1 00:00:05,867 --> 00:00:08,066 [eerie music playing] 2 00:00:09,266 --> 00:00:11,734 [Jessica] Is anybody missing their miner's tag? 3 00:00:13,467 --> 00:00:15,433 Could you please give me a sign? 4 00:00:17,700 --> 00:00:19,033 [clanking] 5 00:00:19,867 --> 00:00:21,066 Did you hear that? 6 00:00:21,066 --> 00:00:23,200 [music increases in tempo] 7 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,033 [Josh] On this episode of Expedition X... 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,266 my team visits an Old West ghost town... 9 00:00:30,266 --> 00:00:32,100 [Phil] Look at the condition of this place. 10 00:00:32,100 --> 00:00:33,800 [Josh] ...where spirits of the gold rush 11 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,867 are reportedly staking a hostile claim, 12 00:00:36,867 --> 00:00:39,367 making the present just as dangerous 13 00:00:39,367 --> 00:00:41,600 as the town's Wild West past. 14 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,667 [man] A lot of people see the woman in the black dress. 15 00:00:46,767 --> 00:00:50,200 We really want to get into some of the mines. 16 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:51,767 [man] I'd recommend not going into the mines. 17 00:00:52,867 --> 00:00:53,834 They're very dangerous. 18 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,233 Water'll shut off. The power'll shut off. 19 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:01,934 Something is messing with me. 20 00:01:07,467 --> 00:01:08,767 Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty. 21 00:01:08,767 --> 00:01:10,300 [clicking tongue repeatedly] 22 00:01:10,300 --> 00:01:12,667 -[cat meowing] -[both shriek] 23 00:01:12,667 --> 00:01:15,934 [exhilarating instrumental music playing] 24 00:01:22,100 --> 00:01:25,567 So I received a phone call from a guy named Brent Underwood. 25 00:01:25,567 --> 00:01:27,867 and he would very much like for the two of you 26 00:01:27,867 --> 00:01:31,100 to come investigate his town called Cerro Gordo. 27 00:01:31,100 --> 00:01:33,967 So this guy wants us to come investigate his home town. 28 00:01:33,967 --> 00:01:37,433 No, no. When I say his town, I mean the town that he owns. 29 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,700 Wait, he owns his own town? 30 00:01:40,700 --> 00:01:43,400 Yes, he owns his own town but here's the thing. 31 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:47,900 Uh, it is a very remote, mountainous, 150-year-old 32 00:01:47,900 --> 00:01:50,200 former Gold Rush era mining town 33 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,000 that is now a ghost town. 34 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,266 And Brent is very worried that his ghost town 35 00:01:55,266 --> 00:01:57,867 may be a literal town of ghosts. 36 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,667 [Josh] 1848, the California gold and silver rush begins. 37 00:02:05,667 --> 00:02:09,200 In the ensuing years, over 250,000 people 38 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,600 head west from all over America 39 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,066 and around the world, 40 00:02:13,066 --> 00:02:14,567 hoping to get rich. 41 00:02:14,567 --> 00:02:18,166 A few lucky prospectors do. Most don't. 42 00:02:18,166 --> 00:02:20,367 And many die along the way. 43 00:02:20,367 --> 00:02:22,867 Often in 'anything goes' mining towns 44 00:02:22,867 --> 00:02:26,033 where money is plentiful but lives are cheap. 45 00:02:26,767 --> 00:02:28,734 Cerro Gordo is one of those towns, 46 00:02:30,166 --> 00:02:32,000 built high in the Inyo Mountains 47 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,634 to take advantage of its rich seams of minerals. 48 00:02:35,567 --> 00:02:37,767 The prospectors there first mine silver, 49 00:02:37,767 --> 00:02:39,400 then move on to zinc, 50 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:44,367 with Cerro Gordo becoming the largest producer of zinc carbonate in America. 51 00:02:44,367 --> 00:02:46,667 All in all, they mine precious metals 52 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:50,367 worth an astounding $17 million dollars at the time. 53 00:02:50,367 --> 00:02:53,100 Or around $300 million today. 54 00:02:53,100 --> 00:02:55,767 It's a 'work hard, play harder' town. 55 00:02:55,767 --> 00:02:58,800 At its peak, the population is over 4,000, 56 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,700 with seven saloons and three brothels. 57 00:03:01,700 --> 00:03:03,700 But no law enforcement. 58 00:03:03,700 --> 00:03:06,800 It also boasts a shocking amount of bloodshed, 59 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,100 averaging a murder per week, 60 00:03:09,100 --> 00:03:12,767 with residents reportedly sleeping surrounded by sand bags 61 00:03:12,767 --> 00:03:15,166 to protect themselves from stray bullets. 62 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,567 And if the other inhabitants don't kill you, 63 00:03:18,567 --> 00:03:20,767 the mining just might, 64 00:03:20,767 --> 00:03:25,066 with hundreds of miners just buried alive from cave-ins and gas explosions. 65 00:03:26,066 --> 00:03:27,834 [explosion] 66 00:03:30,667 --> 00:03:34,400 In 1957, the veins finally run dry. 67 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,600 And when the mining dies, so does the town. 68 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,667 Cerro Gordo and its mines lay dormant for almost 70 years 69 00:03:41,667 --> 00:03:45,867 until it's sold for $1.4 million in 2018. 70 00:03:45,867 --> 00:03:48,567 The lucky buyer is Brent Underwood. 71 00:03:50,266 --> 00:03:52,000 But as soon as Brent arrives, 72 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,567 he and his visitors begin to experience frightening activity 73 00:03:55,567 --> 00:03:58,367 all around the town and its mines. 74 00:03:58,367 --> 00:04:00,600 Inexplicable feelings of dread, 75 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,500 hearing terrifying sounds, 76 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:05,867 seeing full-bodied apparitions, 77 00:04:05,867 --> 00:04:10,100 including repeated sightings of a mysterious woman in black. 78 00:04:10,100 --> 00:04:14,567 [eerie music playing] 79 00:04:14,567 --> 00:04:17,867 The disturbing activity seems to only be getting worse. 80 00:04:17,867 --> 00:04:20,900 Cerro Gordo recently saw an unexplainable fire 81 00:04:20,900 --> 00:04:22,967 burn down three buildings. 82 00:04:22,967 --> 00:04:24,166 On the night of the fire, 83 00:04:24,166 --> 00:04:26,567 a ghostly figure is reportedly seen 84 00:04:26,567 --> 00:04:29,567 impossibly appearing and disappearing. 85 00:04:29,567 --> 00:04:33,667 Brent has his life savings, and perhaps his life, on the line. 86 00:04:33,667 --> 00:04:37,266 If he loses the town, he truly loses everything. 87 00:04:37,266 --> 00:04:38,667 He needs urgent help. 88 00:04:38,667 --> 00:04:42,600 Is Cerro Gordo's violent past pushing into the present? 89 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,834 Is Brent's ghost town haunted? 90 00:04:49,166 --> 00:04:50,667 What do you think? 91 00:04:50,667 --> 00:04:53,667 I mean, it doesn't surprise me at all to hear that this place is haunted. 92 00:04:53,667 --> 00:04:56,100 I mean, it is the Wild Wild West, right? 93 00:04:56,100 --> 00:05:00,667 And mining towns were known for their robberies, their murders, their violence. 94 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:03,567 In particular, I want to check out these mines. 95 00:05:03,567 --> 00:05:05,367 If that many people died in there, 96 00:05:05,367 --> 00:05:07,467 and their bodies were left unrecovered, 97 00:05:07,467 --> 00:05:09,667 I mean, that's Haunting 101 right there. 98 00:05:09,667 --> 00:05:11,467 What about you? 99 00:05:11,467 --> 00:05:14,600 Growing up in Colorado, I've visited my fair share of these ghost towns. 100 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,100 And they're spooky places. 101 00:05:16,100 --> 00:05:17,567 You said this one's pretty remote. 102 00:05:17,567 --> 00:05:21,166 This place is very remote, high altitude. It's up at like 9,000 feet. 103 00:05:21,166 --> 00:05:24,166 I guess my big hold-up here is that it's in the name, Josh. 104 00:05:24,166 --> 00:05:26,000 -It is a ghost town. -[Josh] Right. 105 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,100 So when people go there and experience things, 106 00:05:28,100 --> 00:05:31,000 they're gonna try to interpret it through a paranormal lens. 107 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,900 And that 9,000 feet that you talked about, 108 00:05:32,900 --> 00:05:34,467 that's pretty high elevation. 109 00:05:34,467 --> 00:05:37,667 And humans at that elevation are essentially deprived of oxygen. 110 00:05:37,667 --> 00:05:39,400 And they can go through a form of psychosis 111 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,400 where they see things that aren't there or feel like they're being chased. 112 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,967 You think the altitude of this town could be causing people to see ghosts? 113 00:05:45,967 --> 00:05:48,000 Sure, and maybe the mines themselves too, 114 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,166 because mines are known to give off certain gases 115 00:05:50,166 --> 00:05:52,100 that can also cause people to hallucinate. 116 00:05:52,100 --> 00:05:54,567 [Josh] So, obviously, a lot to investigate here. 117 00:05:54,567 --> 00:05:58,100 The mission is to go and meet Brent and help him solve the mysteries 118 00:05:58,100 --> 00:05:59,900 of his Wild West town. 119 00:05:59,900 --> 00:06:01,867 Wagons ho to Cerro Gordo. 120 00:06:01,867 --> 00:06:04,233 -All right, let's go! -Yee-haw. 121 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,266 [Josh] It's a six-hour flight from the Big Apple to the City of Angels. 122 00:06:09,266 --> 00:06:12,200 And then, a three-and-a-half hour drive from LA 123 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,734 to the Inyo Mountains to reach Cerro Gordo. 124 00:06:16,100 --> 00:06:18,467 The dirt road here is only eight miles 125 00:06:18,467 --> 00:06:20,767 but it can take over an hour to ascend 126 00:06:20,767 --> 00:06:23,767 its precarious 4,600-foot climb. 127 00:06:23,767 --> 00:06:27,367 This is a rugged road but look at this view. 128 00:06:27,367 --> 00:06:30,233 [Jessica] It's gorgeous. Oh, God. Go slow. 129 00:06:30,967 --> 00:06:33,066 [Phil] That view is so spectacular 130 00:06:33,066 --> 00:06:34,967 -[Jessica] It's beautiful-- -but I promise I will watch the road... 131 00:06:34,967 --> 00:06:37,333 -Just look at the road. -...at least 90% of the time. 132 00:06:38,667 --> 00:06:41,567 -[Phil] The peak of Cerro Gordo is at 9,000 feet. - [Jessica] Yeah. 133 00:06:41,567 --> 00:06:44,333 [Phil] Really steep incline and that's gonna mess with your brain. 134 00:06:46,467 --> 00:06:49,100 Am I gonna barf everywhere on camera? 135 00:06:49,100 --> 00:06:50,600 -[Phil] Nausea for sure. -Uh-huh? 136 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,400 Dizziness. People can burst capillaries in the brain. 137 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,600 -Oh, my God! -They can hallucinate and you can even die. 138 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,467 [Jessica] So you think all these ghost sightings are people hallucinating? 139 00:06:59,467 --> 00:07:00,834 [Phil] I think it could be a factor. 140 00:07:04,266 --> 00:07:06,834 [Jessica] It looks like we're gonna drive off the edge of the world. 141 00:07:08,367 --> 00:07:10,834 [gasps] [bleep] 142 00:07:12,467 --> 00:07:15,200 -[Phil] Oh, there it is! -Oh, that looks cool! 143 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:16,767 [Phil] Wow. Okay. 144 00:07:21,066 --> 00:07:24,367 We pull into Cerro Gordo and it looks just as advertised. 145 00:07:24,367 --> 00:07:27,533 Desolate, forgotten, population 1. 146 00:07:29,266 --> 00:07:31,000 -[Phil] Hey, Brent! -[Jessica] Hey, there! 147 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:32,567 -[Brent] Hey, guys! -[Jessica] Nice to meet you. 148 00:07:34,166 --> 00:07:35,867 -Welcome to Cerro Gordo. -Thank you! 149 00:07:35,867 --> 00:07:37,367 -[Brent] Yeah! -[Phil] So this is your mine? 150 00:07:37,367 --> 00:07:38,433 This is my mine. 151 00:07:42,367 --> 00:07:44,166 [Jessica] How does one buy a town? 152 00:07:44,166 --> 00:07:46,567 Uh... a lot of promises 153 00:07:46,567 --> 00:07:48,867 and a lot of friends that believe in you, I guess. 154 00:07:48,867 --> 00:07:49,867 -[Jessica] That's good. -There you go. 155 00:07:50,867 --> 00:07:52,166 [Brent] I've always been in love with history. 156 00:07:52,166 --> 00:07:55,000 So I used to love everything about the West. 157 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,667 You know, I think the West is a very romantic part of American culture. 158 00:07:58,667 --> 00:08:01,166 -[Jessica] Mm-hmm. -And so the idea that there was gunfights here, 159 00:08:01,166 --> 00:08:03,367 -there was shoot-outs, there was a murder a week. -[horse whinnies] 160 00:08:03,367 --> 00:08:04,767 Guys are just striking it rich. 161 00:08:04,767 --> 00:08:06,600 A lot of dreams came here to die. 162 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,867 and a few came to prosper, I guess. 163 00:08:08,867 --> 00:08:12,066 Nice. A lot of emotions in one relatively small area. 164 00:08:12,066 --> 00:08:13,066 Yes, yes. 165 00:08:14,367 --> 00:08:15,800 [Phil] How many buildings are around here? 166 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,567 So there's about a dozen buildings left. 167 00:08:18,867 --> 00:08:20,266 -Behind me is the general store. -[Jessica] Mm-hmm. 168 00:08:20,266 --> 00:08:22,567 This is where they were selling all the supplies back in the day. 169 00:08:22,567 --> 00:08:24,934 -[Jessica] Do you mind if we take a peek inside? -Yeah, check it out. 170 00:08:28,300 --> 00:08:30,266 -[door slams] -[Phil] Wow. 171 00:08:30,266 --> 00:08:32,333 [Jessica] This place is awesome. 172 00:08:34,266 --> 00:08:35,767 [Phil] Were all these things found around here? 173 00:08:35,767 --> 00:08:37,367 [Brent] A lot of it was here before we got it. 174 00:08:37,367 --> 00:08:40,200 But I've added things to it as I go down in the mines. 175 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,934 -Stuff like dynamite boxes and other things. -[Jessican and Phil exclaim] 176 00:08:44,567 --> 00:08:46,500 [Jessica] What are more of the supernatural stories 177 00:08:46,500 --> 00:08:48,000 that you've heard come out of this place? 178 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,100 I myself have been living here for the last few years. 179 00:08:50,100 --> 00:08:52,166 -[Jessica] Mm-hmm. -I have one kind of, like, main story. 180 00:08:52,166 --> 00:08:54,100 And that relates to the bunkhouse. 181 00:08:54,100 --> 00:08:56,300 Which is a place where miners used to come, 182 00:08:56,300 --> 00:08:58,834 -spend time before they permanently lived here. -[Jessica] Mm-hmm. 183 00:08:59,767 --> 00:09:01,300 [baby cooing] 184 00:09:01,300 --> 00:09:05,000 [Brent] This is a long hallway with three rooms off it either side. 185 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,100 [eerie music playing] 186 00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:10,467 I walked to see a sunset spot. 187 00:09:10,467 --> 00:09:13,867 As I was walking by, somebody kind of looked out the curtain. 188 00:09:13,867 --> 00:09:17,166 [captivating instrumental music playing] 189 00:09:17,166 --> 00:09:19,166 The light was on in the kitchen. 190 00:09:19,166 --> 00:09:20,567 At first, I didn't think much of it, you know. 191 00:09:20,567 --> 00:09:22,000 I thought it was the contractors. 192 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,467 You know, the contractors had been here before. 193 00:09:24,467 --> 00:09:25,900 Then I found Robert the caretaker. I was like, 194 00:09:25,900 --> 00:09:28,467 "Hey, Robert. How long are the contractors staying in the bunkhouse?" 195 00:09:28,467 --> 00:09:30,867 -[Jessica] Yeah. -And he kinda turned and he said, uh, 196 00:09:30,867 --> 00:09:32,166 "Oh, they left two weeks ago." 197 00:09:32,900 --> 00:09:34,800 I know I saw somebody. 198 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:36,233 I know the light was on. 199 00:09:37,266 --> 00:09:39,300 What are some of the other stories that people have had? 200 00:09:39,300 --> 00:09:42,467 The woman in the black dress is very common. 201 00:09:42,467 --> 00:09:46,600 A lot of people see a woman in the various buildings, 202 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,400 always just wearing the same type of dress. 203 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,400 [Phil] Based on your knowledge of the history here... 204 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,700 -[Brent] Yeah. -...do you have any suspicions on who that might be? 205 00:09:53,700 --> 00:09:55,266 [Brent] There was a woman named Lola Travis. 206 00:09:55,266 --> 00:09:58,066 And Lola owned a brothel up here. 207 00:09:58,066 --> 00:09:59,567 Named Lola's Palace of Pleasure. 208 00:10:00,300 --> 00:10:02,567 She was known as a very blunt woman. 209 00:10:02,567 --> 00:10:07,066 There's a story in where there's an argument about the fee that was being charged 210 00:10:07,066 --> 00:10:08,467 and she shot the guy dead in the street. 211 00:10:08,467 --> 00:10:10,900 And was never charged just because she was kind of respected 212 00:10:10,900 --> 00:10:12,467 in the community to that level. 213 00:10:12,467 --> 00:10:14,567 -So don't mess with Lola. -Don't mess with Lola. 214 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,266 [Phil] Jess and I are really interested in what's happening 215 00:10:19,266 --> 00:10:20,567 underground here, too. 216 00:10:20,567 --> 00:10:23,467 We really want to get into some of the mines. 217 00:10:23,467 --> 00:10:26,000 Uh, I'd recommend not going to the mines. 218 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:27,200 They're very dangerous. 219 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:28,467 Because the mines are actually collapsing. 220 00:10:28,467 --> 00:10:29,867 You know, they're collapsing everyday. 221 00:10:29,867 --> 00:10:33,400 And so, in another decade, two decades, they may not all be here. 222 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:37,000 So my blanket statement would be stay alive and stay out. 223 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,367 -You gotta find an expert to go down there with you. -Yeah. 224 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,867 [Jessica] I'll just call Josh and I'll see 225 00:10:42,867 --> 00:10:46,166 who he can reach out to that can come out here and help us out. 226 00:10:46,166 --> 00:10:48,266 -[cat meows] -[Phil] There's a cat. 227 00:10:48,266 --> 00:10:50,000 We have a cat. That's Radio. 228 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,367 Cats are actually one of the incidents here 229 00:10:53,367 --> 00:10:55,400 that I've heard about, prior to my time. 230 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:57,567 The story was that husband and wife were sleeping. 231 00:10:57,567 --> 00:11:01,066 The husband awoke to just hear the wife saying, 232 00:11:01,066 --> 00:11:04,100 "Oh, hey, kitty, kitty," just kind of doing this on her chest. 233 00:11:04,100 --> 00:11:06,200 They both saw a cat leave, 234 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,467 and, uh, there was no cat to be found. 235 00:11:08,467 --> 00:11:10,500 I love the idea of a ghost cat. 236 00:11:10,500 --> 00:11:12,767 [meows] 237 00:11:12,767 --> 00:11:15,500 -Well, thank you for all this information. -Of course. 238 00:11:15,500 --> 00:11:17,066 Have fun. Enjoy it. 239 00:11:18,900 --> 00:11:21,200 [Jessica] Brent gives us unprecedented access 240 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,166 to investigate the entire ghost town of Cerro Gordo. 241 00:11:24,166 --> 00:11:26,467 And after I make a quick call to Josh 242 00:11:26,467 --> 00:11:28,867 about potentially getting access to the mines, 243 00:11:28,867 --> 00:11:31,567 Phil and I start prepping our night investigation. 244 00:11:31,567 --> 00:11:33,166 Where do you want to set these cameras up? 245 00:11:33,166 --> 00:11:35,567 -I think, obviously, one towards the bunkhouse. -Yeah. 246 00:11:35,567 --> 00:11:38,100 And then, we can't ignore the Palace of Pleasure. 247 00:11:38,100 --> 00:11:40,934 Because we know there was a lot of people that went there. 248 00:11:42,467 --> 00:11:44,600 [Jessica] We set up surveillance throughout the town. 249 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:48,100 The plan tonight is to hit all the reputed paranormal hotspots 250 00:11:48,100 --> 00:11:50,567 including Lola's Palace of Pleasure, 251 00:11:50,567 --> 00:11:54,333 where the apparition of a woman in a black dress is often reported. 252 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:57,967 But we're going to start at the bunkhouse. 253 00:11:59,467 --> 00:12:02,367 It's believed to be the oldest structure at Cerro Gordo, 254 00:12:02,367 --> 00:12:04,967 and I'm curious if that means it might harbor 255 00:12:04,967 --> 00:12:07,166 the most residual paranormal energy. 256 00:12:07,166 --> 00:12:09,467 [eerie music playing] 257 00:12:09,467 --> 00:12:10,967 Hello, we're coming in. 258 00:12:12,467 --> 00:12:14,100 Test, test. Okay, we're good. 259 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:15,166 -[Phil] Okay. -We're recording. 260 00:12:15,166 --> 00:12:17,433 -I'm gonna record on this, just in case. -Yeah. 261 00:12:18,867 --> 00:12:22,166 [suspenseful music playing] 262 00:12:24,667 --> 00:12:26,934 My name's Jess. I'm with Phil. 263 00:12:27,867 --> 00:12:30,133 If you're here, do you mind turning on the lights? 264 00:12:40,166 --> 00:12:42,500 -[distant creaking] -[Jessica] Did you hear that? 265 00:12:42,500 --> 00:12:44,367 I heard something move down there. 266 00:12:44,367 --> 00:12:45,634 [Phil] Let's go down there. 267 00:12:59,967 --> 00:13:01,433 [Jessica] Was this your room? 268 00:13:03,667 --> 00:13:05,934 Was that why you were looking out of the window? 269 00:13:09,867 --> 00:13:12,166 I hope it's okay if we stay here. 270 00:13:12,667 --> 00:13:15,367 [creaking] 271 00:13:17,967 --> 00:13:20,266 [whispering] What is creaking? 272 00:13:20,266 --> 00:13:22,433 [whispers] It sounds like it's on the outside of that wall. 273 00:13:23,266 --> 00:13:25,166 [Phil whispers] It does. 274 00:13:25,166 --> 00:13:27,834 Go and see if you can see anything hitting the back of the wall. 275 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,333 [ominous music playing] 276 00:13:35,867 --> 00:13:37,266 Was this your room? 277 00:13:44,967 --> 00:13:47,233 [eerie music playing] 278 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:51,800 There's a lot of creaking activity happening here. 279 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:53,800 -[Jessica] No, did you just slam a door? -No. 280 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,567 [dramatic music playing] 281 00:14:02,700 --> 00:14:04,266 [Jessica in normal voice] I just heard the door slam. 282 00:14:04,266 --> 00:14:06,734 Maybe when I opened this, it created a cross-breeze? 283 00:14:09,567 --> 00:14:11,867 But... did we leave it open? 284 00:14:11,867 --> 00:14:14,000 -[whispering] I think we left it open. -Okay. 285 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,500 What were you saying? There was some stuff that was hitting the wall? 286 00:14:16,500 --> 00:14:19,700 No, there was just a lot of creaking happening up in the corner. 287 00:14:19,700 --> 00:14:24,000 But it is also incredibly windy out. 288 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,467 [Jessica] Let's check out the front door. 289 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,166 [Phil in normal voice] That was close. That slammed shut. 290 00:14:36,166 --> 00:14:37,166 [Jessica] Oh, my God! 291 00:14:37,166 --> 00:14:38,100 [door closes] 292 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:39,934 How could the breeze have closed that? 293 00:14:41,066 --> 00:14:42,166 I don't know. 294 00:14:42,567 --> 00:14:43,567 [whispers] Dude. 295 00:14:45,867 --> 00:14:47,767 Is there anyone in this room with us? 296 00:14:52,867 --> 00:14:54,266 Were you a miner? 297 00:15:04,100 --> 00:15:07,133 Let's check out that bedroom where that ghost cat was reported. 298 00:15:13,266 --> 00:15:15,634 [Phil] So, lying on the bed. 299 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:21,233 -And... -Okay Phil. Now what? 300 00:15:22,367 --> 00:15:24,266 Well, my theory is this. 301 00:15:24,266 --> 00:15:26,767 If you're at high altitude, it's hard to catch your breath. 302 00:15:26,767 --> 00:15:29,767 You're gonna feel like there's a weight on your chest. 303 00:15:29,767 --> 00:15:31,266 I mean, you know I gotta do it. 304 00:15:31,266 --> 00:15:33,233 Oh, my gosh. Are you gonna do a... 305 00:15:33,767 --> 00:15:35,367 like a meow and response? 306 00:15:35,367 --> 00:15:36,634 I'm gonna do a meow and response. 307 00:15:37,500 --> 00:15:38,967 Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty! 308 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:44,533 [clicking tongue repeatedly] 309 00:15:48,700 --> 00:15:51,400 Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty! [clicks tongue] 310 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:55,667 -[cat meowing] -[both shriek and laugh] 311 00:15:56,867 --> 00:16:00,467 [both continue laughing] 312 00:16:00,467 --> 00:16:01,634 [bleep] 313 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,200 I just know the cat was in here. 314 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,100 Where is it? Where is it? 315 00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:11,166 -[laughing] Is it still here? -[Jessica laughing] [bleep] 316 00:16:12,100 --> 00:16:14,100 Oh... my God. 317 00:16:14,100 --> 00:16:17,867 -Oh, I've never hugged you so fast in my life. -Oh, my God. 318 00:16:17,867 --> 00:16:21,900 [dramatic music playing] 319 00:16:21,900 --> 00:16:25,000 [Phil] To see if there could be any truth to the legend of the phantom cat, 320 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,000 we leave our cameras rolling and borrow a toy from Radio, 321 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:32,667 the real cat who nearly gave us a heart attack, and place it on the bed. 322 00:16:32,667 --> 00:16:35,767 Okay, let's close this door so the real cat doesn't come in here. 323 00:16:35,767 --> 00:16:37,200 [Jessica] Yeah, I agree. 324 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,967 [Phil] If any ghostly paw prints show up on the sheets, 325 00:16:39,967 --> 00:16:42,166 our surveillance camera will capture it. 326 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,000 [Jessica] After the bunkhouse, we set our sights on the infamous brothel, 327 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,667 Lola's Palace of Pleasure. 328 00:16:56,667 --> 00:16:58,800 I have a theory I wanna put to the test. 329 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,000 By isolating myself for a different kind 330 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,667 of call and response technique, 331 00:17:02,667 --> 00:17:05,567 I might be better able to connect with female spirits 332 00:17:05,567 --> 00:17:07,667 from the brothel's sordid past. 333 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,367 [Phil] Wow. Look at the condition of this place. 334 00:17:16,567 --> 00:17:18,367 [Jessica] Whoa. 335 00:17:18,367 --> 00:17:20,000 [Jessica] I'm going to use the spirit box 336 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,634 and conduct a special, uncontaminated call and response session. 337 00:17:28,066 --> 00:17:30,800 To eliminate any bias, I'll be wearing a blindfold 338 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,233 and special noise-cancelling headphones. 339 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,467 I won't be able to see or hear Phil's call-outs 340 00:17:38,467 --> 00:17:41,767 and Phil won't know any spirit box hits that I'm getting. 341 00:17:43,567 --> 00:17:44,800 [both exhale sharply] 342 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:46,333 So where do you wanna post up? 343 00:17:49,166 --> 00:17:51,567 Maybe I'll post up over here, kind of by the door, 344 00:17:51,567 --> 00:17:53,166 where we walked in. 345 00:17:53,166 --> 00:17:55,467 You want me to sit over here, maybe in the middle? 346 00:17:55,467 --> 00:17:57,166 -Yeah. -Okay. 347 00:17:57,166 --> 00:18:00,867 [Jessica] The spirit box scans the white noise and static of radio frequencies. 348 00:18:00,867 --> 00:18:04,066 [captivating instrumental music playing] 349 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:08,800 If it lines up with Phil's questioning, 350 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,667 then we'll know we might be dealing 351 00:18:10,667 --> 00:18:13,133 with some sort of intelligent presence here. 352 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,667 Record. 353 00:18:19,367 --> 00:18:20,867 Okay recording. 354 00:18:22,867 --> 00:18:27,634 [ominous music playing] 355 00:18:33,767 --> 00:18:35,033 Jess, can you hear me? 356 00:18:36,567 --> 00:18:37,834 Jessica? 357 00:18:42,467 --> 00:18:43,934 All right, she's not hearing me. 358 00:18:45,867 --> 00:18:47,367 Okay, here we go. 359 00:18:51,500 --> 00:18:53,767 Terrifying. 360 00:18:53,767 --> 00:18:56,567 Wow. She started apparently I'm "terrifying." 361 00:18:58,100 --> 00:19:00,567 Um, hello? Is anyone in here? 362 00:19:05,100 --> 00:19:06,967 My name is Phil. What's your name? 363 00:19:08,100 --> 00:19:10,166 There's like so many voices. 364 00:19:12,667 --> 00:19:14,634 Can you tell me the name of this place? 365 00:19:17,767 --> 00:19:18,967 [Jessica] No. 366 00:19:22,467 --> 00:19:24,433 [whispering] Okay, I'm going to sit here. 367 00:19:25,166 --> 00:19:28,433 [ominous music continues] 368 00:19:29,367 --> 00:19:31,367 [in normal voice] Who usually visits you here? 369 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:36,867 [Jessica] Bill? 370 00:19:38,367 --> 00:19:39,634 [Phil] Bill? 371 00:19:41,767 --> 00:19:44,166 How long have you worked here? 372 00:19:49,100 --> 00:19:50,567 What is your name? 373 00:19:51,467 --> 00:19:53,100 [Jessica] Maggie. 374 00:19:53,100 --> 00:19:55,834 Maggie, it's nice to meet you. My name is Phil. 375 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:00,767 Do you... need help? 376 00:20:03,300 --> 00:20:04,233 Scared. 377 00:20:11,967 --> 00:20:14,467 [suspenseful music playing] 378 00:20:16,767 --> 00:20:19,433 Is there someone else in here or something else in here? 379 00:20:19,767 --> 00:20:20,934 [Jessica] Please. 380 00:20:22,066 --> 00:20:23,467 [Phil] If your name is Maggie, 381 00:20:24,767 --> 00:20:27,367 can you tell me something about yourself? 382 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:29,634 Dirty. 383 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,300 Hold on. Everything just stopped. 384 00:20:34,300 --> 00:20:36,433 -What do you mean? -Everything just went dead. 385 00:20:37,667 --> 00:20:38,867 Everything just went dead. 386 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,133 Like, the whole thing. 387 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:44,533 [heart thumping] 388 00:20:47,967 --> 00:20:50,767 -[Phil] So that was interesting. -[Jessica] Yeah. 389 00:20:50,767 --> 00:20:53,166 So what was happening when I called out those hits? 390 00:20:53,166 --> 00:20:55,100 When I asked names, Maggie came up immediately. 391 00:20:55,100 --> 00:20:57,667 And then I asked who regularly visited here. 392 00:20:57,667 --> 00:20:59,266 And right away, you said Bill. 393 00:20:59,266 --> 00:21:01,000 The response was direct. 394 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:02,867 If it's, like, that immediate response 395 00:21:02,867 --> 00:21:04,033 and, like, the fact that 396 00:21:04,033 --> 00:21:06,467 -it's in context to what you were saying and asking... -Yeah. 397 00:21:06,467 --> 00:21:08,233 I need to research those names. 398 00:21:08,767 --> 00:21:10,233 Some very interesting hits. 399 00:21:16,367 --> 00:21:17,900 [dramatic music playing] 400 00:21:17,900 --> 00:21:20,467 [Jessica] The next day, we get an early start and try to make some sense 401 00:21:20,467 --> 00:21:22,533 of our active night investigation. 402 00:21:23,967 --> 00:21:27,000 While Phil checks our surveillance footage for any anomalies 403 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:28,467 and paranormal activity, 404 00:21:28,467 --> 00:21:31,834 I dig deeper into Cerro Gordo's sordid history. 405 00:21:34,166 --> 00:21:36,000 -Check this out. -What do you have? 406 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,066 When you did the call and response? 407 00:21:38,066 --> 00:21:41,100 -Up at the... up at the brothel? -Mm-hmm? 408 00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:42,500 You know that Maggie? 409 00:21:42,500 --> 00:21:44,967 Is there anybody here. What's your name? And you're like Maggie? 410 00:21:45,266 --> 00:21:46,367 Look at this. 411 00:21:46,367 --> 00:21:48,333 There's a lady named Maggie Moore. 412 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,367 She lived on the mountain. 413 00:21:51,367 --> 00:21:53,467 She ran the old Waterfall, 414 00:21:53,467 --> 00:21:56,000 which was a saloon, dance hall and brothel. 415 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,367 And she had ties to Lola specifically. 416 00:21:58,367 --> 00:22:01,166 They got dragged in front of a judge 417 00:22:01,166 --> 00:22:02,867 for both of them selling alcohol. 418 00:22:02,867 --> 00:22:05,367 So they actually were in court at the same time. 419 00:22:05,367 --> 00:22:06,967 Look at this news article. 420 00:22:06,967 --> 00:22:08,000 [Phil] Lola Travis... 421 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,567 [together] ...and Mrs. Moore. 422 00:22:09,567 --> 00:22:12,500 [Jessica] For violating the Sunday law of selling liquor. 423 00:22:12,500 --> 00:22:13,734 [Phil] Wow. 424 00:22:14,567 --> 00:22:16,266 Remember that other name you picked up? 425 00:22:16,266 --> 00:22:17,734 -Bill. -Bill. 426 00:22:18,266 --> 00:22:21,767 There was a William Crapo 427 00:22:21,767 --> 00:22:25,400 who was wanted for shooting the post master. 428 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:26,567 -Whoa. -[dramatic music playing] 429 00:22:26,567 --> 00:22:30,367 And everybody was so pissed, they had a reward for $900. 430 00:22:30,367 --> 00:22:32,567 -Which was huge money back then. -That's a lot of money. 431 00:22:32,567 --> 00:22:34,767 Apparently, he took off. 432 00:22:34,767 --> 00:22:37,300 Went into the mines, never to be seen again. 433 00:22:37,300 --> 00:22:39,867 Interesting. So he disappeared into the mines. 434 00:22:39,867 --> 00:22:42,066 Disappeared into the mines. Nobody ever found him. 435 00:22:42,867 --> 00:22:43,867 [Phil] Well... 436 00:22:43,867 --> 00:22:45,800 [Jessica] It's possible that I made contact 437 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,500 with Maggie Moore and Bill Crapo last night. 438 00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:51,000 Which makes me wonder if they're two of the souls 439 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,500 who may be trapped here. 440 00:22:52,500 --> 00:22:54,266 I wanna follow these leads further 441 00:22:54,266 --> 00:22:56,967 and see if I can entice them to communicate some more. 442 00:22:56,967 --> 00:22:59,166 -Wait, wait, wait. Look at this, look at this. -So what have you got? 443 00:22:59,166 --> 00:23:00,600 So this is the bunkhouse then? 444 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:02,166 This is the bunkhouse. Watch. 445 00:23:04,066 --> 00:23:05,000 Right there, right there. 446 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,266 -You see the movement? -No, I did-- 447 00:23:06,266 --> 00:23:09,066 I kind of thought I saw something? Wait! You see that? 448 00:23:09,867 --> 00:23:11,166 Here, uh... 449 00:23:11,166 --> 00:23:12,767 -[Phil] Oh, yeah, look at that. Look at that. -What is this? 450 00:23:12,767 --> 00:23:14,834 [suspenseful music playing] 451 00:23:18,100 --> 00:23:21,166 [Jessica] That's weird. Could that have been a flashlight? 452 00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:24,967 All of us were gone. I literally saw the headlights leave. 453 00:23:24,967 --> 00:23:27,066 I can't tell if that's eyeshine? 454 00:23:27,066 --> 00:23:29,700 -[Jessica] Why's it moving so fast? -'Cause there's two of 'em. 455 00:23:29,700 --> 00:23:32,000 [Jessica] Yeah, but one's up here and the other one's down here. 456 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:33,166 So it can't be eyeshine, right? 457 00:23:33,166 --> 00:23:35,266 Unless it's two potential animals. 458 00:23:35,266 --> 00:23:37,567 -But then-- -Yeah or if it's looking sideways. 459 00:23:37,567 --> 00:23:38,800 I don't know. I wanna head out there 460 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,367 and see if there's footprints back there. 461 00:23:41,367 --> 00:23:45,200 After watching that surveillance footage of that light anomaly, 462 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,500 I'm not quite sure what to make of it. 463 00:23:47,500 --> 00:23:50,100 This area is home to several agile species 464 00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:52,600 that could be responsible for that eyeshine 465 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:54,533 but I need to look for more clues. 466 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,767 So it's right in this area where we saw 467 00:23:58,767 --> 00:24:00,367 something last night. 468 00:24:00,367 --> 00:24:04,967 It almost looked like it had two eyes of eyeshine but they were sideways. 469 00:24:04,967 --> 00:24:08,700 I don't think it was reflection off this 'cause it was actively moving. 470 00:24:08,700 --> 00:24:11,700 So right now, I'm checking for any tracks in the snow 471 00:24:11,700 --> 00:24:13,166 that are non-human. 472 00:24:14,100 --> 00:24:17,567 My first guess was that it was either 473 00:24:17,567 --> 00:24:19,000 house cats or bobs cats, 474 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,467 some kind of nocturnal animal with its eyeshine glowing back. 475 00:24:22,467 --> 00:24:24,967 But I'm not seeing any tracks in the snow 476 00:24:24,967 --> 00:24:26,600 that would indicate some kind of wildlife 477 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,967 so, honestly, not sure what we're dealing with. 478 00:24:33,467 --> 00:24:35,300 [Jessica] While Phil checks out the bunkhouse, 479 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:38,867 I decide to do a little recon of my own up the mountain. 480 00:24:38,867 --> 00:24:42,166 I think we might have made contact with Bill Crapo last night. 481 00:24:42,166 --> 00:24:44,600 And our research shows that in 1892, 482 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,166 he mysteriously disappeared into the mine, 483 00:24:48,467 --> 00:24:50,266 never to be seen again. 484 00:24:50,266 --> 00:24:54,100 So I'm heading to the old tramway which would've been the main mine entrance 485 00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:58,200 that he would've used, and possibly, his last known whereabouts. 486 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,467 I'm on the lookout for any old artefacts 487 00:25:00,467 --> 00:25:04,467 that we can use as possible trigger objects to connect with Crapo 488 00:25:04,467 --> 00:25:07,166 or any other souls who may still be trapped in the mine. 489 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,867 So this right here is the tram. 490 00:25:11,867 --> 00:25:15,900 This is where the ore would be shipped back down to the valley. 491 00:25:15,900 --> 00:25:19,367 This is also where they would pick miners up to come up here to work, 492 00:25:19,367 --> 00:25:20,367 and send them back down. 493 00:25:20,367 --> 00:25:22,767 So, stuff has fallen out of their pockets. 494 00:25:22,767 --> 00:25:25,400 There's probably ore all over the place, who knows what. 495 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,400 But, uh, let's get searching. 496 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,433 [beeping] 497 00:25:30,567 --> 00:25:31,767 Nail. 498 00:25:31,767 --> 00:25:35,467 Because of the frozen terrain, digging is quite difficult. 499 00:25:35,467 --> 00:25:38,100 To help out my search, I'm using a metal detector 500 00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:41,800 which tells me the type of metal and the depth of the object. 501 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,166 There's nails all over the place 502 00:25:43,166 --> 00:25:46,400 so I'm trying to find something a little bit more significant. 503 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,166 But at least we know it's working. 504 00:25:54,166 --> 00:25:57,033 [dramatic music playing] 505 00:26:03,066 --> 00:26:05,100 [beeping] 506 00:26:05,100 --> 00:26:06,433 Something here. 507 00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:09,934 -[beeping] -Ooh! 508 00:26:10,467 --> 00:26:11,767 Right here. 509 00:26:11,767 --> 00:26:13,634 I might have something over here. 510 00:26:15,266 --> 00:26:17,867 [grunting] 511 00:26:21,266 --> 00:26:22,433 What is this? 512 00:26:23,567 --> 00:26:25,266 Oh! I got something! 513 00:26:25,266 --> 00:26:28,367 [dramatic music playing] 514 00:26:35,166 --> 00:26:36,734 [Jessica] Here we go! Nice! 515 00:26:37,967 --> 00:26:40,634 Some sort of tag or something. You see there's just a little hole 516 00:26:40,967 --> 00:26:42,667 at the top. 517 00:26:42,667 --> 00:26:45,166 Don't know if this would be a necklace or pin to something. 518 00:26:45,166 --> 00:26:47,600 And then you got the numbers 403 519 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,433 and then a number 3 at the bottom. 520 00:26:50,767 --> 00:26:54,200 This is what we need for when we try to contact some of the miners. 521 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,166 It's something they would be familiar with. 522 00:26:56,166 --> 00:26:59,700 Something they would be associated with. 523 00:26:59,700 --> 00:27:02,567 After catching a break and finding a possible trigger item 524 00:27:02,567 --> 00:27:04,266 as a needle in a frozen haystack... 525 00:27:05,767 --> 00:27:07,767 Phil and I meet back up in the command center 526 00:27:07,767 --> 00:27:09,734 where we get an update from Josh. 527 00:27:10,867 --> 00:27:12,066 -Hey, Josh. -Hi, Josh. 528 00:27:12,066 --> 00:27:14,567 Howdy, partners. How are things in Cerro Gordo? 529 00:27:14,567 --> 00:27:17,900 Well, we're taking it one very thin high altitude breath at a time. 530 00:27:17,900 --> 00:27:20,367 But this ghost town definitely is eerie. 531 00:27:20,367 --> 00:27:21,767 -Especially at nights. -Mm. 532 00:27:21,767 --> 00:27:24,166 With these beat-up old, Wild West buildings. 533 00:27:24,166 --> 00:27:27,166 You feel really isolated atop this barren mountain. 534 00:27:27,166 --> 00:27:29,967 And the altitude definitely hits you. 535 00:27:29,967 --> 00:27:32,200 So safe to say you guys aren't looking to move in? 536 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:33,667 And become Brent's new neighbors? 537 00:27:33,667 --> 00:27:35,567 And you haven't been underground yet. 538 00:27:35,567 --> 00:27:39,000 Have you had any luck finding somebody who can get us access to the mine? 539 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:40,500 Don't let us down, Gates. 540 00:27:40,500 --> 00:27:44,767 Yeah, I got your text and I found a local guide named Craig Leck 541 00:27:44,767 --> 00:27:47,867 who has explored the Cerro Gordo mines extensively. 542 00:27:47,867 --> 00:27:51,400 He's gonna come meet you at the Safeguard entrance of the mine. 543 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:54,100 Well, perfect. I mean, that must mean it's safe. 544 00:27:54,100 --> 00:27:56,667 -I-- I doubt it. -Hopefully, it safe all the way through. 545 00:27:56,667 --> 00:27:58,266 Yeah. 546 00:27:58,266 --> 00:28:00,467 Phil's definitely right. It's dangerous in there. 547 00:28:00,467 --> 00:28:02,900 But Craig is a seasoned pro. He's gonna take good care of you. 548 00:28:02,900 --> 00:28:05,667 He will meet you tomorrow morning at the entrance 549 00:28:05,667 --> 00:28:07,867 and I'm sure Brent knows where that is. 550 00:28:07,867 --> 00:28:09,066 Sounds good, we'll meet him there. 551 00:28:09,066 --> 00:28:10,767 -Bye, Josh. -See you. 552 00:28:10,767 --> 00:28:11,834 Good luck, greenhorns. 553 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:16,867 [dramatic music playing] 554 00:28:16,867 --> 00:28:18,467 [Jessica] The next day, we brave the elements 555 00:28:18,467 --> 00:28:20,767 to meet Josh's contact at the mine entrance. 556 00:28:20,767 --> 00:28:23,700 I can't wait to use that trigger object 557 00:28:23,700 --> 00:28:26,700 and attempt to make contact with any spirits. 558 00:28:26,700 --> 00:28:28,467 -[Jessica sighs in exhaustion] -[Craig] Hey, you guys finally made it. 559 00:28:28,467 --> 00:28:29,367 -[Phil] Hey. -[Jessica] Hey! 560 00:28:29,367 --> 00:28:30,967 Come on in here, let's get out of the cold. 561 00:28:30,967 --> 00:28:32,567 -Come on in, guys. -[Jessica] Thanks! 562 00:28:34,166 --> 00:28:36,600 [Jessica grunts] 563 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:40,467 [Phil] Craig Leck has been working in the Cerro Gordo mines for decades. 564 00:28:40,467 --> 00:28:43,467 When he's not in here pumping water from an underground spring, 565 00:28:43,467 --> 00:28:46,734 he's rehabbing the mine to make sure it's safe to navigate. 566 00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:49,400 All right, come on in, guys. 567 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:50,600 [Jessica] Look at this. 568 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:52,400 -[Phil] Oh, my goodness. -[sighs] 569 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,367 So welcome to the Safeguard mine. 570 00:28:54,367 --> 00:28:57,000 This was one of the many, many, many 571 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,767 miles of mines that are here at Cerro Gordo. 572 00:28:59,767 --> 00:29:04,266 The amount of silver that came out of this mine built Los Angeles. 573 00:29:04,266 --> 00:29:05,500 [Jessica and Phil] Whoa. 574 00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:08,367 How many miners do you think have worked in this place? 575 00:29:08,367 --> 00:29:11,000 -Have been in and out of these very-- -Thousands. 576 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:12,667 -Thousands? -Thousands and thousands. 577 00:29:12,667 --> 00:29:14,367 It was a complete city up here. 578 00:29:14,367 --> 00:29:18,100 How many miners do you think have died in this mine? 579 00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:19,333 Untold. 580 00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:23,867 In the mines, I've encountered very odd stuff. 581 00:29:23,867 --> 00:29:25,400 -Um... -You have? Personally? 582 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:26,333 I personally have. 583 00:29:27,367 --> 00:29:31,367 [suspenseful music playing] 584 00:29:31,367 --> 00:29:34,600 I maintain the water system down at the 700-foot level. 585 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:37,033 So... seven stories underground. 586 00:29:39,266 --> 00:29:42,900 I encounter when I'm coming back on the elevator, 587 00:29:42,900 --> 00:29:45,066 water'll shut off. The power'll shut off. 588 00:29:46,300 --> 00:29:48,567 So I turn back around, I start going back down. 589 00:29:48,567 --> 00:29:49,634 It'll turn back on. 590 00:29:50,500 --> 00:29:53,000 Um, I've heard footsteps. 591 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:54,500 Something is messing with me. 592 00:29:54,500 --> 00:29:55,700 You don't seem like the type of person 593 00:29:55,700 --> 00:29:57,166 -that gets scared of very many things. -I-- 594 00:29:57,166 --> 00:29:59,467 You seem a little uncomfortable talking about this. 595 00:29:59,467 --> 00:30:01,967 I, I am. It's a little weird for me. 596 00:30:02,867 --> 00:30:05,100 Turn your lights off, it's total dark in here. 597 00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:07,867 Yeah, so the dark does mess with people. It can mess with you. 598 00:30:07,867 --> 00:30:09,000 -Oh, it will. -Yeah. 599 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,367 And especially down here. 600 00:30:10,367 --> 00:30:12,767 -I carry three flashlights with me at all times. -[Jessica] Mm-hmm. 601 00:30:12,767 --> 00:30:13,767 'Cause if one goes out... 602 00:30:13,767 --> 00:30:15,433 -[Jessica] Mm-hmm. -...you're not coming up. 603 00:30:16,467 --> 00:30:19,100 So I found this out by where the tramway would've been. 604 00:30:19,100 --> 00:30:20,667 Do you know what that is? 605 00:30:20,667 --> 00:30:22,033 That is a miner's tag. 606 00:30:23,567 --> 00:30:25,066 [Jessica] So what would that be for? 607 00:30:25,066 --> 00:30:28,567 So basically, there is a board at the top of the mine shaft before you went in. 608 00:30:28,567 --> 00:30:30,867 There is a board with little hooks. 609 00:30:30,867 --> 00:30:33,700 -And you'd have your name and your number. -[Jessica] Mm-hmm. 610 00:30:33,700 --> 00:30:35,567 So this was number 403. 611 00:30:35,567 --> 00:30:37,467 Probably the third shift. 612 00:30:37,467 --> 00:30:39,467 -So you'd put your tag on there. -[Jessica] Mm-hmm. 613 00:30:39,467 --> 00:30:41,467 And that means you're in the mine. 614 00:30:41,467 --> 00:30:44,166 So if everybody clears out and your tag is still there, 615 00:30:44,166 --> 00:30:45,567 they know you're stuck somewhere. 616 00:30:45,567 --> 00:30:49,000 -Oh, whoa. -You're down. They go... send a search party for you. 617 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:50,967 -[Phil] That's a pretty important lifeline. -It is. 618 00:30:50,967 --> 00:30:53,266 -[Jessica] That's-- Yeah. -That's... that is very important. 619 00:30:53,266 --> 00:30:56,300 So whoever this tag belonged to maybe never went home. 620 00:30:56,300 --> 00:30:57,433 [Craig] Exactly. 621 00:30:57,767 --> 00:30:59,600 Jess, good find! 622 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,567 -[Jessica] Yeah. All right. -[Phil exhales] 623 00:31:02,567 --> 00:31:04,300 -[Phil] I say we go in. -Go deeper in? 624 00:31:04,300 --> 00:31:07,367 Uh, we got one last test here. Could just have the air monitor. 625 00:31:07,367 --> 00:31:08,700 -[Jessica] Okay. -[Craig] Uh... 626 00:31:08,700 --> 00:31:10,266 I'm gonna keep this on me. 627 00:31:10,266 --> 00:31:12,767 -[Phil] Okay. -You hear me yell, scream, 628 00:31:12,767 --> 00:31:14,567 if you hear this thing beep, get out. 629 00:31:14,567 --> 00:31:15,900 -We're leaving? -Yeah. 630 00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:18,100 -[Jessica] Okay. -So I'll keep this on me and we can cruise on in. 631 00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:19,400 -[Jessica] All right! -All right. 632 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:20,800 -Okay? -[Jessica] Sweet, let's go. 633 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,133 [suspenseful instrumental music playing] 634 00:31:26,667 --> 00:31:30,166 [Jessica] It's hard to fathom how many souls might actually be entombed here 635 00:31:30,166 --> 00:31:32,567 from all of the accidents over the years. 636 00:31:32,567 --> 00:31:34,600 We're currently at the 200 level 637 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,500 but there's six additional levels of tunnels below us, 638 00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:41,734 going all the way down to nearly 1,100 feet beneath the earth. 639 00:31:44,100 --> 00:31:45,734 Whoa, check this out. 640 00:31:46,667 --> 00:31:47,800 [Phil] Wow. 641 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:48,967 [Jessica] There's no getting through that. 642 00:31:48,967 --> 00:31:51,567 That is all blocked up. Wonder why that's blocked off. 643 00:31:51,567 --> 00:31:53,300 -Hey, Craig! -Yo? 644 00:31:53,300 --> 00:31:56,367 This area's all packed in over here. Do you know why? 645 00:31:56,367 --> 00:31:58,667 They probably had a severe collapse. 646 00:31:58,667 --> 00:32:02,700 Um, it's hard to say. But that's definitely a no-pass zone 647 00:32:02,700 --> 00:32:04,266 where they wanted to keep people out. 648 00:32:04,266 --> 00:32:06,266 So there could be a collapse behind this? 649 00:32:06,266 --> 00:32:08,066 -Exactly. -Okay. 650 00:32:08,066 --> 00:32:11,266 Well, then, let's, uh, avoid the left. 651 00:32:11,266 --> 00:32:15,900 [Phil] The Spanish name Cerro Gordo translates to 'Fat Hill'. 652 00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:20,767 So it's an appropriate name for a mine with over 30 miles of underground tunnel. 653 00:32:23,767 --> 00:32:27,467 [suspenseful music playing] 654 00:32:27,467 --> 00:32:28,533 Something over here. 655 00:32:30,467 --> 00:32:33,367 [Phil] Okay. What is this? 656 00:32:34,700 --> 00:32:35,934 Another four-way? 657 00:32:39,166 --> 00:32:41,266 [Jessica sighs] Straight. 658 00:32:41,967 --> 00:32:43,734 Looks like it goes deeper this way. 659 00:32:44,867 --> 00:32:46,367 [Phil] Do not touch these boards. 660 00:32:46,367 --> 00:32:48,867 -They seem to be keeping things stable in here. -Yeah. 661 00:32:48,867 --> 00:32:51,734 -[Jessica] Those seem like important pieces of wood. -Yeah. 662 00:32:52,900 --> 00:32:54,834 [Jessica] There's more up here so be careful. 663 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:02,433 Oh, man. Yeah, that's, that's a no-go zone. 664 00:33:04,767 --> 00:33:06,700 [Phil] I got something I kind of want to try in here. 665 00:33:06,700 --> 00:33:08,166 [Jessica] What do you want to try? 666 00:33:08,166 --> 00:33:10,166 [Phil] As we run into another dead-end, 667 00:33:10,166 --> 00:33:13,166 I convince Jess to try a little experiment with me. 668 00:33:13,166 --> 00:33:15,567 I can only imagine the terror miners faced 669 00:33:15,567 --> 00:33:17,767 with only flame as a light source 670 00:33:17,767 --> 00:33:21,367 and the constant risk of their oil wick lamps burning out. 671 00:33:21,367 --> 00:33:23,567 Craig mentioned earlier that the darkness in here 672 00:33:23,567 --> 00:33:25,166 can really mess with your mind. 673 00:33:25,166 --> 00:33:27,266 I want to put that to the test. 674 00:33:28,300 --> 00:33:30,367 So you just want to sit here in the dark for a little bit? 675 00:33:30,367 --> 00:33:33,166 -I kind of want to see what it would be like. -See if you hear anything? 676 00:33:33,166 --> 00:33:36,667 'Cause, yeah, it's that sensory deprivation. We could use our hears. 677 00:33:36,667 --> 00:33:38,500 See how we feel in that darkness. 678 00:33:38,500 --> 00:33:40,867 I think that's an absolutely excellent idea. 679 00:33:40,867 --> 00:33:43,166 Crew, everybody, let's kill cameras, kill monitors. 680 00:33:43,166 --> 00:33:46,767 -Let's get it as dark as possible. -Yeah. 681 00:33:47,567 --> 00:33:51,166 [suspenseful music playing] 682 00:33:51,166 --> 00:33:53,467 [Phil] Even though our IR cameras are still rolling, 683 00:33:53,467 --> 00:33:57,266 for the two of us, it's complete and total darkness. 684 00:33:57,266 --> 00:33:59,767 [Jessica] Okay! I feel weird 685 00:33:59,767 --> 00:34:01,634 because I feel like I can't see light. 686 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:03,600 But I can. 687 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:05,600 -Right? Are your eyes doing that too? -They are. 688 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:09,000 Where it's like your brain wants to see shapes, 689 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,066 -wants to see lights. -Oh, this is weird. 690 00:34:11,066 --> 00:34:13,567 You just know that your hand is there. 691 00:34:13,567 --> 00:34:16,100 [Jessica] I keep seeing, like, reflections. 692 00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:18,200 -Like little pinpoints of, like, sparkle. -[Phil] Yes! 693 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:20,367 [Phil] That is literally happening to me right now, too. 694 00:34:20,367 --> 00:34:23,100 -[Jessica] Like if there was glitter on the walls. -Yep. Yep, yep! 695 00:34:23,100 --> 00:34:24,800 [Phil] Or like little fireflies on the wall. 696 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:26,367 -[Jessica] Yeah. -It keeps changing shape. 697 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,266 Are we going crazy right now? This has never happened to me before. 698 00:34:30,266 --> 00:34:32,667 -Me neither. -Whoa. 699 00:34:32,667 --> 00:34:35,767 So sitting here in this dark, 700 00:34:35,767 --> 00:34:39,867 this is the conditions that some miner 701 00:34:39,867 --> 00:34:42,567 would have met their demise if there had been a cave-in at the far end. 702 00:34:42,567 --> 00:34:46,300 They're just stuck in this absolute blackness. 703 00:34:46,300 --> 00:34:48,200 And silence. 704 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:50,700 Yeah, absolutely. I mean, this would be the last thing you'd see. 705 00:34:50,700 --> 00:34:52,433 You'd essentially be buried alive. 706 00:34:57,767 --> 00:34:59,266 [Phil] Okay. 707 00:34:59,266 --> 00:35:01,400 [Jessica] Is anybody missing their miner's tag? 708 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:04,967 I found one with the number 403-3. 709 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:07,233 If this is your tag, 710 00:35:08,367 --> 00:35:11,000 could you please give me a sign that this is yours 711 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:12,333 and that you're here? 712 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:16,500 [clanking in distance] 713 00:35:16,500 --> 00:35:18,133 What the [bleep]? 714 00:35:18,667 --> 00:35:19,834 Did you hear that? 715 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:26,333 [dramatic music playing] 716 00:35:32,867 --> 00:35:36,500 Cerro Gordo's greatest calamity came in the 1870s 717 00:35:36,500 --> 00:35:40,000 when over 30 Chinese miners died in a cave-in. 718 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:43,000 It was tragic but it was also unsurprising. 719 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,467 As tough as it was for American miners, 720 00:35:45,467 --> 00:35:47,200 the Chinese had it worse. 721 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:50,900 In the early 1850s, 24,000 Chinese, 722 00:35:50,900 --> 00:35:53,600 a quarter of the total miners in California, 723 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:57,767 arrived in the state chasing Gum San or Gold Mountain. 724 00:35:57,767 --> 00:35:59,400 But instead of finding gold, 725 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:02,200 they found rampant racism and xenophobia. 726 00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:06,200 Chinese miners were given the most deadly and least valuable claims. 727 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:09,367 They were also uniquely taxed $20 a month 728 00:36:09,367 --> 00:36:13,166 or around $800 today just to try to mine. 729 00:36:13,166 --> 00:36:15,700 Worst of all, the California Supreme Court ruled 730 00:36:15,700 --> 00:36:18,166 they couldn't testify against Americans, 731 00:36:18,166 --> 00:36:21,100 making it impossible to legally defend themselves 732 00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:23,000 if they were robbed or assaulted. 733 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:27,000 In 2009, California formally apologized to Chinese Americans 734 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,734 for its racist laws during the Gold Rush. 735 00:36:32,567 --> 00:36:34,567 [suspenseful music playing] 736 00:36:34,567 --> 00:36:36,333 [Jessica] Was that you saying hi? 737 00:36:41,567 --> 00:36:43,567 If this is your tag, 738 00:36:43,567 --> 00:36:46,066 do you want to tell me your name so I can give this back to you? 739 00:36:48,166 --> 00:36:50,967 Bill Crapo, are you here with us? 740 00:36:57,266 --> 00:36:58,834 Did you know Maggie? 741 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:03,433 How about Lola? 742 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:08,734 Is there anyone else who's here? 743 00:37:13,967 --> 00:37:15,867 How many miners are still in the mine? 744 00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:25,500 I'm feeling a breeze on my hand. 745 00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:27,367 -Really? -My hand, yeah. 746 00:37:28,867 --> 00:37:31,300 [ominous music playing] 747 00:37:31,300 --> 00:37:34,900 Is that you trying to get your miner's tag? 748 00:37:34,900 --> 00:37:37,133 Is that you reaching out to my hand? 749 00:37:39,700 --> 00:37:41,500 Oh, my God. 750 00:37:41,500 --> 00:37:44,266 There's like a distinct breeze 751 00:37:44,266 --> 00:37:47,166 running across my palm right now. 752 00:37:47,166 --> 00:37:49,066 [whispering] It feels like 10 degrees colder. 753 00:37:51,100 --> 00:37:53,567 Yeah, there's this cold spot, something around. 754 00:37:57,467 --> 00:37:58,600 It's right here. 755 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,533 -Right here. Same spot again. -Yeah. 756 00:38:01,467 --> 00:38:02,767 That's bizarre. 757 00:38:04,900 --> 00:38:06,367 That sounded like the earth shifting. 758 00:38:07,166 --> 00:38:09,166 Yeah, it sounded like a rumble. 759 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:18,734 Is there anyone behind me right now? 760 00:38:27,767 --> 00:38:31,600 I swear I'm hearing wind. 761 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:35,600 Like a high-pitched... [imitates wind blowing] coming in and out. 762 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:37,266 Almost like it's coming through the mountain. 763 00:38:38,567 --> 00:38:39,867 [sighs] All right. 764 00:38:39,867 --> 00:38:41,166 All right, we've gotta start moving, Jess. 765 00:38:41,166 --> 00:38:42,500 -It is getting... cold. -Yeah. 766 00:38:42,500 --> 00:38:44,767 -Super cold. -Yeah. Should we throw the lights back on? 767 00:38:44,767 --> 00:38:46,266 Yeah, go ahead. Lights on. 768 00:38:46,266 --> 00:38:47,767 [switches clicking] 769 00:38:47,767 --> 00:38:50,367 [suspenseful music playing] 770 00:38:50,367 --> 00:38:52,667 [Phil] After our sensory deprivation experiment, 771 00:38:52,667 --> 00:38:55,567 we change course and trek deeper into the mine. 772 00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:59,100 And down another level and one of the tighter shafts, 773 00:38:59,100 --> 00:39:02,734 we eventually find out the hard way that we, in fact, are not alone. 774 00:39:03,700 --> 00:39:05,166 Oh! Look at the bat! 775 00:39:05,166 --> 00:39:07,266 -[Jessica] Oh, Jesus! -Oh, my gosh. That almost hit me in the head. 776 00:39:07,266 --> 00:39:08,767 [Jessica] Did it almost get the-- What? 777 00:39:08,767 --> 00:39:10,233 It's like right there. Okay. 778 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:13,767 Well, it's probably trying to get past us and can't. 779 00:39:13,767 --> 00:39:16,634 -[Phil] Yeah. -[bats screeching] 780 00:39:17,900 --> 00:39:20,166 -[Jessica] Whoa! -Whoa! Another bat. 781 00:39:20,166 --> 00:39:23,400 [suspenseful music playing] 782 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,367 [Phil speaking] 783 00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:27,300 Craig, one question. 784 00:39:27,300 --> 00:39:29,266 Do you think these are chisel marks here? 785 00:39:29,266 --> 00:39:31,100 [Jessica] For sure they are. Or pickaxe. 786 00:39:31,100 --> 00:39:33,367 -[Craig] Yeah, there you go, pickaxe. -Pickaxe right there. 787 00:39:33,367 --> 00:39:34,600 [Phil] Pickaxe marks. 788 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:37,066 -So these are from the miners back then? -[Craig] Yep. 789 00:39:37,567 --> 00:39:39,367 [Phil] Wow. Okay. 790 00:39:39,367 --> 00:39:43,467 So those are marks from the miners back in the 1870s. 791 00:39:43,467 --> 00:39:46,634 [Jessica] Well, look at that, good line. 792 00:39:47,300 --> 00:39:48,667 [Craig speaking indistinctly] 793 00:39:49,667 --> 00:39:50,767 -[Craig] Hey, guys! -[Phil] Yeah! 794 00:39:50,767 --> 00:39:52,467 Gas meter is kind of flipping out right now. 795 00:39:52,467 --> 00:39:53,400 -[Jessica] Okay! -[Phil] Bad air? 796 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:54,967 -[Craig] Bad air. -[Jessica] Bad air? 797 00:39:54,967 --> 00:39:56,467 -[Phil] All right, everybody, let's get out, let's go! -[Jessica] Let's go. 798 00:39:57,700 --> 00:40:01,033 [dramatic music playing] 799 00:40:02,867 --> 00:40:05,100 [Josh] In my team's quest to investigate 800 00:40:05,100 --> 00:40:08,166 the reportedly haunted mining town of Cerro Gordo, 801 00:40:08,166 --> 00:40:11,467 they uncovered a rich vein of shocking evidence. 802 00:40:11,467 --> 00:40:13,100 [Jessica] [bleep] Everything just went dead. 803 00:40:13,100 --> 00:40:14,567 [Josh] The strange flashes of light 804 00:40:14,567 --> 00:40:17,467 captured on our surveillance camera by the bunkhouse... 805 00:40:17,467 --> 00:40:18,467 Wait, did you see that? 806 00:40:18,467 --> 00:40:21,166 ...did not correspond with any animal tracks... 807 00:40:21,166 --> 00:40:22,567 Not sure what we're dealing with. 808 00:40:22,567 --> 00:40:25,700 ...ruling out Phil's wildlife theory. 809 00:40:25,700 --> 00:40:28,800 As for the disturbing noises heard inside the mine 810 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:30,266 that sounded like tapping... 811 00:40:30,266 --> 00:40:32,066 -[distant clanking] -[Jessica] Did you hear that? 812 00:40:32,066 --> 00:40:35,000 [Josh] ...there is no easy explanation. 813 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,300 Phil thinks it could have been bats 814 00:40:37,300 --> 00:40:41,000 but admits the patten did have an unsettling regularity. 815 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:43,500 [Phil whispers] Look at that guy. 816 00:40:43,500 --> 00:40:46,867 [Josh] Jess is certain there were entities present in the mines, 817 00:40:46,867 --> 00:40:50,500 made even more so by a bone-chilling EVP, 818 00:40:50,500 --> 00:40:52,567 an electronic voice phenomenon, 819 00:40:52,567 --> 00:40:55,166 that she discovered while processing the evidence. 820 00:40:55,900 --> 00:40:57,333 [Jessica] Bill Crapo, 821 00:40:58,066 --> 00:40:59,567 are you here with us? 822 00:40:59,567 --> 00:41:01,734 -[static noise] -[faint voice speaking] 823 00:41:07,266 --> 00:41:09,100 [dramatic music playing] 824 00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:11,100 [Josh] Brent Underwood remains confident 825 00:41:11,100 --> 00:41:13,867 he can breathe life back into his ghost town. 826 00:41:13,867 --> 00:41:17,667 But my team left Cerro Gordo feeling much more cautious 827 00:41:17,667 --> 00:41:19,700 because any life that returns 828 00:41:19,700 --> 00:41:21,767 does seem certain to be confronted 829 00:41:21,767 --> 00:41:24,767 with the powerful energy of the dead. 830 00:41:24,767 --> 00:41:26,967 For more information on Expedition X, 831 00:41:26,967 --> 00:41:30,100 head to Discovery dot com/ExpeditionX.