He was memorialized on the show in the special episode Remembering John Schnabel. In March 2016, at the end of the run of Season 6, he died at age 96. In March 2014, at the end of Season 4, John was 93 years-old, and still active at the mine. His dream of mining Smith Creek Hill was documented in the episode Grandpa´s Last Wish, with Payson Schnabel and Parker Schnabel, his grandsons by his son Roger Schnabel and his wife Nancy Schnabel. In 2013, John was diagnosed with prostate cancer. During Parker's return to school, John once again was boss of the mine. Near the end of Season 2, John suffered a heart attack, but survived. He found fifty ounces of gold with several large nuggets at a section of his claim in one day, known as McKilrevie Bench. John Schnabel became a legendary gold miner. Kristiana Gregory (Goodreads Author) (shelved 8 times as gold-rush) avg rating 3.92 2,758 ratings published 2001.
Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild (Dear America) by. Once Parker Schnabel left the mining operation in Porcupine Creek, John resumed running the mine by himself. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Since that time, John was around to advise his grandson. For Todd and Jack Hoffman, those changes mean risking it all - including their health - as gold miners in the wilds of Alaska. A depressed economy has radically changed the way many Americans live their lives. He entrusted the mining operation to his 16-year old grandson, Parker Schnabel, in 2011. Select an episode below or record this series. As Parker Schnabel grew up, as a child he would spend summers at the mine with grandfather John. He got more involved into gold mining, and started making more money from the venture.
He bought the mine as a place to take his children in the summers. In 1984, he bought a claim at Porcupine Creek - later known as the Big Nugget Mine. He mentioned, that he saw Alaska as a place where he could be successful. He was 19, and arrived on a steamship on March 10, 1939. In 1939, he followed his father and arrived in Haines, Alaska. From his first salary he bought a loaf of bread and a block of cheese for his family. Due to the Great Depression they lost the family farm, and his father eventually headed to Alaska.Īt the age of 12, he made his first money as a paper boy. On February 11 1920, John Schnabel was born as a son of a wheat farmer in Kansas.
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