MINING NEWS: Bringing Independence Mine back to lifeIt’s easy to stroll around old miners’ bunkhouse and mess hall north of Anchorage, where gold was produced before World War II Sarah Hurst Mining News Editor
Chief Ranger Pat Murphy has a dream. Restore the bunkhouse at the historic Independence Mine, north of Anchorage. Bring visitors to stay there overnight and watch old movies in the building’s 90-seat theatre on the first floor. In the morning, take them to the mess hall and serve a huge miners’ brea....
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Mill building in pieces Ice for drinks Mine draws 350 visitors a day in the summer Kitchen work warm and dry
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