Information About

Discovery

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 27' 9" N,
157 ° 56' 2" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Shageluk

Elevation

381 ft (116.13 m)

Discovery in Detail.

About

on N bank of Otter Creek, 2 mi. E of Flat and 62 mi. NE of Holy Cross, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Mining camp, now abandoned, reported in 1912 by H. M. Eakin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); named after the Discovery claim located by W. A. Dikeman and John Beaton on Christmas day, 1908. Population was about 50 in 1912, excluding miners.