76 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1918. 
LEASING OF ISLANDS FOR FUR FARMING. 
The Department of Commerce is authorized to lease for the propa- 
gation of foxes and other fur-bearing animals the Alaskan islands 
listed below: 
Istanps Wuicnw May BE LEASED FOR FuR FARMING. 






Name of island. Location. 
Chirikof: s22328ase ees. eet . Pe Bee SS Southwest of Kodiak Island. 
Lb 0 1) es ae ROS aoe EEC ICS Sate Near Kodiak Island. 
Marmot: Soci aecacise sence nota e Sener Le ae ee East of Afognak Island. 
Dittle Konia. seccs. a acee ease sanesececeosee Shumagin Group. 
Simconols7ee reek cece sete ee et Do. 
Little Naked =)\220 8) ORs eis ee eo One of Naked Islands, Prince William Sound. 
Carlson (Crafton) pas: Sacc cs tease cee eee eeee pee enee Prince William Sound. 
Middletonaa sdassseesins cet Se esis het ee SES Gulf of Alaska. 
Pear) oe sca ats come Senet eae oe a aE ee ee oct One of Chugach Islands. 
Wiiza beth isis Sees saan ae See ok ee eee Do. 
SA hi ville . 2/22 Se eecinc me Some eee Cann ae ee aoe One of Semidi Islands. 
Chowiels cos csc: soce cee se cease erent eee Do. 

The lease on Simeonof Island to J. C. Smith, of Sand Point, was 
canceled for nonpayment of rent. 
On December 31, 1918, the following islands were under lease: 


Annual 


Name of island. ania: Lessee. 
Middletons#2 34) fo s.52)dhs eek ase ee eee ee $200 | Joseph Tbach, Cordova, Alaska. 
Little Kontijis 2s 526 Meee eee cee eee 205 | Andrew Grosvold, Sand Point, Alaska. 
earl. c4.. Mean eC ti cee ee ee ee 200 | I. D. Nordyke, Seldovia, Alaska. 
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Middleton Island, Gulf of Alaska.—This island is under lease to 
Joseph Ibach, of Cordova. The foxes run wild on the island and the 
lessee is unable to tell how many there are. In 1918,100 blue foxes 
were killed. 
Little Koniuji Island, Shumagin Group.—Andrew Grosvold suc- 
cessfully continued fox-farming operations on this island. Detailed 
information with regard thereto is not available at the present. 
Pearl Island, Chugach Growp.—This island was leased from July 1, 
1917, to 1. D. Nordyke of Seldovia. It was not stocked with foxes, 
as Mr. Nordyke expected to enter military service, but he reports that 
arrangements will be made to begin operations in the season of 1919. 
