David Brown was travelling to the Klondike in 1898 from Orkney Stromness Scotland, but when he arrived in Douglas he decided to stay. He was foreman of the 300 mill in Treadwell, Alaska and lived in Treadwell with his wife, Agnes Sinclair, also from Scotland. Their children were Etta and Sinclair Brown. These photos are copied from Etta Brown's albums. Dave Brown is a current resident of Douglas (1991) and is the son of Sinclair Brown.Willette Janes, May, 1991, and Gastineau Heritage News, Oct. 2003, vol. 6, no. 3, p. 22.