Juneau mining district Wikipedia
The Juneau mining district is a gold mining area in the state of Alaska.. In 1880 a local inhabitant, Chief Kowee, revealed to prospectors Joe Juneau and Richard Harris the presence of gold in what is now named Gold Creek in Silver Bow Basin. The city of Juneau was founded there that year.. The strike sparked the Juneau gold rush which resulted in the development of many placer and lode ...