Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.01.026AB
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
Photographer:
Winter and Pond
Description:
A. Black and white photograph of interior of Treadwell Sheep Creek Power Plant. Photograph shows machines associated with hydroelectric power inside of a two—story wooden building. Inscription on bottom of photograph reads "106" (inside of triangle) and "WPCo
B. Black and white photograph of Salmon Creek Valley taken from Douglas Island. Photograph is looking from Douglas Island across Gastineau Channel to Salmon Creek, Mt. Juneau and Juneau visible. Juneau is identified on photograph.
B. Black and white photograph of Salmon Creek Valley taken from Douglas Island. Photograph is looking from Douglas Island across Gastineau Channel to Salmon Creek, Mt. Juneau and Juneau visible. Juneau is identified on photograph.
Notes:
Treadwell Sheep Creek Power Plant and Interior 026
The Treadwell Mining Company began construction of a hydroelectric power plant at Sheep Creek in the fall of 1909 to supply electrical power to its mines across the channel on Douglas Island. It was the first hydro plant to be built by a mining company in Juneau and still stands today across the creek from the modern fish hatchery out Thane Road. Water was diverted from Sheep Creek by a crib dam and piped to the power house by a 2,600 foot long flume with a 3 foot diameter steel pipeline. It crossed Sheep Creek on a bridge 75 feet above the stream. (This impressive bridge still stands but is difficult to access.) Treadwell converted from steam power to electricity because of the shortage of water during dry periods. The power made here and at Nugget Creek was carried to Treadwell via cable on wooden poles over Gastineau channel. The poles were replaced by steel towers in 1916. Foundations of these towers can still be seen near the Douglas Bridge today. The power plant was purchased by the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company in 1929, and ran until the closure of their operation in 1944.
The Treadwell Mining Company began construction of a hydroelectric power plant at Sheep Creek in the fall of 1909 to supply electrical power to its mines across the channel on Douglas Island. It was the first hydro plant to be built by a mining company in Juneau and still stands today across the creek from the modern fish hatchery out Thane Road. Water was diverted from Sheep Creek by a crib dam and piped to the power house by a 2,600 foot long flume with a 3 foot diameter steel pipeline. It crossed Sheep Creek on a bridge 75 feet above the stream. (This impressive bridge still stands but is difficult to access.) Treadwell converted from steam power to electricity because of the shortage of water during dry periods. The power made here and at Nugget Creek was carried to Treadwell via cable on wooden poles over Gastineau channel. The poles were replaced by steel towers in 1916. Foundations of these towers can still be seen near the Douglas Bridge today. The power plant was purchased by the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company in 1929, and ran until the closure of their operation in 1944.
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
Search Terms:
hydroelectric
utilities
Mining
Treadwell
utilities
Mining
Treadwell
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