The Clay Street Cemetery was officially opened in 1903 and was
unofficially closed in 1938 after nearing its capacity. The
cemetery was designated as a National Historic Site and placed on
the National Historical Register in 1982.
Many of those buried here were foreigners who came to find their
fortune in the gold fields of Alaska. Instead, many died far
from home working as pick and shovel laborers in drift and other
mining operations. Drift mines were especially dangerous
because they required tunneling through frozen riverbed gravel at
the bottom of shafts sunk to bedrock. The miners would build
a fire to melt the frozen gravel and once the coals cooled, they
would enter the tunnels and muck out the gold containing gravel for
later processing. The tunnels sometimes collapsed, trapping
the miners under tons of debris.
Pay your respects to these men who gave their all and helped
shape Interior Alaska. Then, determine the cache's location
(within easy walking distance) by using information found at the
cache page coordinates.
64 50.AB7 147
4C.DE.
A=Last digit of year Pete Jorgenson was buried here after
dying near Goldstream Creek.
B=Number of miners buried here in 1913.
C=Last digit of year memorial was dedicated.
D=Number of miners killed in mining accidents along Cleary
Creek in 1906.
E=Total number of miners killed in mining accidents in the
Fairbanks area between 1905 and 1916 minus 30.
This is cache #12 of the Ladybug Kids' Bike Path Series. As with
other Ladybug Kids' Bike Path series caches, don't forget to record
the code word from the cache log sheet. You will need the code word
to find the upcoming bonus mystery cache.
Please be respectful of the surroundings and other
visitors who are here to pay their respects.
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