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We had six boats, three mew to a boat, a boat-puller, hunter, and 

 steerer. They used mostly shotguns, using a Thos.Brown(No.2),p. 

 rifle for long range. 407. 



I have seven hunters and seven boats; twenty- Chas. Campbell, p. 256. 

 three men all told on the vessel. 



The weapons used by pelagic hunters are rifles, shot-guns, and spears. 

 I have heard of nets being used, and have seen 



one on board a sealer (the Eliza Edwards, Bering JohnC. Canwtell, p. 408. 

 Sea, 1891), but know nothing of it, further than 

 mere hearsay. The other weapons I have seen in use. 



The vessels I went out in had from four to six Chas. Challall, p. 411. 

 boats each. Each boat had three men, a hunter 

 and two pullers. 



I have been out sealing this spring along the coast in the schooner 

 James G. Swan. We have been out three times. 

 Our schooner carried fifteen canoes, each one Circus Jim, p. 380. 

 manned by two Indians. 



I went seal hunting in 1889 as mate of the British schooner G. II. 

 Tupper, Capt. Kelly, master. She carried seven 

 boats and white hunters, who used mostly shot- Christ. Clausen, p. 320. 

 guns. * * * 



In 1890 I was navigator in the British schooner Minnie, and was 

 equipped with canoes and Indian hunters, who used spears chiefly. * * * 



In 1891 I went as navigator in the same vessel and with the same 

 crew, and they used spears in huuting. 



In 1888 I shipped at Victoria, British Columbia, as a boat-puller on 

 the sealing schooner Oscar and Hattie, Gault, 

 master. She carried seven boats, each being Louis Culler, p. 321. 

 manned by three white men, who used shotguns. * * * 



In 1889 I shipped at Victoria as a hunter on the sealing schooner 

 Maggie Mac. She carried seven boats, each manned by three white 

 men, who used shotguns in huuting the seals. * * * 



In June, 1891, I shipped as a hunter on the sealing schooner Otto, 

 Riley, master. The Otto carried three sealing boats, each manned by 

 white men, who used shotguns, and two canoes, manned by Indians, 

 who used spears. 



We had six boats, each boat having a hunter, John Dalton,pAl8. 

 a boat-puller, and steerer. 



We had seven boats and a stern boat, and Alford Dardean, p. 322. 

 three men to a boat. 



We had six boats on board, each boat having a boat-puller, hunter, 

 and steerer. We used shotguns. We also had m c h a rd Dolan p 419. 

 rifles, but only used them to shoot at long range. 



Our hunters were ordinary, average hunters. Peter Duffy, p. 421. 



