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per first account-sales (1888) netted tlie said firm at Victoria, British 

 Columbia, about 12 dol. 25 c. per skin, and per the second account-sales, 

 they netted the said firm about 10 dol. 30 c. per skin at Victoria, Brit- 

 ish Columbia. The catch of 1889 was a spring catch, which always 

 contains a larger percentage of small skins than the summer and fall 

 catches, and hence realize less per skin on an even market. 



9. I, for myself, the said Frederic Carue, Junior, and for the said 

 firm of Carne and Munsie, claim damages against the Government of 

 the United States of America for the seizure of the said "Pathfinder," 

 and for the taking and detention of the said 854 seal-skins, and for 

 1,240, the balance of the estimated catch of 2,100 in Behring Sea for a 

 full season; also for the guns, ritles, ammunition, salt, and ship's papers 

 seized as aforesaid; and for legal and other expenses incidental to, and 

 arising out of, such seizure, and the prei)aration and submission of this 

 claim therefor, and interest thereon at 7 per cent, per annum. 



10. Hereto aujiexed, marked (A), is a statement in detail of such 

 claim. 



11. I am in constant communication with my agents in London, Eng- 

 land, and from information I have received from such agents, I verily 

 believe that the price of sumnun- and fall catches of seal-skins from 

 North Pacific Ocean and Behring Sea for 1889 will be fully up to the 

 price obtained for the "Pathfinder's" catch, sold as per account-sales 

 (B), hereto annexed, namely, 12 dol. 25 c. per skin net, at Victoria, 

 British Columbia. 



12. That 1 have paid in full the crew and hunters of the " Path- 

 finder " for the season of 1889, iricluding the sums due to them in respect 

 of the 854 seal-skins seized as aforesaid. 



And I, William Munsie, nmke this solemn declaration, conscientiously 

 believing the same to be true, and by virtue of " The Act respecting 

 Extrajudicial Oaths." 



Declared by the said William Munsie, at Victoria, the 18th day of 

 October, A. d. 1889, before me. 



(Signed) William Munsie. 



(Signed) Arthur L. Belyea, 



A Noiary PnMic by Royal authority in and for the Province of 

 British Columbia, residing and practicing at Victoria, British 

 Columbia. 



(A.) 



Statement of claivi hy owners of scliooner " Patlifinder" aqmnst the Government of the 

 United States of America, for seizure in Behring Sea on the 29th July, 1SS9. 



854 seal-skins (seized). 

 1,246 skins, balance of estimated catch by "Patlifiuder" for full season 

 1889 in Bebrin^'s Sea. 



2, 100 skins, at 12 dol. 25 c. each $25,725.00 



8 shot nuns, at 25 dollars each 440. 00 



4 rilies, at 25 dolliirs each 100. 00 



6 boxes aiuinnnitiou, at say 200.00 



Salt ' 25.00 



Cost of obtaining new sliip's papers 25.00 



Legal and other expenses arising out of, and iucidfutal to, such seizure.. 250. 00 



Total 26,765.00 



And interest thereon at 7 per cent, per annum until paid. 



(Signed) William Munsie. 



