356 TESTIMONY 



Deposition of Charles J. Behloic, furrier. 



State of Califoknia, 



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 



w^o^^„„ a f lir merchant, and have been so engaged perma- 



nently tor the last 35 years, during which time I have 



been constantly handling large quantities of raw fur-seal skins, from 



all different locations, and can readily distinguish the respective quality, 



size, age, and sex. 



On November 7th, 1892, I examined 210 fur-seal skins ex-schooner, 



City of Pueblo, from Victoria. I believe these skins were 



t^°catch ition ' Favor ~ taken by the British sealing schooner Favorite, and 



are the skins of seals known as the Northwest seals, 



which have their rookeries on the Pribylof Islands. 



The lot contains 37 skins of the fur-seal male (matured), 16 skins of 

 the fur-seal pup (sex doubtful), 157 skins of the fur-seal cow. 



From the shape of these cow skins the animal must have been heavy 

 with pup, and the same cut out when captured. 



Chs. J. Behlow. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of November, A. D. 

 1892. 

 [seal.] Clement Bennett, 



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 

 Ex erience a ^ nT mercnau t? an< l have been so engaged permantly 



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. 



On September 26th, 1892, I examined 442 fur-seal 

 spatwswteh. Rose skins, ex-schooner Rose Sparks, and I hud these to be 

 Northwest skins, [from the seals] which have their 

 rookeries on the Pribilof Islands. 



The lot contains 47 skins of the fur-seal male (matured), 39 skins of 

 the far-seal pup (sex doubtful), 356 skins of the fur-seal cow. 



From the shape of these cow skins the animal must have been heavy 

 with pup, and the same cut out when captured. 



Chs. J. Behlow. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of November, A. D. 

 1892. 

 [seal.] Clement Bennett, 



Notar y Public. 



