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Pojmlation, births, deaths, and death rate at St. Paul Island for seventeen years — lS7i2 to 



ISSS, inclusive. 



a The census was taken on the 31st of December for each year. 



bThe census for 1877 was taken from actual count, taken from house to house, and verified by the 

 churcli records. 



cThe census for 1888 was carefully taken by Treasury Agent Hon. J. P. Manchester, and verified 

 by the church and Alaska Commercial Company's record.^. 



Note.— The apparent discrepancies of population of any one year, as compared with the population, 

 births, and deathsof tlio preceding year, are to be explained by the factof the constant annual change 

 caused by the absence of St. Paul residents visiting other places, visitors arriving here from other 

 ishmds, etc.; as, for example, in 1887 tlie population was 219, with 8 births and 21 deaths, leaving 17 

 to be accounted for among the population of 223 souls in 1888. The explanation is that 4 St. George 

 men died here and were counted in the St. Paul mortality; 5 persona moved from St. George to St. 

 Paul ; 7 absentees, as visitors to other places, returned, and 1 woman removed here from St. Michaels, 

 making a total of 17. 



Inclosures with (ioff's Annual Peport for 1S89. 



I.sLANi) OF St. Geoi?ge, August S, 1SS9. 



This is to certify that 14,978 fur-senl skius have this day heeii shipped on hoard 

 the Alaska Commercial Company's steamship St. Paul, M. C. Erskine, commanding. 



JO.SKrU MUHRAT, 



Assistant Treasury Agent. 



Island op St. Paul, August 11, 18S9. 

 This is to certify thsit 8.5,022 fur-seal skins have this day been shipped on board 

 the Alaska Commercial Company's steamer St. Paul, M. C. Erskine, commanding. 



Charles J. Goff, Treasury Agent. 



Inclosure rcith Gaff's Annual Peportfor 1880; Beport of Assistant Agent A. P. Loud. 



Office of Special Agent Treasury Department, 



St. George Island, May 31, 1889. 



Sir: I have the honor to submit for your iuformatioii the foHowiiig 

 report of affairs od this islaud. Since the departure of the steamer 

 St. Paul, on August 9, 1888, almost a contmuation of cold, stormy 

 weather, with large quantities of snow, has prevailed. The first drift 

 ice from the north arrived at this island on January 29, 1889, and cou- 

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