Exploring the Mine With No Name, Yavapai County, Arizona

Exploring the Mine With No Name, Yavapai County, Arizona

Bob and I go to the Black Rock District north of Phoenix to explore and to find some mines to investigate! Several things worth mentioning:

1. The Monte Cristo Mine is noteworthy, but the main shaft is reportedly flooded, thus not accesible.
2. The Williams Ranch Cemetery holds 17 souls, but except for four, they are all ‘Jane and John Does. Three of the four are noteworthy, as they are the graves of children, victims of a fire in one of the ranch buildings on October 7, 1978. The cemetery is noted in the video as being on top of a large rock face, not accessible by vehicle. That will be an adventure for another time. For information on these young victims, check out https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2598249/memorial-search#srp-top
3. And then there’s the mineshaft we found. It is directly across the mountain ridge from the Gold Bar Mine, but so far I have not discovered a name. It certainly seems more extensive than a typical prospect, and thus should be identified with a name–unless it’s part of the Gold Bar property. We would have liked to nose around the Gold Bar itself, but there were numerous ‘No Trespassing’ signs posted, so we chose to honor them.

10 Comments

  1. cdale613 on February 11, 2023 at 12:44 pm

    Nice video. Thanks for taking us along.

  2. D&RGW Railfan on February 11, 2023 at 12:52 pm

    Great video! I really enjoy watching you show us all these old mines and railroads. Thanks for taking us along!

  3. Alfred Jones on February 11, 2023 at 1:02 pm

    If I went into the mine, I would have a long, long, long rope. I get lost in my own closet.

  4. Richard Hutchings on February 11, 2023 at 1:03 pm

    Some beautiful Segauro Cactus

  5. oldgordo61 on February 11, 2023 at 1:05 pm

    Great video I had a relative my 2x gt grandad’s brother David W Barter originally from Canada recently I learnt who came to Arizona and worked in the quartz mines around Yavapai County at the turn of the century.

  6. R T on February 11, 2023 at 1:10 pm

    Almost no cinnabar around Wickenburg. Most likely iron oxide.

  7. StevenFromTexas on February 11, 2023 at 1:14 pm

    (13:13) One of these days you’re going to trip over what’s left of a two-footed body.

  8. BOBO on February 11, 2023 at 1:17 pm

    You are going to end up in one one these mines forever.

  9. Kingofgrowers on February 11, 2023 at 1:34 pm

    If my Brother and I come out there how do we find you . Would love to do dinner with you … We are leaving our Ladies out of this adventure … hahaha

  10. IMRROcom Model Railroad on February 11, 2023 at 1:39 pm

    Wouldn’t short minors be called kids? 16:49

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