Cool Underground Tunnel and Nanaimo's Old Mine Shafts

[seaman]

well as you know after you've seen something it's pretty hard to get a picture that shows what it's actually like, you've just got to see it for yourself, I didn't have my flash up there so probably didn't get the A pictures, probably go back in there next week, will be the perfect chance to use the gas sensor haha, but seriously that pick axe is a real gem, you'll always remember the adrenaline you got when you found it, holy $___ I can't believe I just found that! and you'll have that thing forever

[GR74]

I grabbed the pick axe, took it out and went back in for some coal. I bonked my head about 8 or 9 times, thought I was gonna bring the place down in the process.

I'm off tomorrow, i'm thinking about that air vent, might mission it and give you the proper directions,

[seaman]

and the stories that axe would tell, about working the mine, belonging to a miner and being abandoned down there for 70 years until you come along... that thing drove out of there in a new world, time warp, kind of like encino man haha

[seaman]

cool sounds good if you find the air vent tommorrow I might head out there sunday, I want to see that air vent it sounds cool

[GR74]

and the stories that axe would tell, about working the mine, belonging to a miner and being abandoned down there for 70 years until you come along... that thing drove out of there in a new world, time warp, kind of like encino man haha

haha yeah they used to stamp numbers on the top so you could tell who it belonged to, so many of the same model but no such luck now. I wonder whose it was?

[GR74]

cool sounds good if you find the air vent tommorrow I might head out there sunday, I want to see that air vent it sounds cool

well i'll see how the weather goes, we got a bit of everything today, snow, rain, sun. weird. i'm off saturday and sunday, see what happens

[GR74]

WhooHoo, blue sky! I'm going to hit up that airway today. see what I can find...

I'll let you know what I find this evening. So long suckers! haha just kidding...

[Harewoodian]

I know where the air vent is off of the waterline road to Extension.

Let me know if you folks are going out on Sunday,I wouldn't mind tagging along.

[kickidee]

That pick axe has seen a lot of action! How abslutely stunning and heartfelt congratualations to you GR74.

"Seek and Ye shall find" Not my quote and only taken slightly out of context lol.

And the pictures of the mine? Again as was said absolutely stunning. I shall be back this evening for another look at the continuing sequel of "Current Mine Exploration in Nanaimo, Artifacts, Usefll Directions and Pictures to Follow."
I just love it!!! You guys rock....excuse the pun.

[GR74]

OK guys, no luck with the vent shaft today, I don't advise attempting the hike from the pump station off of Nanaimo River Road either. Garry told me you can access it from there, and I know he's telling the truth, but you'll be hiking for half a day on foot. He said "you have to go left", and he's right, but you'll be out there forever....

I started there this morning, the pump station is a concrete slab with blue candy cane shaped pipes sticking out of the top. There are two gates, one gravel road is active, one is not. I went with the inactive route, followed the pipeline trail and ended up at concrete foundations that I thought were capped ventilation shafts. They were not, they had something to do with the pipeline. I continued and ended up in Arbutus Heights, at the end of Myles Lake Road. Obviously not the right way. Well DUH!

Here are 2 photos of the cement foundations I found.