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I have seen seals catching young cod and salmon and a fish like a 

 mackerel, aud have found the same kinds in them. 



I have never taken or heard of any one else taking a stagey skin, or 

 one that was not as good at one season as another. 



I do not know how far cows go to sea to feed when they have young 

 on the islands, but far to the westward cows in milk are seldom taken; 

 the seals there are young females and males. 



I have taken seals in the 172nd Pass early in July, and in all the 

 passes east of that. 



All the years before last year I found young seals in September all 

 along between the pass by which we came out of Behring Sea and Cape 

 Cook. These seals had not been at the breeding-islands. Last year 

 was too stormy, and no look-out was kept. 



I do not believe that the seals can be exterminated if all the schoon- 

 ers in America are sent after them, if they are protected on the 

 breeding-islands. There will never be more schooners sent after them 

 than it pays to send, but even if there were, the seal understands get- 

 ting away better than men understand taking them. 



They are getting more wary every year, and unless they are asleep it 

 is almost impossible to get them. They seem to know now that we want 

 them. They used to come close up to the boat and look at us; now 

 they don't come near us at all. Formerly, if two sleepers were found 

 together, both would very likely be got, as after one was shot the other 

 would come up beside it and look about and would be easily shot; now 

 the second one goes down and will not be seen again, or comes up out of 

 reach. Formerly, if we found ten or so in a bunch of kelp, we would 

 get at least six; now we're lucky to get two. 



They Avere as plentiful as ever last year, but very much harder to get. 



I hereby certify that I have given the above facts voluntarily and 

 without consideration. 



(Signed) G. C. Geeow. 



I certify that the above declaration was read over to Mr. G. 0. 

 Gerow, and signed by him in my presence. 



(Signed) Goedon F. Grant, 



Chief Engineer^ Steam-shi;p " Quadra.''^ 



Steam-ship "Quadea," May 13, 1892. 



Declaration of Captain James Gaudin. 



I, Captain James Gaudin, of the steam-ship "Quadra," do solemnly 

 declare : 



That I was in the year 1887 captain of the schoouor "Ada." Early 

 in July we started fiom Victoria on a sealing voyage. As it was late 

 we steered direct for Behring Sea, and saw no seals until we got there 

 about the 20th July. We were seized by the "Bear" about the 25th 

 August. We got nearly 1,900 seals while in Behring Sea. I had an 

 Indian crew. 



From their reports I know that less than 5 per cent, of the seals 

 killed were lost. They used both guns and spears. There were ten or 

 twelve seals shot from the schooner, to get which a boat had to be 

 lowered. None were lost, so they must have floated two or three min- 

 utes at least. My hunters always said that if the boatmen were smart 

 seals were seldom lost. 



