- 1884

On May 13, Congress passed an Organic Act to establish Alaska as a civil and judicial district, with a commissioner and a marshal assigned to Juneau, but still no land laws and mining claim litigation was a frequent occurrence. With no clear judicial system in place, a vigilance committee began to quell violence.

Gold mining accelerated on Treadwell side of channel with the addition of a 120-stamp mill, a chlorination plant to treat concentrates, housing for workers, and a wharf.