THE DEPONENTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE. 57 



L6011 Revillon, being duly sworn, doth depose and say as follows: 

 That lie is 49 years of age and a citizen of the 

 ■ French Eepublic, and lives in the city of Paris, L6<m Re'villon, p. 589. 

 and carries on business at No. 79 Rue de Rivoli, 



in the said city, and is a member of the firm of Revillon Freres, which 

 firm is composed of Theodore Revillon, Leon Revillon, and Anatole 

 Revillon. 



That the said firm of Revillon Freres is engaged in the business of 

 buying, dyeing, and selling seal skins; that they have been engaged in 

 the said business for upward of twenty years, and the said deponent 

 has been in the habit of purchasing fur-seal skins during the whole of 

 that time; that he has personally handled many thousands of said fur- 

 seal skins, and that he has a general and detailed knowledge ot the 

 history of the business of dealing in fur-seal skins in the city of Paris, 

 and the character and difference which distinguish the several kinds of 

 skins which come on the market. 



That said firm of Revillon Freres has bought during the last twenty 

 years upwards of 400,000 seal-skins. 



George Rice, being duly sworn, doth depose and say: That he is 50 

 years of age, and a subject of Her Britannic Ma- 

 jesty. That he is engaged in the business of dress- Geo. Rice, p. 572. 

 ing and dyeing furs of various kinds in the city 



of London, at 32, 33, and 40 Great Prescott Street, in the said city, and 

 at Stratford, which is a suburb of London. That he has been engaged 

 in the fur business, and principally in the business of handling fur-seal 

 skins, for twenty-seven years last past. That eleven years ago he estab- 

 lished his present business of dressing and dyeing furs. That during 

 the eleven years since the establishment of his present business he has 

 handled and dyed large quantities of fur-seal skins, and has during 

 those years and prior thereto personally handled hundreds of thousands 

 of fur-seal skins, and that in the year 1891 he dyed upwards of 90,000 

 fur-seal skins. That by reason of his experience in his business he has 

 a general and detailed knowledge of the different kinds of fur-seal skins 

 and of the differences which distinguish them, as well as the history, 

 character, and manner of conducting the fur-seal skin business in the 

 city of London. 



Kesth Riley, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am 40 years old; 

 born and reside at Killisnoo. Am now working 

 for the white men in summer and catching herring Kesih Riley, p. 252. 

 for making oil in the winter. Sell the oil to the 



other tribes of Indians. I have visited the different islands in the 

 sound. [Chatham.] 



W. Roberts, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I reside at Yakutat 

 Bay, Alaska, and I am by occupation a mariner. 

 I have been engaged in the business of catching w. Roberts, p. 241. 

 seals in the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea 



for four years, three years as sailor, one year as captain, two years off 

 the coast of British Columbia, two years off Southeast Alaska and 

 Bering Sea. 



William Rohde, being duly sworn, deposes and says : I am a resident 

 of St. Paul, K'odiak, Alaska, and am captain of a 

 hunting and trading schooner. I have resided in Wm.Rolule, p. 222. 

 Alaska six years, and in all that time followed 



