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ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 



here in court in his proper person, in the name and on behalf of said United States, 

 against the schooner Thornton, her tackle, apparel, boats, cargo, and furniture, and 

 against all persons intervening for their interest therein, in a cause of forfeiture, 

 alleges and informs as follows: 



That Charles A. Abbey, an oflScer in the Revenue-Marine Service of the United 

 States, and on special duty in the vraters of the District of Alaska, heretofore, to 

 wit, on the 1st day of /.ugust, 1886, witliin the limits of Alaska. Territory, aud in the 

 waters thereof, and within the civil and judicial District of Alaska, to wit, within 

 the waters of that portion of Bering Sea belonging to the said district, on waters 

 navigable from the sea by vessels of 10 or more tons burden, seized the ship or vessel 

 commonly called a schooner, the Thornton, her tackle, api:)arel, boats, cargo, and 

 furniture, being the property of some person or persons to the said attorney unknown, 

 as forfeited to the United States, for the following causes: 



That the said vessel or schooner was found engaged in killing fur seal within the 

 limits of Alaska Territory, and in the waters thereof, in violation of section 1956 of 

 the Revised Statutes of the United States. 



And tlie said attorney saith that all and singular the premises are and were true, 

 and within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of this court, and that by reason 

 thereof and by force of the statutes of the United States in such cases made and 

 provided, the aforementioned and described schooner or vessel, being a vessel of 

 over 20 tons burden, her tackle and ap])arel, boats, cargo, and furniture, became 

 forfeited to the use of the said United States, and that said schooner is now within 

 the district aforesaid. 



Wherefore the said attorney prays the usual process and monition of this honor- 

 able court issue in this behalf, and that all persons interested in the before-mentioned 

 and described schooner or vessel may be cited in general and special to answer the 

 premises, and all due proceedings being had, that the said scljooner or vessel, her 

 tackle, apparel, boats, cargo, and furniture may, for the cause aforesaid, and others 

 appearing, be condemned by the definite sentence and decree of this honorable 

 court, as forfeited to the use of the said United States, according to the form of the 

 statute of the said United States in such cases made and provided. 



M. D. Ball, 

 United States District Attorney for the District of Alaska. 



Annex C. 



The following table shows the names of the British sealing vessels seized or warned 

 by the United States revenue cruisers, 1886-1890, and the approximate distance from 

 land when seized. The distances assigned in the cases of tlie Carolena, Thornton, and 

 Onward are on the authority of the United States Naval Commander Abbey (see 

 Senate Ex. Doc, No. 106, pp. 20, 30, 40, Fiftieth Congress, second session). The dis- 

 tances assigned in the cases of the Anna Beck, W. P. Sai/ivard, Dol2)hin, and Grace are 

 on the authority of Captain Shepard, United States Revenue Marine (Blue Book, 

 United States, No. 2, 1890, pp. 80-82. See Appendix, Vol. HI). 



Name of vessel. 



Carolena.. 

 Thornton . 

 Onward... 

 Favourite. 



Anna Beck 



"W. P. Say ward. 



Dolphin 



Grace 



Alfred Adania . 



Ada 



Triumph 



Juanita 



Pathfinder 



Triumph 



Black Diamond . 

 Lily 



Ariel 



Kate 



Minnie 



Pathfinder 



Date 

 of seizure. 



Aug. 1,1886 



...do: 



Aug. 2,1886 

 do 



July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 

 July 

 July 

 July 



2, 1887 

 9, 1887 

 12, K87 

 17, 1887 

 10, 1887 

 25, 1887 

 4, 1887 

 31, 1889 

 29, 1889 

 11, 1889 



do 



Aug. 6,1889 

 July 30, 1889 

 Aug. 13, 1889 

 July 15, 1889 

 Mar. 27, 1890 



Approximate distance from land when seized. 



75 milea 



70 m ilea 



1 1 5 milea 



Warned by Corwin in abmit .same position as 



Onward. 



66 miles 



59 miles 



40 miles 



96 miles 



62 miles 



15 miles 



Warned by Rush not to enter Bering Sea 



66 miles 



50 miles 



Ordered out of Bering Sea by Eush. (?) As 



to position when warned. 



35 miles 



66 milea 



Ordeied out of Bering Sea by Rush 



do 



65 miles 



Seized in Keah Bay. (?) 



United States 



vessel making 



seizures. 



Corwin. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Rush. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Bear. 



Rush. 

 Do. 



Do. 

 Do. 



Do 



Corwm 



