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cooking done at the Government house the company will furnish you free of cost 

 with an outfit, viz, stove, cooking utensils, tableware, etc., which are to he returned 

 when you are done with them. Also will sell you such supplies of food as are on 

 hand and you may require. 



This arrangement, being entirely a personal matter, will not interfere with the 

 transaction of the legitimate business between the Government and North American 

 Commercial Company. 



Eespectfully, J. C. Ekdpath, 



Agent North American Commercial Company. 

 Lieut. D. J. AixswoRTH, 



Acting Treasury Agent, St. Paul Island, Alaska. 



After receiving this letter I took sup]:>er at the Government house, 

 the same being prepared for me by the janitor and his wife, and have 

 dined in this manner since. 



I afterwards had a portable flagstaff made for use of the Govern- 

 ment, and wrote this letter to the company's agent: 



Office of Special Agent Treasury Department, 



St. Paul Island, Alaska, May 29, 1803. 



Sir: I would inform you that the Government now having a portable flagstaff, I 

 reserve the exclusive right of setting a flag at either of the landings for vessels com- 

 ing to the island. 



There now being no necessity for using the old flagstafl's the halliards have been 

 unrove and will be retained with the flag seized on the 25th ultimo until the Depart- 

 ment renders a decision in regard to the matter. 

 The flagstaffs remain intact. 

 Respectfully, yours, 



D. J. AiN8 worth, 

 Second Lieutenant, U. S. li. M., 

 Acting United States Treasury Agent, in charge St. Paul Island, Alaska. 



J. C. Redpatii, Esq., 



Local Agent North American Commercial Company, St. Paul Island, Alaska. 



On May 19 drove seals for natives' food from Eeef Kookery and killed 

 192, of which number 190 were prime and 2 skins cut. 



June 1 made another drive from Reef Rookery for natives' food and 

 killed 147, all of which were prime with the exception of 1 small and 1 

 cut. Besides those mentioned, 14 seals have been killed at the watch- 

 houses for watchmen's food. This makes the total to date (June 3) 

 taken this year 353. Of this number I weighed 348 at the salt house, put 

 20 on at a time when possible, with the following result : Large prime — 

 252 skins, weight 2,619 pounds; average, 10 #5%. Medium prime— 92 

 skins, weight 734 pounds; average, 7|f. Small— 1 skin, weight 7 

 pounds. Cut — 3 skins, weight 27 pounds; average, 9. Total number, 

 348; total weight, 3,387 pounds; average, 9ff|. 



Pursuant to instructions from the Department, the company Avere 

 allowed to choose the skins they desired, and the watchmen before 

 leaving for their watch stations were informed by the company's agent 

 of the kind of seal to kill for food. Comparing the number killed this 

 year with the number mentioned in a previous part of this report, the 

 total number killed by me while acting United States Treasury agent 

 is seen to be 1,133. 



On the 3d instant the lessees' steamer Farallon arrived with yourself 

 and Assistant Agents Murray and Adams and 1 was relieved from duty. 



I have used my best endeavors to serve coal so no one should sutter, 

 and at the same'time not waste it. The Avidows were given a supply 

 whenever I did not consider the quantity issued them by the North 

 American Commercial Company sufficient. Also extra coal was issued 

 in case of sickness. An account was kept of all the coal issued to 

 widows as well as others. 



Referring to the issue of coal, I would state that 1 have been informed 



