344 METHOD. 



In 1891 I went up to the Bering Sea in the same vessel, and she had 

 the same master and carried the same number of boats and cauoes. 



We had six boats, each boat having three men, a boat puller, steerer, 

 and hunter. We used shot-guns, using a rifle to 

 John O'Brien, p. 470. shoot at long range. 



We left Port Townsend in February and cruised along the coast from 

 Grays Harbor to Kyoquot Sound. Our crew were 



Nelson T. Oliver, p. 372. all white men, of whom twelve were hunters armed 

 with shotguns. 



We left Vancouver for Victoria on the 20 th of March, and fitted out 



the vessel, leaving Victoria on the 8th day of 



John Olson, p. ill. April. She carried four 16-foot boats and one 



stern boat, 14 feet. She carried two men to the 



boat, one to pull and one to hunt. 



About six years ago I went to Bering Sea, as a hunter, on the sealing 

 schooner Favorite, Me( 'lean, master. She carried 

 Oshj,p. 390. one stern boat and ten canoes. 



In 1882 and 1881 I sailed as cook in the British schooner Onward, 



McCoy, master. She carried Indian hunters and 

 TVm. Parker, p. 344. gealed along . tUe coagt< 



In 1884 and 1883 I sailed as cook on the British schooner Thornton, 

 Nelse, master. She carried Indian hunters. The 

 Wm. Parker, p. 343. Indians used spears and sometimes would have 

 and old musket. * * * 



In 1887 I sailed from Victoria as hunter and interpreter in the British 

 schooner Ada, Gordon, master. She carried seven canoes and one 

 boat, and Indian hunters who used spears. * * * 



In 1888 I sailed as hunter and interpreter in the British schooner 

 Alfred Adams, Worth, master. She had Indian hunters and carried 

 ten canoes of 2 men each. They used spears and shotguns. * * * 



In 1889 I sailed as hunter in the British steamer Ariel, Buckner, 

 master. * * * We were all white liunters and used shotguns and rifles. 



I went sealing in 1890 in the Walter Rich, Capt, Cooper, master. 

 * * * She carried six boats and a stern boat. The hunters were 

 all half-breeds, except myself. 



In April, 1886, I went seal-hunting from Victoria in the schooner 



Mountain Chief, Jacobson, master. Our schooner 



Chas. Peterson, p. 345. carried ten cauoes, each manned by two Indians, 



who hunted with spears. * * * 

 In the spring of 1887 I went on a sealing voyage from Victoria, as a 

 boat-puller, in the schooner Alfred Adams, Dyre, master. She carried 

 one stern boat and two Indian canoes. We had a white crew, but the 

 cauoes were manned by two Indians each. 



In April, 1890, I went sealing in the Minnie, Jacobson, master. She 

 carried fourteen canoes, manned with Indians, 



Chas. Peterson, p. 346. two Indians with each canoe, who used spears. 



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In January, 1891, I left Victoria on a sealing voyage in thes chooner 

 Minnie, Dillon, master. We carried two boats manned by white men, 

 and ten cauoes, each manned by two Indians, who used shotguns. 



