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Gastineau Channel, Juneau, Alaska A small vessel heads south through Gastineau Channel, preparing to sail beneath the Douglas Bridge in February, 2011 Gastineau Channel (Lingít: Séet Ká) is a channel between the mainland of the U.S. state of Alaska and Douglas Island in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska.
The Jualpa Mining Camp, also known as the Last Chance Basin Camp, is a former gold mining camp, just outside the city of Juneau, Alaska.Its main building is now operated as the Last Chance Mining Museum by the Gastineau Channel Historical Society.
The mine's low-grade ore is situated on a mountain above the Gastineau Channel. Its ore body covered approximately 2,000 acres (810 ha), more than 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, with 20 miles (32 km) of tunnels and crosscuts. According to Jackling, the block of ore had at least 100,000,000 tons above sea level. [6]
The 1910 explosion was the worst disaster in Alaska mining history. [7] The mine was still yielding gold in 1917 when the Treadwell, 700-Foot and Mexican mines (excavated to a depth of more than 500 feet (150 m) below sea level under Gastineau Channel) suddenly began leaking and were evacuated. Hours later the mines collapsed.
Douglas is usually thought of as two areas: downtown Douglas (including West Juneau), containing Douglas Harbor, Sandy Beach, the mines, the library, Gastineau Elementary, the theatre, the gas station, the few bars and restaurants, and the bridge to Juneau; and North Douglas Island, containing a tank farm, Eaglecrest Ski Area and
The dam was built in a forested, scenic and narrow valley of the Salmon creek, which runs from Salmon Creek Reservoir and flows southwest for 3 miles (4.8 km) to the Gastineau Channel. The dam (marked as Juneau B-2 in USGS maps) is located at the terminus of the tram-way that was built specifically by the Alaska Gastineau Mining Co. The tram ...
In 1922, the office and records were moved to the AJGMC mining area on the other side of the Gastineau Channel. After the Alaska-Juneau mine closed in 1944 because of the World War II labor shortage, [6] AJGMC sold its hydroelectric power to Alaska Electric Light & Power, Juneau's local utility company. In 1972, AEL&P purchased all of the AJGMC ...
Gastineau Channel Historical Society [1] [2] [3] Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place Light; First lit: 1935 (current) Focal height: 86 feet (26 m) Lens: Fourth order Fresnel lens: Range: 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) Characteristic: Fl W 10s. pbscured from 152° to 296°