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Mr. Fred'k, Whymper, Artist, W.U.T. Ex. 3 Lots comprising 3 spec & 10 individ.
Richard Cotter. W.U.T. Ex.              2 " " [[Ditto for: Lots comprising]] 2 " [[Ditto for: spec]] 25 " [[Ditto for: individ.]]
Geo. Dow. " [[Ditto for: W.U.T Ex]]  4 " " [[Ditto for: Lots comprising]] 4 " [[Ditto for: spec]] 18 " [[Ditto for: individ.]]
Capt. Fish, Brig Victoria S.J. 1 " "[[Ditto for: Lots comprising]] 1〃[[Ditto for: spec &]] 1〃[[Ditto for individ.]]
Mr. Tripp. Mate  〃[[Ditto for: Brig Vivtoria, S.J.]] 1  〃 〃 [[Dittos for Lots comprising]] 1   〃 [[Ditto for: spec]] 1〃[[Ditto for: individ.]]
Chas. Fronefield, Petropavlovsk, 2 " "[[Ditto for: Lots comprising]] 2〃 [[Ditto for: spec]]  2 〃[[Ditto for: individ.]]
Jno. Hepburn, Esq. San Francisco 1〃〃 [[Dittos for: Lots comprising]] 1〃 [[Ditto for: spec]] 1  〃 [[Ditto for: individ.]]
J. C. Gove〃 〃〃 [[Dittos for: Esq. San Francisco]]      1  " "[[Dittos for: Lots comprising]]  50 "[[Ditto for: spec]]  110 〃[[Ditto for: individ.]]
R. E. C. Stearns  〃 〃 〃 [[Dittos for: Esq.San Francisco]] 2  〃    〃 [[Ditto for: Lots comprising]] 15 〃[[[Ditto for: spec]]  75〃 [[Ditto for: individ.]]
H. Bolander 〃 〃 〃 [[Dittos for: Esq. San Francisco]] 2  〃 〃[[Ditto for: Lots comprising]]    25〃 [[Ditto for: spec]] 50〃[[Ditto for: individ.]]
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Total rec'd outside of Sci. Corps.      60 〃 [[Ditto for: Lots comprising]] 334" [[Ditto for: spec]]  1406 " [[Ditto for: individ.]]
Collected before leaving San Francisco 5305 individuals of 349 species, do after do, 5160 individuals of 451 species. The opportunities for collecting at Sitka were 6 days, at Ounga
 1 1/2 at St. Michaels 1, at Plover Bay 2 1/2 and Petropavlovsk 8; in all 19 days; making an average of 272  speci [[strikethrough]] es [[/strikethrough]] mens of 21 species collected per day.    Beside these there were collected 
by Mr. Kennicott at Victoria a very large number of specimens, which he forwarded without preserving a record; and a large number of specimens 
undoubtably collected by Ferdinand Bischoff, at Sitka after our departure. The same may be hoped of Bannister at St. Michaels. Also it may reasonably be supposed, that the gentlemen at Victoria and elsewhere, who professed themselves 
willing to add to our collections; have succeeded in obtaining specimens, sooner or later to be rec'd from them.
  The Telegraph work and the Scientific work notwithstanding the lateness of the season at starting, have been crowned with evident success; and it cannot be doubted that the sagacious mind 
which combined and fostered these enterprises, will carry them
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steadily on to a glorious and speedy consummation.
                  I remain very respectfully
                         Wm H. Dall
                        [[signature]]   Acting Director, Sci. Corps

Col. Chas. I. Bulkley   }
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Engineer in Chief W.U.T. }
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       [[double underline]]Special Notes[[/double underline]]

No. I. Ounga Island. _____ This spot possesses a peculiar interest in an economical point of view, on account of the beds of lignite of good quality which are exposed there.
  These beds are in layers of from one to eleven inches in thickness, separated by thin layers of fossiliferous shale. They are capped with shales and sandstones which where exposed are of a loose and crumbling character. They have 
a slight dip to the N.W.
  From the fossils found here, the rocks were referred by Mr Bannister and myself to the Cretaceous formation 
and are ^[[at least]] in all probability, later than Jurassic.
  These beds could readily be worked at a moderate 
expense, and if the fuel be of a satisfactory quality as I should judge much of it is, it might effect a considerable saving to the Company. The excavations would for some distance at least require to be roofed on account of the crumbling character of the superincumbent rock, and if the extracted fuel would
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