Treadwell gold : an Alaska saga of riches and ruin

Treadwell gold : an Alaska saga of riches and ruin /

A century ago, Treadwell, Alaska, was a featured stop on steamship cruises, a rich, up-to-date town that was the most prominent and proud in all Alaska. Its wealth, however, was founded on the remarkably productive gold mines on Douglas Island, and when those caved in and flooded in the early decade...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kelly, Sheila, 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Fairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Extinct cities > Alaska > Douglas Island.
Gold miners > Alaska > Douglas Island > History > 20th century.
Gold mines and mining > Alaska > Douglas Island > History > 20th century.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Extinct cities
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
Manners and customs
Douglas Island (Alaska) > History, Local > 20th century.
Treadwell (Alaska) > History.
Douglas Island (Alaska) > Gold discoveries.
Douglas Island (Alaska) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Alaska > Douglas Island
Alaska > Treadwell
History
Local history
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Treadwell at its peak
  • Catalyst for Alaskan development
  • Treadwell Mines : the story in brief
  • An unusual company town
  • Company family through boom and bust
  • The big Hoistman's boisterous family
  • Tough grind of the hard rock miner
  • View from the mansion
  • Labor troubles and the Western Federation of Miners
  • The Tlingit : ancient culture meets modern industry
  • Fourth of July's grand celebration
  • Double threat of wind and fire
  • Intimations of disaster
  • The cave-in : rumblings become a roar
  • A town brought down
  • Reduced to ashes
  • Epilogue : the place, the people, the gold.

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