Exploring Abandoned Mines In A Ghost Town (and turning one into a lounge!)
Exploring Abandoned Mines In A Ghost Town (and turning one into a lounge!)
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In this episode, I explore many of Cerro Gordo’s abandoned mines! I went into dozens of old mines over the course of a few days and settled on one right up the hill from town to put a little lounge area in. It’s probably not safe enough for guests to visit, but it’s my own little getaway.
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My name is Brent I purchased the former mining town of “Cerro Gordo” this past July 13th (Friday the 13th). Since the Coronavirus outbreak, I’ve moved from Austin, Texas up to the town and I’m living alone in this abandoned ghost town trying to make it into a place for more people to enjoy.
Sometimes it’s beautiful and amazing, sometimes it’s terrifying and the scariest thing I’ve ever done. I grew up in the flatlands of Florida, so this is all new territory for me.
The town was originally established in 1865 and by 1869 they were pulling 340 tons of bullion out of the mountain for Los Angeles.
The silver from Cerro Gordo was responsible for building Los Angeles. The prosperity of Cerro Gordo demanded a larger port city and pushed LA to develop quickly.
The Los Angeles News once wrote:
“What Los Angeles is, is mainly due to it. It is the silver cord that binds our present existence. Should it be uncomfortably severed, we would inevitably collapse.”
In total, there has been over $17,000,000 of minerals pulled from Cerro Gordo. Adjusted for inflation, that number is close to $500,000,000.
It’s been a wild ride so far owning a ‘ghost town’ and we’re having a lot of fun figuring out what to do with it.
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The type of things that might lead you here are interests in ghost towns, abandoned mining towns, abandoned cities, California history, the zombie apocalypse, ghost stories, scary stories, nature, death valley, lone pine CA, mines, exploring, overnight challenges, exploration, urban exploration and yes theory.
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I wish I was born in the 18 hundreds I love that type of life
I just found this channel. This guy is nuts. I’m binge watching… Would love to visit.
Cool lounge!
Dang bud! I thought for a sec you at least opened a coors, but a natty. Thats about as low as it goes.
I want to go there, Do u ever have visitors? People like me who enjoy helping others build places like these back up? It’s kinda interesting.
There is that movie with Michael Douglas in death valley and he’s trying to kill his guide because he witnessed him shooting an old miner. The kid hides in the miners secret cave house. You could make something lile that if you find a good spot.
Get this man a head lamp
Uranamazingguytoughtoo👍
You need safety cable
Silver is $23.25 per ounce. Hope you find a bunch of it just laying on the floor of the caves.
10:31 strip mining IRL
All you need now is a good woman who won’t steal your property 👍🇦🇺
Oh man. I’m claustrophobic, and my anxiety levels are off the charts right now. I feel like I’m about to start peeking through my fingers, as if I’m watching a horror movie.
This dude owns a whole town of complete solitude and beautiful scenery along with mines while I’m surviving on ramen
You should carry your Gun!
11:12 they used the flames of the colbolt lamps.
You sir have some balls. I highly doubt I’d be able to walk into one of those old none maintained mines
Best living room money can buy.
Nice lounge
Thx u for taken in to the mines
Bro I’d volunteer to hang out as pals and drink 🍺 😂
do you have a gas detector while u are walking in the mine shafts ?
lots of swearing in this one…
this is crrrrrrraaaaaaaaazzzzzy!
Ingersoll is still around. They’re called Ingersoll Rand now.
Anone else catch the EVP right after he says "Ready for the big lounge reveal?" 14:54 EVP
14:56 Brent says "W_-uh-oh"
I like these vids except for the forced attempts at jump-scarish type stuff. The content is interesting enough on it’s own. Otherwise cool vid. Killer liminal space.
So cool!
Onwards .,.
Great video. I wouldn’t be doing that coz I’m a bit long in the tooth and certainly not fit enough or I’d do my utmost to visit that place. Stay safe bud.
I love your lounge abut of creepy class!!🤣
Thank you 🤗
What did it say?? I heard it too… #evp
Ok, i am a 67 year old tiny woman that finds all of this totally amazing!!!
Love the lounge, dude!
I love that sofa
Tommy knockers lol
And the lounge will still be there in 50 or so years.
Have you, or will you ever go down the tunnel that was behind the couch? Or over the tunnel and continue straight past the couch? I’m so freaked out but I would love to see how deep that one goes. It’s terrifying. 😅
So where did the mannequin go ?
You need to invite YouTuber "Ask Jeff Williams" gold miner.
Have you or anyone tried to reach out to anyone, that may still be alive? Just curious. It would be so cool to hear their stories.
Crazy going through these videos, how far you’ve come in your adventures. Keep doing what you’re doing brother! Loving this content
Adit is the horizontal entrance, haulage adit is the passage they used to haul ore out, side cuts are drifts, wins are horizontal down shafts, up chases are stopes, then you have de-clines and inclines that take you to next levels and of course man ways which are next to the main collard shaft and or ore shoots….inhales!
Awesome your work, you need a trial motorcycle, with seat maybe 90’s something like Honda TLR 200 or a Scorpa 125, soft damping no bounce, can ride it with feet’s on the ground in high slopes, to travel through your paradise, I’ll go now in my classic trial motorcycle No. 70, all the Best
You sure that was a bobcat. It could be a coyotes.
Pls revisit the mine with the tracks and possible bobcat tracks with friends for a video once the snow thaws, super interested
Just found your channel yesterday. What an amazing life you have. Thank you for these precious videos! So many places I wish I could explore but psychically can’t and now I get to see some of them!
Now that’s a really interesting spot to sit back relax and smoke a bowl 🤘😂👍☮️
Theres going to be a mountain Lion knocking on Brents door saying he doesn’t like the colour of the carpet much does it come in other colours? 😉
Thank you so much for stopping the use of foul language in your newer videos! Now I can watch it with the kiddos!