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received the airplanes successively at Nazar Bay, on Atka Island; 

 Chichagof, on Attn Island, Alaska; and at Nikolski, on Bering 

 Island, Siberia. Quarters and subsistence on board were furnished 

 to the aviators at each of these places. Important meteorological 

 data also were furnished and other valuable assistance rendered. 



The Eider rendered valuable service in the fur-seal work in 1924, 

 making nine round trips between Unalaska and the Pribilof Islands. 

 During the summer transportation was provided for employees on 

 fishery inspection work along the Alaska Peninsula and as far east as 

 Seward. A trip was made to Seattle in November for the installation 

 of radio telephone equipment and the making of certain repairs. The 

 vessel was still at Seattle at the end of the calendar year, 



ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANT 



St. Paul Island. — A motor formerly used at the bureau's central 

 station at Washington was rewound as a generator and shipped to 

 St. Paul Island, where it was connected with the 20-horsepower semi- 

 Diesel engine used for pumping water for washing sealskins. A set 

 of Edison storage batteries was also supplied. The entire village was 

 wired, and the new plant was put in operation in September. 



CONSTRUCTION WORK 



St. Paul Island. — Two of the houses for the use of white employees, 

 begun in 1923, were completed and it was expected that the third 

 would be finished in the winter of 1924-25. A building 28 by 48 feet, 

 to be used as a dwelling and dispensary by the resident physician, 

 was begun. 



A two-story warehouse, 48 by 100 feet, was built at West Landing 

 at the village on St. Paul Island. The building replaced an old and 

 smaller warehouse built many years before on the same site. The 

 old wharf leading up to the warehouse was enlarged to provide more 

 space for handling cargo. 



St. George Island.- — Concrete walls were poured for an additional 

 house for white employees, and plans were made for completing the 

 building in the winter of 1924-25. 



WATERWORKS 



St. Paul Island. — The work of making available the water of Ice 

 House Lake as the village water supply was continued in 1924. As 

 soon as the sealing season was over, the digging of ditches and the 

 laying of the 4-inch wood pipe line was resumed and continued until 

 September 27. In this period 4,427 feet of pipe were laid and one 

 valve with indicator post was installed. Approximately 1,150 feet 

 remain to be laid. 



Si. George Island. — The installation of the water system connecting 

 Upper Lake with the village was carried well along toward comple- 

 tion. A filter and tank house have been built at the lake and wood 

 pipe laid to the village. The laying of pipe for distributing the water 

 through the village and the installation of nonfreezable hydrants 

 remain to be done. 



