‘In the ancient days they say there was no salmon. The Indians had nothing to eat save roots and leaves. Principle among there was the
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Salt Chuck Mine: Bornite to Palladium
Today, the Salt Chuck mine’s rusting ore processing equipment remains mostly in place while the three story mill was (Image 1) removed as part of
Villages of Kasaan; an historical note
While we are preparing to hike into the Salt Chuck mine with our drones to take some aerial images for our next Kasaan mine blog,
sitka deer life as seen along setter lake, south thorne bay
When we first arrived at Setter Lake in 2006-7, our warmest welcoming committee consisted of a little family of Sitka deer. The family unit consisted of
larry heady in his element on prince of wales island
(featured photo: Larry Heady at mouth of mine) As I have been writing blogs on the mines of Kasaan Peninsula, I was thinking about some
lichtenstadter and mount andrew mine kasaan peninsula
Lichtenstadter and the Mount Andrew Mine Abundant natural resources have attracted prehistoric native peoples, European explorers/traders, and Americans to Prince of Wales Island. The Island’s
the “official” herald of spring
The vernal equinox occurred two weeks ago (March 20th) by the calendar and two days ago we heard a flock of geese pass by during
baranovich and the copper queen of kasaan
Copper Queen/Baranovich This is the first in a series of blogs focusing on Prince of Wales (PoW) Island’s geology and its rich mining history. This
nothin’ common about the common thrush
In June 1853, Thoreau wrote of an enchanting encounter with the Wood Thrush: “This is the only bird whose note affects me like music. It
russ’ floating bit of Americana
A bright forest green wooden boat with the American Flag waving proudly above was an eye-catcher… or perhaps, an eye-sore at the City of Thorne Bay Harbor
its a dog’s world…winter 2016-2017
No snakes…no ticks…no scorpions…no grasshoppers…just bears and wolves! It’s a dog’s world on Prince of Wales Island, on Setter Lake in South Thorne! Especially when
the little red caboose
Twenty or more years ago, they happily lived in the Tongass National Forest, on the South East Alaskan Penninsula, on the Island of Prince of
what in the world is a ‘wanigan’?
When we arrived on Prince of Wales on January 1, 2001…suffice it to say it was a different world. One of the areas Prince of
