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of lumber for St. Paul Island and 689 tons of freight and 138,290 
board-feet of lumber for St. George Island, a total of 1,876 tons of 
freight and 202,042 board-feet of lumber. Other supplies were trans- 
ported to St. Paul Island and to various points along the Aleutian 
Islands for the Navy Department and the Coast and Geodetic Survey. 
The Vega arrived at St. Paul Island on August 5. After completing 
the discharge of cargo and the loading of outgoing freight, the vessel 
left the islands on August 13 and arrived at Seattle on August 22. 
The return cargo consisted of 52,433 fur-seal skins, 250 drums of seal 
oil, and miscellaneous freight. 
Additional supplies were shipped to the islands on each of the five 
trips of the Penguin from Seattle. 
POWER VESSEL ‘‘PENGUIN’’ 
At the beginning of the year the Penguin was docked at Seattle 
undergoing a general overhauling. In addition to the usual repairs, 
a fathometer was installed. This device adds considerably to the 
safety of operations, particularly on the hazardous trips made from 
time to time throughout the year to villages on the Aleutian Islands. 
The Penguin made five round-trip voyages from Seattle to the 
Pribilof Islands in the calendar year 1936, carrying shipments of 
supplies and transporting employees engaged in fur-seal work. In 
May, trips were made to Indian settlements along the Alaska Peninsula 
and on the Aleutian Islands for the purpose of obtaining native laborers 
to assist with sealing operations and general maintenance work at the 
Pribilofs. These natives were returned to their homes at the end of 
the season. Interisland service also was rendered by the Penguin 
during the year. 
The northbound voyages of the Penguin were as follows: February 
5-21, May 1-13, June 10-21, September 1-12, and October 11-26. 
Southbound voyages from the Pribilof Islands to Seattle were made 
in the following periods: March 25—April 6, May 18-28, August 1-12, 
September 14-29, and November 4-18. On these voyages trans- 
portation was afforded 72 white passengers for the Bureau, 25 for the 
Navy Department, and 6 for the Office of Indian Affairs. Similar 
service was extended to 12 unofficial travelers. 
Commissioner Bell and his party transferred from the U.S. F. 8. 
Brant to the Penguin at King Cove on July 12 and were transported 
to the Pribilof Islands for a short inspection and observation of sealing 
operations. They left the islands on July 15 and boarded the Brant 
again at Naknek on July 17. 
The Penguin cruised 28,784 nautical miles during the year. 
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ROADS 
St. Paul Island —The Reef Road on St. Paul Island was extended 
700 feet, and approximately 9,500 feet of new scoria road toward 
Marunich was completed. The latter road branches westward from 
the Northeast Point Road near Halfway Point. 
Extensive repairs were made on the Northeast Point Road. Un- 
usually high water in the lake at Halfway Point, caused by an early 
spring thaw, washed out the bridge and flume. The bridge was 
replaced by a rock and scoria fill. Work was started also on a retain- 
ing wall for the road bank around Big Lake. 
The roads to Polovina, Zapadni, and Lukanin were repaired and 
partly resurfaced with scoria. 
