Atlyn Peak
In 1900, Coincident with and mainly due to the development of the Cracker Lake Mine, a small boom town sprang up at the mouth of Canyon Creek near the head of Sherburne Lake. This town, named Altyn, after Dave Greenwood Altyn, one of the backers of the Cracker Jack mine, continued as the center of activity for the valley as long as the mining activity existed. At its height, this busy little "metropolis" contained a dozen or so buildings, including a post office, a store, several saloons and dance halls, a two-story hotel building, and a few tent-houses and cabins that served as residences. The years of 1899 and 1900 saw the height of this town, after which it dropped rapidly into obscurity; all that remains today are a few excavations along the shore of Sherburne Lake on what is known as "Cracker Flats." The area now known as Cracker Flats became host to the settlement of Atlyn, which in 1900 boasted a general store, hotel, and other boom town businesses. As the high expectations of the miners turned into disappointment, Atlyn gradually faded into memory.
