LEADER 03315nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910791470603321 005 20230320060155.0 010 $a1-60223-102-8 035 $a(CKB)2560000000015105 035 $a(EBL)1820987 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000430057 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11271464 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430057 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10452714 035 $a(PQKB)10163566 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1820987 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1820987 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10389871 035 $a(OCoLC)646066574 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_110965 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000015105 100 $a20090827d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTreadwell gold$b[electronic resource] $ean Alaska saga of riches and ruin /$fSheila Kelly 210 $aFairbanks, AK $cUniversity of Alaska Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60223-075-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : 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. 330 $aA 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. 606 $aExtinct cities$zAlaska$zDouglas Island 606 $aGold miners$zAlaska$zDouglas Island$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aGold mines and mining$zAlaska$zDouglas Island$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aDouglas Island (Alaska)$xGold discoveries 607 $aDouglas Island (Alaska)$xHistory, Local$y20th century 607 $aDouglas Island (Alaska)$xSocial life and customs$y20th century 607 $aTreadwell (Alaska)$xHistory 608 $aLocal history. 608 $aHistory. 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aExtinct cities 615 0$aGold miners$xHistory 615 0$aGold mines and mining$xHistory 676 $a979.8/4 700 $aKelly$b Sheila$f1942-$01495168 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791470603321 996 $aTreadwell gold$93719178 997 $aUNINA