When was it published?

August 20, 1915 in The Nome Daily Nugget

Domestic News August 20, 1915

The Nome Daily Nugget

Q: What keywords are associated?

Quicksilver Deposits, Kuskokwim Basin, Alaska, Geological Survey, Parks Prospect, Kolmakof

Nome, Nome County, Alaska

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What is this article about?

Quicksilver lode deposits in Alaska's Kuskokwim basin, the only such attracting serious attention, known since 1880 but first visited by geological survey in summer 1914. Production at Parks prospect and near Kolmakof sold to local gold miners. Parks prospect visited by Philip S.

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The central part of the Kuskokwim basin is the only portion of Alaska where, up to the present time, lode deposits of quicksilver that have attracted serious attention have been discovered. That there were deposits of quicksilver in this region has been known since 1880, but not until the summer of 1914 were they visited by members of the geological survey. At two localities on the Kuskokwim-the Parks prospect and a prospect near Kolmakof-some quicksilver had been produced and sold to the gold miners of the adjacent region.

The Parks prospect was visited by Philip S.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic

What keywords are associated?

Quicksilver Deposits Kuskokwim Basin Alaska Geological Survey Parks Prospect Kolmakof

What entities or persons were involved?

Philip S.

Where did it happen?

Kuskokwim Basin, Alaska

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Kuskokwim Basin, Alaska

Event Date

Summer Of 1914

Key Persons

Philip S.

Outcome

some quicksilver had been produced and sold to the gold miners of the adjacent region

Event Details

The central part of the Kuskokwim basin is the only portion of Alaska where, up to the present time, lode deposits of quicksilver that have attracted serious attention have been discovered. That there were deposits of quicksilver in this region has been known since 1880, but not until the summer of 1914 were they visited by members of the geological survey. At two localities on the Kuskokwim-the Parks prospect and a prospect near Kolmakof-some quicksilver had been produced and sold to the gold miners of the adjacent region. The Parks prospect was visited by Philip S.