Bob is gone now, but lived long enough to put this film together. The papers and original photographs have been given to University of Alaska archives, along with high resolution digital scans of all. I am 85 now, and like to see this again now and then. Janene
Thank you for posting this wonderful tribute to RHT. I have had the good fortune to have traveled twice to Kennecott and hiked to the Bonanza mine in 1994. I was amazed at the ingenuity of the mine workers who built such an amazing complex and to see and hear RHT's story put a very human face to those that built the worlds richest copper mine. This history is an important document and thank you so much for sharing it with the world.
That was a wonder piece of history , very well done.. I had to watch it twice.. Thanks for sharing your history.. I wish there were more like this.. The old trucks , road houses, and old roads.. Lot of hard work and very difficult conditions and harsh weather..
Greetings from Australia. In 1988 I drove my VW campervan to McCarthy and the abandoned Kennecott Copper Mine. I camped at the edge of the cold glacial river for several days and I remember having to take two flying fox contraptions to get across the two rivers below the Grey Glacier. While wandering around these amazing and interesting wooden buildings on the side of the mountain overlooking the glacier we were told that in 1938 the last train came to the mine because it was no longer economical to rebuild the trestle bridges every year. I also took a flight over the area from an airstrip close by to view the absolute beauty of the surrounding mountains. Thank you for posting your father's amazing experience during the heyday of mining operations there and with his writings and photographs one can certainly get a very good impression of the hard life at that time. Awesome shots of the old cars etc. Cheers
This was absolutely amazing! You guys need to get in contact with with St. Elias Alpine Guides up here. They are actively looking for any information or artifiacts relating to the mine or Alaska as a whole. Thanks for the video and God bless!
Bob is gone now, but lived long enough to put this film together. The papers and original photographs have been given to University of Alaska archives, along with high resolution digital scans of all. I am 85 now, and like to see this again now and then. Janene
Thank you for posting this wonderful tribute to RHT. I have had the good fortune to have traveled twice to Kennecott and hiked to the Bonanza mine in 1994. I was amazed at the ingenuity of the mine workers who built such an amazing complex and to see and hear RHT's story put a very human face to those that built the worlds richest copper mine. This history is an important document and thank you so much for sharing it with the world.
What a beautiful tribute to an incredible person. This is so special. ❤️
That was a wonder piece of history , very well done.. I had to watch it twice.. Thanks for sharing your history.. I wish there were more like this.. The old trucks , road houses, and old roads.. Lot of hard work and very difficult conditions and harsh weather..
Greetings from Australia. In 1988 I drove my VW campervan to McCarthy and the abandoned Kennecott Copper Mine. I camped at the edge of the cold glacial river for several days and I remember having to take two flying fox contraptions to get across the two rivers below the Grey Glacier. While wandering around these amazing and interesting wooden buildings on the side of the mountain overlooking the glacier we were told that in 1938 the last train came to the mine because it was no longer economical to rebuild the trestle bridges every year. I also took a flight over the area from an airstrip close by to view the absolute beauty of the surrounding mountains. Thank you for posting your father's amazing experience during the heyday of mining operations there and with his writings and photographs one can certainly get a very good impression of the hard life at that time. Awesome shots of the old cars etc. Cheers
Thank you for sharing this wonderful family history!
A small correction; the timber in Southeast in general and Ketchikan specifically, is far from "too small".
So far beyond incredible..........
Thank you for sharing it with the world.
Excellent video!Thanks for sharing!
Amazing story!
Greetings from Nederland.
My wife’s mom and dad bought some cabins in McCarthy in 1964, we still have them, and have been there a couple times.
This was absolutely amazing! You guys need to get in contact with with St. Elias Alpine Guides up here. They are actively looking for any information or artifiacts relating to the mine or Alaska as a whole. Thanks for the video and God bless!
Amazing life story ... thanks for sharing.
Planning on visiting Kennecott next week, thanks for some history.
What an incredible illustrated memoir to share. The photos make it real. Thanks!!!
Wonderful!
Thank you so much for putting this together! The pics are as amazing as the story. An incredible piece of American and Alaskan history.
This was fantastic! Thank you for putting this together.
Thank you!
Thank You, enjoyed this very much. Will remember his life and stories on our next return to the mine.
this was awesome!
Very cool.
I wonder about if this man heard stories of a hairy man/ Sasquatch from some of the longer staying residents
That's when Men were Men! Imagine our youth today enduring what these men did just to eat!
Not kokaine