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after Gavitt bad the difficulties "? — A. No, sir; I understood that Mr. 

 Gavitt entertained a A'ery antagonistic feeling towards Mr. Tingle, and 

 I did not think it would be proper to mention it to him because it might 

 lead to trouble between the Treasury agents. 



Mr. Jeffries. We will say that the witness reported it to his superior 

 officer. 



Mr. Dunn. He states that he undertook to report it to Mr. Morgan, 

 and that Mr. Morgan declined to hear it. 



The Witness. Mr. Morgan did not get a chance to hear it all. I 

 wanted to talk about it to him, but he would not listen. 



By Mr. Jeffries : 

 Q. You did report it to your superior officer ? — A. Yes, sir. 

 Q. You did report it to Mr. Tingle?— A. 1 did report it to Mr. Tin- 

 gle. 



TESTIMONY OF J. EUGENE KIRK. 



J. Eugene Kirk, sworn and examined. 

 By Mr, Jeffries : 



Q. When did you leave St. George Island "? — A. On the 3d of June, 

 last. 



Q. Are you an employe of the Alaska Commercial Company ? — A. 

 Yes, sir. 



Q. How long have you been so employed ? — A. Since May, 1882. 



Q. Have you been on St. George Island since 1882 ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Do you know Mr. Webster? — A. Very well, sir. 



Q. What sort of a man is Mr. W^ebster? — A. As nice a man as I 

 ever met in my life. 



Q. What are his habits ? — A. I never saw him under the influence of 

 liquor, sir. 



Q. What is the condition of the natives of St. George Island as com- 

 pared with the natives of other portions of Alaska that you have been 

 in? — A. They are very far ahead of the rest of them. 



■ Q. Is their condition improving or retrograding? — A. Improving all 

 the time. 



Q. How do they dress ? — A. The same as civilized people. 



Q. Are they well dressed ? — A. Yery well. 



Q. Do they have Sunday clothes ?— A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Finery ? — A. Yes, sir; men and women. 



Q. Do they have carpets on the floor ? — A. Yes, sir ; some do. 



Q. What kind of food do they have? — A. The company has every- 

 thing to sell in its store — flour, canned goods, provisions, rice, etc. 



Q. Are they in position to live as well as the company's employes 

 live?— A. Yes, sir. 



Q. They use the same kind of flour?— A. Yes, sir. 



Q. What do you say as to the condition of the people there as com- 

 pared with laboring people elsewhere? — A. They are ahead of a good 

 many laboring people I have seen, and more comfortable. 



Q. Who built those houses they live in ?— A. The company. 



Q. Do the natives pay any rent? — A. No, sir. 



Q. Did the company put stoves in their houses? — A. They did. 



Q. Are they furnished with fuel by the company ? — A. They are. 



Q. Are they furnished with dried Ifish ? — A. Salt fish. 



Q. Their principal meat is seal meat ? — A. Yes, sir. 



