Metal detecting an old Alaskan gold rush cabin

Metal detecting in alaska (keithie6)

6 років тому

riding my motorcycle to a old Alaskan gold rush cabin outside of Fairbanks Alaska and exploring and metal detecting

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@keithie6 4 роки тому

I go back to the same cabin 2 years later ukposts.info/have/v-deo/q5uXn2t-fJ-TwIE.html

@timbailey8254 4 роки тому

Hayiutoliveth

@ff441980fredcrowe 5 років тому

That grave stone is cool. It’s made of metal. Someone is still alive who cared about them.

@SlamdogX 3 роки тому

It's obviously fake.

@vaneyhag 6 років тому

Awesome gravesite find. I googled their names and read their obituaries. Found out that was their 1st home after getting married and both was awesome people. Bob was a marine in Korea and Laura was a hell of a cook. Couldn't help but leave a comment on their Legacy page. Cool video.

@7106Billy 5 років тому

Thats way cool so it wasnt gold rush cabin

@MorrisonScotch 5 років тому

I'm glad you honored them by doing this.

@45ladybugs 5 років тому

I want backstory it make the telling so much richer. Thanks for the research!

@lsxtmt4910 5 років тому

So you just proved it wasn't the gold rush cabin not that any Gold Rush cabin still exist cuz they lived in f****** tents

@HoboThatCrazy 5 років тому

@@lsxtmt4910 exactly because they moved around.

@paulinapaula4723 4 роки тому

Loved to watch it. I was always fascinated about watching films from different parts of the world 👌

@job4528 4 роки тому

Exactly

@MichaelSmith-jb5md 6 років тому

I have to say when you showed respect for the landowners and said you would clean them off and them blessed is the most awesome sight to see, it gives me hope that humanity does have a fighting chance and that my 22 years serving the country wasn't in vain, thank you for being human, and I hope to meet you some time as I am moving to Alaska and have toys like dual sports and other fun ATV's of all sizes and a couple of tanks and military equipment, basically real Tonka toys.

@Swampdonkey22 3 роки тому

What a wonderful video. Way to honor them! I have allot of respect for you sir

@OldGriz708 4 роки тому

Bigfoot saw me once, but nobody believes him🤣

@lisaharris7549 4 роки тому

Oooo I love these kinda channels. Thanks for sharing with us 😁

@The_VRT 6 років тому

Excellent video and well wishes for the previous owners and occupants (I presume) of the cabin. You honor them with your respect, thank you.

@fromfieldtofork934 4 роки тому

Laura and Robert, Rest In Peace in the place they loved.... Laura sounded like a really nice person, bob as well. Just living a normal happy life the way they wanted it. Sounds like happiness.

@fromfieldtofork934 4 роки тому

Great video well respected!

@carlbowman3366 4 роки тому

Alaska , wow you are living a dream I've had my whole life. Ever since I was a kid I've wanted to live in Alaska. As it happened it didn't turn out that way but I still love seeing videos from there. Judging from your fines and the furniture left it appears to have been abandoned in the late 60a or early 70s and from the method of building my guess would be it was built in the 40s or so. Very cool, never stop exploring. Also, you can get maps and coordinates to old mining claims that individuals filed and then search those places.

@gillygerbilchillman3281 6 років тому

There is something about wooden houses, cabins Barns etc. I love them and want to live in one. So warm and cosy and sweet smelling. I can almost smell that old cabin! Kind of musty and dusty but rich with the wood and surrounding trees and grass , warmed by the sun. That place looks amazing.

@BraleyHome 4 роки тому

I really enjoyed your video. You're such a nice man, I'm proud of how you treated the grave site and the cabin. I was sad to see a few rude posts, so I wanted to take the time to let you know this was a very enjoyable watch. You Sir, have the true heart of a great explorer.

@keithie6 4 роки тому

thanks so much Mrs B

@JMARTIN1947 5 років тому

I know you didn’t find gold coins but I enjoyed the video and like your gentle and respectful attitude. Hunt safe.

@kareno8634 5 років тому

Beautiful! Thanks! *CAN'T* imagine the ones who 'lived' there scattering trash, [not buried] 'everywhere', If it's not the Bears, it's those visiting.

@briansuomi9897 6 років тому

Very cool , going back into the obituaries and history of that cabin and the families was just as good for me even if you didn't find anything Special, They were originally from Michigan, my home state. thanks so much for the video .

@zachdemand4508 6 років тому

Brian Suomi I live near a Mursch, I live in Michigan as well. Next time I see him I will ask if there is any relation.

@maryngatha7898 5 років тому

Brian Suomi kanyanya

@rustyaxelrod 6 років тому

Cool adventure! Thanks for taking us along. Thumbs up

@danielsalazar6561 4 роки тому

Wow, that brought back memories I used to live in the Alaska. From 1970 until 1973 and that was when the Pipeline was going through. Delta Junction Which is 100 miles from Fairbanks. And I didn't live in that town. I lived on the base. Fort Greely and I loved it up there. I wish I had a metal Detective. I remember going gold panning with some neighbors of mine I found a little bit of gold. I remember they gave me three tiny little flakes. And I had them. For many years I don't know what happened to them. Anyway My dad was stationed. At Fort Lee, Virginia there me and my buddy. Would go running around in the woods. And I remember seeing a bunch of these little holes in all these trees. Until one day I took a knife. And I want to know. What was in those holes? I dug out. A piece of metal and then I would find those little balls of metal all over. The place found out they were muskets from the Civil War I don't know what happened to those. It would probably be worth something now. But anyway, they're gone. I don't know where it happened to them. I wish I had a metal detector then I probably have a whole bunch of them. Anyway, thank you for your videos. It's great. I love them.

@kfreeser7052 2 роки тому

thank you for your work on this channel and most importanly, taking care of the grave site

@claytonsmith6092 5 років тому

I like the fact that you dont make metal detecting seem what it really isn’t. Most detecting videos they will show just treasure and it gives people the wrong idea. Great video! Happy hunting!

@keithie6 5 років тому

Clayton Smith thanks Clayton I really appreciate the compliment , I don’t like watching some of the fake stuff out there either, just getting out doors is fun for me Hope you’ll subscribe to my channel, thanks again

@claytonsmith6092 5 років тому

Metal detecting in alaska (keithie6) will do brother! Maybe sometime catch up and share finds? I got a couple good ones lol

@georgealderson4424 5 років тому

I really enjoyed your video sir. A walk in the woodlands is a real treat for anyone especially those who have mobility problems. Blessings and peace from UK sir

@octavio19880709 4 роки тому

What a blessing to live in such a place, it's wonderful, greetings from México.

@keithie6 4 роки тому

Detección de Tesoros Hey from Alaska and thanks for watching stay safe

@solangegarson6398 5 років тому

That's awesome..love the woods, I grew up around the forest, never was afraid till I found out there were bears..thanks for the viewing, I live in the city..not the same, I sure miss home when I see these kinds of videos..I'm from northern Manitoba, now live in Winnipeg..😞🙂

@shepirate4651 6 років тому

The tour through that old cabin was cool in its self! Thanks for sharing! :)

@kyledodge496 3 роки тому

This guy actually looks at every comment? Mad respect to that let alone the entertainment. Merry Christmas.

@925inder2 6 років тому

Great adventure with metal detector. Subbed for more. ATB.

@danielyost1382 5 років тому

I also detected at an old home site in West Virginia that was said to have a stash of coins buried in to property. All I found was a bunch of nails and the remains of the ten roof that was all over the property. It’s hard to look at old homesteads so much trash. But I believe the trasher is still there just can’t find it.

@mkdzr72 6 років тому

I'd try detecting in the old river bed. Watch out for grizzlies. Thanks for posting. Wish I could vacation there. You're lucky. This guy is so nice. Not many people like this around anymore. He cares about his youtubers comments, shows he's a great person.

@victorsandifer5881 4 роки тому

Keithie6

@perpetualmoto 6 років тому

this is a great vid man...never thought about using the bike to get out to hard to reach areas and look for treasures!!

@theyarddogs4100 6 років тому

Thanks for sharing that trip looking forward to the next one

@plumbingstuffinoregon2471 6 років тому

I loved your exploration around this area. I myself would have taken a lot of the cans. I like to collect cans from the 60s and older and display them in my little shop. Thanks for the video!

@meltcmelinda4012 6 років тому

Time travel to the past, thanks for sharing, due to my health I cannot go places to explore.

@SRocco-dv8we 3 роки тому

Cool video..... I can tell you ...they definitely USED to live there ! Lol

@carolinacheapo9390 6 років тому

I was curious about your gas, didnt see any gas stations around there, lol I would expect there would be a lot of trash scattered around. Beautiful there, thanks for sharing. GL & Have fun. Rick

@keithie6 6 років тому

our gas prices are usually a dollar or more than the lower 48 states

@jimnorthland2903 6 років тому

There are tens of thousands of old cabin sites in Alaska. Each one has its own story.

@scottb7444 5 років тому

Awesome find, you should pile up the trash you find in one pile so it doesn't throw off the detector. Also nobbie tires! !

@trishrobinson5828 6 років тому

Lovely hunt and I respect your attitude towards the grave and the site.

@sweetbutterfly9137 4 роки тому

Bet that was a beautiful cabin back in the day x

@ronalddunne3413 6 років тому

Pretty interesting... even had to google the Mursch's and discovered that they were originally LOOPERS from an area of northern Michigan quite well known to myself... God Rest em under the far northern lights! Thanks for posting this, keithie6!

@dnaxnoodlez372 4 роки тому

Great video👍

@sdavis7916 6 років тому

Neat video of the outdoors, thank you!!

@bobross3935 4 роки тому

Still liking comments in 2020?!

@shadowpeopleevil6257 4 роки тому

2020

@LM-hm8ov 4 роки тому

shadowpeople evil 2020 but no heart

@MrCoolCal 4 роки тому

yes

@Blazen747 4 місяці тому

2023 almost 2024 😊

@burymedeep-be7dm 5 років тому

That flat top beer can at 11:50 is what I live for! Its 1935 to about the mid 60s. If it says "Keglined" on it its before 1953 or so. A little oxalic acid bath will pull the rust off! It could be a previously unknown! Go get it!

@internalandexternalthought3257 4 роки тому

I medal detected a goth kid, it went: *BEEP* Both the goth kid and the medal detector.

@jeremecrane7924 6 років тому

Would like to hear the “Beeping” when ya find something! Great Video!

@shallowcomics7565 6 років тому

Great video

@DawgBreff 6 років тому

At 9:30 into the video, when you were looking at the vehicle scrap parts, the way the trees were all bent in over it to form a rough dome shape reminded me of a Sasquatch marker

@7777gabrielalejandro 6 років тому

buen video colega exelente lugar saludos desde corrientes argentina , suerte

@HangImHigh 6 років тому

Love your video. Thanks for posting!

@intuitivedetectingwales9889 6 років тому

Love biking. Great ride footage. Great country

@davidhoward5586 5 років тому

I like that you showed respect to the owners and talked to them.

@Marshallmetaldetecting 5 років тому

The cabin was really cool .Alaska reminds me of Michigan's Upper Peninsula! Subbed!

@shawfestify 5 років тому

That's my kinda day. I rode my KLR650 to Glacier National Park, Sturgis, SD, Laramie WY, and Yellowstone where I camped a night (always had a tent and factory 3-set soft bags--totally waterproof). I'd meet people, they'd say you rode THAT here? From where? Chicago!? OMG. But really, it wasn't that uncomfortable. Good luck detecting! And riding. A day riding is always a success.

@PK-jf9tn 4 роки тому

You should check the tailings pile. They could have missed some gold. Never know.

@paulk.6486 2 роки тому

Great footage, thanks for posting

@thomaswilliams6155 6 років тому

great job. this was a fun trip.

@riverbender9898 6 років тому

Good video. I like your attitude. Thanks.

@mad4tarmac 6 років тому

gorgeous countryside.

@ashlingspoof 4 роки тому

It's so nice seeing people explore old stuff, I think of the Fallout game images - my boyfriend plays the game sometime and has the same nice, old stuff finding vibe.

@TheSchmed 4 роки тому

The best thing about (some parts) of the US, being able to have that sidearm for personal protection. Never take it for granted. I’d prefer 10MM or .44 Mag for Brown Bear threat, 45 ACP might be a bit lacking.

@TheAnnoyingBoss 2 роки тому

Listen bro he went walking through one area there where the earth kind of enveloped him and the first thing I could think was if a bear or cugar or something decided to walk around at the same time as me I probably wouldn't have enough time to pull my gun out haha. I thought maybe it would be safer to walk through with hte gun out already because you know you only live once man. I rode a 4wheeler around in some rough desert for a while and I never brought a gun once. Never saw anything I deemed a threat beyond maybe the occasional snake. I saw many small animal tracks so I knew where there was small animals their was bigger ones. Years later I went camping and brought a gun and I heard wolves. We know wolves exist because we saw one outside the backyard one time. What eats wolves? Something bigger. The deeper in you go the more you realise you'll need a bigger gun and you might have to actually get ready to use it. To think how far back in I went on that 4 wheeler had I broke down and not had a gun and got stuck overnight. If I was in an area more likely to have bears I'd carry something bigger and with more bullets than what I've always brought out there. I was thinking about getting into metal detecting and some of these metal detectors sound like baby wild animals 😳

@DAYBROK3 5 років тому

Gotta like the northern clay. I lived in north central BC (not too far north) the clay there was crazy.

@arowrock 5 років тому

Wow great video absolutely beautiful there! cant imagine how beautiful the sky is at night. Good luck to you. PS you can get a bear on camera but you only see a bigfoot after the batteries die. that how it goes. Thanks for posting really enjoyed it!

@Mojosmind 6 років тому

I enjoyed that immensely.

@nobodyimportant5116 6 років тому

I like that you talked to the grave, humanizing the people who're at rest there. I do this, too.

@loneranger8343 3 роки тому

Going diggin' on a bike. Awesome!!

@crxracing209 6 років тому

Nice s&w sd9/40ve! I have the sd9ve and love it!!

@lindahudspeth7780 6 років тому

Hello, I just came across your channel, MAN you already found "Treasure" you found it!! It was under your feet the whole time!!! WOW, what a beautiful country!! I've subscribed!! Good luck and happy hunting :)

@folkestoneartsocietycameos4052 5 років тому

Keithie6, Hi i live in England, UK and was watching your video, when you came upon the grave of Robert and Laura Mursch. Well i Googled it and found their Obituary, how weird is that! All i did was tapped in their first names along with the family name into Google and up they popped.

@luizhenriquepuchalski4394 6 років тому

Great video! Greetings from Brazil!

@freezeinak 6 років тому

This video was awesome Keith. I used to live in Fairbanks as a kid in the 60's. There used to be so much cool old stuff and old cabins everywhere. I lived for a few years on Fort Wainwright. There has got to be many old silver coins out there around the old theatre and PX and officer and family living quarters. I went to McKinley elementary school on base in the early 60's and it was old then. After Fort Wainwright my dad bought a lot in Hamilton Acres and I was lucky enough to live just a couple blocks from Nordale Elementary school. I know the old Nordale was torn down. Must be lots of coins underneath all that concrete and asphault.

@jamesoncross7494 6 років тому

I love the cabin. I wish someone would fix it up!

@stjbananas 6 років тому

A really good attempt. The scenery was fantastic. It's a shame you didn't find anything.

@nancydeis7121 5 років тому

The respect you showed towards the grave shows the character you are made of. much respect.

@keithsteffen5770 6 років тому

Very cool... I like it!!! I hunt in Florida, TC, Keith (In Florida)

@shawnjerome8599 6 років тому

My dad died on that very pipeline,was burried alive,the view you said look at in the beginning,as soon as you got off the road,looked like a picture my dad took that one of his friends has still,can you tell me what part of Alaska that is,as I'm trying to find my half sister up there,as my dad had a new life up there and had a daughter,I know this is the spot,and then when you got on the pipeline trail,and said now we're on the pipeline,my heart sunk,ty for the video and new hope of finding out about my sister

@Alaskandualsport 6 років тому

Shawn Jerome Hey, that is a section of the pipeline off of goldstream rd in Fairbanks Alaska

@phoneonly9522 5 років тому

I hope It helped! ^

@daraysiasmithey7435 5 років тому

Looking

@MorrisonScotch 5 років тому

Your father must have been an awesome man, to be out there.

@KirkLee1983 5 років тому

Buried alive?!! They recover his body?!!?

@kensam007 6 років тому

Will cool Keith what a place

@jamespennington7668 4 роки тому

I was stationed in ft wainwright loved it

@damienphillips9278 4 роки тому

Ending was worth the watch 😂

@davegoodson8130 5 років тому

Awesome old homestead

@cowboygeologist7772 5 років тому

11 minutes into a 17 minute video about metal detecting, we finally get to see a metal detector - lol. Nice adventure though. Thanks for posting.

@cwb0051 5 років тому

Beautiful Location..

@majorronaldmandell7835 4 роки тому

Yup! You do have a young voice! Twenties for sure! Also well spoken.

@pattimessenger6214 5 років тому

I don’t think it was a gold rush cabin. I think it was a weekend getaway for that family, and they were there much more recently than the gold rush. I read the lady’s obituary, and she must have lived in Fairbanks since she worked there. Remote cabins are often subjected to break-ins and theft, so the owners tend to outfit them with used furniture and don’t leave anything of value there. The real treasure of places like that are the memories of good times with their kids and each other.

@jackass302 5 років тому

It was definitely used in late 1900's

@Ieneko8990 5 років тому

I love Alaska! I need to go on hollidays there!

@ptbaines 5 років тому

I take a bag with me and carry as much garbage as I can out of the area. Also, I covered my holes and when I'm done, you would never know anyone was there. I have seen some places so messed up my treasure hunters, and it's a little sad, because they tear the place apart. You seem to be one of the considerate ones, that's good to see. When my husband was alive, he would take the scrap metals we found and sell them. We had 5 gallon buckets and would separate the metals. I don't know how to find buyers, my husband did it through his job.

@rossharrison5981 6 років тому

Loved the video, well done

@richardowens6868 6 років тому

The cabin its self is treasure , and if you can find more on the family that lived their, that's the real treasure, Knowledge... looks like fun, keep it up.

@anniekostka956 5 років тому

Wow how exciting terrific vid thanks so much

@davehenry9110 6 років тому

Good video... The "old car" appeared to be a 70-72 Chevy Monte Carlo.

@ptbaines 5 років тому

you have to be careful in those old homes, some have old wells that were covered with boards that would now be rotten. My husband almost fell down a deep well, but caught himself and his friend had to pull him up. If he was alone, he would have fallen in eventually, and I didn't know where he was, so he would have died, because it was out away from anything or anyone.

@creedflynn7926 4 роки тому

We don't have those kinds of wells here. You haul your water

@ep61611 6 років тому

The grave doesn't look recent enough to have been disturbed in 2017 (to inter the second body). If I were to make a guess, I'd say the marker is a symbolic tribute to the couple who once lived in the cabin.

@brianlhuillier9003 6 років тому

Laura and Robert could have been cremated and were buried in their urns, Looks like they had a full life. May they rest in peace, fun video, metal detecting is like having a romance with the past.

@knowledgewillincrease7508 5 років тому

yeah obviously the wife was not living there a year ago when she died. They must have moved back to town to be taken care of and then cremated and buried where they wanted to be layed to rest.

@bergmanstrook 6 років тому

Beautiful area.

@MudMaxMetalDetecting 6 років тому

What a great video, and such a cool place to go hunting, not sure I like the idea of bears though ! So much land out there I guess that makes it hard to find the good stuff, there must be some there for sure. Subbed and look forward to watching more of your videos. All the best.

@fedora296 6 років тому

your having so much fun you need a twin to enjoy it all

@rednecklowlife 6 років тому

Thanks for the great look at the great area you live in! My boy is headed to your state next Thursday near Juno. We are from Ohio!! I wish I was going LOL!!! Being a welder by trade. Like the Pipeline cut out you showed! I Watched a documentary on the pipeline!! What a feat that was. Much respect to those guys that worked on it. Great video man!!!