190 PELAGIC SEALING. 



Indian huuters. expert spearsmeii are the Makah Indians of Neah 

 Bay, Washington.-^ The Indian, from his method 

 of hunting, loses very few seals that he strikes, 

 securing nearly all.^ 



White lumters. The wliito huutor, ou the contrary, loses a 

 great many seals which he kills or wounds. ^ 

 Each boat contains a hunter, a boat-steerer, and 

 a boat-puller ; * the hunter uses a rifle, ^ a shot- 

 gun,^ or both,"^ the shotgun being loaded with 

 buckshot.^ A minute description of the methods 

 employed by both white and Indian hunters is 

 given by Capt. C. L. Hooper, commander of the 

 United States revenue steamer Corivin^ who was 

 many years in the waters of the North Pacific 

 and Bering Sea, and makes his statements from 

 personal observation.^ 



EESULTS. 



\^aste oi'iife, There are two ways in which a seal may l)e 

 destroyed by this method of hunting witliout 



» A. B. Alexander, Vol. II, p. 352. 



2TliomasZolnoks, Vol. II, p. 399; Osly, Vol. II, p. 391; AVatkiiis. 

 Vol. II, p. 395. 



^ James Kiernan, Vol. II, p. 450; James Kennedy, Vol. II, p. 449, 



■•Thomas Lyons, Vol. II, p. 460; James Moloy, Vol. II, ii. 463; 

 , Jam6^s Kennedy, Vol. II, p. 449. 



s James Kennedy, Vol. II, p. 449 ; Eddie Morehead, Vol. II, p. 467 ; 

 George Zammitt, Vol. II, p. 507. 



6 L. G. Shepard, Vol. II, p. 188; Adolplms Sayers, Vol. II, p. 473, 



''Patrick Marouey, Vol. II, p. 464; Peter Collins, Vol. II, p. 413. 



8 Charles Lntjeus, Vol. II, p. 459. 



3 Report of Capt. C. L. Hooper to the Treasury Department, 

 dated June 14, 1892; Vol. I, p, 498. See also as to white hunters, 

 William Brenuan, Vol. II, p. 360, 361. 



