(2:44 min) (14 of 27) Assistance from the community
Alaska Road Commission built roads with the assistance of local miners. The miners would volunteer their time, fuel, and equipment.
(3:21 min.) (12 of 27) Road to Livengood Road to Livengood followed miners. Livengood to Eureka began with pressure from the miners as well as a dream to get the road to Nome or Kotzebue.
42 second film clip, black & white/silent. The clip shows miners preparing and drilling hard rock. The clip was taken from the movie "The Story of Copper."
49 x 35 cm. Relief shown by hachures. Shows locations of lode claims, trails and cabins. "Compiled from personal and miners' notes and Government surveys." Engraved by Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago. In color.
49 x 35 cm. Relief shown by hachures. Shows locations of lode claims, trails and cabins. "Compiled from personal and miners' notes and Government surveys." Engraved by Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago. In color.
54 second film clip, black & white/silent, of a miner hauling wood to feed a steam engine. The steam was used to thaw the frozen ground and enable the miners to chip out the rock and earth. A bucket is seen coming out of a mine shaft and...
61 second film clip, black & white silent Clip shows gold miners panning, using rocker boxes and sluice boxes. Narration describes small-scale gold mining.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a cooperative...