92 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1918. 
St. George Island.—The take of sealskins on St. George Island in 
the calendar year 1918 through August 10 was 7,000. In arriving 
at the method of dividing the earnings of the natives, Mr. Proctor 
rated the sealers as follows: 
Division oF SEALING FunpD, St. GEorGE IsLANnp, 1918. 


Number | Share of 




of men. each. 
IMR ob GC aE ae ae oe Soe SaaS sence cooadaoes ase ae tee esse se ee 13 $147. 50 
Second Clase. vere tae ce esite ode tober eee Renee tech heen aoe ee Reiss = ela 7 118.00 
TM nirdiclasseeeeeeeeeeee se aelcised eee eee nee eee see eee eee eee 3 95. 50 
Titel bhesd elie tsishs ers, SMe Ee Ee Te ee enema ge seo co soc oog ose Tiere sdaesoe 3 81.00 
Rifthelass: score. sere eae eet che eee Recta. chek Lao aeeeee sea etan dasa E eres 3) 66.00 
UW a re led MSC et eee ie Oe oe Se eS ee SS Cea ere ea oe eee 8 29M a Peer 

No deductions were made for faulty skinning, but four men were 
demoted to a lower class because of improper work. Two foremen 
were paid a total of $100 and three boys were allowed $10 each. The 
payments made to 32 St. George natives aggregated $3,600, the total 
sum placed to Mr. Proctor’s credit. 
CENSUS. 
It is the policy of the Bureau to take an annual census of the 
native inhabitants of the Pribilof Islands and publish the full records 
from time to time. The census in 1918, a recapitulation of which is 
given below, was taken as of March 31. 
RECAPITULATION OF CENSUS OF NATIVES. 
St. Paul Island: 






Resident population Mar. 31, 1917 .........----...------ 0-22 e ees eescnes 193 
Births during year ending Mar. 31, 1918............---.--------2---+«-- 12 
205 
Arrivals during year (from St. George Island). .......-.--.-------------- 3 
Arrivals during year (from Unalaska)..........-----------------2e-200s- 1 
209 
Deaths during Year:. 2. ss .. ss soso nece eens acre cree’ yen - Woe meee 3 
206 
Departures during year (to St. George Island).......---.--------++-++-+-+ 2 
204 
Departures during year (to Chemawa, Oreg.)..----------------++-++-++--- 5 
Total native resident population Mar. 31, 1918..........-..-------- 199 
Natives at Salem Indian Training School at Chemawa, Oreg.-.-.....--.-- 12 
Total natives accredited.:.2.-..-..sseses+-+-+2- >= Paweeee- See eee 211 
St. George Island: 
Resident population Mar. 31, 1917........-----2------+----2222 seer eee 123 
Births during year ending Mar. 31, 1918.......-..--------------+--++++-- 6 
129 
Arrivals during year (from St. Paul Island). ......-.-.-----------+-++++-- 2 
131 
Arrivals during year (from Chemawa, Oreg.).-..-.---+++++++se2ecee seers lf 

