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ASP 9, historian, author, Sheila Kelly

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Treadwell Gold, An Alaskan Saga of Riches and Ruin.

  • Approaching Juneau, Treadwell on Douglas Island.
  • The Treadwell Mining complex and Sheila's personal connection to its history.
  • The Alaskan Gold Rush; placer mining, hard rock mining, and the Klondike.
  • A timeline, beginning with the Tlingits to the decline of Treadwell.
  • A description of life in Treadwell during it's heyday.
  • The business of a successful mine; labor and management.
  • Willy Kelly, machinist; Gus Anderson, hoist operator.
  • The 1918 catastrophic flooding and cave in at Treadwell.
  • The aftermath; Fire, Taku winds, the Spanish Flu.
  • Reflections on both the Titanic and Treadwell; industrial romance and facts of nature.
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Treadwell Gold, An Alaskan Saga of Riches and Ruin.

  • Approaching Juneau, Treadwell on Douglas Island.
  • The Treadwell Mining complex and Sheila's personal connection to its history.
  • The Alaskan Gold Rush; placer mining, hard rock mining, and the Klondike.
  • A timeline, beginning with the Tlingits to the decline of Treadwell.
  • A description of life in Treadwell during it's heyday.
  • The business of a successful mine; labor and management.
  • Willy Kelly, machinist; Gus Anderson, hoist operator.
  • The 1918 catastrophic flooding and cave in at Treadwell.
  • The aftermath; Fire, Taku winds, the Spanish Flu.
  • Reflections on both the Titanic and Treadwell; industrial romance and facts of nature.
  continue reading

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