142 CASE OF GREAT lUUTAIN. 



Exhibit (A). 



Value of steam-schoouer "Tlioriitoii ' ;it time of soiziue by United States 



steam-ship " Corwiu " $6. 000. 00 



Value of "Thorutou's" outfit: 



Groceries $533. 37 



Ammunition 340. 2() 



Dry goods : 49. 88 



Iron Avater tanks 50. 00 



Ship chandlery for sealing purposes 278. 64 



One chronometer 81. 45 



Extra suit of new sails 307. 18 



Seven No. 10 shot guns 248. 00 



Five lilies ". ." 125. 96 



Gun implements and tools 23. 20 



Four new sealing-boats and sails 612. 70 



Water casks 25. 00 



6 tons salt 90. 00 



18 tons coal 126. 00 



Cooking range and utensils 50. 00 



Total outfit 2.941.64 



Insurance: 



Preuiium on 1,200?. — insurance on hull, lOlL 48 492.83 



Premium on 1,000?. — insurance on outfit and cargo, 20?. 38. id. 98. 60 



591. 43 



Wages paid hunters and crew up to time of seizure, hunters and 

 crew having been taken to San Francisco by United States 



authorities 1, 370. 00 



Passage-money thence to Victoria 177. 16 



Passage-money aud expenses of Captain Guttormsen and mate, 



Harry Norman, after release from Sitka to Victoria 200.00 



403 seal-skins on board the " Thornton" at the time of seizure, at 



7dollar8 per skin 2,821.00 



Total 4,568.16 



Total, Exhibit (A) 14,101.23 



(Signed) ' I). B. MacTavish, Notary Fublic. 



Exhibit (B). 



Xumher of seals taken hj/ IhefollowiiKj thirteen sealiuf/ schooners during the i/ear 1S86 in 

 and about the Behrinij Sea, most of the thirteen leaving the sea before the end of the 

 season, fearing capture. 



Schooners : No. of Snals. 



Pathfinder 1, 766 



Marv Ellen 4, 256 



Theresa 2, 625 



Favourite 3, 325 



Black DiamoiHl 1, 760 



Alfred Adams 2, 465 



Active 2, 275 



City of Santiago 1, 620 



Silvia Handy 1, .587 



Doli.hin 2,601 



Anna Beck 1, 400 



Grace 2, .550 



Say ward 2, 725 



Total catcli 30, 955 



Average per vessel 2, 381 



(Signed) 1). B. MacTavisii. Notary Public. 



