The New York herald., 1870-07-21
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July 20, 1870.
for the Alaska Fur Seal Trade.

WASHINGTON, July 70 1870
Bids for the Alaska Fur Seal Trade.
Secretary Boutwell, to-day at noon opened the bids
iii his office ror the exclusive privilege Of catching
fur seal on the islands OF St George and st. Paul. I'm
Alaska for twenty years from May l, 1870 The fol-
lowing are the bids-S. e. Morgan h Co., OF Norris
town, Pa. $4,000 per annum; J. w. Raymond, OF
San Francisco, s96 900 per annum; J. Adams Il Son,
OF Philadelphia slO5,OOO per annum; Louis G0ldston
OF San Francisco, for Finchel Co., the American
Russian Commercial Company and Taylor Bendele,
all of San Francisco, $4,000 per annum for rental
and e2X cents beyond the two dollars fixed by
law for the skins, ana fltyive cents per gallon for
all the oil obtained from the carcasses the total or
which, estimating tnat 100 600 seals would be killed
every year and two gallons OF oil obtained from each
carcass would amount to $227.5 per anuum G.
NJ. Lockwood, OF Oregon, at $l27,00O per annum;
John Barnett, OF Washington, $156, 900 per annum;
j. Clinton hastings, OF San Francisco, $4,000 per
annum: John II. Bradford. of New York
city, $76,55O; the Alaska Commercial Company,
$685. 900; Talbot T. Fowler. OF Washington, $1,000;
Seman X. Hannighan, OF Terre aute, Ind, $4,000;
John NJ Davidson, of Washington, d. c., ss7, coo;
Thomas W. Sweeney, Of Philadelphia, $lll, ,Ooo and
Louis G. WetOn, OF New YORK, 900. The decision
will be made at future day. The following memo
randum In reference TO bids for the exclusive right
to take fur seals upon the islands Of st. Paul and st.
George was read before the persons present at the
opening of the bids at noon To-day
Fr,st-The successful bider will be required to de-
posit security within three days to the amount OF
$4,000, In lawful money or bonds OF the United
States, tor the due execution Of contract agreeaby
to an act 10 prevent the extermnatton OF fur bear.
Ing animals In Alaska. Approved July !, 1870.
Sec0nd-It being apparent, from the language en-
ployed in the act aforesaid, that 1t was the intention
mercial Company, think it proper to state before
the bids are opened that the contract will be awarded
to said company II their proposal shall be not more
than ten per cent below that or the highest bidder.
Thdr-NO bid will be accepted unless made by q
responsible party acquainted with the business or
skilled III kindred pursuit to sucn an extent as TO
render II probable that the contract will be 80 exc
cuted as to secure the results contemplated by the
law.
Secretary OF Montana.
Addison II. Sanders. OF Iowa, was to-day ap.
pontcd Secretary OF Montana, vice Wiley s. Serb.
ner, suspended.
The Indinn Murders at North Park.
The Indian Office Is In receipt OF telegram from
Governor J. A. Campbell, OF wyoming Territory,
giving information that the party that went to North
Park In search Of the missing miners has returned
ln!addtion to the thrce heretofore reported there
were found the body OF one man, named Van Dyke
and another supposedto be Wilcox. Letters writer
by Van DYKE found near his body, indicate that the
Utes had ordered him away the day previous to his
death. All the miners have lelt the North Park.
An Old Whslkey Case Disposed OF.
The final papers ordering the entire release OF the
whiskey seized In California in August, 1862 were
forwarded to the Treasury officers at San Francisco
to-day The whiskey In question involved half NH
Hon Of dollara