Mining Glacier Basin: History of the Glacier Basin Mining District
Burtchard GC, Cheung JY, McIntyre R, Storbo AL. 2017. Mining Glacier Basin: History of the Glacier Basin Mining District. Cultural Landscape - Miscellaneous. National Park Service
History and archaeology of the Glacier Basin area in the northeast corner of Mount Rainier National Park. While briefly summarizing mining operations throughout the park, "Mining Glacier Basin" focuses primarily on the Glacier Basin Mining District; and especially on Mount Rainier Mining Company’s involvement in the basin. It brings together archival sources from the park and National Archives, as well as letters, photographs, and documents generated by, and directly related to, MRMC operations in the basin. This book focuses specifically on the history of mining operations in Glacier Basin; the ups and down of the Mount Rainier Mining Company, the related development of Storbo-White River Road through the White River valley and up to Glacier Basin, and the role of the National Park Service in administering and overseeing these operations.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Burtchard, Greg; Cheung, Jacqueline; McIntyre, Robert; Storbo, Arthur
- Date of Issue
- 2017
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- MORA , PWR
- Keywords
- archaeology, copper, copper mining, Glacier Basin, history, mining, mining history, molybdenum, Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier Mining Company, park administration, park development, park history, park road, Sunrise, White River, White River Road
- Subjects
- NPS.gov Subject Site: Archeology , NPS.gov Subject Site: Colonization & Settlement , NPS.gov Subject Site: Cultural Landscapes , NPS.gov Subject Site: Energy and Minerals Management , NPS.gov Subject Site: Explorers & Exploration , NPS.gov Subject Site: Geology , NPS.gov Subject Site: Historic Preservation , NPS.gov Subject Site: Industry , NPS.gov Subject Site: Mines & Mining , NPS.gov Subject Site: Mountains , NPS.gov Subject Site: Rocks & Minerals , NPS.gov Subject Site: Transportation , CRIS-CL: 890024: Glacier Basin Campground , CRIS-CL: 976214: White River Developed Area , CRIS-CL: 400026: White River Entrance Developed Area , CRIS-CL: 400027: Wonderland Trail (400027) , CRIS-HS: 030056: White River Patrol Cabin