Pribilof Island Logbook, St. George Island
5/15/1874
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Logbook contains information concerning sealing activities on the Pribilof Islands, the weather, activities of the Alaska Native (Aleut) population, and deliveries of supplies by U.S. government vessels.
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21Friday May 15th, 1874.
Weather very clear and pleasant. Ther. 46°. Light easterly winds prevailing during the day.
The Steamer “Alexander” arrived about 6 P.M. from St. Paul. Among the passengers were Wm. J. McIntyre & wife & George R. Adams, Co. Agent. The Alexander left San Francisco April 18th and arrived at St. Paul on Monday, May 11 at 6 P.M. at Ounalaska three days. Mr. McIntyre is the successor of Mr. H.W. Elliott, the Asst. Treasury Agent at St. Paul, and St. George, and has been assigned to duty at St. George for the season of ‘74.
After discharging cargo the Alexander left for Ounalaska about 9 P.M. with Mr. Adams as passenger. The Alexander is expected back to St. George in about two weeks.
Saturday May 16, 1874.
Weather clear and pleasant. Ther. 52° at [7K.?] with light easterly winds. Nothing of special importance occurred during the day.
Sunday May 17th, 1874.
Weather cloudy with brisk N.E. winds. Average Ther. 37°. Mr. Falconer took Mr. McIntyre to the North Rookery and pointed out its extent and capacity and also explained to him the habits and peculiarities of this animal (the fur seal) In the morning a number of the natives, both the male and female come to the office to pay their respects to Mr. & Mrs. McIntyre.
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Monday May 18, 1874.
Pleasant – cloudy with occasional sunshine. Average temp. 40° Light North Easterly winds prevailing during the day.Messrs. Falconer & McIntyre ^ went to little Eastern Rookery. Saw a few seals, but they have not arrived in very large numbers yet.
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Tuesday May 19, 1874.
Bright and pleasant all day with light N.E. winds. Average temp. 51° Messrs. Falconer & McIntyre took a walk to the Sea Lion Rookery, returning to the village by the way of the extreme eastern portion of the Island and Eastern Rookery. There were but few Sea Lions hauling up, owing no doubt to the heat and their indiscriminate slaughter by the natives during the past winter. The Naratcheek visited Zapadnie and reported a few seals hauling up.
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Wednesday May 20, 1874.
Cloudy with occasional sunshine Light N.E. wind. Temp. 48° Nothing of special importance occurred during the day.
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Thursday May 21, 1874.
Cloudy with occasional sunshine. Light N.W. winds. Temp. 44°. Slight flurry of snow in morning. Messrs. Falconer & McIntyre went to Starry Aleet Rookery and saw quite a number of seals hauling up.
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Friday May 22, 1874.
Cool and Cloudy with slight flurry of snow. Mean temp. 45°. Nothing of special importance occurred during the day.
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Saturday May 23, 1874.
Cloudy with snow, and intervals of warm sunshine. Average temp. 47° S.W. wind.
Sunday May 24th, 1874.
Cloudy and squally during the day with strong S.W. wind Mean temp. 48°.
Monday May 25, 1874.
Cloudy and pleasant with S. wind Average temp. 50°
At 10 A.M. the Alaska Com. Cos. Steamer “Alexander” arrived from Ounalaska. Among the passengers for this station was the family of Somestian Marculief consisting of himself ^ wife and three children, they having left in August last on a visit to Ounalaska. One of the children, Jacob, was born ^ in March during their absence. The Russian Priest arrived per Str. from Oumalaska and spent the day on the Island and married one couple, [?] Lavrenty Marculief to Fevronia Swetzoff. Mr. Holmes, the Cos. Agent at this station, also returned from Oumalaska.
Congress having passed an Act changing the number of seals to be killed on St. Paul to 9000 and restricting the number to be killed on St. George to 10000, provision was accordingly made for the removal to St. Paul of twelve men with their families to be returned to St. George when the sealing season was over. The following are the names of the natives thus sent over to St. Paul
George Koleschief (second chief) Lavrenty Merculief
Alexa Galinin Peter Rezanzoft wife and child
Alexa Yustokoff Eustin Swetzoff
Dosefa Merculief ^and
Domita Akounski Foca Shane
Simon Philimonoff X
Evan “
Simon Wikoloff
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
National Archives Identifier: 297025
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