FUR-SEAL FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1910. 5 



August 6, arriving at Dutch Harbor August 21, at St. George the 23d, 

 and St. Paul the 24th. Having received the sealskins aboard, she 

 left St. Paul August 28 and arrived back at San Francisco Septem- 

 ber 12. 



The sealskins were taken at once to Oakland Long Wharf, where, 

 carefully packed in casks and placed in ventilated freight cars, they 

 left on the night of September 14 for New York and thence were 

 shipped to London to be sold at public auction. 



EMPLOYEES. 



It has already been stated that during the continuance of the leases 

 of the two companies the Government agents on the islands were 

 not concerned with the active management of business, but acted with 

 regard to it merely as inspectors. This does not refer to the supervision 

 of the natives' affairs, the management of which was never the subject 

 of concern by any of the lessee's employees. Under these circum- 

 stances the services of the four agents were ample to oversee properly 

 the operations of the lessee and to perform such duties as might be 

 required of the Government's representatives. With the taking over, 

 however, of the business winch heretofore formed the exclusive con- 

 cern of the lessee, an increase in the number of the Government 

 employees on the islands became necessary. 



Special biological stud}' of the seal herd having been decided upon, 

 a naturalist was appointed for this work, Dr. Harold Heath, of 

 Stanford University, accepting the position until permanent arrange- 

 ments could be made. The selection of the additional employees and 

 the assignment of their duties were left to the agent. Of the force 

 required, it was considered advisable to retain as many of the em- 

 ployees of the late lessee as could be used, as these men were efficient, 

 skilled in their duties, and required no instruction other than that 

 necessary to acquaint them with new conditions. 



During the summer the force of employees on the islands, in 

 addition to the agents and the naturalist, was as follows: 



