Juneau gold belt only slightly different would be valueless." In 1895, southeastern Alaska was the first part of the Territory of Alaska to have its mineral resources researched by the U.S. Geological Survey. It surveyed the gold deposit areas of Juneau and Sitka. Systematic surveying began in 1902 which included a topographic map of the gold-bearing area adjacent to Juneau. In the following year, a detailed map of the Juneau region's geology was mapped in detail. A reconnaissance of almost the entire Juneau gold belt was carried out from Port Houghton to the boundary with Canada; in 1904, another reconnaissance, this time of
Michael J. Juneau Michael J. Juneau Michael Joseph Juneau (born June 29, 1962) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Juneau was born on June 29, 1962, in Monroe, Louisiana. He received his Bachelor of Science, "magna cum laude", from Louisiana State University and his Juris Doctor, "cum laude", from Harvard Law School, where he was selected as the best oralist in the Ames Moot Court Competition. As a lawyer at his Lafayette-based litigation firm Juneau David, he handled a broad range of civil litigation in state and federal courts across Louisiana.