228 • TESTIMONY 



They were most numerous towards the middle of June, passing: in 

 schools trom the eastward to the westward, Ibllowing general trend of the 

 coast. I have traveled extensively through the Territory from Sitka to 



the Yukon Eiver, and am positive that no fur-seal rook- 

 Pribiioriliands! "^ eries exist in the region other than those on the seal 



islands of Bering Sea. Neither have I ever heard any 

 reliable information of the existence of other fur-seal rookeries. 



John Duff. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of April, 1892. 



Joseph Murray, 

 United States Treasury Agent. 



Fredericlc SMbby, miner, residing at Coal Point, Cools^s Inlet. 

 HABITS. 



Frederick Skibby, being duly sworn, deposes and saith : I reside at 



J, . Coal Point, Kachemak Bay, Cook's Inlet, Alaska, and 



xpenence. have livcd iu the Territory for the past seven months, 



'^d ^T^^ *^°**^'^ ^° exclusively at this place. I am a coal miner by occnpa- 



tion, and have no knowledge of fur-seal life. I have 



cinit ^°°^^^'^ ^° ^'^' never seen a fur-seal in the waters of Cook's Inlet, 



and do not think any fur-seal rookery exists in this 



vicinity, as otherwise I believe I should have heard of it. 



Fred Skibby. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of April, 1892. 



Joseph Murray, 

 United States Treasury Agent. 



Deposition of James Wilson, agent for the Northern Paching Comj^any at 

 Fort Kenai, CooliS^s Inlet. 



HABITS. 



James Wilson, being duly sworn, deposes and saith: I reside at the 



settlement known as Fort Kenai, Cook's Inlet, Alaska, and have lived 



in the Territory for the past twenty-three years, chiefly in this region. 



I am at present agent for the ]S[orthern Packing Com- 



xpenence. pauy at Fort Kcuai, and have no practical knowledge 



of fur-seal life. There is a hair-seal rookery in tlie northern jiart of 



Cook's Inlet, on Kalgin Island, about latitude 60° 30' north. I have 



„ . , • . never knoMii fur-seals to come ui) into Cook's Inlet, 



No fur seals mm-, . , t-« • j_ ^ •j_- .li j. ^ i 



land waters. above Auclior Poiut, and am positive that no lur-seal 



rookery exists in the region: neither have I ever heard 

 Ko rookery on coast. ^^ fov-scal rookciics lu the uorthcm hemisphere other 

 than those on the seal islands of Bering Sea. 



James Wilson. 



Subscribed and sworn to before nie this loth day of April, 1892. 



Joseph Murray, 

 United States Treasury Agent. 



