ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 279 



Tax and rental paid into the Treasury of the United States hi/ the Alasla Commercial Com- 

 pany — the lessees of the Fribiloff Islands — 1870-1S81. 



[Tax on seal skins taken by the Alaska Commercial Company, per act of July 1, 1870.] 



No. 422, 4th quarter, 1870 $86, 167.00 



No. 376, Ist quarter, 1871 5,862.00 



No. 1215, 2d quarter, 1871 9, 051. 00 



' $101,080.00 



No. 7.53, 4tli quarter, 1871 159, 545. 63 



No.l255,2d quarter,1872 102,807.00 



262, 352. 63 



No. 596, 4tli quarter, 1872 252, 181. 12 



No. 1466, 3d (luarter, 1873 108, 066. 00 



No. 1467, 3d quarter, 1878 150, 648. 75 



No. 1001, 4tli (luarter, 1873 13, 366. 50 



■ 272, 081. 25 



No.l533,3d quarter,1874 261,822.75 



No. 1534, 3d quarter, 1874 672. 00 



262,494.75 



No. 445,3d quarter,1875 10,106.25 



No. 1515, 3d quarter, 1875 147, 598. 50 



No. 433,4th quarter, 1875 104,879.25 



262, 584. 00 



No. 1089, 3d quarter, 1876 172, 063. 50 



No. 433,l8t quarter,1877 64,092.00 



236, 155. 50 



No. 1527, 3d quarter, 1877 198, 255. 75 



No. 1659, 3d quarter, 1878 36,965.25 



No. 1660, 3d quarter, 1878 209, 895. 00 



No. 1581,4th quarter, 1878 15,587.25 



262, 447. 50 



No. 1088, 3d quarter, 1879 223, 125. 00 



No. 16S6, 4th quarter, 1879 39,275.25 



262, 400. 25 



3d quarter. 1880 262,500.00 



1881 • 262,395.00 



Total tax paid up to date, August 20, 1881 2, 896, 927. 75 



Plus the annual rental of*$55,000, from 1871-1880, iudnsive, plus 

 $5,480.75 rental lor short lease of 1870 =; rental paid 555, 480. 75 



Grand total of tax and rental 3, 452, 408. 50 



GLOSSARY. 



DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL TEEMS AND RUSSIAN NOMENCLATURE, 

 USED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE PRECEDING MONOGRAPH. 



Ahluckeyak (Aleutian). — A rough backbone. 



Aleut (Russian). — Name given to all native inhabitants of the Aleutian Islands. 



Arkie (Russian). — Lomvia arra. The guillemot, or murre; so named from the bird's 



harsh cry of "arra-arra." 

 Baillie Brushkie (Russian). — Phaler is psil taenia. Parroquet auk; "white bosom." 

 Ban YAH (Russian). — A steamy bath house. 

 Bariue (Russian). — An elderly married woman. 

 Baruabkie (Riissiau). — A hut. 



Bjvrrahara (Russian). — A large hut, or "kozarmie." 

 BooROON (Russiau). — iSurf. 

 Bid ARRA II (Russian). — A large skin-covered boat, propelled with oars, or used with 



sails before the wind ; carries from three to ten tons. 

 BiDARKA (Russian). — A small skin-covered canoe. 



BiDAHsiiiK (Russian).— One who controls a baidar and its crew; a foreman. 

 BOBROVIA (Russian).— otter island. 

 BoGA Su)V (Russian). — God's word. 

 BooRGA (Russian). — Gale that blows fiercely and is laden with snow; from " boor- 



yah," a storm or tempest. 

 BoLsiioi (Russian).— Big. 

 BuiK (Russian). — A working ox, or bull. > 



