. 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. If I'IhI^ §B^Â¥ â. ; :| '⢠V;: rirr I 'â â¢â â¢! r^i'v' If ⢠iv-:* ^ 312 Use. K.\. Doc. Ni). 177, Kitli Cull. 2ii(i Si'Mn. \o\. 13. Page !»!». Tag.' !t7. Sec astoalmii- (lancc of fur- seals in early |)art of cen- tury off west coast of South America, page 41).'J. Tlic Honourable Cliarles .Suiinior, who had charge of the resolutions in Congi'os for the aci|uisition of A
. 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. If I'IhI^ §B^Â¥ â. ; :| '⢠V;: rirr I 'â â¢â â¢! r^i'v' If ⢠iv-:* ^ 312 Use. K.\. Doc. Ni). 177, Kitli Cull. 2ii(i Si'Mn. \o\. 13. Page !»!». Tag.' !t7. Sec astoalmii- (lancc of fur- seals in early |)art of cen- tury off west coast of South America, page 41).'J. Tlic Honourable Cliarles .Suiinior, who had charge of the resolutions in Congi'os for the aci|uisition of Alaska .said cluriug tlie discussion in (^);lgrcss : " Xo sea is now ' itiarr r/iiii'<ii/ii,' all cf these (whale fisheries) may he pursued liy a slii]i under any Ha.; excejit directly on the coast or within its territorial ; It is ditiicult therefore to understand how tlie Honouralde Mr. can ikiw say that f'-oiu 1S()7 to IHSS tlic possession in which Russia had been undisturheil was enjoyed by the (ioveinineiit of the United States also, and the " thei'c was no interruption and no intrusion from any ; lie goes on. however, to assert that vessels fronioilur nations jiassing from time to time tlirougli liehring Sea to the Arctic Ocean in jniisuit nf whales, liad always abstained from taking ])art in the caiiture of .seals," but he fails tn refer to any authority for this statement. Kven if lie be correct, it is not remarkalile that vessels pushing on for the siiort .season in which whales could lie caiitured in the Arctic Ocean and titled specially for the whale fisheries neglected to c; .ry lioats and hunters for fur-seals or to engage in an entirely ditl'ereiit |)ursuit. In a history of the whale fishery by Alexander Starbuck, published in tin; Unitiil States ('oiiiiiiissioner"s report un-7li. it is stated : " The season for Arctic whaling is short " and the tables of a season
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