BREMNER MINING CAMP
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NAME: Bremner Mining Camp COUNTY: Wrangell- St. Elias National Park ROADS: 4WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Mild Alaskan summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer only |
COMMENTS:
Bremner Mining Camp is extremely remote and can only be reached by airplane or long range hiking. The closest road is about 70 miles in McCarthy, Alaska. No residents, though there was a volunteer summer ranger in place in June 2005. There is a visitor's book to sign. One may stay in the bunkhouse. Other buildings include an old power generating station, a garage with an old Model T in it and a few other buildings. There is also a damaged stamp mill and high up the mountain are additional remains at the actual mine sites. This mining camp is extremely remote and in a very rugged Alaskan wilderness area. Access can be done through one of the air services in the area. Absolutely worth the trip. REMAINS: Numerous buildings including bunkhouse. |
| Bremner is an old gold mining camp whose heydey was in the 1920's and 1930's, though it was worked until the early to mid 1960's. All items that you see in this camp were brought in from McCarthy some 70 miles away via horse and sled over the ice during the harsh Alaskan winter. Submitted by: John Fahland |
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