Joachim Gans
Sir Richard Grenville, leader of Raleigh's expedition, founded the Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island off the coast of modern North Carolina in 1585. Among the ruins at the Roanoke site, archaeologists have discovered lumps of smelted copper and a goldsmith’s crucible attributed to Gans's work at the colony. Because the royal mining company failed to resupply colonists who were also becoming increasingly fearful of conflicts with the Native Americans, they accepted an offer from Sir Francis Drake in June 1586 to sail them to England. Each of the colonists, including Gans, left North America.
SS Roanoke
The lead story in the July 20, 1898 edition of the "Post-Intelligencer" was the docking of the "Roanoke" in Seattle with four tons of gold from Alaska aboard. After the discovery of gold at Nome, Alaska in September 1898 precipitated the Nome Gold Rush, the "Roanoke"'s route was modified to end at Nome. The "Roanoke" remained serving the Alaska route until at least June 1904. In August 1904, the "Roanoke" was reported to be laid up for repairs.