![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() During summer months, tours of the dredge and gold panning are available for a small fee. In 1984, it was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. The dredge was named a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1986. 8 cut a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) track and produced 7.5 million ounces of gold. Starting in the 1920s, water was brought to the area through the 90-mile (145 km) Davidson Ditch for gold mining. It is located on the old Steese Highway between Fairbanks and Fox in the central part of Alaska. 8 is a ladder dredge operated by the Fairbanks Exploration Company from 1928 to 1959. It’s a shame this magnificent and historic dredge fell victim to explorers who didn’t abide the code.South bank of Engineer Creek, along Steese HighwayĦ4★6′14″N 147☃9′28″W / 64.93722°N 147.65778°W / 64.93722 -147.65778įairbanks Exploration Company Bethlehem Steel Corporation The urban exploring code of conduct is to never damage, vandalize, litter, break (to enter) or otherwise disturb anything in the building or structure you explore. Here are a few videos of other people exploring the dredge pre-fire and post-fire. Excited, I carefully climbed up to the tippy-top, and snagged a few more pictures. Normally I face resistance in these matters, but not with Dr. Jackson probably saw the direction of my gaze, and challenged me to see how high I could get. I did snag a few pictures of the inside.Īfter exploring the inside, I took a look up at the bow gantry (see earlier diagram), which had a narrow ladder running up it. The deck was a mess, and it was difficult to move about. After boarding, the wind and the creaking and groaning of old rusting steel made me extra cautious, at times wishing I had a hard hat (or my red glacier mountaineering helmet). Jackson was not one to hold me back, despite it being extremely unsafe. So when I saw the Chatanika Dredge, I knew I had to board it. These tours and attractions are informative, entertaining and, in some instances when gold panning is involved, profitable One such example is Gold Dredge 8. Rather than getting dismissed from the REU program, my advisor laughed and invited me to transfer to OWU. Visitors to Fairbanks will find a number of tours and attractions based on the colorful history of the area. We ended up getting caught in the act by the police and a K-9 unit. The abandoned and nearly condemned OWU Student Observatory. ![]()
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