ls 
MINOR FUR-BEARING ANIMALS. U7 
The following table shows the detailed statistics as compiled from 
information furnished the Bureau in regard to the furs shipped from 
Alaska in the years ending November 15, 1914, November 15, 1915, 
and November 15, 1916, respectively. The collector of customs at 
Juneau has rendered valuable assistance in the matter of checking 
statistics of his office with those of the Bureau. 
Furs Suiprpep FroM ALASKA IN 1914, 1915, anv 1916.4 
Year ended Nov. 15, 1914. ly Year ended Nov. 15,1915. | Year ended Nov. 15, 1916. 
+ | 
Species. Num- | Aver- Num- | A-ver- Num- | Aver- 
ber of | age a ber of| age oo ber of | age are 
pelts. | value. pelts. | value pelts. | value, VeSue- 
Bear 
WING ee sb oe | 663 |$12.57 | $8,333. 91 739 | $7.50 | $5,542.50 | 1,129 | $9.00 | $10,161.00 
IBTOWHeass cee ce 2 ae 32 | 9.00 288. 00 20 | 7.50 150. 00 41 | 7.50 307. 50 
Glacier ae 3 | 22.50 67. 50 3 | 50.00 150. 00 5 | 50.00 250. 00 
in Deda page emis ete ap beaee | lanes aia 20 | 20.00 400. 00 14 | 14.00 196. 00 
Pala... ase} les 104 | A0; 00 yh» 45160.00 Ie 323) - Bee - esis ebelcc se. oo - page cep cn bccn < 
CAVED Ss 22a ccs ec es 10 | 10.00 100. 00 670 | 10.00 700. 00 c37 | 6.50 240. 50 
Ermine (sap Sa pee | 6,873 | .96| 6,598.08 | 3,538 | .60| 2,122.80] 4,345] .80 3, 476. 00 
OX: 
BAAR con tos ae 13 |253.00 | 3,289. 00 8 |400.00 | 3,200.00 26 |250. 00 6, 500. 00 
MG soe tee ass 239 | 46.59 | 11, 135. 01 382 | 50.00 | 19, 100.00 659 | 50.00 32, 950. 00 
eee Pribilof Is- 
Wands ote. Seer es * 256 |112. 49 | 28, 797. 88 253 |112. 49 | 28, 459. 97 420 | 48. 20 20, 242. 00 
GEASS. «sees ook copys 1,380 | 14. 24 | 19,651. 20 | 1,360 | 12.007} 16,320.00 | 2,508 | 25.00 62, 700. 00 
3) 6 hee pee es eon 14,967 | 9.80 |146,676.60 |11,770 | 8.00 | 94,160.00 | 15,711 | 12.00] 188,532.00 
Silver gray..---.--- 153 |147. 30 | 22,586. 90 187 |150. 00 | 28,050. 00 318 |150. 00 47, 700. 00 
Witte set ee 6,530 | 12.93 | 84,432.90 | 5,967 | 13.00 | 77,571.00 | 6,178 | 20.00] 123,560.00 
White, Pribilof Is- 
PANGS cc ocses.s 25 | 23.94 598. 50 40 | 23.94 957. 60 20 | 14. 25 285. 00 
Hare; Arctic; - -=..<-. =. 1, 263 - 40 505. 20 51 -10 5.10 1,090 15 163. 50 
DATE Lea len cop peepee corte 6,930 | 12.35 |'85, 585.50 | 9,374 | 8.00 | 74,922.00 |; 21,608 | 12.90 | 259, 296.00 
Marten 2.424. Joqac- 225 6,497 | 7.56 | 49,117.32 | 3,028} 6.00 | 18,168.00} 3,100] 9.00 27, 900. 00 
TR eee enone MA | 35,623 | 4.46 |158, 878.58 |23,073 | 2.00 | 46,146.00 | 22,255] 4.00] 89,020.00. 
pcaakyat Bees os eee? a 101, 202 .33 } 23,396.66 (32, 933 -15 | 4,939.95 |101, 827 35 35, 639. 45 
er 
pend Sa goe ean = 4 1,008 | 10.70 | 10,785.60 980 | 8.00] 7,840.00) 1,330] 15.00 19, 950. 00 
cles es ieee ere dj |200. 00 OUR! ests otal ae seen | imaas asia d@1 500.00 500. 00 
Seal, eu Pribilof Is- 
Bares 2,896 | 30.00 | 86,880.00 | 3,000 | 30.00 | 90,000.00 | 7,061 | 30.00} 211,830.00 
Sofine) Aaa eee 662 - 08 52. 96 167 -05 8.35 214 -10 21. 40 
Weir oo. syn = sss 44| 7.00 308. 00 51 4.00 204. 00 57 | 7.00 399. 00 
WiGlyermie: = 2265-2222 136 | 11.44 1, 555. 84 119 | 7.00 833. 00 297 | 6.00 1, 782. 00 
PRD Eels meee oes ner octad aes HOS OO LGA Ners otee| wees feet 5195950527 eas qacmc} ac ctere<= 1, 143, 601. 35 
a The corresponding tables in the reports for 1914 and 1915, Bureau of Fisheries Documents Nos. 819 and 
834, did not include shipments of blue-fox, white-fox, or fur-seal skins from the Pribilof Islands. 
» Confiscated pelts. 
ce Thirty-three shipped under permit. 
d Found dead. 
LEASING OF ISLANDS FOR FUR FARMING. 
The Department of Commerce is authorized to lease for fur-farming 
purposes certain islands off the coast of Alaska, and a few leases have 
been executed from time to time. 
In 1916 the lease of Carlson (Crafton) Island to the Moose Bay Fur 
and Trading Co. was canceled. Marmot Island, located near Afog- 
nak Island, was leased to O. L. Grimes, of Afognak, for a period of five 
years commencing September 1, 1916, at an annual rental of $200 
per year. 
Marmot Island is located just outside the Afognak Reservation. 
It is approximately 6 miles long and 14 miles wide and is rather 
