402 TESTIMONY 



of fcfcie fur-seal cow (matured). From the shape of the skin most all oi 

 those cows must have been heavy with i)up and same cut out of tliem 

 when captured. Eleven skins of the fur-seal male (matured). Forty- 

 five skins of the fur-seal gray pup, from 6 to 9 months old. Sex 

 doubtful. 



On the same date I also examined 124 salted fur-seal skins ex-Uma- 



"Umatiiia " i89> ^*^^^ ^^'*^^^ Victoria, and found the same to be fresh 



ma I a, -. gjjijig taken off" the animal withiu three mouths. They 



were killed in the North Pacific. On examination I found they were 



the skins known as the Northwest Coast seals, and be- 



^N^oithvvest Coast io,,o- to the herd which have rookery on the Pribilof 



Islands. The lot contained 93 skins of the fur-seal cow 



(matured). From the shape of the skin most all of these cows nuist 



ennaut have bccu hcavy with pup and same cut out of them 



ear j a pregnau . ^^-^^^^ capturcd. Fifteen skius of the fur-seal male 



(matured). Sixteen skins of the fur-seal gray pup, from 6 to 9 months 



old. Sex doubtful. 



1 notice on examining seals caught this spring that there is a lack 

 of the larger size of productive animals, and the lots 

 Size of seals dimin- u^o^tly coutaiu the skius of the medium-sized seals, 

 running irom 2 to o years oi age. 



Chs. J. Behlow. 

 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of June, A. D, 1892. 

 [seal.] Clement Bennett, 



Notary Public. 



Deposition of Charles J. Behloiv, furrier, San Francisco. 



PELAGIC CATCn. 



State of Califoenia, 



Gity and County of San, Francisco, ss: 

 Charles J. Behlow, having been duly sworn, deposes and says: I re- 

 side in San Francisco, State of California, and am by 

 xpenence. occupatiou a fur merchant, aiul have been so engaged 



permanently for the last thirty-five 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 July 13, 1892, 1 examined 1,342 salted fur-seal skins, ex-schooner 

 Examineci catch of ^"""^^ «**<^ Lomsc from the North Pacific Ocean, and 

 the schooner Zinnia fouud Same to bc frcsli skins taken off the animal witli- 

 and Louise. ^^ f^^^^, mouths. They were killed in the Nortli Pacific. 



On examination I find they were the skins known as 

 ^^Northwest Coast ^j^^ ^^orthwcst Coast scals, and belong to the herd 

 wliicli have their rookery on the Pribvlov Islands. The 

 ceSmarJs'!'' ^*'' !<'* coutaincd four skins of the fur-seal, large bulls 

 (breeding bulls), 123 skins of the fur-seal, male (mostly 

 matured), 98 skins of the fur seal, gray pup, less than one year old, sex 

 doubtful; 1,112 skins of the fur-seal, cow (mostly matured). From 

 , , ^, . theshape of the skin most all these cows must have been 



Mostly pregnant. , ^ ■,, i , i ^ ,-, ^ 



heavy with pup, and same cut out of them when cap- 

 tured. Charles J. Behlow. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of July, A. D. 1892. 

 [SEAL.] ■ Clement Bennett, 



Notary Fublic. 



