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I liave been successively in the "Eosie Sparks," "Aldina," "Mary 

 Dalio," "0. G. White," "Lily L.," and "Kate and Anna." 



Until this- year — although I have hunted on the Japan coast, in the 

 vicinity of the Copper Islands, and in Behriiig- Sea — I never made a 

 really good catch; this year we got 1,435 with three boats, of which I 

 got 4G7. 



We use shot-gun and rifle, but mostly a shot-gun, and in my experi- 

 ence the loss from siukage through being killed or mortally wounded 

 would not be greater than 8 per cent., which would cover the whole 

 loss. The coast loss is smaller than the Behring Sea loss, because, as 

 a rule, those on the coast are fatter and more buoyant, and a pregnant 

 female will not sink as easily as another seal. 



Seals travel a good deal in schools, and are harder to get at then 

 than when in ones and twos; they are mixed as to age and sex. 



We get more females than males. I think there may be 80 per cent, 

 of the seals on the coast females; I think that perhaps of the cows 75 

 per cent, carry pups, and in Behring Sea the same percentage would 

 ap])ly to cows in milk, though I did not pay particular attention to the 

 matter. 



We get plenty of barren cows. 



I do not notice that seals are decreasing, but are wilder and harder 

 to get near. 



I didn't hear of any vessels having been in Behring Sea this year 

 that were not warned away or seized. We left Copper Island about 

 the 12th August, and arrived in San Francisco about the 20th Septem- 

 ber, and kept to the south of the Aleutian Islands. I noticed seals 

 more or less all the way across. 



I think there is a diiierence in the quality of the skins between those 

 on the Kussian and American coasts, because I have noticed more 

 shaggy and rough skins on the llussian than on the American. 



I have seen seals taken in milk 100 miles from the rookeries. 



I think some protection should be given the seals, and would make a 

 close season in the Behring Sea during July, August, and September, 

 and of course this would apply as well to the bieeding-islands as the 

 open ocean. 



We are never restricted in the use of ammunition, and can use just 

 as much as we like in practice at game or at a mark. 



I have not been promised nor paid anything in consideration of having 

 made this statement, which I have read over and found correct. 



(Signed) F. Moreau. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th day of December, 1892. 

 [seal.] (Signed) Lincoln Sonntag, Notary Puhlic. 



Deposition, of Peter Carlson. 



State of California, City and County of San Francisco. 



Peter Carlson, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 

 I live in San Francisco, and am an American subject. I have been 

 sealing for four years, the tirst two years as a steerer, and last two 

 years as a hunter. 



In 1887 I was out from this port in the "Lottie Fairfield;" in 



136 1888, from Victoria, in the "Favourite;" in 1889 and 1890 I was 



not out; but in 1891 1 went in the "C. H. Tupper" from Victoria 



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