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the employ of the Ahiska Commercial Company, and, in addition, the 

 names of several who are traders in Alaska, who have no connection 

 with the company, except as they purchase their goods from us as 

 wholesale dealers. 



Q. How many men has the company stationed on the island of Attoo? 

 —A. One, Mr. Block. 



Q. Where is the next station? — A. The next station is Athka, about 

 450 miles to the eastward of Attoo. 



Q. How many men are tbere? — A. One. 



Q. Where is the next? — A. At Oomnak. 



Q. How far is that from the last-named station ? — A. It is about 200 

 miles. 



Q. Now continue with the next station, — A. The next station is 

 Oonalaska, and there are on Oonalaska Island three other small sta- 

 tions, at each of which one man is stationed. 



Q. How large an island is Oonalaska ? — A. About 80 miles lon^. 



Q. How far are these small stations apart 'i — A. The most distant one 

 is about SO miles from Oonalaska village. 



Q. How maiiy are there at Oonalaska ? — A. Six. 



Q. Oonalaska is a kind of a supply station for the company ? — A. Yes, 

 sir; it is a supply depot for all tlie western part of Alaska, and the 

 place at which all vessels touch when going into Bering Sea. 



Q. You have four men there ? — A. We have six. One is a native. 



Q. Five white men ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Go on to the next station. — A. The next station is on Akootan 

 Island. 



Q. What is the next ?— A. The next is Sanak. 



Q. How far is that from the last station ?— A. About 320 miles. 



Q. How many men have you there ? — A. Two. 



Q. What is the next one? — A. The next two stations are on the west 

 end of the Alaska peninsula. 



Q. How far is that from the last-named station ? — A. About 20 or 30 

 miles. 



Q. How many men are there ? — A. One at each place. 



Q. What is next ? — A. The next is Oonga, about 100 miles east of 

 Sanak. 



Q. Where is the next ?— A. The next is in Kodiak district, on Kodiak 

 Jshmd. 



Q. How far is that from the other stations named ? — A . It is about 

 midway between Sitka and Oonalaska — about 500 miles from either 

 place. 



Q. What is the name of the next? — A. The next to the eastward is 

 Nutchik. 



Q. How far is that from Kodiak? — A. Two hundred and twenty 

 miles. 



Q. How many stations are there on Kodiak Island? — A. Three. 



Q. How far are they separated from each other? — A. They are from 

 20 to 50 miles apart. 



Q. How many men have you on Kodiak Island ?— A. At each of these 

 smaller stations we have one man. At Kodiak, headquarter station, we 

 have five men altogether. 



Q. Now where is the next? — A. We have three men stationed at 

 as many places about Cook's Inlet. 



Q. How far is that from any of the other stations? — A. About 100 

 miles north of Kodiak Island. We have a station on Prince William's 



