St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
ALAsKA's CHIEF INDUSTRY.
Bids for Exclusive Right to Oper-
ate the Sealing Bonanza,

ate the sealing bonanza.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Bids were
opened at the treasury department at
noon to-day for the exclusive right to
take fur seals upon the islands of St.
Paul and st. George, Alaska, for the
term of twenty years from May l, 1890.
They were opened publicly in the pres
eoce of Secretary Window and Assist
ant Secretary richenor, by committee
especially appointed for that purpose.
of which First Comptroller Matthews is
chairman. Before opening the bids
Secretary Window announced that
no oral arguments would be heard,
but gentlemen desiring to might
file written briefs between now and 10
o'clock Monday. There were twelve
bids. They were numbered and read
as follows: The first was from an UNI
known resident of Philadelphia. The
bid was thrown out by Secretary Win
dom for the reason that it was accom-
panied by
A PRoMIssoRY NOTE
for 100000, instead of by certified
the advertisement. The next bid was
from the American Fishing and Trad
ing company. of San Francisco. Ivy
Charles ID. Laid. president. Their
offer was to pay the United States $685.
900 per annum, and in addition S4.l2 for
each skin aud Is cents for each gallon
of seal oil. Bid No. 8 was
found tn contain no certified check, and
was rejected without reading. No.
4 was from the North American
Trading company, of West Virginia.
They offered TO pay an annual rent of
$4,000 and g tax and S4.05 ROYALTY for
each skin taken. which, they say, on a
basis of a catch of 10000 seals year,
government of S445,00O. Bid No. was
from the Pacific Steam Whaling cOul-
pany. of California. by j. n. Knowles,
president. They offered to pay an an
nual rental of $4,000 and the sum of
S7.15 for each seal taken. Bid No. 6
was from the Alaska Commercial COM
pany, who offered the following rates:
To pay S5O,0OO for rent of islands and
the sum of 1915 for each skin taken;
also to provide 100 comfortable dwell
ings for the inhabitants of the island
and make ample provision for their
MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT
and to establish a regular mail service
from San Francisco to Alaska, without
cost to the government. They also of
fer to provide schools. churches and
hospitals for the inhabitants, and to
provide wharf facilities at Ounalaska,
and to distribute supplies gratuitiously
to various points in Alaska. They also
offer in the event that any other proper
and responsible party shall offer in good
faith greater amount for SAID privi-
lege, to pay to the United States the
full amount offered by such party.
They say their offer contemplates an
annual revenue to the United States Of
SS75.0J0. Bid No. z was from E. w.
Clark, of Washington. ID. c., represent
ing A. E. Bateman, George E. Lemon.
and others. They propose to pay
bonus of $4,000 in addition to the
rental of S50,OQ0 per annum and the tax
of 81 for each skin. No. 8 was from
the Atlantic & Pacific company, of New
York. byCharles, II Kenny president, who
offered to pay an annual rental of
S55, 600; to pay for subsistence of nat
ives, and to pay in addition to the tax
of 50 per skin. bonus of S6.1215 for
each skin. No. 8 was from the North
American Commercial company, of
Illinois. who offered to pay rent of
$4,000 and tax and bonus of S7.11 for
each skin, and also to comply with all
requirements as to
CARE AND COMFORT
of Aleutian islanders. Bid No. 10 was
from the North American Commercial
company, of California, by Isaac Liebes,
president. who proposed to pay an an
nual rental of 500, 200 and So rs for each
skin taken. with express understanding
that the catch shall not be limited to
less than 100000 per year after the first
year; they will give the government As
per cent of the gross receipts
from the sale of seals or they
will agree to pay rate 10 per cent
higher than the rate offered by any
other company. Bid No. II was also
from the North American Commercial
Company of San Francisco. They Of
fered to pay rental of $4,000 and
S9.6215 for each skin taken and shipped.
and so cents gallon for seal oil. Bid
No. II was also from the same company.
1t proposed to pay rental of S57, 100
and SlO.25 for each skin taken and
shipped, and SO cents gallon for seal
oil, provided the United States guaran-
tees protection of the fisheries.
Benjamin Resumes Work.