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St. George Island.— The new waterworks system was completed and 

 placed in operation. Water from Upper Lake is filtered and pumped 

 into tanks, from which it flows by gravity to the village. 



BY-PRODUCTS PLANT 



The by-products plant on St. Paul Island was not operated in 

 1925, as sufficient oil and meal were on hand to provide fox feed and 

 take care of other requirements for some time. 



Fig. 13. — New type of concrete house for natives under construction, St. Paul Island 



In August surplus oil was shipped from the plant to Bremerton, 

 Wash., on the U. S. S. Vega. This oil, which amounted to 1,018.6 

 gallons, was sold for 55 cents per gallon, or $560.23. After deducting 

 freight charges from Bremerton, Wash., to Richmond, Calif., amount- 

 ing to $54.49, the remainder ($505.74) was transferred to the general 

 fund of the United States Treasury. 



INTRODUCTION OF LEMMINGS, ST. PAUL ISLAND 



Late in June six male and six female black-footed lemmings were 

 transferred from St. George Island to St. Paul Island and liberated 

 at Lake Hill, where investigation showed they were establishing 

 themselves. The experiment will be watcjied with interest. 



So far as known, lemmings of this species are found only on St. 

 George Island. It is understood that their introduction on St. Paul 

 Island was attempted on two previous occasions without success. 



NATIVES 

 CENSUS 



The annual census, taken as of December 31, 1925, showed 184 

 natives resident on St. Paul Island and 138 on St. George Island. In 



