Collection Name	Stereographic Library Collection, ca. 1800-1910
Identifier	UAF-1975-178-16
Title	Courtney's Store and Postoffice, Sheep Camp, Alaska
Description	Title taken from caption. "9212 -- (16) In this view we have a combination of grocery store, postoffice, laundry, and hay and grain warehouse, as well as a Miner's Exchange. Mr. Courtney, the proprietor, was fortunate in having with him his family, and his wife is seen at the door of the tent attending to the wants of a waiting customer . The sign over the doorway, advertising a "five cent mail" or ten cents from Dyea to the lakes,would not be understood by a stranger. It should be remembered that Sheep Camp was located very near the international line which divided Alaska from the Northwest Territory. Prior to April, 1898, no provision had been made by our Government for the transporation of mails beyond Dyea, and therefore the thousands of people who were moving their supplies to and beyond Sheep Camp found it necessary to arrange for a private mail service from Dyea. For several months a fee of ten cents was charged for carrying a single letter from Dyea to Lake Linderman, but Mr. Courtney was a man who believed in competition, and therefore established an opposition service, contracting to carry letters from Dyea to Sheep Camp for 5 cents each, and from Dyea to the lakes for 10 cents. This private mail service developed into an extensive and profitable business." Copyright, 1909, by B. L. Singley
Creator	Singley, B. L.
Contributors	Keystone View Company (Publishers)
Subject.TGM	Gold rushes Camps Business enterprises Children Signs (Notices) Prospecting Gold miners Merchandise displays Stores & shops Postal service
Location	Chilkoot Pass (Alaska and British Columbia)
Region	Southeast Alaska Outside
Time Period	1896 to 1913
Date	1898 - 1900
Type	Image (Stereographs)
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Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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Courtney's Store and Postoffice, Sheep Camp, Alaska

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