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Mr. Gallagher. No, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. Had you ever had any experience with seals or 

 sealskins before ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Not at all. 



Mr. McGuire. Your position, then, was simply to do whatever 

 was necessary to be done in the way of taking notes as an expert 

 stenographer ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. And whatever else there might be in connection 

 with your work as the assistant of Mr. Elliott ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. Now, what date did you say you landed on the 

 islands ? 



Mr. Gallagher. We actually landed on St. Paul Island on the 

 morning of July 9, 1913. 



Mr. McGuire. Who went with you or with whom did you go to 

 the islands ? Were you and Mr. Elliott hi each other's company ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir; Mr. Elliott and I went with several 

 officers from the revenue cutter Talioma. We landed at the same 

 time. 



Mr. McGuire. Did you leave Washington together ? 



Mr. Gallagher. No. 



Mr. McGuire. Where did you meet Mr. Elliott? 



Mr. Gallagher. In Seattle? 



Mr. McGuire. Did you have any scientific works on seals and 

 seal fishing which you studied prior to the time that you went there ? 



Mr. Gallagher. No, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. You gave it no attention whatever? 



Mr. Gallagher. No, sir. I had Mr. Elliott's monograph on the 

 Seal Islands. I also had a complete set of the hearings which had 

 theretofore been held by this committee, and in addition I myself 

 reported stenographicalry at least two sessions of this committee. 



Mr. McGuire. Whatever information you had, then, was received 

 from Mr. Elliott on your way to the islands and before you reached 

 the islands ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir; largely. 



Mr. McGuire. Now, the first thing you did was to proceed to count 

 the seals. Is that right? 



Mr. Gallagher. To estimate them; yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. What did you do the first day in that particular? 



Mr. Gallagher. The first day we started at about 5 o'clock in the 

 morning and went to the nearest rookery to the village. 



Mr. McGuire. Where did you start from? 



Mr. Gallagher. From the Government house in the village. 



Mr. McGuire. You stayed at the Government house while there? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. Slept there? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. Ate there? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. How far was this rookery of which you have spoken 

 from the Government house ? 



Mr. Gallagher. I should think the nearest portion of the rookery 

 was between half a mile and three-quarters of a mile. 



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