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F. Moreau. — 80 per cent, females. 



P. Carlson. — Half of each sex on the coast. 



F. Uammel. — 20 per cent, more females than males. 



J. Carihcut. About 60 per cent, females. 



Indian Evidence. — Composition of Catch. 



mt-hitle. — More females than males off San Juan, 

 Easado. — 6 out 10 females off San Juan. In Behring Sea always 

 more males than females. 



207 SchouUivick, Clawaunack, So-y-uk, Thompson, Jack, Too-iooih, 

 and Jimmt). — Off south end of Vancouver Island more females 



than males; lurther north more males than females. 



Clahapisum, Hanaisum, and Clahouto. — Along Vancouver Island coast 

 more females than males; further north more males. 



IValier Watt. — Along Vancouver Island coast about half the catch — 

 perhaps a little more — females. 



Chileia. — Along the Vancouver Island coast as many females as 

 males. 



Oqunaghu. — Five or six years ago more males than females; now as 

 many females as males. 



Kach-kaoh-ah.— Yive or six years ago took more males than females, 

 but now about the same number of each sex is taken. 



Sltewish. — Generally about the same number of each sex; this year 

 more males. 



Clat-ka-koi and Eickiana. — About half of each sex. 



Clickluhouto, Eeshuqua, and Clatchu. — Along the coast got about 4 

 males out of every 7 seals killed on the coast; in Behring Sea more 

 males than i'emalcs are taken. 



Clat-misk, Walika, Nahwyak, Clophitjliiup, 'Tsawassup, and Too-tooch. — 

 Along the coast more males than females are taken, and those of them 

 who h.ave been in Behring Sea had the same experience there. 



Ehenehesut. — Along the coast about the same number of each sex 

 is taken. 



Annetz-acheet and Louis Annets-acliecf . — Sometimes more females than 

 males are taken on the coast, but in 1892 more males. 



Uat-la-ciniil. — About the same number of males as females. 



Cedur-kanvm and At-clappa. — As many males as females along the 

 coast. 



AleJu and Ahnahyook. — Off Vancouver Island coast more cows, but 

 further north more bulls. 



(Juianah. — Along tbe coast more females than males, but further 

 north and in Behring Sea more nuiles than fenuiles. 



High-eit-lick-sheel . — Some years more bulls, some years more coavs. 



Charlie Quisio, See-ah-sum, and JVech-tin. — About half cows and half 

 bulls. 



Joseph, Jack, and Johnny Hammond. — More males than females 

 always. 



Sante. — 66 seals; nearly all males. 



Charlie. — More males than females. 



Gtis. — 95 seals; not many females. 



Douglas. — 73 seals; only 1 female. 



Joe. — 41 seals; nt)t many females. 



Taylor. — 88 seals; more males than feniales. 



Toiumie. — 59 seals; more males than females. 



208 THIS CONTENTION WHOLLY NOVEL. 



(c.) — That, in consequence of the Mllifig of nursing Females 

 at ISea, dead Pups have been found in increasing Numbers 

 on the Pribyloff Boolceries every year since Pelagic Sealing 

 began in Behring Sea, and that such Pups died from 

 starvation. 



It remains to deal with the third of the main contentions 

 above cited. This assertion is, hke several other asser- 

 tions to which great importance is now attached in the Case 

 of the United IStates, entii-ely new. 



