146 ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 



suffering for meat food. Other necessary supplies have been furnished 

 them in abundance from the lessee's stores, as required, and paid for 

 by the people out of their own earnings. The same is proportionately 

 true of St. George Island, where supplies of all kinds have also been 

 furnished and fairly distributed. 



The whole amount of salt salmon supplied under the lease for native 

 consumption has not been consumed in recent years. The quota might 

 properly be reduced one-fourth, and ah equivalent amount of coal fur- 

 nished in lieu thereof. 



The full supply of fuel, viz, 60 tons of coal of 2,240 pounds each, 

 required to be furnished under the lease for the use of the native peo- 

 ple, was supplied, equitably distributed, and consumed; besides which 

 the St. Paul natives purchased as much more, paying therefor about 

 $2,000. 



The general treatment of the natives has been good. 



The accompanying accounts current, marked "M,"' show the state of 

 the fuel, the school, the salt, the barrels, and the tish accounts, respec- 

 tively. 



NATIVE LABOR AND EARNINGS. 



The earnings of the native sealers during the year are given below : 



On St. Paul Island: 

 For distribution — 



79,223 prime seal skius, at 40 cents $31,689.20 



682 cut seal skins, at 20 cents 136. 40 



65 sea lion skins, at 60 cents 39. 00 



2i barrels intestines, at $6 15. 00 



Total 31,879.60 



Which aggregate sum was distributed as follows : 



To the church $857. 66 



To the priest 857.66 



51 first-class shares, at $428.83 21, 870. 33 



19 second-class shares, at $385.93 7,332.67 



2 third-class shares, at $343.14 68li. 28 



4 special appropriations 275. 00 



Total 31,879.60 



On St. George Island : 



For distribution, 20,000 prime seal skins, at 40 cents $8, 000 



Distributed as follows: 



13 first-class shares, at $400 $5, 200 



4 second-class shares, at $385 1, 540 



4 third-class shares, at $272 1, 088 



To the Church 172 



Total 8,000 



QUAS BREWING AND DRUNKENNESS. 



My report upon this point must be less favorable than heretofore. 

 During the year I found it necessary, under existing Department 

 instructions to suppress drunkenness, to cut off the sugar and other 

 sweet articles from which quas is brewed, in forty different cases, for 

 periods of Irom one montli to six months each, in punishment of the 

 offenses of quas brewing and drinking. This deprivation affected 

 about 125 persons in all, tlie families of the offenders being included. 



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