The Polaris Mine is a massive abandoned mine with multiple levels, miles of drift tunnels, endless miners’ graffiti, and lots of impressive mining equipment left behind. It’s an explorer’s dream! Here in Part 2, we immediately found an old drill in spectacular condition that looked as if the last miner who was operating it simply turned it off while drilling a rock bolt and walked away. After a 150 foot ladder climb to an extensive upper level, we found a lot more miners’ graffiti from the 1910s and 1920s depicting themselves, their names, naked women, animals, and other things. We found more ore carts and an already unstable area of the mine that was seriously damaged further by a major 6.1 earthquake at the turn of the 20th century. The damaged part of the mine was still worked after the earthquake despite the heavy timbering throughout that section having been dangerously skewed to the left by the strong seismic forces (no safety regulations back then like there are today). We climbed a 200 foot ladder to another extensive level where we found even more dazzling miners’ graffiti! Further on, we found an area of the mine where the copper was literally leaching out of the walls and floor causing everything to be a stunning shade of turquoise-blue. It was amazing! Have you seen Part 1 yet? If not, it’s here: https://youtu.be/7WLAPNJ49oE Part 3 is here: https://youtu.be/sezCB9WKHIQ 👇🚨SPECIAL NOTE🚨👇 For this adventure, I met up with Justin from ​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@ABANDONED_UNDERGROUND , Todd from ​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@ZiaMountainAdventures , and Joe from ​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@ExtremeFieldTripEntertainment . Great guys! If you haven’t visited their YouTube channels yet and checked out some of their videos, you are in for a treat! They all upload top-notch, exciting videos of abandoned mines with high production values on a regular basis, so drop by, say hello, subscribe, and tell them I sent you. They’ll appreciate that, and so will I. Thank you for supporting ALL of us! *********** NOTE: This video was shot in stunning 4K resolution! If your viewing device can handle it, be sure to watch this video in 4K to experience cinematic supremacy! *********** Join me on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/frank11.bsky... #ExploringAbandonedMines #AbandonedMines #MineExploring #undergroundexploration
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Paul and I made several repeat trips to the Wicked Wash Mine in order to explore its five levels. The mine is accessed via a rubble-filled inclined shaft that was partially clogged with collapse and debris at one point. Highlights of our exploration of this century-plus old mine include lots of artifacts and a H&R revolver from the 1920s!
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