The Mine That Is A Natural Museum - Unbelievable Artifacts

What have you Good morning, mine fans. >> Good morning. >> Tom and Julie here bright and early. We're going to attempt today to go down the shaft. So, we need a rope up to do that. Let's enjoy a little bit of the view here before we go underground for today. All right, let's go. We got a little ways to go up this way. We are back in the hoist room and we're going to go down the shaft, which is right here. >> You guys want to know what's down there and so do we. So, Tom's going to rope down and check it out. >> Hopefully I've got everything set right. You want to stand back over here once? I've got a safety. All right, let's do it. >> Okay. Good luck. Be careful. >> It's a leap of faith every time you do this. >> I know. >> Cuz it's certain death if everything fails. All right, we'll see you later. >> Okay. >> It's going to be a long way back up. >> I know. It's a long jog up. It will be. >> It's a level right here. >> Okay. So, it looks like a level right there, so we'll check back with him in a minute. Okay, so Tom's down about 80 ft. He says that there's some really cool stuff down there, so I'm going to gear up and climb down there and we'll meet up down there. >> Okay, I'm down here on a level. Julie's on her way down. I can't really get out there because of the debris field she's throwing down on me. I don't see her yet. There she is. >> Hey. >> Oh, boy, huh? What have we got? >> What a long way >> [laughter] >> down here. >> What have we got our shows into now? >> I know. All kinds of excitement. >> You got to go down [clears throat] a little lower or you can't get in here, though. Step on the rail behind you. >> Can I let me get down a little bit? >> Yeah, you got to go a little further. There you go. Let's try not to muck up the ore car cuz that's its natural state there. There's a lot of debris that has fallen down the shaft on it, but see the little flat car? >> Oh, neat. Oh, cool. >> Okay, so we are about 80 ft down. In fact, while I'm looking at this thing, I'm going to move it because we might go down lower. The shaft continues down at a fairly sharp angle, like uh 75° or more. This cool little flat car and the wheels are still there. It looks like it's metal a metal bed on it. And oh, see, here it's got this hoop for probably they probably had a shaft bucket maybe that would sit in that hoop. Now, you can see on there there's a hammer >> Oh. >> There's a hammer that's broken. Like a two or three pound hammer. Okay, then there's a couple chisels there or drill bits. >> Okay. >> What's that? >> This is This one is a drill bit. >> A drill bit. >> Oh, yeah. >> You're trying to look down. >> So, different size bits. >> And then There's a nice can here, too. It's still got some writing on it. I wanted to see um I wanted to see if we could read it cuz I see those cans but I I never get to Oh my god, look at this. Look at >> What is it? >> It's a miner's headlamp. Oh my god, look at that. >> Oh man. Oh. >> Oh man. You don't find those very often, do you? >> That is so cool. >> It still Is it Is that the reflector, too? Or is that It's missing the reflector, isn't it? That is so cool. >> So, it says made in USA Autolite. >> Autolite, yeah. >> Patented Universal Lamp Company. >> This is the cap for the water. This is the adjuster for how much water drips in there. The more you drip, the more acetylene it makes. >> It says on right here. >> And then the carbide calcium carbide would be in the bottom part there. And then the the uh I think this igniter, right? >> What's that? >> That's like a little lighter, like a Zippo lighter. >> Mhm. >> And then these are That's your little jet. That is way too cool. >> Mhm. >> That's just sitting right here. It's barely even dirty. >> I know. >> I'd like to see this thing roll just a little bit if we could. >> Okay. >> Since it probably hasn't rolled for a while. You want to get on the shelf though. >> No. >> Can you pull it? >> Mhm. >> Oh, there's still a lot of stuff on in there. >> Mhm. >> There it goes. That hasn't rolled for a while, has it? >> No. >> First roll in what, probably >> many moons. >> Look at it, still goes just right. Here, there's this can here. Now, we've seen these before, but I've never seen one with a label on it. So, Julie's going to carefully pick it up cuz there is a label on this side, there might be one on the other side, too. >> Mhm. >> Oh, cool. What is that? Is that like a head frame? >> I know, it's it's in like a Asian print tea garden. >> Oh. >> And it's like a >> Oh, it's like a trellis. What do you call that? >> Like a shade. That is cool. I never knew that was tea. >> Tea Garden Brands. Pacific Coast Syrup. Yeah, so Pacific Coast Syrup Company. >> I wonder if >> San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland. >> Oh, wow. >> Yeah. >> We've seen those cans before. I remember the fluted top like cuz this is made to fit like a um you know, it's not threaded, it's made to fit like a cork. >> Oh, right. Yeah. >> Stopper. >> Mhm. >> That is cool. >> That's awesome. >> Well, we're not even 10 ft into the level and it's already been pretty cool. There's a neat little flat car in there. I mean, maybe that explains too why there's not a big skip track here. Maybe they just used a bucket. But that seems like a lot of excavating just for a bucket even just this shaft. Let's move into the dip a little more. See what happens. There's another can here. There's also some fabric, but it's pretty well shot. This thing over here. There are no mice in this level. It's They must not be able to come down that vertical shaft because I haven't seen any mice or rats, I mean. I haven't seen any rat poop. Yeah, they've been in here. There's some colors here. Tracks are here. There's a swap bucket. The stick in it is still in there. There's a little bit of a cave here. So there's a fuel can and what's that other little can below you there, too? Nothing. >> Nothing. Well, something. >> Yeah, something. There's a little bit of a side cut here. Not much, though. Some rail. I wonder where this rail came from. Why it's here. Nothing on the fuel can. Lot times that's kerosene. >> Ouch. Oh, boy, those are sharp rocks. >> I know. >> I guess I shouldn't have my knee pads on. And a little uh stemming stick. Or tamping, if you like. For stuffing your dynamite in the holes. Now, here was a ladder. Apparently, it gets a little moisture in some of these spots, huh? And there's the vein up there. You see the drill holes where they were drilling straight up with their stoper drills. Beautiful vein in this mine. Couple little stalls here. Another fuel can. Put the rope on it. >> Yeah, it had rope on it. >> Is that a um plastic cap cap tin? >> Um I don't >> You can't tell until you unless you find the tops. >> Yeah. >> The tops will say uh >> Probably was, uh-huh. >> Uh cap company. Here's another working platform. On a couple of stalls. This one goes a little higher up, doesn't it? >> Yeah. >> Oh, it felt some fabric underneath me. Burlap. Two burlap sacks. See, look at you don't see any rat poop in any of this stuff. And this is another very small stope. And the beautiful vein. Is that it already? >> That's it. >> Oh, that's a small level, isn't it? >> Yeah, they're small. >> What's is that marlin? >> Yeah. Let's go that way. >> Can you go that side? There's the face of this little drift. Well, that's a small level. >> Yeah, it is. >> I guess this vein pinched down, huh? >> Yeah. >> Okay, let's go backtrack. Well, look at this flat wall here, this hanging wall. Well, for a small level, it gave us some pretty good artifacts, didn't it? Oh, there's another drill bit. Good find or that's a That's a hand. Well, that's a little scaling right in there. >> Is it? >> Well, the way it's curved. >> Or not. But, that's pretty cool. A curved pick. Or a chisel. You never know what you're going to find in here. >> I know. >> Just debris. >> Stuff. I think we should go down here. >> It looks like it just stops right there. >> Mhm. I'll go up. >> Oh, there's a box or something back there, wood. Is that just a chunk of wood? >> It's a dynamite box. >> Oh my god, this can't be. No kidding. >> No. >> Is it all there? >> It's a full dynamite box. >> Wow. >> With the bottom and everything. >> Look at this, not even dirty cuz it's there's no air blowing around in here. Wow. I'll bet you that It like it has a had had oil in it. I'll bet you that was used up in that hoist room. >> Wow. >> That's the end that was up apparently, huh? Cuz of the dust. Okay, can you turn it? There's the side I'm looking for. This is the end where it explains what this is. It says 50 lbs. Go ahead. >> DuPont explosive >> DuPont? Oh yeah, I see the DuPont label in the middle. >> explosive DuPont high velocity What's this? I can't read >> 40% strength >> Oh, gelatin. 40% strength, November 15th, 1944 >> 1944 See that? That box must have been used up in the See how oily it is? >> Yeah. >> That box must have been used up in the um hoist room for parts in that. >> It's pretty awesome. >> It's pretty awesome, right? Okay, we're back to this area. Now the question is do we want to go down further? We're both kind of dinged up. We're already 80 ft down. And I was looking further down. It's pretty steep. There are a couple of foot holes, but what do you think? Should I try to go further down? Oh my god, I can hear you guys all saying yes from behind your phones and computers. All right, let's try it. >> Okay, Tom is roped back up and he's going to go down and check out and see if there's another level below us. Because inquiring minds want to know. >> I don't know if I can. Yeah. >> I think the hardest part is getting out there. >> Yeah, I don't want to jump out here. >> No. >> All right, here's leap of faith right there. Oh. >> Oh, watch out. Okay, here he goes. >> Yep. >> All right, we'll see you later. >> Okay. >> Ouch. Be careful if you come down and double-check all your stuff. >> Okay. >> One way is down. >> Yeah. >> Well, look at that. I'm at the very end of my rope. I didn't even have a foot extra. I'm 200 ft down. That's looking back up. There's not a level down here. If there was, it's caved out. It might have gone that way, but it doesn't anymore. Here's a dead fox. So, there's the dead fox. I see bugs crawling on it, so it's not that terribly old. And if this ever was a level, one of these things stinks. If this ever was a level, it's not now. I'm guessing it might have been, but it's not right now. You can't get through there. That's definitely a fox. Boy, he stinks. Let's see what's up here. I guess they were just following this vein. Man, I'm going to be whooped when I get out of here. Let's see what's over here. I can't even make it up this hill. Wow. There's nothing here, either. They took a pretty big chunk down here, though. All this. >> [sighs] >> This is a big hanging wall behind me, huh? >> [sighs] >> Wow, what a trip. Some of the things I do. This is the other side. That's down where that fox is. It's really steep right here. You don't realize it. I can barely make it up there. >> Okay, hard to see but there's Tom making his way up. Slowly but surely. >> Okay, I'm working my way up this shaft. I'm standing on a small ledge here. This is looking back down. A little bit of loose debris coming down but not too bad. This is looking up. >> [sighs] >> I'm about halfway to Julie from the bottom. >> Hi there. >> I'm tired. >> I know you are. [laughter] You just got her, to my level anyway. Then you can have a little rest. He's just about got it. >> [laughter] >> As he tips over. >> That is a long ways. >> I know. All right, let me help you out. Okay, made it. Just about. >> Well, that rope is so heavy hanging below me that I can't get up. >> [laughter] >> Yay. >> That is tough. >> It is. Good thing you're tough. >> Julie's going to head on up while I rest up for a minute here. Don't go swinging out there like Tarzan and Jane though. >> No, I'm going to try to creep on the side, yeah. >> And I'm going to try to keep your balance. All right, be careful. >> All right. >> If you hear something starting to fall, duck. >> Okay. >> Duck your head down. Julie the mine explorer. >> Whose idea was this anyway? >> You know whose it was. >> Huh? >> You know whose it was. It's always your idea. Let's go down that shaft. Maybe there's something cool down there. >> Well, there was this time anyway. >> I know. Yeah, it's still here, too. This stuff right here. Miner's headlamp, a cool can, a hammer, and three chisels. And of course, the little flat ore car. All right, I'm not going to lean over anymore since I'm off rope here and I don't want to go back to the bottom. So, we'll see you later. >> See you. >> Tom's making it up the home stretch. >> Yeah, it's easier without my heavy pack on. >> Yeah, I pulled up the pack. >> I pulled the pack up. >> Which was heavy. >> It'll make a man out of you. Or in your case, a stronger woman. >> Here he is. >> [clears throat] >> Almost. >> We were just noting how rotten it is underneath this. >> Yeah, this is all rotten. >> Yeah. Oh. >> Forgot about that little detail. >> Yeah, I did the same thing. >> Well, we're packing up our gear from our exploration of this 200-ft deep shaft with only one level about 80 ft down. I forgot to look at the candlestick pick marks in the uh in the on the beam here. You can see this is all wax. They would stick their pick in there for a little light. That kind of tells you the age of the mine if they were still using candles. Hello, little lizard. You're the same color of the sand, aren't you? Are you going to scoot off? Well, we're loading up the Jeep after another fun explore. We finished that mine off. So, that's going to be a wrap for today. >> Thanks for watching the video today, you guys. We hope you enjoyed it, and we'll see you on our next adventure. >> All right, sounds good.