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Yesterday, some members of our site, along with Stu, Crystal, and I , went and tinkered around Jacob City looking for something interesting. While looking around, we managed to find a well disguised way into the infamous Hidden Treasure Mine! This find was most exciting to us. After cooking a hardy dinner of Steak and Apple Spice Cobler, we entered the mine.
Once inside, we were amazed at what we found. A labyrinth of tunnels, large and in fairly good condition, wound their way around the bowels of the mountain. Very strong, cold air could be felt the throughout the mine. Many artifacts remain, such as the entire rail system, many ore bins and chutes, some old carts, a few papers, and a room full of old sweating dynamite, which was too old to have any power left to it. We explored for several hours, following massive fault line rooms, steep and long rail grades, tunnels full of water, and a lot of interesting objects throughout the mine. Climbing back out of the small hole was a pain. It required some quick thinking and a lot of patience to make sure everybody came out properly and didn't get stuck. Thanks is owed to another user for his expertise and patience while we got everybody out.
We've got a scale of 1-10 of how good a mine is. Ophir Hill, in Ophir, UT, is our top #10. This one ranked a #9. This mine offers perhaps days of exploring. The only thing that could have been better was the means of entering.
Once inside, we were amazed at what we found. A labyrinth of tunnels, large and in fairly good condition, wound their way around the bowels of the mountain. Very strong, cold air could be felt the throughout the mine. Many artifacts remain, such as the entire rail system, many ore bins and chutes, some old carts, a few papers, and a room full of old sweating dynamite, which was too old to have any power left to it. We explored for several hours, following massive fault line rooms, steep and long rail grades, tunnels full of water, and a lot of interesting objects throughout the mine. Climbing back out of the small hole was a pain. It required some quick thinking and a lot of patience to make sure everybody came out properly and didn't get stuck. Thanks is owed to another user for his expertise and patience while we got everybody out.
We've got a scale of 1-10 of how good a mine is. Ophir Hill, in Ophir, UT, is our top #10. This one ranked a #9. This mine offers perhaps days of exploring. The only thing that could have been better was the means of entering.
I didn't read your post correctly, or I would have realized thats the one your speaking of. As far as all of us can tell, like UnderUtah said, there is no connection to any of the other mines. There are, however, a whole slew of tunnels on an upper level that we have yet to explore. We believe they may lead to another section.
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