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would work farther to the westward and arrive at Unalaska on June 1, 1923. 

 After stopping at Port Townsend * * * jj^g cutter cleared from the 

 Straits on tlie morning of April 17 and proceeded to take up the seal patrol 

 as directed, following the general contour of the coast and along the 100- 

 fathom curve, cruising from 10 to 30 miles off shore. * * * Arrived at 

 Unalaska on June 1. Few seals were seen on the hanks. It was helieved 

 that the American seal herd had passed to the westward ahead of the Al- 

 gonquin. The numl)er of seals sighted during the cruise from Swift Sure 

 Light Vessel to Unala.ska, covering a period of one and one half months, was 

 128, and the number of fisliing vessels seen in actual operation on the banks 

 was two. * * * Tlie Ahjonquin relieved the Mojave on the Pribilof Islands 

 patrol and returned to Dutch Harbor on J\me 21. From June 21 to July 11 

 the cutter patrolled the Aleutian Islands as far west as Attu. * * * No 

 evidence of poachers was found nny where among the western Aleiitian Islands. 



From September 1 to 29 the vessel was employed on a cruise in Bristol Bay 

 and on Pribilof Islands patrol duty ; transported 40 live blue foxes and attend- 

 ants from St. George Island to Unalaska. on account Bureau of Fisheries; 

 also canied native laliorers and United States mail. * * * i-iiie Alf/onquin 

 arrived at Unalaska on October 27, filled fuel oil and fresh-water tanks ; re- 

 ceived from the superintendent. Pribilof Islands, account Bureau of Fisheries, 

 five live female seals consigned to the California Academy of Sciences at San 

 Francisco, and eight Bureau of Fisheries employees for transportation to 

 Seattle. * * * The Algonquin then proceeded on a course for Seattle, ar- 

 riving there on the night of November 19. During this cruise the Algonquin 

 traveled 18.059 miles, boarded and examined 31 vessels, assisted 2 vessels in 

 distress, transported 65 persons, and afforded medical treatment to 54 others. 



Haida.— The Ilaida sailed from Seattle at 1 p. m.. April 15, 1923, having 

 on board general supplies and Government freight. 15 employees of Bureau 

 of Fisheries bound for the Pribilof Islands, and 2,.375 pounds of fruits, 

 vegetables, etc.. intended for various persons and Government employees 

 stationed at Unnlnska and on the seal islands. * * * Arrived at Unalaska 

 on the morning of April 25. * * * The work of landing stores was com- 

 pleted on April 27. The cutter took on board approximately 2 tons of mis- 

 cellaneous freight and 35 native men and 5 native women, together with their 

 personal effects and baggage for transportation to the seal islands. * * * 

 The cutter sailed on the same date (April 27). After landing mail, freight, 

 and passengers, and receiving on board mail and seven passengers with their 

 baggage, destined for Unalaska, the Haida returned to Dutch harbor on 

 April 25. * * * Agent C. E. Crompton, his wife and baby, were furnished 

 transportation from the seal islands to King Cove, where Mr. Crompton was 

 enabled to connect with a commercial steamer for passage to Seattle, he 

 being in need of surgical treatment. 



From INIay 29 to 31 the Haida made a trip to the Pribilof Islands, trans- 

 porting the mail and eight natives, employees of the Bureau of Fisheries, also 

 approximately 1 ton of personal effects and baggage. * * * From June 

 22 to July 3. the Haida was engaged on the Pribilof Islands patrol. After 

 receiving mail and freight from Unalaska and from the steamship Buford, at 

 Dutch Harbor, the cutter sailed on Jime 24 for the seal islands. On June 30 

 received mail and passengers from the seal islands for Unalaska. Arrived 

 there on July 3. * * * On July 13 the cutter TJnalga arrived at Unalaska 

 with a senatorial party on board. Owing to the delay necessary to coal the ship 

 it was decided that the Haida would transport this party to the Pribilof 

 Islands and Bristol Bay cannery region. On July 14 the Haida sailed, with 

 the party on board, for St. Paul Island and visited certain places in Bering 

 Sea and the Bristol Bay district. On .July 23 the Haida returned to Unalaska. 



The Haida was employed on the Pribilof Islands patrol from July 26 to 

 August 7, on the latter date returning to Unalaska. During this cruise mail, 

 freight, and passengers were trafnsferred between Unalaska and the seal 

 islands. * * * The Haida remained at Unalaska from August 7 to 17. After 

 taking on board stores, mail, freight, and passen.gers for St. George and St. 

 Paul Islands the cutter proceeded to the Pribilof I.slands and remained until 

 September 3, when a final season's cruise in the Bristol Bay area was begun, 

 and ended at Unalaska on September 8. * * * On September 13 the cut- 

 ter sailed from Unalaska and resumed duty on the Pribilof Islands patrol. 

 On September 19 the Haida returned to Dutch Harbor, was withdrawn from 

 the Bering Sea patrol on September 20. and arrived at Seattle on September 

 27, 1923. While on her northern cruise the Haida traveled 14,412 miles, 



