On the recordApril 3, 1891
I hereby warn all persons against entering the waters of Bering Sea within the dominion of the United States for the purpose of violating the provisions of said section 1956, Revised Statutes;
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presidency.ucsb.eduI hereby warn all persons against entering the waters of Bering Sea within the dominion of the United States for the purpose of violating the provisions of said section 1956, Revised Statutes;
Proclamation 304—Prohibiton of Hunting Fur-Bearing Animals in Alaska and Bering Sea
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