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aloug- tlie coast toward tlie sea, capturing about 100 seals en route. 



In the latter part of June, we entered tlie Bering Sea, 



In Benug Sea. ^^^ proccedecl to take seals in those waters. Captured 



about 700 in the sea. We arrived back to Victoria on the 2L*d of 



September. 



In January, 1889, I shipped as a boat-steerer on the British sealing 

 schooner Theresa, Lawrence, master. She carried six 

 Theresa, 1889. ijoats, including the stern boat. Our crew and hunters 



were white men, and were equipped with Winchester rifles and breech- 

 loading shotguns, with which to capture seals. We began sealing off 

 the Columbia Eiver, and then worked up along the coast capturing 

 about 380 seals before entering Victoria, British Columbia, in April. 

 In January, 1890, I shipped as a boat-steerer on the sealing schooner 

 Mollie Adams, McKeil master. She carried six boats and 

 Moiiie Adams, 1890. ^ y^.]^[iQ ^rcw, who uscd shotguns and rifles. We sailed 

 as far south as Cape Mendocino, when we met the herd and proceeded 

 to take them, up along the coast, capturing about 400 seals, and then 

 returned to Victoria, British Columbia, where we fitted out for the west 

 coast and the Bering Sea. About the last of April I again sailed on 

 a cruise for seals on the same vessel, having the same crew. Sealed up 

 along the coast to Northeast harbor, capturing COO skins, which we 

 transferred to the American steamer IliscJiicf and ship- 

 to ttri/zS'w. *''''^^° P^^ *° Victoria, British Columbia. We then sailed 

 through the Unamak Pass into the Bering Sea, when 

 In Bering Sea. wc at oucc began taking scals. Captured 1,000 seals 

 in that sea, and after remaining in those waters for about two months 

 we set sail for Victoria, British Columbia, on the 1st day of Septem- 

 ber, and arrived at Victoria on the 21st of the same month. 



In January, 1891, 1 shipped as a seaman on the British sealing schooner 



Mascot, Lawrence, master, for a cruise for seals on the 



Mascot, 1891. ^^^^ coast. Our vessel carried one stern boat manned 



by white men, and eight canoes, with two Indians to each canoe. We 



began sealing off Barclay Sound and caught three skins only, all of 



which were females with pup. We then ran into Clayquot Sound, when 



I left the Mascot and joined the British schooner Ven- 



Tenture, 1891. tuve. Smith, mastcr. i shipped as a seaman and hunter 



on the British schooner Venture. She carried an Indian crew and six 



canoes. The Indians used spears, and breech-loading shotguns while 



hunting the seals. After securing our Indian hunters we went to 



the Bering Sea, and proceeded along the coast. We captured 50 



skins. We entered the sea through the Unamak Pass 



In Bering Sea. .^^ ^^^ latter part of June, and commenced to catch 



seals. We captured 610 skins while in the sea. In the latter part of 



July we were ordered out of the sea by the U. S, S. 



in^ser*^ ""* " Thetis. We returned to Victoria. In February, 1892, 



'!,. . „ 1609 I joined the British sealing schooner Minnie, Tyson, 



Mmme, Tyson, 1892. -^ , j -rx i , /-. • %^ ■, o i r i • i 



master, at Dodge's Cove, m Barclay Sound. E shipped 

 as cook. The Minnie was equipped with three sealing boats, all manned 

 with white men. We caught five seals along the coast. We then re- 

 turned to Victoria, B. C, about the 20th of April. 



In hunting along the coast, I think about 80 per cent 

 niS^ilre'riut ^^°* ^f those wc cauglit were females, and most of them 

 '"■'"" ' were carrying their young. We seldom caught any old 

 bulls, but caught a few of the younger males. I have seen the unborn 

 young cut out of the mother seal and live for a week without food. 

 We used to skin some but threw most of them overboard. 



