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2. Fred. Smith shipped on the "Mascotte" for that voyage as hunter. 



3. The voyage histed five mouths. Smith, did not get more than 

 twelve skins. 



4. He (Smith) was on the " Sea Lion" the year before as a boat-puller. 



5. I do not consider him at all comj)etent to form an opinion about 

 sealing; lie is simply an overgrown boy. 



And 1 make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the 

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

 Oaths." 



(Signed) Chas. Peters. 



Subscribed and declared by the said Charles Peters before me, a 

 Notary Public duly commissioned, and residing and practising at the 

 city of Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia, this 8th day of 

 November, A. d. 1892. 



[seal.] , (Signed) Arthur L, Belyea, 



A Notary Public in and for the Frovince of British Columbia. 



Deposition of Frederich Croclcer. 



State of California, City and County of San Francisco. 



Frederick Crocker, of San Francisco, being duly sworn, deposes and 

 says : 



1 am a resident of San Francisco, and have been a &eal-hunter for 

 eleven years, and think I know almost all the vessels engaged in the 

 work, and acquainted or know by repute all the men who have any 

 stauding as hunters. 



I never knew or remember hearing of a sealing-vessel called the 

 "Maggie Eoss," and do not believe any such vessel ever did any sealing. 



I never heard of any hunters named Peter Collins, William Long, 

 Henry Mason, James Sloan, John Dalton, Richard Dolan, William 

 Mclsaac, Patrick Maroney, Miles Nelson, James Kennedy, Charles 

 Challal, Joseph Denis, Andrew Hoffman, James Kean, and William 

 Hensen, and I do not think they can ever have been engaged as seal- 

 hunters. Even among the boat-pullers, I think I know the most of 

 them, and I cannot remember ever hearing the names of the foregoing. 



I have not been paid nor promised anything in consideration of mak- 

 ing the foregoing statement, which I have found correct after reading. 



(Signed) F. J. Crocker. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 1st day of December, 1892. 



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



173 Deposition of John A. Belodo. 



State op California, City and County of San Francisco. 



John A. Belodo, of San Francisco, being duly sworn, deposes and 

 says : 



1. I reside in the city of San Francisco, in the State of California, 

 and am foreman in the manufacturing department of C. D. Ladd, mer- 

 chant, of said city. 



2. C. D. Ladd aforesaid is managing owner of the sealing-vessel 

 " Emma and Louisa," of the port of San Francisco, and was so iu the 

 month of July last. 



