In 1870, he went north in search of gold to Fort Whoop-Up, a whiskey-trading post started by Healy's older adoptive brother John J Healy near what is now Lethbridge, Alberta where he found coal instead.
ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, hiː wɛnt nˈɔːɹθ ɪn sˈɜːtʃ ʌv ɡˈoʊld tə fˈɔːɹt wˈuːpˈʌp, ɐ wˈɪskitɹˈeɪdɪŋ pˈoʊst stˈɑːɹɾᵻd baɪ hˈiːliz ˈoʊldɚɹ ɐdˈɑːptɪv bɹˈʌðɚ dʒˈɑːn dʒˈeɪ hˈiːli nˌɪɹ wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ lˈɛθbɹɪdʒ, ælbˈɜːɾə wˌɛɹ hiː fˈaʊnd kˈoʊl ɪnstˈɛd.