98 ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 



Inclosurea with Assistant Agent Moulton's report of August 4, 1877 ; shipping receipts. 



Island of St, George, July 28, 1877 



This is to certify tliat 15,000 fur-seal skins have this day been shipped on board the 

 Alaska Commercial Company's steamer St. Paul, bound for San Francisco, Cal. 



J. H. MouLTON, Assistant Treasury Agent. 



Island of St. Paul, August 3, 1877. 

 This is to certify that 60,526 fur-seal skins have this day been shipped on board 

 the Alaska Commercial Company's steamer St. Paul, bound for San Francisco, Cal. 



J. H. MouLTON, Assistant Treasury Agent. 



Assistant Age^it Moulton; report of affairs on islands during illness of 



Special Agent Morton. 



Treasury Agent's Office, 



Si. Paul Island., September 25., 1877. 



Sir: I liave the honor to report that owing to the serious illness of 

 Mr. J. M. Morton, Treasury agent, he is unable to complete his report 

 on the seal islands in time to forward it by the revenue cutter Richard 

 Bush, which is due here about the 28th instant. He is at present im- 

 proving, and without doubt will be able to complete it within a very 

 short time. 



I am authorized by Mr. Morton to state that the condition of afi'airs 

 on the seal islands is satisfactory; that no change in the present rules 

 relative to the taking of seals is deemed necessary; and that the 

 Alaska Commercial Company have fulfilled the terms of their lease in 

 every respect. I am further authorized to state that Mr. Morton, being 

 too ill to avail himself of the leave granted him to be absent from the 

 island during the present winter, has sent for his family to join him in 

 the spring, with the view of his remaining here some length of time 

 before visiting the States — at any rate, during next year and perhaps 

 the following. 



Mr. Morton, being out of danger and improving in health, has directed 

 that I return to St. George Island the first favorable opportunity. 

 Very respectfully, your obedient serva;it, 



J. H. Moulton, Treasury Agent, 

 Hon. John Sherman, 



Secretary of the Treasury, Washirigton, D. C. 



Special Agent Bryant ; annual report for 1877, previous to his removal 

 from office of special agent in charge. 



Fairhaven, Mass., August 1, 1877. 



Sir: I have the honor to submit the following brief report on the 

 affairs of the seal islands from the date of my last report, dated Sep- 

 tember 26, 1876, to May 15, 1877, at which date the office and property 

 of the Treasury agency was delivered to my successor, John M. Mor- 

 ton, who had arrived at the island the evening previous. 



A reference to my report of September 26 will show that the weather 



