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Send for Information. Address,
Robert Midvednkkoff,
Wood Island, Kodiak, Alaska.
A History of Wood Island.
In the same year The American
Russian Commercial Co. bought the
i. e 1 ustness at Wood Island and the
i e on hand, worth .2 i-z cits, a pound
ia i..n Francisco, was shipped ::i two
large vessels which had brought up
lumi er, groceries and general mer
er...!- .1:. •. Thirty barre.s of rum and
two of whiskey were brought but it
was not for sale. To help celebrate
a marriage, .. birth day or a name’s
d.>y a man received a half gallon.
The new company began with our
f tend Mr. McPherson as superinten
dent and N W. Pavloff, a young man
of > ’ years of age, as clerk and stcre
bcc-er. The Hone, sacasckik and a
l’...'f dozen “wise men’’ were called to
: emble at the agent’s house and
the agent told them that this c. at
p ny intended to contiuue the ice
business and give them work and as
sist.. nee; that they would treat them
•i :hi; that the day pay will be 40 <fts.
instead of to; t....t they will have fish
.soup week days ami salt beef soup ou
Suudays. aud two half eh arks of rum
a day; that they will be furnished
fresh salmon when possible to obtain
them,and dried salmon, whale oil
ami khnack for winter rations at each
week's end; and in case of sickness
they will be attended to.
The company also agreed to build a
church and a .arge wooden cross now
marks the spot where the ultarstood.
The chief was to have a month;
which was good pay, and the astron
\ outer and sacasciiik each ;6 for a trip
J on sea otter hunting,. The price of
* sea otter skins will be £30 instead of
iuo. So the meeting was over to the
satisfaction 01 both parties.
To }'.• continued.
Real Estate, Loans, Insurance,
Sc General Brokerage,
City Property, improved or unim
proved, also Farm and Timber Laud
in ail part of the state nought a Sold.
Investments in City Property net
TEN to FIFTEEN PER CENT
Estate., and prope.ties cared for.
Kents collected for non-residents.
Loans Made, Foreign Money
Solicited.
Seattle, by reason of its location
on the best harbor on the Pacific, the
N.-tural Gate Way to Alaska, and on
the Shortest Route between New
York and the CLient, holds a COM
MANDING Position Her wonderful
growth in the p-st few years is but an
indication of her future development.
Business Solicited.
References: Puget Sound Na
tional Bank; North West Trust and
Safe Deposit Co., of Seattle, Alaska
Commercial Co., San Francisco, by
whom I was employed fourteen years.
M. F. WIGHT,
204 BALY BUILDING,
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
Mention this paper when answer
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