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witli a small harem. The gray bull seen two days ago was probably one of these. 

 The bull of -late stationed under the cliff on the shelf has withdrawn back about 100 

 feet under the cliff leading up to the parade ground. He has 7 cows and 2 pups 

 sleeping about him. 



Coming home I paced the Eeef drive with a view to giving the area of the 

 different typical portions of the drive, finding it to be roughly 5,031 feet long from its 

 beginning in the edge of the parade ground to the killing field at East Lauding. 



SEPTEMBER 12. 



A big storm is on hand this morning, with high wind blowing from the east and 

 thick fog. Remained indoors and copied extracts from the Government agent's log. 



In the afternoon I went over to Lukanin and Kitovi rookeries, stopping for a 

 moment at the observation point on Black Bluff. No pups are in water about the 

 point, but in the shelter of the rocks are about 100 pups and 2 or 3 bachelors sleeping 

 out of the reach of the surf. Among these pups are 3 of those branded yesterday 

 morning. They seem in good spirits. 



The surf breaking over Kitovi bight is something terrific, nevertheless pups are 

 everywhere in it, swimming, playing, ducking under each white breaker as it comes 

 in and coining up in its rear. In the center of the bight where the little seaweed beach 

 is, the water out for a considerable distance is full of seaweed. Out about three 

 breakers from the shore are about 100 pups in a pod, diving and sporting in this 

 seaweed. Many of them are shaking pieces of it about, and on the whole they are 

 acting just as they might if the sea were calm. They show a surprising amount of 

 watchfulness in keeping out of the way of the breakers. One could imagine that it 

 would be the last of a pup if he got caught on the crest. Though watched for half an 

 hour nothing happened to any of them. They seem well able to care for themselves. 

 No bachelors or old seals are in sight in the water. 



It would seem that the pups under the cliffs at the point of Black Bluff stay there 

 all the time. There seem to be about the same number there every day. But they 

 evidently come and go, as is shown by the presence of the newly branded ones. 



An unusally large number of cows are on shore to-day; the storm has driven them 

 in. Many bulls are out on Zoltoi and Lukanin beaches. 



SEPTEMBER 13. 



The storm is still on, with thick fog and heavy surf off the east side. 



In the afternoon I walked out past Lukauin. No seals were on the hauling ground. 

 Many cows were on land, driven by the storm. Cows and pups look uncomfortable; 

 all perched on stones where possible. 



LUKANIN BEACH. 



On Lukanin beach one pup, freshly dead, is washed up. It looks as if the pup 

 might have been drowned. Very emaciated, doubtless washed over from Lukanin; 

 possibly drowned in a weakened condition. Beside it is another pup denuded of hair, 

 evidently also washed from Lukanin. 



There are 150 old bulls on Lukanin beach and among the sand dunes behind. A 

 very few bachelors are among them. The old bulls leave the rookeries, but they have 



