Channel: Exploring Abandoned Mines and Unusual Places

Category: Travel & Events

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Description: Did somebody die in this abandoned mine? Is that why is the main tunnel is blocked off with a heavily timbered, impassable ore chute that's only twenty feet underground? And why is a large, wooden box positioned behind the chute? Is it an old ore cart or is it a barricade to prevent unwitting explorers from falling into an extremely deep drill hole or shaft? And why are there so many candles in the mine depicting the likeness of Saint Jude who is the patron saint of lost causes, desperate situations, and hospitals? And why would somebody staple a banana to the tunnel wall? Was that some kind of ritualistic offering? These are the questions that this small, unassuming, abandoned diatomaceous earth mine brought forth in me as I explored it. I'd like to hear your theories and thoughts about what I found in this strange mine and what it all might mean. #ExploringAbandonedMines #AbandonedMines #MineExploring #UndergroundExploration