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on her side, full of water. It was decided that a barge or scow was necessary 

 to float the vessel, so the Algonquin proceeiled to Cordova in search of one. 

 A suitable scow, lielonging to the Bering River Coal Co., was obtained, brought 

 to the steamer Osprey, and hauled alongside her. On June 3 the Osprey was 

 righted, floated, and made fast to a dolphin. The water was then bailed out 

 of her. 



In April the Murre was seriously damaged by striking a rock in 

 Keku Strait Avhile engaged on census work for the Bureau of Educa- 

 tion. She was towed to Wrangell by the Auklet and repaired at a 

 cost of $1,623.87. 



The following statement shows the mileage made by the patrol 

 boats owned by the Bureau in their cruises of 1920: Anklef, 7.616; 

 Mu7Te, 6,635 ; 'Osprey, 3,793 ; Sioan, 3,067 ; Tern, 2,367 ; total mileage, 

 23,478. In addition to the foregoing, extensive mileage was made by 

 chartered patrol boats, especially the Dixie. 



NAVAL AND OTHER PUBLIC VESSELS. 



In March, 1920, a rather elaborate program was arranged between 

 the Governor of Alaska and the Navy Department, Treasury Depart- 

 ment, and the Department of Commerce, whereby certain vessels 

 under the direction of each department were to participate in fishery 

 patrol work in Alaska. The original order as approved by the heads 

 of the three departments designated the following vessels to con- 

 stitute a fleet for the protection of the fisheries of the Territory : 



Naval vessels: Ear/le 57, submarine chaser No. 291^, and submarine 

 chaser No. 309. (Subchaser No. 310 was detailed instead of No. 

 309.) 



Coast Guard vessels: Bothwell, Algonquin, Bear, Earp, and 

 TJnalga. 



Coast and Geodetic Survey vessels : Explorer, Lydwiia, Surveyor, 

 and Wenonah. 



Eagle 57 and two subchasers, No. 29Jf and No. 310, were in Alaska 

 during the summer months. The chasers reached Alaska in May 

 and remained until the end of the fishing season. SubchaserTVo. 29%, 

 while commanded by Lieut. Thompson, United States Navy, made an 

 energetic patrol of the district south of Petersburg, and did much to 

 suppress trap robberies and illegal fishing generally. Subchaser 

 No. 310 was similarly engaged in the district north of Petersburg, 

 though much less actively. Eagle 57 struck a reef at Gambier Bay 

 July 3, en route from Bremerton to Juneau, and lost her propeller. 

 On July 4 the vessel w-as towed to Juneau by the Explorer and sev- 

 eral weeks later was towed to the Puget Sound Navy Yard by a naval 

 tug. Thus Eagle 57 performed no service in the interest of the 

 fisheries of Alaska and was replaced on August 1 by the mine sweeper 

 SinnUom. 



The commanding officer aboard each of these naval A^essels was 

 authorized by the Secretary of Commerce, under date of April 23, 

 1920, to make searches, arrests, and seizures in accordance with the 

 provisions of the Alaska alien fisheries act of June 14, 1906. They, 

 or other officers of the Navy assigned to this patrol, were also com- 

 missioned as deputy TTnited States marshals, and at least one officer 

 was appointed a Ignited States commissioner. 



The vessels of tlie Coast Guard weie pi-imarily in Alaskan waters 

 to carry on the Bering Sea patrol for the protection of the fur-seal 



