242 FUR-SEAL FISHERIES OF ALASKA. 



No, sir ; I Lave iiad no coimectioii witli such vessels, but 1 have been 

 there the i>ast summer. 



Q. State your duties. — A. I was collectiug information for compiling 

 the " Coast Pilot " aud Alaska coast survey. 



Q. How long were you there? — A. From thelst to the latter part 

 of August. 



Q. How much of that time were you on the islands? — A. More than 

 half of it, I guess. I was on the islands two weeks or uiore altogether. 



Q. How much time were you on the mainland? — A. I was on the 

 island of St. Michaels aud over the Bering Sea wherever I could get 

 iuformatiou. 



Q. State what, if anything, you have learned with reference to dep- 

 redations by persons unlawfully engaged in the killing of seals? — A. 

 1 never saw anything myself. My duties did not take me where I could 

 see that. 



Q. Have you any information of the character elicited from the last 

 witiK ss and others as to what has occurred on those islands? — A. !N^o, 

 sir ; except from general conversation. 



Q. How long were you on St. Geoige ? — A. I was on St. George but 

 a few hours, but I was around the island for several days. 



Q. Were you on the island of St. Paul ? — A. Yes, sir; several times, 

 and si)ent ten days there. 



Q. Did you notice anything with reference to the treatment of the 

 natives by the employes of the Alaska Commercial Company that you 

 would regard as a subject of adverse criticism ? — A. JNo, sir. 



Q. Did everything appear to be conducted in a satisfactory manner, 

 so lar as you could judge? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Were the natives contented ? — A. Absolutely so. 



Q. You understand what the law is in reference to the company and 

 its contract ? — A. Yes, sir ; ] have read it. 



Q. State whether, in your opinion, the company has, so far as you can 

 judge, been performing its part of the contract in every respect. — A. 

 Yes, sir; so far as I have heard or seen, it has performed it faithfully. 



By Mr. Jeffries: 



Q. You are are an officer of the Navy ?— A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Have you ever been to other parts of Alaska ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Have you been up as far as St. Michaels ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. You have been ])retty well over the Territory, so far as you could 

 go with a ship ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. You have had some opportunities for seeing the native inhabit- 

 ants of all parts of Alaska?— A. Yes, sir. 



Q. What do you say as to how the natives of St. George and St. 

 Paul compare with the natives of other portions of Alaska ? I mean 

 socially, morally, j)hysically, and every other way ? — A. Their condi- 

 tion is very much better than the natives of other portions of Alaska ; 

 have more monej^, etc. 



Q. Do they show the benefits of civilization more? — A. I think 

 they do. 



Q. Are they well clothed and housed on both islands ? — A. I think 

 they are. 



Q. How are they dressed ? — A. They wear European clothing. 



Q. They are comfortable ? — A, Absolutely so. 



Q. Both men and women?— A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Have they comfortable houses? — A. I should think they were 

 comfortal)le. 



