APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
284 In the first place, we take their average amount paid to the 
Government, as per their own estimate and statement...--.------ 
This must be correct. 
We then take the money paid to the natives for killing and skinning 
the seal. 
In their reply to Governor Swineford’s charge (p. 19) they say: 
“There are 87 families on St. Paul Island; there are 26 families on St. 
George Island; making 115 families in all.” 
We will give the benefit of 450 dollars for each family, which is the 
highest price claimed as being paid to them for their service (see p. 16 
in their reply to Governor Swineford’s charge). This would give total 
expense for killing, skinning, curing, and loading into the vessel, as paid 
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This allows the very highest estimate paid for this service, according 
to their own Report. 
Wierwall now make an allowante Otecseses- 55 soe eee- 2s oe oes as ee 
for expense of the Company on the islands for the year, independent of 
the sum paid to the natives. This is for white clerk hire, insurance, 
and for fuel, and an abundant supply of salted salmon, which is given 
to the natives free of charge, &c., which we think to be a full margin 
for this expense. 
The next item of expense is salf, which is the only article used to cure 
the skins. We will say that it takes 400 tons of salt—200 tons will do 
this, but on account of the short time in which seals are taken, it does 
not allow much time to use it ov er, which can be done two or three 
times. This salt at present is worth 9 dollars per ton in San Francisco, 
in small lots of 1 to 10 tons. We will say that it cost that for 400 tons, 
MAKUMNOVEXPENSe Of Salibsass a oo! <a Sioa sl seh erepeates so ioe cmeos seine ee ale 
The next item is cost of transportation from the island to San Francisco. 
The steamer ‘St. Paul” is designed for this purpose. She made three 
trips during the year 1888, clearing from San Francisco for Ounalaska— 
Ist trip, cleared March 22, 1888. 
2nd trip, cleared May 12, 1888. 
3rd trip, cleared September 13, 1888. 
Each time the manifest called for assorted goods and merchandize of 
various kinds, and fully one-half of which was consigned to other parts 
of Alaska, so that probably one-half of the expense of this steamer could 
be charged to other business, independent of the seal islands. On two 
of these trips she cleared with thirty men, and once with thirty-one. 
The steamer is probably employed eight months in the year. The expense 
of this cannot be accurately estimated, but by estimating the expense 
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for the year, would, we think, give long margin, so as to include wear 
and tear, interest on investment, insurance, &c.; this would give expense 
a fair estimate until goods are laid in San Francisco. We will allow 14 
per cent. insurance to London on, say, 1,250,000 dollars, which would 
probably be the extent that these skins could be insured for, and which 
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When the skins arrive in San Francisco they are packed in casks, espe- 
cially made for this purpose, which contain on an average 40 to 45 skins, 
calling 40 skins. This would make 2,500 casks. San Francisco market 
value of same is 2 dol..25 c..each, making total expense..-.-.-.-.---.--- 
We will give expense of packing in casks, drayage, and storage in San 
ISU CTS C One ae se tte eect apy cee rsela ot era hea mean oe oe epe soe eee 
The freight at present time between San Francisco and New York, in 
carload lots, for seal-skins in pickle, is 2 cents per lb. When packed they 
will average nearly 16 lbs., and taking this as a basis, they would make 
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We will say it cost one-half this amount to lay and deliver them in 
London via steamer from New York, which, we think, is a large esti- 
TVA eee vara as ie apse eee ee eee cep ea win iats etapycle Seine eaeis alee ie saa seis Sele 
This lays them in London ready for sale. The purchaser has a dis- 
count of 24 per cent. allowed him, which is deducted from his purchase. 
This would make on 1,890,094 dol. 29.96 e., amount realized for the skins. - 
C. M. Lampson and Co.’s charges for commission on the sale of salted 
fur-seal skins, which include insurance, storage, &c., after the goods are 
Melivereditor tems Sy451 Gl COmtmaetemnense saan Bee see ae cece ee 
This gives total expense of cate hing, curing, and marketing the 100,000 
seals... ... eee area ate ciate cle a aaicbate sina cveo eo timalciviais’ Seid Acta co Sere Deciswecocices 
315 
$296, 286. 82 
51, 850. 00 
30, 000. 00 
3, 600. 00 
50, 000. 00 
18, 750. 00 
5, 375. 00 
5, 000. 00 
32, 000. 00 
16, 000. 00 
AT, 252. 35 
75, 603. 76 
559, 367. 93 
