The Horton Mine: Encountering a Ghost in a Haunted, Abandoned Mine (Summer 2013)
MAY 2023 UPDATE: Three other explorers and I went to the Horton Mine’s flooded cousin - and boy oh boy was she even bigger and more dangerous than he was! The main haulage  tunnel goes in for at least half a mile (0.8 km)!Check out my video exploration of this massive, creepy, flooded mine by clicking here:
• Exploring the Horton M...
NOTE: For all the non-believers out there: The Science Channel aired an episode of their TV show "Strange Evidence" which featured my Horton Mine video footage! Scientists and other specialists analyzed the footage and found it to be legit. Don't take my word for it -- take theirs! The episode was titled "The Devil's Mutant" and aired in Season 3 during June 2019 on the Science Channel. Check it out!
I had a startling encounter with the supernatural while exploring the abandoned Horton Mine located near the massive Victorine Mine in Nevada. The Horton Mine dates back to the mid-1800s. I have been inside over a hundred abandoned mines, but this one was definitely the creepiest. As I ventured hesitantly down the tunnel, it felt more and more wrong. You'll see in the video the supernatural occurrence that caused me to ultimately turn around and head back out of the tunnel.
The Science Channel aired an episode of their TV show "Strange Evidence" which featured my Horton Mine video footage! The episode was titled "The Devil's Mutant" and aired in Season 3 during June 2019. Check it out!
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Tommyknockers, Frank. We were always facing problems (to say the least) with these little green miners. I must say you were wise to leave. (FYI, I was the last Fire Assayer for the Victorine Mine (Horton Mine)). These Tommyknockers were not fun. They would visit me in my lab knocking on anything, which immediately I would leave the building for fear of the mountain crashing down on me, only to see a rock rolling down onto my lab. I would cuss them when I reached for a crucible (or whatever) and it would mysteriously be across the room. (see my comment in the discussion of your video of the Victorine Mine). Many times I saw them and our miner's were invariably in contact with them in the mine. It was actually funny to see these rough and tough tramp miners running out of the mine with their faces, blackened with graphite dust, ashen from fear. Frank, don't go back in there, I warn you. I know first hand. Rene (PS I carefully tried to listen to your video for knocking...did you hear anything? Also, were there moths or bugs flying around? Check out the video at 2:37). We were the Western Mine Development Office Name Elko NV Field Office Address Hc-65 Box 162 Kingston Austin, Nevada 89310
Tommyknockers?
I just got my encyclopedia on the paranormal out. Stephen king used Tommyknockers in an entirely wrong context. i'll have to do more research on this.
Hmm some are supposed to be helpful but there are some more mean natured ones too. which kinds were in that mine?
I will stand by my statement virtually forever. The Victorine mine was/is haunted.
@@renenorton2530 i wanna go there
This guys body percentage is like at least 58% ball
100% sir, have u seen his other vids? going by himself into a mine in a mountain in a ravine at night during a thunderstorms, hears literal chanting in the mines "oh probably a bird"
110%
70% balls 30% uncounsciouness haha
U csnt have 58%of ball because 58*2=116
@@maciejz6914 damn you stupid
Who’s here from tik tok?
Maddox Vlogs me😭
Maddox Vlogs i’m scared brooo what you doing💀
I was lookin for this comment💀💀
mee
Meeee
imagine if he turns around and the entrance is blocked off
Or there's a physical, living person standing there?
Purple Aki
This is one of the few “ghost videos” that gives me chills.
Same, I've seen a lot of ghost videos but this one is different, it's the only one that's got my heart racing
@@CAT-ow8oh Why do you fear it
@@AdvancedGaming4444 honestly if you look at his channel he doesn't do paranormal stuff like I think there is one other video, this one is just unexplained and it's weird which I don't like
For the situation he didn't seem all that spooked. Maybe he's not a fearful man but i believe any and everyone would be freaking the F out in this situation. I don't care how big your cojones are.
Ghosts aren’t real guys lol 😂
*chains literally swinging* “I’m gonna get out of here! It’s too muddy and wet”
FijiStar Productions lmao
😂😂😂
Bc its fake
Zayne simard moore that’s not proof of demons
He says that to keep calm but he knew he was shitting his pants.
Normal people : I’m scared This Guy : This place is very wet and muddy
Hehe got u to 69 likes
@@rydersmith3174 not anymore
@@cherrypepsi3217 oh no
Lmao he was shitting bricks ofc he’s gon a says he’s leaving cus if the mud n water
That moment when you steal the comment
Dude you have big balls to go into places like that. My mind gets me caught up with stuff I see in movies in my dark living room and your out here just chilling in a mine. Straight gangster
(Pause)
@@dq6253 lmao
In the early 90s my Uncle had a house in the California desert. About 50 yards behind his house there was an abandoned mineshaft. As kids still in elementary school we went back there into the mine. Walked back about 300 yards. Had old railroad mining cars, boxes of dynamite, gas masks, picks and shovels. At the back of the mine we dropped a rock down a hole and it took a full 5 seconds to hit the bottom. Not sure how far that cave went but probably several hundred feet.
If it fell for 5 seconds, it was 400 feet deep (120 meter), or for our friends in USA about 160 microwave ovens stacked on top of each other.
@@a4d9 ah, now I understand. Thank you.
I was expecting something spooky
@Diego-lt4wm I wish I had something more spooky. Actually I do. I will tell that story in a separate comment. It involves a box car near a gold mine and paranormal activity.
@@Letsfightinglov ya use the second equation of motion dude
*Demon with wings appears* Guy- "These bats get real big around this time of year"
😋
The Turtle Man underrated comment 😹
2:20 Do you also see something walking out of the mine? Yeah you're right I think it's a chain. Thank you.
Toby Vlogs706 it was part of the hanging chain that was distorted by the light
@@Toby761 no
Mr Ballen sent many of us here, the legend himself.
Ha me too! Literally just watched his video! Which lead me to here!
I'm here because of Mr Ballen too
grow a mustache already!
Thanks captain obvious.
Here from Mr B too 😂
It’s crazy to think this is 10 years old now. The place has changed so much
How so?
How so?
@@andrewkrikorian760 The water inside continues to pile up increasing the risk for anyone that goes inside
@@vermillionreaper The water inside continues to pile up increasing the risk for anyone that goes inside
There's now a huge gate - when I last visited there was a hole cut on the left-hand side which you can squeeze through. Although I wouldn't recommend - lots of stagnant water + ghosts (I didn't encounter anything but was shit scared for the full 60 minutes in there)
This video frequents my mind every so often, just from how surreal it gets.
This is how you're Minecraft character feels every time you enter a cave.
Nah he feels pain because I sprint jump down until I find lava lakes
Unk0wn 😂😂 Same
Lol
He forgot to place torches
thesijl Steve’s a fucking badass
Cover me soldiers, I'm going full screen
I was save in the comments!
Roger and out
@Father Grigori don't blame someone by their acts or just assume they are funny. Sometimes they arent
Ok
I will join you in fullscreen
Wow this the only “ghost” video that actually spooked me
The chain never looses momentum. Always the same. That’s wild
"I'm not gonna go any further in" *Goes in*
"I"m really not going in any further.." _Goes in even deeper_
LMAOOOOO
@@NWinnVR HAHAHAHAH
“Im gonna try to avoid this if I can” goes in lol what viber
Six hundred sixtieth six like
this guy doesn’t have nightmares, nightmares have him
xD yes
The likes is 911 :)
🤣🤣🤣
Lol
The true fear for a nightmare is not being scary.
Came here because of Fooster! 😛
other chains are swinging aswell, it is clearly air/wind in the tunnel
*how can you even turn your back after seeing that???*
I'd be walking backwards til I get to the exit
Because he has that ghost/demon/entity proof flashlight!
@@audi_i same 😨😨😨 and almost paralized maybe
Yeah, with my luck I'd probably hear something scary sprinting in my direction behind me as soon as I turned around!
yung jose wrong time but I dig your profile pic :)
*Dude literally getting attacked by a demon* You: And here is a shot of the entrance
😂 RIGHT
How?
He wasnt attacked
@@Playboi_niro Nothing gets past you
Zach Walters poor choice of words
The chain swinging was a warning for him to not go any deeper, that much is clear. People who live in places like this are in a way, interesting and fascinating, but not something I'd risk to get to know more of. Thanks for posting this video.
How can you say for sure?
Gotta be a small animal or the wind
@@thepriestofvaranasi some strong wind that'd need to be
@@peachpie3597 people live in forests so it wouldn't be surprising caves and etc
I thought the same thing immediately. It was someone, or somethings way of saying 'stay out'
Now this is why me and the guys never go near *ANY* mine
I’m sorry I would only go down there with a party of like 20 other people
same I can’t even walk down my stairs at night
I would take an army
I would take the Ghostbusters
Fuck that
I only go in that bitch with stadium lights shining ma front and back, 10 other people all holding ARs with 60fps body cams 🙅🏽♂️
Who else is a Mr Ballen fan and watched his recent video then looked this up?
@@jimmyjam2540 kdgebsysbs😭😭😂😂
@@jimmyjam2540 There's an other video of this guy in which you can clearly hear whispers like "Turn it off", "Get out". The video is called "Creepy Sounds Captured in an Abandoned Mine While Reviewing the ThruNite TN12 Flashlight". Look it up. That one is even scarier than this one. (The comment section is fking funnier lmao).
😂😂 just came here from zt
Me
Haha that’s exactly what I did, I didn’t hear the whispering he was talking about tho..
You do a good job exploring abandoned mines and haunted ones as well.
This feels like one of those mines were you walk in just 10 feet and when you turn around the entrance is gone
The amount of time you spend with your back facing the tunnels is unbearable
Efrain Beastn bro !!!
Efrain Beastn meaning?
YOTUBE8848 he's not scared of anything, ghost or whatever was whispering in the mine
The Doom Balloon have you seen the creepy sounds video, these things are mild inconveniences to him.
The Doom Balloon it was just the distraction so you wouldn’t see him go grab the chain and swing it before he started recording
**chain mysteriously swings back and forth in abandoned mine** You: “That’s pretty spooky.”
Of course its spooky lol, how would you react to it
400th liker. Y3et
HAHHAHAAH HAHAAHAHHAAHAHA OTHER PPL WOULD RUN BUT MANS LIKE ahh yeah thats pretty spooky HAHAHHAA THIS GUY IS A LEGEND
This guy is just crazy xD
lul3picgames _ cant u read?
Fooster got me here😂, let me know if u too.
I'm letting you know that no-one else cares, these comments piss me off to no end
@@keepitsecret-dl1prfr ngl
Came here from Fooster
EXPLORE IT WITH A DRONE
Omg yes
That is such a wicked idea!
Don’t you need a connection? If not, that’d be like playing a horror game, except you can’t pause it otherwise you’ll lose like 100 or so dollars (or however much drones cost)
Fr!!!
@@meep9963 More like 700 dollars for a good model.
Demon: **starts moving chain to scare him** Him: it’s a very muddy & wet Demon: 👁👄👁
Lol this comment made my day 😂
Demon: Dude I’m trying my hardest come on 😔
e u n o i a 🤦🏽
Obama big fan
Demon my ass, there's no such thing. People are so fucking gullible it's scary.
جيت من عند ليمووو 🌚
dude this video is actually bone chilling, idk but it's scarier than alot of these other vids
this guy be like “uhhh hello demons, it’s me ya boi”
*Wheeze*
@@Nobody-im2hx That's the reference lol
Yet your pfp is that one demon doll from some Sailor Moon filler. 😛
Lol
Lol
this guy: "yeah im gonna head back out now its getting creepy" also this guy 2 seconds later: " so im deeper in the tunnel"
😄😄😃🤣
It's also like that when you are having sex for the first time
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
God and Jesus love you
@@fauxbitties Good for them but I'm pagan
I remember this that was nice work. xD I also remember that flashlight test video and how he gets in some shaft and there is all the wispering. Good talent for horror xD
Here from MrBallen!!
ME TOO
Me too
I’m a original viewer from 10 years ago.
*cousin being possessed* Guy: "them damn snakes".
"Damn it! Carl! Get the TN12 flashlight with 5 brightness settings!"
Dose dam sneks ar ez to get rid of cuz they cunt handle the tn12
Its a wind maybe...
2:20 Do you also see someone or something exit the mine?
Toby Vlogs706 i thought so too but i think it's just something hanging at the entrance
Shoulda brought your TN12 flashlight with 5 brightness options bro woulda been fine
It needs a diffuser cap.
maybe also a proton pack.
That’s what I’m saying 😂😂
Yeah it was too focused but agreed
Fire*
I’ve been watching this guy for years! Has some great material.
I remember watching this video when it only had hundreds of views. Good ol days.
Whose here from fooster😅
The hardest part would be walking back to the enterance after seeing the chain swinging 😫
That feeling you get that something's about to grab the back of your neck heck nah😨
You KNOW he had that feeling of being chased with his back turned there
The diet Channel I would just run for it bro
ITs WiLD ANIME or your ankle-
@Clayton Clark Bro id be walking while doing 360
"It's to wet, muddy, and something is making that chain swing" LMAO.
The best thing to take out of context. Ever.
XDDDDDDDD
this goddamn snakes dude, im telling you xD
LucklessGun priorities
GonzXX Addamo lol
I was waiting for a jump scare after he panned back to the entrance. Thanks Mr. Ballen for this
This video is a LEGEND! Seeing that chain going back and fourth like that is very strange and spooky....its everything I thought it would be. wow so strange.
"Yeah there's some weird presence in here, I'm going to turn around and leave" "Okay guys I'm a little further in now, hello demons"
830 likes and 2 comments
Us viewing this in quarantine 🤣🤣🤣🤣
“hello demons, it’s me, ya boi”
Hello. Is it me you're looking for?
*sees chain swinging by itself* *leaves mainly because it's too muddy & too wet*
Tideo Vape That's actually really good logic.... exploring abandoned tunnels is what he does. I'm sure he's no pussy.
Let's be realistic here. The chain swinging could've been caused by a bat, owl or some other kind of bird/animal that was sitting on the chain and flew away when the light was flashed towards it. And the negative/spooky feeling the camera man was experiencing could just be due to the place itself. He's in an abandoned mine tunnel which is at least believed to be haunted, its getting dark outside so whether there was a ghost presence or not, you would obviously start feeling uneasy just due to the surroundings.
He says at the beginning that he saw footprints in the mud. I think somebody else was farther down in the mine and saw him coming in. That person swung the chain as a warning not to come further, or just get out.
Okay, if it was a bat, then why no audio being picked up from the animal rattling the chain or its wings flapping. Even if he didn't catch or see the animal in time, there should still be some sort of noise or echo, at least I think so.
the chain would lose its momentum gradually if it was a bat and would probably never swing that was from a small bat
Mr ballen sent me here so this must be interesting. Btw great content man keep it up
These types of videos creep me out far more than most horror movies. We'll never know what it was...
Remember, when exploring old dangerous scary mines, always go by yourself.
Noted
And never tell your friends where are you going. In fact tell nobody.
@@histriamagna1014 👍
💀
And never being any equipment or tools to help yourself
“Not sure what’s making that chain swing. Anyway, that’s the review for the ThruNite TN12 flashlight. I’d keep going, but there’s just too much water in here.”
Joe Mitchell lmao
😂😂 yup that's our guy!!!
Anyone who says a man named Jesus did not exist and is a myth is an ignorant fool because there is historical evidence that a man named Jesus did exist. The question of whether he was the son of God can be debated between intelligent people. Personally I think he was.
@@johnc1975 Uh, John?
THOT Patrol it is... all historians including atheist ones and ones of other religions, agree that at the very least a man named Jesus did exist
The feeling that something´s not right saved my own ass a few times, so I know what he´s talking about. Going into a dark, abandoned tunnel should not be creepy after you did it dozens of times, but if it is, you may feel like this for a reason... Anyways, very interesting to see a more unusual "Lost Place" on the internet
I realize your comment is a year old, but it's brilliant & I wanted to comment that you're absolutely right that we need to listen to our 'gut instincts.' I work in the OR, and we've had surgeons to cancel/reschedule surgeries after the patient is already on the table when they've suddenly said "something isn't right. I'm scared - _really_ scared!" or "I feel like I'm going to die!" Our instincts are usually *spot on* and we ignore them at our peril. Even neurosurgeons recognize that. I've seen it with my own eyes more than a few times during my career.
من مس ليمو😂❤ From Ms lemo 😭🖤
Demons: *giving him a warning not to go further with the chain* Him: might not explore this place a little too wet...
*ghost fml, i give up*
demons: "this be a bruh moment"
Why would a demon give him a warning not to venture further? A demon would try to scare him from leaving....
Brian Sendall .... well it didn’t work
Demon be lije:m I joke to u?
Imagine turning back to the entrance and seeing something just standing there
Imagine turning back to the entrance and seeing no entrance.
@@many_lives4925 your version is so much worse
Guitchu Lacap Man I would shit myself 😂
My stomach felt weird after reading this
I expected a pop up
Awesome video !!!! Thank you for exploring
it looks like the chain is situated beneath a hole of some description .Maybe from somewhere above there is a downdraught which is why the other chains close to it are also moving albeit not so much or hardly at all .
Imagine if he put James Charles saying “hi sisters” in the end when he turns around
Jana Drew Bieber this comment is so underrated
SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE THIS EDIT!!!
that would be funny
Who is James charles
Angel Morales ._. I can’t tell if that’s a joke or ur serious
*someone screams* I think that was my stomach
Wind current seems really strong in here
What time?
Man i am dying ahahah
LMAO
LMFAOOO
Just sitting on the edge of my bed , fiercely gripping the covers screaming, Run mfk Run!!!!!!!!! This is scarier than horror movies. Terrifying brother.
This is genuinely creepy, even though I'm a skeptic...despite my obsession with the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format. 😅 Also, I see comments about whispers but don't hear anything. Time stamp? Curious about any legitimate other reasons for what we're seeing here... Looks like he explored the Loomis, WA area mines at some point. My stomping grounds! I'll have to check it out!
Skeptic dummies 😂
Imagine if he asked “ who’s there” and all you hear is “my name is Jeff”
Echoing from deeper in the cave 😂😂😂
I'd just assume it's Jeff...look, that meth isn't gonna sell itself...
Or better yet... LET'S GO
AAA-
Loled so hard at this
Other people: "I feel like I'm being watched I'm leaving" This guy: I.. I don't know why that one chain is moving. Oh well gotta keep moving
He’s the type of person that would casually talk to demons as if they were his friend
@@NatalieSnelly Hey there demons, it's me, Ya Boi.
Look at his other videos, he goes all the way into this damn mine in another video at a later date.
@@NatalieSnelly oh aye, point out their muddy feet and tell them to wipe them on the door mat in future.
Stan loona indeed :D
من الي جاي من البنكر
I once commented 4 years ago how the entrance looks like a gaping bumhole, I see why I wrote that. Indeed a cool video and something strange going on in that cavity.
Chains: swing, Frank: “it’s pretty wet and muddy I’m gonna get out of here, something’s making that chain swing, but let’s get one last shot of the entrance”
The likes are at 666 lol
Kingthlayer L. so?
@@user-od8vx2ei9g devils number
Me and your mom at night here to create a brother for ya
*Walks in* *walks a couple steps down further in the cave* *sees one chain just casually hanging not swinging at all* *walks out*
me^
+The Division Daily Review, Comparisons, and MORE! My inner Dovahkiin would have me walk in like I'm going to explore a forgotten, mysterious mine, then my mind will have me nope out.
Goes in again and gets threats from.ghostly women. Are you prepared to die?
Hellraiser dude.
Hello, meet real life Draugr. Noooooooo thanks.
Thanks Mr. Ballen. Now im terrified.
جاية من عند ليمو أشوف الفيديو كامل😭❤️
می تو😭
Every time he slowly turned I felt like something was gonna jump scare him
Ya me too and I would move my screen a little away whenever he showed the camera towards the entrance thinking soemthing will jump 😂😅
We've seen enough horror movies. 😂
Same
me too because im used to being jump scared 😖
There's gotta be edits of this video out there with a jump scare spliced in. I don't wanna see em.
That was John Cena playing with the chain , you just couldn't see him
haha!!! the most underrated comment imo
Ralish Routray cringe
Lmaooooooo underrated as flippp
U guys maybe couldn't have seen him But I can see him, he is out in there
this is a genius comment. 😂✋
Im not sure why but I find this almost comforting
Been here a few times but Mrballen brought me back!! Also, I don’t think that was a ghost. I feel like there was, unbeknownst to you, someone else in the mine. That’s even more unsettling imo. No one in their l right mind would be hanging out/living in an abandoned mine. If it was someone like you who was just exploring I imagine they would’ve made their presence known to you right away. It was smart to get out of there! People are far more dangerous than ghosts 😬
"This mine is wet and has an evil vibe i'm not going in here" *Goes into mine*
I wouldn't have reacted so calmly to a random swinging chain
SimpleVisionVideos Nope...me neither 👀
SimpleVisionVideos his reactions more like a deer caught in headlights for a bit.
True
Neither... I would be outta there so quick!
blazeDiamond lol!
Oh man so nostalgic, back in 2013 I was about to go to college, was enjoying all of this. :3 so good ol times.
Imagine he looks back at the entrance before leaving and all those chains were swinging too 😳
who else is here from tik tok
I was
Me lolll
Brandon Hopkins me 😱
Brandon Hopkins 😂😂🙋🏻♀️
me😂
This guy must be a fan of the strange dark and mysterious presented in story format
MrBallen
Like button prepared to be torchered...
I want you to invite the like button Over for dinner, cook it a very good meal then offer it desert. But proceed to put ex lax in the desert
Hahaha good one !
I am not paying for the like buttons funeral
I remember watching this video a year after it came out and it creeped me out so much.
Hey man I've never watched your channel but will subscribe....I have a question do you have any idea how to find ancient Mines that aren't necessarily on maps? Any idea on where to look online to find those type of things ? So michigan here.....I know it's loaded with ancient copper Mines in the UP but was wondering where to check to find caves and Mines and things that aren't mapped cuz they are everywhere
TikTok is a godsend to people, boxes checks to everyone who blows up
Equinox Thunda yessssssir
where the whispering tho
Potato Lard right doe
Yeah I saw that one military guy from tik tok
Phanex @mrballen posted a tik tok about it that’s how I’m here
Me pooping my pants would have been the chain reaction.
ahahahahehe!
You could almost call it a CHAIN REACTION! I'll see myself out
I agree....Maybe i screaming like mad or pee on my pants look chain reaction like that
What this guy heard when he went back a year later was even more creepy and to this day unexplainable
666 likes 😂😂
wow spooky vid Framk!
Wouldn't mind seeing you make another video of this mine. This was 9 years ago would like to see what it looks like now.
I’m wondering if someone else has gone there with a camera!
They blocked off the entrance to the mine after this video when viral for the chain. You can no long enter it
Imagine if he asked “ who’s there” and all you hear is “Do you know how to get to Bell's canyon?"
Followed by a cowbell ringing.
Haha! I was thinking the same thing 😂😂😂
🤣🤣 Ballen fans everywhere 😀😀
This had me😭😭😂
😱
That's it. I'm never playing minecraft again
Cory in the house the BEST anime
Im not sure whats worse The minecraft comment or the old ass "not bad" meme on your pfp
Justro Ling lol😂😂😂😂😂😂
XD
Herobrine is watching you
من طرف ليمو
مين جاء من عند ميس ليمو😌
POV: ur hiding in the comments bc your scared
Eat your cereal too my good man
How did u know
Actually yes
I'm on mobile so not really.
Shhhhh
A swinging chain? Frank: *walks out* Whispers in the darkness? Frank: Hold my flashlight.
Science Channel got me here. Keep exploring. Go to the grand canyon. Try to find the X cave
Notice how the chain was not moving at 2:05 meaning whatever was there saw him and got away before he saw it.
The swinging chain is a warning from a good ghost showing that if you go past that your safety is no longer guaranteed.
I’d sure like to believe you
Did you get that from your handy paranormal gestures handbook?
I would guess the same thing.
World Adventurer well it was some kind of warning that's for damn sure
That’s exactly what I’d keep saying to myself over and over until I got out of the tunnel🤣
Demon:swings chain Guy:yea so it’s really wet in here
He doesn't want to slip and get his flashlight wet bruh
That is what happens when you piss yourself
i don't know if you saw but there was one closer to you swinging that is so creepy and wired although i do love theses videos and they dint scare me often yes but this one made me unable to sleep for weeks LOL