Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-07
WHERE THE MUcH-DeSIReD GAR
MENT COMES FROM.
Elaughterins Seals in Puget Sound-Ths
Alaska Commercial Company-Im-
mense Sales Of Raw sealskins-
skill Required in Tanning.
fSan FRANCISCO Letter.

western coast OF this country, following
the fishes, upon which they feed They
are very fond Of salmon, young halibut and
behring's, and are great connoisseurs in the
matter Of selecting the most tempting
piscatorial fodder After gorging them
| elves they go to sleep On top OF the water,
and from the time of their arrival until
about July l they are hunted in certain we'll
known fish banks on the American side,
from Cape Flattery to Gray's harbor, and
Oh the British side from the mouth Of the
straits of Fuga to Barclay sound The seal
catch in that locality is open to all. but with
| he exception of few English schooners
sent out from Victoria, the largest share Of
the operations are carried on by San Fran
cisco merchants and sYeculators. This years
catch was unusually large, numbering about
81, OoO
In Puget sound the method Of hunting
them is as follows: The owner of the
schooner gets together few Indians from
the British possessions, who take on board
fifteen or sixteen -dug-outs,' and sail out to
where the seals are sleeping on the surface
Of the water. Toe Indians lie down in tbs
canoes and paddle up as near the seal as they
dare without waking the coveted prey.
They can then spear the seal They are
great experts in throwing the spear, and can
hit seal at thirty yards with unerring &c.
curacy. 1t Is necessary to use the spear, for
if the seals are shot they sink to the bottom
almost Immediately. The arrangement is
that the vessel shall own one-third Of the
catch and buy the remaining two-thirds from
the Indians. One firm of this city secured
1900 skins in this way during the season
that has just passed. Soon after July ! all
the seals, as il commanded by military
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I'm. are than tborougbIv saltad and n;laa
nm "a chr. n a singIe snot i left unssItea
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ahou, four weeks Whom the salt b.. mar.
m,st,.d ALI the leather the skins nra ii nm
!, rai,s with the skin sides in and 10
San Francisco WHARF thew ere d in
b.rrals and Skinned 70 Jondo, the canter Of
the .eal kin trade There they ara on.nad
and sar,.i i, 100 and I5o lots and mt nm Mt
auctiop for sale 10 the fur trade OF the
worI1 Tvica . year in Novambar and in
March representative f,,rrisrs Of all nation,
ar. ON hand ,t these imme,se sales Of the
raw sl,;,. The skins bnu,bt opa year ara
for the next wars use for il takes 81, ar
seven months TO prepare theu, for the retail
trad
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