Documents pertaining to mines in the Juneau area, 1903-1959 (bulk 1912-1915).

Pacific Coast Steamship Company

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Biographical / Historical Notes The Pacific Coast Steamship Company (PCSC) was founded in September 1882 under the name Pacific Steamship Company. This passenger and freight company was based in San Francisco. They shipped a variety of cargo such as vegetables, grain, lumber, coal and iron, and boasted modern, luxurious facilities for their passengers. In the early 1890s, the name Pacific Coast Steamship Company gained permanent resonance, un...

Gastineau Channel Historical Society,

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Hirst-Chichagof Mining Co.

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Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company

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The history of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company (A.J.) begins indirectly with the discovery of gold at Sumdum and Windham Bay in 1870. This was followed by discoveries in Silver Bow Basin in 1880 by Richard Harris and Joe Juneau. In 1881 John Treadwell, staked by a San Francisco company purchased the Paris claim on Douglas Island for $400. He set up a five-stamp test mill. In 1883 the company set up a 120-stamp mill, then a wharf and chlorination plant. The mill was operating at full capaci...