Legends of The Old West

St. Elmo, Colorado: A Ghost Town Frozen in Time​

The old ghost town of St. Elmo just couldn't catch a break. This old town sit at high elevation. The Mary Murphy mine was the predominant mines in the region. There was also the Paramount mine which was a large mine.

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How Pinos Altos Became A REAL Rich Boom Town​

Mar 29, 2025

Pinos Altos is a small mining town not far from Silver City New Mexico. Originally called Birchville named after the man Robert Birch who found gold here, this mining town was quick to grow to thousands of people. Plagued with Apache raids at the start the town eventually became to numerous large gold and silver mines.

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Lost Secrets of the Carney Mine! Hidden History & Legends of the Superstition Mountains​

Join author and explorer Jack San Felice on a thrilling journey into the Carney Mine, hidden deep within Arizona’s Superstition Mountains! In this newly updated must-watch episode, Jack dives into the history, legends, and dangers surrounding this mysterious mine, sharing firsthand accounts of his adventures exploring its depths.
Was the Carney Mine home to lost gold, silver, and copper?
What secrets still lie off the Peralta Trail in the Dacite Cliffs?
See never-before-told stories of Arizona’s wild past!

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What Happened to the Lost Mines of Nevada's Tonopah?​

Tonopah Nevada is one of the biggest boom towns in the state. Founded in the early 1900's by Jim Butler, this town made many a man wealthy with silver and gold. This town became famous for the Mizpah mine and the hotel named after that mine, the Mizpah Hotel.

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What a great thread Searcher! I live in the foothills of the Supe's in a place called Gold Canyon. I have hiked the Peralta trail down to the Needle and done most of the ridgeline as well. Its an amazing place that words really can't describe! My current hobby is working rough Kingman Turquoise to gem quality and storing it away.

Idaho's AMAZING Gold Rush Town. Extremely RICH Gold Placers​

Apr 12, 2025

The old mine town of Murray Idaho is about hour east of Coeur d'Alene Idaho. This old town was close to Eagle City. Wyatt Earp ran a saloon in Eagle City. Calamity Jane visited this town. This town was rich with placer gold and still to this day, prospectors and miners still pan the creeks looking for gold.

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Alaska´s Wolf Man The Most Fearless Mountain Man You’ve Never Heard Of​

Apr 15, 2025
He hunted wolves for the government—but respected them more than most men respect themselves…
He out-tracked Eskimos.
He crossed frozen rivers solo.
He took down bears, walked through blizzards, and called a dirt-floored cabin home for thirteen winters.
And somehow, you’ve probably never heard his name…
Frank Glaser was built for cold… For distance… For silence…
For the kind of lonely, brutal country that kills soft men fast…
Over forty years, he walked the line between hunter and naturalist, killer and caretaker, myth and man…
He understood the wild… And when the wolves howled, he listened…
In this episode, we’re telling his story… The kind of life you can’t fake—and sure as hell can’t repeat…
My name is Sam, and this is Wild America…

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Discovering Ione Nevada's AMAZING Story Of Survival​

Apr 19, 2025

Ione Nevada is an old mining town that just won't die. Over the years the mines worked off and on and for a while Ione seemed like the place to be, however a gold rush of sorts over in the mine town of Berlin Nevada caused a lot of people to move. Small mining over the years kept a few folks in the town.

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Why You Can’t Visit This California Gold Town Anymore!​

Apr 26, 2025

This video tells the story about the town of Kennet California. This old town is somewhere in Shasta County. The town of Kennet once was home to the famous Mammoth Mine which was a high grade copper mine. They also mined gold there. This old town also was home to the famous Diamond Bar which was tavern that had a 160 foot redwood bar and distilled their own brand of whiskey.

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