the. absence of distinguishable landmarks makes 'it decidedly too difficult, 

 at such time, to follow a direct course. Gasoline stoves vath fuel are 

 too heavy to. be packed and the mobile party would be supplied with smaller 

 alcohol stoves, which arc light and take up little space. 



■ ,. "Mo moving pictures wore taken of the sea otter as they were too 

 distant from shore to be phot-ographod by the camera v/ith which the party 

 was sur)r)lied **** + **■**'*****************-;<* " 



S. P. SV/ICSGOOD 



"CHEILAN ■ •■ Kiska, Alaska, 1 September, 1936. 



From: Commanding Officer, CHELAl'I, 



To: Commander, Bering Sea Patrol Force, 



Subject: Amchitka Sea Otter Survey Expedition, 



Forwarded, \ 



"From irhat the commanding officer has been able to learn from 

 various sources it is believed that sea otter are to be found in varying 

 numbers on nearly, all islands of the Rat and Andreanof groups, 



"The sea otter survey at Amchitka was instituted by the CIIELM 

 for the purpose of placing into the hands of the officers concerned the 

 best obtainable data relative to the actual number on Amchitka, unofficial 

 reports heretofore having ranged from three hundred to three thousand. 

 As the count exceeds even the largest number previously estimated, that 

 for all the islands must be stepped up accordingly, 



"At present comparatively few persons know of the presence of 

 sea otter on the Aleutians. It would seem, therefore, prcventicm of 

 the best sort to take active measures in advance of the spread of the 

 information contained in subject report, to the end that what may be- t 

 come a fur source of first rank may be fostered and developed to the ut- 

 most," 



L. V. KIELHOEN 



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