ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 



285 



Exhibit D. 



Annual statement of fur seals killed on St. George Island, Alaska, during the year ended 



August 6, 1S91. 



Date. 



1890. 



Aug. 1 

 13 

 14 

 21 

 30 



Sept. 9 

 24 



Oct. 16 

 22 

 30 



Dec. 4 



Sept. 15 

 1891. 



May 12 

 22 

 29 



June 9 

 10 

 15 

 17 

 19 

 29 

 30 

 1 

 3 

 G 

 16 

 20 

 24 

 25 



Atig.1-6 



July 



Rookery. 



North. 



do 



....do 

 ....do 

 ...do 

 ....do 

 ....do 



do 



do 



.do 



Number of seals 



killed for 



natives' food. 



Skins ac- ' 



Skins 



cepted by, rejected, 

 lessees. ■' 



Number of seals 



killed by 

 lessees for skins. 



97 

 52 

 42 

 55 



Skins ' 

 accepted. 



Skins 

 rejected. 



Zapadnie skins taken by native watch- 

 men 



Zapadnie cow skins killed by pirates 



North 



East 



North 



North. East, and Starry Ateel. 



Zai)aduie 



Starry Ateel 



Zapadnie 



East 



North - 



East 



Starry Ateel 



North 



East 



North 



East 



North 



East and Little East 



North and Zapadnie 



51 



63 

 18 

 38 

 32 

 42 

 59 



28 

 147 



17 



23 



85 



442 



274 



Total 



Left over from last season . 



54 

 54 

 72 

 181 

 41 



101 



235 



48 



25 



153 



105 



30 



119 



Total 

 number 

 of seals 

 killed. 



97 

 52 

 42 

 55 

 63 

 18 

 38 

 32 

 42 

 59 



79 

 147 



17 



23 



85 



442 



274 



101 



235 



48 



25 



153 



105 



30 



119 



54 



54 



72 



181 



41 



1,540 



427 



816 



2,803 

 20 



November 5 and 7 there were 1,104 seal pups killed for natives and clothing. 



Note: Rejected skins given to the nati^'es 101 



Skins of cow seals killed by pirates and rejected 147 



Rejected stagey skins l'^'^ 



427 



Albert \Y. Lavendek, 



Assistant Treasury Agent. 



Exhibit E. 



[Telegram.] 



Washington, D. C, May 21. 



On Seal Island there are 2,371 salted seal skins, 1,255 of which are claimed to be 

 morchantable; balance, rejected skins. Deliver all to North American Commercial 

 Company subject to future settlement. 



Charles Foster, Secretary. 



William H. Williams, 



Special Agent, care Collector of Customs, San Francisco, Cal. 



