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[merbesfield]

Curious, do you go into those mines or just take pics looking in them? Are the safe enough to explore? Very cool indeed.

 

[wngrog]

Curious, do you go into those mines or just take pics looking in them? Are the safe enough to explore? Very cool indeed.

Safety third.

 

[JackA]

We fully go into the mines. Can't see much from the outside. Most have been around for close to 100 years. I don't go in if it looks sketchy though.
Is it dangerous? Sure, but chances are slim that it will collapse with me inside. Probably more likely to die in a car crash.
Plus, there's no reward without some risk.

 

[Bear]

So, Jack, inquiring minds are puzzling over the comment, "Plus, there's no reward without some risk."

If any of these are silver and/or gold mines are you suggesting the "reward" is valuable ore in a quantity to make it worth the risk??!!

Honest, you can tell us, mum's the word.......no chance of starting a gold rush or anything ! And what exactly are those GPS coordinates?

And what's that I hear about some old "treasure "map you've been hauling around with you every weekend?

Ha.

 

[Land Cruiser Junky]

Jack, those mine pics are what I've been doing in the Cali dessert for the last 32 years. I've been as deep as 16 levels straight down on original ladders. Great times exploring and the greatest of memories. If you ever find any vintsge denim (Levi's or any other brand) I've got a phone number for you of a collector who pays top dollar. One find has paid for every trip I've ever been on. Be safe out there.

 

[JackA]

Glad everybody likes the mine exploration. As for the reward, I am really just speaking about the experience and cool stuff we see inside. I am no miner, more of a rock hound. I would love to learn more about the minerals and how to identify them.

Unfortunately, most mines I have been in have long been picked clean of any cool relics. I just enjoy seeing the work the old miners did and some of their ingenious solutions to problems.

A friend gave me a gold panning kit recently. We gave that a try last weekend just for the hell of it. Seems like it would be alot of work to find any substantial. But it's always fun to play in the creek......lol.

The other factor that drives my interest in the mines is the history. People were pretty dam tough back then. I can only imagine what they went though. We are so spoiled these days.

Hope that explains my motives. I do always joke about finding the retirement nugget, but chances of that are pretty slim. My best find so far is an old cigarette tin.....lol

 

[redfj45can]

..... I do always joke about finding the retirement nugget, but chances of that are pretty slim. My best find so far is an old cigarette tin.....lol

Who made the money then .... back during the 1849 California Gold Rush?
The guys who selling them the shovels !
Two of the better known sellers of shovels and promoters of the gold rush were Levi Strauss (sold bluejeans) and Samuel Brannan (owned a general store located at Sutter’s Mill, where he wanted to drive business).


..... any questions, Sir !

 

[fjdiesel]

Who made the money then .... back during the 1849 California Gold Rush?
The guys who selling them the shovels !
Two of the better known sellers of shovels and promoters of the gold rush were Levi Strauss (sold bluejeans) and Samuel Brannan (owned a general store located at Sutter’s Mill, where he wanted to drive business).


..... any questions, Sir !

Must be why the Mercantile guys always have the nicest hat!

 

[JackA]

Don't forget Wheelbarrow Johnny. He made his money building wheelbarrows. Then went back to Indiana to join his brothers and started Studebaker wagons.

Also, don't forget the grubstakers. They made money off the miners. I think the actual miners probably made the least.

 

[redfj45can]

I own such an old coal miners safety lamp 50s, was a gift.

Museen im Saarland - Objekt - Grubenlampe

Die Benzinwetterlampe von Arras in Nordfrankreich diente zur ungefähren Bestimmung des Methangehalts unter Tage (Größe der Aureole abhängig vom Methan...

saarland.digicult-museen.net

Safety lamp - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[JackA]

I have a safety lamp that is similiar. It even has the miners name engraved in it.....Jack. Once I saw that, I had to have it.

 

[Bear]

In response to Gene's Levi's comment: I think I'd be questioning just why there's any pairs of pants--blue jeans, ladies garments, or otherwise found left in a mine. Leads one to wonder about the hanky and the panky been goin' on down there. And just how the heck do you not notice walking all the way back home without your drawers on ?!!

 

[JackA]

I doubt there's any hanky panky going on. Think of it like leaving your work clothes in the shop. Leave the dirty stuff there and change into your street clothes. More modern mines had a dry room where the miners would change clothes.

 

[Bear]

Just joshin' with ya--all in good fun ! Always enjoy the photos.

 

[redfj45can]

Jules Verne was one of my favorite authors when I was young.

Jules Verne - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

.......don`t stay @ home travel the globe

Books @

Jules Verne: books, biography, latest update

Follow Jules Verne and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Jules Verne Author Page.

www.amazon.com

 

[Land Cruiser Junky]

I left almost everything I found in the mines for the first 15 years, only to go back and find that someone else had later taken it home. I found a miners hard hat with attached lantern on the brim in a very remote mine and decided to leave it for others to enjoy. Went back 4 months later to show a friend and it was gone. I later walked in a mine only 10' and found 2 pair of Levi's jeans, one pair of Levi's overalls, and a pair of Stronghold Steve Jeans (Los Angeles based company making jeans during the same time as Levi Strauss). Needless to say I didn't leave them. Chuching! The real treasure though is the experience itself and the history behind each place.

 

[JackA]

Just found out about this article this morning.........

We Run Down Land Cruiser’s Past

We run down the vehicular history of the Toyota Land Cruiser.

www.fourwheeler.com

 

[JLawson]

I seem to recognize the LV in the article? Looked like you had render flares on the back? That were painted in?

 

[JackA]

Actually, that was the way the fender was bent out. I fixed it later on in the build.

 

[JLawson]

PO modification for larger tires?