Juneau mining district (oz) gold, 1.9 million oz silver, and 40 million lbs lead. Since the late 1970s, with gold prices rising to $600-$800 an oz many claims were staked again. Old prospects and mines were reexamined but did proceed further than that. It was only in 1985, that efforts were made to reestablish the old great Alaska Juneau Mine. The yield from the Mines in the Juneau Gold Belt during the period 1880-83 was worth $157,000,000 from 6.7 million oz gold, 3.1 million oz silver, and 45 million lbs lead. Since 1985, many mining establishments are examining possibilities of restarting some of
Joe Juneau (prospector) ore back to Sitka. The settlement founded by Juneau and Harris was originally called Harrisburg or Harrisburgh, and then Rockwell. Miners often used both names in their records. There was also a proposal to name the town Pilzburg in honor of Pilz. The town received its current name at a miners' meeting on December 14, 1881, at which the name Juneau received 47 of the 72 votes cast, while Harrisburg received 21 votes and Rockwell only four. Joe Juneau reportedly bought drinks for fellow miners to persuade them to name the city in his honor. Joe Juneau traveled to Dawson