7.4 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Sales of Pribilof fox skins at St. Louis, Mo., 1921 — Continued. 

 SALE OF 1,125 BLUE AND 14 WHITE FOX SKINS, SEPTEMBER 28, 1921— Continued. 



Lot 



No. 



Num- 

 ber 



of 



skins 



226 

 227 

 228 

 229 

 230 

 231 

 232 

 233 

 234 

 235 

 236 

 237 

 238 

 239 



Trade 

 classification. 



Blue fox-skins— 

 Continued. 



II extra large . . . 



I 



II 



Ill 



I fine dark 



I dark 



II dark 



Silvery 



Extra extra fine 



Idark 



II dark 



II 



Iblue 



II blue 



Price 

 per 

 skin. 



$96.00 



135.00 



80.00 



17.00 



137.00 



122.00 



86.00 



135.00 



140.00 



130.00 



80.00 



90.00 



111.00 



86.00 



Total 

 for lot. 



$1,152.00 

 1,350.00 

 1,440.00 



4.59.00 

 1,370.00 

 1,220.00 



860.00 

 1,890.00 



560.00 

 1,560.00 



960.00 



900.00 

 1,110.00 

 1,376.00 



Lot 

 No. 



240 

 241 

 242 

 243 

 244 



245 



Num- 

 ber 

 of 

 skins, 



1,125 



1, 1.39 



Trade 

 classification. 



Blue fox-sTiiTis- 

 Continued. 



I and II. 



II 



Pale 



I dark . . , 

 II 



White-fox skins. 



I and II white 

 fox , 



Price 

 per 

 skin. 



$103.00 

 78.00 

 72.00 

 136.00 

 72.00 



33.00 



Total 

 for lot. 



$1,854.00 



780.00 



576.00 



1,360.00 



1,008.00 



108,936.00 



462.00 



109,398.00 



FUR-SEAL PATROL BY UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. 



As in previous years a patrol was maintained by vessels of the 

 Coast Guard for the protection of the miOTating fur-seal herd and 

 the prevention of illegal pelagic sealing. Four vessels were chiefly 

 engaged in this duty in the season of 1921. The Snohomish patrolled 

 the sealing grounds off the coast of Washington during the months 

 of April, May, and June. The Algonquin followed the course of the 

 herd through the waters of southeastern Alaska, across to the Aleu- 

 tian Islands, and patrolled chiefly in Bering Sea. The Unalga went 

 direct to Unalaska and maintained a patrol along the Aleutian 

 Islands and in Bering Sea. The Bear made its usual Arctic cruise, 

 stopping at the Pribilofs on the return to transport passengers for 

 the bureau and products from the islands. Numerous courtesies in 

 the way of transportation of passengers, mail, and freight for the 

 bureau are gratefully acknowledged. The foUowm^ extracts are 

 made from a report of the cruises of the Coast Guard cutters while 

 engaged on the seal patrol. 



PATROL OF WASHINGTON COAST. 



Snohomish. — Since April 15, 1921, the Snohomish has been actively engaged in 

 patrolling the waters of the Pacific Ocean between Cape Flattery and the Columbia 

 River and to the westward thereof for the protection of the seal herd. A number 

 of fishing vessels have been boarded and an alert lookout maintained, but no evidence 

 tending to the belief that seals were being taken illegally could be found. During 

 this period of time exhaustive inquiries have been made and conferences held with 

 reliable authorities relative to the probability of illegal sealing being carried on along 

 the section of the coast patrolled and contiguous waters. Chief among the persona 

 consulted in this connection are the following: (1) A. D. Dodge, Indian agent, Neah 

 Bay, Wash., who has charge of the Indian Reservations at Neah Bay, Ozette, and 

 Quillayute, and who is very diligent in safeguarding the rights of the Indians with 

 particular reference to exclusive sealing privileges. (2) H. B. Hobbs, Weather 

 Bujeau Observer at Neah Bay, Wash., a former assistant light keeper at Tatoosh and 

 a former member of the crew of the Neah Bay Coast Guard Station. He has lived in 

 the vicinity of Neah Bay and Tatoosh since his birth. (3) W. W. Washburn, for a 

 number of years storekeeper, postmaster, and leading citizen of Neah Bay, who is 

 thoroughly familiar with the Indians and fishermen in that vicinity, their habits. 



