RELATING TO SEALS KILLED ON ST. PAUL ISLAND, 1860-1866. 195 



No. 5. 



Letter from the chief manager of the Russian American Colonies, Furu- 

 helm, to the board of administration of the Russian American Company. 

 Written from the Colonies, October 14, 1861. 



In the course of this year 47,940 sealskins have been taken from the 

 islands of St. Paul and St. George, of which number 24,943 salted, 3,000 

 bachelors, dried, and 2,500 grays have to be sent to New York; and 

 12,000 dried skins will now be sent by the ship Czaritza to Oronstadt. 



No. 6. 



Letter from the chief manager of the Russian American Colonies Furuhelm, 

 to the board of administration of the Russian American Company. 

 Written from the Colonies, November 17, 1862. 



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In spite of the great slaughter of seals on St. Paul and St. George, 

 they are every year occupying more space with their rookeries; and I 

 therefore permitted the manager to take 75,000 skins on the former 

 island, instead of 50,000; and on the latter 5,000, an increase of 2,000. 

 Seeing now, however, that the demand for sealskins for New York does 

 not go beyond 20,000, I will alter this arrangement, and instruct him 

 to prepare 25,000 salted sealskins and 20,000 dried on St. Paul and not 

 to take more than 3,000 on St. George, as heretofore. The sealskins 

 remaining over can not spoil, as they are thoroughly salted. 



No. 7. 



Letter from the board of administration of the Russian American Com- 

 pany to Captain of the First Class and Knight Ivan Vasilievitch Furu- 

 helm, chief manager of the Russian American Colonies. Written from 

 St. Petersburg, February 14, 1863. 



The board of administration, noting in dispatch No. 465, of Novem- 

 ber 17, 1862, your arrangements for killing a larger number of seals on 

 the islands of St. Paul and St. George, to wit, on the former, 70,000, 

 instead of 50,000, and on the latter 5,000, respectfully requests your 

 excellency to give orders that the said arrangements be kept in force, 

 as the board will not fail to adopt the necessary measures for the sale 

 of these furs. 



