1915-1916 Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Business Directory
Source: R. L. Polk & Co.'s 1915-16 Alaska-Yukon gazetteer and business directory; Seattle, Wash.; Polk, 1915.
Submitted by Peggy Thompson

An important p o and trading station on the Yukon River at the mouth of the Tanana River, about 720 miles nw of Dawson, 200 nw of Fairbanks and 900 miles ne of St Michaels. This post was formerly called Weare. Is the landing for all steamers on the Yukon and Tanana Rivers. The U S post nearby is called Ft Gibbon. There are usually stationed here a battalion of infantry and a couple of companies of the U S signal corps. It is the detail headquarters from whence are equipped all the stations of the U S military telegraph and cable service. There is a wireless station at this point and supplies are distributed from here to all the signal stations of Alaska. Has an Episcopal and Catholic Mission, Express, Wells Fargo. Telephone connection. Complete returns for this city were not received at time of going to press.

ANICICH JOSEPH, Propr Tower House

Bemis Geo F, jeweler and optician

Chamquist Chas, saloon

JETTE JULIUS, S J, Rev, Rector St Aloysius Church

Kay David (Woods & Kay)

Lee Edwd Y, restaurant

Lindsay Geo, chief of police

Mozee Ben, mayor Tanana

NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO, Volney Richmond Supt, Overland State Service

Pacific Cold Storage Co

Pinkert Aubrey, gen mdse

Rodman Alaska Trading Co, W B Rodman pres, gen mdse

Rodman W B, pres Rodman Alaska Trading Co

ST ALOYSIUS CHURCH (CATHOLIC), Rev Julius Jette, S J, Rector

St James Mission (Episcopal)

Tanana Commercial Co, gen mdse

TOWER HOUSE, Joseph Anicich Propr, The Leading Hotel of Tanana, Modern Throughout, Everything New

U S Jail

U S Military Telegraph & Cable Co

Woods Edwd M (Woods & Kay)

Woods & Kay (Edwd M Woods, David Kay), saloon