The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-07
PuPS CAN SWIM.
ence on That is Pretty
Conclusive.
~ HEY ARE BORN ON SHORE


~ esu1afns Of the different scaling schooDers
= 800 have been in Seattle haFb0r this week
I $500 IS 81 dfrsdsf In their opinions on one OF
~ clieskions on which Judge swan and others
S6kee exerption 70 Professor IL ". Elliott VIZ:
~ fy1seeft6u Is 10 whether a newly born pup
s - eau swim or NOT Bat. on the question re-
nrd,.sz 1hefe seals are born, they all agree that
3nfre a8hn - on the wrong side. Another
islnf yn which they all agree Is regarding the
Hiaef5co that is being done American sealers
ond Amefitan perfx b. giving TO one company
virtually monopoly OF the sealing business, for
: a. ostcutfbie purpose OF protecting the seal
1vou. beirx exfermsuated They all express
1heIaee1ycs 81 highly pleased that Judge Swan
hss taken the stand he has fn the Interest Of
hons seelesr, and hope thst the subject viii not
- dr6pped until the present MONOPOLY Is broken
uxrond the Prib.iof Islands I'm reality protected,
- fhey should be, rs the birthplace OF seals.
Captain T. c. Quinn, OF the sealing schooner
Teascr, was seen by PosT IsTEfIdGEScEg re-
porter. ara though he at irzt showed disposi-
sion % renasn silent after Little general con
versation on the sealing business. be began to
warm up and s&id:
81 have remained silent through al this dis
cfsssIon between Judge Swan and Professor
ElIIott On the question regarding the bIrfnpiace
~ xen1s, beeeBse feel that JHdgc swan Is hghs-
ing the b1sffc of the American sealers-it re my
feht ard the fight of every sealer this coast,
nxnfuet gigantic awindled, b. which one COM
parry il given monopoly OF the sealing business
by this government On the pfctcnsc OF protecting
tic sealz from exscrmiuation Therefore, am
10th 10 say anything in opposition TO the views
OF Judge Swan. Besides, Judge swan and N.Y.
self arc warn frieI'ds, md for this, y Tor no
anything eonfTsdietory Of what be has said
Wut no good can come 81 having
wfUng idRs prevailing regarding the
1Snportsnt question, aud one on which Judge
Evan, 1 believe, and every fair-fninded man de-
nires 10 know the truth. Therefore, since YOU
ok me- 10 give the public the result OF my OBJ
srxafiens, n sssf frarskly confess that believe
Judge swan 20 DO in error i have been on The
eoagt over twenty years, the past ten OF which
hsyc been seating. and I have never yet seen /.
look % be old enough 70 have swuTn from the
fribilof islRnds--ueyes one younger than from
months 20 year old. except those that were
seen live o., board for weeks By feeding them on
condensed milk. ! never ran across Kelp bed,
njtbouRh l spent oytr two weeks constantly in
search Of one, wbea first went scaling. but
exye up In disgust feel satisfied II seals were
born along the coast, that every sealer on the
coast would know II and IL would require 10
1nysstigstion O hunting up Of isolated evidence
--loo frequently faise-~to prove the fact do
net know whether very young seal can swim
Or nos. j do not remember OF ever having tried
them. bur they can swim well before they are
Captain Quinn Is q man possessing good
degree Of Intelligence, and apoke In a manner
thaf gave weight to his words An Indian in the
crew, En old scaief, said DC never saw very
Those which had been cut from the COWS after
they were caught
Captain Harry Agar, Of the sealing schooner
Allie T. Agar. was seen and gave substantially
The same replies TO the reporters questions as
Gid Captain Quinn. He said he has been sealing
eevem PEARS and never saw seal pup anywhere
eishf months Old 4 least, except thos ss that
XcH cut nom the COWS or we're born prctna-
Nlrcly when the cows were being chased and
water, because they appeared 70 have no life at
Afrt, but could swim all right after being kept
On boefd until becoming active He was glad.
howsyer. be ssid. that Judge swan .hsd taken
would end In the wiping out Of the monopoly
which a. present practically controls the sealing
ogslness o. the pretext Of protecting the seals,
N1tse y e % reaiity exierninaflng them as fast
Captain J. Chenoweth Of the seal tug schooner
Geoske x. White. who has been sealing three
pfsce ii seals also eolacided with that Of dap-
t4{u Quinn. CAPTAIN Chsnoweth said he had
yun affoss several keip beds. hut never saw any
evidence Of seals giving birth TO their young on
thass beds He never even saw zeal out on a
kefp bed and never saw any very young seal
along tho coakt thaf could not have swum down
rom sEs fyibiict islands. He said he was told
sealing en- the rrihilof islands thai the com
p4uy which kaA been given monopoly Of The
o71eincas in the region OF those islands. on the
x,sxI q protecting the seals, drive vast herds
q them IN some distance on the beach and then
eoiect these wanted, leaving the others TO
scramble back into the water In this way be
e1ys, instead Of protecting the seals, they
eyc FrAauAisF being driven away and 20 to the
Inpxcries on the Russian side 30 give birth TO
Their young. He said he knew that seal pups
could swim almost as soon a. they were bern
oEvm COW aud when first taken out ii showed
20 sigu Of life. II WIS lelt on the deck and sud-
ceniy large seal was seen sleeping some dis
t1ncc away. As they approached i to get within
tenkes the young seal ON deck began moving
eoouf and crying, 50 the captain ordered It
tnrowp overheard. lest IFS noise should start the
esai uhey we're after They shot the large seal
md on looking around he saw the young one,
which had just been thrown overheard, swim
ming along behind the schooner.
The FIRST mate Of the same schooner was also
while but never saw any evidence OF seals hav-
1ng been born on the coast, except premattrcly
- the result Of chase.
TESTIMONY FROM EEAH BAY.
The Posr'isrsLLIesscra has received the
following letter:
To tHE Eplroa Relative 10 the discussion in
she OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as 10 whether seal
pup VIII SILK or not, allow me 80 contribute my
1nife- have spent q part of every year since
1855 in the vicinity Of Cape Flsttery. aud during
that time have studied the habits OF the fauna
ct that locality. ] have never witnessed the
49, VI f'sAt Nf1ttuus Jul nave seen great nNnl-
bore oil seal pups, many oil them taken alive
from their mothers, aud have known the In
dams - keep them for various periods alive;
have seen them swim in tubs, canoes and in 3
small stream at Neah bay
During the latter part OF the sealing season 1
have sren COW seals brought in so heavy with
Pup ihnt judged that II would be impossible
Tor thssn 10 travel TO the PTihIlof islands in time
70 bcas their young there, they could net have
zone heyohd the west end OF Vancouver island,
Il that lar.
lew days ago. while in Seattle, interviewed
captain Il. 6. Quinn, of the sealing schooner
IcaseF. hnu ne, while disavowing that he ever
witnessed the act Of parturitIon, gave a fumbsr
OF instances where very young pups had been
taken with their mothers, one OF which Is re-
fsrred 60 By Judge swan in your issue OF today
have also seen the Indian hays have p,irs in
their possession taken alive 10 the cream and
straits, sethrred ca the beach a. NeAh hav in
order that they might swim in the salt water.
jet not escape X s SEnAsrtaN.
A kLooTcHMAN's CORPSE.