FUR-8EAL FISHERIES OF ALASKA. 225 



AUTHENTIC STATEMENT OF VALUE OF SEALING PLANT ON THE 



PKIBILOV ISLANDS. 



Items of the summary of the cash settlement made bij the Alaska Commercial Company with 

 tlie North American Commercial Company, signed and dated on St. Paul Island, PriMov 

 Group, May 24, 1890, in accordance with a mutual agreement wade March 12, 1890, at 

 Washington, D.C.,in the United States Treasury Department, by which the full transfer 

 of the entire seming plant of the old lessees to the undimded possession of the new lessees 

 was amicably effected. 



The Alaska Commercial Company was re]>resentecl by Mr. Neumann, and the North 

 American Commercial Company by Mr. Tiufj-le, and I acted as nmpire, as per your 

 instructions, bearing date the I6th April, 1890. We arrived at St. Paul Island on 

 the 2l8t May, and Immediately commenced to take stock. After several days' labor 

 the business was well in hand, and we proceeded to St. George Island, per steamer 

 Dora, and made a complete inspection and inventory of all the property there belong- 

 ing to the Alaska Commercial Company. After our return to St. Paul there was one 

 diSerence referred to me, and satisfactorily adjusted; then the entire bupiness was 

 settled by the representatives of their respective companies. 



{Report of Charles J. Goff', United States Treasury agent, July SI, 1890.) 



(Copy of the duplicate copy of original summary.) 



Uvcapiiulation of merchandise and properly transferred by the Alaska Commercial Com- 

 pany to the Xorth American Commercial Company, in accordance with the agreement of 

 March i:\ 18!)0. 



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At St. Paul Island: 



Merchandise $14, 180. 61 



Cash 939. 90 



Tools and implements 2, 008. 79 



Household furniture 3, 098. 27 



School books, desks, and bells 257. 00 



Boats, bidarrahs, and steam launch 2, .570. 00 



Live stock I, 395. 00 



Buildings, improvements, and telephone 40, 855. 00 



$65,:i04.57 



At St. George Island: 



Merchandise 7, 909. 68 



Cash 941. ,50 



Tools and implements 505. 84 



Household furniture 1, 007. 12 



Boats and bidarrahs 750. 00 



Live stock ,562. 00 



Buildings and improvements 14, 255. 00 



25, 931. 14 



(iraud total 91.235,71 



LIABII.ITIES. 



Due to natives and others at St. Paul 11, 733. 70 



Bank account of nati ves 12, 123. 93 



Due natives and others at St. George 6, 979. 54 



30,837.17 



Net b.iiance due Alaska Commercial Company 60, 398. 54 



[SFAT,.] Rudolph Neumann, 



[sKAi,.] Geo. R. Tingle, 



[f>r.Ai..] Charles .T. Goff, 



Arbitrators. 



The above cii.sli settlement shows that the eutire sealing plant of the 

 Alaska Commercial Company, such as buildings, tools, live stock, boats, 

 household furniture, and improvements, was sold to the new lessees for 

 $07,264.02. This was its lull cash value. 



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