| 词条 | William Henry Bay |
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|official_name = William Henry Bay |settlement_type = Bay |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |image_caption = |imagesize = 250px |image_flag = |image_seal = |pushpin_map = Alaska |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Alaska |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Alaska |subdivision_type2 = Borough |subdivision_name2 = Haines Borough |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = Mayor |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_total = |timezone = Alaska (AKST) |utc_offset = -9 |timezone_DST = AKDT |utc_offset_DST = -8 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |coordinates = {{coord|58|43|3.72|N|135|14|21.84|W|region:US-AK|display=inline}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = |area_code = |area_code_type = Area code |GNIS_id = |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }}William Henry Bay is a waterway in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located near Haines in the Alexander Archipelago.[1][2] The only commercial copper deposit in Southeast Alaska situated north of Prince of Wales Island was located in the bay.[3] Significant gold and strategic mineral anomalies were found at William Henry Bay during surveys in 2011.[4] GeographyThe bay is situated {{convert|45|miles}} northwest of Juneau on the western portion of the Lynn Canal.[5] It is about {{convert|0.75|miles}} long and about 4 cables in width. Beardslee River flows into its head.[6] About {{convert|4|miles}} to the north-west from William Henry Bay is Endicott River, coming in from the west through a narrow, deep gorge in the mountains.[7] HistoryAfter Alaska was purchased by the US Government in 1867, the first effort to identify the timber trade route from Lynn Canal to Haines via William Henry Bay was made in 1869 by Navy Commander Richard Worsam Meade. Meade adopted the name from the Hudson Bay traders.[1] This was followed up by Navy Commander, Lester A. Beardslee who came to the bay in 1880 and purchased corded firewood. Detailed hydrographic surveys and marine charts were prepared. Farmers came to the bay area, and grew strawberries and rutabagas.[6] Though telecommunication cables of the Alaska Communications System existed here till the late 1950s, they are not reflected in the latest maps of the bay area.[6]
After copper claims were discovered about {{convert|1|miles}} south-southwest of the head of the bay,[6] the Alaska Endicott Mining and Milling Company was established and began copper mining. In 1921, gold tracer mining was also initiated. During this period, the copper mining operations were not profitable and as a result, the mines were closed and the gold tracer studies were also discontinued.[6] At the initiative of the US Government, in the 1950s, many prospectors tried to locate uranium in the area – what became known as the "uranium rush". This was based on the airborne surveys, which revealed radiation about {{convert|2|miles}} northwest of the bay at an elevation of about {{convert|1800|ft}}. Noranda Exploration, Inc. and Nippon Mining commenced core drilling operations in the 1950s, but failed to establish a viable source worthy of economic development.[6] Efforts made in 1985 by Dale Henkins, who had nine continuous federal claims named the "Lucky Six uranium prospect", proved to be non-profitable.[6] During 2011, prospecting for gold and strategic mineral anomalies were pursued by Alaska state geologists, and findings of gold and strategic mineral anomalies (including rare earth elements) were reported in William Henry Bay.[8] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=Herbert Michael|last2=Renshawe|first2=John Henry|last3=Douglas|first3=Edward Morehouse|author4=Richard Urquhart Goode|title=Results of spirit-leveling, fiscal year 1900-'01|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yKoPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA436|accessdate=7 February 2013|edition=Public domain|year=1901|publisher=Government printing office|pages=436–}} {{coord|58.7177|-135.2394|display=title}}2. ^{{cite news|url=http://juneauempire.com/stories/031010/loc_580924010.shtml|title=Committee rejects land bill amendment|last=Marquis|first=Kim |date=March 10, 2010|publisher=Juneau Empire|accessdate=7 February 2013}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://capitalcityweekly.com/stories/080112/new_1025997574.shtml|title=Southeast History: William Henry Bay's forgotten mine|last=Roppel|first=Pat |date=August 1, 2012|publisher=Capital City Weekly|accessdate=7 February 2013}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://juneauempire.com/node/18633|title=Survey finds valuable minerals north of Juneau|last=Jensen|first=Andrew|date=August 27, 2012|publisher=Juneau Empire|accessdate=14 February 2013}} 5. ^{{cite book|author=Geological Survey (U.S.)|title=Contributions to economic geology of Alaska|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BLUPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA44|accessdate=6 February 2013|year=1963|publisher=U.S. General Printing Office|pages=44–}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news|url=http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/072512/new_1022507667.shtml|title=Southeast History: Happenings at William Henry Bay|last=Roppel|first=Pat |date=July 25, 2012|publisher=Capital City Weekly|accessdate=7 February 2013}} 7. ^{{cite book|last1=Nichols|first1=Henry Ezra|last2=Davidson|first2=George|author3=U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey|title=Pacific Coast pilot: Alaska. Dixon entrance to Yakutat Bay with inland passage from Strait of Fuca to Dixon entrance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a2gDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA199|accessdate=6 February 2013|edition=Public domain|year=1891|publisher=U.S. General Printing Office|pages=199–}} 8. ^{{cite news|last=Jensen|first=Andrew|title=State geologists excited about results of strategic minerals survey|url=http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/August-Issue-4-2012/State-geologists-excited-about-results-of-strategic-minerals-survey/|accessdate=9 February 2013|newspaper=Alaska Journal of Commerce|date=23 August 2012}} 3 : Bays of Alaska|Copper mines in the United States|Bodies of water of Haines Borough, Alaska |
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