Joseph Juneau was born in the Lower Canada town of Saint-Paul-l'Ermite (later renamed Le Gardeur and now incorporated into the city of Repentigny) to François Xavier Juneau dit Latulippe and Marguerite Thiffault Juneau.
Juneau's Native American guide in southeastern Alaska was Chief Kowee, who is credited with exploring much of the area later named for Juneau. Harris and Juneau were sent with Kowee by George Pilz, an entrepreneur and mining engineer from Sitka. After trading much of their grubstake for hoochinoo, or homebrew, they returned to Pilz empty-handed but were promptly sent back to the Juneau area. There, Kowee took them beyond Gold Creek (near what is now the site of the city's Federal Building) to Silver Bow Basin. Today, a creek on Douglas Island is named Kowee Creek. After the discovery of gold in the area, Harris and Juneau carried approximately 1,000 pounds of gold ore back to Sitka.
The settlement founded by Juneau and Harris was originally called Harrisburg or Harrisburgh, and later Rockwell. Miners often used both names in their records. There was also a proposal to name the town Pilzburg in honor of Pilz. The town received its current name at a miners' meeting on December 14, 1881, at which the name Juneau received 47 of the 72 votes cast, while Harrisburg received 21 votes and Rockwell only four.[1] Joe Juneau reportedly bought drinks for fellow miners to persuade them to name the city in his honor.[2]
Juneau traveled to Dawson City, Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s. He usually spent his gold as fast as he mined it, but at the end of his life he owned a small restaurant in Dawson. Juneau died of pneumonia in March 1899 in Dawson. His body was brought back to the town that bears his name and was buried in the city's Evergreen Cemetery on August 16, 1903. His cousin Solomon Juneau founded the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[3]
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juneau, prospector, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, juneau, prospector, news, newspapers, books, sch. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Joe Juneau prospector news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the prospector and co founder of Juneau Alaska For the Canadian ice hockey player see Joe Juneau Joseph Juneau French ʒɔzɛf ʒyno May 28 1836 March 1 1899 was a French Canadian miner and prospector known for co founding with Richard Harris the city of Juneau Alaska United States The city has been the political capital of Alaska since 1900 Joe JuneauBorn28 May 1836Saint Paul l Ermite Lower Canada present day Repentigny Died1 March 1899 aged 62 Dawson City Yukon CanadaResting placeEvergreen CemeteryOccupationMiner ProspectorKnown forCo founding of Juneau AlaskaSpouseDelphine JuneauChildren8RelativesSolomon Juneau cousin Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editJoseph Juneau was born in the Lower Canada town of Saint Paul l Ermite later renamed Le Gardeur and now incorporated into the city of Repentigny to Francois Xavier Juneau dit Latulippe and Marguerite Thiffault Juneau Juneau s Native American guide in southeastern Alaska was Chief Kowee who is credited with exploring much of the area later named for Juneau Harris and Juneau were sent with Kowee by George Pilz an entrepreneur and mining engineer from Sitka After trading much of their grubstake for hoochinoo or homebrew they returned to Pilz empty handed but were promptly sent back to the Juneau area There Kowee took them beyond Gold Creek near what is now the site of the city s Federal Building to Silver Bow Basin Today a creek on Douglas Island is named Kowee Creek After the discovery of gold in the area Harris and Juneau carried approximately 1 000 pounds of gold ore back to Sitka The settlement founded by Juneau and Harris was originally called Harrisburg or Harrisburgh and later Rockwell Miners often used both names in their records There was also a proposal to name the town Pilzburg in honor of Pilz The town received its current name at a miners meeting on December 14 1881 at which the name Juneau received 47 of the 72 votes cast while Harrisburg received 21 votes and Rockwell only four 1 Joe Juneau reportedly bought drinks for fellow miners to persuade them to name the city in his honor 2 Juneau traveled to Dawson City Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s He usually spent his gold as fast as he mined it but at the end of his life he owned a small restaurant in Dawson Juneau died of pneumonia in March 1899 in Dawson His body was brought back to the town that bears his name and was buried in the city s Evergreen Cemetery on August 16 1903 His cousin Solomon Juneau founded the city of Milwaukee Wisconsin 3 See also editJuneau mining districtReferences edit Local Area Place Names Alaska History amp Culture Alaska Mining Hall of FameExternal links editGold Rush Stories Joe Juneau at Find A Grave 1880s Alaska photo exhibit Archived 2011 06 19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Juneau prospector amp oldid 1206406241, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
