INVESTIGATION OF THE FUE-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 333 



THE DEADLY PARALLEL. 



He stretches; before his cross- 

 examination he spent " six months 

 on our seal islands studying," etc. 



Committee ox Expenditures 

 in the Department op Com- 

 merce and Labor, House 

 of Representatives, 

 Washington, Saturday, April 20, 1912. 



Hon. John H. Rotherniel (chairman), 

 presiding. 



Present: Hon. James Young, Daniel J. 

 McGillicuddy, Bird S. McGuire, and 

 Charles E. Patton. 



testimony of barton w. evermann. 



The witness was sworn by the chairman. 

 Dr. Evermann. "Within the last 25 

 years nearly a score of the most distin- 

 guished naturalists not only of this conn- 

 try, but of Great Britain, Canada, and 

 Japan, have visited our seal islands for the 

 specific purpose of studying the habits of 

 the fur seals and the problems connected 

 with the proper management of the herd. 

 Among these gentlemen I may mention 

 the following. (Reading:) 



"Dr. Barton Warren Evermann, in 

 charge of the Alaska fisheries service, 

 who, as special fur-seal commissioner in 

 1892. spent six months on our seal islands 

 in the North Pacific and on the Russian 

 seal islands, studying the fur-seal rook- 

 eries, hauling grounds, and migrations." 



The Chairman. You take most of this 

 information you get from records and 

 documents, do you not, Doctor? 



Dr. Evermann. I have been in the 

 islands myself. 



The Chairman. Or from actual per- 

 sonal observations? 



Dr. Evermann. I have been in the 

 seal islands myself once. 



The Chairman. When was that? 



Dr. Evermann. In 1892. 



Mr. Elliott. How long were you there? 



Dr. Evermann. I spent six months on 

 a fur-seal investigation in 1892. (Hearing 

 No. 10, p. 518.) 



He shrinks; after his cross-ex- 

 amination he "spent only 10 

 days on our seal islands study- 

 ing," etc. 



Committee on Expenditures 

 in the Department of Com- 

 merce and Labor, House 

 of Representatives, 

 Thursday, April 25, 1912. 

 The committee met at 10.30 o'clock 

 a. in., pursuant to recess taken, Hon. John 

 H. Rothermel (chairman) presiding. 



statement of dr. barton w. evermann, 

 chief, alaska fisheries service, 

 bureau of fisheries. 



Mr. Elliott. Dr. Evermann, when did 

 you first go to the seal islands? 



Dr. Evermann. In the spring of 1892. 



Mr. Elliott. W 7 hen did you land there? 



Dr. Evermann. I do not recall the 

 exact date when I landed on either of the 

 islands. 



Mr. Elliott. Do you know the month? 



Dr. Evermann. It was either July or 

 August. 



Mr. Elliott. W T as that your first land"- 

 ing? 



Dr. Evermann. Yes. 



Mr. Elliott. Which island did you 

 land on? 



Dr. Evermann. I first landed on St, 

 Paul and later I went to St. George. 



Mr. Elliott. About what time did you 

 land on St. Paul? 



Dr. Evermann. Some time in July or 

 August. 



Mr. Elliott. How long did you stay 

 there? 



Dr. Evermann. Only a few days. 



Mr. Elliott. What do you mean bv a 

 "few days"? 



Dr. Evermann. The exact number of 

 days I can not recall. 



Mr. Elliott. W 7 as it two days? 



Dr. Evermann. It was about a week or 

 10 days. (I have since consulted the 

 record; I find I was on the Pribilof Is- 

 lands continuously from July 19 to 

 July 31.) 



Mr. Elliott. You stayed on St. PauJ 

 Island all that time? 



Dr. Evermann. I was on both islands, 



Mr. Elliott. You went over to St, 

 George? 



Dr. Evermann. Yes. 



Mr. Elliott. How long were you on the 

 islands? 



Dr. Evermann. Only a very few days. 

 Mr. Elliott. That is what I thought, 

 (Hearing No. 10, p. 621.) 



