[English:]
Prime Minister Laurier himself recognized the need to link the Klondike with the rest of the country. In 1900, he urged that the building of a Post Office "...be proceeded with at once." As the first substantial building erected by the government in Dawson City, the Post Office (which included a land registration and telegraph office) was the link to the rest of the country and to the goldfields. From the first, it was a source of civic pride, symbolizing Dawson City's viability and the government's commitment to the region.

[French:]
Le premier ministre Laurier lui-m?me reconnaissait qu'il fallait relier le Kondike au rest du pays. En 1900, il d?clarait qu'il fallait entreprendre imm?diatement la construction d'un bureau de poste. En tant que premier immeuble d'importance ?rig? par le gouvernement ? Dawson, le bureau de poste (qui comprenait un t?l?graphe et un bureau des terres) servait de centre de communications avec le rest du pays et les champs aurif?res. D son ouverture, les citoyens l'ont consid?r? avec fiert? comme un symbole de la viabilit? de Dawson et de l'engagement du gouvernement envers la r?gion.Photo: Yukon Archives/Adams, Larkin and Cantwell Collection/Archives du Yukon/Collection Adams, Larkin et Cantwell

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Bank of British North America/La Bank of British North America
Northern Commercial Co. Warehouse
K.T.M. Company
Ruby's Place/La maison de Ruby

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