Wow, a Steam Donkey Engine!!! These abandoned silver mining claims are loaded with artifacts and history. You don't want to miss this one. Full exploration video is coming to our YouTube channel this Friday. #mines #abandonedmines #steamdonkey #adventure #mininghistory | Ghost Towns and Mines of Washington

I found the most unique machine called a "Steam Donkey" at the marina in Brunswick, Georgia. This machine is also called a "Donkey Man" or a logging machine. The first part of the video is a tour of this old steam engine (logging) machine at the marina. It's is in good shape for being built in the late 1800s or early 1900s. The second part of the video is a history of the Steam Donkey. The Steam Donkey was invented by John Dolben in Eureka, California, in August 1881. He invented this machine fo