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ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 



Inclosure with Morton's annual report for 1878 ; account with AlasTca Commercial 



Company, 



AlasTca Commercial Company in account with St. George Island, Alaska, year ending 



May SI, 1878. 



Dr. 



Aug. 5, 1877. 15,000 fur-seal skius, taken in June and July, 1877, and shipped to San 

 Francisco by Alaska Commercial Company's steamer St. Paul. 



Cr. 



July 25, 1877. By the following, as required under its contract with the Government 

 of the United States: 20 barrels of salmon; 20 tons of coal; barrels 

 and salt for the preservation of meat, as required; maintenance of 

 school eight mouths, commencing September 17 and closing May 15. 



J. M. Morton, Treasury Agent. 



Alaska Commercial Company in account with St. Paul Island, Alaska, year ending 



May 31, 1878. 



Dr. 



Aug. 5, 1877. To 60,526 fur-seal skins, taken during June and July, 1877, and shipped 

 to San Francisco by Alaska Commercial Company's steamer St. Paul. 



Cr. 



July 26, 1877. By the following, as required by its contract with the Government of 

 the United States : 60 barrels of salmon ; 40 tons coal ; casks and salt 

 furnished as required ; maintenance of school eight months, commenc- 

 ing September 17 and closing May 17. 



J. M. Morton, Treasury Agent. 



Inclosure with Morton's annual report for 1878 ; report of Assistant Agent Moulton. 



I Treasury Agent's Office, . 



St. George Island, August 15, 187S. 



Sir : I have the honor to submit the folio wiug report of affairs on this 

 island for the season of 1878. I returned to the island from St. Paul 

 May 19, and found affairs in a favorable condition: 



The Alaska Commercial Company commenced driving seals for their 

 skins June 10, and the last drive was made July 21. There were taken 

 during- the month of June, including 425 skins taken from seals killed 

 for native food, 5,(M1 skins. There were taken in the month of July 

 12,53G skins. Total accepted by the Alaska Commercial Company since 

 last report, 18,177 skins. 



In addition to the above there were killed for food for the use of the 

 natives 74 seals, tlie skins of which were stagey, and therefore worth- 

 less; 1,000 pup seals, the skins of which have no market value; 45 seals 

 perished on drive, and 147 skins were rejected by the Alaska Commer- 

 cial Company, being under size. Total seals killed, 19,443. The seals 

 killed by the Alaska Commercial Company were driven from the several 

 rookeries as follows : 



June 10,North 325 



June 14, Southwest Bay 1, 074 



June 17, North Starry Ateel and 



East 858 



June 19, Southwest Bay 717 



June 22, North and Starry Ateel . . 570 



June 25, East 324 



June 27, Southwest Bay 851 



June 28, Southwest Bay 517 



July 1, East..,., «344 



July 2, North and Starry Ateel 980 



July 4, Southwest Bay 1, 433 



July 8, East 793 



July 10, North and Starry Ateel. . . 1, 333 



July 12, Southwest Bay 328 



July 13, Southwest Bay 1, 025 



July 15, East 1,592 



July 17, North and East 1, 290 



July 19, North and Starry Ateel. .. 1, 577 

 July 21, East 1,291 



