252 COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



St. George Island raided tlie Ist September, 1881. — (George Ward- 

 man in H. R. Report No. 3883, 50th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 39.) 



"Otter" raided St. George Island in October 1881. — (Appendix to 

 Case of the United States, vol. i, p. 519, and vol. ii, p. 29.) 



1882. — East Rookery, St. George, raided in 1882.— (Louis Kimmel, 



H. R. Report No. 3883, 50th Congress. 2nd Session, p. 271.) 



AprcTidix, vol. Captain Folger says, in his affidavit, that the schooner he com- 



ii, p. 47. ' mantled and another anchored oft' St. Paul Island from June until 



September, running in and raiding the rool<eries whenever the 



Aveather permitted. These vessels were probably those referred to by 



Il)id., p. 73 . Captain Miner when ho says: "I have frequently heard of raids 



being made on the Pribyloff Islands. In 1881 or 1882 two 



295 schooners anchored to the northward of St. Paul for nearly the 

 whole summer. They were the 'Otter' and 'Alexander,' vessels 



owned by Liebes and Co. The captains of their vessels told me so 

 themselves." 



1883. — Schooner boarded off St. George Island the 10th October, 

 1883; 300 skins were on board. — (George Wardman, H. R. Report 

 No. 3883, 50th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 34.) 



Vessel loaded with seals captured at St. George Island while the 

 crew were ashore.— (Glidden [1882-1884], H. R. Report No. 3883, 50th 

 Congress, 2ud Session, p. 28.) 



1884. — "Adele" seized in 1884, when raiding a rookery. — (United 

 States Case, vol. ii, p. 519.) 



Raid on Zapadnie Rookery, St. George Island, tlie 10th October, 

 1884. — (Appendix to Case of United States, vol. ii, p. 29.) 



1885. — In 1885, Webster found that men had camped ashore at St. 

 George Islam!. — (Report of British Behring Sea Commissioners, 

 paragrapli 751.) 



June 1885, 500 seals were killed before vessel detected. — (Appendix 

 to Case of the United States, vol. i, p. 519.) 



In 1885, three schooners were captured at Otter Island: one, the 

 "Adele," by Webster, Lieut. Lutze, and two men. — (Report of British 

 Beliring Sea Commissioners, paragraph 751.) 



Starry Arteel Rookery, St. George Island, raided, and 600 seals 

 killed "several years ago." — (Morgan, H. R. Report No. 3883, 50th Con- 

 gress, 2ud Session, p. 64.) 



20th July, 1885, 600 or 700 seals were killed on St. George Island.— 

 (Appendix to the Case of the United States, vol. i, p. 519.) 



20th July, 1885, 500 pups aud 500 females killed on St. George Island. — 

 (Appendix to the Case of the United States, vol. ii, p. 29.) [This 

 probably refers to same raid as two first preceding references.] 



Raid on St. George Island in 1885 or 1886; 112 seal-skius found by 

 T. F, Ryan.— (H. R. Report No. 3883, 50th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 

 212.) 



At Starry Arteel, a raid was made the 22nd July, 1885; 120 seals and 

 200 pups were killed. — (Appendix to Case of United States, vol. ii, 

 p. 29.) 



1886.— Attempted raid on St. George Island 1886.— (Tingle in H. R. 

 Report No. 3883, 50th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 174.) 



In 1886, Morgan found carcasses of 800 female seals on shore. — 

 (Report of British Commissioners, paragraph 752.) 



Raid on St. George Island, 8th August, 1886. — (Appendix to Case of 

 the United States, vol. i, p. 519. ) 



296 " San Diego" captured in 1886 with 574 skins on board, as well 

 as clubs, pup skins, &c., proving raid. — (Tingle in H. R. Report 



No. 3883, 50th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 175.) 



" Look-Out" raided Seal Islands in 1886 and 1887.— (Report of Brit- 

 ish Commissioners, paragraph 752.) 



Raid in autumn of 1886 or 1887 [not the one noted above]. — (Morgan 

 in H. R. Report No. 3883, 50th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 90.) 



1887. — In 1887, schooner was seen shooting seals in water North- 

 east Point, 18th, 21st aud 25th July. — (Report of British Commission- 

 ers, paragraph 753.) 



1887.— "Angel Dolly" captured near Otter Island the 28th July, 

 1887.— (H. R. Report No. 3883, 50th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 332.) 



Steam-echooner shot at from North-east Point, 4th August, 1887. 

 Seized by " Rush," and proved to be " Kate and Anna." — (Report of 

 British Commissioners, paragraph 753.) 



Starry Arteel Rookery, St. George Island, raided in August 1887. 

 Signs found by Webster. — (Report of British Commissioners, para- 

 graph 753.) 



