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aboard at Seward on July 28 and which consisted of equipment 

 transferred to the bureau from the Alaska Railroad. 



POWER VESSEL " PENGUIN " 



At the beginning of the year the Penguin was stationed at its head- 

 quarters at Unalaska, whence a trip was made to the Pribilofs on 

 January 7 with passengers, mail, and cargo. The weather was 

 exceptionally fine throughout the trip, greatly expediting the dis- 

 charge of freight at both islands. On the return trip on January 10 

 three bureau employees were passengers to Unalaska, proceeding 

 thence on a mail boat to Seattle. The Penguin sailed again for the 

 Pribilofs on February 21 with mail and general cargo and returned to 

 Unalaska on February 24. 



On the following day the Penguin departed for Seattle via Seward, 

 having as passengers a school teacher from St. Paul Island to Seattle 

 and an employee of the Department of Justice and his wife from 

 Unalaska to Seward. Stormy weather en route necessitated taking 

 shelter at Port Graham, Cook Inlet, until conditions improved. 

 The two passengers for Seward were discharged there on March 2, 

 and on March 11 the vessel reached Seattle. 



The Penguin sailed on April 7 for the Pribilofs via Ketchikan, 

 Petersburg, Perryville, Squaw Harbor, and Unalaska with a capacitj^ 

 load of freight and 16 passengers, of whom 15 were bm-eau employees 

 and 1 was an employee of the Department of Justice stationed at 

 Unalaska. Seven natives were transferred from Perryville to St. 

 Paul Island. After landing the passengers and cargo and perforining 

 some interisland w^ork the vessel proceeded to Unalaska, arriving 

 there on April 25. On April 28, 43 natives were transported to St. 

 Paul Island from Makushin, Akutan, and Unalaska. One bureau 

 employee and foiu- persons from the naval radio station at St. Paul 

 Island took passage on the Penguin on May 1 for Seattle; and six 

 passengers were taken aboard at Unalaska on May 3, of whom two 

 went as far as Seward and the others to Seattle, which was reached 

 on May 13. The vessel carried also miscellaneous freight and the 

 season's take of fox skins, consisting of 889 blue and 26 white pelts 

 consigned to vSt. Louis. 



Carrying three members of the bureau's staff, 22 Fouke Fur Co. 

 employees to assist with sealing operations, and a cargo of general 

 supplies, the Penguin sailed for the Pribilofs on June 1, reaching the 

 islands on June 11. After attending to interisland transportation 

 the vessel sailed for Seattle on the following day and arrived there on 

 June 20. 



From June 28 to August 20 the Penguin was used by the Com- 

 missioner of Fisheries on a trip of general inspection of the fishery 

 and fur-seal activities. Stops were made at various points in south- 

 eastern, central, and western Alaska, and the vessel was at the Prib- 

 ilof Islands from July 16 to 18, inclusive. While the Penguin was 

 on this detail, the fisheries patrol vessel Crane served as tender for 

 the islands. 



Another round trip between Seattle and the Pribilofs was made by 

 the Penguin from September 2 to September 25. Interisland duties 

 were performed during this trip, including the transportation of 18 

 natives from St. Paul Island to St. George Island. Six natives were 



