. Alaska + its history, climate and natural resources. ablished a ship-yard at Sunday Harbor, westof Prince WilHam Sound. A practical ship-builder and navigator, an Englishman namedShields, had been sent out by ShelikofT, and tohim belongs the credit of having superintendedthe construction and launching of the first ves-sel built on the Alaskan coast. This vessel wasnamed the Phoenix. She was launched in Au-gust, 1794, and sailed for Okhotsk April 20, 1795,making the voyage in about thirty days. The building of this first ship was attended bymany difficulties. In the absence of saws nearlyall
. Alaska + its history, climate and natural resources. ablished a ship-yard at Sunday Harbor, westof Prince WilHam Sound. A practical ship-builder and navigator, an Englishman namedShields, had been sent out by ShelikofT, and tohim belongs the credit of having superintendedthe construction and launching of the first ves-sel built on the Alaskan coast. This vessel wasnamed the Phoenix. She was launched in Au-gust, 1794, and sailed for Okhotsk April 20, 1795,making the voyage in about thirty days. The building of this first ship was attended bymany difficulties. In the absence of saws nearlyall the planks were hewed out of the logs, and allthe iron used was collected from the differentsettlements, steel for the axes used being madefrom the same material. They tried to extractiron from ore found in the vicinity, but other ships were built at this place. From 1790 to 1794 various hunting and trad-ing expeditions were sent out from St. Paul,some going as far east as Yakutat Bay. At thesame time there was a constant clash between the. i \ \ii CLIMATE AND RESOURCES. 33 rival companies and traders, and not infrequentlyRussian was arrayed against Russian in armedconflict. This continued until Baranoff, feelingperfectly secure in his position, arbitrarily dispos-sessed his rivals of the stations they had estab-lished. This he accomplished by the assumptionof governmental authority he did not possess, bythreats, and a display of force the others feltthemselves unable to withstand. In August, 1794, two vessels arrived at with cargoes of provisions, stores, imple-ments, cattle, and 192 emigrants, among whomwere fifty-two craftsmen and agriculturists, andeighteen priests and theological students incharge of Archimandrite Josaph. In sendingpriests and agriculturists to the colony, ShelikofThad no other object in view than the favorableefifect such action was certain to have on themembers of the imperial family. Baranoff as-signed the agriculturists to other labo
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