Posted in Nevada August 31, 2016 by

The Haunted Tunnel In Nevada Is Not For The Faint Of Heart

I’m a bit of a skeptic about most ghost stories, but the footage of this seemingly haunted tunnel sent chills down my spine. I had to walk away from my computer for a while before sitting down to write this article.

The ore removal tunnel called Horton Mine dates back to the 1800s, but the hauntings you’re about to see occurred in 2013 and again in 2014. A spelunker with years of experience exploring mines stumbled across it unexpectedly while checking out the Victorine Mine in Lander County. Horton Mine is located about 900 feet beneath it, at the bottom of a mountain, and was used to remove the mined ore from above.

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The entrance to Horton Mine in Lander County:
Haunted Tunnel Horton Mine
YouTube / Exploring Abandoned Mines
As Frank, the explorer, approaches the mine he notices water flowing out from within it. He's not sure how deep he'll be able to go because of the water, but decides to proceed with caution. The ground is wet and muddy as he ventures inside and it feels unstable. In some places his boot sinks deep into the mud, in others he is supported. He finds the mine pretty creepy, but notes that he's encountered many eerie things in mines before, so no big deal.

As he begins his exploration, he finds the mine to be extremely old and dilapidated with heavy chains hanging down from the roof. The chains were part of a conveyor system used to move small carts filled with ore out of the tunnel.

It’s not long before something happens that causes this normally intrepid mine explorer to turn around and leave the mine:



"I have been inside over a hundred abandoned mines, but this one was definitely the creepiest," he writes in the description of his first YouTube video. "As I ventured hesitantly down the tunnel, it felt more and more wrong."
Oddly enough, this foreboding mine is located amid absolutely gorgeous scenery.
Haunted Tunnel Horton Mine
YouTube / Exploring Abandoned Mines
One year later, at the prompting of many who saw the video as well as his own curiosity, Frank decides to revisit his haunted tunnel. The water is still there and as he enters he points out the yellow ventilation tubing and the rusted, corroded webbing holding back rocks that could collapse at any moment.

He proceeds, but the mist inside the tunnel appears to get thicker and you can start to hear the sound of water flowing. As it turns out, the water is flowing down through the ore pass that connects Horton mine to the mine above.

His explorations are going smoothly until he hears something that again causes him to turn around and leave the mine as quickly as possible, this time vowing to never return to the haunted tunnel:



"I will never set foot inside the Horton Mine again. Never," he writes in the video's YouTube description.

Some commenters across the internet point out that the YouTube video could easily be faked, while others support the theory that it’s haunted based on the evidence presented. Either way, pretty much everyone agrees that it’s a creepy tunnel that we have very little interest in exploring.