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| Rev. W.J. Lyons drowned in Lake Laberge in 1898, and his grave is on a trail behind the NWMP building at Lower Laberge. The marker was placed on the grave in 1944 by the resident telegraph operator and the marker was made by Jack Elliot, chief engineer on the S.S. Whitehorse. The marker incorrectly marks the date of death as 1902. ((Gus Karpes, //Exploring the Upper Yukon River.// Whitehorse: Kugh Enterprises. 1993: 46.)) | Rev. W.J. Lyons drowned in Lake Laberge in 1898, and his grave is on a trail behind the NWMP building at Lower Laberge. The marker was placed on the grave in 1944 by the resident telegraph operator and the marker was made by Jack Elliot, chief engineer on the S.S. Whitehorse. The marker incorrectly marks the date of death as 1902. ((Gus Karpes, //Exploring the Upper Yukon River.// Whitehorse: Kugh Enterprises. 1993: 46.)) | ||
| - | In 1947, after Charlie Baxter’s death, Jack Elliot, Ed Barker, Irvine Ray, and Wardie Forest bought the Baxter ranch in Whitehorse for about $45,000. ((Carole Bookless, “The Whitehorse Style _ Part II: Benchmarks and Landmarks.” Northern Research Institute and Yukon Heritage Branch, December 2001:10, 89.)) The partners wanted to run an auto court, but Jim Smith convinced them that that would be seasonal, while a grocery would be busy year-round. The store generated money from day one and became a big operation. In 1954, Bruce Sung, who had leased the Tourist Services restaurant and operated as Columbia Caterers, bought out the partners and kept Smith as the general manager. ((Linda Johnson | + | In 1947, after Charlie Baxter’s death, Jack Elliot, Ed Barker, Irvine Ray, and Wardie Forest bought the Baxter ranch in Whitehorse for about $45,000. ((Carole Bookless, “The Whitehorse Style _ Part II: Benchmarks and Landmarks.” Northern Research Institute and Yukon Heritage Branch, December 2001:10, 89.)) The partners wanted to run an auto court, but Jim Smith convinced them that that would be seasonal, while a grocery would be busy year-round. The store generated money from day one and became a big operation. In 1954, Bruce Sung, who had leased the Tourist Services restaurant and operated as Columbia Caterers, bought out the partners and kept Smith as the general manager. ((Linda Johnson, //At the Heart of Gold: The Yukon Commissioner’s Office 1898-2010.// |
| The Elliots retired to southern British Columbia in 1954 and the Brunlees purchased the ivory business. Howard and Evelyn were shareholders in the company that built the Taku Hotel in the 1960s. They eventually bought out the other partners and then sold the hotel in 1972. The Brunlees sold the Yukon Ivory Shop in 1978 and left the Yukon. Isa Elliot died in 1996. ((Chuck Tobin, “Former Yukoner dies at 103.” //The Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), | The Elliots retired to southern British Columbia in 1954 and the Brunlees purchased the ivory business. Howard and Evelyn were shareholders in the company that built the Taku Hotel in the 1960s. They eventually bought out the other partners and then sold the hotel in 1972. The Brunlees sold the Yukon Ivory Shop in 1978 and left the Yukon. Isa Elliot died in 1996. ((Chuck Tobin, “Former Yukoner dies at 103.” //The Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), | ||
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