The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-16
II and Yukon Territory to
Have Business Directory.
u OUT NEXT JANUARY.
49,. Verk undertaken BY Mrs.
8 Ferguson, Of Los Angeles
= .>1xes Concession From Cana
=. severn ment for Three Years
$3.50 10 Ne deliberately Gets~n
valusble Information Oiven.

~ n. l. Ferguson, a wealthy
S~1rrd lady OF Los Angeles. Cal,
S51~ne the unique honor Of compil-
sS1 bf1nxfne out the first directory
Srnpn City and the Yukon territory.
~ntk viii also include a Raxetteer
hs,sioe4s directory OF Nome. ct.
~ juneau, sltka and other places
rihtastern Alaska. besides Atiin,
1f and Caribou In British Columbia
On this comprehensive directory
~ going on for several months
20 book will be placed on the market
f&nuAry, in accordance with the
10y With the Canadian government.
Ferguson IL stopping at the Be-
hesti. Her home l. In Los Angeles,
which place she 1wns one OF the
~ ofarxs groves IN California. A
tycy year aso she went on q
f1fs trip 20 Dswson. with letters OF
1rtkiHn 20 Gel. Steele. OF the North
r3onnspd police, and other we'll
= RESIDENTS % the Northern city.
~ ehe reached Dawson she found
u the streets unnamed ana none
N houses numbered She asked for
~ Directory 80 she could -find her
<3 but such work was not IN ex-
- and she had much difficulty in
g them.
Klng to remedy matters somewhat
scared concession from the city
1j5ramcnt 10 name the streets and
6<of the houses This successfully
6llohed she turned her attention
61tf1g up directory OF Dawson city
n ~ Yukon territory. tho Canadian
G1msnt readily giving her q contract
q 49, years last June.
n INT Il was Intended 10 have the
& "a ordinary directory. but the
- gradually grew until II was
4t best 70 make tho work more
toAensivc 1t was an immense un-
olfne but agents were put 20 work
1&ersnt places, and already $4,000
- we been collected for the district
l. y i1eA OF Incorporating a Rasetteer
Gone 81. Michael and Southeastern
~ came later AZ now arranged.
oeok Will have not only the narnes
~ inhabitants OF the different towns.
~ md Districts with their addresses.
uGI 0eo contain valuable informa-
eoucefnfnk the mineral resources
- places, with description OF the
IN. temperature and similar matters
INA articles of the country. with
otnd tilustrutiors from exceptionally
pnotographs. The gold output of
ahfrict and what II assays will
kgven 9 prominent place In the dif-
W articles The cost of travel
1n Alaska and the Yukon territory.
Aaefent cities. towns. camps sta
~ between them will also be treated
r ocUprehensive manner In the book
- least important features of the
~ and gazetteer will be the m
(en especfnily compiled TO facfii~
Mn4s and business. The names and
- 81 all the firms and corpora
the districts covered by the
Enln BE- printed In full II IL thus
"a bring the consumer and pro-
into closer relationship.
project as far as the Canadian
0tnt h concerned. IL looked upon
NeAt fuvor and the people OF the
y tstritory and the American dis
eye enthusiastic I'M their support
was due to the endless round
4pGsetions from buainess men and
M. y every district Mrs Ferguson
: YORK . simplc directory was en-
- upnn and the present elaborate
2qne Undertaken.
ne Aeadquarters of the directory and
lsesseeT VIII he located In Seattle at an
wy datt, IL is now In direct charge
=. nabef ard w ], Bhrncs. who
L slsn tbs Seattle hotel The agent
aa ~ ne<n taking the names OF Nome
% ~ Michael Inhabitants II expected
An1ys hste on one OF the last boats
AA FH<ueon will leave IN few days
Z hef hQn< to siperlntend the rather
Aa9 Mlpping Of tho orange crop on
2 cAnofnia property,