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out in said statemeDt of Alexander Gault, the hunters on said sclioouer 

 would have captured at least 2,100 seal skins in saidBehring- Sea during 

 the season of 1889. 



6. I, for myself and the crew an 1 hunters of the said "Black Dia- 

 mond," claimed damages against the Government of the United States 

 of America for the seizure of the said "Black Diamond," and for the 

 taking and detention of said seventy-six seal-skins, and for 2,024 seal- 

 skins the balance of the estimated catch of 2,100 in Behring Sea for the 

 full season of 1880, also for the salt, rifle, Indian spears, and ship's 

 papers taken as aforesaid, and for legal and other expenses incidental 

 to, and arising out of, such seizure, and the preparation and submission 

 of this claim therefor and interest thereof at 7 jier cent, per annum 

 until j^aid. 



7. Hereto annexed, marked (A), is a statement in detail of such claim 

 for damages. 



And I, Morris Moss, make this solemn declaration, conscientiously 

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

 Voluntary and Extra- Judicial Oaths." 



(Signed) Morris Moss. 



Declared by the said IMorris Moss, at the city of Victoria, the 19th 

 day of November, A. i), 188!). 



Before me, (Signed) Arthur L. Belyea, 



A Notary Public hi/ Koyal Authority in and 



for the I'rocince of British Columbia. 



(A.) 



Statement of claim hij oirvcr of Kclioaner '' Blaclc U'k, vi'ivd" again.st the Government of 

 the United States of Aiintiea for seizure in Beliiituj Sea on July 11, 1SS9. 



70 seal-skins (seized). 

 2, 024 seal-skins, balance of estimnted catch by "Ij]a:k Diamond" for full 

 season of 1889 in Behrin;^- Sea. . 



2, 100 seal-sk ins, at 8 dollars $16, 800 



1 rifle, at 25 



20 s}iears, at 4 dollars each 80 



2 sacks salt, at 2 dol. 50 c. each 5 



Cost of ol)tainin<;' new shi])'s papers 25 



Legal and other expenses arising ont of, and incidental to, such seizure 250 



Total 17,185 



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



(Signed) Morris Moss. 



This is the statement referred to as marked (A) in the declaration of 

 Morris Moss, taken before me the 10th November, 1889. 



(Signed) A. L. Belyea, Notary Public. 



(X.) 



In the matter of the seizure of the sealing schooner " Black Diamond," 

 by the United States revenue cutter "Eichard Eush," on the 11th 

 day of July, A. D. 1889, 



I, Alexander Gault, of the city of Victoria, mate, do solemnly and 

 sincerely declare that — 



1. I was at the time of the occurrences hereinafter mentioned, 

 employed as mate of the sealing schooner " Black Diamond," of the. 

 port of Victoria, British Columbia. 



