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on St. Paul Island and left the islands on the Saturn in June. Mr. 

 Haley was succeeded by Richard Culbertson, who arrived at St. Paul 

 Island on the Saturn June IT. Dr. Washington C, Huyler was ap- 

 pointed physician for St. Paul Island, but resigned soon after his 

 arrival and returned on the Saturn in Xovember. Dr. J. J. Rich- 

 stein, resigned, left St. Paul Island at the same time. Dr. G. B. 

 Bowlby was appointed to succeed Dr. Huyler and was en route to 

 tlie island via Kodiak at the close of the year. Warden Joseph N. 

 Braun arrived at St. George Island on the Algonquin September 19. 

 having been detailed for general duty there during the winter. 



In the list of temporary employees was Dr. G. Dallas Hanna, cura- 

 tor of invertebrate paleontology at the California Academy of Sci- 

 ences and formerly in the Alaska service of the Bureau, who arrived 

 at the islands on the Saturn June 16 and left on the same vessel Sep- 

 tember 9; in the interim lie was engaged in taking the annual census 

 of fur seals, making several trips between the islands. Dr. H. A. 

 Swanson Avas employed as a dentist for several months, spending 

 part of his time on each island. W. C. Allis. special assistant on St. 

 Paul Islnnd, left there in October for a winter in the south, having 

 been on the island since early in 1919. H. A. Peterson, sealing assist- 

 ant, arrived on the Saturn in June and remained for the winter. 

 Messrs. W. P. Zschorna, F. L. Milligan, O. E. Klockenbrink, M. 

 Syron, and J. H. Quatmann. employees of Funsten Bros. & Co., 

 of St. Louis, spent the summer on the island in connection Avith ex- 

 perimental work in improving methods of handling and salting seal- 

 skins. Mr. Milligan spent part of his time on St. George Island. 

 Andrew Pearson and Ole Holum, carpenters, were on hand from 

 May until November; the former was continuously on St. Paul 

 Island but the latter was sent to St. George Island for a few weeks. 



Ward T. Bower, of the Washington office, visited the islands dur- 

 ing the summer for the purj^ose of getting in closer contact with the 

 activities there, reaching the islands July 1 and leaving July 18. 

 Passage between tlie islands and King Cove was furnished by the 

 Bureau's vessel Elder^ and between King Cove and Seattle by com- 

 mercial vessels. 



PURCHASE AND TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES. 



As in previous seasons, printed schedules of annual .supplies of 

 general merchandise required for the Pribilof Islands were prepared 

 and competitive bids received for the .sale and delivery of the goods 

 at Seattle, Wash. Through the courtesy of the Navy Department the 

 radio tender Saturn was made available for the transportation of the 

 annual supplies, the vessel making two trij)s to the islands to com- 

 plete the work. 



On the first trip the Saturn had considerable cargo for the radio 

 stations, hence only part of the Bureau's supplies could be taken. 

 On this voyage the vessel sailed from Seattle August 8, carrying 260 

 tons of general supplies, 77,000 feet of lumber, and 225 tons of coal 

 for St. George Island; and a shipment of empty barrels, 80 tons of 

 coal, and a few tons of general mercliandiso for St. Paul Island. 

 Owing to unusually severe weather conditions, however, but very 

 little of this cargo was discharged at the Pribilofs, the major portion 



