Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Prologue vii
4. Introduction Treadwell at Its Peak 1
5. One Catalyst for Alaska Development 21
6. Two Treadwell Mines: The Story in Brief 35
7. Three An Unusual Company Town 53
8. Four Company Family through Boom and Bust 69
9. Five The Big Hoistman's Boisterous Family 89
10. Six Tough Grind of the Hard-Rock Miner 103
11. Seven View from the Mansion 115
12. Eight Labor Troubles and the Western Federation of Miners 133
13. Nine The Tlingit: Ancient Culture Meets Modern Industry 145
14. Ten Fourth of July's Grand celebration 159
15. Eleven Double Threat of Wind and Fire 169
16. Twelve Intimations of Disaster 181
17. Thirteen The Cave-In: Rumblings Become a Roar 187
18. Fourteen A Town Brought Down 199
19. Fifteen Reduced to Ashes 213
20. Epilogue The Place, the People, the Gold 221
21. Afterword 237
22. Treadwell Timeline 239
23. Acknowledgments 245
24. Endnotes 247
25. Selected Bibliography 257
26. Index 261