[Fkom the Report in the Tenth Census.] 



rp:port 



ON 



THE SEAL ISLANDS OF ALASKA. 



By Henry W. Elliott. 



LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



Smithsonian Institution, March 31, 1880. 

 Dear Sir : At the suggestion of Professor Baird and Mr. Goode I 

 have taken much pleasure in rewriting my field notes made upon the 

 beal Islands of Alaska, which I herewith inclose for the use of the Cen- 

 sus Office, now under your direction. I also embody those maps and 

 drawings which I think necessary to giYe the reader a better idea of 

 my understanding of the subject. 



Very respectfully, your friend and servant, 



Hon. FRANCIS A. WALKER, ^^""^^ ^' ^^^^^^^- 



Superintendent Tenth Census, 

 H. Doc. 92, pt. 3 ^1 "^ 



