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revenue cutter Tahoma and taken around to Northeast Point, which, 

 is the farthest rookery from the village. On the 15th we made an 

 estimate of the seals on Northeast Point and Polavina rookeries. 

 That completed the rookery work on St. Paul Island. We then went 

 to St. George Island and made an estimate of the seals on the rookeries 

 on St. George Island and also went over the daily logs that were kept 

 by the agent on the island and made notes from them. We then 

 returned to St. Paul Island and we made an examination of the houses 

 of the natives, and we spent a great deal of time going over the daily 

 logs kept there by the agents. We had several meetings of the natives 

 whereby we took their statements as to the method by which the 

 work had been done on the island. 



The Chairman. You took their statements and you attested them, 

 I think? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



The Chairman. That is, attested to the notes ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir; we had a transcript made of their 

 testimony — that is, the testimony given by the natives — which trans- 

 cript was afterwards read by the assistant priest, who acted as inter- 

 preter for us, to the natives, and they then signed these statements. 



The Chairman. How were these statements elicited from the 

 natives? Were there leading questions asked or just questions put 

 to them in a general way ? 



Mi-. Gallagher. Mr. Elliott had prepared in advance certain 

 questions to be asked of the natives, and 



The Chairman (interposing). Are they noted in your report? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes. sir. 



The Chairman. Then they will speak for themselves ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes. They were interpreted to the natives by 

 George Kochergin. lie is the interpreter to whom I referred. 



Mr. Bruckner, lie interpreted every question that you asked? 



Mr. Gallagher. He seemed to be about the brightest man on the 

 island among the natives. 



Mr. Bruckner. Was he a native '. 



Mi*. Gallagher. Yes: and he had spent some time in San Fran- 

 cisco, and he acts now as assistant priest on the island. 



The Chairman. Is he the one who did the interpreting? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Stephens. He was interpreter and priest? 



Mr. Gallagher. He is the assistant to the priest; he acts as a 

 sort of deacon. 



Mr. Stephens. Where is he now \ 



Mr. Gallagher. He is still on the island, I believe. He was when 

 we left there. 



The Chairman. Who was there on the islands? 



Mr. Gallagher. You mean the Americans, I suppose ? 



The Chairman. Y 



Mr. Gallagher. Mi*. Lembkey, his wife and daughter; Mr. 

 Tongue; Dr. McGovern; Mr. Whitney, and his wife, the school 

 teacher. They were the only white people on the island when we 

 arrived there. 



The Chairman. Mr. Clark was there I 



Mr. Gallagher. Mr. Clark and Mr. Chamberlain, and Mr. Clark's 

 son Donald, and Mrs. Chaniberlin, arrived later, after we had been 



