I. E T T E R 



FROM 



THE ACTING SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, 



IN RESPONSE TO A RESOLUTION BY THE HOUSE, 



TRANSMITTlNti, 



W'itli accompanying documents, the report of Capt. 31. A. Healy, U. S. Revenue Mafine, 

 upon the cruise of the Revenue Marine steamer (Joruriifin the Arctic Ocean, in the year 



1885. 



March 30, 1886. — Referrfd to the Committee on Naval Affairs and onlereil ti> be jirinted. 



Treasury Department, March 29, 188(;. 

 Sir : In response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of tlie isth instant, I have 

 lionor to transmit lierewith a copy of tlie report of Capt. M. A. Healy, U. S. Revenue 

 ai'ine, upon the cruise of the Revenue Marine steamer Coririii in the Ai^'lic ()cean. made in 

 le year 1885, and its accompanying documents and illustratiijus. 



The following is a list of the inclosures which constitute i\w report and its accompani- 

 ;.'Uts: 



(1) General report of ojjerations of vessel for the j)rotection of the seal fislieries and sea 

 .tter hunting-grounds. 



{'i) Report of Lieut. J. C. Cantwell, of e\"'loration of the Kowak River, with jahotographs 

 ■.nd book of sketches. 



(3) Jfotes on birds of Kowak River and other portions of Alaska, and n( )t('s (m fishes of Alaska, 

 l)y Charles H. Townsend, assistant. U. S. Fish Commission. 



(t) Report of Assistant Engineer S. B. McLenegan, of ex^iloratiou nf the Noatak River. 

 Number of photographs, 5(). 



I have respectfully to request that in ])rinting the above-mentioned repoi't provision bo 

 made by Congress to furnish to the Treasury Depai-tment three thousand (;!,i)()0) copies. 

 Very respectfully, 



C. S. FAIRCHILD, 



Acting Secretary. 

 Hon. J. G. Carlisle, 



Speaker House of Repre.'ie.ntatives, Wai^.J nglmi, l>. C 



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