A Doghouse Boiler at Colorado Creek
Allan C. 2015. A Doghouse Boiler at Colorado Creek
During the Klondike-Alaska Gold Rush, permafrost and frozen ground were unfamiliar problems for southern miners that arrived in the north looking for gold. Clarence Berry was among the first to recognize that steam helped in the ground thawing processing. Steam point (pipes that directed steam to frozen ground) and boiler equipment became common additions to large mining operations to thaw frozen ground. Smaller operations, which could not afford full-scale equipment, turned to lighter custom-built machines called doghouse boilers. A doghouse boiler remains near Colorado Creek, a tributary of Coal Creek, in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Allan, Chris
- Date of Issue
- 2015
- Units
- YUCH
- Keywords
- Colorado Creek, doghouse boilers, Klondike-Alaska Gold Rush, permafrost, steam point, Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve