292 ORAL ARGUMENT OF HON. EDWARD J. PHELPS. 



Mr. JMsti(,'e Harlan. — Where is the second point/? 



General Foster. — There. [Pointing it out.\ The pUice where the ex- 

 change was made in 181)2 was Port Etches, which is there. [Indicatinr/ it.\ 



Mr. Phelps. — I take No. 2, the W. P. Hall. On the 1st June she was 

 south oil" Sitka Bay. On the 13th June she was off Yakutat Bay. I do 

 not find the amount of her catch here. 



General Foster. — We only tabulate the catch of those engaged dur- 

 ing the whole season, beginning in January or February. 



Mr. Phelps. — Now take the Maud S. On the 1st May she was off 

 Sitka; on the 31st May she was south-west of Yakutat Bay; on the 13th 

 June, she was south-east of Marmot Island. 



From February to April, as shown by her log she took 319 seals. In 

 May and June she took 640. 



Sir Charles Eussell. — Where do you get the figures from? 



Mr. Phelps. — From the log of the vessel. 



General Foster. — The figures represent each day's capture of seals. 



Mr. Phelps.— Take No. 4, the Agnes McDonald, on the 1st May off' 

 Queen Charlotte Sound, on the 3()tli May off" Yakutat Bay, on the 15th 

 June off" Cape Clear. There is where that vessel spent May and half 

 of June. The catch is not given. 



General Foster. — She was not engaged in the early part of the season. 



Mr. Phelps. — The entire catch is given, but we cannot tell which was 

 taken before May and after June. 



The President. — There was a good deal in July and August; is that 

 in Behring Sea? 



General Fosteu. — Yes. 



Sir Charles Eussell. — This was the year of modus vivendi. 



Mr. Phelps. — No. 5 the Arietis on the 17th of May was'off' Icy Bay; 

 on the 30th May off' Cape Clear; on June 13th oft" Shumagin Island — 

 that was her course. 



No. 0, the Beatrice^ on the 1st May was off' south part of Queen Char- 

 lotte Island; on the 30th May off Cape St. Elias. On the 15th June 

 she was off' Cape Clear. That vessel took from January to April inclu- 

 sive 249 seals. In the months of May and June she took 454. 



N" 7 is the SajypMre. May 1 off Prince of Wales Island. 



May 30, off S. W. Cape St. Elms. 

 June 11, off Middlcton Island. 

 N" 8 is the E. B. Marvin. May 1, S. W. Sitka. 



May 30, S. W. Yakutat Bay. 

 June 9, S. W. Middleton Island, 

 That vessel from January to A^jril took 611 seals. In the months of 

 Mav and June she took 1,012. 



N° 9 is the Viva. May 1, off S. W. Yakutat Bay. 



May 30, off Cayie St. Elias. 

 June 20, off Middleton Island. 

 That vessel from February to April inclcusive took 881 seals. In 

 May and June she took 985. 



N" 10 is the A. E. Faint. May 1, off S. Queen Charlotte Island. 



May 30, off' Yakutat Bay. 

 June 17, off Cape Clear S. W. 

 That vessel took from February to April inclusive 239 seals and the 

 months of ]\Iay and June 325 seals. 



NMl is tlie A. G. Moore. May 1, off Cape Muzen, P. Wales Island. 



:vlay29, off Middleton Island. 

 June 8, off Portlock Bank, S. W. Cape 

 Clear. 



