. 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. ts of the ins^h^oiiwiinoinna^eal^re bccnniing scarcer in Heliring Sen, reference ia (Ureclctl to it'portsoi the Minister of Murine and Fisheries eiiiliodieil in Orders in Council of l.'itli N'oveniher, 1H{«», and IStli DecenilKjr, 1«1M). Tlie following is extracted from a jMvper ]>ul)lished in San Francisco, SOtli Noveniljor, ISM), as the opinion of ('apt. Healy, of t
. 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. ts of the ins^h^oiiwiinoinna^eal^re bccnniing scarcer in Heliring Sen, reference ia (Ureclctl to it'portsoi the Minister of Murine and Fisheries eiiiliodieil in Orders in Council of l.'itli N'oveniher, 1H{«», and IStli DecenilKjr, 1«1M). Tlie following is extracted from a jMvper ]>ul)lished in San Francisco, SOtli Noveniljor, ISM), as the opinion of ('apt. Healy, of the United States' Kevenno Cutter " Hear,'' just then returned from lii'iii'iiig Sea :â⢠" I tliink there are jH'ohal)';, as many seals as ever, hut the had weather this season nmy have i.:iUiit'd the email catch, and contincd the larger catches to only a few hunters. * * ⢠ft rtlio'dd 11 )t he a m itter of surprise if tlij scils rtfme 1 to herd as thickly as in former years. Some taptiiins told me that they liad seen f\n'seals farther north than before. This may have hceu caused scarcity of food or stormy weather. " » ⢠» « » » » The appended article f'om the liritiih (V;/o»(V, ])u1ilishcd at Victoria, ,'J4th Oct., ISiMI, shows the object of special reports bj' Sjiecial Agents ; "THK SKALI\(i (,» " Si'KciAi, AiiKNT Colt's Statkmknt Kmi' Dknikh nv CnMrKTKST Aithokitiks. '''All Ex iKiiti Aiiiiouiifi nil lit /() PrijwUi'i' tin- /iriflsh ('<i/iiiiihia Ski/i ri. " The report telegraphed from Washington summari/.ing Special Agent Colt's reports on The stilling (juestion has attracted considerable attention among the .walers. It is einpiiatically described them as being a tissue of false statements, and tlierefore foundationless argmiients. Some of the I Npressions liy which the Special Agent's work was i|UaliHed were in the highest degree uncumple- MKiitary ; his motives and
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