112 ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 



remaining in the village salt house 173 seal skins, from seals taken for 

 food, which will be taken up the next season's catch. There are remain- 

 ing in the salt house at Southwest Bay 5,942 fur seal skins of this 

 season's catch, which, I presume, will be shipped j)er steamer »S^^. Paul 

 on her way to San Francisco. 



On the return of the steamer to St. Paul I shall take passage for that 

 island in compliance with your instructions. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



J. H. MOULTON, 



, Treasury Agent, iSt. George Island. 



J. M. Morton, Esq., 



Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands. 



Special Agent Morton; inclosing sJiipping receipts. 



San Francisco, Oal., September 2, 1878. 



Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith thefollowing certificates 

 of shipments of seal skins by the Alaska Commercial Company's 

 steamer St. Paul, said skins belonging to tlie quota of the islands for 

 the year 1878 : 



Shipped to Unalaska for transshipment by schooner to San Francisco : 



Certilicate No. 1, dated June 8, St. Paul 2, 738 



Certificate No. 2, dated July 24, St. Paul 11, 320 



14,058 



Shipped for San Francisco direct : 



Certificate No. 3, dated August 10, St. George 12, 058 



Certificate No. 4, dated August 17, St. Paul 67, 942 



80,000 



Remaining on St. George Island for shipment later by schooner 5,942 



Total 100,000 



Very respectfully, 



J. M. Morton, 

 Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands. 



Hon. John Sherman, 



Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D. C. 



Inclosure with Morton's letter of September 2, 1878 ; shipping receipts. 



Island of St. Paul, June 8, 1878. 

 This is to certify that 2,738 fur-seal skins have this day been shipped on board the 

 Alaska Commercial Company's steamer St. Paul to Unalaska for transshipment 

 thence by schooner to Sau Francisco, said skins forming a part of the quota of this 

 island for the present season. 



J. M. Morton, Treasury Agent. 



Island op St. Paul, Jtily 24, 1878. 

 This is to certify that 11,320 fur-seal skins have this day been shipped on board the 

 Alaska Commercial Company's steamer St. Paul, for transshipment at Unalaska, 

 by schooner, to Sau Francisco, said skins belonging to the quota of this island for 

 the present season. 



J. M. Morton, Treasury Agent. 



