Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-08
DISCOURAGED.
THE BERING SEA PATROL DOING
EFFECTIVE WORK.
Poachers Warned OF by Revenue Cutters
and Several Taken in Custody-The
Seal Catch Very Small on Account of
Rough Weather.

WASHINGTON, August T.. Captain
Coulson, commanding the revenue cut
ter Rush, reports to the treasury depart
ment under date Ounalaska, July 9th,
that on the 9th of July, while cruising
north of Unlamek pass with his com. ;.
mand for the purpose OF warning yes.
sells in pursuit OF seals not to enter
Bering sea, he fell in with the British.
schooner E. B. Marvin, having on board
twenty-three men and all the imple-
ments, raft, etc., necessary for sealing.
Upon being hailed, Captain McDon-
gall said he was sealing. Captain
Coulson therefore lowered a boat
and sent Lieutenant Newcomb
and Cantwell to board and Thoroughly
examine the vessel. 1t was then ascer-
tanned that the Marvin had been board
ed on July lst by the U.S.S. Thetis
near the island OF Unga, and furnished
with copy OF the presidents proclama-
ton, and the necessary warming to her
master not to enter Bering sea for the
purpose OF sealing. On this occasion
the master reported that he had no seal
skins on board. He refused to allow
the boarding officer of the Thetis to in
dorse on his register that he had been
notified, and is reported as being other
wise uncivil. On examination by the
officers of the Rush, two fresh
sealskins were found on board. The
circumstances OF the case, and the evil
dent intent of the master to continue
sealing, notwithstanding the warning,
was considered sufficient cause by Coul-
con, to justify the seizure of the vessel.
Lieutenant Quinan was placed on board
and the vessel, crew, arms, sealskins,
papers, etc., delivered into the custody
of Lieutenant-C Commander Mead, u. s.
NJ, commanding the steamer Alki, and
subsequently turned over to Captain
Turner, of the British ship Nymphe,
which arrived at Ounalaska on the 7th
of July.
Captain Hooper, commanding the rev.
enue steamer Corwin, reports to the
treasury department, under date of
Ounalaska, July 18th, the seizure of the.
American schooner Laninfa, of San
Francisco, near St Paul's island, on the
14th of July, for violation of the presi-
dents proclamation. This vessel was
boarded in Bering sea and warned by
the Thetis on July Z, and certificate to
that effect is endorsed on her manifest.
She had then ON board nineteen seal
skins. Instead of needing the warning
to leave, the Laninfa remained there
unit seized, seven days later by
| the Thetis. No additional skins
were found on board. Third
Lieutenant johnson was placed in
charge of the prize, with detail of four
armed men, with orders to proceed to
Ounalaska. The Corwin arrived there
on the 10th, and will await the arrival
of the Laninfa.
On July 18th, the United States
steamers Mohican, Alert and Thetis and
the British ships Nymphe and Pheasant
were cruising in Bering sea. The Mohi-
can and the Rush were at st. Paurs is
land on the 10Th. Eighty sealing yes
| selsare known to be in the sea or on the
way there. Captain Hopper says there
has been great deal of fog, which makes
! it difficult to find the sealers, but of the
beats boarded, the catch has been small,
on account of the rough, windy weather.
The treasury department is informed
| that the revenue steamer Bear, Captain
Healy commanding, sailed from Oun-
alaska June 30th for Point Barrow,
! Alaska, and touched at the seal islands
lUT Guc putIOSOO VI lCdflAS W
the treasury agents to limit the catch of
the Alaska Commercial company this
season to 1900 sealskins. 1t is learned
from other sources that the company has
already secured this number of skins,
and open sealing has been entirely sus-
pended for the season.
VANCOUVER, B, c., August THE
steam sealing schooner Eliza Edwards
returned today from the sealing grounds
with seventy skins. She was warned by
the Thetis in Bering sea. July 10th, !. and
on July 18th started for the Copper
islands. When 500 miles out, she met
the sealer Henry Dennis of Port Town
send, which reported that the Russians
were seizing sealers in the open sea, and
that one, an American schooner, had
been captured. The Edwards therefore
started for home.