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Alaska Gold Have you ever wanted to look for gold in Alaska but weren’t sure how to do it? ALASKA GOLD is a first hand, how-to, book on successful recreation gold mining in Alaska. ALASKA GOLD covers every aspect of Alaskan prospecting from panning gold to suction dredging, metal detecting, sluicing, gold recovery, rules & regulations, illustrations, maps and historical info about rich paystreaks and large gold nuggets. Lots of adventure stories. |
Haunted
Alaska ISBN 0945397771 $9.95 Ghost stories of the north. Chilling true accounts about unusual ghostly, strange happenings of the forboding north.
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Alaska Gold Rush
Cookbook ISBN 1886574219 $9.95 Great stuff from Alaska’s historical past. Old Gold Rush recipes, short hunting, camping & fishing stories, humorous tips, rare, unique ideas from the old Sourdoughs, unusual cooking methods, old food preparations, native customs, survival and more. Not your typical cook book. |
Iditarod
Goldfield Compiled & Edited by Ron Wendt $10.95 Gold was first discovered in the Iditarod district on Otter Creek late in 1908 by W. A. Dikeman and John Beaton. During the following summer a number of prospectors who had learned of the discovery came into the district from other parts of Alaska. The first systematic development was begun during the winter of 1909-10. The reports that were given the public regarding the results of this work aroused widespread interest and probably 2,500 persons entered the district beginning in the summer of 1910. |
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Alaska Nugget Detecting Find gold nuggets with metal detectors. A lot of gold nuggets are being found in the north by metal detector. Nuggets as large as 30 ounces have been found in the past few years. This book explains the how & where about nugget detecting. One woman found a 13 ounce nugget along the Elliott Highway north of Fairbanks. It was her first time using a metal detector! A prospector from Anchorage found 3,000 nuggets in one summer with his detector. Look out for hot rocks! They’re all over the place in the north and can hinder one from finding precious gold. Alaska Nugget Detecting has it all. |
Kenai Peninsula Gold A USGS reprint of portions of geological reports dating back from 1907 to 1933. Rare mining & geology reports on the Kenai goldfields, Kenai Peninsula is one of the most popular areas in Alaska for recreation gold miners and rock hounds. Part of the Alaska Geological Gold Series. |
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Alaska Dog Mushing Guide Not your typical dog mushing book, this book focuses on unusual stories from the past and present. The book covers dog mushing history, sled dog breeding and raising of top dog breeds attributed to Alaska’s resourceful natives. Some of the mushing history includes mail carriers and freighters from the Gold Rush era. Famous dog teams through Alaskan dog mushing history, and many comparisons from top dog mushers throughout the north. |
Klondike Goldfields Report on the Klondike Goldfields by R.G. McConnell $10.95 A reprint of the 1898 report on the extent and situation of the Klondike Goldfields, gravels of the Klondike Goldfields, gold bearing creeks and tributaries to the Klondike River, gold content of gravels, character of gold, mining methods, origin of the placer gold, quartz veins, and lode mining.
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Alaska Humor &
Sourdough Tales A collection of humorous & odd tales of the north told by old timers & characters all around Alaska and the Yukon. These collected stories have been passed down from the Gold Rush and early days of the north, by past cronies and characters of a bygone era. There are a few stories embellished by the sourdoughs who told them, but for the most part, they are authentic. These are the tales told by the light of a lantern in a cabin up some lonesome gulch where the warmth comes from the laughter echoing across the valleys. |
Lost
Gold Mines & Ghost Towns of Alaska ISBN 1-886574189 $10.95 An exiting look into missing gold mines, gold bandits, detailed accounts of Alaskan ghost towns. Rich in history dating back over 100 years. Millions of dollars in gold, lost in time throughout the north. Ghost town info and much more! In celebration of 100 years of the Alaska Gold Rush. |
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Beach
Placers of Alaska Geological and Mining History ISBN 188657426X $8.95 Beach placer mining in Alaska, though rare has played a significant role in the goldfield history of Alaska. Probably the most familiar beach placer was the famed "beaches of Nome," on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. Though the Nome beaches were very rich, there were other smaller beach deposits that attracted gold prospectors in the gold rush era. These placers are: Cape Yakataga, Kodiak, Sand Point, and other small beach deposits in Prince William Sound. Beach Placers of Alaska will cover mining and geological history of these placers, some long forgotten. |
Nelchina
Susitna Goldfields A rare look at the Nelchina goldfields of 1913, this book offers a glimpse of unique gold mining history in the upper Matanuska Valley and reveals hard to get info on early mining history on the creeks like Caribou, Alfred, Albert & Squaw, and many more. |
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Bedrock Prospecting in
Alaska How to work northern bedrock. What to look for, Bedrock is where the best gold can be found. It concentrates and improves the odds of more gold production with less material to process. |
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Upon a Homestead Pioneering the Alaska Territory by Jeanne Wendt ISBN 1886574235 $12.95 Real adventures in homesteading in the Territorial days of Alaska. Read about living in the real Alaskan boonies at the end of an old trappers trail with moose, bears, wolves & raising 5 kids & 5000 chickens and growing oats & potatoes. Lots of photos, humor and great descriptions of life in Interior Alaska on a 1950s homestead. |
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Bizarre! Wild Alaskan Tales Bizarre! Wild Alaskan Tales is a collection of highly unusual, rare short stories about the north. The stories are based on fact and actual events down through northern history. These bizarre accounts with stimulate, fascinate and captivate your mind. |
Petersville Gold ISBN 1886574243 $9.95 Petersville Gold is a compilation of 1913 USGS report on mining in the area and covers creeks like: Cache, Rambler, Willow, Mills, Twin, Thunder, Nugget, Dollar, and current updates on recreational mining claims. The book covers the Yentna River district also. Rare out-of-print mining info can be found here. This part of the Alaska Geological Gold Series. |
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Circle Goldfields A USGS compilation of old mining reports dating back to 1893 when gold was first discovered in this district. Creeks covered include Deadwood, Mastodon, Mammoth, Porcupine, Independence, Crooked, Portage, Eagle, and many more. Maps, photos, charts. Rare mining info. |
A Reconnaissance of a Part of
Prince William Sound and the Copper River District, Alaska, in 1898
The field work on which the following report is mainly based was done during the summer of 1898, while the writer was attached as geologist to the Copper River Alaskan Military Expedition No. 2, in command of Capt. W. R. Abercrombie. |
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Fairbanks Gold A reprint of portions from USGS bulletins. The richest active mining district in Alaska yielded over 8 million ounces of gold since 1902. Information covers geological occurrences and gold mining history pertinent to the area, Rare mining info, long out-of-print dates from 1905 to 1914. This is a condensed overview of the Fairbanks area mining. Great for geologists, rock hounds, hikers and prospectors. Part of the Alaska Geological Gold Series. |
Prospecting & Mining
Adventures in Alaska In this volume of collected stories readers can form pictures in their minds and possibly acquire some knowledge from experiences dotted with techniques, history and adventures about life on the creeks in the north. After spending nearly a half century in Alaska, and probably 40 of those years dabbling in the mining industry, the writer looks back and reflects on some incidents and fun, and misery that were experienced. |
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Fortymile Gold A USGS reprint of portions of geological survey reports which date back to 1905. Covers early gold mining history in Alaska’s oldest, continuously mined gold district. Famous large nuggeted creeks like Jack Wade, Franklin, Napoleon, are covered in this book, along with Chicken Creek and many others from the area including those from Eagle. Located in the eastern portion of Alaska along the Taylor Highway. |
Strange, Amazing True Tales of Alaska Strange Indeed! The Land of the Midnight Sun has some intriguing tales. Some seem a bit far fetched, but never-the-less they have been documented by first hand accounts. Amazing Accounts! Robert Service summed it up best in his poem when he said, "There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold." True Tales unfold in these pages of this unique book. These are rare short stories told down through the years and are a reflection of people in the great north, along rivers, in villages, near highways, on the ocean. Truly a "Believe it or not," book. |
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Geology of the Knik Matanuska District The area described in this 1927 report lies between Knik and Matanuska Rivers in southcentral Alaska. These rivers flow westward and converge as they enter Knik Arm, a branch of Cook Inlet. Owing to this convergence the region studied has a triangular outline. It is bounded on the east by a line drawn from Kings Mountain, on the south bank of Matanuska River, to the Knik Glacier. Each leg of the triangle is approximately 25 miles in length, and the area included within it is about 335 square miles. |
Sluicing For Alaskan Gold By Ron Wendt $9.95 Near the head of Hill Creek canyon after only my fifth test pan, I discovered a portion of the original paylayer. The layer was about six inches thick and consistently ran on top of the bedrock. I recovered a small match head sized nugget along with about 30 good colors which convinced me I was into the old pay channel. I dammed the creek up and sluiced for two hours and recovered a half ounce of gold in a half yard of gravel. It was a pretty sight to see streaks of yellow in the top three riffles of my three foot aluminum sluice. |
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Gold, Ghost Towns &
Grizzlies Sunken ships laden with treasure; buried treasure, lost gold mines, ghost towns, legendary stories of lost treasure in the north. Gold robberies and mysteries. Ghost towns of the north are abundant and finding them is the fun part. |
Where to Prospect for Gold in Alaska Without
Getting Shot! This is the most comprehensive guide to the Alaskan goldfields in print. Now there’s no need to worry if you’re trespassing or not on someone’s mining claims. This book has got everything from maps, locations, historical mining past, state & federal regulations and information. This lets the prospector know if any gold has been previously mined from a particular area. There are over 150 sites identified in this unique book. This book is in its fifth printing since 1996. Each location is rated according to potential. Areas covered include; Fairbanks, Kenai Peninsula, Brooks Range, Yukon River, Fortymile, Circle, and Nome. Information on each site also tells what kind of equipment is allowed (gold panning, dredging, metal detecting, sluicing etc). |
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Golden Paystreaks &
Boiled Mooseheads Ever talk with some old sourdoughs in the north? There are some great stories in here told by old timers of Alaska & Yukon Territory. These old sourdoughs are quite humorous and have lived a fascinating life. There are 13 interviews with some colorful cronies who witnessed some strange things in their lifetimes. |
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Goldfields of Nome,
Alaska The second richest goldfield in Alaska and a key player in the great Alaska Gold Rush. Alaska’s second largest nugget weighing in at 182 ounces came from the Nome area. This important book covers the colorful early mining history of Nome from 1898-1913. |
Wiseman Chandalar Gold Early information dating back to 1898 on the Koyukuk River drainage. Some large nuggets came from this remote region-as large as 148 ounces. Creeks covered include; Hammond River, Mascot, Vermont, Smith, Union Gulch, Minnie, Linda, Nolan and more. Early gold mining history of this region in the heart of the Brooks Range. USGS information. |
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Hatcher Pass Gold An historical & geological guide to the most popular recreation area in south central Alaska. Located in the Talkeetna Mountains, relics of the past dot the landscape. Once home to hundreds of hardrock gold miners who mined over 600,000 ounces of gold, Hatcher Pass is an escape for the hiker, skier, snowmachiner, gold prospector, and rock hound. Maps, diagrams and descriptions of some of the major gold mines in this region. A great historical handbook on the area. |
Yukon River Gold The Yukon River has been a lifeline that stretches across Alaska and the Yukon, dividing the state. It flows through the heart of Gold Rush country with many tributaries yielding gold. Take a trip with a prospecting group as they float for one month through the Alaska & Yukon wilderness seeking adventure with gold pans and rifles, as they explore ghost towns and prospect for gold. |
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