tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post2322680809465957067..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Somerset, PA. What's theirs is mine...coal mine, that is.Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-19899369908916844192013-07-30T08:57:52.149-05:002013-07-30T08:57:52.149-05:00Used to crawl into the old gold mines around Great...Used to crawl into the old gold mines around Great Falls, MD, after rose quartz. Until the Park Service finally managed to find and close all our access holes. <br /><br />I'm thinking 80 years and wet means that any wood would be rotting out, just metal left.ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-17979856243879450692013-07-30T08:51:48.870-05:002013-07-30T08:51:48.870-05:00@ Jon: No meter this time around. This was just a ...@ Jon: No meter this time around. This was just a quick exploratory. Had it appeared more promising, I'd have been back with more equipment, including an O2/CO/CH4 meter.<br /><br />@ Will: No idea as to the airport. It's not on my charts. Looks too small to be old military though--not enough surrounding structure.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-2333814407478957802013-07-30T03:59:13.853-05:002013-07-30T03:59:13.853-05:00Is that abandoned field an old .mil type? Crossed ...Is that abandoned field an old .mil type? Crossed runways makes it look more substantial than average.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-55955118920553814542013-07-30T03:54:01.849-05:002013-07-30T03:54:01.849-05:00Seems to me that they need to punch at least one m...Seems to me that they need to punch at least one more hole into that old mine shaft. Can't get airflow to freshen up the air quality with only one.<br /><br />Alternatively, perhaps an air compressor (breathing quality) and hoses and mask. Maybe a small raft to float you as far as possible.<br />And a backup air tank. Wetsuit/drysuit?<br />Maybe a wifi hub at the entrance, for a camera system.<br />Maybe you could do an R/C boat with on board camera for initial scouting. Wonder if you could drop repeaters for long distance, or turns?<br />I'd be looking at building some sort of amphibious R/C scout vehicle if you really want to get back into this. Hey, second part-time career for you!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-50111058052634112882013-07-29T22:45:15.748-05:002013-07-29T22:45:15.748-05:00Great story!Great story!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-65200397242321514402013-07-29T21:47:50.973-05:002013-07-29T21:47:50.973-05:00Found you! (sorta)
https://maps.google.com/?ll=3...Found you! (sorta)<br /><br />https://maps.google.com/?ll=39.715836,-78.282309&spn=0.029347,0.055747&t=h&z=15Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787263211016503098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-80895258322140589742013-07-29T21:17:53.465-05:002013-07-29T21:17:53.465-05:00Too too cool!Too too cool!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896718673192738974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-1779839819057385802013-07-29T20:46:28.298-05:002013-07-29T20:46:28.298-05:00You make clanking sounds when you walk brother. You make clanking sounds when you walk brother. Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-49498140500902693492013-07-29T20:34:39.611-05:002013-07-29T20:34:39.611-05:00+1 on the careful - though I fully agree with the ...+1 on the careful - though I fully agree with the allure of a hole in the ground.<br /><br />In the late '80s and early '90s, my Dad & I hunted and hiked many times in an area pocked with crumbling mineshafts from the <a href="http://ferris-haggarty.blogspot.com/2010/08/ferris-haggarty-copper-gold-mine-grand.html" rel="nofollow">Ferris-Haggarty copper mine</a> in south central WY. The mine went bust in 1908, but at one time had the longest (16 miles) aerial trams to haul ore to the smelter.<br /><br />Every time I came across one of the shafts, I thought how interesting it would be to explore inside.an Donalbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418506325893352676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-45470338008956165482013-07-29T20:23:44.541-05:002013-07-29T20:23:44.541-05:00Careful please! I need an excuse to return to Banj...Careful please! I need an excuse to return to Banjo Country! <br /><br />Oh, the avionics stack? If you lose both magnetos you can still wind them up, right =) Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-57294635800760053392013-07-29T20:17:02.386-05:002013-07-29T20:17:02.386-05:00Careful yes... Please!!!Careful yes... Please!!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-50618481090737993532013-07-29T20:00:38.804-05:002013-07-29T20:00:38.804-05:00Do you take a multi gas meter with you when you do...Do you take a multi gas meter with you when you do a entry?<br />With that wet condition down that hole I was thinking about iron rusting and using up the O2.<br />In addition to whatever else is floating around down there.jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-40089245169663718622013-07-29T19:40:40.862-05:002013-07-29T19:40:40.862-05:00@ Juvat: Honored I am, Sir. And always careful. I&...@ Juvat: Honored I am, Sir. And always careful. I'm not as invincible as I used to be.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-21531243205121675822013-07-29T19:29:57.427-05:002013-07-29T19:29:57.427-05:00Well, while I understand the thrill of the adventu...Well, while I understand the thrill of the adventure and would probably partake myself, I enjoy reading your blog too much to not issue a heartfelt "be careful". juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com