The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-17
nnssra Axp THE sEALs.
The Rr,t,.h Coisub,a. foschine Vessels
Likely 60 Unrest the Copper Islands.

Likely to 1nfsst the Copper lisnas.
WASHINGTON. Juno 10-The ncws from the
north IL that tho Victoria sealing vossels have
decided to transfer their operations this yenr
from tho American to the Russian side OF
Dehring Sea-
They arc now Engaged In attacking tho sea-
herd in it's annual migration northward to that
sea. q great part OF the seasons eaten peinR
derived from this prolonged marrying OF the
animals during the spring In the North Pacific.
But toward the end Of Juno or tho beginning
OF July tho seals make their way into Bohring
Sea- and tho poachers must follow as In former
years. or else close their seasons work.
Last year such Of them rs could evade the
cruisers that lay in walt for them around sand
Point entered Behring Sea and hunted indus
trlously till formally warned out somo OF
them succeeded in dolglng tho Governmont
vessels until tho season was nearly over:
othors procured several hundred skins. and
wore entitled to all they could got until duly
notified OF the mo las rireadi. This year. how
ever. they arc to be seized and punished. under
the law. whether thoy have received previous
notification or not. although efforts will DO
made to warn them. Accordingly tho owners
have been forced to change their policy. 1t
will no longer do to instruct their vessels to
try 10 escap, warning and enter tho prohibited
waters. And now their method Of keeping
their vessels employed IL to hHvc them enter
Bchring Sea on the Russian side. and pas tho
remainder of tho season there.
Russia Possesses In her opncr islands
rookery only lees ,valrnble thnr the rrihyloTy;
It ranks second. doubtless. in tho, world. or
is less Ss than Wy those oi St Paul end st
George Islands. An ornlnnrv catch there Is
nannd to hacd /" The The pssnn
shores. where. senls also arc found.
phs 81 Ha nsSfst q Is
western half Of Gehring Sea as n,re cian,"p'.
sns 1S: st T2kS4 2aisnf 0s's G
seizures she has mado Indicates TINT the Of.
Tenders nre always guilty; or arcns;d OF in
Whothcr she t Would go 60 fSrther and seize YES:
81 h Gn ss ss
never to have defended. by seizures. even that
hr %ts MSeb Of o sn"E 81 the
the IriGyi"v rookeries. with view to the pres,
' Y"kohama sT sppen ear to have PLAYED toward
the
ssnosnsrs n1a IN devices for syojains diseoy:
asyS asTn by HSfa9FsS eoG
o
onmrnt Of crews at Nladivostock have been TO-
miliar incidents in their police service. The
cases of the scaling schooner G. q. White and
the Hamilton LOWS last year will be we'll re-
membcrcd. The evidence In the case Of the
Lewis showed that thcrc were several YES
sells that boldly landed their boats Mt the Cop
per islands and killed the seals there. 1t Ia
said that soma OF them had the audacity to
exchange shots with the Russian revenue
guards: and while 1t appears that the Lewis
was pursued and captured ut \ much greater
distance than n marine Tongue from the islands.
yet the offence was 80 nagrant that this fact
did not avail Ter. What Is evident is that the
Russian cruisers have hitherto been strictly
confined to the protection of the Kamschat-
kan shor. waters and the Copper islands.
But with tho new nolicy Of tho Victoria YES
sci owners Russia will have to decide whether
| to hack up our Government in Its claims to
! wider ,jur sdction or to submit to n serious
| loss. Last year the number OF vessels that
crossed to the Russian, side was comparatively
those waters this season by tho Victoria tlo-t
the Pribyloy herd would begin to ruin thnt OF
| the Copper islands. 1t is well known that while
| direct raids on tho Prihylov rookercs are
! made. our prison ship Al III having brought
| South a few days ago. crew convicted and
| punished for this offence yet the raiding Of
| the Copper islands Is much more frequent and
successful. But even If the pnlaglc hunting IL
| done while lowering around tho Stands three
! milos distant. its effects will be ruinous.
| Russia's side Of tho Behring Sea bids fair ia
be the scene Of the liveliest work this year. and
| the result may possibly be her entrance into
| the mOuus Cirendi negotiations