This Day in Alaskan History-April 24th, 1913

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It was on this day in 1917, that catastrophe struck the Treadwell and Mexican Mines on Douglas Island at 12:35 am. The mines that were below sea level on Douglas Island, across the Gastinou Channel from Juneau, began leaking the evening before, and the miners were evacuated. Then just after midnight, the mines collapsed […]
