ikan . ▁ ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Captain ▁Daniel ▁P ender , ▁in ▁surve ying ▁and ▁naming ▁the ▁region ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁mis const ru ed ▁Captain ▁Pe ir ce ' s ▁name ▁as ▁" P ear se ", ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁naming ▁nearby ▁Pear se ▁Island , ▁which ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁boundary , ▁which ▁runs ▁through ▁T ong ass ▁Pass age ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁T ong ass ▁Island . ▁ ▁Other ▁officers ▁station ed ▁to ▁the ▁g arrison ▁were ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁Lord , ▁Lieutenant ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁a ▁Sur geon ▁Ch ism ore . ▁ ▁The ▁T ong ass ▁P ole , ▁P ione er ▁Square , ▁Seattle ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁a ▁tour ▁by ▁Seattle ▁business men , ▁artists ▁and ▁others ▁of ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Pan handle , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Post - Int ell igen cer ▁and ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁vessel ▁City ▁of ▁Seattle , ▁removed ▁a ▁R aven ▁cl an ▁to tem ▁pole ▁from ▁T ong ass ▁Village ▁while ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁away ▁fish ing , ▁and ▁took ▁it ▁to ▁Seattle , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁at ▁First ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Yes ler ▁Way ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Al aska ' s ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁Russia . ▁ ▁The ▁T ong ass ▁people ▁pressed ▁suit ▁for ▁dam ages , ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁$ 2