Juneau mining district - Wikipedia
French Canadian prospector Pierre Erussard, known as "French Pete," found gold on Douglas Island, across Gastineau Channel from Juneau.A consortium led by John Treadwell, a carpenter from California, purchased the claims and adjoining gold-bearing land.The resulting mine/mill complex produced more than 3 million troy ounces (93 tonnes) of gold before closing in 1922.
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