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Historical photo: Glory Hole

Posted: October 8, 2012 - 12:01am
  Sealaska Heritage Institute-Bonner collection
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The writing below image reads, “’Glory hole,’ Treadwell Mine, Douglas Is.” It is undated.

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Treadwell

The Treadwell Mine was the biggest mine in the world at the time. All of the sand at Sandy Beach is processed ore from the Treadwell stamp mills. The history of Alaska would be very different without this tremendous financial success story.

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