Description
Silverbow Basin is located on Gold Creek, N of Icy Gulch, 1.5 mi. N of the Gastineau Peak and 2.4 mi. NE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History
Named by Richard Harris in 1880 for the Silver Bow Mine in Montana. This basin was the site of the earliest gold discoveries in the Juneau area (DeArmond, 1957, p. 39-40).