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 In the early 1940s, Ray and Barker moved to Whitehorse where they formed a road construction company and put their equipment to use on the Alaska Highway construction project. In 1946, after the war, they mined on Shorty Creek in the Kluane mining district. ((Delores Smith, “Ray partners built first supermarket.” //The Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), 12 October 1994.))\\
-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 Baxter Ranch was seven acres in the north end of Whitehorse. ((Joyce Hayden, //Victoria Faulkner: Lady of the Golden North.// Whitehorse: Windwalker Press, 2002: 82.)) The partners wanted to run an auto court, but Jim Smith convinced them that would be seasonal, while a grocery would be busy year-round. ((Linda Johnson ed., //At the Heart of Gold: The Yukon Commissioner’s Office 1898-2010.// Legislative Assembly of the Yukon, 2012: 96 -103.)) The Tourist Services business included a gas station, hotel, café, tavern and lounge with live entertainment, a bakery, and a butcher. Independent motel units stood in a line where the current hotel [Yukon Inn] stands today. 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 it as Columbia Caterers, bought out the partners and kept Smith as the general manager. ((Linda Johnson ed., //At the Heart of Gold: The Yukon Commissioner’s Office 1898-2010.// Legislative Assembly of the Yukon, 2012: 96 -103.))\\
+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 Baxter Ranch was seven acres in the north end of Whitehorse. ((Joyce Hayden, //Victoria Faulkner: Lady of the Golden North.// Whitehorse: Windwalker Press, 2002: 82.)) The partners wanted to run an auto court, but Jim Smith convinced them that would be seasonal, while a grocery would be busy year-round. ((Linda Johnson, //At the Heart of Gold: The Yukon Commissioner’s Office 1898-2010.// Legislative Assembly of the Yukon, 2012: 96-103.)) The Tourist Services business included a gas station, hotel, café, tavern and lounge with live entertainment, a bakery, and a butcher. Independent motel units stood in a line where the current hotel [Yukon Inn] stands today. 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 it 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.// Legislative Assembly of the Yukon, 2012: 96-103.))\\
 In 1952, Irvin Ray was hunting with Alex Strandberg at Mount Freehold when he experienced chest pains. Ray died about ten miles outside Carmacks on the way to the Whitehorse hospital. ((“Irvin Ray Dies Suddenly on Road.” //The Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), 26 September 1952.))\\
 Ray Street in Whitehorse is named for Irvin Ray.