82 INTRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC REINDEER INTO ALASKA. 



only semblance of Government control is the authority exercised by 

 the captains of the revenue cutters) such protection as he can ; also 

 that he be requested to lend his influence to prevent encroachments 

 upon the reindeer herds fostered b}^ the Government in northwestern 

 Alaska. 



I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



W. T. Harris, 



Commissioner. 

 The Secretary of the Interior. 



THE SECRET.\EY OF THE TREASURY GRANTS PERMISSION FOR THE 

 AGENTS OF THE BUREAU OF EDUCATION TO TRA\^EL ON THE REVE- 

 NUE CUTTERS IN AL-ASKAN WATERS. 



Treasury Department, 



Office of the Secretary, 



Washington, May 2, 1904- 

 Sir: Respectful!}' referring to your communication of March 16, 

 last, you are informed that the commandino; officer of the U. S. S. 

 Thetis (which vessel is expected to leave Honolulu, Hawaii, about the 

 1st of July, next, for Dutch Harbor and Point Barrow) has been 

 directed to carry into effect the requests made in j^our communication 

 above referred to. 



He has been further informed that it is expected that all fuel pur- 

 chased or expended on behalf of the Department of the Interior shall 

 be paid for by the representative of that Department. 



Respectfully, L. M. Shaw , 



Secretary. 

 The Secretary of the Interior. 



LETTERS OF INSTRUCTION TO ASSISTANT AGENT OF EDUCATION IN 



ALASKL\. 



Department of the Interior, 



Bureau of Education, 

 Washington, D. C, June 4, 1904. 

 Sm: With the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, you are 

 hereby detailed to inspect the public schools and industrial schools 

 in Alaska during the coming summer. 



The Secretaiy of the Treasury has granted n\j request that j'ou 

 may be permitted to travel upon the revenue cutters during the dis- 

 charge of 3'our official duties. You will join the U. S. S. Thetis at 

 Honolulu and proceed northward upon that vessel. As occasion 

 offers, you will secure transportation upon other vessels in Alaskan 

 waters. 



