Douglas Island news., 1920-11-19
ABOUT PIONEERS
 IN sITKA HOME
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 soIobUe rrod. sWcion. lSi5i Go Alaska m 1898. Kctchikau.
 srom Paul E. Denmark. lSili fo Alaska in 1900. Nome.
 snmcy Bcniamu Nova Scotia. Isi1. North u lS9S. Ruby
 Sullivan. John W. Massachusetts. ls6i: Norh In 1898. Fairbanks
 Swan. Joseph California. 1Si9i to Alaska m lSIGi Juneau.
 Tcuu George Ei Indiana. lSi6i North m 1897, Fairbanks
 T.ylor Edward Jf Ireland. lS56i Norh m 1897; Kctchtan.
 Thompson. John As Finland. i9i North u lSgi; Rampant
 Thompson. Kuutc Norway 1851; to Alaska in 1911; Wangon
 Workman William H; illinois, ls5s. No-th m 1897; Anchorage
 Walker Jamm Enr.mi lSil; .o NaaEa In 1000; Kc,ch.kau.
 Wilcox. Everett; Ohio. 1868; to Alaska iu 1880; Petcubwg
 Wrbbc-. Eds Now York. lSl7, Co Alaska m 1894. Circle.
 Pioneers wb6. have died at tho uom. who vcrc at one timo rosie dents o- Douglas wore William Cox who died Ort 27. l9i7. Charles Hu- ty. who dIoI October DO. 1918; John c NEav who died January Q. l9lS. John ID Hanlska who died Iug c Iali. w. c. Boyd. who died December 9. lalr.
 William Cox lived iu Douglas for number 0l voars having come here from British Columbia. whore re was eur.rocr or % railroad He became m and unable Co work and was sent to Che home. where he lived bHI a sHor. ume
 Charles mv was a native Of Switzerland. who Uyod n Che inc .er.or or Alaska for many years He took out several smau fortunes in uat country and GnaIiy came to Southeastern Alaska broke Ho took mp a homestead m Che Taku valley b.rouI tc Canadian boundary that he called .Toro, Of Ardon" Tie hunted trapped and urmcd there for several years and was finally ubeu m h.rc. many miles from civilization. Hc mnIo h.s way Go Dourns m utol open boat n what must bayc been terrible Grip auf ust able to walk. staggered I'D town ue vas Inter taken Go Ju- reau .o hospital. but never rose from hIf sick be1 dying shortly after having bcu taken Co Che Pi- orcc- Home.
 John c Mckay was a pioneer stamp min builder ol Che West Ho vas considered am export in that limo and 4ame Co uouelas rs.aud with John rruIucu In the early days Co mm. omc Of Che frst stamp mills for the mining company Besides specializing iu hrayy timber framing bo VIII. n nn. cabinet vorkor and tho o'l circular sa.r chat wcrc in Che rrcadwcu store were % sample of his work n. 1cut his money freely and In hIs old aro becamo crippled arf unable to work and was taken To Che Homo. where hc lived but a short Hme
 Iohan r. Hmaka was Q native of Fn'od who lived In Douglas for
 many vur. Ua worked ot Che mines fora umc. but in later years m1, and operated thc Hom.sko house ou st Ann avenue Homiska had a1um.ne or thc brain and was s.nt to .bc Homo from this place.
 William c Boyd was one Of the ral orl settlers ol Douglas Island Ho va n veteran of thc Civil War and Wa. moro or lo.a of a scholar or a. he called b.mselL "a gentle man and a.ho'or" Hc was lemn- oi in law. brt had never been od- mf.I to he bar Hc was pros nc.1r and miner who In his later year h.mme helpless and entered the soldiers home at Sawtole. Caiif rhn- did not uIt him whom he arrived at Chat plaeo and Inc would ucr.- 1.-Two m tho home. but occupied a coturc outde of thc grounds He urod Of chat and came back Co Arsu aud entered Che Pioneers Home Uo s Che man who built ! Che road to Che cemetery and took a prominent part iu securing a come tory mr Douglas twenty years ago.
 simon q. Stephenson. who is on- tered a being from Douglas was a Juneau pioneer who some years ago took un homestead on Che Bar on Che Douglas leland shore Ho was not known in this city, Hc died on August 28rd Of th.a year