John Beaton (miner)

John Beaton
Born(1875-08-09)August 9, 1875
DiedJune 1945(1945-06-00) (aged 69)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Gold miner, businessman
Known forCo-discoverer of gold near Iditarod, Alaska

John Beaton (August 9, 1875 – June 1945) was a gold miner and businessman whose discovery of gold in Flat, Alaska, began the Iditarod Gold Rush.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Charles C. Hawley (December 2001). "John Beaton (1875–1945)". Alaska Mining Hall of Fame Foundation. The Alaska Miner. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. ^ Walter Van Horn and Bruce Parham (2001). "Beaton, John". Alaska Mining Hall of Fame Foundation. Cook Inlet Historical Society, Legends & Legacies, Anchorage, 1910-1940. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. ^ Mertie, J. B. (1933). "Mineral Deposits of the Ruby-Kuskokwim Region". Mineral Resources of Alaska: 118.