260 



OFFICIAL REPORTS. 

 1890. 



Total number of schooners, 30 — British, 29; German, 1. Number of 

 boats, 107; canoes, 145. Total crews, 628— whites, 338; Indians, 290. 

 Catch, lower coast, 4,870; upper coast, 16,742 j Bering Sea, 18,596. 

 Total, 40,208. 



1891. 



Total number of schooners, 54— British, 53; American, 1, Number 

 of boats, 234; canoes, 176. Total crews, 1,184— whites, 739; Indians, 

 445. Catch, lower coast, 4,127 ; upper coast, 17,443 ; Bering Sea, 29,246. 

 Total, 50,816. 



1892. 



Total number of schooners, QG — British, 65; American, 1. Number 

 of boats, 273; canoes, 250. Total crews, 1,447— whites, 952; Indians, 

 495. Catch, lower coast, 4,579; upper coast, 24,585; Asiatic (Copper 

 Island) catch, 14,805. Total, 46,125. 



Levi W. Myers, 



Consul. 

 United States Consulate, 



Victoria, British Columbia, November 23, 1802. 



AVERAGE CATCH PER SCHOONER. 



The table found below shows the average catch per schooner of the 

 Canadian sealing fleet from 1881 to 1892, inclusive. The statistics 

 contained therein have been gathered from Canadian official and other 

 authentic sources and are believed to be correct: 



Tear. 



No. of 



vessels. 



Total 

 catch. 



Average 

 catch. 



Total 



Bering Sea 



catch. 



Average 



Bering Sea. 



catch. 



1881 

 1882 

 1883 

 1884 

 1885 

 1886 

 1887 

 1888 

 1889 

 1890 

 1891 

 1892 



14, 000 

 17, 700 

 9,195 

 16, 500 

 27, 470 

 24, 144 

 27, 543 

 22,415 

 27, 960 

 39, 547 

 49, 661 

 46, 125 



*Asiatic. 



United States Consulate, 



Levi W. Myeks, 



Consul. 



Victoria, British Columbia, November 22 } 1S91 



