Bonanza Mine, near Kennecott, ca. 1912

• Main Author: Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1912
• Subjects: Kennecott Copper Mine (Alaska); Kennecott Copper Corporation > Facilities > Alaska > Kennicott; Kennicott Glacier (Alaska); Copper mines and mining > Alaska > Kennicott; Bonanza; Copper Mine; glacier; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/388

PH Coll 247.864 In the summer of 1900, prospectors Clarence Warner and "Tarantula Jack" Smith were exploring the east side of the Kennicott Glacier. As they drew closer to the limestone-greenstone contact, they could not miss the magnificent green cliffs of copper perches on the mountainsi...