F. J. Holland F. J. Holland came to the Yukon in 1898 from Victoria. He worked as a foreman for the Victoria Yukon Trading Co. (VTC), where his brother Joshua Holland was a director, and came north to build boats and scows for the company. F.J. was located across the Yukon River from Whitehorse. In 1899-1900, Holland was either still a foreman for the company, or could have been in partnership with Joshua. His wife came to the Yukon in 1899/1900. Holland applied for a lease to build his own boats and scows in 1901 without Joshua. Doig, the bank manager, refused to advance money for the shipyard if Joshua Holland, who gambled and owed money, was involved in the enterprise. To help with the debt, Holland's wife opened a dressmaking shop on Front Street. F.J. and wife, and daughter lived in the back of the shop. They paid off their debt in 1904 and bought into the Braeburn Roadhouse but were dissatisfied and bought Montague Roadhouse.((Correspondence from C. Holland, son of F.J. Holland, to Mrs. Cook, 77/31, Heritage Branch "Roadhouses" file.)) The Montague Roadhouse at time of sale was not popular with drivers and they preferred not to stay there. Holland operated Montague from 1904 to 1907 and refurbished rooms so drivers would stay. The roadhouse was closed during the summer. The family sold Montague to Mrs. Nyles in 1907 and left the Yukon to settle in Victoria. A couple of years later, Montague was destroyed by fire and Mike Cyr rebuilt it in 1915.((Correspondence from C. Holland, son of F.J. Holland, to Mrs. Cook, 77/31, Heritage Branch "Roadhouses" file.)) In 1916, F.J. Holland was recruited to serve in the First World War by Captain George Black and he was in England in August 1916.((//Dawson Daily News// (Dawson), 17 August 1917.))