802 APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



Declaration of General Jachson. 



On Board Canadian Government Steam-ship " Quadra," 



At Neali Bay, State of Washington, United States of America. 



I, General Jackson, of Neah Bay, in the county of Clallam, in the 

 State of Washington, United States of America, do solemnly declare : 



1. That I am a Makah Indian, and live at Neah Bay. I am more 

 than 50 years old. I was never out sealing in canoes. 



2. That I was up in Behring Sea one year in the Boston (American) 

 schooner " Signet," Captain Kimberly. We went ashore twice on the 

 Seal Islands — I don't know the name of the island. There was no cut- 

 ter there then. We got "hiyou" (great many) seals. We got thou- 

 sands — don't know how many thousands. We went ashore in the 

 daytime soon as we got our breakfast. Did not see any policemen there. 

 We got to Alaska about the middle of June, and on the 4th July we 

 went ashore on the island. I got back to Neah Bay when the Indians 

 were digging new potatoes. Boscowitz had station at Neah Bay then. 

 Kimberly sold seal skins to Boscowitz. Mr. Landes and another man 

 were in the Boscowitz store then. Was never in Behring Sea after- 

 wards. 



3. That a Boston " Tyhee" (Headman) last spring took Peter, the 

 Indian policeman here, and Peter got the rest of the Indians here to 

 give evidence. I did not give any. John McGlynn is the Indian Agent 

 here. The Indian jioliceman here — Peter — told the other Indians here 

 that if they told the King George (British) men anything about seals 

 they would be put in gaol. He told them that when the " Boston " 

 (United States) man-of-war was here taking the Indians' evidence. 

 Peter is always telling them that. Peter has often told me that 

 McGlynn knows Peter tells the Indians this. McGlynn makes him do 

 it — they are just the same as one. 



4. That there are nothing like so many Indians here now as there used 

 to be. When I was young there was 8,000, now there are only 900 

 here — Ohsett, Quinelth, and Waachset. 



5. Very few Indians here go out sealing now like there used to be. 

 Great many seals here now. Indians go off Cape Flattery in canoes 

 about 4 miles to catch them. One man gets 80 seals in season, another 

 man 70, some 40, some as many as 100. They get as many now as they 

 used to — it was always like that. 



6. That all what is written down here has been read over and explained 

 to me in Chinook, which I understand. I know what is written here, 

 and it is all true. I am afraid Peter will put me in gaol for coming here. 



And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the 

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

 Oaths." 



(Signed) General Jackson, his x mark. 



Witnesses : 

 (Signed) A. D Laing. 

 Wm. Owen. 



Subscribed and declared by the said General Jackson, the same hav- 

 ing been first read over and fuliy explained to him in the Chinook 

 tongue, and he fully understanding the same, before me, a Notary Pub- 

 lic duly commissioned in and for the Province of British Columbia, on 

 board the said Canadian Government steamer " Quadra," at Neah Bay, 

 this 29th day of November, A. d. 1892. 



[SEAL.J (Signed) Arthur L. Belyea, 



Notary Fublie. 



