03315nam 2200649Ia 450 991079147060332120230320060155.01-60223-102-8(CKB)2560000000015105(EBL)1820987(SSID)ssj0000430057(PQKBManifestationID)11271464(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430057(PQKBWorkID)10452714(PQKB)10163566(MiAaPQ)EBC1820987(Au-PeEL)EBL1820987(CaPaEBR)ebr10389871(OCoLC)646066574(MdBmJHUP)musev2_110965(EXLCZ)99256000000001510520090827d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTreadwell gold[electronic resource] an Alaska saga of riches and ruin /Sheila KellyFairbanks, AK University of Alaska Pressc20101 online resource (286 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60223-075-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 decades of the twentieth century, Treadwell sank into relative obscurity. Treadwell Gold presents first-person accounts from the sons and daughters of the miners, machinists, hoist operators, and superintendents who together dug and blasted the gold that made Treadwell rich. Alongside these stories are vi.Extinct citiesAlaskaDouglas IslandGold minersAlaskaDouglas IslandHistory20th centuryGold mines and miningAlaskaDouglas IslandHistory20th centuryDouglas Island (Alaska)Gold discoveriesDouglas Island (Alaska)History, Local20th centuryDouglas Island (Alaska)Social life and customs20th centuryTreadwell (Alaska)HistoryLocal history.History.Electronic books. Extinct citiesGold minersHistoryGold mines and miningHistory979.8/4Kelly Sheila1942-1495168MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791470603321Treadwell gold3719178UNINA