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Visiting the Empire ... Mine, that is

Date: September 22, 2014 Duration: 8m 52s
It is a smoky forest fire Field day up here in the mountains of California, but that doesn't mean it's not sometimes!!
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0:04 oh my
0:04 oh my goodness you guys know how I don't like
0:06 goodness you guys know how I don't like
0:06 goodness you guys know how I don't like heights right turns out I also do not
0:08 heights right turns out I also do not
0:08 heights right turns out I also do not like depths that I realize on camera
0:13 like depths that I realize on camera
0:13 like depths that I realize on camera that looks straight here this is flat
0:16 that looks straight here this is flat
0:16 that looks straight here this is flat that is a very deep hole that travels
0:20 that is a very deep hole that travels
0:20 that is a very deep hole that travels almost a full vertical mile underground
0:23 almost a full vertical mile underground
0:23 almost a full vertical mile underground if you could get past the water that at
0:25 if you could get past the water that at
0:25 if you could get past the water that at some point is filling the hole do you
0:28 some point is filling the hole do you
0:28 some point is filling the hole do you know what that is that's a m shaft this
0:32 know what that is that's a m shaft this
0:32 know what that is that's a m shaft this is like
0:33 is like
0:33 is like Minecraft for real and this is the S
0:38 Minecraft for real and this is the S
0:38 Minecraft for real and this is the S time
0:44 Vlog it's a vlog that happens in
0:44 Vlog it's a vlog that happens in Minds today I am in a m shaft just the
0:47 Minds today I am in a m shaft just the
0:47 Minds today I am in a m shaft just the place that you want to be now my
0:50 place that you want to be now my
0:50 place that you want to be now my intention was to come up here and film
0:53 intention was to come up here and film
0:53 intention was to come up here and film random land all over this nice lovely
0:56 random land all over this nice lovely
0:56 random land all over this nice lovely wonderful State Park very beautiful
0:58 wonderful State Park very beautiful
0:58 wonderful State Park very beautiful State Park none other
1:00 State Park none other
1:00 State Park none other than the Empire Mine historical State
1:04 than the Empire Mine historical State
1:04 than the Empire Mine historical State Park but
1:07 Park but
1:07 Park but unfortunately as you'll see in a moment
1:09 unfortunately as you'll see in a moment
1:09 unfortunately as you'll see in a moment there are a lot of raging forest fires
1:11 there are a lot of raging forest fires
1:11 there are a lot of raging forest fires and the forest fires are actually a good
1:13 and the forest fires are actually a good
1:13 and the forest fires are actually a good ways away and when I check the weather
1:15 ways away and when I check the weather
1:15 ways away and when I check the weather this morning it said there's quite a
1:17 this morning it said there's quite a
1:17 this morning it said there's quite a hike back up to the surface this is how
1:20 hike back up to the surface this is how
1:20 hike back up to the surface this is how the dwarves feel Lord of the Rings only
1:23 the dwarves feel Lord of the Rings only
1:23 the dwarves feel Lord of the Rings only in reverse cuz they feels more
1:24 in reverse cuz they feels more
1:24 in reverse cuz they feels more comfortable for them going out there now
1:25 comfortable for them going out there now
1:26 comfortable for them going out there now as you can see Perhaps it is very very
1:28 as you can see Perhaps it is very very
1:28 as you can see Perhaps it is very very smoky here this morning
1:30 smoky here this morning
1:30 smoky here this morning the weather said that it would be nice
1:31 the weather said that it would be nice
1:31 the weather said that it would be nice and clear and I am told by my relatives
1:34 and clear and I am told by my relatives
1:34 and clear and I am told by my relatives that live up here in Grass Valley
1:35 that live up here in Grass Valley
1:35 that live up here in Grass Valley California in town that it was actually
1:38 California in town that it was actually
1:38 California in town that it was actually quite clear and lovely this morning when
1:40 quite clear and lovely this morning when
1:40 quite clear and lovely this morning when I checked the weather but by the time I
1:42 I checked the weather but by the time I
1:42 I checked the weather but by the time I got up here around uh noonish
1:47 got up here around uh noonish
1:47 got up here around uh noonish 11:30ish it's very very smoky and hard
1:49 11:30ish it's very very smoky and hard
1:49 11:30ish it's very very smoky and hard to breathe the stairs didn't win me it's
1:52 to breathe the stairs didn't win me it's
1:52 to breathe the stairs didn't win me it's the breathing
1:53 the breathing
1:53 the breathing Smoky there's this little place called
1:55 Smoky there's this little place called
1:55 Smoky there's this little place called Bridgeport this covered bridge and right
1:57 Bridgeport this covered bridge and right
1:57 Bridgeport this covered bridge and right as I passed there I hit the wall of
1:59 as I passed there I hit the wall of
1:59 as I passed there I hit the wall of smoke smoke windows down in the Mustang
2:02 smoke smoke windows down in the Mustang
2:02 smoke smoke windows down in the Mustang and you immediately start to feel that
2:04 and you immediately start to feel that
2:04 and you immediately start to feel that weird allergy like feeling of smoke but
2:07 weird allergy like feeling of smoke but
2:07 weird allergy like feeling of smoke but anyway so I thought to heck with it
2:10 anyway so I thought to heck with it
2:10 anyway so I thought to heck with it we'll do the sometimes Vlog at the
2:12 we'll do the sometimes Vlog at the
2:12 we'll do the sometimes Vlog at the Empire Mine look at this so Minecarts
2:15 Empire Mine look at this so Minecarts
2:15 Empire Mine look at this so Minecarts would come up that shaft I showed you
2:17 would come up that shaft I showed you
2:17 would come up that shaft I showed you way up here and dump their ore into some
2:20 way up here and dump their ore into some
2:20 way up here and dump their ore into some sort of contraption I don't really
2:21 sort of contraption I don't really
2:21 sort of contraption I don't really understand I wasn't really paying
2:22 understand I wasn't really paying
2:22 understand I wasn't really paying attention to the
2:23 attention to the
2:23 attention to the signage I'm just winging it these people
2:26 signage I'm just winging it these people
2:26 signage I'm just winging it these people could probably tell me because they were
2:27 could probably tell me because they were
2:27 could probably tell me because they were on some sort of guided tour of shed over
2:30 on some sort of guided tour of shed over
2:30 on some sort of guided tour of shed over there let's go see what's in the shed
2:33 there let's go see what's in the shed
2:33 there let's go see what's in the shed maybe there's secrets in the shed maybe
2:36 maybe there's secrets in the shed maybe
2:36 maybe there's secrets in the shed maybe just maybe we'll find some
2:39 just maybe we'll find some
2:39 just maybe we'll find some gold I used to mine this mine back in
2:43 gold I used to mine this mine back in
2:43 gold I used to mine this mine back in 1822 I don't know if it's that old I
2:45 1822 I don't know if it's that old I
2:45 1822 I don't know if it's that old I don't think it's that old let's see
2:47 don't think it's that old let's see
2:47 don't think it's that old let's see what's going on here oh look at
2:50 what's going on here oh look at
2:50 what's going on here oh look at this it's a smiy am I correct in
2:53 this it's a smiy am I correct in
2:53 this it's a smiy am I correct in assuming that this would be some sort of
2:56 assuming that this would be some sort of
2:56 assuming that this would be some sort of Smithy and SM that would make you a
2:59 Smithy and SM that would make you a
2:59 Smithy and SM that would make you a black blacksmith that's you got it
3:02 black blacksmith that's you got it
3:02 black blacksmith that's you got it that's awesome I'm you're you're on
3:04 that's awesome I'm you're you're on
3:04 that's awesome I'm you're you're on video here look at this that feels hot
3:06 video here look at this that feels hot
3:06 video here look at this that feels hot it's a warm day and here you are stuck
3:09 it's a warm day and here you are stuck
3:09 it's a warm day and here you are stuck over that yeah so what's going on in
3:13 over that yeah so what's going on in
3:13 over that yeah so what's going on in here so we've got an 1800° fire in there
3:16 here so we've got an 1800° fire in there
3:16 here so we've got an 1800° fire in there and we're turning uh cold metal into hot
3:19 and we're turning uh cold metal into hot
3:19 and we're turning uh cold metal into hot metal cold metal into hot metal to make
3:22 metal cold metal into hot metal to make
3:22 metal cold metal into hot metal to make it soft so I can uh bend it and play
3:25 it soft so I can uh bend it and play
3:25 it soft so I can uh bend it and play with it that looks incredibly painful if
3:27 with it that looks incredibly painful if
3:27 with it that looks incredibly painful if it were to touch somebody yeah it's uh I
3:31 it were to touch somebody yeah it's uh I
3:31 it were to touch somebody yeah it's uh I used to weld and one time I had a glove
3:33 used to weld and one time I had a glove
3:33 used to weld and one time I had a glove on only one hand like a fool and a
3:35 on only one hand like a fool and a
3:35 on only one hand like a fool and a friend of mine dropped what we were
3:36 friend of mine dropped what we were
3:36 friend of mine dropped what we were welding and I reached for it
3:38 welding and I reached for it
3:38 welding and I reached for it instinctively with my what I thought was
3:40 instinctively with my what I thought was
3:40 instinctively with my what I thought was a gloved hand and it wasn't that hurt oh
3:43 a gloved hand and it wasn't that hurt oh
3:43 a gloved hand and it wasn't that hurt oh look I
3:52 bet it's too cold well he's got to put
3:52 bet it's too cold well he's got to put it back in the fire it's too cold thank
3:53 it back in the fire it's too cold thank
3:53 it back in the fire it's too cold thank you Andy very much for showing us how
3:55 you Andy very much for showing us how
3:55 you Andy very much for showing us how you tap tap tap tap tap tap bend the
3:58 you tap tap tap tap tap tap bend the
3:58 you tap tap tap tap tap tap bend the metal too cold okay he's going to
4:00 metal too cold okay he's going to
4:00 metal too cold okay he's going to continue doing whatever he's doing I'm
4:01 continue doing whatever he's doing I'm
4:01 continue doing whatever he's doing I'm sure he would have talked to us for a
4:02 sure he would have talked to us for a
4:02 sure he would have talked to us for a long time he was a little surprised
4:03 long time he was a little surprised
4:03 long time he was a little surprised though to see all of you people see once
4:05 though to see all of you people see once
4:05 though to see all of you people see once people know that you're in there they
4:06 people know that you're in there they
4:06 people know that you're in there they sort of weird out like what who are you
4:09 sort of weird out like what who are you
4:09 sort of weird out like what who are you people in my blacksmith shop who are all
4:11 people in my blacksmith shop who are all
4:11 people in my blacksmith shop who are all of you in my Smithy I don't think he was
4:13 of you in my Smithy I don't think he was
4:13 of you in my Smithy I don't think he was very familiar with the term Smithy but
4:15 very familiar with the term Smithy but
4:15 very familiar with the term Smithy but as a blacksmith part of his duties are
4:17 as a blacksmith part of his duties are
4:17 as a blacksmith part of his duties are too no I don't know I'm just kidding
4:19 too no I don't know I'm just kidding
4:19 too no I don't know I'm just kidding okay look at this mining stuff
4:21 okay look at this mining stuff
4:21 okay look at this mining stuff everywhere beautiful they have acres and
4:23 everywhere beautiful they have acres and
4:23 everywhere beautiful they have acres and Acres of beautiful gardens all around
4:24 Acres of beautiful gardens all around
4:24 Acres of beautiful gardens all around here
4:25 here
4:25 here unfortunately especially lower down it's
4:27 unfortunately especially lower down it's
4:27 unfortunately especially lower down it's really filled with smoke we're actually
4:28 really filled with smoke we're actually
4:28 really filled with smoke we're actually kind of in a nice a little bit of a
4:30 kind of in a nice a little bit of a
4:30 kind of in a nice a little bit of a clear patch but I you really can't tell
4:34 clear patch but I you really can't tell
4:34 clear patch but I you really can't tell on the camera but even those trees which
4:36 on the camera but even those trees which
4:36 on the camera but even those trees which are just across this little yard here
4:37 are just across this little yard here
4:38 are just across this little yard here are so blurry my eyes are starting to
4:40 are so blurry my eyes are starting to
4:40 are so blurry my eyes are starting to sting so it's better to stay inside a
4:43 sting so it's better to stay inside a
4:44 sting so it's better to stay inside a building preferably in air conditioned
4:45 building preferably in air conditioned
4:45 building preferably in air conditioned or some sort of filtered air building
4:48 or some sort of filtered air building
4:48 or some sort of filtered air building but if you can't find a building why not
4:51 but if you can't find a building why not
4:51 but if you can't find a building why not a mine look at this this is the
4:54 a mine look at this this is the
4:54 a mine look at this this is the compressor area look at the size of that
4:57 compressor area look at the size of that
4:57 compressor area look at the size of that giant metal wheel
5:00 giant metal wheel
5:00 giant metal wheel compressed air was needed to operate
5:01 compressed air was needed to operate
5:01 compressed air was needed to operate hoist and power the pneumatic drills and
5:03 hoist and power the pneumatic drills and
5:03 hoist and power the pneumatic drills and shafts air power
5:06 shafts air power
5:06 shafts air power Manpower oh to be a minor again I
5:09 Manpower oh to be a minor again I
5:09 Manpower oh to be a minor again I remember back in 1849 I took my mule
5:13 remember back in 1849 I took my mule
5:13 remember back in 1849 I took my mule chassis over the mountains to find
5:17 chassis over the mountains to find
5:17 chassis over the mountains to find gold I peed on that tree we didn't have
5:21 gold I peed on that tree we didn't have
5:21 gold I peed on that tree we didn't have bathrooms back then we did build a few
5:23 bathrooms back then we did build a few
5:23 bathrooms back then we did build a few ouses but we use those later mostly for
5:25 ouses but we use those later mostly for
5:25 ouses but we use those later mostly for parties okay look at this a weird
5:28 parties okay look at this a weird
5:28 parties okay look at this a weird missile silo
5:30 missile silo
5:30 missile silo I have no idea what I'm looking at all I
5:31 I have no idea what I'm looking at all I
5:31 I have no idea what I'm looking at all I know is it's very hard to breathe tough
5:33 know is it's very hard to breathe tough
5:33 know is it's very hard to breathe tough to breathe causing a little bit of
5:35 to breathe causing a little bit of
5:35 to breathe causing a little bit of a and I definitely did not want to miss
5:37 a and I definitely did not want to miss
5:37 a and I definitely did not want to miss the opportunity to say hello I have no
5:39 the opportunity to say hello I have no
5:39 the opportunity to say hello I have no idea what's going to happen now because
5:40 idea what's going to happen now because
5:40 idea what's going to happen now because my plan was to film this all day stay in
5:42 my plan was to film this all day stay in
5:42 my plan was to film this all day stay in Grass Valley and then wind my way home
5:46 Grass Valley and then wind my way home
5:46 Grass Valley and then wind my way home in the morning now that plan is
5:49 in the morning now that plan is
5:49 in the morning now that plan is destroyed so I have no clue what's going
5:52 destroyed so I have no clue what's going
5:52 destroyed so I have no clue what's going on other than to go back down the
5:55 on other than to go back down the
5:55 on other than to go back down the mountain and maybe find some more
5:56 mountain and maybe find some more
5:56 mountain and maybe find some more wonderful things because this random
5:58 wonderful things because this random
5:58 wonderful things because this random land must be push post poned postponed
6:01 land must be push post poned postponed
6:01 land must be push post poned postponed postponed cuz half the place is closed
6:03 postponed cuz half the place is closed
6:03 postponed cuz half the place is closed up here at the moment due to the Smoky
6:07 up here at the moment due to the Smoky
6:07 up here at the moment due to the Smoky Rich barbecue smells wafting over the
6:10 Rich barbecue smells wafting over the
6:10 Rich barbecue smells wafting over the mountain from those wildfires I really
6:12 mountain from those wildfires I really
6:12 mountain from those wildfires I really hope they get those wildfires out very
6:14 hope they get those wildfires out very
6:14 hope they get those wildfires out very dangerous very sad what happened in weed
6:16 dangerous very sad what happened in weed
6:16 dangerous very sad what happened in weed recently very sad what's happening down
6:17 recently very sad what's happening down
6:17 recently very sad what's happening down there property's being destroyed but
6:19 there property's being destroyed but
6:19 there property's being destroyed but firefighters are heroes and they're out
6:21 firefighters are heroes and they're out
6:21 firefighters are heroes and they're out there doing their best to battle the
6:22 there doing their best to battle the
6:22 there doing their best to battle the flame they're doing their Duty so that
6:24 flame they're doing their Duty so that
6:24 flame they're doing their Duty so that hopefully soon they'll be able to go
6:26 hopefully soon they'll be able to go
6:26 hopefully soon they'll be able to go home and sleep well I hope all of you
6:28 home and sleep well I hope all of you
6:29 home and sleep well I hope all of you are doing very well I am staying
6:31 are doing very well I am staying
6:31 are doing very well I am staying positive despite the setback setbacks
6:33 positive despite the setback setbacks
6:33 positive despite the setback setbacks happen no big deal got two in the can
6:36 happen no big deal got two in the can
6:37 happen no big deal got two in the can hopefully we'll get some more on the way
6:38 hopefully we'll get some more on the way
6:38 hopefully we'll get some more on the way home there's going to be all kinds of
6:39 home there's going to be all kinds of
6:39 home there's going to be all kinds of interesting things to film between here
6:41 interesting things to film between here
6:42 interesting things to film between here and home and there may just be another
6:44 and home and there may just be another
6:44 and home and there may just be another sometimes Vlog either tonight if I head
6:45 sometimes Vlog either tonight if I head
6:45 sometimes Vlog either tonight if I head home tonight or in the morning if I head
6:47 home tonight or in the morning if I head
6:47 home tonight or in the morning if I head home in the morning where I stop in
6:49 home in the morning where I stop in
6:49 home in the morning where I stop in between I have no idea yesterday I left
6:51 between I have no idea yesterday I left
6:51 between I have no idea yesterday I left Santa Rosa California the Rosco soal oh
6:53 Santa Rosa California the Rosco soal oh
6:53 Santa Rosa California the Rosco soal oh look at this oo look at these old
6:55 look at this oo look at these old
6:55 look at this oo look at these old buildings very very cool looking put a
6:58 buildings very very cool looking put a
6:58 buildings very very cool looking put a little money into those buildings back
6:59 little money into those buildings back
6:59 little money into those buildings back day I'll go closer before we take a look
7:01 day I'll go closer before we take a look
7:01 day I'll go closer before we take a look yesterday I left Rosco Soul Train's
7:03 yesterday I left Rosco Soul Train's
7:03 yesterday I left Rosco Soul Train's house went North from Santa Rosa through
7:06 house went North from Santa Rosa through
7:06 house went North from Santa Rosa through the craziest Road ever in the dark with
7:10 the craziest Road ever in the dark with
7:10 the craziest Road ever in the dark with the Mustang the thing about the Mustang
7:12 the Mustang the thing about the Mustang
7:12 the Mustang the thing about the Mustang is as much as I love that car has a very
7:13 is as much as I love that car has a very
7:13 is as much as I love that car has a very boldest Hood so when it's pointed up a
7:16 boldest Hood so when it's pointed up a
7:16 boldest Hood so when it's pointed up a mountain
7:18 mountain
7:18 mountain at 7% or higher of a grade it was a
7:20 at 7% or higher of a grade it was a
7:20 at 7% or higher of a grade it was a pretty steep grade you can't really see
7:22 pretty steep grade you can't really see
7:22 pretty steep grade you can't really see over the hood and then when it's dark
7:24 over the hood and then when it's dark
7:24 over the hood and then when it's dark and the roads are very twisty and the
7:25 and the roads are very twisty and the
7:25 and the roads are very twisty and the speed limit is very high it gets a
7:27 speed limit is very high it gets a
7:27 speed limit is very high it gets a little dicey gets a little dicey but
7:29 little dicey gets a little dicey but
7:29 little dicey gets a little dicey but once I got up to this big lake and then
7:31 once I got up to this big lake and then
7:31 once I got up to this big lake and then came down into the Central Valley it
7:33 came down into the Central Valley it
7:33 came down into the Central Valley it calmed down was very look at this this
7:36 calmed down was very look at this this
7:36 calmed down was very look at this this is the old office to the mine let's see
7:38 is the old office to the mine let's see
7:38 is the old office to the mine let's see if you can see inside I don't
7:41 if you can see inside I don't
7:41 if you can see inside I don't know could you see in there I can't see
7:43 know could you see in there I can't see
7:43 know could you see in there I can't see in there I can't see anything my eyes
7:45 in there I can't see anything my eyes
7:45 in there I can't see anything my eyes are burning from the smoke we're going
7:46 are burning from the smoke we're going
7:47 are burning from the smoke we're going to start a second Force fire right here
7:50 to start a second Force fire right here
7:50 to start a second Force fire right here anyway I attempted to visit my great
7:52 anyway I attempted to visit my great
7:52 anyway I attempted to visit my great Scottish Uncle combell my uncle combell
7:56 Scottish Uncle combell my uncle combell
7:56 Scottish Uncle combell my uncle combell in the mountains but he was evacuated
7:59 in the mountains but he was evacuated
7:59 in the mountains but he was evacuated from this area not literally he left his
8:02 from this area not literally he left his
8:02 from this area not literally he left his house to go hang out with a friend in a
8:05 house to go hang out with a friend in a
8:05 house to go hang out with a friend in a less Smoky environment CU he has a
8:06 less Smoky environment CU he has a
8:06 less Smoky environment CU he has a little trouble reading all right I'm
8:09 little trouble reading all right I'm
8:09 little trouble reading all right I'm going to leave you here now because
8:10 going to leave you here now because
8:11 going to leave you here now because there isn't enough time to upload a
8:12 there isn't enough time to upload a
8:12 there isn't enough time to upload a longer Vlog when I'm on the go and have
8:14 longer Vlog when I'm on the go and have
8:14 longer Vlog when I'm on the go and have no Wii so I hope it made it this far I
8:18 no Wii so I hope it made it this far I
8:18 no Wii so I hope it made it this far I will see you all later make sure to
8:19 will see you all later make sure to
8:19 will see you all later make sure to subscribe for some more sometimes Vlog
8:20 subscribe for some more sometimes Vlog
8:20 subscribe for some more sometimes Vlog check out randomland youtube.com/ li.com
8:24 check out randomland youtube.com/ li.com
8:24 check out randomland youtube.com/ li.com all kinds of stuff Tyler's got going on
8:26 all kinds of stuff Tyler's got going on
8:26 all kinds of stuff Tyler's got going on there Jeff heuck and uh if you would
8:29 there Jeff heuck and uh if you would
8:29 there Jeff heuck and uh if you would like a schnazzy t-shirt for the fall
8:32 like a schnazzy t-shirt for the fall
8:32 like a schnazzy t-shirt for the fall just go over to livep spread.com or
8:34 just go over to livep spread.com or
8:34 just go over to livep spread.com or there's a link on the website anyway I'm
8:36 there's a link on the website anyway I'm
8:36 there's a link on the website anyway I'm going to head home keep an eye on
8:38 going to head home keep an eye on
8:38 going to head home keep an eye on Instagram with F I pour I'll see you
8:40 Instagram with F I pour I'll see you
8:40 Instagram with F I pour I'll see you guys later okay goodbye goodbye from the
8:43 guys later okay goodbye goodbye from the
8:43 guys later okay goodbye goodbye from the trees the wonderful
8:46 trees the wonderful
8:46 trees the wonderful trees