By 1886 a number of families of Treadwell employees started to arrive. Some of the first permanent residents on Douglas Island were Richard McCormick, Nickolas King, George Shatter, Mike McKanna, P.H. Fox, and Henry Mead.

Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries

By 1886 a number of families of Treadwell employees started to arrive. Some of the first permanent residents on Douglas Island were Richard McCormick, Nickolas King, George Shatter, Mike McKanna, P.H. Fox, and Henry Mead.

Nicholas King and Alice Develin King moved to Douglas from Amador City, California. Nicholas came to Juneau in June 1885, and the family followed July 24, 1888.

They had four children, John H. King born in January 1879, Sarah "Sadie" A. King-Cashen was born on December 3, 1882 in Amador City, California, Alice J. King born in August 1889 and Catherine L. King born in July 1893 were born in Alaska.

Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries

When Dick Harris and Joe Juneau returned to Sitka with news of their find and the rush was on. Prospectors flocked to the area and began staking claims. A French Canadian by the name of French Pete Errusard learned of a gold bearing outcrop on Douglas Island across the Gastineau Channel from the new town of Juneau.

He staked adjacent claims in 1881 that were eventually sold along with others to John Treadwell, who was representing California investors. The mining town of Treadwell was soon established along with the town of Douglas City. Juneau and Douglas grew along with the mines as more people came to the area not only to mine but to start businesses.