The Bonanza Mine: Finding a Skip Car and Descending Down to the 800 Level (Part 2 of 2)

Link to Part 1: https://youtu.be/UsWA51eeIhM

Link to Xavier’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Ercole746

This video documents the second part of our exploration of this incredible mine! As we made our way down from the levels we explored in Part 1, we weren’t sure what to expect. Eventually, we reached the beautifully tracked 500 foot level. To our excitement, this level took us all the way to the main inclined shaft, below the collapse. This meant that we didn’t have to stope-crawl anymore to get down to lower levels! The scale of the inclined shaft was incredible, and we used it to descend all the way down to the water-line, which was just below the 800 ft. level of the mine. In the shaft we also found the massive skip car that once hauled gold ore out of this mine.

As you might have noticed, we were exploring this portion of the mine very quickly, as we were concerned about getting out in time. This mine also proved to be much larger than we originally thought. Because of this, my camera work wasn’t the greatest, which is unfortunate as this part of the mine is incredible. It’s possible that one day in the future we will return to the Bonanza Mine and I can do a much more thorough and steady job of documenting this part of the mine.

Upon reviewing the footage, I also realized that the video didn’t do a great job at capturing the scale of this mine. In my opinion, the most interesting aspect of Part 1 was all the artifacts, while Part 2’s most interesting aspect was the massive inclined shaft, which was 15 feet tall in several sections. I decided to include some photographs in the video, and I hope this helps you get a much better sense of the size of this place. Still, this mine is a lot more impressive in person, and I think most cameras would have a hard time capturing its full magnificence.

That said, I hope you enjoy the video!

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