INVESTIGATION OF THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 665 



Mr. McGuire. You do not know whether they did or not — is that 

 right ? 



Mr. Gallagher. No, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. Then what did they do after that ? 



Mr. Gallagher. They took one skin and put it on the table before 

 us, and Mr. Elliott and Mr. Hatton took the measurement of that 

 skin. 



Mr. McGuire. What measurement did they take of that skin? 



Mr. Gallagher. They took it from one extreme to the other. 



Mr. McGuire. Length or width? 



Mr. Gallagher. Length. 



Mr. McGuire. Did they take any other measurements besides the 

 length ? 



Mr. Gallagher. No, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. Do you know whether it was their idea that the 

 skins were of uniform width and for that reason they did not measure 

 the width as well as the length ? 



Mi\ Gallagher. I do not know anything about that. 



Mr. McGuire. You just simply took their procedure whether it 

 was one way or the other? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. Well, have you any opinion now as to whether 

 they were of uniform width, that is, after your experience there? 



Mr. Gallagher. No; I have not. The girth never entered my 

 mind at all, but I saw mention of it made in Mr. Clark's report. 



Mr. McGuire. How long were you there? 



Mr. Gallagher. During this particular day? 



Mr. McGuire. Yes, sir. 



Mi\ Gallagher. I was there from the beginning until the end, 

 from about 9 o'clock hi the morning until 6 o'clock in the evening. 



Mr. McGuire. Pardon me; what I mean is, how long were you on 

 the islands ? 



Mr. Gallagher. We were actually on the islands from the 9th of 

 July until the 30th. We left on the 30th. 



Mr. McGuire. And you were working with them more or less all 

 the time ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. And yet it never occurred to you as to whether 

 they were of uniform width until you noticed the testimony of Mr. 

 Clark? y 



Mr. Gallagher. But in all that time I do not believe I saw a seal- 

 skin off an animal until that day. 



Mr. McGuire. Well, you saw the seals? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. Hundreds and thousands of them? 



Mr. Gallaoher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. And it never occurred to you as to whether they 

 were of uniform girth ? 



Mr. Gallagher. No; I never gave it any thought; but I would 

 naturally infer it would be like people; that some are stouter and 

 some are thinner. 



Mr. McGuire. Did they take the measurements of the length only ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. Of those 400 skins? 



