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semi-Diesel with a belt-driven 15-ldlowatt, direct-current generator 

 and a set of Edison batteries. The other room will contain thejelectrical 

 power plant purchased this season, consisting of two Washington- 

 Estep full-Diesel engines of 135 brake-horsepower each, and two 

 85 kilowatt, 105 kilovolt-ampere, 3-phase, 60-cycle, 480-volt, alter- 

 nating-current, direct-connected alternators. The two engines and 

 alternators have been placed upon foundations, and it is expected 

 that the remainder of the equipment will be connected during the 

 winter. This power plant will be used to operate motors which will 

 eventually replace all the various stationary, internal-combustion 

 engines operated in the village. 



A 43 by 74 foot extension was added to the sealskin washhouse to 

 be used for the blubbering of sealskins; and the foundation was laid 

 for an additional washhouse which will provide space for handling 

 increased takes of sealskins. 



The outside and part of the inside work of a new hospital, size 28 

 by 40 feet, was completed, and it is reported that the inside work will 

 be entirely finished in the winter of 1930-31. 



In the past there have been no facilities for the unloading of lighters 

 and small boats which were usable at ebb tide, and the principal 

 landing on the west side of the island has of recent years become so 

 congested with rocks, sand, and silt that, especially after storms, 

 which wash the debris into the channel, operations at any stage of the 

 tide have been problematical. To cope with this difficulty, a new 

 dock on the opposite side of the island at the so-called East Landing 

 was undertaken and partly completed. When finished it will be 50 

 feet wide and 140 feet long, extending out from the shore a sufficient 

 distance to permit unloading at any stage of the tide. Extreme 

 difficulties were encountered in the construction work, the forms for 

 concrete having been washed out time after time so that it was impos- 

 sible to complete the dock before arrival of the annual supply ship. 

 At this time it had been built out 80 feet and, when temporarily 

 filled and covered, greatly facilitated the discharging of cargo. Com- 

 pletion during the spring of 1931 is anticipated. 



St. George Island. — The six native cottages begun in 1929, two of 

 which contain 5 rooms, two 4 rooms, and two 3 rooms, were completed 

 during the year. 



A new salt house, 34 by 100 feet, containing eight 10 by 20 foot 

 kenches for the salting of sealskins, was constructed. 



For the accommodation of unmarried employees and transients, a 

 new building, size 30 by 56 feet, was erected. This building, located 

 on a hillside, has an open basement in which are the dining room, 

 kitchen, and cook's quarters. The main floor contains three bed- 

 rooms, a bathroom, and a library, and the upper floor also has three 

 bedrooms and a bathroom. The inside work will be completed 

 during the winter. 



BY-PRODUCTS PLANT 



The old by-products plant was not operated in 1930. A special 

 appropriation became available so that this establishment could be 

 modernized and enlarged. Accordingly, machinery and building 

 materials were purchased and sent to St. Paul Island in the summer 

 of 1930. 



