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time, and to avoid tliis risk it would be desirable to have a large sailing- 

 boat of 8 or 10 tons, large enough to be safe in a moderate storm, and 

 decked over, so that, in the even t of being caught in a fog for three or four 

 days, the crew would be safe and comfortable. For such a boat there is 

 a good and safe harbor, with •I feet draft of water. Such a boat would 

 be very useful in pursuing or capturing vessels which sliould attempt to 

 shoot seals near the shore. In this way fuller protection could be given 

 to the interests of the Government here and at much less expense than 

 by sending a revenue cutter into these waters. 



I would further state that such a boat as is required for the officer 

 that should take charge of Otter Island is also much needed by the 

 oiiicer in charge here for the purpose of boarding suspicious vessels 

 and for visiting distant points of the island in the care of the seals. 

 One would do for both purposes, and I therefore would most respect- 

 fully request that such a boat be furnished this station, with authority 

 to employ crews in cases of boarding vessels disturbing the seals. 

 I have the honor to remain, yours, respectfully, 



Charles Bryant, 



Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands. 



Hon. Lot M. Morrill, 



Secretary of the Treasury. 



liivlomire with S2)ecial Atjent Urijnnfs annual report for 1S76 ; sMpping receipts. 



Treasury Agent's Office, 



St. Paul Island, July 27, 1876. 

 Sir: I hereby certify that the Alaska Commercial Company has 

 this day shipped on board the steamer St. Paul 55,538 fur-seal skins 

 of the quota for this island for 1876. The steamer also has on board 

 10,000 fur-seal skins ^ hipped July 15 from St. George Island, being the 

 full quota for that island this year. 



Charles Bryant, 

 Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands. 

 Collector of Customs, 



San Francisco, Cat. 



Treasury Agent's Office, 



St. Paul Island, September 26, 1876. 

 Sir : I hereby certify that the Alaska Commercial Company has 

 this day shipped on board the steamer St. Paul 24,322 fur-seal skins 

 ofthe quota for 1870, 



Yours, respectfully, Charles Bryant, 



Treasury Agent, in Charge of Seal Islands. 



Collector of Customs, 



San Francisco, Cal. 



