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Q. It is ODly used for medical purposes tlien ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Would the natives like for the present arraujjemeut and ijolicy of 

 the Government to be broken up there and get rid of the company's 

 men 1 — A. Xo, sir ; I guess not. 



Q. You thiuk they would not like that ? — A. I think not, 



Q. Did you know some Government agents who have been there for 

 some few years past? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. When did you leave there; when were you tliere last?— A. I 

 spent last winter there. 



Q. And came down this summer ?— A. Yes, sir; last August. 



Q. Were you on St. George Island last winter ? — A. No, sir ; St. Paul 

 Island. 



Q. Were tbere any controversies or disagreements between the Gov- 

 ernment agents and the company agents last winter ? — A. None on St. 

 Paul. 



Q. Did you know anything of what was going on at St. George last 

 winter? — A. Only what I heard. 



Q. What did you hear about it?— A. They said they had little diffi- 

 culties. It was a disagreement between Mr. Gavitt aud Mr. Webster. 



Q. Some little disiigreement. Did you see Mr. Webster any last 

 winter? — A. No, sir; I saw him last summer, 



Mr. Felton. Did you get the most of your education upon the 

 island ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. You learned English there ?— A. Y'^es, sir ; I did. 



Q. Did you learn arithmetic there ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. And a little geography, history, and writing ?— A. Yes, sir. 



Cross-examination by Mr. Jeffries : 



Q. You have, I suppose, often talked wi% the people on the island 

 and heard them talk to each other, comparing their j)resent condition 

 with what it was in former times when the Russians had it ? — A. Yes, 

 sir. 



Q. From what you have heard them say, how do they live — but I will 

 ask you particular questions, so you can answer them. How did they 

 live under the Russian regime; what did they have to eat? — A. They 

 lived on seal meat, 1 believe. 



Q. On seal meat and blubber ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. There was then no store at which they could buy crackers and 

 necessaries in those days? — A. No, sir; I believe not. 



Q. What kind of houses did they live in ? — A. Barribakis. 



Q. Which were virtually underground and had no floors ? — A. No, 

 sir; no floors. 



Q. And no chimneys? — A. No, sir. 



Q. The Are was built on the ground floor inside the house?— A. Yes, 

 sir; in the middle of the house. 



Q. What kind of clothing did they have in those days? — A. Calico. 



Q. Under the Russians ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. How did the men dress ? — A. Well, I could not tell you about that ; 

 1 do not know. 



Q. Now, what pay did they get in those days for a summer's work ; 

 liow much ? — A. Ten dollars. 



Q. An able-bodied man got $10?— A. Yes, sir; a first-class man. 



Q. And others got less ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. That was for a whole season's work ?— A. Yes, sir. 



Q. How long did you go to school at the comi)any's school on the 



