The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
Keen ornithologist from California witnessed tragedies, near misses at Treadwell mines in Douglas at beginning of last century
As all miners know, if you do some digging, there's a chance you'll strike it big. Barry Kibler of California dug out his grandfather's diaries and found a treasure trove of stories about his stints working at the Treadwell gold mines in Douglas, near Juneau, in 1903-04. Kibler, a retired truck driver, recently finished transcribing the diaries of Edwin Warren and hopes to find a publisher for the...
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