ALASKA PlSHEEtES AND t'UR INDUSTRIES, 19UU 03 



RESOURCES FOR NATIVES' SUPPORT. 



The instructions of the Department required that the amount which 

 the natives should receive for the taking of fox skins on St. George 

 and sealskins on both islands in 1911 should be approximately 

 $35,000. The rate at which they were to be paid for sealskins to 

 realize this sum was to be fixed after the season's catch on the islands 

 had been ascertained. 



Under this instruction a rate of $2.90 was fixed for the 12,008 skins 

 in the salt houses, the amount thus being $34,823.20. This sum, 

 together with the $1,195 paid for taking 239 blue foxes and $1 for 1 

 white fox on St. George, aggregated $36,019.20 available for natives' 

 support. From this was deducted $4,734.05 for coal used on both 

 islands. 



Following is a statement of the amounts earned by the natives, to 

 be appUed to their support: 



St. Paul: 



9,560 sealskins, at $2.90 $27, 724. 00 



St. George: 



239 blue foxes, at $5; 1 white fox, at $1 1,196.00 



2,448 sealskins, at $2.90 7,099.20 



Gross resources 36, 019. 20 



Deduction of coal for both islands: 



365 tons, at $12.97 4, 734. 05 



Net amount available for natives' support 31, 285. 15 



The allotment of this fund is as follows: 



St. Paul: 



Weekly issues of supplies $16, 329. 40 



Surplus 4, 336. 79 



St. George: 



Weekly issues of supplies 8, 418. 96 



Surplus 2, 200. 00 



31, 285. 15 

 The amounts allotted for weekly supplies for both islands are based 

 upon a per capita consideration of the native population. The weekly 

 allowance for each family is computed upon the number of persons in 

 each family and upon the idea that the larger family should receive 

 more than a smaller family. 



At the rate of weekly issue adopted there should be an unexpended 

 balance of the fund apportioned for each island at the close of the 

 year. It is the intention to distribute this balance, whatever it may 

 be, in cash to those instrumental in earning the fund, the first-class 

 men to receive a larger share of the balance than the second-class men, 

 and so on. 



