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large bulls till I get up to Bebring Sea, when I get a good many large 

 ones, 



7, The big ones we get along the coast are generally cows, the small 

 ones bulls. The cows have a whiter breast and neck than the bulls, 



8, In hunting from the schooners we were paid 2 dollars a skin up to 

 last year, when we were paid 3 dollars; and this year we were promised 

 4 dollars, but when we returned from sealing were j^aid off with 3 

 dollars, 



9, What has been here said by me has been written down and read 

 over to me, and explained in my own language, and I understand it, 

 and it is true, and I have not paid anything, nor has anything been 



promised me, for saying it. 

 163 And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing 



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

 judicial Oaths," 



(Signed) Enocto, his x mark. 



Witnesses: 

 (Signed) John T. Walburn. 

 A. D. Laing, 



I, Quat-loose, or "Sam;" Fred; Suit-hatchest; Peter; Shooksa, or 

 "Joe;"' Keelthlah; John Weiqlha; Yacootlish, or "George;" Muckle- 

 mick; Kawannass; and Sheenah, do solemnly declare: 



1. That we are natives of the west coast of Vancouver Island, and 

 live at the village of Ahousat, in Clayoquot Sound, in the Province of 

 British Columbia, and are all members of the Ahousat tribe of Indians, 



2. We have heard what has been said by Enocto here present about 

 the seals and hunting seals, and it is what we think and know about 

 them, 



3. We are all seal-hunters, and use both the spear and the gun, and 

 would just as soon use the one as the other, and are just as sure of get- 

 ting the seal with one as the other, and scarcely lose any, and no good 

 hunter need lose many. All our tribe use the gun, both young and old, 

 and like it. 



4. What we have here said, and what Enocto has said, has been 

 written down and read over and explained to us in our own language, 

 and we understand it, and it is what we think, and we have not been 

 paid anything, nor has anything been jDromised to us, for saying this. 



And we make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the 

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

 Oaths." 



(Signed) Quat-loose, his x mark. 



Fred, ditto. 



Suit HATCHEST, ditto. 



Peter, ditto. 



Kawannass, ditto. 



Shooksa, ditto. 



Keelthlah, ditto. 



John Weiqhla, ditto. 



Yacootlish, ditto. 



MUCKLEMIGK, dittO. 



Sheenah, ditto. 

 Witnesses: 

 (Signed) John T. Walburn. 

 A. D. Laing. 



