TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Preliminary Statement i 1 



Part I. 



Introduction 4 



Chapter I, Head (A). — The User up to the year 1821 of the Waters of Behring 



Sea aud other Waters of the North Pacific 6 



Chapter II, Head (B). — The Ukase of 1821, and the cii'dimstauces connected 



therewith leading up to the Treaties of 1824 aud 1825 25 



Chapter III, Head (C). — The question whether the body of water now known 

 as Behring Sea is included in the phrase "Pacific Ocean," as used in the 



Treaty of 1825 between Great Britain and Russia 41 



Chapter IV, Head (D). — The User of the Waters in question from 1821 to 



1867 55 



Chapter V, Head (E). — What rights passed to the United States under the 



Treaty of Cession of the 30th March, 1867 ? 69 



Chapter VI. Point 5 of Article VI. — Has the United States any Right, and 

 if so, what Right, of Protection or Property in the Fur-seals freciuenting the 

 Islands of the United States in Behring Sea, when such seals are found out- 

 side the ordinary 3-niile limitf 74 



Chapter VII. — Cunsidehation ot' Allegations of Fact put forward by 



the United States in connection avith ]'oint 5 of Article VI 100 



Section I. — The Ftir-seal is a Marine Animal, and Pelagic in its Habits.. .. 100 



Section II. — The Fur-seal is in no sense a Domestic Animal Ill 



Section HI. — Intermingling of Fur-seals of difterent parts of the North 



Pacific 118 



Section IV. — Relation of the Fur-seals to the Pribyloff Islands. Summer 



and Winter Homes 148 



Chapter VIII. — Recapitulation of Argument 151 



Conclusion 155 



Part II. 



Chapter IX. — General Considerations affecting the Question of 

 Regulations 159 



Consideration of Statements put forward i?y the United States bear- 

 ing upon the Question of the necessity for Regulations. 



Chapter X. — Date and amount of the observed Decrease in the Number of 



Seals 167 



Chapter XI. — Allegations made in the Case of the United States against 



Pelagic Sealing and Replies thereto 180 



Chapter XII. — Management of the Pribylott' Islands by Russia and by the 



United States 221 



Historical Outline of Management. 

 Chapter XIII. — Management of the Pribyloff Islands by Russia and by the 



United States — {continued) 237 



Excessive killing of Male Seals. 

 Chapter XIV. — Management of the Pribyloff Islands by Russia and by the 



United States — {continued) 260 



The "Driving" of Seals aud its effects. 

 Chapter XV. — Management of the Pribyloff Islands by Russia aud by the 



United States — (co)W(»Merf) 271 



Absence of Proper Control by Goverment Agents. 

 Chapter XVI. — Management of the Pribvloff Islands by Russia and by the 



United States— (coh/(h ued) ' .' 288 



Inadequacy of Protection: Raids. 

 Chapter XVII. — Management of the Pribyloff Islands by Russia and by the 



United States — {coniimied) 298 



Condition of the Natives. 



Chapter XVIII. — The Seal-skin Industry 304 



Conclusion 314 



Chapter XIX. — Damages 315 



The Appendix to this Counter-Case consists of two Volumes. A Table of Contents 

 is prefixed to each of the Volumes . 



