OPINIONS OF PELAGIC SExVLERS. 499 



Q. Is it your opinion, if sealing continues un- Luther T. Franklin, p. 

 restricted, that they will soon be exterminated? — 426, 

 A. Certainly they will. 



Q. Is it your opinion, if sealing* continues nnre- Edward TV. Funcke, p. 

 stricted, that they will soon be exterminated? — A. 428 - 

 Yes; I think they will. 



And if the large fleet of vessels going to these waters annually con- 

 tinues to hunt in the future as in the past few Thos Gibson „ 432. 

 years it is bound to exterminate the seal. 



I think that pelagic sealing should be stopped. Eight months in a 

 year is too much to hunt any animal, and the seal Jas Gri ^ n p 434 

 will soon become exterminated if this pelagic seal- 

 ing is allowed to continue. 



Q. If you people are allowed to kill female seals still, is there any dan- 

 ger of extermiuatingthem, do you think, supposing Cha8t &> Sagman p. 

 you go on and kill them promiscuously ? — A. I 435. 

 would be afraid that we would thin them out. 

 I will not say exterminate them, but thin them out. 



Q. If sealing continues as heretofore is there any danger of exter- 

 minating the herd? — A. At this rate; yes, sir. 

 Just keep at it and it will be only a few years be- m Hannsen > l } - 443 - 

 fore it will do away with the whole business. 



Q. Is it your opinion, if sealing continues unrestricted, that they will 

 be soon exterminated? — A. I am of that opinion; ™ h > s > 484 

 yes, sir. 



Q. Is it your opinion, if sealing continues unre- Andrew J. Hoffman, p, 

 stricted, that they will soon be exterminated ? — ^ 7 - 

 A. Yes, sir; it is. 



Q. Have you any experience as to the habits of the fur-seals? — A. 

 Only following them up hunting. I have been 

 listening to your questions to Capt. McLean and .J?***™ 9 Isaacson, p. 

 I have the same idea, except as to the protection. ° L ' 

 I think they ought to be protected everywhere they can, both outside 

 and inside the sea. 



Q. If sealing continues as heretofore, is there any danger of extermi- 

 nating them?— A. Yes, sir; I think a few years Gustave Isaacson, p. 

 will do that. 440. 



Q Do you consider it necessary to protect the seals in the North 

 Pacific? — A. Yes, sir; it will be necessary to i^rotect them anywhere 

 where it can be done. 



Q. If sealing continues as heretofore, is there Frank Johnson, p. 441. 

 any danger of exterminating the herd? — A. Yes, 

 sir; I think so. 



If hunting is not stopped on the islands in J. Johnson, p. 331. 

 Bering Sea and the North Pacific Ocean the seal 

 must become exterminated. 



