338 METHOD. 



Iii 1887 I shipped on the schooner Challenge, Jones, master, as boat- 

 puller. She carried four boats, and three men to 



Bernhardt Bleidner,p. eac h boat, all white men, who used shotguns in 

 315 • hunting the seals. * * * 



In January, 1880, T again shipped from Victoria, British Columbia, 

 in the schooner Walter Rich, Siewart, master; we carried six boats and 

 one stern boat, three men to each boat, all white men, who used rifles 

 and shotguns. 



I went sealing as deckhand in the British schooner Kale, Oapt. Moss, 



master, in 1887. We had twenty canoes and In- 



Nells Sonde, p. 315. dian hunters who used spears, except in calm 



weather, when they would use shotguns. * * * 



In 1888 I left victoria on the 11th of April as mate and mterpretei 

 on the British schooner Arannah, II. F. Siewart, master, and carried six- 

 teen canoes while scaling on the coast and Indian hunters with spears, 

 but in calm weather they use shotguns. * * * 



I left Victoria on the 28th of May, 1889, in the British schooner Kate, 

 as deck hand, with ten canoes and Indian hunters with spears and shot- 

 guns. The Indians used spears chiefly. * * * 



In 1890 I left Victoria on the 17th of January in the British schooner 

 Pioneer, Morgan, master. I shipped as a deck hand. We had five 

 boats and white hunters, who used shotguns and rifles. 



We had six boats, four men to a boat, two boat- 

 Thos. Bradley, p. 406. pallors, and a stealer and hunter. We killed them 

 with rifles. 



On or about February 21, 1800, T shipped as an able seaman, bat did 



service as a boat-steerer on the sealing schooner 



Henry Brown, i>. 317. Minnie, which cleared from Victoria. She carried 



twelve canoes and a stern boat. Each canoe was 



manned by two Indians, who used spears principally. The stern boat 



was manned by white men, who used rifles and shotguns, principally 



shotguns. I acted as steererman in the stern boat. * * * 



On January 10, 1891, I shipped at Victoria as an able seaman on the 

 sealing schooner Mascot, Lawrence, master. She carried one stern boat 

 and ten canoes. The canoes were manned by Indians, who used spears 

 in hunting the seals, and the stern boat, in which I was steerer, was 

 manned by three white men. The hunter used a shotgun. * * * 



On the 25th of February, 1892, 1 shipped at Victoria, British Colum- 

 bia, on the sealing schooner May Belle, Smith, master. She also car 

 ried ten canoes, each being manned by two Indians, who used the 

 spear in hunting. 



I went sealing in 1889 from San Francisco, Cal. (I do not remember 



the name of the vessel); Capt. Scott was master. 



^Thos. Brou-n (No. l), p. We had five boats, three men to each boat, and 



one 1 stern boat, all white men; we used shotguns 



and rifles. * * * 



In 1890 1 went sealing again in the schooner Sea Lion, Madison, 

 master; had five boats and three men men to each boat; I was boat- 

 puller. * * * 



In 1801, in the month of February, I sailed from Victoria, British 

 Columbia, on the schooner Thistle, Nicherson, master, on a sealing 

 voyage. We had seventeen boats, and three men to each boat, all 

 white men. 



