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the development of the teat, must have been killed very shortly after 

 giving birth to its young. 



Chs. J. Behlow. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of August, A. D. 

 1892. 

 [seal.] L. Meininger, 



Notary Public. 



Deposition of Charles J. Behlow, furrier. 



State of Califoania, 



City and County of San Francisco, ss: 

 Charles J. Behlow, being sworn, deposes and says : I reside in San 

 Experience Francisco, State of California, and am by occupation 



a fur merchant, and have been so engaged permanently 

 for the last 35 years, during which time I have been constantly han- 

 dling large quantities of raw sealskins from all different locations, and 

 can readily distinguish the respective quality, size, age, and sex. 

 On the 24th instant I examined 949 salted fur-seal skins, ex- American 

 steamer City of Pueblo, from Victoria, and found the 

 catch™ of 8 ^myred, same to be fresh skins taken off the animal within eight 

 Henrietta, Kate, Fa- months last past, and that they were killed in the North 

 Pacific, and to the best of my knowledge and belief 

 were the catches of four British seal schooners, Winifred, Henrietta, 

 Kate, and Favorite. 



On examination they proved to be the skins known as the Northwest 

 Coast seals and belonged to the herd which have their rookeries on the 

 Pribilof Island. 



The lot contained 73 skins of the fur-seal, male (matured); 72 skins 

 of the fur-seal, gray pup under one year of age, sex doubtful; 804 skins 

 of the fur-seal cow (matured). 



Most all of these 804 cow skins above referred to must have been 

 heavy with pup, and the same cut out of them when captured. 



Chs. J. Behlow. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of August, A. D. 

 1892. 



[SEAL.J L. MEININGER, 



Notary Public. 



Deposition of Charles J. Behlow, furrier. 



State of California, 



City and County of San Francisco, ss: 

 Charles J. Behlow, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 

 I reside in San Francisco, State of California, and am by occupation a 

 Ex erience ^ ur mercDari t, and have been so engaged permanently 



for the last 35 years, during which time I have been 

 constantly handling large quantities of raw fur-seal skins from all dif- 

 ferent locations, and can readily distinguish the respective quality, 

 size, age, and sex. 



