Good reason to stay out of old mines

[Bodfish Mike]

Out exploring on my 1982 Honda XL 200r and came across this up in the Piute mountain ca -- hope no one was inside when this happened.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Treasure of Victoria Peak - Grab it through Amazon!

[Nitric]

Wow! I wouldn't want to be in there when that happened!!!

I've been in a couple coal mines like that. As a teen we thought we were going to explore one. I was after a cart and "train"! after crawling through a hole I could barely get through at the newly dug open "entrance", I made it in about 20 to 30 ft and realized I was walking on what use to be the ceiling. That was enough for me! I went back out...

Another was just a Vein(?) mine, that's what I was told anyhow.... just about 3 ft tall and they picked the coal out, little short rooms. I made it in far enough to look around and that was spooky, you couldn't stand up straight in it.

In both of those, the shale(?), clay mix kind of stuff. was saturated with water and was very unstable, you could pick pieces off in small sheets, it was real loose!!! Those mines closed around 1920 and had been blown shut. But........."some kids"..decided to dig them back open...Looking for the mine coal or small steam train and carts that my grandfather claimed he saw in there as a kid. I wanted it real bad after he told me about it being in there. I should look that up and even see if there is even such a thing. haha Grandpa was pretty straight forward and didn't tell too many stories...but...

That was in the mid to late 90's....Since we were in there, they have collapsed under an interstate (interstate 77) and some of the side roads around them. A house even partly fell in one, in that neighborhood (N. Canton Oh) yards and house's occasionally collapse.

You could not pay me enough to go in one of those holes today! Glad I did though! It was cool to see...But...not today!

 

[ecmjamsit]

I would like to metal detect around it though.

 

[Hoser John]

Thanks Mike for the graphic warning a it does happen with amazing regularity. John

 

[Asmbandits]

Sweet bike! I had a 80 xl250 that looked similar, I loved that bike..

 

[dave wiseman]

It is sweet to dance to violins..it is delicate and rare,to dance to lutes and dance to flutes is way beyond compare,but it is not sweet with nimble feet to dance upon the air..from the Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde...the
last sound you will ever here are your own screams as you tumble into eternity.

 

[Bodfish Mike]

Sweet bike! I had a 80 xl250 that looked similar, I loved that bike..

Actually it's a 1983 the first year of the mono shock -- I love Honda's and love this bike put a bigger than stock back sprocket on if and it puts around nice and slow in 1st gear. I also have an 1978 xl 125, 1980 xr 80 and three 50's from the 60's and an nx 250 ( my around town street bike)
and I just acquire another xl 200r to restore so anyone who visits me gets to ride

 

[Bodfish Mike]

I would like to metal detect around it though.

Me to I may go back

 

[Mad Machinist]

Out exploring on my 1982 Honda XL 200r and came across this up in the Piute mountain ca -- hope no one was inside when this happened.
View attachment 1487616
View attachment 1487622
View attachment 1487627 [/QUOTE

Agreed. If you don't know what you are doing or what your looking at, then stay out.