Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-20
1Y TELEGRAPH.
UnDER MILITARY CONTROL.


W,sHINaroN, oct. l9.-The treasury de-
partment has ordered the nited States
revenue steamers Corwin and Bear TO re-
main in the vicinity of Pribilof Islands tn
til Dec. LIST next. Lieut.. A. :. Ainswortb,
United States revenue marine, will remain
throughout the winter on the island of St
Paul. Lieut.. Ainsworth will act as special
agent in charge of that island. This
is the first time in its history that
st. Paul has been placed under military
control. Lieut.. Ainsworth was detached
from duty on the Corwin during
the past summer, and for the past two
months has practically had full charge at
St. Paul. The enforcement of the seal reg
uiations under the present arrangement is
deemed so much better than heretofore that
Treasury officials are seriously considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of giving up both st. Paul
and st. George Islands TO military control,
The logs of the revenue steamers Rush
and Corwin. Just received at the Treasury
Department, show that during the months
of August and September these two vessels
were cruising collectively 6000 miles per
month. Much of the cruising performed
by the Rush and Corwin was for the
purpose of collecting exact data regarding
the distribution of seal life in Behring
sea Wi'hih rAuius Vi ~ n'iies "a 'lie sea-
lsiahos' ror ',ie i,'on'n ol august inc ioss
'n"" ''a' ,'e ,''s" "'''. W. ~! e"'"e"
hig'' anu nay auilms MA. Peiioi III inc eoi-
iee'ioi' VI ua''' ne iiiIo' n'"'lon was VI
uereu ior tne use VI 'iie behiins sea "oaro
OF aroltratloh. Inc da.a eoilectea $40"
s'rohs evidence aga'i,st .le theory ot seai
me DIS SCI up os ',ie nii'ish co'nii'issioh 'as'
year he ua'a si'o"s as an iiis'a.,ce' 'ha'
,he seai rang LOT more tmai' ~ lii'es from
iaoa III searcli Oh iooo' his iac' Is ueehen
i,'p"I'ah. III VIC" VI rhe Piopoei.io'i VI
're"t pfitaiii 10 eS''''iSn Hoha' nahi'' Oh
"o ''ies a. "ei's uis,ance su'ncieh's
sie"t ~ "n', ~ fto'e'' 'ie 'e"is 'oio"s
lug 10 'he isiiiius'
me si'eelai reports vi 'aP's' 'ouisoti
ana hooper give Information concerning
the hhhins Oh series OF new codnsh
oankS' Most eAoeiiect hsh, 'he Reports
sta'e' were io"hu III GREAT abundance o."
'hese "efe'oiort unhho"h BANKS nc
commanders of tne hush ana uor"ih po'i
feiet 10 tit scarcity oi seais thIs year a'
'ne Irin'iot rookeries' hese ohcefs 40
not beheFe that the simple stopping OF
pciagie Seai Killing IN behrlhg sea Is sur
hcieht 10 Pfo.ect sea- me nut oh inc "'her
manu- recognize ti,a' peiaSic sealing must
be stopped IN the North fhcihc as wen as
1T behrihg sea Ill orner 10 save sea- hle 10
me inture'
Inc result OF operations during the sum
mer aboard the oorwln TENDS 10 contlrm the
theory mat the seats migrate IRON the seal
isIands IN southerly direction TO the coast
OF Cahfornla ana theh work their way back
along the 'ahiorhia' oregon. washington
and Alaska coasts to the frbliof islands.
II Is also apparent that the male and femaie
seals do not travel together. pfhcers OF
the tor"in IN their Individual reports ac-
companylng those OF the special obserV-
ers aboard point out that the line OF
demarkation IS not only drawn between
the males and females. but between the
Young and Old bulls. 1t Is thought by these
officers that If thus latter fact can be
thoroughly understood 1t will be compare
lively easy matter tor the government to re-
strict the killing of seals IN localities known
to he frequently he female herds 10 per
cent OF the latter seals being heavy with
young. The treasury department proposes
TO publlsh In iuii the reports OF the Tor
wins officers. 1t IS thought that the IN
formation now obtained VIII 20 far to en-
able the United states government rightly
to understand what is necessary for the
protection OF Its Behring sea interests.
The reports Just received further an
nounce the arrival OF the revenue steamer
Bear at Port Clarence with 80 reindeer
on board The animals were obtained in
siberia. On board the Bear was the Rev.
Sheldon jackson The seven reindeer
landed last year by Capt M.fleaiy at Anna
kuak were found not only fat and sleek,
but so gentle that they would eat from a
strangers hand.
TN the 18th of september the Corwin
had left nalaska for Sltka and the Mohi-
can was to follow. The last seizure re-
ported to that date was that OF the British
schooner oscar and Hattie. The
Oscar and Hattie was taken OF Alton Island
by the Mohican and lowed into Dutch
Harbor by That vessel. At Dutch Harbor
she was turned over TO commander X. t.
Evans, IN command OF the nlted states
fleet. Commander Evans designated the
torwln to convoy the pr re- The Corwin
turned the schooner over to the British
cruiser Meipomene. The vessel will be
tired ny british court. The oscar and
Hattie was formerly an American vessel.
The capture OF the oscar and Hattie was
brought apont ny COMMANDER Evanss care
IN looking out for the hig seaiers known to
be hugglng the Japan coast. These seal /
left the Herring Spl