[DOC] [TLE] Joe Juneau (prospector) - Wikipedia [PAR] Joseph Juneau (18361899) was a miner and prospector from Canada who was 
born in the ... The first major gold discovery in Juneau or Douglas Island (across 
from Juneau) was circa 1880. It has been the political capital of Alaska since 
1900. Juneau's ... The settlement founded by Juneau and Harris was originally 
called... [DOC] [TLE] Klondike Gold Rush - Wikipedia [PAR] The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to 
the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1896 and 
1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896 and, when 
... In the summer of 1899, gold was discovered around Nome in west Alaska, and
... [DOC] [TLE] The gold rush era in Alaska's history - Treasure Hunt in Alaska [PAR] Alaska's first big discovery of gold came in Juneau in 1880. ... Alaska's capital city
, Juneau, is named after Joseph Juneau, one of the miners who first found gold ... 
Miners have found pieces of gold (nuggets) that are the size of a large fist. [DOC] [TLE] Juneau's history - The City and Borough of Juneau Homepage [PAR] Pilz grubstaked prospectors Richard Harris and Joseph Juneau in August 1880. 
They found plenty of color in Gold Creek, but did not follow the gold to its source. 
... with 960 stamps of the world-renowned Treadwell Gold Mining Company. ... 
Juneau was established as Alaska 's capital in 1906 when the government was... [DOC] [TLE] Founding of Juneau - Parks and Recreation - Juneau, Alaska [PAR] When gold was discovered in 1880 near the site of downtown Juneau, the ... in 
the founding of an Alaskan town and eventually Alaska's Capital City - Juneau. 
Hundreds of miners, merchants, and laborers flocked here from all over the world 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Get A Juneau History Lesson | Juneau CVB [PAR] Learn the history of Juneau, Alaska's capital city, through small nuggets of 
information. ... Juneau school children in 1907 during the gold mining boom. ... 
out of favor with the locals, who turned their allegiance to his co-founder, Joe 
Juneau. In 1880, prospectors Harris and Juneau relied on Tlingit Chief Kowee to 
guide them... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 4-15: Mining - Alaska's Heritage | Alaska History and ... [PAR] Prospectors fond gold in nearby Canada, then Southeast Alaska. Inspired by the 
... In October, 1880, Harris and Juneau found the area that Kowee had described. 
The two men ... That year, Charles Miller discovered gold on Resurrection Creek. 
After his ..... Most miners did not have sufficient capital to develop their claims. [DOC] [TLE] Wings of Alaska: Juneau [PAR] Alaska's capital city, Juneau is located in Southeast Alaska. ... Early settlers 
included miners during Alaska's gold rush and Russian fur traders. ... a favorite 
fishing ground for local Tlingit Indians, the town was founded on gold nuggets. In 
1880, Sitka mining engineer George Pilz offered a reward to any local chief who 
could... [DOC] [TLE] The Founding of Juneau, Alaska by Nancy Ferrell [PAR] Jul 12, 1995 ... But it was rumors of gold that lured prospectors to the Gastineau Channel in the 
1870s. ... A day after the discovery--October 4, 1880--the miners wrote a "Code of 
Local Laws," and ... Return to the Capital City Home Page. [DOC] [TLE] Alaska Gold Rush History [PAR] In 1849 P. P. Doroshin, a Russian mining engineer, discovered gold in the 
gravels of the ... In 1880 gold was located at what is now Juneau, the capital city. [DOC] [TLE] Gold Panning Tours in Alaska | USA Today [PAR] In 1880, gold was discovered in Juneau by Joseph Juneau and Richard Harris, 
guided ... The Alaskan capital city was founded as a gold town; two major mines... [DOC] [TLE] BLm Alaska: Alaska Gold Rush - Bureau of Land Management [PAR] Jun 23, 2016 ... You can relive some of the excitement of the Alaska gold rush era by visiting ... 
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Question: Gold prospectors founded this Alaskan capital in 1880
Answer: Juneau