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cabins, were erected at the substation for sea-otter patrol in the 
western Aleutians. 
During the northward migration of the fur seals and while the 
animals remained in Bering Sea waters, a patrol was maintained by 
Coast Guard vessels, which also rendered other assistance in the 
Bureau’s work. The Navy Department detailed the U.S. S. Vega to 
carry the annual shipment of supplies from Seattle to the Pribilof 
Islands and to bring out the season’s take of sealskins. 
TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES 
The U. S. S. Vega, of the Navy, sailed trom Seattle on July 29 
with the annual shipment of supplies for the Pribilof Islands, which 
aggregated 1,290 tons of general freight, 252,181 board feet of lumber 
and 540 bundles of shingles for St. Paul Island and 784 tons of freight, 
115,427 board feet of lumber and 500 bundles of shingles for St. 
George Island, a total of 2,074 tons of freight, 367,608 board feet of 
lumber, and 1,040 bundles of shingles. The vessel arrived at the 
Islands on August 6. 
On the return trip to Seattle, covering the period from August 17 
to August 25, the vessel brought out 58,364 sealskins, 168 tons of seal 
iy Ba barrels of blubber, 217 empty steel drums, and miscellaneous 
freight. 
Additional supplies for the Pribilof Islands were shipped during the 
year on the Penguin. 
POWER VESSEL ‘‘PENGUIN’’ 
Five round trips between Seattle and the Pribilof Islands were made 
by the Penguin in 1938, carrying passengers and supplies. In addi- 
tion, the vessel performed interisland service and made trips to 
settlements along the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands to 
transport native laborers hired for fur-seal work at the Pribilofs during 
the summer. Two trips were made to the western Aleutians—one 
in July and one in September—in connection with the sea-otter 
patrol. The July trip covered a period of approximately 3 weeks, 
during part of which time the ship’s crew assisted with the construc- 
tion of a powerhouse and the installation of a power plant and other 
equipment at the station on Amchitka Island. On the September 
trip to the westward, freight for the Navy Aerological Station at 
Kanaga was delivered en route. } 
A full cargo of freight, chiefly perishable foodstuffs, was carried on 
each trip from Seattle, and outgoing shipments from the islands in- 
cluded the 1937-38 take of foxskins, transported to Seattle in March, 
and the fur-seal oil produced at the byproducts plant on St. Paul 
Island, which was brought out in September and November. 
The northbound voyages of the Penguin were as follows: Feb. 
19—Mar. 11; May 2-14; June 11-24; Aug. 23-Sept. 5; and Oct. 15-30. 
Southbound voyages covered the following periods: Mar. 16-29; 
May 22-June 1; Aug. 3-14; Sept. 23-Oct. 5; and Nov. 2-14. On 
these voyages transportation was furnished to 76 passengers for the 
Bureau, including 23 employees of the Fouke Fur Co. who assisted 
with the season’s sealing activities at the islands, and, 3 persons 
connected with the Bureau’s salmon patrol and investigations i 
Alaska. The vessel also transported 21 passengers for the Navy, 
