ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 47 



Treasury Agent's Office, 

 St. Paul Island, August I, 1873. 



Sir : You are hereby instructed that in all cases where skins are shipped from St. 

 George Island on the vessels of the Alaska Commercial Company bound direct to 

 San Francisco, without aflt'ordiug opportunity to communicate with this office, to give 

 a certificate for the number so shipped to the master of said vessel ou which the skins 

 are so shipped ; also forwarding two copies of the same to the Secretary of the Treas- 

 ury and the collector of customs for San Francisco, one of these copies to be forwarded 

 by the vessel taking the skins, and the duplicate copies should be sent the next oppor- 

 tunity occurring after, and report the same at this oftice at the earliest opportunity. 

 You are further instructed not to permit any person or persons other than natives of 

 the seal islands or directly in the employ of the Alaska Commercial Company, to reside 

 on St. George Island without written permission from the Secretary of the Treasury. 



Charles Bryant, 

 Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands, 



Samuel Falconer, 



Assistant Agent, in Charge of St. George Island. 



This lastwas necessary, as in some cases the vessels touch at St. George 

 after leaving St. Paul on their way to San Francisco. 



The island of St. Paul is left in charge of Francis Lessen, esq., assist- 

 ant Treasury agent, with instructions of which the following is a copy: 



Treasury Agent's Office, 

 St. Paul Island, August 7, 187S. 



Sir: You are hereby placed temporarily in charge of the island of St. Paul, where 

 it will be your duty to maintain the laws of the United States relating to the pro- 

 tection and preservation of the fur seals, the conditions of the lease with the Alaska 

 Conunercial Company, and the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury under 

 said lease for the taking of the same. 



It will be your duty to see that no seals are killed except under the directions ot 

 the chiefs for the purpose and as provided in section 1 of the act entitled "An act to 

 prevent the extermination of the fur-bearing animals in Alaska," approved July 1, 

 1870. 



You are further instructed not to permit any person or persons other than natives 

 of the seal islands or directly in the employ of the Alaska Commercial Company, to 

 land or reside ou St. Paul except by written permission of the Secretary of the 

 Treasury. 



However, should a curate of the Russian Orthodox Church, furnished with proper 

 testimonials from Bishop John, of Sitka, wish to land and reside on the island to 

 administer to the spiritual wants of the people, you are hereby authorized to permit 

 him to do so, with the understanding, however, that in all civil matters he will be 

 subject to the laws of the United States and the regulations of the Secretary of the 

 Treasury which may be made in pursuance thereof. 



Charles Bryant, 

 Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands. 



Francis Lessen, Esq., 



Assistant Treasury Agent, St. Paul Island. 



I have the honor to reinaiu, 



Charles Bryant, 

 Treasury Agent for tSeal Islands. 

 Hon. Wm. a. Richardson, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



Inclosure with Bryant's Annual Eeport for 1873: Shipping Receipt. 



Treasury Agent's Office, 



St. Paul Island., June 2, 1873. 

 Sir : This is to certify that the Alaska Commercial Company have 

 this day shipped on board their steamer Alexander, for transshipment 

 on board bark Cyane, or other vessel, at Unalaska, for San Francisco, 



