This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...no protection; for it is not on the islands where the destruction of seal life is threatened or seals are unlawfully killed, bnt it is in that part of Behring Sea lying between the eastern and western limits of Alaska, as described in the treaty of cession, throngh which th- seals pass and repass in going to and from ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...no protection; for it is not on the islands where the destruction of seal life is threatened or seals are unlawfully killed, bnt it is in that part of Behring Sea lying between the eastern and western limits of Alaska, as described in the treaty of cession, throngh which th- seals pass and repass in going to and from their feeding grounds, some 50 miles southeast of the rookeries, and in their annual migrations to and from the islands. Extract from report of L. N. Buynitsky, agent of the Treasury in 1870, to Hon. George L. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. It will be observed that this report was made in 1870, before any dispute had arisen with the Canadian sealers. When the herd has been driven a certain distance/rom the shore a halt is made, and a sorting of the game as to age, sex, and condition of the fur is effected. This operation requires the exercise of a life-long experience, and is of the utmost importance, as the killing of females, which are easily mistaken for young males, even by the natives, would endanger the propagation of the species. The same witness, when not an employe" of the Treasury, gave testimony on another point in 1889: Q. Where are those seals born t Where do the female seals give birth to their youug f--A. They are born on the rookeries. Q. Are they an animal or a fish, or what are they; how do yon classify them f--A. Thoy are hot-blooded animals born on the land; they are not a fish. Q. And born on the United States territory, are they t--A. Yes; all those born on the islands of St. Paul and St. George. Q. That is in United States territory T--A. Yes, sir. "Fisheries" is a misnomer all the way through, and always was. H. A. Glidden, an agent of the Treasury Department, was on the Pribylov Islands from Ma...
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