Alaska Gold Rush

In which year was gold discovered in California?

• 1896

• 1872

• 1861

• 1848

Who led prospectors Richard Harris and Joe Juneau to Silver Bow Basin?

• George Washington Carmack

• Petr Doroshin

• Felix Pedro

• Chief Kowee

Which company extracted $67 million worth of gold before their mines flooded in 1917?

• U.S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Company

• Fairbanks Exploration Company

• Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company

• Juneau Mining Company

What was the value of gold found in the beach sands at Nome in 1899?

• $11 a day

• $500,000

• $46 million

• $2 million

Who discovered gold in the Tanana Hills, leading to the founding of Fairbanks?

• Alfred Mayo

• Jack McQuesten

• Felix Pedro

• Arthur Harper

When did President Franklin D. Roosevelt raise the price of gold from $21 to $35 an ounce?

• 1861

• 1896

• 1848

• 1933

Which company brought in the first dredges to work the creek beds in the Fairbanks area?

• U.S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Company

• Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company

• Juneau Mining Company

• Fairbanks Exploration Company

What industry brought more people to Alaska than the fur trade or salmon canning industry?

• Salmon canning industry

• Fur trade

• Telegraph line

• Gold mining

What did the government build and maintain in Alaska due to the demand from gold miners?

• Railroad

• Telegraph line

• Trails

• Roads

When did mining stop in Alaska due to the United States entering World War II?

• 1848

• 1933

• 1861

• 1896