68 THE DEPONENTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE. 



Francis Tuttle, having been duly sworn, deposes and says: I am a 

 first lieutenant in the United States Bevenue- 

 Frands Tuttle, p. 487. Cutter Service, and have been an officer in that 

 service for the last thirteen years. Am at present 

 in command of the revenue cutter Hartley at San Francisco. I made 

 cruises to the Bering Sea in the United States revenue steamer Bush 

 daring the years 1888-'89 and 1890. During the sealing season of 1888 

 the Bush cruised in Bering Sea and made frequent stoppages at the seal 

 islands. I had an excellent opportunity to observe some of the seal 

 rookeries during my first visit to the islands, and spent much time in 

 studying the habits of the seals, both on the rookeries and in the adja- 

 cent waters. * * * During 1890 the Bush was not engaged in pre- 

 venting sealing outside the shore limit, and we spent much time in full 

 view of the seal rookeries and cruising about the seal islands, and 1 also 

 made frequent visits to the breeding grounds. 



Twongkwak, being duly sworn, deposes and says: Was born at 

 Yakutat; am about 30 years old, and belong to 



Twongkwak, p. 245. the Yakutat tribe of Indians. Hunting is my 

 occupation; have hunted sea-otter and seal. 



John Tysuin, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am about 29 

 years old. I am a native Indian of the Makah 

 John Tysum, p. 393. tribe; I reside on the reservation at the Neah Bay 

 Agency. I am by occupation a hunter and fisher- 

 man. I have been engaged in hunting seals ever since I was old enough. 

 In 1889 I entered the Bering sea in the schooner James G. Swan. I 

 was never there before, nor have I been there since. * * * I have 

 sealed up and down the coast in canoes between Destruction Island 

 and the north end of Vancouver Island. 



Samuel Ullmann, being duly sworn, says: I am 34 years of age, a 

 citizen of the United States, and a resident of 

 Samuel ullmann, p. 527. the city of New York. The house of Joseph Ull- 

 mann, in which I am a partner, began business 

 at St. Paul, in the State of Minnesota, in 1854. It lias always been en- 

 gaged in the wholesale fur business, and since the time when fur-seal 

 skins first became an important article of commerce in this country it 

 lias dealt in large numbers of them. I have personally handled seal- 

 skins for the last twelve or thirteen years, and am familiar with the 

 whole seal-skin trade of this country. The house of Joseph Ullmann 

 now does business at St. Paul, Leipzig, London, and New York. 



James Unatajim, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I reside in 



Sitka; am by occupation a seal-hunter; have been 



James Unatajim, p. 271. engaged in that business since I was a small buy. 



I am now about 3S years old. Have never been 



in Bering Sea; have always hunted seal along the coast of Alaska. 



George Usher, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I was born in 



British Columbia. I am 57 years old, and reside 



George Usher, p. 291. at New Metlakaktla. I have been a hunter all 



my life. I was one of the first to hunt fur-seals 



among the Tsimpshens, and have hunted seal ever since. I always 



hunt in canoes. My hunting place has always been off Dundas Island. 



Have hunted in Queen Charlottes Sound, Dixons Entrance, and off 



Prince of Wales Island. 



