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Identifier: sealsalmonfisher03jord (find matches)
Title: Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Jordon, David Starr, 1851-1931 Elliott, Henry Wood, 1846-1930 Maynard, Washburn, 1844- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909 Morris, William Gouverneur, d. 1884 Petroff, Ivan, b. 1842 Townsend, Charles Haskins, 1859-1944 True, Frederick William, 1858-1914 Brice, John J Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943 United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Special Agents Division
Subjects: Bering Sea controversy Sealing Fisheries
Publisher: Washington : Govt. Printing Office
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library

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d noorder has ever been directly neglected, though there may have beensome indirect evasions, but I think the most of them have learned bythis time that it is useless to try to disobey an order directly or indi-rectly. The Eskimos have also been convinced that it is best to beobedient and do what is asked of them, and they have often thoughtthat no more is required of them than they can easily perform. Witha few exceptions, their conduct has been entirely satisfactory, and mat-ters are progressing without any serious jars. The result of catching seals has not amounted to much, and I doubtwhether a continuance of it will pay. On the 12th of October six ofour apprentices were sent out to Point Spencer, where the catching ofseals had then begun. They were well equipped with good rifles andammunition, with other implements, and with provisions for two weeksand equipments superior to those possessed by any chief for the samepurpose. On the 26th of the same month they returned with 5 seals,
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UJ oi m in* CO s 111 s ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 635 which was the result of two weeks work by those men well equipped.For the killing of these 5 seals they had used 175 cartridges. Whenwe add to this the provisions and the ammunition for a shotgun, these5 seals become pretty dear. From the list of purchases it will be seenthat the 5 seals could have been bought for about $4. On the 31st of the same month I equipped and sent out a new com-pany consisting of five others of our apprentices, but these had toretuTn by laud on the 2d of November on account of unfavorable con-ditions of the ice. The whole bay was filled with ice so that they couldnot get to Point Spencer. After the ice had become sufQciently solidexpeditions would be made now and then to the edge of the ice about10 or 12 miles from the land, and the result of all these expeditions wasthe capture of 2 seals. In the middle of February, when the wintersealing takes place near Polayrook, between Cape Prince of Wales andour station, I

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