50 THE DEPONENTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE. 



Joseph Murray, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I reside at Fort 



Collins, Colo.; I am 49 years of age, and I am 



Jos. Murray, p. 73. the first assistant special agent at the seal islands 



in Bering Sea. That in pursuance of Department 



instructions to me, dated April 20, 18S9, 1 proceeded to the seal islands 



and landed on St. George Island May 31, 1889. That I had charge of 



that island until July 1, 1890, and I was present during the whole of 



two sealing seasons on the island of St. George. 



Billy Nan hoo, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am about 35 

 years old. Was born at and reside at Killisnoo 

 Billy Ndh-hoo, p. ..,*.'. all my life. Am by occupation a herring fisher- 

 man and oil-maker, which oil I sell to other tribes 

 of Indians. I have visited all the islands between here and Sitka, and 

 in other parts of the Sound. 



Nashtou, being duly sworn, deposes and says : I was born at Kas-aan ; 



am 00 years old; and have been a hunter all my 



Naskion,p. ~'97. life; have hunted far-seal outside of Prince of 



Wales Island and inDixons Entrance during the 



mouth of May every year for a long time. 



Smith Natch, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I was born at 



Kas-aan and have lived there all my life, and am 



Smith Natch, p. sos. now a very old man, about 80 years old. Have 



been a hunter all my life. Have hunted fur-seal 



every season for a great many years in Dixons Entrance. 



Dan Nathlan, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I was born on 

 Queen Charlottes Island. Am 25 years old and 

 Dan Nathlan, p. 286. now reside at Howkan. Am a hunter by occu- 

 pation. Have hunted fur-seal since I was a boy. 

 This is the first year 1 ever hunted on a schooner; am now on the 

 schooner Adventure. 



Nechantake, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 1 wasbornin Yak- 

 ut;! t and have lived there all my life. I belong 

 Nechantake, p. 210. to the Yakntat tribe of Indians, and am a very 

 old man. Am by occupation a hunter. 



Joseph Neishkaitk, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I was born 

 in British Columbia; am GO years old, and now 

 Joseph Neishkaitk, p. 287. reside at New Melakahtla; am a hunter by occu- 

 pation^ have hunted fur-seal; hunt in Dixons 

 Entrance and Queen Charlotte Sound. 



Niles Nelson, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am by occupa- 

 tion a seal hunter, and part owner of the 

 Niles Nelson, pA69. schooner Annie. My residence is in San Fran- 

 cisco. I was engaged in hunting seals during the 

 years 1885 and 1880 in the North Pacific and Bering Sea. 



S. R. Nettleton, being first duly sworn, deposes as follows: My place 

 of residence since May, L891, lias been Seattle, 



S. B. Nettleton, p. 74. Washington. For a period of nineteen years 

 prior to that date I was a resident of the State of 



