40 THE DEPONENTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE. 



iii 1880 1 was mate of her; in 1887 I was master of her. I was engaged 

 during these years in seal and otter hunting in the Bering Sea. 



Abial P. Loud, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am a resident 

 of Hampden, Me., and am ^o years of age. On 

 AMal P. Loud, p. 37. April 4, 1885, I was appointed special assistant 

 Treasury agent for the seal islands, and immedi- 

 ately started for the islands, arriving at the island of St. Paul on May 

 28 or 30. Spent that season on St. Paul Island, and returned for the 

 winter to the States, leaving the islands on the 18th of August. Went 

 back again next spring, arriving there in the latter part of May, and 

 remained until August, 1887, on St. Paul Island. Spent the season 

 of 1888 and 1889 on St. George Island, returning in the fall of 1889 to 

 the States. In 1889 I spent some time in the fall on St. Paul Island. 

 On whichever island 1 was located I always kept careful watch and 

 made frequent examination of the rookeries during this entire period. 



Thomas Lowe, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I speak the 

 English language fairly well, and can interpret 



Thos. Lowe,]). 371. the Chinook and Indian languages. I am a half- 

 breed Indian and belong to the Challam tribe, and 

 am 30 years of age. I reside on Whidby Island, and am by occupation 

 a hunter and have been engaged in hunting seals for the last eight 

 years. I went to the Bering Sea in 1889, on the schooner James G. 

 Swan, and again in 1891 on the schooner Lottie. These two seasons 

 are the only ones in which I have been in the Bering Sea. During the 

 other seasons I sealed in the Strait of San Juan de Fuca and along the 

 coast between the Columbia River and the northern end of Vancouver 

 Island. 



Q. What is your name, age, residence, and occupation? — A. My name 



is Charles Lutjens; I am 50 years of age; I reside 



Chas. Lutjens, p. 458. in this city, and am by occupation a seal hunter. 



Q. Are you a citizen of the United States'? — 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. What State are you a resident off — A. The State of California. 



Thomas Lyons, having been duly sworn, deposes and says: I reside 

 in San Francisco. My occupation is that of a sea- 

 Thos. Lyons, p. 460. man. On the 24th of February, 1887, I left the 

 port of Victoria, British Columbia, on a sealing 

 voyage to the North Pacific and Bering Sea. I went on the schooner 

 Triumph, of which Capt. Cox was master. I was engaged as a boat- 

 puller. 



George McAlpine, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I reside at 

 Juneau. Spent the last season on the Allie I. 

 George McAlpine, p. 266. Alger, hunting seal, as boat-steerer. 



Charles E. McClennen, being duly sworn, says: I am 36 years of 



age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident 



Charhs E. MeClennen,oi Albany, in the State of New York. Iain a 



p. 517. director in the George C. Treadwell Comp my, 



the corporation referred to in the affidavit of 



George H. Treadwell, verified this day. I have been in the fur business 



for about eight years, and during that time I have handled many fur-seal 



skins in all their conditions. 



