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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Stone; Brenda Stone; Philip Read Bradley |
| OCLC Number: | 7672030 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | 108 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 x 28 cm. |
| Contents: | Chronological evolution of the Treadwell, Alaska Gastineau & Alaska Juneau mines -- Treadwell group: Beginning - Alaska Mill and Mining Co. -- Developing phase -- Treadwell complex: Power supply -- Open pit mining -- Support facilities -- Bradley era of low-cost mining: course crushing plant -- Hydroelectric power -- first-class operation -- Cave-in: Investigation -- Wernecke's account -- Aftermath -- Sale of the Treadwell -- Treadwell wife remembers -- Alaska Gastineau: Early years -- Alaska Eastern Co. -- Alaska Perseverance Mining Co. -- Alaska Gastineau Mining Co. -- Thane management: Salmon Creek dam -- Sheep Creek adit -- Great experiment -- Gastineau system -- Annex creek -- Support facilities -- Search for higher-grade ore -- Failure: End of a dream -- Sale of the Gastineau -- Alaska Juneau: Early workings -- Development years: Gold Creek tunnel -- Pilot Mill -- Stream powerplant -- Alaska Juneau mill: Final design -- Fiasco -- Formula for success -- 1930's: Union -- Peak years -- Closure: Salvage operations -- Sale of the A.J. -- Epilogue -- Bradley's: Mine engineers / Owneres / Administrators by Philip Read Bradely, Jr. -- Miners: Personal reflections about the Juneau mines -- Directory of small mining operations in the Juneau gold belt -- Glossary of mining terms -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | by David and Brenda Stone ; with contributing author, Philip Read Bradley, Jr. |
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