The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-09
CAPTUREOF SEALERS
United States Cutter 0. s.
Grant Does Good Eervice
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Ths United ssasss ysvsnas cstssr Grant
eazms into poss last night having N stts a.
Important sessurs Of tsc sealing schoonsrs
~ Cars Fiattssy during the heavy storm
that pssvssssd lest Saturday night. Juns
& The s<hoensss ars the G. G. Psrklrss
and The Purfsss. 81 Sssa bsy. wbsss osn-
- ass suwpsessd 70 live IN sastais. These
Hsss sspsassd viii Ten nsn and 30 skins
with svidsnee enough 70 couvies eli OF .
vioistioa Of the sealing ias.
whsn The Boring - 6est ish the
Eosnd shout the middle II Nay the Grant
was ths oniy hoss i~fs 10 protect the
found ed vas nos expsessd 70 b the
Srss 10 do what the f1sst started Oh 70 do.
nameiy, % capture sesssss in nsg.snts
d~iicso. The forbidden ground for
ssAlsrB, according 70 the new
Iew recently promulgated. covers .
line drawn from san Luis Obispo due
wsst 70 80 deg. longitude, then due north
70 she herring sea. Over these waters no
sealing b permitted between Nag and
JAY l. The poacheSs. however. aware Of
she 6eet having gons north sad believing
the coast snsirsiy cissr. hsvs bssn reap.ng
. rich harvest and daily catches are re-
portsd - having been msds and cold
opeuty In Victoria These poachers. en-
b0adspsd by success and immunity. be-
came carslsss and forgot. or paid little
hsed 70 the rrssencs Of the Grant In Puget
eouud waters.
The government 10 known 10 have de-
sscsivss everywhere. and hardly . day
passss thst some secret informat alton
dos not reach the oflScsrs OF these
euttesn o. some government official
Who ~ once notifies the ships oflcsr. ,
The movement of che Indiana ut Ecah
hay thus bscame known to tbs officers Of
shs Grant. and last Saturday night. dur
Inc the sxtrsmsiy heavy weather shat pre-
vaiisd on the coast. with the wind blowing
Is The rAss Of forty sniiss m hour. the Grant
steamed quietly out tho eaps and TO
with lights oil out made diiigsnt search
for poarhsrs. The hun. though still
hnnt. VS. anything bat quiet, for the
wavss snd the wind we're making thing,
psetsy lively for Ill on board, and the
onay way thsy had 70 find the poachsrs
was By searching the waters by the aid OF
nashes OF lightning.
Cspt Tosisr hsd evidently been well in
formed. for after stsaming against the
storm for thirty miles on shorc he cams
Mp 70 two schoonsn with every sail rsefsd
and ''iaying 70" sndeavoring to weather
The storm,
To ret boat out with crew Of men
In thai heavy go Vas another difficult
task on the part Of the Grant. but IL was
successfuily accomplished, and after two
hours, effort the small boat sue
cssdsd In boarding both schooners
and finding evidence enough TO jus
lily ssising both schoonsrs, which
proved 70 b. the q. 9. Perkins and Puritan.
Ten Indians wess found on the two boats.
who we're transferrsd 70 the Grant. and the
boats left In charge Of . crew from the
Grant. The cutter thsn returned and
inside Nsah bay. where on Sunday the
news Of The seisurs was autographed 70
washinetoa City.
All day the wires were kept hot.
The attosnsy-gsnerAl dssming the
srixuse IN important one and insisting ON
the utmost secrecy, He ordered Cant.
Tosisf - q once commence IN inysstiga-
tion n The matter. A court Of inquiry
was establtshed and . number Of Makah
Indians 81 Neah bay examined a. to their
knowisdgs q the amount Of poaching go-
ing on.
An interpreter was used = with Indian
Agent Powell assisting. Almost every man
admitted having either caught, dealt or
soid skins caught In these forbidden waters
and made NO attempt 70 deny their doing
%. even the Indian agent. Powell, doing
the same. but each and all claimed in de-
fsnse that they felt justified In their action
frem the fact that the government had
failed 20 notify them OF the promuisssion Of
the new Law. They admitted knowing of
the existence of the law and OF having
seen IL puhIishsd In the Posr-ISrEifIaxs.
GxA. but claimed that Was not the notit,ca-
tson 10 which they we're entitled.
This raised legal question the result Of
which the court OF inquiry felt would
affect the entire Bering sea question. and
the information was autographed to the
attorney general. who ordered Can't.
Toxler to come TO Seattle at once
and consult with United States Dis.
tfiet Attorney Brinker on the matter.
This Capt. Tosier acted on at once and
his arrival in Seattle last evening vas for
the purpose Of putting himself in eommu.
nicatlon with Mr.. hrinker.
In the meanwhile the captured schoon.
srs we're sailed into Ncah bay. where they
are held by crew of the Grant, who also
have the ten Indians in charge
The evidence against the Indians is no,
only strong rs to roaching bu, also in
using shotguns ter the killing Of seals,
which 10 forbidden.
The Grant IL deserving OF great credit 10,
her success and her officers have . RICH, 70
feel proud of their victory over the
hessng sea beet The officers of the Grant
are; Capt u. +. Toaser. commanding
frat lieutenant. Francis Tuttie. second
lieutenant. q. J. Garden; first assissaa,
engineer. NJ. q. Marsiliiot; second assist