Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-18

shall have poser 70 authogtDe Tie k1liinl
Of an saoh mink, naEtsn, satIe % 9th
Iss fur bssssnG snime', exosps fur sssls
under soeh regulates % be may pre-
scribe: and 10 shall b the dasy Of te,
secretary 70 peeveos The killing OF IN!
for zeal and 10 provide fos she exeou'
tio0 Of the peovisious of this section IN
Ill u 10 Otherwise provided By Lao. MOI
shall be grant any special privileges IN
der this section.
The letter Of March l6, 1883 sefsrfe<
10 IN the resistant secsesasy's letters
calls attention 70 Q previoos letter oi
March II, 1881. 10 which the depart
meps's construction Of the Law 10 Dc
dned. Il 10 given below 10 full
Tp1AsuDY DxPABrNIHr. !
OysIcs OF RE SsCs1rAsy. 7
WAsauoros, d. O. March II, 1881, J
Err: Yoar letter Of the I9h aitimo
requesting certain Information in 70
gard 70 the mranina placed By tbs De
partmsnt npon the Iav regulating tht
killing Of tar bearing animals 10 the
Territory Of A'asks vac duly recs ived
The " prohibits the killing Of any fui
bearing Arirals except % otbefvise
therein provided. within the limits oil
Alaska Territory or 10 the waters there
Of, and also prohibits the killina OF any
far seals On the Islands Of st. Paul and
Sc. George, or In the waters adjacent
thereto. ex sept during certain months.
foor inquiry IN regard 10 the inter
prs tasion Of She terms "Wstef0 there
on" and "vsteFs adjacent thereto" ~
used In the Lao, asd hoe far the
jus.sdiction Of the Uoited States u 70
De understood - extending.
Prssnmina your inquiry 10 relate more
especially to the waters OF western
ALASKA, you are informed that the
treaty with Russia. Of March 30. 1870.
BY Wbish the. territory Of Alaska vas
ceded to the United States, defines the
boundary Of the territory % oeded.
This treaty 10 found en- pages GIL 10 673
OF the volume OF treaties Of the Re-
vised Htatutes. It will be seen there
tends from Q line starting from the
Arctic ocean and raining through
Behring's strait to tte north Of Ct. Law.
renee island. The line runs thence 10
. sortheasterly direction. 20 a. 10 pass
mid usy between the Island Of Alton
and Copper island Of the kromanboski
coupiet or Rroup, 10 the Nos,h Pacific
ocean, to meridian of 100 degrees of
that boundary. to the western end OF
islands, are considered 80 comprised
within the waters of Alaska territory.
All the penalties prescribed By Law
against the killing Of fur bearing ami
mails would, therefore, attach against
AL. % d. a.
before described. Very respectfully.
II. r. FRENcu, Acting Sec'y.
Collector Brooks 10 especially request.
ed 10 make the Law Qaoted above and
The letters OF tho department. thereon
widely known, % u 10 believed that Po.
get sound IL the main f1ttipe- out point
4 sealing expeditions. Mr.. BROOKS
advises all who contemplate fitting out
such expeditions ITO carefully peruse,
consider ana invafdly digest the fore
going letter OF the treasury Depart
mept."
There 10 no question bot thst the gov
erumtn Mt 10 oorreoti il its sormiess 10
regard to the sealing expeditions In
contemplation, nor viii the warning Of
the secretary deter these enterprises 10
any extent. Some Vill take the chances
Of eiudina the cutters and others viil 60
boldly. The latter are those Who Be.
lieve the treasury depaStment's COZ
structton Of the terms adjacent waters"
and "sssers thereof" to BE- erroneous,
and Who are villirR to spend consider
stle money to have u passsd upon BY
tse supreme bench. They believe they
are excluded &c. ugh tie mschinatiops
and iLnoencs OF she Alaskan CONNER
cial Company. This powerful company
secured the exclusive right TO catch
scale in the RshrinR ses Immediately
after the purchase OF ALASKA from
Russia by making the government be
neve ihss II the right Of ssal catching
IN those waters vers open TO ell the seal
would soon be exsesminsted. This
assertion 10 ridicnied BY their oppo-
uents. as 10 also the treasury depart
nent ruling that adj seens waters" aud
"gafers thereof" means the entire
Behriug sea. The Fishing Castle. pub
listed In New York City, acknowledged
authority in suon matters, says the
alleged fear Of determination 10 absurd
and points TO the fact that tvepty-fosr
millions of seals have been killed IN the
Gnis OF 81. lawrence and on the coast
Of Labrador Ia the last fifteen years
and they are still ~ plentiful ss ever
The ingenious theory 10 advanced BY a
aentieuau here, Who formerly resided
/ 10 ALASKA, that an invasion Of scaier.
soald drive the seal over to The western
side Of the Sea. and that this vas fore
seep by the WHY Russian vheu be re
tanned control Of that portion. 10 IL q
matter of interest to Posst Seond. ..
n. re IL no question a. to the impetui
that wo1la he gwen to Sound comue' q
IL seal eoald be causet IN Bshrins
sea vithoos fear Of q olestssion.
KICKING AT rHH potPH BtLL-
Several Representative citixeos hav!
| addressed letters 20 senator D5lpb,
asking him to explain wey Port Town
send vas left oot Ia the fSrtidcation
| spyropristions.-if she hiss been
msny vainly be lievin9 thas the omission
vsa only 10 the telearsphic dispatches
Oace upon time when csfssia port of
entry citizens vefe IN Washington
Doiph made q speech In which be pic
taied the risipg e!ories OF Paees Sand
Apd Point Wilson - its Git raitsY, II
fortified The citiEens came home With
glowioe visions OF forts. trsm nd1oos
eons. AID regiments Of trccps- AffsI
their return chargs came over tie
senator's dream. An election vas neal
ct hand and Oregon must furnish the
votes. PERI Townsend got the tady
and Portland tie appropriation. Ths
ahscrd idea Of ferfifyina CaIomhis
river. already fortified by tn. bar ss ia
mouth, over which modern sixsd Dsn
ef-var cannot pass. and leaving the
gateway TO the scond unprotected,
1 n,,rs<.s iDfica alton here. FoYfy n.i&s
a-ross the straits 10 the capital city Of
q foreign prossnoe. On . clear day
the spree OF the city are visible, ~
NIGHT tie rsf-cs,on OF her electric
| lights can be ssen, the boon OF sans
from tie several var vessels ststiooe
there can be hesrt. and millions al
doiiars are being spent &C sortls sasisus.
90 vhteh they are eocstaatly vofkire
/ Whoever forces the atseaiioa OF eoa.
sress 10 tkeee fsets esn always ecari OF
. vsrm selesrne II this city.
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