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were known to do, or from spending anywhere else the money given by 

 the Company. I saw this money in Alaska as well as on the Com- 

 mander islands. 



I do not thinkthatthere were any vessels sealing inBehring Sea this 

 year other than those that were seized, and I am sure that if there had 

 been any I would have heard of it. 



I was born in the State of California, and am and always have been a 

 citizen of the United States of America. 



I have read over the statements contained in this affidavit, and swear 

 that they are all true, and that no consideration was given or offered 

 me for having made them. 



(Signed) Edward Pratt Miner. 



Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th October, 1892. 



[SEAL.l ■ (Signed) C. D. Emery, 



Notary Public, resident iri, ISeuttle, 



Deposition of Joseph J. BecTcingham. 



State of Washington, King County, City of Seattle. 



Joseph J. Beckingham, being sworn, deposes as follows: 



I have been out two years sealing — one year as a boat-puller, and the 

 next year as boat-steerer. 



I have a good opportunity when in the sealing-boat to see the num- 

 ber of seals that are killed and secured, as well as those lost by sinking. 

 There is not one seal out of 100 lost, as far as my experience goes. 

 The boat I was in this year got forty-six skins, and not one was lost by 

 sinking. 



Seals were very numerous this year, and had the hunter I was with 

 been a good one he would have got several hundred skins, but the 

 hunter was no good, and missed nearly all he shot at. 



Seals float two or three minutes as a rule, but very often much 

 longer. 



From the seals I have seen I would say that there are about as many 

 cows taken as bulls, but not more. 



The hunters I have been with shoot at seals when 15 or 20 yards 

 from them, and there is not time for a seal to sink before the boat 

 reaches it. 



I was over on the Eussian side this year, but could not see any dif- 

 ference between the seals there and those on the American side. 



(Signed) Joseph J. Beckingham, 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of October, 1892. 



[seal.] (Signed) George S. Bush, 



Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, 



residing at Seattle. 



Deposition of Henry Steicart Algar. 



State of Washington, King County, City of Seattle. 



Henry Stewart Algar, being sworn, deposes as follows: 

 That I was tirst engaged in sealing in 1889, wlien I went out as master 

 of the sealing- schooner " Allie I. Alger," owned at that time by myself. 



