New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09

than sealing NAV be paid to them and they are
az liberty TO expend It as they wish Special
Agent Iemhkey has instructions 10 ADMIT 70
the islands no one except government officials,
company officials and employees, and accredited
representatives Of the Greek Church.
LEMBKEY's FIRST CHANCE
Special Agent Lemblzey, who has spent many
years on the Pribyloff Islands. has been aware
that the Japanese and Canadians have been
engaged in peaglc slaughter. and suspected them
Of invading the three-nie limit occasionally. but
this year seems TO have been the first when he
has actually caught them ashore Two years
ago, however. he found traces OF them, as shown
by the following extract from his report;
Only one instance OF pelagic sealing came
under our notice on ST. Paul this summer. on
August 13. while the North American CONNER
ciaD company's vessel lkrugeIl was ABOUT ~, ~
leave the village for Northeast Point to snip Illc
skins in salt there. a telephone nessase r,,,af
received from the watchmen at Northeast roille
reporting the presence OF schooner there apous
half mile from shore Mr. Judge az once w. 49,.
ON beard the companys vessel, taking with MIN
a revenue flag, which he requested the caPtsaai
Of the Kruger 20 hoist, and pursue tne
The cOmpanys agent. Mr.. Redpath, nov 49,
refused 20 take this action, on the GROUND Llis
it would result IN forfeiture OF the tISel ~
on the vessel. Mr. Judge made the TIP 70 uIS
point the Kruger. and On arriving Inere SoIi I
barely make out the schooner with glasses SUI
ing to the northeastward. A patrol OF tIle IOOiN
cry failed 20 show any evidence OF laLlullIs; 7
That evening the cutter McCulloch ancn0reo
on the east side AS the natives were an on
board the Kruger or in boats, landing her cargo
on the west side could not take boat out
therefore hoisted code signals 10 inform the CIT
ter Of the schooner's approach tnat morning.
was unable TO attract the attention OF the CUT
ter however for nearly an hour during Whieh
time fired a number of shots from a riEie 70
call attention to the signals. When many olQ
get an answer &c was nearly dark ana after
had hoisted nv second set the officers OF the cut
Ter replied that my flags could not be mace OUT.
The next morning after boarding the Kruger
several miles from the island, and learning from
her of the schooner's proximity the cutter
steamed to the northward, presumably in search
of the marauder I learn that no schooner was
encountered and that the cutters officers were
inclined to doubt the fact that seaIlng VesSel
present.
on September 16 patrolled Ketovt and Luz
KAHN rookeries looking for dead seal with
skin that might be used in experiments TO arrive
at a suitable clipping device for marking BACH
eIors found no dead adult seals. counted,
however on Ketovi alone twelve pups dead from
ptarvation each being emaciated to the last de-
gree and exhibiting the tarry faces incident TO
death from that cause. l could see also among
the live pups number Of starvelingS. On the
north end of Ketovi found five starving pups
together in a little pod back from the beach
They were all lean and wasted but particularly
vicious when handled. Two of them, more Wig
orous than the others, rushed for the water. The
others remained. and, soon becoming Oblivious TO
our presence sat with half closed eyes, their
noses held high and their heads slowly moving
from side to side. One of them. hardly able to
move. was dispatched at my direction and the
skin preserved.