Thread: Where in the world

near sullivan?

Anvil creek? largest gold nugget found in Alaska

Mary's Igloo, Alaska...old historic mining encampment?

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Council, Alaska.......Ophir Creek? Niukuk River? Many old buildings....used as fishing/recreation.

A tip of the hat to you sir.

YES you're right. Well done

Council is an abandoned townsite in the Nome Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.

[edit] Geography


Council is located at about 64°53′42″N 163°40′35″W / 64.895, -163.67639 [1], about 57 miles east by northeast of Nome. It is located on the banks of the Niukluk River on the central Seward Peninsula.

[edit] History

Council was built in 1897 and 1898 when gold was discovered near the Ophir Creek. Council may have had had as many as 15,000 inhabitants during those years. The residents left after larger discoveries of gold near Nome around 1900. Council has about 25 old buildings and much old mining equipment, including a dredge, laying about. During the summer, Council is used as a fish camp and a recreational location for residents of Nome and White Mountain.
Council is connected to Nome by a gravel road, the Nome-Council Road. Council is the nearest site to Nome that has trees, and some Nome residents cut spruce trees at Council for use as Christmas trees.
A second, larger, dredge is located at 15 Mile Camp on Ophir Creek. There are several mine buildings on the site, including a powerhouse with a moderate diameter Pelton (undershot) waterwheel. A number of new building have been added in recent years, mostly for summer second-home usage. Occasionally one or two people winter at Council. In the Fall of 2004 the telephone lines which had not been used since a brief period of re-habitation in the 1970's were removed by the utility. Utility poles remain in place with wires connecting to a defunct power plant from the same period.
There is one bed and breakfast operating in summer at Council, used heavily by government survey crews.

The last half-hour - probably know more about the surrounding Nome district than I need to know

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all.

I can't....someone else go.

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

I can't....someone else go.

You can't what? Looks like somewhere in Thailand?

Originally Posted by Norton

You can't what?

Resize it. It's not in the gallery.

Taking 15 minutes to open.

Sorry gents, I'm technically ignorant towards resizing.....

Vietnam?

Quick get on new page lol

Is it a toilet?

RS. Go back to your post (#5607) and edit, delete the photo.

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

What is it? Where is it located?

Well done Norts

Many thanks Nort. How embarrassing....Ok. On with the program....

Not Thailand nor Vietnam.

Indonesia ?

River crossing border or customs house?

Bali ?

Southern Europe?

Indonesia or Bali. No.

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

River crossing border or customs house?

Sorry Jack

Originally Posted by Norton

Southern Europe?

Not in Southern Europe....

Asia?