212 INVESTIGATION OF THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 



of the United States (dated June 15), and posted in advance on the 

 islands June 14, 1891. 



The above certified daily entry of killing, as made on the official 

 journals of the agents of the Government in charge of the Seal Islands 

 of Alaska, show that the lessees with the connivance and permission 

 of the United States Government agents whom they suborned took 

 12,040 seals, or 4,540 seals in excess of their right to do so, and in open 

 flagrant violation of the law and regulations. 



The daily killing records are published on page 203 of the (Report 

 of Fur Seal Investigations, part 1, 1898) Treasury Document 2017, 

 published by order of the Secretary of the Treasury, June, 1898. 

 The record of the posting of the President's order restricting all kill- 

 ing on the islands to 7,500 seals for the entire season of 1891, as given 

 above, is found in Report of Special Agents, House Committee on 

 Commerce, Aug. 31, 1913, page 128. 



The motive for this criminal trespass by the lessees as above related 

 was that those 4,540 illegally taken skins brought them an average of 

 $60 per skin, or $272,400, which was net gain to them. They took 

 nothing after the order of the President was posted except the very finest 

 young 3 and 4 year old seals that hauled out, and they took every one of 

 them that did haul out up to the close of this season of 1891. 



It now becomes in order to show by an exhibit taken from the 

 official records, the sworn testimony, and authentic letters, what 

 relation — 



Charles Nagel, as Secretary of Commerce and Labor; 



Geo. M. Bowers, as United States Commissioner of Fisheries; 



David Starr Jordan, as chairman Advisory Fur Seal Board; 



Walter I. Lembkey, as chief special agent in charge of seal islands; 



Isaac Liebes, president N. A. C. Co., lessees, and his associate lessees ; 



Jos. Stanley Brown, dual agent of the Government and lessees, 

 had and have, to this unlawful and complete destruction of the 

 fur-seal herd of Alaska. 



To do so, briefly, clearly, and faithfully as to truth of record, I 

 have prepared the following statement, which I submit as Exhibit III ; 

 all citations of the records and sworn testimony have been carefully 

 verified, and will stand as made. 



