight up and out , best shot in a long time.

@darrenbeavers8099 Ай бұрын

Looks like someone wiped their a$$ with that newspaper lol 😂

@ericcorse 10 ай бұрын

Wow considering it's a silver mine it turned out to be a gold mine.

@TVRExploring 10 ай бұрын

Well said...

@richardwarnock2789 10 ай бұрын

There was big gold there ✨️!!!; )

@my81shovelhead 10 ай бұрын

Awesome explore .those old oil tins are very valuable and collectible. Especially with the ford writing on it.easily worth $200it was the stamped top which helps the value.never leave old oil cans in the mines they are valuable for sure .thanks again great video

@otagogold2236 10 ай бұрын

Yes correct, to collector's these oil tins are worth big dollars, especially the larger mobile oil one with Ford on it.

@BrandonMitchell84 10 ай бұрын

i hope this place is protected...some of this is worth a lot of money, ive seen worse condition boxes go for 400-800 each

@TVRExploring 10 ай бұрын

No, it isn't protected. Very few of them are...

@yankee2yankee216 5 ай бұрын

We are often warned about going in old mines, but this one seems perfectly stable, i.e. reasonably safe, if you are extremely careful.

@CSXEK 3 ай бұрын

That news paper is 137 years old! That paper is 137 years old I can’t believe it’s lasted that long without being preserved

@jakegalvin8509 3 ай бұрын

That bucket of rocks and newspapers is definitely a portable toilet 😂😂

@VikingExploration60 10 ай бұрын

Is that powdery white stuff spent carbide, on second thoughts it may be decomposed chalk or talc

@Boga217 10 ай бұрын

That mine I bet is still ore rich. It looks as if the crew shut it down to go to war, home or illness and age..and just never came back to work.

@Boga217 10 ай бұрын

The newspaper and dynamite boxes make me lean towards a miner who got old...about a 30-40year span would be a working career in those days and it was probably a couple old timers working it together till the end.

@zerofox7347 10 ай бұрын

The woods slats from the ore bucket we’re laying at the side of it. It looked like it could have been repaired fairly easily. Idk if you guys think that would be wrong or right but it would be cool to see the bucket repaired.