THE DEPONENTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE. 23 



Chad George, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I was born at 

 Neali Bay, and have lived there all my life; am 27 

 years old ; have been a seal hunter ever since I was chad George, p. 365. 

 a small boy. Have spent three seasons in Bering 

 Sea. For the last eight years I have been engaged as hunter. Spent 

 the three seasons in Bering Sea on the schooners Alfred Adams and 

 Lottie. 



Charles Gibson, being duly sworn, deposes and 

 says: I am 33 years old; was born in British Co- Chas. Gibson, p. 281. 

 lumbia, and now live at Port Chester. I have 

 hunted seal in canoes in Queen Charlotte Sound. 



Thomas Gibson, having been duly sworn, deposes and says: I am a 

 sailor and seal hunter by occupation. I reside in 

 San Francisco. I have been engaged in sealing Thos. Gibson, p. 431. 

 for ten seasons. My first voyage was about 1881, 



when I went out in the San Diego, of which Capt. Baynard was master. 

 We sailed from this port; I shipped as a hunter. * * * The next 

 trip I made was in 1882, when 1 went out in the American schooner 

 Lookout, of which Capt. Kelly was master. * * * In 1883 I went 

 out in the American schooner Mary de Leo, of which Capt. Wentworth 

 was master. * * * In 1881 I went out in the American schooner 

 Alger. * * * In 1885 I went in the English schooner Grace. In 

 188G I went in the American schooner Alger. * * * In 1887 I went 

 in the English schooner Active. * * * In 1888 I went out in the 

 English schooner Iiosa Lee. * * * In 1890 I went out in the G. G. 

 White. 



Henry A. Glidden, being duly sworn, deposes 

 and says: I reside at Albion, in the State of New h. a. Glidden p. 109. 

 York, am 61 years of age, a lawyer by profession, 



and am not in the employ of the United States Government. I was 

 appointed special Treasury agent in charge of the seal islands under 

 Secretary Folger. On May 31, 1882, I arrived on St. Paul Island, and 

 remained there until June 8, 1885, only returning once to the States to 

 pass the winter of 1883-'84. I was located the entire time on St. Paul 

 Island. During my experience there I examined carefully the rookeries 

 on the island, as was necessary in connection with my duties as special 

 Treasury agent, and incidentally studied seal life on the islands. 



Charles J. Golf, of Clarksburg, W. Va., being 

 duly sworn, deposes and says : I am 45 years of chas. J. Goff, p. 111. 

 age. During the years 1889 and 1890 I occupied 



the position of special Treasury agent in charge of the Pribilof Islands. 

 I was located on St. Paul Island, only visiting St. George Island occa- 

 sionally. About the 1st of June, 1889, 1 arrived on St. Paul Island 

 and remained there until October 12, 1889, when I returned to San 

 Francisco for the winter. Again went to the islands in 1890, arriving 

 there about the last week in May and remaining until August 12, 1890. 

 Since that time I have never been on the islands. My principal ob- 

 servations as to seal life upon the islands were confined to St. Paul 

 Island, as I only visited St. George Island occasionally. 



During my first year on the islands the Alaska Commercial Company 

 was the lessee thereof, and during my second year th^ North American 

 Commercial Company. 



