. Alaska, its history and resources, gold fields, routes and scenery . an order was issued by the Sec-retary of War, setting aside St. Michaels as a militarypost, and the country for a radius of twenty-five milestherefrom as a Government reservation. During the past season the Alaska Commercial Com-pany made extensive improvements here, erectingwharves, hotels, warehouses, and store buildings; theNorth American Trading and Transportation Company,a quarter of a mile to the west, made extensive improve-ments of a like character, which location was namedHealy in honour of the original projector o
. Alaska, its history and resources, gold fields, routes and scenery . an order was issued by the Sec-retary of War, setting aside St. Michaels as a militarypost, and the country for a radius of twenty-five milestherefrom as a Government reservation. During the past season the Alaska Commercial Com-pany made extensive improvements here, erectingwharves, hotels, warehouses, and store buildings; theNorth American Trading and Transportation Company,a quarter of a mile to the west, made extensive improve-ments of a like character, which location was namedHealy in honour of the original projector of the company ;three-quarters of a mile farther to the south-east, theAlaska Exploration Company, otherwise known as the Liebes Company, selected their location, and allalong the beach, buildings were erected by individualsand companies for trading and transportation purposes inanticipation of extensive and permanent business arisingfrom the gold discoveries along the Yukon River andstreams tributary thereto. The establishing of a military post at St. Michaels ff^lf.
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