Salt Lake Tribune | 1894-08-30 | Page 1 | The Seal Fisheries

the seal fisheries washington aug letters were received today to day at the treasury department part ment from assistant Secret secretary arv hamlin and captain hooper of the rush the letters which are dated st pauls island august still eth state that the th assistant secretary who has born been on a tour of 0 inspection to the balot islands expected to reach port town rend pend on oil the ath of 0 september and washington about ten days litter later captain hooper in ills his letter says the north american commercial company has already taken about sels seals and it Is the expectation thit that 1000 additional will be taken before the a season c this would indicate th that t au an dhority has been given the company to tako take the maximum number of skins conditionally granted by the secretary before the season opened hooper also says there are ninny many poachers in bering sea all armed with spears and it Is assumed that thoy they have had a profitable season as the weather has been favorable reports Ilc ports from rom the he yukon river show I 1 that hat tt a great mining boom la is in pro greas in thal thai region the sum bum of 0 in gold turrets 1 1 geets la is now at awaiting sli shipment 1 p to san fran francisco cisco miners in large numbers are going into the country from and southern alaska