34 ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 



1872. 



Special Agent Bryant; inclosing shipping receipts. 



Treasury Agent's Office, 

 8t. Paul Island, September 9, 1872. 



Sir : I liave the honor to transmit lierewitli copies of certificates for 

 the shipment of fur-seal skins from the seal islands, Alaska Territory, 

 by the Alaska Commercial Company, of this year's catch up to date. 

 I have the honor to remain, 



Charles Bryant, 

 Treasury Agent, in Charge Seal Islands. 

 Hon. George S. Boutwell, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



Inolosure with Special Agent Bryant's letter of September 9, 1872. 



Office of Treasury Agent, 



St. Paul Island, August 20, 1872. 



This is to certify that the Alaska Commercial Company have this day 

 shipped on board their steamer Alexander, 21,000 fur-seal skins for trans- 

 shipment at Unalaska to San Francisco by the bark Cyane or any one 

 of the company's vessels, these being all of this year's catch. 



Charles Bryant, 

 Treasury Agent, in Charge Seal Islands. 



Inclosure with Special Agent Bryant's letter of September 9, 1872. 



Office Treasury Agent, 

 St. Paul Island, September 9, 1872. 



This is to certify that the Alaska Commercial Comi)any has this day 

 shipi^ed on board of its steamer Alexander, for San Francisco direct, 

 49,551 fur-seal skins, and included in this number are 7 casks of sample 

 skins marked "Fur-seal skins, London," and numbered as follows: 

 Cask No. 1, containing 25 skins, not bundled; cask No. 2, containing 

 30 skins, bundled; cask No. 3, containing 24 skins, not bundled; cask 

 No. 4, containing 30 skins, bundled; cask No. 5, containing 32 skins, 

 bundled; cask No. 6, containing 36 skins, bundled; cask No. 7, con- 

 taining 36 skins, bundled. 



And further this is also to certify that the A lexander has on board, 

 shipped at St. George Island, as per certificate of Assistant Agent 

 Falconer, a copy of which is herewith inclosed, 8,877 fur-seal skins, the 

 balance, 10,123, as per said certificate, having been previously shipped 

 to Unalaska for transshipment to vSaii Francisco, together with 21,000 

 from this (St. Paul) Island, as per certificate dated August 20, 1872, all 

 of this year's catch. 



Charles Bryant, 

 Treasury Agent, in Charge Seal Islands. 



Assistant Agent Falconer ; shipping receipt, quota of 1872. 



Assistant Treasury Agent's Office, 



aSY. George Island, August 27, 1872. 



This is to certify that there has been shipped this day, on board the 

 Alaska Commercial Company's steamer Alexander, 8,877 fur-seal skins, 



