It was assembled there, and operated until 1958. It was built by the Yuba Manufacturing Company in California, and was shipped to Pedro Creek north of Fairbanks, Alaska in 1938. Co.), a subsidiary of the United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co. 4, also known as the Pedro Dredge and the Chicken Dredge, was originally owned by the Fairbanks Exploration Company (F.E. It, too, now sits idle.ĬLICK HERE TO RETURN TO THE FAIRBANKS MEETING PAGEĪll contents copyright 2011. It was a popular local watering spot with a Robert Service theme. One of the Ester Gold Camp buildings was repurposed as the Malemute Saloon for a while in the 1970’s. Today, there are many homes in this wooded area located just a few miles west of Fairbanks. Dredge 10 worked the placer gold deposits on the flanks of the Ester Dome. Several grey buildings with the signature green trim of the FE Company remain in the community of Ester (not visited on this tour). The FE Company Gold Camp at Ester, Alaska This view also shows the extent of the area dredged for gold. It deposited the dredge tailings in piles behind the dredge. The stacker conveyor can be seen projecting from the stern of the dredge. The buckets dug the stream gravels and conveyed them to the on-board processing plant. The bow of the dredge still contains the rugged boom on which the bucket line was mounted. Unfortunately, the dredge was recently a victim of arson and a major loss of Alaskan mining heritage. The Chatanika Lodge on the Steese Highway, a typical Alaska roadhouse, is the landmark for finding Dredge 3.įor years it was an outstanding example of the FE Company’s dredge fleet. The FE Company Dredge 3 at Chatanika, Alaska An array of mining artifacts is on display near the entrance. Several of the buildings have been repurposed as a restaurant and hotel. The FE Gold Camp at Chatanika provided food and housing for the employees working on Dredges 3 and 5 in the surrounding area near the Pedro Dome. The FE Company Gold Camp at Chatanika, Alaska Tour Hosts: Jane Haigh and Patricia PiersolĬLICK ON A PHOTO TO DISPLAY A LARGER IMAGE
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