Exploring Abandoned Mines and Unusual Places | Finding the Secret Resident of the Crystal Palace Mine: A Ring-Tailed Cat! @AbandonedMines11 | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 4 minutes ago.
What lives inside an abandoned mine? Many creatures both dangerous and docile make their homes inside deep, dark, abandoned mines. Some of the more elusive ones are the ring-tailed cats which are sometimes called miners' cats. I finally came across a ring-tailed cat during a recent exploration of the abandoned Crystal Palace Mine with Justin from the Southern New Mexico Explorer channel (now titled "Abandoned/Underground"). The ring-tailed cat got pretty close to both Justin and me as it made its way past us, so it almost seemed somewhat tame. Or, as Justin pointed out, maybe it had never seen a human being before and therefore had no reference to go on.
The Crystal Palace Mine was a zinc and lead mine that was probably last worked in the 1970s or earlier. The main haulage tunnel presumably intersects a vertical shaft that is higher on the hillside. Justin and I found this connection while exploring and documenting the haulage tunnel. During our exploration we came across a strange symbol emblazoned on the tunnel wall, large rooms that were quite impressive, dangerous false floors, discarded miners' furniture, and other things related to the mine. I hope you enjoy this exploration of the Crystal Palace Mine!
Justin’s video of this mine is here: youtu.be/WqF30i-bjKA
Justin's channel is here if you haven't yet subscribed and checked out his videos: youtube.com/channel/UCPkhh9gS5c4-4ycC1Bkz2Cw
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What lives inside an abandoned mine? Many creatures both dangerous and docile make their homes inside deep, dark, abandoned mines. Some of the more elusive ones are the ring-tailed cats which are sometimes called miners' cats. I finally came across a ring-tailed cat during a recent exploration of the abandoned Crystal Palace Mine with Justin from the Southern New Mexico Explorer channel (now titled "Abandoned/Underground"). The ring-tailed cat got pretty close to both Justin and me as it made its way past us, so it almost seemed somewhat tame. Or, as Justin pointed out, maybe it had never seen a human being before and therefore had no reference to go on.
The Crystal Palace Mine was a zinc and lead mine that was probably last worked in the 1970s or earlier. The main haulage tunnel presumably intersects a vertical shaft that is higher on the hillside. Justin and I found this connection while exploring and documenting the haulage tunnel. During our exploration we came across a strange symbol emblazoned on the tunnel wall, large rooms that were quite impressive, dangerous false floors, discarded miners' furniture, and other things related to the mine. I hope you enjoy this exploration of the Crystal Palace Mine!
Justin’s video of this mine is here: youtu.be/WqF30i-bjKA
Justin's channel is here if you haven't yet subscribed and checked out his videos: youtube.com/channel/UCPkhh9gS5c4-4ycC1Bkz2Cw
#ExploringAbandonedMines
#AbandonedMines
#MineExploring
#UndergroundExploration
