FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY. 
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. 
In 1920 the work of the Bureau at the Pribilof Islands was car- 
ried on in the usual manner. Sealing operations were upon prac- 
tically the same scale as in the previous year, but a more extensive 
study of experimental methods in taking and curing skins was made, 
the results of which will be applied upon a commercial scale in suc- 
ceeding seasons. The take of pelts from the blue fox herds was the 
largest for many years. Progress was made in construction work, 
additional housing facilities being provided for natives on St. Paul 
{sland and increased salt house and workshop space on both islands 
to handle larger takes of fur-seal and fox skins. The census of the 
fur-seal herd was taken as usual. The annual supplies for the islands 
were transported chiefly by the Navy Department, but considerable 
assistance was given by Coast Guard vessels, and the Bureau’s vessel 
Hider rendered valuable service between Unalaska and the Pribilofs. 
PERSONNEL. 
Effective July 1, Agent and Caretaker A. H. Proctor, of St. Paul 
Island, was appointed to the new position of superintendent, Pribilof 
Islands, to have general direction of the work on the two islands. _ 
Storekeeper H. D. Aller, who had been detailed to the Washington 
office during the previous winter, was appointed agent and caretaker 
of St. Paul Island, arriving there October 26 on the U. S. S. Saturn. 
When Agent and Caretaker Charles E. Crompton left for the States 
September 9 on the Saturn, St. George Island was placed in charge 
of Storekeeper E. C. Johnston. After taking leave of absence, Mr. 
Crompton proceeded east via St. Louis, arriving at the Washington 
office January 5, 1921, for duty through the winter. School-teacher 
E. C. Johnston, of St. George Island, was appointed storekeeper, 
effective April 27; he was succeeded by Car] E. Fletcher, who reached 
the island on the Saturn June 16, and, having tendered his resigna- 
tion, left on the same vessel in October. John M. Orchard was then 
appointed school-teacher of St. George Island and arrived there on 
the Saturn October 29. Herschel Silverstone, assistant to the agent 
on St. Paul Island, tendered his resignation and left by the Coast 
Guard cutter Bear in October. Mr. Silverstone was succeeded by 
Henry Mygatt, who arrived on the Saturn October 26. Assistant 
Agent H. C. Scudder was appointed storekeeper on St. Paul Island, 
arriving there October 26. George Haley resigned as school-teacher 
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