RELATING TO FUR-SEALS AND SEALSKIN INDUSTRY. 357 



Deposition of Charles J. Behloic, 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 fur merchant, and have been so engaged permanently 

 for the last 35 years, during winch time I have been ,s P eiience - 

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

 ent locations, and can readily distinguish the respective quality, size, 

 age, and sex. 



On November 7th, 1892, I examined 121 fur seal skins ex-schooner 

 Czarina, and I find these to be Northwest skins from 

 the herd which have their rookeries on the Pribylov inJsca^L ° n 

 islands. 



The lot contains 27 skins of the fur-seal male (matured), 12 skins of 

 the fur-seal grey pup (sex doubtful), 82 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 

 a fur merchant, and have been so engaged permanently 

 for the last 35 years, during which time I have been Ex P erience - 

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

 different locations, and have examined skins taken at all periods of 

 the year. 



I find that all fur seals taken both in the Bering Sea and on the 

 islands therein, from about the 10th of August until 

 the end of October, are what is known to the trade as se a tagey 8kins at 

 stagey, meaning the animal is changing its coat, dur- 

 ing which period its skin is very inferior in quality ; in fact, almost un- 

 merchantable. 



Chs. J. Behlow. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of November, A. D. 

 1892. 

 [seal.] Clement Bennett, 



Notary Public. 



