FUR-SEAL FISHERIES OF ALASKA, 1909. 
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government agents from the preceding season because they exceeded 
the weight allowed by the regulations. 
There were on hand, therefore, on St. George Island on July 31, 
1909, 3,318 sealskins, gathered from the sources enumerated. 
Statement of Fur Seals Killed on St. George Island, Alaska, during the 
Year ended July 31, 1909. 
Seals killed for na- 
tives’ food. 
Seals 
killed by 
Aggregate. 
Date. 
Rookery. 
Large 
young 
seals. 
Skins 
accepted 
by 
lessees. 
lessees 
for skins, 
accepted, 
prime. 
Skins 
accepted. 
Total 
number 
of seals 
killed. 
Overweight skins retained from previous sea- 
son ( delivery as part of quota of 1908 au- 
thorized by letter of Commissioner of Fish- 
eries, dated March 11, 1909) 
5 
5 
5 
1908. 
Aug. 7 
7 
67 
67 
67 
67 
Zapadni (watchman) 
5 
5 
5 
5 
Oct. 19 
21 
Staraya Artel 
23 
23 
23 
23 
North 
32 
32 
32 
32 
23 
East. 
22 
22 
22 
22 
24 
Zapadni (watchman) 
6 
6 
6 
6 
30 
31 
Staraya Artel 
35 
35 
35 
35 
Zapadni (watchman) 
6 
6 
6 
6 
Nov. 2 
East 
18 
18 
18 
18 
3 
North. 
91 
91 
91 
91 
7 
Zapadni (watchman) 
6 
6 
6 
6 
13 
North and Staraya Artel. 
94 
94 
94 
94 
17 
23 
do 
17 
17 
17 
17 
Staraya Artel 
20 
20 
20 
20 
1909. 
June 5 
Zapadni (watchman) 
2 
2 
2 
2 
5 
Staraya Artel 
26 
26 
26 
26 
12 
Zapadni (watchman) 
2 
2 
2 
2 
15 
North. 
26 
26 
26 
26 
19 
Zapadni (watchman) 
2 
2 
2 
2 
22 
North (food drive) 
18 
18 
18 
18 
24 
East (watchman) 
1 
1 
1 
1 
26 
Zapadni (watchman) 
2 
2 
2 
2 
29 
Zapadni 
32 
32 
32 
July 2 
6 
East, North, and Staraya Artel 
312 
312 
312 
do 
350 
350 
350 
8 
Zapadni . 
42 
42 
42 
10 
East, North, and Staraya Artel 
201 
201 
201 
14 
do 
242 
242 
242 
16 
Zapadni 
31 
31 
31 
19 
East, North, and Staraya Artel 
446 
446 
446 
21 
Zapadni 
42 
42 
42 
23 
East, North, and Staraya Artel 
404 
404 
404 
27 
do 
260 
260 
260 
31 
do 
368 
368 
368 
31 
Zapadni 
62 
62 
62 
Total a 
521 
521 
2,797 
3,318 
3,318 
a Four skins of this year’s catch exceeding the limit of pounds in weight are retained in salt, subject 
to future disposition. The number available for shipment the current year is therefore 3,314. 
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