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May 10. The lone bull seal departs. 



May 14. Natives returning from Southwest Bay report 20 seals in water near 

 Zapadni ; none at English Bay or Tolstoi. Two bulls hauled up last night on the 

 Reef and 4 more this morning. Ice at Southwest Bay makes it impossible for bulls to 

 haul out except at high tide. 



May 16. Natives were sent to Northeast Point and report about 20 killable seals* 

 in water and 6 bulls, 2 hauled up. The ice is in such a condition as to make it seem 

 necessary to cut roads for them to haul. A force is sent to Southwest Bay; they cut 

 7 roads there. Similar work is done on the Reef and Gorbatch. Eight bulls are 

 reported at Zapadni and about 50 bulls and bachelors in water. 



May 17. One bull on Kitovi and 2 on Lukanin are reported to-day. 



May 19. Two bulls hauled on Lagoon rookery during the day. 



May 26. "Killers" are seen on east side. 



May 27. Passes are cut in the ice at Northeast Point; 75 to JOO seals are 

 estimated at the Point. Reports from Southwest Bay give 60 bulls at Zapadni; 8 

 bulls and 3 killable seals are at Tolstoi. Forty killable seals are reported from the 

 Reef. 



May 28. A drive for food is made from the Reef and 79 killed. 



June 13. A drive was made from Tolstoi; 184 seals killed. 



June 16. Five cow seals reported at Northeast Point; 1 at Halfway Point; none 

 at Lukanin. 



June 18. Not a solitary cow to be seen on the Reef. 



June 20. At Northeast Point 1,961 are killed. 



September 2. Judge Crowley visited Tolstoi, reporting an enormous number of 

 dead pups. 



September 5. Hundreds of dead pups are reported on Reef. 



RECORD KEPT BY THOS. E. ADAMS. 



September 23. The dead pups were counted on Lukanin and Kitovi, finding 854 

 pups and 7 cows on Kitovi; 1,347 pups and 8 cows on Lukanin. 



September 24. Scarcely any pups are to be found dead on the lower portion of 

 rookeries, as they have been swept away by the surf. 



September 29. Dead pups were counted on the Lagoon. But I pup found 

 adjacent to water's edge on account of surf. Total count 300 pups, 2 cows, 1 bull ; 

 40 starving and dying pups were noted. 



October 3. Dead pups were counted on Sea Lion Rock 361 and 1 cow. 



October 6. Dead pups were counted on Halfway Point 1,748 pups, 1 cow; all 

 the bodies were well back, the rookery being washed by surf. On Gorbatch, 1,514 

 pups, 7 cows, and 2 bulls were found. 



October 8. On Zapadni 4,860 pups, 13 cows, and 3 bulls were found west of sand 

 beach; 37 L pups and 2 cows east. On English Bay, 381 pups, 2 cows, and 1 bull were 

 found; on Reef, 3,376 pups, 25 cows, and 8 bulls; on Tolstoi, 2,582 pups, 8 cows, and 

 1 bull. 



October 10. On Northeast Point 4,017 pups, 25 cows, and 4 bulls were found. 

 Little Polovina had 222 dead pups and 1 cow. 



November 11. Examination of Reef, Lukanin, Polovina, and Tolstoi demonstrates 

 the fact that the seals there are mixed bachelors, pups, and cows together, and hauled 



