Treasure Hunting Along The Famous Cerro Gordo Tramway
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Published 2021-01-23
This aerial tramway was how ore was moved from Cerro Gordo to Keeler below. It stretched about 8 miles up and over peaks and valleys. Miners used to ride the tram back up the mountain from Keeler after a day at the bar.
A lot of the tramway was far away from any road, leaving it relatively unexplored. My hope was to find artifacts to return to Cerro Gordo's museum.
These days, mining tramways are a thing of the past. As mining changed to open pit mining and large trucks and more efficient road building became available, they became obsolete remnants of the past.
The timbers will eventually decay away and the wire rope will rust into dust. And all the history and innovation that went into these beautiful structures will be lost on future generations.
So hopefully this video will give you an idea of the magnitude of these systems, without you having to make the 12 hour hike yourself!
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All Comments (21)
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Thank you so much for checking out the video! What other types of videos would you like to see from Cerro Gordo? If you haven't already, I encourage you to check out my monthly updates to see progress here: Month 10: https://youtu.be/RH8u-LYO4Rc Month 9: https://youtu.be/zlArwvId5fg Month 8: https://youtu.be/BYdb7g7yyvA Month 7: https://youtu.be/eI7PpobQDrw Month 6: https://youtu.be/r9PPgAvXkEY
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My great grandfather mined in Cerro Gordo circa 1910. Your videos mean a lot to my 84 year old father.
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I'm glad a relic town like this ended up belonging to a guy like Brent. You can tell he genuinely loves it and enjoys sharing it as well.
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I’m pretty sure you realize how many childhood dreams you’re living out for all of the viewers. Watching these videos has and incredibly calming effect as well.
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"Not like fake dark, but actually dark" was my favorite line in this one. Love this video.
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That story of the lady getting her groceries via the tram, gives a whole new meaning to 'shopping on line'...right?...right?
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Rather than just moving everything back to Cerro Gordo, I would love to see a trail built so that walking the route could be part of the experience of visiting the mines.
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I love how you NEVER say "This town..." or "This place" when referring to Cerro Gordo. You always say the name. Shows the love and respect you have for it.
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First as a hiker, credit to hiking it. Then as someone that's made a few amateur videos, credit to the great job of videoing it all and the hours editing the whole thing. Then the cherry on top, the narration of the history and your thoughts. A lot of effort went into this video, what a great job.
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"Don't tempt me with a good mine" is a solid 10/10 T-Shirt idea for you
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Crazy to think that one of the buckets is still hanging up there to this day, amazing
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You had tow sets of two large drums each, one at the top and one near the bottom. They are weights, probably filled with rocks. Their purpose is to tension the main stay cables. As temperature goes up and down the cables expand and shorten. These tension drums then go up and down, keeping a. Instant tension on the main stay cables.
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GET A HELICOPTER!! I'm not yelling that. I'm really excited for you and the restoration of Cerro Gordo.
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That woman who sent her shopping list via ORE BUCKET was the first to "shop online" for groceries you could say. lol.
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Those miners are looking down at you Brent, and saying "Thanks Young man, for remembering us"
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My buddies and I just passed through your little town, but didn’t stop to look around. We knew this was a privately owned property and wanted to respect your privacy. But, MAN, what an awesome place you have with built-in daily adventure. I admire your sense of adventure and your ability to narrate your videos in such an interesting and captivating way. Your efforts are the reason you have 1.something million subscribers and growing. Onward!
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Dude, I love the way you always remain in good spirits, even when you're getting your ass kicked by nature. You're an inspiration.
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The History and Discovery Channels could take a lesson from your videos. No formula dramatic music, no mindless narration, no repetition, it's all real and live and pure history and you are a damned good host! Stay you and don't get too slick like some Youtubers. Sometime they get their priorities mixed up and the product suffers. Great job, keep it up! Mark in Texas.
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I just want to say thank you for your videos. My mom has dementia and she loves watching your videos with me. We used to love to explore old towns and antique shops together. We cannot do that anymore but watching your videos and seeing you explore gives her such joy. Thank you!
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You are so special. I love going on these journeys with you. Precious!
