80 ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 



and SOU. Upou seeing this, the native, fearing for his life, lied from 

 his honse, with only his pants and shirt, and in this condition hid him- 

 self in the cliffs at the east end of the island, where the people found 

 .him, on the third day after, so exhausted by cold and hunger that they 

 had to carry him home on their backs. When they arrived there the 

 doctor took charge of him. On the fourth day after, Mr. Mclntyre took 

 him from his house, put handcufts on, and lodged him in the cellar of 

 the company's house, a very cold, damp place, and kept him four days 

 on bread and water. During all this time the sou had been confined 

 in a dark closet in the company's house and kept on bread and water. 



All agree in the truth of this statement, and say they never expe- 

 rienced such treatment from the Russians, and they all unite in asking 

 me to remove him. They say they are afraid of their lives, and if he is 

 to remain on the island they all wish to leave it. All the former resi- 

 dents say that the said Keprian Makoolieff is a very quiet, inoftensive 

 man, and gave no occasion for such treatment and made no effort in 

 self-defense. 



They also complain that, on assuming charge of the island, Mr. Mcln- 

 tyre took from their chief the Russian translation of the act of (.ougress 

 reducing the quota of skins for their island, with the necessary instruc- 

 tions I had given in relation to coming over here to help take seals, 

 and told them he should govern them in his own way. This paper 

 was of no real value to them, but they have a great reverence fur a 

 written document, and I find they considered this one as their guaranty 

 for the right to come to this island and help seal and share in the bene- 

 fits of it. I feel so thoroughly assured of his unfitness for the position 

 that, were it practicable, I should ask his immediate removal. 



I shall order Mr. Falconer hero on the next trip of the steamer, that 

 I may go there and investigate these matters. 



Charles Bryant, 

 Treasury A<ieHt, in Charge of !Seal Islands. 



Hon. B. H. Bristoav, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



Indosiire with Special Agent Bryanl's report of May rJ6, lS7f> ; report of A-'^aistant Agent 



Mclntyre. 



Island of St. Geor&e, Bering- Sea, May ;.H>, 1875. 



Sir: The steamer Alexander arrived here on the 8th of August last 

 on her way to San Francisco and brought me your letter of instructions 

 for the winter. 



About the middle of August last I punished three natives for drink- 

 ing (juas. I then informed all the natives that it was the intention of 

 the Government to break up the practice of brewing and drinking quas 

 on these islands, and that it must be discontinued in the future. This 

 was the first as well as the last instance of quas having been made or 

 drunkenness observed during the winter. The natives have been sober, 

 steady, and industrious, and have conducted themselves upou all occa- 

 sions in the most exemplary manner. I watched them so closely that 

 they could not make quas and escape detection. 



There has been a great deal of sickness on the island during the past 

 winter. At one time it seemed as if everyone in the village was down 

 with sickness. From the 8th of August up to the date of this report 

 tiiere have been nine deaths and only four births. Among the deatlis 

 three were grown people and the remainder were children. 



