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thar the contract called for delivery es
The iron sAre1gh the sourh on the east
side of fSdslgo island. bus the company
had proceeded so far with the construction
Of she raslroxa bridg &c that the channel was
cbstrurfed. lie attempted 10 set shroagh
Deception Pass and his boat was eaught by
powerful esdy and the iron. which was
loaded cross-xisc. vas dumped INTO the
Sound He says that the iron going over
board vas TIE only thirg that saved the
boat and hss crew. IS IL woald have been
impossible fer the men TO hare gotten out
OF the treacAerous water of the Pass.
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SILVER IN Tmx CAmrAlas.
Western Men win Fight Enemies OF t'ss
white Metal.

nyxysH. June IA meeting OF tbs
Colorado silver Association was held hers
today. and was addressed By Francis q.
yswisnd. Of Nevada. member OF the
sa,ioDa Silver COMMITTEES appointed ~
the 81. Louis eensentionswho has been -
attendance at Washington CITY through ths
winter. and gave an account % me penoinx
ard az The administration and prorninent
r.oIltiesans with reference to IL. He
urpsd The extension OF the work II
the ssaonai silver COMMITTEES and tbs
erran.xatson Of ssi-ussaIlic lesgue under
The presidency Of General Warner. II
ONO which 4 to act In cooperation With
the bs.u,esallle leagues Of France. England,
germany and lsasy aad is 10 extend IN
shas~ countries tbs work Of editing and
prspsrsng pamphlets IN The language u
the various countries adapted - their io-
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KscAnEp FROM ruE sarocLKRs.
Dr. Lee Him Rreaks Away Prom the
Opium Gang fn seattle.

DR.. Lee Him Ereaks Away from the
Opium Gang IN Seattle
PokriASr. June is.--Dr. Lee Him. who
was kidnapea by oEsinsa smugglers on May
n because he wouidnt psy :or lot OF
ouiam which had hsea seised By customs
officers. arrived home this evening looking
fat and iosly. He says he escaped from
the smugsiers ut Seattle wishou: paying
them and iiei 10 Victoria. and was scared
60 come back for fear they would catch
him AGAIN He was well used and well fed.
aud says he wants nothing more TO with
smuegisrs.
PoSrLAsn, June fs.-tohn Mayes. who
was arrested on Mav "a for smuggling
orsnm into this city from Ssctsria vis the
Northern Pacific railroad. today pleaded
guilty. in the United states district court,
and was fined $500
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HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
senate silver Bill Received With Cheers
Indian ApproPriation Passed.

senate SILVER bill kocetyeu Win Coeefe
Indian appropriation Passed.
WAsHIxGToS CIry, June is.-The House
went into committee of the whole on the
Indian appropriation BILL The committee
in few minutes arose informally to allow
the House to receive . message from the
Senate.
The silver bill. as amended by the Sem
ate. was presented TO the House ~ i2:45.
1t was received with tremendous ap-
pIause By the Democratic side, and Bland
Immediately moved that the committee
rise in order that the House might at once
proceed TO consideration OF the bill. Peel
of Arkansas, who had the door. was forced
to Yield, but the chairman OF the commit
tee Alien of Michigan) directed the con-
tinuance OF the reading OF . long printed
precedent bearing upon the point OF order
then under discussion At the conclusion
OF the reading BANDS motion was put and
was defeated on standing vote OF 10 to 50.
On vote by teilers the committee refused
to rise. yeas ~. nays loo. Mutchler and
Vaux OF Pennsyivania voted with the Re
puhlicans in the negative
The COMMITTEES continued consideration
Of the Indian appropriation bill On points
of order raised by Cannon, the appropria-
ton OF sia.Soo for the Greek Indians. $;s.-
90 for the Po,tawatomie Indians and ST.
coo for the Mexican Pottawsiomie Indians
were stricken from the bills The CON-
miiiee rose. the bill Was passed and the
house adjourned
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FlehtEne ss,e yyh4sag sletouy.

NEw YeKE. June - The wholesale
lqaor dealers cl thss city are thoroughly
IN earnest IN iheif lshs against The = hisky
trust Al . meeting today they decided To
raise fanG Of haf milion with which to
bug one OF more disti1aeres When In
shed they viii bind themselves TO sell no
whisky bat that made ia their own dis
.ssz.~xas
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II Leads Them to Think They west Toe
Par Reeds Course

w. 60. ,,s a.
-. ssn.s..os .s'is "a. u.s lsne nsn
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Wv" sns ~ ss y. s. ss s1sw - sss. a'l
ss :. ~ .as ''As' ss - ~o.uss- vaN.ls
as ..,. .s ~ ... ~ 9" VI. sa.N. .'.a1 ..u..'1
~ 80. 80 p..s1ns -. -
als s'.ass ~
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ff~'- - --~ ~ -~~s+~-~ -
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Ihs F.aeral Elertien nill.

wasHIxsrcS Csrs. June is-The House
committee on election of president. vice
president and representatives in congress
has decided by party vote to report with
some amendments the federal election bill
agreed upon in the Republican caucus on
Monday night. There viii be a minority
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IN THE DEcInrFuL PASS
The Britain Could Net Avoid Throwing
Her Cargo Overheard.

T&cosa. Iane is.-The captain Of the
sseam barge j. G. Britain. which vas
hhesesi for failure 70 deliver cargo Of rail
road iron TO the Seattle Il Northern rail-
road. made statement to your correspond
ens concerning the matter today. lie stated
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The wa.hingson omee.-

wAsHrsGrox CRY, June is.-- All the
nominations in Washington predicted in
these dispatches we're sent in TO-DAY. Both
S<nstors Squire and Allen we're at the
White house today and urge that they be
seat in st once. They include the land
Offices and NJ. Newell for . consulate.
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PROSECUTED nY THE CLERKS.
Tsroma Clethiers Finei for Selling
6eodk on Sunday.

Tacoxa, June ia-- TIE clerks employed
in the retail clothing trade recently formed
an association wish the principal object OF
secnring The closing OF al clothing stores
on SandAv ard appointed T. Nash 70
have the SUNDAY Law enforced. Ga Moa-
day warrants were sworn out against L.
Moses, ]. T. Heisish, David Jordan and
Abe Blask. They were heard before Jus
tee Patrick this morning and fined SIS
each and costs. The cases were al ap-
t.eaIe<i 10 the superior courf
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SENATE PRocEEDINcs.


Tariff Bill Reported The Revised Anti
Octopus Bill Passed.
WAsHIKGTos CIrY, June iS.--In the
Senate the finance committee reported
badk the tariff bill saving that it was not
expected 10 b. considered earlier than
week from Monday next. II went on the
calendar.
The committee on commerce reported
back the river and harbor appropriation
bill; calendar.
The Senate proceeded 70 consider execu-
tive bnsiness. Ths doors we're opened at
l:S0s
The conference report on the antitrust
bill was presented, and agreed to. Both
houses recsde from their respective amend
ments, aud the bill remains exactly as il
passed the Senate.
tiou of the Legislative. executive. and Judi
cial appropriation bill. An amendment
was agreed to increasing the salary OF
twenty-six committee clerks from 81 500 to
81. 800. and the salary Of clerks of senator's
from 81 500 to 81 500. Tue Senate disposed
Of seventeen pages of the bill and ad-
journed.
Receivers of public moneys-charles n. Oe.
den, at Eeattlc; william H. Bush. af Olympia,
wash: Frank n Dallam. at waterviiie, wash
Registers of land cfices-John C. lawrence.
as waterville, Wash.. George q. Mills. at Olynr
pia, Wash.
Possmasteys--Michaei T. Nolan. The DaIies.
or Miss Minnie washburne, Eugene. Or.
Robert &. Rogers, Of California CON missioner
for Alaska with residence at SitkA
coNFIEMArioNs.
Captain Royal A. Bensali. collector OF customs
ct YaQuiua. Or. W. II. Petit surveyor general
Of Idaho: W. Hoyf. OF Wisconsin, commis-
sioner for Alaska: W. r. Peckingpangh. Of In
diana, clerk Of the district court OF Alaska
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Ths Noythsrn fscsac 9sli oa AMI ssfsr 1nns
s5sh snsF., twn GhroFixh GFafEs 20 Ana from
the EasF, sSsvsttx seast G as ssse a. "a ard !
2. ~. TsEgs saersetet ssegve A0EFs l. A
Sa8esa. general seeass K TaAxtu deFsss ticket
exeat. eeA.tse- A Ge5ia~rg. sksy ssc4es agent
-Ee r&sou4 atEes5, HoAsan tsnnk
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Take the Northern Pacific railroad, tue eess
susieFex1 ltne ses al points EAs& A. Gntlo<r2,
szry ssekss agent ia secoa1 ssFest. Boston
esocks u Tonksa decos fsekss asEaG scsstie
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ysMugRAY,

aigo acres of coal lazsss are owned tsg Eastern
capitalists oa Lake NeAgrrag-
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xo~~w 49, s-.s-a---
- a.. - 49, .ssssoe 49, soEscs co. t.lnine
sHirs - .sas.. f..s ~ .s-as 80 49, -
Hsuse bsll . ac~,ss - sc~.s 80 = - ...s
I'D valprem snd IS per cent - vnier.n r.rrecs.
lively In The House hSsl msnufsrsurs. a rr~e-
sahse Abcrs nee provsded - - ne0e a.sissss
6 50 per eenx "A vnsorpm TAe - ser.s.
esanes ine3ude e,nn1 q ,rsnsIs v,,, a-s4ala. =
% pex ceu& "a vslurexu q - Hou.e Iii.
vocr .~r ~.~w..--
- 80 ~
~.,-.t - - - - - - 1nses -
1r.s- .hsss !. - - 49, - cenn ps1 pceno tne
80 - sc = s4.a - -. % oa's
.es-s ~ - - vosa e y .1e NE. 60 m
- ~es.h -, ..-.s =. = - - VI sso1s -
ss,ssi sbe any = IN - - -. . -. ~s.s -
- - -, - - = - !. s-I -. - - p1.1 ps -. -
81 -, r~rs - ~ sAa
pr.ss.~
~. ,ks,s 80. n-, ~ =. .S,i. %
rsl.~d = 49, -. 49, - ~ - .o.ssso y.lus
shs .srsv !. r,.xs - -. s - sIs 1919. .s
49, s--.~s - =. 80. - -, 80 -
~. Ar~f el... - Sss W
A ANp siLk GOODS
IN sne 6ik ena six goods schedule goods in
the paecs ass made duuaoie af % per cent ID
ssiosn Inc provision that AK clothing
wnen upostd IN part OF india rubber. shall
Pey As9y 81 ~ eenu per ounce ana % per cent
"a sasoYm. - struck out The bount7 Tor SILK
sh0 ealS 0coons Falseo and reeied IN the
unitea states - struck out
suSDsIEs
In thesundries schedu,e 4 minimum durv 50
per cent. ad valorem in provided for in the
glove paragraph. Paintings ana ytatuary
not otf1erv1ss provided for are dutia-
oie = ~ per cent sd vaiorem, being taken
from the frse list Common clay TOBACCO pipes
pAy ~ PEI cent "a valorem, reduced from 70
PEI Cent
TIE pskk Lsf
Ia the Tree iisf pe-tries and other proper effects
ana goods o. Indians passing aud repassing the
boundary line OF the territories OF the United
staas ore added The provision for fish. the
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Map Of the State.
OLYMPIA. June lS--A very large new
map OF the state OF Washington was taken
into Governor Ferrs's office to-day. The
governor was importnned to purchase one.
Tie objected 10 the name of Mount Tacoma
on the map. said 1t Was falsiiicailon of
history and refused 10 purchase.
Safe Crashes Two Portland i.ahorers.
PORTLAND. June Is Esi Morrill, and
Thomas Vance were severely hurt today
while moving 1870 round sale from
the sidewalk to the ssconsl.siory
OF a building. This safe was almost st the
top OF q stairway when the ropes gave
way and allowed the sale to ial!'haek To the
sidewalk. Morrill, and vancs be-
came tangled IN the ropes and
we're carried down with the safe
Morrill, had leg crushed and was also
bruised about the shoulders. Vance re-
ceived diSlocation of The shoulder, be-
sides other bruises. which may prove fatal.
Pertiana.s Fnion Depot.
PORTLAND. June 1s-The Northern Pa
cifc Terminal Company today began the
construction of = third track in fronto OF the
Union Pacific passenger depot for the
Pacific trains. This will make the depot
practically a temporary union depot and
the trains OF the Union. Southern and
Northern Pacific will start from il after
July !. and one ticket eiiiee viii ans wer for
all. The company has arranged for work
costing s6l.t0. Preliminaries for begin
ming work on the s2.oo.op union depot
are about completed.
Coifax News.
CoIrAx, June is.-~Slephen Giimon, a
bricklayer. recently from CeIr d Alene,
war arrested this aiternooa hv Constable
Newcomer for selling Indians whisky. The
officer caught him in the act. Giimon has
been in town three weeks. drunk all the
time
A warrant was sworn out for George
Ingalls,, yoang msm near Rock Lake. on
complaint oi .Jrrnassh Kelly. charging
fngaiis with abductiug kailv's i5-year-oid
daughter for prostitution. The couple
were married at Moscow Saturday. The
warrant was not served.
The city school census is completed.
showing 800 children.
Fred Lslligreen. 2s years old. was brought
from Pennington today and adiiiged i'm
sane By the probate court
suicide Near The Da,is..
THE DALLEs. June ~ August Bresson
was found dead under a bridge over Mill
creek, seven miles from this city. today, with
pistol claspsd i'm his hand and bullet
boie through bis heart. He had been herd
ing sheep and il Is thought became despond-
ent and committed suicide. On bis person
were found $40 in mossy and cheek for
Loo francs on the Bank OF Fresno. Cal
Bresson was q years old and native OF
France.
Union Pacific Higgins work as Vancouver.
VANCOUVER. WASH, June IS --tirouad
was broken here yesterday by the Union
Pacific on their depot grounds west OF the
city. and II Is understood that a large force
viii be- put 10 work next month working
north from the river bank.
Incendtary Fire at Wasco.
THE DALLfs, June is.--Ihe drug store Of
Joseph Marsh. NJ Wasco, was burned yes-
terday morning. II Is supposed 10 be the
work of an inceudiary Lass 50 600. no
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Free List-Weol Little Changed
Laaber Tariff DecreaseA-Large Re-
duesisn % RsiIs and HsoA Products.
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THE DALIfs, June is.--The drug store OF
Joseph Marsh. NJ Wasco, was burned yes-
terday morning. II is supposed 10 be the
work of an incsndiary. Loss, s.. 80; no
insurance
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There is no change in the tobacco schedule.
sr.sIrs. VINE. xrc

still wines in jugs containing each not more
than one pint, Hos per case. instead OF siso:
any excess beyond one pint IN quantity, 6la
cents per pint, instead offs cents, but no addi.
tioaal duty shall be assessed on bottles or jags
Fruit juice not specially provided for. contain
ing not more than Il per cent of alcohol, so
cents per gsisoa, instead OF so cents soda and
similar waters ia bottles containing not more
thsn three-four,hs plat each. 10 cents per
dozen. instead OF is cents; containing more
thsu three-sogrshs psat and less than one and
one-haE pints % cents PER dozen. instead OF a6
cents Natural mineral waters are transferred
TO the free list
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WASHINGTON CRY, June 1G.-The tariff
bill was reported 70 the Senate today. Fol-
lowing is synopsis OF the changes made
By the Republican majority Of the finance
COMMITTEES.
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COULDN'T ROOF eovsnSon rKRn,


Attempt Made 20 Sell Him an Incorrect
Map Of the State.
OLYMPIA. June ls--A very large new
map OF the state OF Washington was taken
into Governor Ferry's office to-day. The
governor was importaned to purchase one.
He objected 10 the name of Mount Tacoma
on the map. said II Was Justification Of
history and refused To purchase
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oorroN NANrrAerrRks.

The schedule Of Car. hemp ana ta.e and nan
ufaesaFes nn3esgoes many ccAnxrs. including
c2sASisag twin Ia cents per poaast. iEsstest al
Ia csats cofioa Aagg.rg value a. csaa oy
less per square yAr1 cent .nsssAas OF IA cents:
valued AZ Eore than eeats per square yard
i-s ceafs per square yara. Instead OF A.. esnn
brova sne haesehs6 Linen cs fabrics eoatain-
ing ncs less ihAa 100 threads 20 the square zach,
$ per eeai. ~ voscrezH. Instead OF 30 per cent
Vegetable hair SAfrlcsa sArel and GA,na grass,
caKA&hse At - Per ton an1 Is
pss csni al vsloreFa respectively, are
Transferred 10 the free list Al saanafaesarex
OF vegetable nerv sxeep; tzse nos otherwise pro-
Thdec Tor are divided II fwo csAsses-vaiaes ss
cents per fossad or lsss. cenfs per poans.
valaea 81 -aosx than cxats % pr cent % va
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VANCOUVER. WASH, June IS -tironad
was broken here Yesterday by the Union
Pacific on their depot grounds west OF the
city and II Is understood that large force
will be- put 10 work next monih working
north from the river bank.
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In the sundries schedule . minimum duty 50
per cent. ad valorem il provided for in the
glove paragraph Paintings and stafuary
not otherwise provided fog are dutia-
bic Il % per cent sd valorem, being taken
from tho frse list Common clay tobacco pipes
pay 81 per cent ID valorem. reduced from 20
per Cent
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In the sugar schedule cents per pound
bounty will be given for less than 800 pounds OF
sugar per year. Persons applying for or receiv-
ing the bounty and not entitled to IL shall pay
fine not exceeding $s.ooo or be Imprisoned for
a peri,d not exceeding Ave years or both.
Sugar between Nos. IL and Is, Dutch standard,
viii pay duty OF 3i0 cent per pound. instead
Of being free. as provided for by the House bill.
sugar above No. 10. Dutch standard, cid cent
per pound. instead of Ale cent
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In the SIX and silk goods schedule goods in
the piece ars made dutiahIe n 50 per cent "a
valoremf The provision that siik clothing.
when composed In part OF India rubber. shall
pay eufy Of 10 eent1 per ounce and 90 per cent
I'D va,orem. is struck out The bount7 for silk
snd 0ilt c0coons raised and reeied in the
United Rates Ii struck out
The Wahpeton times., 1890-10-23
He Forbade the Bans.

1t is told Of Il cc.tain congressman
who is noted for h:s wit and repurteo
that when IL lad al boarding school
he passed througa the dining room
one day and discovered IL LUSCIOUS
bunch Of grapes Upon the table.
Thinking himself unnl,servci he held
up tile ir,lit and sa;,, alcu,l.
81 proclaim the hans between this
bunch of grapes and lny mouth. ANY
one knowing fany reason why this
union should not take place must
speak at once or forever after hold
his peace"
No objection being offered, the
union" ~took place, and the boy
vent on his way. When he returned
to the school room the master called
him to his desk. Raisin" II rod aloit
the teacher solemnly said:
81 proclaim the bans between this
rod and Thomas J.'s back. Any one
knowing why this union should not
take place must speak, at once or
forever after hold his pace,','
Il forbid the bans," said Thomas
quickly.
"For what reason?" demanded the
irate schoolmaster.
"Parties fail to agree" was the
quick retort.
81 withdraw the bans, and you
may take your seat" said the teach
er. And Tom did SO, amid the sub
dued applause and admiration of all
his Observation-Disclosures Post.
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An llniiis:f,sH NlOn,,iith.

Vinalhaven. Me-, claims to have pro.
duced the largest stone ever brought
to light. The Bodwell Granite Com
pany recently quarricd Il shaft of
granite which is the largest piece of
stone ever quarried anywhere, and, if
erected, will be the highest, largest and
heaviest single piece of solid stone
standing. or that ever stood, so far as
any record can be found. In height.
it considerably exceeds any of the
Egyptian obelisks. The lallest Of
these. which was brought from He'll.
opolis to Alexandria by Emperor Con.
stantinc. and afterward taken to Rome.
where it is still standing. is l05 feet
high. while the Vinalhaven shaft is ll5
feet long. 10 feet square ut the base.
and weighs $50 tons. 1t is understood
that the company qnarried this inn
mcnse monolith on t!teir own account,
not having an order foranything OF the
kind. and they suggest that it would be
IL fitting contribution from Maine for
the monument to be erected in honor
of General Er.nt
The Wahpeton times., 1890-10-23
Pinch Bugs.

The milk train on the Central rail-
road of New Jersey was delayed st
White House station about half an
hour one night last week. The train
draws two passenger coaches behind
the milk cars. On this night there
were half dozen passengers aboard.
1t was warm and they had the windows
all raised. The train had been stand
in@ on the side track Il few minutes
when Il swarm of large pinch bugs at
tractcd by the lights in the cars. flew
through tn" windows. In five minutes
the seats were nearly covered with the
bugs and they had begun to crawl
around on the le~s of the passengers
and to use their sharp pinchers. The
passengers tried to brush them of. but
they stuck like lccchcs. In five min
utes more the bugs had possession Of
the two cars. The passengers fled.
As soon as the passengers got in the
dark the bugs that had ciung to them
left them and flew back into the car.
How to get them out OF the car before
the train got orders to 20 ahead was
a problem. Finally one OF the pusSen.
gers suggested building Il bonfire out
side as II counter attraction. One OF
the brakcmcn went into the cars and
turned out all the lights, while the
other trainmen and the passengers
gathered brush wood for the bonfire.
They had enough to make Il roaring
blaze in Il few minutes. 1t was q sue.
cess. The bugs deserted the ear and
the passengers went back, shut dowu
the windows and sat in the darkness,
until the trnli stnriel
The Wahpeton times., 1890-10-23
Sea Lions.

"The best sea lion contract ever
made was with p. r.. Barnum in
1871" said Captain Cyrus Eastman
to a San francisco Examiner report
er recently. ellis agent entered into
a contract with me to deliver {. pair
alive to him in New York City, and
paid me $1,000 upon my signing the
papers, and the final output was
somthing like $4,000. I took two
men and went to Santa Barbara
where lchartercd i, schooner took
on boald six of the best lassoers IVA
queros) that | could get.
"San Miguel island at that time was
alive with SEA lions. There was 10
trouble in hssoinn Il sea lion, but the
difficulty was to make the !asso hold,
rs q sea lions neck is larger than his
head. 1t was all right as long as lie
was headed from you, but as soon as
he turned the RATA would slip Off and
you lost him.
"hly only capture on the first trip
was three small ones, but as they did
not come up to the required weight
for Balnum sold them to John Rob-
inson at Omaha. where they were all
Immense attraction.
'+On my second trip I added to my
force and took Il hunting crew OF eight
men, and proiiting by my former ex-
perience mad my riats fixed with
tishhooks, and also well plastered
with resin, but could not hold the
beasts, and SO l shot one, and throw
ing the lasso over a flipper l found
that it would hold. All that q seal
has to do is to give me his tlipper and
do Is to give me his hipper and l have
got him.
"My men were all Indians. l took
one OF them and showed him the trick,
and the next morning we went into
the sea lions rookery and caught four.
] went to San Francisco Immediately
and placed my captives in a salt.
water tank, and kept them there un-
til the departure OF the next steamer
for Panama. got them safely over
the isthmus and landed them alive
and well in New York, and got my
pay"