Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.01.011AB
Accession#:
2005.01
Credit Line:
Donated by Harold Fossum, Mike Blackwell, Sean Boily, Mickey Lasley, Jerry Schrader, Mike Grummet, Bob Garrison, Jim Geraghty, Willette Janes, Maritime Hydraulics, Michelle Bonnet, Mark and Esther Millea, Greens Creek Mine, Coeur Alaska Inc., Rich Gordon, and Anchor Electric.
Object Name:
Print, photographic
Studio:
Winter and Pond
Description:
A. Black and white photograph of side of mountain, Gilbert (or Filbert) Tunnel identified on proper right middle edge of photograph.
B. Black and white photograph of Perseverance Mine mining operation in Silver Bow Basin. The big angled building in the center is the 100 Stamp Mill, completed in 1907. The tall narrow building above is the coarse crushing house that crushed ore (from the adjacent Alexander Crosscut Tunnel) down to manageable size for the stamp mill. Inscription on bottom of edge reads "703. Perseverance...Red...Plant. Silver Bow Basin — Alaska, Winter & Pond. Co. Juneau"
B. Black and white photograph of Perseverance Mine mining operation in Silver Bow Basin. The big angled building in the center is the 100 Stamp Mill, completed in 1907. The tall narrow building above is the coarse crushing house that crushed ore (from the adjacent Alexander Crosscut Tunnel) down to manageable size for the stamp mill. Inscription on bottom of edge reads "703. Perseverance...Red...Plant. Silver Bow Basin — Alaska, Winter & Pond. Co. Juneau"
Notes:
Perseverance Mill011B
Backed by English capitalists, the Alaska Perseverance Mining Company purchased claims and mill sites in Silver Bow Basin in 1900. The US Government sued the company because current laws did not allow foreign ownership of land possessed by the US government. In 1911, a new company was formed: the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company. Bart Thane soon became manager and it was under his guidance that the mine camp grew. The big angled building in the center was the 100 Stamp Mill, completed in 1907. The tall narrow building above is the coarse crushing house that crushed ore (from the adjacent Alexander Crosscut Tunnel) down to manageable size for the stamp mill. Both buildings were destroyed by fire in 1912 and were never rebuilt due to the fact Bart Thane was planning a new, larger mill on the hillside south of Juneau.
People:
Fossum, Harold
Blackwell, Mike
Boily, Sean
Lasley, Mickey
Schrader, Jerry
Grummet, Mike
Garrison, Bob
Janes, Willette
Bonnet, Michelle
Millea, Mark and Esther
Gordon, Rich
Blackwell, Mike
Boily, Sean
Lasley, Mickey
Schrader, Jerry
Grummet, Mike
Garrison, Bob
Janes, Willette
Bonnet, Michelle
Millea, Mark and Esther
Gordon, Rich
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