666 INVESTIGATION OF THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. But you did notice the blubber ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. You noticed that it was not of uniform thickness 

 on all of them ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. You stated, I believe, that when they extracted 

 them from the salt they spread them out on a table before you ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. Fur down ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. And blubber up? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. And when did they throw on additional salt at that 

 time ? 



Mr. Gallagher. After that skin was measured, that skin was put 

 back hi a kench of the salt house and salt thrown on it. 



Mr. McGuire. Who threw this salt on the skins ? 



Mr. Gallagher. The natives. 



Mr. McGuire. Did they have a cup or scoop ? 



Mr. Gallagher. No, sir; just their hands. 



Mr. McGuire. Nothing of uniform size? 



Mr. Gallagher. No, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. But used their hands in throwing the salt on? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



The Chairman. Was it coarse salt '. 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. What is called rock salt \ 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. When they threw this salt on the skin on the floor, 

 what was then done? 



Mr. Gallagher. They took this fast skin after it was measured, 

 and put it on the salt in the kench back of the table; then they put the 

 second skin on the table, both skins being placed flesh to flesh, and 

 that second skin was then measured by Mr. Elliott and Mr. Hatton. 



Mr. McGuire. Then what did they do? 



Mr. Gallagher. Then they put those two skins back in the kench, 

 and salt was thrown on them. 



Mr. McGuire. Then what did they do? 



Mr. Gallagher. Then they put those two skins back in the kench, 

 and they tied them up with twine. 



Mr. McGuire. Then what did they do ? 



Mi-. Gallagher. Then the bundle was placed on the scale by Mr. 

 Hatton and weighed, and I verified his weights. Those weights were 

 called off, and Mr. Clark took a notation of the weight of each particu- 

 lar bundle, and so did I. 



Mr. McGuire. What did you do with the skins then — that is, after 

 they were weighed and a notation taken of the weights ? 



Mr. Gallagher. The skins were put aside there; laid aside. 



Mr. McGuire. In the salt house ? 



Mr. Gallagher. Yes, sir. 



Mr. McGuire. ResaLted \ 



Mr. Gallagher. There was no further resalting that I saw. 



Mr. McGuire. That was sufficient salt, so far as you know? 



