578 APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



GMleta. — " I fhink the seals are just as plentiful as they used to be." 



Charles Hayulcs. — "This year I saw aS many seals as I ever saw 

 before. None of us Indians think the seals are any fewer." 



Oquaghu. — " Seals are just as plentiful as ever, but do not come in so 

 close to shore now as before white men commenced hunting." 



Kach-Tiach-ah. — " Seals are as plentiful as ever." 



Charlie and Harry think as Kach-kach-ah does. 



Sheicish. — " They are as thick as they used to be." 



Clat-ka-Tcoi. — "The seals appear to be as plentiful now as formerly." 



Kicldana agrees with what is said by Clat-ka-koi. 



Cliclc-la-hou-to. — "I believe that seals are as plentiful now as they 

 were when 1 first commenced to hunt." 



Keshuqua and Clatchu believe as Olick-la-hou-to does. 



Clat-misJc got more seals this year than last. 



Wahlca, Nahunjali Claphighnp, Tsawassup, and Tootush had the same 

 experience as Olatmisk. 



Ehenchesut. — "Just as many seals as ever." 



Imihap thinks as Ehenchesut does. 



Annetz-a-chett. — "The seals appeared to me [in 1892] as plentiful as 

 when I last hunted five years ago." 



Louis Annetz-a-chett agrees with Annetz-a-Chett. 



Hat-la-cuntl sees no difference in the number of seals now and when 

 he first went out sealing. 



Cedar-lcanim, up to the time he gave up hunting three years ago, had 

 noticed no difl'erence in the number of seals." 



Ax-clappa has not hunted for three years, and thinks as Cedar-Kanim 

 does. 



Qui-an-ah. — "The seals seem to be as plentiful now as when I first 

 went sealing." 



Enocto. — "I think the seals are just as thick now as some years ago." 



Quat-loose, Fred, Suit-hatchest, Peter, Kaicannass, ShooTcsa, Keelthlah, 

 John Werghlah, Tacoottish, MucMemicTi, and Sheeuah think as Enocto 

 does. 



High-eit-licJc-sheel. — "I do not think they [the seals] are fewer than 

 they were seven or eight ye-ars ago." 



Charlie Quisto. — " The seals come to this coast just as many as ever.'^ 



See-ah-sum and Wech-tin believe as Charlie Quisto does. 



Schoultiviclc. — "Along rhe coast and in the Sound [Barclay] seals 

 were not as plentiful in 1892 as 1891." Accounts for this by white 



hunters having come early and scared the seals away. 

 33 Clawaunack, So-y-uk, Thompson, Jack, Too-tootch, and Jimmy 



think as Schoultwick does. 

 Atelu does not think there are as many seals now near the shore as 

 in 1886, but thinks there are just as many skins [taken]. 



Ah-nah-yooh agrees with Atelu. 



James McRae. — "Fewer seals this year than last." ("Oscar and 

 Hattie.") 



William CLeary. — "This year not so many as last year. Last year 

 more than any year but 1890." 



William Cowie. — "Fewer seals than last year." (" Oscar and Hattie.") 



