A Particularly Remote Hike to the Buckthorn Mine and Cabin

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4 ай бұрын

To reach this mine and cabin, I hiked a total of around 18 miles roundtrip. In my opinion the trek and slog to this site was well worth the effort! I seen some really cool artifacts inside the mine including multiple motor oil cans, dynamite boxes, grease cans, bottles and outside there was even an engine and hoist setup fully intact. It's pretty rare to see a mine with all the working parts still in place, hell even the rail is usually stripped out especially right inside the portal. I spent the night inside the cabin so I could explore most of the mine workings but even then I still didn't get to see everything. Definitely warrants a part 2 and I'd like to restore the cabin to some length, sad to see it in such a state of deterioration. Hope y'all enjoy this one.

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@Askjeffwilliams 4 ай бұрын

now that was a cool find ...an old winch in the middle f now where ....so cool .... would have checked out the very bottom though ....imagine hauling all the equipment up there ....they were tough as nails I tell you .....good explore and keep'em coming my brother

@livingabovethe12th 4 ай бұрын

That piece by the sink is an older car jack. "Dodad" by lift engine is an old grease gun.

@CraigLinsley 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, but he sure knows his bottles and jars good though!

@mineadventures7938 4 ай бұрын

if i recall the hike is 2000 foot of gain. i barely hobbled into the cabin, so ahh, cool, cuz, i didnt see the mine and i ain't never making that hike again. glad you young men can make the hike and explore. very cool, wish i could have seen it, i was so close. but i still had to hike back.

@Bevportraitartist 4 ай бұрын

I like that you don't steal the artifacts..and what you pick up you replace it back in it's original location 😊

@jmarsh3347 4 ай бұрын

At 24:00, those are the remains of a firepot for a forge, very early too. Really nice find. The first thing you picked up was the firepot, still had the clinker breaker in it. Next to that is the tuyere, which you didn't pick up, it conducts airflow from the blower to the firepot. Also a very nice find, rare.

@patlash8392 4 ай бұрын

The frame at the beginning is a late 1930's Dodge-Chrysler-Desoto. All those other parts may be off the same car. Your video's with the artifacts are always my favorite!

@garyvanmeter4911 4 ай бұрын

I heard that it was an Airfklow.

@davidrussell8795 2 ай бұрын

Looks like an explosion blew up that old caw! Cuz in Detroit they usta build caws, but now theyz building cars in China !

@bluwtrgypsy 4 ай бұрын

Another great video. I appreciate the research and time and effort you put into your videos. I also hope you have an in-reach with you when your buddies are not with you. Be safe and thank you so much.

@kurtpeterson315 4 ай бұрын

When you're hungry that meal is the best thing you ever had!

@dezertraider 4 ай бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH,THAT WAS FANTASTIC! SAFE TRAVELS..

@crchuckh6852 4 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing, two thumbs up

@robertmccully2792 4 ай бұрын

One of the few that spends the night👍

@Obamasama-tr8nl 4 ай бұрын

Great episode! It had camping and hiking and scenery and mine exploring. I really enjoyed it!

@edwardaustin740 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for yet another great video. It's well appreciated. I might sound like a broken record but be careful.

@WesternMineDetective 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I get it all the time but I appreciate you stating that I need to hear it

@williamnielsen3947 4 ай бұрын

you always put max effort in your videos, much appreciated

@user-qf1it8jc9y 4 ай бұрын

It's a good thing this mine is a long hike, that has helped it stay in the condition it is still in. Thanks for taking us along with you once again!

@grandfatherrabbit 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for another awesome video.

@SharonMiller-po6rp 4 ай бұрын

Captivated by the area, the story, all of it. Wish I could have been there but next best thing.

@paulcooper9135 4 ай бұрын

Ending on a high note! More to explore! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

@OregonAuExploration 4 ай бұрын

Lots of history, thanks for sharing 👍

@OdySlim 4 ай бұрын

Fine job Western Mine Dective! I always enjoy your videos. Regards from Ody Slim

@leighsayers2628 4 ай бұрын

Fabulous vision ..thank you .. From Australia

@roberthuether5618 4 ай бұрын

One of your very best! Thank you.

@niallwesterfield7232 4 ай бұрын

You def need to keep this up! It’s like you found a new trend of pyramid tour videos!

@mikebrown0262 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this trip, that's one amazing mine site. Can't wait to see part 2!!

@ExploringCabinsandMines 4 ай бұрын

Nice work!!

@WesternMineDetective 4 ай бұрын

Thanks alot! Hope you enjoyed

@lindatanner8726 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for letting us see old history. I wish I could do this every day. Awesome! 🌟🌟🌟

@TnTMyers2010 4 ай бұрын

Biscuits and Gravy for dinner! Great choice! Love our blue enamel ware - cleans up beautifully after being in the fire. Seriously - another great exploration and great finds! A must return to to see what else it has to offer!

@BurgundyKRO 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video dude! You kick ass ;)

@davegrummett1263 4 ай бұрын

You certainly do find some very interesting and intact mines.

@casedoumasr656 4 ай бұрын

Well now a hike of 18 miles round trip at is quite the journey and finding that machinery .Nice you found another portal. We can see that the road was basically washed out but maybe in another direction there may be a road allso at one time. Thank you for the tag along looking for a return some day in the near future take care⛏️🤔

@dayhikedave 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for all your efforts. Fun stuff. Would love to trade you hiking areas for a week. Stay safe 👍🙂🙏

@pariariver302 4 ай бұрын

We liked every minute of this video. It left us feeling upbeat as much as your presentation was.....thanks so much.

@NaomisAdventures 4 ай бұрын

That was a great video. Cool mines and finds

@jmarsh3347 4 ай бұрын

I watch a lot of "explore " videos, very few have this much to show in one video. What a fantastic mine, had everything and you did a great job putting as much in as you did. Thanks very much!

@WyomingTraveler 4 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this mine exploration, took you some effort to get there

@annemarks7367 4 ай бұрын

Great video and great trip. Glad you shared it with us. The large metal oil/RPM cans look like seats for the old miners. Really enjoyed your video. Thanks.❤❤

@Kbrusky15 4 ай бұрын

Love your content and have been watching your backlog of stuff. Exciting to see a new video. Plus you make me want a Jeep now lol

@tracyfreeman1000 3 ай бұрын

Definitely one of your most interesting explores, beautiful topography, the mines weren't too shabby either.

@droberts73543 4 ай бұрын

Nice area and was cool to see you roughed it to continue to the journey and make me wish for more

@user-so3qr5zz7d 4 ай бұрын

❤❤❤I hope you can find your own gold mine someday and you get all of the gold for yourself ❤❤❤❤

@toddrohrlach8336 4 ай бұрын

The old shed is lined with old Kerosene tins or the like, flattened out you can see the crease marks.

@henkvanbeek1400 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this nice adventure, everything looks good preserved for the long time it was not used. Thank you for not taking anything out of this mine and leave it there for the next adventure person. I liked every second of this video.

@edwardmcewen 29 күн бұрын

Your channel has rapidly become my favorite notification on KZfaq. Thank you for all the great content!

@user-RustyBill 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video with content like that it didn’t even seem like an hour long.

@MrBinBootin 4 ай бұрын

Greetings from across the pond Brighton, England. Great video thanks so much for posting. Keep up the amazing work look forward to your videos. Cheers Western Mine Detective

@MrRoughknuckles 4 ай бұрын

Good to see ya!

@dougcarnahan4228 4 ай бұрын

That was paints!! … Not Pants Great video as usual 😂

@WesternMineDetective 4 ай бұрын

Haha I noticed it said that later, good eye 😂

@Ddax-td7qy 3 ай бұрын

The rock you showed at 32:25 looked just like pieces i picked up spit out from the (silver ore!) Comstock Lode many years ago. Fun memories...

@mickjohansson68 4 ай бұрын

Nice one 👍

@Angry_Toe 2 күн бұрын

Thanks for your videos and grateful to you for your service! Always enjoy your explores. Come home soon and film more.

@fredwilliams6843 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks.

@TMxtt 4 ай бұрын

Great video, mate! There seems so many interesting things to explore out there. Some of those smaller mines look great camping spots, perfect for a bivvy, but I guess not if there are bats or tarantulas in them.

@quailshootr6389 4 ай бұрын

Sure glad you didnt shake or turn over the dynamite boxes, coulda gone kabooey....

@seabee73 3 ай бұрын

That was a neat mine and well preserved. The cabin was cool also. I especially liked the old engine to drive the cable. Thanks for another great video.

@TimT-um6rt 3 ай бұрын

Been watching many desert mine explore videos I like your enthusiasm Soloing out there always warrants respect from some one who's also trek around on their own. Of course you could have someone off camera, I get that also. I became a hobby turquoise miner in Nev. to continue to enjoy the high desert! That's what it's all about. A little knowledge in geology and minerals goes along ways in keeping more followers! Good luck,be safe!

@petermonahangatorpete 3 ай бұрын

I've been watching a lot of these videos and none of you say what they were mining out of these mines I think that means so much more interesting to add to the story

@user-so3qr5zz7d 4 ай бұрын

❤❤❤i hope you be careful out there and watch out for the monsters and dogmans ❤❤

@Dave_9547 4 ай бұрын

From the cardboard dynamite boxes and the RPM labeled can of grease, it looks like there was activity in this mine complex in the sixties. The very shiny corrugated metal siding on the ore bin also hints at more modern mining, although the original mine may have been earlier. The hoist engine is older, maybe from the twenties, or thirties, possibly off of a hay bailer, or some other agricultural equipment? Some views of any name plates would have been interesting.

@doclobstyboy 4 ай бұрын

I get not wanting to disturb what you find and I totally understand not wanting to "loot" or encourage others that it is OK, but that bottle should be preserved. It's as likely that it gets broken and becomes a lost piece of garbage than it to be appreciated by the next explorer. You should have preserved it.

@middlehendy 3 ай бұрын

Sometimes it's easier to not draw lines or negotiate on ethical choices

@biophillie 3 ай бұрын

But nice job for leaving stuff as you found it. It's called leave no trace.

@davidtotten3042 3 ай бұрын

If that was on public land, (probably was ) it probably would be against the law to take that bottle. It is protected by law. If it was on private land (say there was still a claim on the site) it would be called stealing to take it. There are literally millions of old bottles packed away in attics and cupboards, only to rarely seeing daylight. Let this one live free.

@jwfinley7808 2 ай бұрын

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@jwfinley7808 2 ай бұрын

Keep before the next person does!😊

@juliereyes8783 4 ай бұрын

What a wonderful video of your latest excursion! So interesting, makes you wonder what the miner’s life was like living there. Lots of extensive tunnels there. Thank you for taking us all on this very remote trip.

@karldemaree5644 3 ай бұрын

What a great hike! Wish I could do that but at 76yrs old can't do it anymore 😢, thanks for sharing I joined your site keep the video's coming you are my eyes now thanks again.

@benc210 4 ай бұрын

Great video!

@robertbeermanjr.2158 4 ай бұрын

Well Done. I am not familiar with your adventures but I did enjoy this very much. I am sure that I don't have to warn you about the dangers of your choice of exploring. I can see that you are cautious. I just would prefer that you have at least one other person with you and I think that you could then explore more in a safer way and go further. At any rate, Really enjoy your channel. Be careful.

@deuteronimus750 4 ай бұрын

Circa 1902 for Hazel Atlas jar.

@barbaragravely920 4 ай бұрын

Oh my i have goose bumps i cant believe it oh inside the mine is untouch by test of time:)This is why i love your videos so much? Now what you found is a dream full of life time event.I am so honored to be right there thru your lens to see what you see So amazing find. Hugs to you my friend thank you , thank you thank you.Take care stay safe and warm with 2024 weather its nuts for everybody across the whole USA. Barbie NWP, FL.

@caryward8251 4 ай бұрын

A very fantastic video with all the wonderful structures and machinery to enjoy! Great mine with the amount of rails to be found and the artifacts with superb graphics & colors! At 53:41, the box shows Boysen Paints 100% pure; (not pants)!!

@martymartin2894 2 ай бұрын

Just found this channel its fantastic i love old stuff and watching people hike and this has everything, and u put in a lot of work climbing those steep hill, very dangerous too especially inside those tunnels and God knows where their could be hidden holes in those hills, if something happened u would never be found probably.

@jamessmith7691 3 ай бұрын

That motor set up was called a mule. They were used to pull cable in logging mining and many other things ,even ski towing. Good video.

@scotts3938 3 ай бұрын

That's one of the coolest mines I've seen. Really enjoyed this explore.

@kendrawilliams1348 4 ай бұрын

Need to find peace of that vent pipe and take it to cabin for wood stove because if it is left like it is some one is going to burn it down

@nickk8762 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Thankyou so much.

@Donaldperson7 2 ай бұрын

The strata in that canyon looks great for gold!

@Rocksider2525 2 ай бұрын

Really cool hike. Ive seen this before and just walked in on my wife watching it. Great hike and some cool spots worth checking out. Xcellent

@danielflinn3571 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the look from Australia

@speedmachine69 2 ай бұрын

Most excellent Sir.... great times. Greetings from New Zealand....

@larryschenk696 3 ай бұрын

Great Explore. Thank You for Sharing. Incredible.

@robertmcfarland3323 4 ай бұрын

The only thing saving these mining artifacts is you can't drive right up to it if you have to walk miles so much the better

@Badhabit4590 3 ай бұрын

Man you do a great job . One of the best doing mine exploring on you tube thank you and rock on pun intended

@larryinNH 3 ай бұрын

Watching your videos makes me feel warm while sitting up here in cold New Hampshire. This really helps to pass the time until I can get outside again in the Spring. Amazing adventures, Thank You for sharing it all with us.

@northpeakadventures 4 ай бұрын

Great video man!

@L4M858 Ай бұрын

You find some of the most interesting mines!

@TheShornak 4 ай бұрын

Yeah that is an old car or truck. I can see the steering gear on the front wheels. Trailers wouldn't have those and the front and rear wheels would most likely be closer together. The thing connected to a piece of would you looked at and said not sure what that is. That's a jack for a car. you twist a part on the bottom and it pushes up the center top part.

@robertbeermanjr.2158 4 ай бұрын

That is a "Lube Gun" Son

@jmarsh3347 4 ай бұрын

That "doo dad" beside the hoist engine used to be a grease gun.

@cunit80 4 ай бұрын

You gotta go back and examine the rest of that last mine!

@williamburdon6993 3 ай бұрын

One of those Rockons would be great for this area

@Donaldperson7 2 ай бұрын

That whole wash is good ground!

@Donaldperson7 2 ай бұрын

They definitely had tracks and buckets there!

@alonzovillarreal4666 2 ай бұрын

Love your videos, stay safe and keep on rockin

@d2sfavs 2 ай бұрын

nice video of the past thanks for sharing

@Donaldperson7 2 ай бұрын

I would put all the funds in the cabins for everyone to enjoy and a sign in book!

@debbiehenson227 4 ай бұрын

Are you doing this alone? 😮😮

@Donaldperson7 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a great mine you can still work it!

@garyhogan7881 3 ай бұрын

I love that a young man like yourself is interested in early 20th century mining of the American West. Very cool!

@donaldperson948 3 ай бұрын

That’s actually a working mine with some work!

@db_illin 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video!

@johnanderson2977 3 ай бұрын

Just discovered your channel and really enjoyed your video. Very cool spot! Will definitely watch more of your adventures . It would have been interesting to see more of your night in the cabin, a bit spooky in there...