362 METHOD. 



the committee, deponent submitted it to the firm of C. M. Lampson & 

 Co., of London, who have been his correspondents, and in reply received 

 from them a letter, the original of which deponent now has, and a copy 

 of which is hereto annexed and marked B. Deponent thinks no modi- 

 fication of the statements made in those two communications is neces- 

 sary in the light of subsequent events, excepting in respect to the pre- 

 diction of the Russian authorities that in consequence of the reckless 

 and indiscriminate killing of seals by the Americans, the Pribilof herd 

 would emigrate to the Russian islands. That prediction has not been 

 verified. 



WEAPONS. 



(Seo, also, " Vessels, outfit, etc.," anil "Indian hunters.") 



The first day I hunted we killed fifteen, and 

 Chan. Adair, p. 400. used rifles and shotguns, but we used the shot- 

 guns mostly. 



Peter Anderson, p. 313. We used the shotgun and rifle exclusively in 

 the boats I was in. 



Chas. Avery, p. 218. We use rifles and shotguns. 



Q. Do you generally shoot seals with a rifle or shotgun, and if the 

 latter, with buckshot or fine shot? — A. We use 



Geo. Ball, p. 483. both, but principally with a shotgun loaded with 



No. 2 shot, heavy buckshot. 



.John mi Baronovitch, p. A , t ±i \ ±. ^ x i • i 



27, ; • Always used the shotgun for taking seal. 



Chas. Campbell, p. 257. The Parker shotguu is used by me exclusively. 

 Peter Church, p. 257. Have always used shotgun and rifle. 



Q. Do you generally shoot seals with a rifle, or a shotgun? — A. 



Mostly with a shotgun. 

 Daniel Claussen, p. 412. Q. What shot do you use, buckshot or fine 



shot? — A Buckshot. 



Have caught seal all along the coast from Cape 

 Jno.C. Clement, p. 258. Flattery to the Pribilof Islands, using the shot- 

 gun exclusively. 



The hunters used both shotguns aud rifles. They used a rifle to 

 shoot breaching seals, and a shotgun to shoot 



Peter Collins, p. 413. sleepers and tramps. The shotgun is not as fatal 

 as the rifle, but wounds a great many more. 



We used shotguns all the time; we had rifles, 

 John Dal ton, p. 418. ^ we did not uge them> 



Always use the shotgun and rifle for taking 

 Hooniah Dick, p. 258. i 



I use a shotgun exclusively for taking seal. 

 George Dishow, p. 323. * * * I use the Parker shotgun. 



