TAKEN IN SAN FRANCISCO. 



499 



British scliooner 



Berinjn- Sea collection, 1889, landed at Victoria, and all shij)ped to 

 p]ngland and United States. 

 So far the average selling price at Victoria has been $7.65. 

 German schooner Adele, 1,600 



American schooner Allie I. Alger, 

 " " Newton, 



" '' J. G. Stvan, 



Henrg Dennis, 

 Pathjinder, 

 Viva, 



Annie G. Moore, 

 Maggie Mc, 

 Sapphire, 

 W. P. Sayward, 

 " " Kate, 



" " Favorite, 



" " Penelope, 



" '' Black Diamond, 



" " Lili/, 



" " Ariel, 



" " Minnie, 



" " Beatrice, 



<• " Therese, 



" " Mary Ellen, 



The record of the collection as given above is from the cnstom-liouse 

 at Victoria and verified by the principal pnrchasers. The price paid 

 for sivins came from the acconnt books of the parcliasers and were veri- 

 fied by current i)rice lists published in the London fur market. 



284 



239 

 60 



700 

 50 

 2,180 

 1,300 

 1,290 

 1,629 

 1,600 



911 



None 



1,850 



55 



74 



834 



521 



700 



None. 



None. 



VICTORIA'S INVESTMENT. 



NUMBER OF SCIIOONEUS EMPLOYED SEALING IN THE BERING, AND THEIR VALUE. 



The second branch of my investigation was the 

 number of vessels owned by Canadians engaged in 

 sealing in the Bering Sea, their value, cost of outfit, etc. 



There are in the business: Twenty-four schooners. Total tonnage, 



Vessels, and value 

 thereof. 



1,464 tons. Total value, including outfits, $173,350. 

 261. Indians employed, 385. 



' Took from Bering. 



Whites employed, 



