Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2006.01.001A—P
Accession#:
2006.01
Credit Line:
Donated by the Gastineau Channel Historical Socity, Robert Garrison, Mike Blackwell and Jim Geraghty.
Object Name:
Album, Photograph
Title:
The Jualpa Company Flume album 1904
Place:
Last Chance Basin
Date:
06/01/1904
Description:
A) Cover of stiff carboard with writing in white, "THE JUALPA COMPANY LAST CHANCE MINE JUNEAU ALASKA IMPROVEMENTS June 1st to DEC 1st 1904Wm. H. HAMPTON MANAGER" Bound with blue cord through two holes. Overall album size 10" x 7"
B) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "General View of Last Chance Basin Nov. 30, 1904. Showing Completed Dam of Flume, High Line Flume, + Grade for Extension of Same — Douglass Island In the Distance"
C) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Interior view of Flume, showing staging, Car Track, Horse Stable + a nearly completed portion 9' x 20 x 4250' — carrying capacity 240,000 cub feet per minute."
D) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "View of Trestle work, looking West"
E) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Temporary Dam + Flume to carry creek over Dam while being constructed, creek turned through same, flume is 4' x 21 x 360' "
F) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Timber shaft connected with Upraise 42 feet high to protect tunnel from Creek."
G) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "View looking down flume" (includes two horses, cart, rails, and five men inside flume)
H) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "View of Temporary Flume + foundation of Dam and Headworks."
I) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Flume Intake 42 feet wide: sluice gates open, main gates closed."
J) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Lower side of Dam Showing discharge 120 feet wide"
K) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "General view of Flume from Dam"
L) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "View of Upper face of completed Dam"
M) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Lower side of completed Dam, water discharging through sluice gates."
N) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Upper half of Flume from midway point Dam 2,000 feet distant"
O) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Gate opening ceremonies Nov. 27 1904 2 pm turning Gold Creek through Flume Mayor Forrest of Juneau, Making address."
P) Back cover almost identical to front, but upside—down.
B) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "General View of Last Chance Basin Nov. 30, 1904. Showing Completed Dam of Flume, High Line Flume, + Grade for Extension of Same — Douglass Island In the Distance"
C) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Interior view of Flume, showing staging, Car Track, Horse Stable + a nearly completed portion 9' x 20 x 4250' — carrying capacity 240,000 cub feet per minute."
D) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "View of Trestle work, looking West"
E) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Temporary Dam + Flume to carry creek over Dam while being constructed, creek turned through same, flume is 4' x 21 x 360' "
F) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Timber shaft connected with Upraise 42 feet high to protect tunnel from Creek."
G) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "View looking down flume" (includes two horses, cart, rails, and five men inside flume)
H) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "View of Temporary Flume + foundation of Dam and Headworks."
I) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Flume Intake 42 feet wide: sluice gates open, main gates closed."
J) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Lower side of Dam Showing discharge 120 feet wide"
K) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "General view of Flume from Dam"
L) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "View of Upper face of completed Dam"
M) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Lower side of completed Dam, water discharging through sluice gates."
N) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Upper half of Flume from midway point Dam 2,000 feet distant"
O) Black and white photo with caption in white ink "Gate opening ceremonies Nov. 27 1904 2 pm turning Gold Creek through Flume Mayor Forrest of Juneau, Making address."
P) Back cover almost identical to front, but upside—down.
Notes:
First the Last Chance Hydraulic Mining Company, then the JUALPA Mining Company tried to get industrial scale placer operation going in Last Chance Basin approximately 1900 — 1905. They had lots of problems, including avalanches and slides that damaged this and previous flumes.
People:
Hampton, William H
Forrest, mayor
Garrison, Bob
Blackwell, Mike
Forrest, mayor
Garrison, Bob
Blackwell, Mike
Search Terms:
T&E
JUALPA
Mine
Mining
JUALPA
Mine
Mining
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