The Story of Sitka

THE STORY OF

SITKA

THE HISTORIC OUTPOST OF THE NORTHWEST COAST

THE CHIEF FACTORY OF THE RUSSIAN AMERICAN COMPANY

By

C. L. ANDREWS

Seattle, Washington

PRESS OF Lowman & Hanford Co. SEATTLE

CONTENTS

Foreword 1

I Discovery 7

II Settlement 13

III Progress of the Colony 27

IV Natives 45

V Churches and Schools 54

VI Social Life 60

VII Trade and Industry 66

VIII Sitka under United States Rule 77

IX What to See 92

ILLUSTRATIONS

Facing Page

Lovers’ Lane 1

Mount Edgecumbe 11

Sitka in 1805 25

Bakery and Shops of the Russians 36

The Ranche 46

Cathedral of St. Michael 54

The Madonna 56

The Baranof Castle 60

The Grave of Princess Maksoutoff 62

Sitka in 1860 66

Sitka in 1869 77

Sitka–East on Lincoln Street 93

Interior of Cathedral 95

Russian Blockhouse 100

Map of Sitka 108

TO MY MOTHER THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED

THE AUTHOR

Copyright 1922 By C. L. ANDREWS Seattle, Wash.

Lovers’ Lane, Sitka.