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" Boston " (XJDited States) man-of-war at the same time as Ehencliessut, 

 or " Dick," here present, and heard what he said then to the White 

 Chief (T^^ee), a-.id it is just about what he has said here, as far as I can 

 remember. I have heard what "Dick" has said about the seals and 

 sealing, and I agree with what he says, and it is what I think about it. 



3. I am not a Chief of my tribe, and did not say so to any one; was 

 promised 1 dollar to go on board the man-of-war to talk, and was paid 

 it before leaving the boat. 



4. What I have here said and what " Dick" said here has been read 

 over and explained to us in our own tongue, and I understand it, and 

 as far as my knowledge goes it is true. 



5. Nothing has been promised me, nor have I received anything what- 

 ever, for making this declaration, but have made it of my own free 

 will. 



And 1 make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the 

 same to be true, and by virtue of "The Act respecting Extra- Judicial 

 Oaths." 



{Signed) Imihap, his x mark. 



Witnesses: 

 (Signed) Wm. Owen. 

 A. D. Laing. 



Declared before me, at the village of Alberni, in the district of 

 Nauaimo,in the Province of British Columbia, this 7th day of November, 

 A. D. 1892. 



(Signed) A. P. Sherwood, 



A Commissioner of Police for Canada. 



Declaration of Annetz-a-Cheet, or "Jaclc.^^ 



Dominion of Canada, Province of British Cplumhia, to wit: 



I, Annetz-a-Cheet, or "Jack," of the Ucluelet tribe of Indians in 

 Barclay Sound, do solemnly declare: 



1, I am one of the Ucluelet tribe of Indians, and live in Okoolah 

 village, in Barclay Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in the 

 Province of British Columbia. 



2, Am a seal-hunter, and have hunted ever since I was able to use a 

 spear. I have not hunted at all for hve years till this year, when I went 

 out in my own little schooner and hunted off the coast about 50 miles. 

 I hunted for about fourteen days altogether, as it would come on blow- 

 ing very hard every few days, and my schooner being very small I had 

 to come into shore. I hunted the latter end of May and beginning of 



June. 

 157 3. The seals appeared to me to be as plentiful as five years ago 



when I last hunted; 1 saw just as many. Some days a great 

 many, and others only a few; they appeared to be wilder and harder 

 to get near. 



4. I first took two canoes with four men, and the next time I had 

 four canoes with eight men, and we got forty skins. We used the spear 

 only, and I have never used the gun. 



5. The seals come into the Sound every year; they come in in the 

 night, following the herring and other fish, and go away out again as 

 soon as daylight comes. The reason is they are afraid to stay near the 

 land, as the hunters with the muskets have frightened them. Have 

 never hunted with any white men or Indians who used the gun; ou 



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