The miners and pioneers who prospected the lands that are now in the Park and who pushed on to Eureka (now Kantishna) had goals and visions much different from those of the indigenous people who first occupied those lands.  Those people weren't interested in staking claims and mineral wealth.  

Not many of the miners were year-round residents, and in general they endured a lot of privation for not much benefit. One famous early figure, Fannie Quigley, was probably an exception: she is reputed to have done pretty well financially.  She certainly did better than her second husband, who may have died under doubtful  circumstances.  She was also one of the few who lived year-round near Kantishna. She was an avid dancer, avid enough to have walked, more than once, from Kantishna (her year-round home) to Fairbanks to dance in Fairbanks dance halls. 

The National Parks Service maintains Fannie's Kantishna home, where she died in bed in 1944. 131A4438-3 131A4452-3

The Kantishna Roadhouse was an early and durable stop for visitors. It stands near the reborn Roadhouse, its cabins and a lodge a modern tour destination.

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Construction details of Kantishna structures:

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