APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



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received by tlie shi^) "Snvorof" to ob- 

 serve what kinds of skins are preferred. 

 In reference to tills the office lias tlie 

 honour to report that the I'ur-seal sliins 

 from both the ships " Konstantin " and 

 "Suvorof" were sold together, but it 

 was noticed, from the manner in which 

 the skins were received l)y the Chinese, 

 that the 450 baclielor and young bull 

 skins from the ship " Suvorof" were not 

 accepted as California skins, which are 

 considered by the Chinese to be worth 

 one and a half times as much as the 

 grays. The bulls and young bulls re- 

 ceived by the "Konstantin" are valued 

 still higher than the bachelors, although 

 the hair on them is coarse, and cannot be 

 utilized; the skins, however, are large, 

 of good texture, and of whitish-yellow 

 colour, the hair being plucked out so as 

 to leave only the fur on the skin. The 

 fur thus obtained is dyed and is then 

 ready for use. The grays from the ship 

 " Suvorof" have cleaned skin, but short 

 hair, and are rather thin. They were 

 valued lower than those from the "Kon- 

 stantin," which, although of a paler 

 colour and with reddish spots, are larger 

 in size and have a thicker and longer fur. 

 Our iriends (tlie Chinese) are very jiar- 

 ticnlar as to quality, and not less particu- 

 lar as to size; they sort and measure by 

 inches, and they therefore valued the 

 skins brought by the "Konstantin" higher 

 than the bachelors and grays from the 

 " Suvorof." The young sea-licui skins re- 

 ceived by this office have been exhibited, 

 but inasmuch as they have no fur and 

 short hair, though they make a very <.'Ood 

 hide, our friends rclused to take them at 

 any price, but asked that tiiey be given a 

 couple of skins to take to Kalgan, where 

 they might ascertain by experiment 

 whether they could be utilized for any 

 purpose. 



(Signed) Demetri Kuznetzop, 



Manager. 

 Vassili Joukof, 



Bookkeeper. 



instruct us, in disposing of the sealskins 

 received by the sliip " Suvoroff," to no- 

 tice what kinds are prized more highly 

 than others. In reply, this factory has 

 the honour to rei)ort that the seal skins 

 received by the ship "Suvoroif" and by 

 the " Constantine" were disposed of in a 

 lot, but from the acceptance and demands 

 of the Chinese it was observed that the 

 450 bachelors and young bulls brought by 

 the " Suvoroff," which were not even 

 called Californias, are valued by the 

 Chinese at half as much again as the 

 grays. The bachelors brought by the 

 "Constantine" were far better, as they 

 value them at twice the price of the 

 grays; and the bulls and young bulls re- 

 ceived by the " Constantine" still higher 

 than the bachelors, although the hair on 

 them is coarse and not tit for use. They 

 are large and on the llesh side are very 

 good. They are of a yellowish-white 

 colour. The Chinese pull out the hair 

 and only leave the down, which they dye, 

 and they use them in that conditicm. 

 The grays brought liy the " Suvoroff" are 

 very clean on the flesh side, but the fur is 

 not long. They are thin and of less value 

 than those received by the " Constan- 

 tine," which, although they are not clean 

 on the llesh side, and although they have 

 a paler colour and reddish spots, are 

 larger and have longer and thicker fur. 

 Our friends have very sharp eyes for qual- 

 ity, and not less for size. They assort and 

 measure them to an inch, and hence they 

 value those brought by the "Constan- 

 tine" more highly than those brought by 

 the " Suvoroff," both bachelors and grays. 

 The sea-lion skins received hy this factory 

 were shown them, but, while they were 

 very good on the flesh side, there was no 

 down on them, and the hair was coarse, 

 so that our friends will not take them at 

 any price; and they only asked for two 

 sea-lion skins, which they intend to carry 

 to Kalgan for the purpose of experiment- 

 ing witii them and seeing whether they 

 cannot put them to some use. 

 (Signed) Deaiktri Kuznetzof, 



Manager. 

 Vassili Joukof, 



Book-keeper. 



45 



No. 22. 



No. 22. 



Letter from the Board of Adminis- 

 tration of the Russtan-Americun 

 Company to Captain of the First 

 Eanic and Kni(jht Adolf Carlo- 

 vitch Etholin. Chief Manager of 

 the Russian-American Colonies. 

 Written from St. Petersburg, 

 March 8, 1843. 



Letter from the Board of Adminis- 

 tration of the Russian- American 

 Company to Captain of the First 

 Raiilc and Knight Adolf Carlo- 

 vitch Etholin, Chief Manager of 

 the Russian- American Colonies. 

 Written from St. Petersburg, 

 March 8, 1843. 



The regulations of the fur-seal in- The Board of Administration 

 dustry mentioned in your despatch fully apijroves the arrangements 



