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FUR-SEAL PATROL 



UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 



Five cutters — the Haida, Unalga, Snohomish, Northland, and 

 Chelan — were assigned by the United States Coast Guard to take 

 part in the patrol for the protection of the fur seals and sea otters 

 in waters of the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. 



The Snohomish began to patrol ofT the mouth of Columbia River 

 on April 5 and covered the area as far north as Dixon Entrance until 

 May 18. The Unalga patrolled from Dixon Entrance northward and 

 westward to Unalaska and then took part in the general patrol in 

 the Bering Sea region. The Haida and Chelan sailed from Seattle 

 for Unalaska in April and June, respectively, patrolling en route and 

 thereafter maintaining the patrol in Bering Sea and around the 

 Pribilof Islands. While on its annual trip to the Arctic Ocean from 

 San Francisco the Northland patrolled waters frequented by the fur 

 seals. The season's patrol extended as far westward as Attn, the 

 westernmost island of the Aleutian chain, and was prosecuted as long 

 as the circumstances required. 



BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



From the early part of April until the end of May the Brant patrolled 

 the waters in the vicinity of Cape Flattery. Supplementing the 

 patrol work by keeping a check on the native hunters when leaving 

 and returning to land, a representative of the Bureau of Fisheries was 

 stationed at La Push to enforce the regulations with respect to pro- 

 hibition of the use of firearms and motors in connection with the 

 taking of fur-seal skins. The Petrel was engaged in seal patrol in 

 the vicinity of Sitka in April and May. 



SEALING PRIVILEGES ACCORDED ABORIGINES 



The North Pacific Sealing Convention of July 7, 1911, provides 

 that Indians and other aborigines dwelling on the coasts of the waters 

 designated by the convention may take fur-seal skins under limited 

 conditions. During the year 1930 there were taken and duly authen- 

 ticated by officials of the respective Governments 2,832 fur-seal sldns, 

 of which 535 were taken by Indians under the jurisdiction oi the 

 United States and 2,297 by Indians of Canada. Reports have also 

 been received of the authentication of 101 additional skins, 17 from 

 male and 84 from female fur seals, taken in 1929 by Indians of the State 

 of Washington. These, together with the number previously reported 

 make a total of 1,687 skins taken in that year by Indians under the 

 jurisdiction of the United States. The details for 1930 are as follows: 



Washington.— A. total of 450 skins taken by the Indians of Washing- 

 ton were authenticated. Of these, 131 were from male seals and 319 

 from females. The skins were taken by Indians of La Push and Neah 

 Bay and in the months from January to July, both inclusive. Dr. Carl 

 B. Boyd, superintendent of the Neah Bay Indian Agency, Neah Bay, 

 Wash., authenticated the skins. 



Alaska. — Eighty-five skins taken by natives of Sitka were authen- 

 ticated by bureau employees, Assistant Agent M. J. O'Connor and 

 Warden Harry A. Pryde. Of these skins, 29 were reported to be 

 from male seals, 31 from females, and 25 from unborn pups. The 



