James Adams (1856 – 1938)

James Adams was born in Scotland. He arrived in Victoria, British Columbia in 1882 and worked on the steamer //City of Kingston// between Tacoma and Victoria until 1899. In that year he came north to work on the sternwheeler //Australia// between Bennett and Miles Canyon. He was a pantryman on several British Yukon Navigation boats and also cooked at the police barracks.((Margaret Crook, Norma L. Felker, and Helen Horback. "Lost Graves." Whitehorse: City of Whitehorse, 1989: 35.)) \\
 
Jimmy Adams was the genial proprietor of the Takhini Roadhouse, a popular resort on the Overland Trail between Whitehorse and Dawon. Four or five autos loaded with young people drove to the roadhouse on a Monday night in August 1920 to enjoy an evening of dancing.((//The Whitehorse Star// (Whitehorse), 6 August 1920.)) At some point, he also owned and operated the roadhouse at Yukon Crossing. He was said to have lost one fortune in a hotel venture in Vancouver, and another fortune in a restaurant in Victoria. He was well liked in Whitehorse and his well-attended funeral was conducted by Rev. G.A. Cross.((Margaret Crook, Norma L. Felker, and Helen Horback. "Lost Graves." City of Whitehorse, 1989: 35.))