Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.fadedpage.com 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. [Illustration: Lovers' Lane, Sitka.] SITKA Foreword