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LEADER: 01387cam 2200253 a 4500
001 95032474
003 DLC
005 19970801094307.8
008 950718s1996 ilua b s001 0 eng
010 $a 95032474
020 $a0252022181 (acid-free)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us-ak
050 00 $aTN423.A7$bS74 1996
082 00 $a622/.3422/09798$220
100 1 $aSpence, Clark C.
245 14 $aThe northern gold fleet :$btwentieth-century gold dredging in Alaska /$cClark C. Spence.
260 $aUrbana :$bUniversity of Illinois Press,$cc1996.
300 $a302 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-286) and index.
505 0 $a"Jackass machinery" at Nome : the early years -- Small dredges and small profits : the pre-World War I boom -- "It takes a little more than 'hot air' to thaw some of that ground" : the Hammon Consolidated gold fields at Nome -- The gold dredging operation par excellence: the Fairbanks Exploration Company -- Between the wars -- Fairbanks Exploration goes to war -- The postwar world of dredging -- Steam, diesel, or electric power? -- Winchmen, point doctors, and bull cooks -- Navigating the northern waters.
650 0 $aGold mines and mining$zAlaska$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aGold dredging$zAlaska$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aAlaska$xGold discoveries$xHistory$y20th century.