You said it all, William. That mill is really something and an engineering feat that is unlike anything I've ever seen. Glad that you enjoyed seeing it and thanks for commenting! 👍 👌

You guys should do a collaboration with Justin of TVR!!! 🤠👍

Thank you! We don't really want to be known for clickbait or other BS. 👌😁

Glad that you liked the looks of this one. Talc mines do have a cool look to them.👍😁

We appreciate that and your support for our channel,, John!

There were three different talc mines shown in this video. Julie wears a mask more often than I do. Exploring these mines is not the same exposure that one would get when you're working in a dusty environment every day. Still, I should wear a mask and will probably die a slow death because I didn't. Thanks for watching! 👍

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Talc is very fine, and it doesn't take much to get lodged into the lungs. The guy I worked with wasn't in it everyday, only when the talcum tank would get down to a certain level then they brought a car in. This operation was new, and he worked with it for around three years, got sick, and shortly after he retired. You both are very fortunate to live near very interesting places, and I like the way you explain things. Your welcome, have fun and the both of you just play safe.

Thanks for your input on the engine. You are the first to comment about it and I was hoping more people would do so. I really don't think it's as high of HP as you are thinking. I will post a link to a video we made of a 15HP Fairbanks - Morse gas engine and it is considerably larger physically than this one. I was going by two different sources familiar with the engine who both say it's an oil burning engine and neither stated the HP. One of them call it a "hot shot engine" and the other source calls it a "diesel engine". Here is the link to the video of the 15HP. Thanks again for your comment!👍 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edqniL2L17a8knU.html

Those, along with so many more minerals and metals that are common in this area. It's mineral madness. Thanks for your input!

You're welcome and thanks for commenting, Gunter!

Hi Sue, I guess old Louise was a ruthless operator over that land deal. I do remember hearing those reels going around on the gas pumps. The mill is really cool and fun to see that it's surprisingly intact. The purple mineral might be fluorite, but I'm no geologist. Thanks for the nice comment! 😻😭💖👌👌👍

@@TomandJulieMineExploring it could be Fluorite, very pretty whatever it was. Much love to you both. xx 😭💞

Happy for you that you had a good report from your doctor. Thanks for watching and commenting!😁

Glad that you enjoyed it, David. Thanks for watching!

Yes, a lot going on here. Thanks for the comment, Bruce!👍👍

Thanks for the great comment, Richard. That old burro didn't want any part of me strapping him to an arrastra. 😁 The purple might be fluorite, but not really sure. The mill is great to see and is mostly intact. Glad that you enjoyed the explore! 👍

Yes, of course we enjoy the exploring and the history of these old places. We're glad to be able to share it with you all. Thanks, Mick!👍👍

Yes, I'm kind of surprised that the mill is still there. Glad that you liked it, Mick! 👌👍

Hello Frank, yes a productive day for mine exploring. There are parts of seven different drifts and adits in this video. Glad that you enjoyed it. Hope you have a great weekend, too.

Hi Ron, this visit was in March of this year before the floods happened. We'll be interested to see what damage has been done when we get in that area area this fall. It's a very popular canyon to visit with several points of interest. Hope you have a good time when you go. Thanks for commenting! 👍 👍

It did look like a lot of soot on the fireplace. It's probably had a lot of use over the years. Thanks for commenting, Michael!👍

Glad that you liked it and thanks for the nice comment, Rick. We appreciate it. 👍👌

Glad that you enjoyed it, Zackson! 👍 👍

The filling stations, as they used to be called, filled your gas, oil and air. Now they are just gas stations, and you get to pump your own gas, except here in Oregon. The Purple People Eaters were the MN Vikings in the late 60's. Thanks for the comment, Tony! 👍 👍

Glad that you've had the chance to visit this area and soak in the warm spring, Bob. The mine is gated, but not locked, so you can just push the door open. It is a good sized mine and a lot of material was removed. Thanks for commenting!👍👍

That mill is pretty cool eh, Jake. Glad that you liked the mines. Thanks for watching! 👍

It would be fun to see that pool full. A dip in there on a hot day would be nice. If we get up there again I'll look for the petroglyphs. Thanks for the comment, Jim!👍👍

We generally stay away from the big drive in mines like that one. Especially one that everyone else goes in. Anyway, glad that’s you had the chance to visit this area. The Gold Hill Mill is the real star here. Thanks for the comment, Al!

You're welcome and we're glad that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for commenting!👍👌

That would be great to see. Could you imagine all the sounds that thing would make. Thanks for the comment, Peter!👍👌

I can't recall the date that the camp was built but it seems about right to be 50's style. Glad that you liked the video and thanks for commenting!👌👍

You're welcome, Ted. Thanks for watching!

The geology is definitely interesting in this area. Thanks for the comment, JB!

Thanks for that bit of information, Mr. B!

Glad that you enjoyed it, Walt! Thanks for the comment.👍👌

You're welcome and we're glad that you enjoyed it, Chuck!

Thanks, George! 👍 👍 👊👌

It really is a cool piece of machinery. It would be fun to see it all running. Thanks, Mark!👍👍

Glad that you enjoyed it and thanks for the nice comment, Robin!

Thanks, Roger! Glad that you liked the explore and music! 👍👌

Hello, Stephen. Wouldn't it have been something to see that mill running? I can just imagine all the sounds of the engine running and rocks being crushed. Too bad everyone didn't have a video camera in their pocket back then like we do today. The campus like a retreat especially when you see the swimming pool. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍👌

Thanks, Donald. Glad that you are enjoying our videos.

We are scuba divers, but I think we'll stick to Caribbean waters. Thanks for the tip though.

Thanks for watching from Datil, NM, Michael. We appreciate it!👌👍

Hi Glenn. This probably was a nice place to live back in the day. It's part of Death Valley National Park now, so it's not going to be for sale. I don't think it's a problem if you want to stay there for a couple days, though. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😁

Wouldn't that have been fun to see in operation. That line shaft with belts going to all the different pieces of equipment. Thanks for commenting, Jimmy. We have you in our prayers! 🙏👌

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Thanks guys, y'all are in mine also.

The last time I saw that purple looking mineral it was in a fluorite mine. Glad that you enjoyed the old machinery. It's a neat old mill. That roller looked a little lonely, maybe it would like to be put to work. Thanks for the comment, Carl! 👍 👍

Sounds about right to me, Daniel. Thanks for your input!👌👍

Thanks, Ody. I hope you have a good visit and upcoming week, too.👍

Yes the old motors have a lot of fans. I have a 1918 Sattley 1&1/2 HP hit and miss that was sold by Montomery Wards that I bought a few years ago. I haven't been able to get the magneto working yet. Thanks for the comment, Kevin!

I'll probably die a terrible death for not always wearing a mask, especially in the talc mines. I don’t know the claim jumping history of this area, but if I find the time I'll do some research on it. Thanks for the comment, David.👍 👍

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Dang, the stories I could tell... I have done and been in so many crazy situations...I expect to just seize and fall over dead some day. My dad would just hand out surgical masks - like kn95's of today -a little better than the lightweight "covid masks' we all wore

@@davidgekler I bet you have stories. I hope I just drop over some day and not have a prolonged illness. I always have a mask or two with me I just dislike wearing them.

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Protect that beautiful wife of your!

Thanks for commenting, Ken!😊

I had not heard that before. It seems in good enough shape for it to be fixed up. The warm spring is still going strong.

Yes, she must have been. I'm not really sure how she did what she did. Thanks for the comment, John!👌👍

Oh no, I hope your MRI doesn't show something that is hard to fix or heal. Wouldn't that have been cool to see that mill running? Glad that you got the chance to watch this one. Thanks for commenting and get well soon, David!🙏👌🍺🍺🍻

@@TomandJulieMineExploring thank you very much.

@@davidhettesheimer3685 You're welcome.

As many times as you two have been to Death Valley think of how much you haven't seen. Same with us. It's so big we will never see it all. Thanks for the nice comment, Thorn!

@@TomandJulieMineExploring yeah it is crazy how big it is and how hard to access some huge swaths of area are out there

@@potatothorn exactly. we haven't even touched most of the north east parts.

Seeing that pool out there is a real trip, Gunny. It was a beautiful camp in it's day I'm sure. The mill equipment is great to see and once they haul all that in there and set it up it's probably not cost effective to move it. Thanks for the comment, we appreciate it👍😁

@@TomandJulieMineExploring any time I look forward to watching you guys who knows maybe ill get to experience snooping around with ya'll 😀

The site was inhabited for a long time. Originally a ranch I think then a little talc mining. Owned by a woman I think.

I believe that's exactly what they did. They drove large rubber tired LHD vehicles in this one. That stands for load/haul/dump. Bacon strips are the nickname those reinforcement pieces have gotten over the years. Thanks for the comment, Jeff!☺👍👍

@@TomandJulieMineExploring I'd never heard anyone else call them that, but it makes sense. I just thought it was part of your good sense of humor!

Haha, it's that, too. They do look like bacon.

While we never see the mine cats we do often see their tracks. Cat tracks are fairly easy to identify. Glad that you enjoyed the mines, Jerry!👍👍

Hi Dave! Thanks for commenting.👍👍

It is a cool place. You don't see many places like that out in the desert with a good supply of warm water. Glad that you enjoyed it, John!👍👍

@@TomandJulieMineExploring it looks like paradise and of course I like watching your videos they are always interested and got some of the best views ever

Hi Philip. I hope you do, too. It's pretty hard to miss it, so I'm sure you will. Thanks for commenting!👍😁

I have not heard of that book. There are a ton of good tales of the mines and settlers of Death Valkey. Very fun to read about all that history. It does sound like the Grantham land grab was sort of a mess. I don't know a whole lot about it. Thanks for the comment, Rick!👌👍

Glad that you've had the chance to visit that area. I think that camp gets a lot of visitors and probably a lot of overnight campers. We keep a close eye out for waste piles in the hills no matter where we are. The purple mineral might be fluorite but not really sure. Thanks for the comment! 👍👌

That blue and purple mineral looks like calcite

Yes, we simplified it a bit. Glad you like it Ralph! 👌

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Oh, I thought we had agreed on Lookin for Baby. Disappointment.

Sorry, I don't know about either of those places so can't recommend. Wherever you go I hope you have fun and find some cool rocks. Thanks for commenting!👍👍

Haven't heard the hopper before.

Thanks for that, Robert. It makes sense because it was reported that there were two concentration tables right in the area where that box is. 👌👍

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Haha, Wonderhussy is no mine explorer. Julie is a real, and pretty fearless, mine explorer. Thanks for watching and subscribing, Charles. We appreciate it! 👍 👍

Yes, definitely a good amount of geothermal activity in this area. Thanks for commenting!👍👌

Maybe not so much after the floods. It will be interesting to see what roads are open when we go to the Death Valley area later this winter. Thanks for commenting!

We could probably make a few bucks off the talc we bring home in our clothes and packs. 😆

That's a possibility although it's difficult to make a good video when there are more people in a mine. Thanks for watching and commenting!👌

@@TomandJulieMineExploring If you can make the opportunity talk to him and check out his videos, his day job is a war correspondent camera tech and his hobby is documenting abandoned mines, he is definitely worth checking out! 🤠👍

@@worldtraveler930 thanks. I know about Justin.

Hi Deborah. That could be. There are a few other minerals that are purple, too. Thanks for your input!👍😁

Glad that you enjoyed the trip, RG. Yes, the camp and mill are right next to each other, maybe 1/5 of a mile apart. This is a very popular 4x4 Death Valley route through Warm Spring Canyon. There is talc very close to the camp and the gold mainly came from Gold Hill, which is west and a little north. Thanks for the comment!😎

Thanks for your input. Bacon strips is just a nickname that many people call the mats because they resemble bacon. I appreciate the information on the explosives bags and rail bending techniques. I hope you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching! 👍

I'm not a geologist, so I can only guess at the purple mineral. Fluorite can be purple, and maybe that’s what this is. We see mica in various places although not terribly often. Not sure where you would get any clear mica. Thanks for the comment, Alan!👍

Hey Eddie, glad that you liked the video and the camp. A lot of the terminology is specific to mining so you may not have heard some of those used before. A tram is used to more ore around. Usually from a higher up location where hauling it down a mountain road is very diffiult. They can be either a ground tram or like at this mine an aerial tram. There are towers that hold up a cable where a buckets are attached and loaded with ore. Many times they are very simple where gravity will bring the loaded bucket down while also pulling the empty bucket back up. They just go back and forth like that with big pulleys on either end. The tags are markers that the mine surveyors and assessors mark things like ore sample locations so they can keep track of what sample came from what location. As far as the purple minerals go I was kind of BS'ing and trying to sound like a geologist, which I am definitely not. Thanks for the questions I hope I answered them all. 🙂 👍👌

You did and thank you very much I appreciate it. looking forward to the next video.

Right now her cancer is in remission and she is having no problems. She did have a rough time after radiation treatments, but those problems are under control now. Thanks for asking and I assume that is what you're referring to. 👌🙏❤️

@@TomandJulieMineExploring yes thanks Tom wish her the best

Thanks for doing some research to try to identify the minerals seen here, Dutchy. I'm not a geologist and don't pretend to be one. I follow a couple geology pages online and always get a chuckle when someone post a photo of a rock specimen and asks for help ID'ing it. They can never agree and you end up getting 4 or 5 different answers. Anyway thanks again for the comment! 👍

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www.truckeehistory.org/sierra-nevada-wood-and-lumber-company.html Here is a link to an example of a Sierra Nevada mill that cut timbers for mine and railroad use. After milling, the timbers would be hauled to the mines on trucks, and before that wagons and horses or mules. I'm not a geologist, but purple colored minerals are sometimes associated with fluorite. The mines may or may not be played out. Each one has a different story and work started and stopped for numerous reasons. Thanks for the comment, Mike!👍

It could be we're not in that area currently. We'll find out soon enough what kind of flood damage has been done. Thanks for the comment, Roger! 👍

Okay, you catch the burros.😃

They're pretty tough and seem to get by okay.

Good question, Larry. I don't know it is from volcanic activity or some other geothermal source. Thanks for commenting! 👍

Yes, I'm sure that's what was done. Thanks for commenting, Robert!👍😁

I believe that purple is fluorite. Thanks for commenting, Kenneth!👍

She really doesn't talk that much. I try to get her to talk some more because she has a very pleasant voice. Thanks for the suggestion!👍👍

One of the good parts of the video's is hearing you looking out for her and not letting her get hurt. Excellent job.

That would have been fun. Thanks for your input, Brian!👍

Haha, yes it was. Thanks for noticing and commenting! 👍👌

This is a gold mill, although there are also some huge talc mines in the immediate area. Thanks for commenting, Wallace!👍

That's a good question. I'm guessing that the old time miners were pretty sharp and knew what they were doing. One method used is to follow the 'float'. They would take samples from a drainage and pan them out. If the pan looked promising, they would continue the process while moving uphill until they found the source of the float. Thanks for commenting!👍

Yes, we have. How about you, John? Thanks for commenting!👌

Maybe the cattle should organize a lawsuit agains the state of Wyoming. Kidding of course. Talc is pretty common and while some might contain asbestos I'm not going to worry too much about a small exposure to it. Thanks for the comment, David!👍

The water is used with the drills for cooling the bit, clearing the bore hole, and for dust mitigation. Unless it's the older style, solid drill steel with no water hole that was called the widow maker because of all the silicosis it caused from breathing in very fine quartz particles. I know that you know all that, Jacque, and you're just messing with me. 😆

It would be a nice place to live.👍🙂

She is cute and kind of shy. I'll see what I can do, Tony.😁

Always good advice for anyone, including us. Thanks for your input and for trying to spare people lung problems. Very much appreciated!👍👍👌

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Well it did get it's name from something. Back in the old days I'm sure it was much more hazardous. Thanks for the comment, Ed!

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