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May 12. Thirty-eight bulls are counted on the Reef, some of them hauled up as 

 much as 200 yards from the shore. 



May 13. About 63 bulls are hauled up at Southwest Bay ami a number are seeu 

 in the water. 



May 18. About 130 bulls and 2 bachelors are hauled up on Reef. 



May 21. About 175 to 200 bulls are on Reef to day. 



May 29. The first food drive of 165 seals was made to-day, fifteen days later than 

 last year. 



June 6. The first killing (421 seals) of the regular sealing season was made from 

 Reef and Zoltoi. 



June 8. A few cow seals are reported out at Lukanin. 



June 10. A small drive was made from Halfway Point, 474 skins. The season 

 is slightly behind last year, apparently attributable to cold weather. Bulls are 

 numerous. 



June 12. Two pups were seen to-day at Tolstoi, the first of the season. 



June 28. A raid on Otter Island was discovered and nipped short. 



July 8. A drive from Halfway Point gave 1,118 skins and 1,151 were taken at 

 Northeast Point. Killing at the latter point was discontinued for the present. 



July 20. The last drive of the sealing season was made from Tolstoi, Zoltoi, and 

 Lukanin, 2,530, making a total of 80,000 for St. Paul. 



RECORD KEPT BY J. H. MOULTON. 



August 9. About 1,000 seals are reported on Otter Island. 



November 17. An unusual number of seals remain on the islands at this date, 

 probably owing to the mild weather. 



November 30. Seals in large numbers still remain on the island. (Apparently 

 no killing of pups this season.) 



1882. 



January 24. Four thousand to 6,000 seals are still to be seen on Sea Lion Rock 

 and a few still remain at Northeast Point. 



February 8. A food drive was made from the Reef and 103 seals killed. 1 



April 26. One bull seal was seen in the water off Lukanin. 



April 28. One bull seal has hauled out at Kitovi; one is in the water off south end 

 of Reef. 



May 2. Two bull seals are reported on Southwest Bay. 



May 8. Five bulls are on Tolstoi. 



May 16. A few young seals are on Sea Lion Rock. 



June 2. The first drive for the quota is made from Southwest Bay, Middle Hill, 

 and Tolstoi; 400 killed. The quota for this year is 78,000 from St. Paul; 22,000 from 

 St. George. 



June 13. A drive from Halfway Point yielded 217 skins; 366 were taken at 

 Northeast Point. A few females and pups are present on the rookeries. An unusual 

 number of " killers" are about the rookeries this mouth. 



July 20. A killing from Southwest Bay yielded 729, filling the quota of 1882. 



1 Again the seals seem to have remained a limit, the islands all winter. 



