. Correspondence relative to the seizure of British vessels in Behring Sea by the United States' authorities in 1886-91 [microform]. Bering Sea controversy; Fisheries; Béring, Affaire des pêcheries de; Pêche commerciale. 44;{ L-a to Sfii, â ;iiiti'\nli .1 ly I'll' in ilii- â a til.' S!MI. i- â toil ^ I'diii- fa>tr>! uld 'i^' .lislu'.l. y lllil^^ ts tli;it i^ illasnt 'I'll!' Miiiisti'i', so coon lis till' ciiiiirmiiiinition of MrsMm, Sir C. Laiii|>.xiiii .V Cn. wan ri-frrroil tii him, ,it iiiuf caiiHcil tlioi'oiiyli and I'aii'ful iiivisti^atimi tliiiiu^,'li tiu'
. Correspondence relative to the seizure of British vessels in Behring Sea by the United States' authorities in 1886-91 [microform]. Bering Sea controversy; Fisheries; Béring, Affaire des pêcheries de; Pêche commerciale. 44;{ L-a to Sfii, â ;iiiti'\nli .1 ly I'll' in ilii- â a til.' S!MI. i- â toil ^ I'diii- fa>tr>! uld 'i^' .lislu'.l. y lllil^^ ts tli;it i^ illasnt 'I'll!' Miiiisti'i', so coon lis till' ciiiiirmiiiinition of MrsMm, Sir C. Laiii|>.xiiii .V Cn. wan ri-frrroil tii him, ,it iiiuf caiiHcil tlioi'oiiyli and I'aii'ful iiivisti^atimi tliiiiu^,'li tiu'Ciillfe'tor nf ('ilMtninx at tlic |iiii t ut Vii'tni'ia, !>.('., til III' iiiailc iiitii the cviii'iiciirc of tiit' lliitish ('uhiiiiliiaii NiulirM whu havi' hiiiitcil in ruining St'a ilniiii),' tiii' Ni' nf IMHI. 'I'iit ri'Miilt of this inv«sti>:ation I'staliliMJu'.-i : 'i'hat owiiii; to stoiiny ami lioisttTdlKt wi'uthcr in IVhiin^; Sea, the |ii»vah nee of pnuh fo^', aU'l |iaitiiiilariy to a chan^i' liy the seals of thi'ir usual haunts, as heieiiiaftei- nieiitioiieil, the eaily scnIits of this season letuined with a shorter eateh than usual. Voleanie ilistuilianees on ()nnalaska ami utigliliouiini; islands aie said to have oeetn led i h's season. 'I'lie whiih remained in t he sea, after lindinj,' the mainliod, of the seals ou tlieir new L'liinnds, made the liest eatehes, and all the niasteis of the ('anadian si'alei s testif) to the evtiaordiuaiy luiniliei- of seals still fieiiuentiiig this sea. . wel'e found to the north and eastwaid of tln' islamlsof .St. Paul aiid .St. (ieor^e, distant 'herefrom lietweeli foity ami sixty miles, than formt'ily. Heietofoie, they had heen most pleiitiful to (he westwaid of these islands, and distant theiefioni aliont forty miles. The old .Vlaska Company, whieh now holds a lease of ('o|i|kt Island, on the I!\issian siile, killed no than 4l',(HH( .seals. The present lessees of the l'iili\l|iv
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