We will be going back to this area to get even more Gold and digging out the main shaft so we can see what relics have been left behind from that time period. Can't wait to see it and if you have ideas on how to dig that incline out ( safely ) then let us know by leaving a comment and as always smash that like button ....Smash it HARD !!!

It sure was a great couple of days! My legs are still sore from hiking up and down those mountains. Can't wait to see the video!

I've only been watching Jeff a couple weeks and his excitement and information is addictive. Geology is sooo important when it comes to mining and prospecting

I may sometimes be fed up and sour at the end of the day... and then Jeff Williams pops up in my subscriptions and his videos make my day much better with his enthusiasm and zest. Hats off to you Jeff!

Show us some more of that beautiful golden beans footage!

When a kid at the age to first hunt in Pa in 1977 on my first trip to mountains my dad said about the lost gold from the civil war in the mountains of north central pa. Wasn't sure if a tall tale or what but they even had tourist treasure maps in local gas stations. Well about two years ago some treasure hunters believed they located it in dents run elk county Pa. If you search lost civil war gold in dents run you'll find the story. In the late 70s my dad even bought a metal detector we'd take up there hunting and fishing. He passed in 1998 and I'm sure he's up there telling me I told you so!!! Rip pap! Dents run is about 20 miles from where we hunted. I've actually hunted there years later. Cool stuff

This is the Indiana Jones part of the job keeps it exciting can't wait to get to see this the rush is the addiction the gold is the cherry on top

I can't wait for this epicness to unfold before my eyes!!! This will be the highlight of my day!!! Maybe I'll learn me something as well=] keep up the greatness and may the nuggets found grow to a size unable to be carried!!! May the knowledge you give reach the far edges of all lands so gold prospecting can be done with ease producing heavy pans for all miners world wide!!!! Let the teaching begin!=)

OH MAN!!! The video hasn't even posted yet and we are already commenting! Hahahahaha... Keep your pants on!!

My lost gold story is back in the eighties off of the apache trail I found a vain of gold in an outcropping, took a sample home it was about 6"x5"X3/8" thick, sandwich between two layers of rock was a thin layer of gold. Since than I've been back to the general area but unable to pinpoint the location where I found it.

Dang Sonny Jim, this is gonna be a good video can't wait!

At least you found it again! How many miners have hit a vien and lost it on the return trip. Pre GPS tracking that happened. Thanks guys for dropping in and making a great video!

Woo-hoo right on Jeff LETS GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love this video! I smashed that like button HARD! You achieved the perfect balance of serious and silly in this episode and I really enjoyed your guests Joanna and Mad Max! You're livin' my dream!

I'm your taker Jeff! Let's goo! I've been doing that with 5 gallon buckets and rope.

I like that you get samples out of these mines. I do the same but don't have a makeshift crusher or pulverizer yet.

Haha, I did enough digging using the old shovel that I want to munch some chips on the couch!

JEFF, it's on my BUCKET LIST TO GO ON A DIG WITH YOU!🤗 YOUR EXCITEMENT IS CONTAGIOUS!!👍💥🙋🏼‍♀️

Well Sonny Jim, that video of you 3, is like most Excellent.....So rock on.............And yes I did see LOTS of rocks.........But still very Entertaining .....Any gold?.....Did you bring any cowboy eggs to the working site?..hahahahaahha........ok son time for me to get back to work............JB..........

I just had a new water well drilled in Michigan yesterday. They went down 240 feet into the bed rock. All I kept thinking about was if there was gold under the sand and gravel level sitting on the bed rock... Yes I know it's crazy, but it's fun to dream...

Your videos are informative and so entertaining at the same time. Thank you. You bring excitement to my day.

My name is Jon! Lol thanks Jeff for posting! I love to get wet when working a claim! Mostly prospecting these dayz! I wish I had a crew to go in all of the mine caves here in Gila and Pinal counties.

"Come-On , Let's Go" !!! Good as Gold !

Yeehaw, finally I will be able to watch this straight away as it will start at 10am Melbourne time

Whoa Jeff.. I'm not sure if it's safe to discuss some of the questionable shafts you've been crawling around in, back in the 80's! From what I read on the internet..those were some crazy years🤔😳😅

Some old abandoned homesteads my wife and I had found twenty some years ago. I have recently started metal detecting and would of loved it if I had written down the directions of all of them.

I will definitely go help dig with you, if I get a share of AU!:)

Mate,I’m a builder here in the UK and I’m no stranger to a shovel...I’d love to come help you dig out a mine...shame it won’t ever happen.. Love your stuff fella 👏👍

Thanks I work late that was some fun 🙂 definitely will watch again!!!

Something special about this channel

Hi Jeff my name is Wayne I truly appreciate all the information you give on how you dig and metal detecting I have watched all of your videos there awesome I haven't been able to support your channel yet but in a couple of weeks I'll be able too ill be looking forward to getting you're guide to finding Gold keep up the awesome work and videos you do thank you

NICE WORK AND BURNED THROUGH A FEW CHIPS WATCHING IT. THANKS FOR THE TAG A LONG.

I’m not in the couch eating chips. I’m at the dining room table eating popcorn 😂

Hey Jeff! Glad to see you're still doing great! Been watching your videos for a few years, AND YEAH YOURE GONNA GET WEEEET

The close up mineral shots are a nice touch

*Wonderful video!!! I really enjoyed this one!!!* 🤠💰👑😎🏴‍☠️✅

Congratulations. I also like to look for treasures and gold

Jeff, Please be sure to keep the padding between the rope and sharp edges of the rock or lagging as you’re lowering yourself over the edge then rappelling or jugging back up. I’m your video, watch how the rope pulled hard across the lagging as you dropped into the shaft. Need to control that a little more, caus climbing ropes cut easily when hauled tight and scraped across a knife edge. When developing rock routes, repel slings are arranged, 3 points minimum, always trying to keep the rope free from running over an edge and easy to pull through once your down on the ground. If the rope has to go over an edge, than very gently ease your weight over and control the downward force on the rope, trying to find the softest part of the edge to line the rope on as you slowly lower off. Many climbers have died from cut ropes while falling, the rope reefed over an edge or flake. Take your knife to the rope and see how easy it will cut. It is frightening thinking of the times. I never got into mining, but your knowledge of the minerals, mining, hard work getting after it and sharing in your fun way is really cool! All be safe, Just wanted to share back to you some safety from an old climber. Kindly, Hank

One of my favorite jobs in the mine was installing overhead "bacon strips". My head still hurts from the cacophony.

Hahaha... I was literally eating chips while sitting on the couch when you were in the mine and asked us to stop eating chips on the couch and come help you!

I really enjoy the knowledge shared and all the laughs. If I can't find it walking I ain't finding it cause I ain't going down them shafts ha ha.

awesome stuff here ! its even funny as all get out Jeff a big time nut , but knows more about earth than anyone I have ever listen to

Awesome adventure Mate

Phil Mackrakin Max's Brother here saying Howdy Miner's !

I’m glad you found your shaft, as usual the entrance is closed again 😂

YOU THE MAN "GEOMAN" I love the geology, part of your show. It amazes me to think that the old time prospected knew what to look for. How did they know too, well come on! and yes, they got wet. thank you stay safe

Between but crack and a buried camera I'm wondering just what the hell happened. Hey be safe there Jeff. That looked very sketchy and don't let gold fever put you 100 feet under rock and dirt struggling for your last breath.

I’m just happy to live in a state where I can stake out a claim to look for the shiny stuff.

Oh yeah!! That's what I'm talking about!!! So come on LEEEEETS GOOOO!!!🤘

Jeff your channel is the best teacher and refresher course in gold mining. Chance Cooper

Jeff: “Where does it go?” JoAnn: “It goes down!” Captivating video you guys

You be careful in those shafts Jeff they say the good die young and you my man are good well done ✌🏼

I wonder if Jeff and his prospecting pals played the golden nugget game, if so who won. Lol

20 years back I found a green streak on a mountain in the high arctic, it was obviously indicative of copper. I wrote down the GPS coordinates with the intention of eventually returning to investigate further. Never got back there again and can't find that old field notebook anywhere. :(

Still had the 8 ring with a rope through it. God bless that looks like Fun

Hope you get that shaft dug out so you can hopefully find some cool stuff. Those loose timbers will give you a real headache if they come down. Always fun rappelling down, coming back up...not so much.

I feel little guilty when I forget to hit the like button and leave a random comment, for some of the best entertainment and education on KZfaq thanks again, Jeff and company. Oh yeah, its FREE

"Are you dropping your pants max"? I dont have any hips" AHAHAHA! You guys are super funny and cool. Get that goooold!

Get a bucket and winch system going like in your other mine to get that material out quickly💚💛❤👍👊

Heck yeah. Been waiting for another video Jeff. Looking forward to seeing it.

Well Jeff, I wasn't eating potato chips... until you mentioned it... Nom nom nomm..

Jeff always have to bring a souvenir from every place he goes to. I'm not on a couch, I'm on a makeshift bed on the floor, due to rolling off the bed while on my feeding pump.

I smashed it Haaaaaarrrrrd!!!! Jeff, Let’s Goooo!! Com’ On I’m ready!!!Excited! I’m catching up to you! I got tied up and missed the live shot but I am watching now!

Hope you can dig out hole to get in the lost mine if that's the one .keep safe ,and let's go!

waiting patiently for the next you just making me want to see more

Waiting on digger.dig foundation hole.awesome find Jeff good luck 🤞 passion of mine lost mines ect . exploring and mining.ive came across old mines .later to find by memory not easy .can be done

Crain out the timber and stuff. And then perhaps a giant vacuum hose, like a dredge, from outside like they do in the opal mines in Australia. And maybe that could get you down to the shafts without caving in on anyone. Just a thought...

I don't know about you, but I feel good after I watch Jeff

hey jeff nice to see something new never heard of bacon strips pretty cool i appreciate the educate on the newest belay setup really cool bri

I do alot of questionable, crazy stuff in terms of safety for gold, but you got me beat with that one!

Hi Jeff and Lila.. I probably will miss this show as I am detecting and much phone reception here.. So thanks for sharing this awesome find and I will come over with the sack truck to help you carry the gold out.. Cheers from fellow KZfaqr Famo59 🥃👍⛏🤓🇳🇿

Thats one way to get your blood going in the morning! It looks like a good start to the new year.

I found an abandoned mine nor far from Downieville when I was 10 years old.. 13 years went by and after I was discharged from the Coast Guard, I went back to the mine to explore it. Our grateful park services dynamited the mine, because some other kids found it too and they got lost in it. I have found some specimens from the blasting, but nothing to brag about.. They are Great for kids collecting rocks, gets them all excited seeing some quartz with gold speckles..

Ah man..! I miss exploring those old mine shafts with the broken timbers, loose rocks, huge drops and flesh eating monsters. I'll come out and dig that incline out for yal..! Give me a shovel and a chunk of Joanne's home made bread and come back in 8 hours, weeeee!

I would love to come help dig in those mines. As long as i get to keep some AU haha. Take a small pail down there on that slope fill er up and dump it on the other side of the timbers your digging out. Right over the top just dump it. OR, have some walkies and a guy up top with a winch and just bring it up one bucket at a time. Make a pile and you can also process that when your done.

When I was younger I was living in Northern California stand by the Trinity River digging through the old miner pile of rocks And ended up finding gold inside of a quartz rock and ended up trying to break it and lost the piece wish I didn't break it and just saved it would have been it nice piece

I found a little stream in GA and when I dug into it I found pans full of pinkish red garnet and it started getting dark and I had my little boy with me he thought that garnet was really cool! When I got to El Paso one of the old timers said I should have kept digging or remembered where it was because there was probably gold under that garnet!

Hey hey hey:) I'm going to start a gold mine on my 40 acres up in Alaska:) Someday:)

No potato chips here Jeff! I'm eating Bush's baked beans!!! LET'S GOOOOOO!!!! ⛏

How have only 5K liked this. Jeff deserves more!

Thank you for the Macho Man spot!!! Ooh yeahuh!

"The Angle of Repose" ! Jeff explane that to everbody else that dont understand that !

Hey, isn’t that Max Barry from First Class Miners, Inc.? Awesome! Jeff, you’re my hero…..

Looking forward to it 👍

I would settle for the Lost Dutchman’s mine

Yes, the old figure 8 descender will twist your ropes. Go the modern Gri-gri style descender - much safer!!!

Gonna have to set up a headframe and winch and bucket that material out of there..... especially if you open that mine back up.....

Very smart to clean debris ON YOUR WAY DOWN.

Great news M8 I've been following you for a long time now showing all the followers your expeditions and the knowledge you share with us all i was thinking only a few months ago it's only a matter of time before you find your Jackpot bonanza dream to show the world there still are dreams out there that are possible well done. from Frank from Australia looking forward to the new video.

Reminds me of a mine I found in NV. The ascension is the part I need to master, the descent is not as hard.

I would have gone down there with you because you all have so much experience and knowledge, still would have been a bunch nervous. Thanks for the show!👍👍👍

well jeff enjoyed another one keep it up your a crazy fun guy thanks

Oh I'll help dig it what an adventure nice stuff

Pretty sketchy down there, seems pretty high risk, not quiet like spelunking where there is less chance of a cave-in. Not like rappelling down a cliff in the mountains. Have you ever had a close call? Do you use your Geology degree for things besides prospecting? It obviously is very handy to have the knowledge for your channel and your teaching is spot on. Good video footage, made me squirm around while watching you dangle above the abyss while sitting on the couch eating my potato chips.

I'll be happy to come help you dig, Jeff,, just say when.

lol at least he is wearing pants! I always have mine off watching these videos! Now COME OOOON LEETS GOOOO!

Let's go Jeff. I'll see you in the next video you make. Greetings from Caracas Venezuela. In Spanish: Vamos Jeff. Te veré en el próximo vídeo que montes. Saludos desde Caracas Venezuela.

That's cool ,good luck with that ,hope to make it there one day.

I don't know whether you are incredibly brave or just fool hardy. I like your episodes a lot I guess I won't worry unless or until they stop. In the mean time keep them coming. You certainly are entertaining!!

Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota