Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1895, Part I
Mr. Uhl to Sir Julian Pauncefote.
Washington, February 15, 1895.
Excellency: I have the honor to advise you that I have received from the Secretary of the Treasury a further statement of the pelagic [Page 586] catch of seals taken in the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea during the season of 1894, extended in such manner as to show the operations by latitude and longitude for each day of 10 of the 35 American vessels engaged therein. This statement includes 4 vessels, viz, Louis Olsen, Rose Sparks, Therese, and Jane Grey, additional to the vessels named in the papers heretofore received from the Treasury Department. I inclose copy of the statement just received, and which, I understand, has been compiled under the direction of an official of the Fish Commission from the records of the customhouses and personal observations of Prof. C. H. Townsend, of that Commission.
I have, etc.,
Acting Secretary.
Latitude and longitude in which seals were taken by United States vessels in Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean.
[Compiled from records of United States custom-houses and United States Fish Commission.]
Vessel. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Remarks. |
Ella Johnson | 322 | 892 | 1,214 | Entered at Port Townsend. |
Deeahks. | 155 | 868 | 1,023 | Do. |
Stella Erland | 219 | 542 | 761 | Do. |
Ida Etta | 204 | 532 | 736 | Do. |
Columbia | 180 | 223 | 403 | Do. |
Allie Alger | 128 | 199 | 327 | Do. |
Therese | 81 | 237 | 318 | Entered at San Francisco. |
Rose Sparks | 37 | 160 | 197 | Do. |
Jane Grey | 46 | 92 | 138 | Do. |
Louis Olsen | 16 | 68 | 84 | Catch landed at Victoria. |
Total | 1,388 | 3,813 | 5,201 |
Louis Olsen (Japan catch, sex not given, also landed at Victoria), 1,112 skins. Total catch of vessels giving positions, 6,313 skins.
All other vessels cleared without notice of regulations of the Paris award, and their masters so deposed on entry at San Francisco.
united states sealing schooner ella johnson, r. h. miner, master.
Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
° | ʹ | ° | ʹ | |||||
Aug. | 9 | 54 | 24 | 166 | 45 | 1 | 1 | |
10 | 54 | 46 | 167 | 20 | 4 | 55 | 59 | |
11. | 54 | 47 | 168 | 18 | 9 | 9 | ||
12 | 55 | 05 | 168 | 55 | 20 | 95 | 115 | |
15 | 54 | 37 | 168 | 26 | 15 | 48 | 63 | |
18 | 54 | 15 | 168 | 43 | 18 | 47 | 65 | |
19 | 54 | 17 | 168 | 25 | 21 | 81 | 102 | |
23 | 54 | 39 | 167 | 07 | 14 | 71 | 85 | |
24 | 54 | 30 | 167 | 20 | 10 | 70 | 80 | |
27 | 55 | 01 | 167 | 58 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
28 | 57 | 37 | 169 | 03 | 5 | 37 | 42 | |
29 | 54 | 15 | 168 | 57 | 35 | 63 | 98 | |
30 | 54 | 07 | 168 | 34 | 15 | 34 | 49 | |
31 | 54 | 10 | 168 | 51 | 16 | 32 | 48 | |
Sept. | 1: | 54 | 09 | 168 | 33 | 40 | 63 | 103 |
2 | 54 | 29 | 168 | 39 | 10 | 45 | 55 | |
5 | 54 | 29 | 167 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 31 | |
7 | 54 | 52 | 168 | 54 | 28 | 40 | 68 | |
8 | 54 | 49 | 168 | 54 | 25 | 30 | 55 | |
9 | 54 | 07 | 168 | 56 | 15 | 30 | 45 | |
13 | 54 | 52 | 169 | 03 | 2 | 4 | ||
15 | 54 | 41 | 167 | 57 | 6 | 17 | 23 | |
Total | 322 | 892 | 1,214 |
united states sealing-schooner deeahks, james claplanhoy, captain (chief of wahah tribe).
Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
° | ʹ | ° | ʹ | |||||
Aug. | 6 | 54 | 53 | 167 | 00 | 11 | ||
7 | 54 | 41 | 168 | 00 | 7 | |||
8 | 54 | 53 | 170 | 52 | 11 | |||
9 | 55 | 36 | 172 | 17 | 2 | |||
10 | 56 | 02 | 172 | 27 | 55 | |||
11. | 56 | 10 | 172 | 37 | 20 | |||
14 | 56 | 21 | 173 | 09 | 1 | |||
15 | 55 | 43 | 172 | 39 | 9 | |||
16 | 55 | 35 | 172 | 36 | 1 | |||
18 | 55 | 16 | 171 | 05 | 23 | |||
19 | 55 | 11 | 170 | 42 | 13 | |||
22 | 54 | 10 | 167 | 00 | 51 | |||
23 | 54 | 25 | 167 | 30 | 36 | |||
24 | 54 | 35 | 167 | 38 | 40 | |||
26 | 54 | 59 | 167 | 00 | 5 | |||
27 | 55 | 03 | 166 | 34 | 12 | |||
28 | 54 | 37 | 167 | 21 | 153 | |||
29 | 54 | 30 | 167 | 14 | 91 | |||
30 | 54 | 30 | 167 | 14 | 58 | |||
31 | 54 | 54 | 166 | 56 | 14 | |||
Sept. | 1 | 54 | 25 | 166 | 47 | 170 | ||
2 | 54 | 34 | 167 | 18 | 80 | |||
7 | 54 | 35 | 166 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
8 | 54 | 43 | 166 | 49 | 9 | 21 | 30 | |
9 | 54 | 34 | 166 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 51 | |
10 | 54 | 34 | 166 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
12 | 54 | 43 | 167 | 33 | 1 | 1 | ||
13 | 54 | 42 | 167 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
14 | 54 | 35 | 166 | 45 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |
15 | 54 | 35 | 166 | 45 | 13 | 27 | 40 | |
Total. | 155 | 868 | 1,023 |
united states sealing schooner stella erland.
Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
° | ʹ | ° | ʹ | |||||
Aug. | 5 | 54 | 44 | 167 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 44 |
6 | 54 | 56 | 167 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
8 | 56 | 04 | 165 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
12 | 58 | 24 | 168 | 01 | 1 | 1 | ||
16 | 58 | 11 | 172 | 27 | 1 | 1 | ||
18 | 57 | 48 | 172 | 28 | 2 | 33 | 35 | |
22 | 56 | 30 | 172 | 35 | 3 | 21 | 24 | |
25 | 56 | 13 | 171 | 30 | 1 | 1 | ||
27 | 54 | 40 | 168 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
28 | 54 | 24 | 168 | 57 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
29 | 53 | 47 | 169 | 35 | 14 | 32 | 46 | |
30 | 53 | 35 | 169 | 41 | 31 | 51 | 82 | |
31 | 53 | 34 | 169 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 58 | |
Sept. | 1 | 53 | 38 | 169 | 25 | 39 | 59 | 98 |
2 | 53 | 47 | 169 | 40 | 21 | 29 | 50 | |
7 | 54 | 20 | 167 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 25 | |
8 | 54 | 46 | 166 | 55 | 32 | 55 | 87 | |
10 | 54 | 55 | 166 | 59 | 3 | 12 | 15 | |
12 | 55 | 09 | 166 | 55 | 1 | 1 | ||
14 | 54 | 48 | 166 | 36 | 7 | 22 | 29 | |
15 | 54 | 57 | 166 | 15 | 10 | 112 | 122 | |
Total | 219 | 542 | 761 |
united states sealing schooner ida etta (69 tons), b. b. whitney, master.
[Crew 17, boats 9, hunters 9.]
Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
° | ʹ | ° | ʹ | |||||
Aug. | 1 | 54 | 40 | 169 | 00 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2 | 55 | 06 | 170 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
3 | 54 | 46 | 171 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
4 | 54 | 50 | 171 | 34 | 12 | 51 | 63 | |
5 | 54 | 49 | 171 | 37 | 1 | 12 | 13 | |
6 | 55 | 33 | 173 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
7 | 55 | 50 | 173 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |
11 | 58 | 00 | 173 | 40 | 1 | 1 | ||
18 | 54 | 09 | 168 | 39 | 25 | 53 | 78 | |
19 | 54 | 15 | 168 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 23 | |
22 | 54 | 18 | 167 | 55 | 3 | 3 | ||
23 | 54 | 05 | 168 | 05 | 3 | 3 | ||
24 | 54 | 07 | 168 | 25 | 36 | 36 | ||
26 | 54 | 15 | 167 | 27 | 2 | 2 | ||
27 | 54 | 16 | 168 | 50 | 15 | 37 | 52 | |
28 | 54 | 17 | 168 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |
29 | 54 | 43 | 167 | 50 | 5 | 20 | 25 | |
30 | 54 | 45 | 167 | 49 | 14 | 59 | 73 | |
31 | 54 | 44 | 169 | 00 | 2 | 18 | 20 | |
Sept. | 1 | 54 | 25 | 169 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 81 |
2 | 54 | 26 | 168 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 27 | |
7 | 54 | 24 | 167 | 25 | 1 | 1 | ||
8 | 54 | 17 | 168 | 09 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
9 | 54 | 18 | 168 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
16 | 54 | 58 | 167 | 23 | 1 | 1 | ||
17 | 55 | 11 | 167 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 28 | |
19 | 54 | 32 | 166 | 03 | 5 | 38 | 43 | |
20 | 54 | 28 | 165 | 55 | 4 | 21 | 25 | |
21 | 54 | 24 | 166 | 05 | 6 | 33 | 39 | |
Total | 204 | 532 | 736 |
united states sealing schooner columbia (41 tons), t. j. powers, master.
[Crew 24, canoes 10, hunters 10, boats 1.]
Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
° | ʹ | ° | ʹ | |||||
Aug. | 3 | 55 | 11 | 171 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
4 | 55 | 17 | 171 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 53 | |
5 | 55 | 32 | 173 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
6 | 56 | 09 | 173 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
7 | 56 | 30 | 173 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
8 | 56 | 33 | 172 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
9 | 56 | 51 | 172 | 28 | 1 | 1 | ||
10 | 56 | 54 | 172 | 43 | 11 | 16 | 27 | |
11 | 57 | 09 | 173 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 47 | |
17 | 57 | 01 | 174 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
19 | 57 | 06 | 174 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
23 | 57 | 49 | 173 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
24 | 57 | 49 | 175 | 01 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
28 | 57 | 54 | 175 | 09 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
29 | 57 | 00 | 173 | 52 | 19 | 23 | 42 | |
31 | 55 | 46 | 173 | 07 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sept. | 1 | 55 | 25 | 172 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
2 | 55 | 23 | 172 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 43 | |
3 | 54 | 58 | 172 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
5 | 54 | 28 | 167 | 57 | 19 | 14 | 33 | |
9 | 54 | 19 | 167 | 53 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
10 | (*) | 9 | 15 | 24 | ||||
13 | 54 | 25 | 167 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
Total. | 180 | 223 | 403 |
* Thirty miles north of Bogoslof Island.
[Page 589]united states sealing schooner therese (70 tons), charles haritwen, master.
[Crew 22, boats 6, hunters 6.]
Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
° | ʹ | ° | ʹ | |||||
Aug. | 2 | 56 | 11 | 175 | 17 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | 56 | 57 | 174 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||
4 | 57 | 54 | 174 | 06 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
6 | 58 | 09 | 173 | 38 | 1 | 12 | 13 | |
7 | 58 | 22 | 173 | 04 | 1 | 25 | 26 | |
8 | 58 | 21 | 173 | 08 | 2 | 2 | ||
11 | 58 | 02 | 171 | 50 | 2 | 2 | ||
23 | 55 | 05 | 166 | 45 | 1 | 11 | 12 | |
24 | 54 | 52 | 166 | 54 | 0 | 37 | 37 | |
27 | 54 | 56 | 166 | 24 | 5 | 5 | ||
28 | 54 | 43 | 166 | 52 | 20 | 31 | 51 | |
29 | 54 | 22 | 166 | 52 | 13 | 23 | 36 | |
30 | 54 | 22 | 166 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
Sept. | 1 | 54 | 49 | 165 | 59 | 20 | 46 | 66 |
2 | 54 | 47 | 166 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
3 | 54 | 46 | 166 | 19 | 1 | 1 | ||
8 | 54 | 50 | 165 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
9 | 54 | 39 | 166 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 19 | |
10 | 54 | 36 | 166 | 26 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 81 | 237 | 318 |
united states sealing schooner allie i. alger (75 tons), wester, master.
Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
° | ʹ | ° | ʹ | |||||
Aug. | 15 | 53 | 49 | 168 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18 | 54 | 46 | 167 | 43 | 20 | 49 | 69 | |
19 | 54 | 46 | 167 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 25 | |
22 | 54 | 25 | 167 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 23 | |
23 | 54 | 40 | 167 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
24 | 55 | 12 | 168 | 08 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
27 | 54 | 40 | 168 | 40 | 11 | 16 | 27 | |
28 | 54 | 35 | 168 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 32 | |
29 | 54 | 50 | 168 | 06 | 23 | 29 | 52 | |
30 | 54 | 47 | 167 | 57 | 16 | 20 | 36 | |
31 | 54 | 20 | 167 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Sept. | 1 | 55 | 12 | 167 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
2 | 55 | 13 | 168 | 08 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | 56 | 05 | 167 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
7 | 55 | 39 | 168 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Total | 128 | 199 | 327 |
united states sealing schooner rose sparks, j. w. trott, master.
Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
° | ʹ | ° | ʹ | |||||
Aug. | 11 | 56 | 42 | 174 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | 55 | 48 | 172 | 27 | 2 | 2 | ||
18 | 54 | 42 | 167 | 48 | 5 | 52 | 57 | |
19 | 54 | 48 | 167 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
23 | 54 | 31 | 167 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | |
24 | 55 | 26 | 167 | 57 | 1 | |||
25 | 55 | 45 | 167 | 47 | 2 | 2 | ||
28 | 55 | 06 | 167 | 48 | 3 | 18 | 21 | |
29 | 54 | 54 | 168 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 30 | |
30 | 54 | 48 | 168 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 22 | |
31 | 54 | 54 | 167 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Sept. | 1 | 54 | 42 | 167 | 34 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
2 | 54 | 42 | 167 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | 54 | 31 | 165 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
6 | 54 | 28 | 165 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Total | 37 | 160 | 197 |
united states sealing schooner jane grey (107 tons).
Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
° | ʹ | ° | ʹ | |||||
Aug. | 13 | 55 | 20 | 172 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
15 | 56 | 01 | 175 | 00 | 1 | 1 | ||
17 | 55 | 56 | 172 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
18 | 55 | 52 | 173 | 06 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
22 | 54 | 59 | 170 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
26 | 54 | 28 | 168 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
27 | 54 | 28 | 168 | 45 | 13 | 17 | 30 | |
28 | 54 | 36 | 168 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
29 | 54 | 32 | 168 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
30 | 54 | 20 | 167 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
31 | 54 | 56 | 167 | 32 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sept. | 1 | 55 | 30 | 167 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
2 | 55 | 02 | 165 | 55 | 7 | 13 | 20 | |
Total | 46 | 92 | 138 |
united states sealing schooner louis olsen.
Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |||
° | ʹ | ° | ʹ | |||||
Aug. | 4 | 57 | 50 | 173 | 56 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
6 | 58 | 30 | 173 | 56 | 4 | 15 | 19 | |
7 | 58 | 30 | 173 | 56 | 4 | 30 | 34 | |
10 | 58 | 27 | 172 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
11 | 57 | 42 | 172 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
18 | 56 | 05 | 172 | 17 | 2 | 2 | ||
Total | 16 | 68 | 84 |