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The bulls on Staraya Artel are as savage and courageous as of old. Two of them 

 charged at me for a considerable distance, and none of them would give ground. In 

 this respect they contrast sharply with the bulls on North and East rookeries. They 

 stopped and drove back a small pod of bachelors which attempted to get through to 

 the sea. There were 64 bachelors in all on the rookery, here as elsewhere ainoug the 

 bulls and not in the regular hauling grounds. 



JUNE 9. 



I walked this morning with Mr. Adams to Garden Cove, and followed down the 

 beach in search of the sea-lion rookery. Under a cliff at some distance to the east of 

 the cove was a group of about 40 sea lions. They were not all bulls; some looked 

 like cows or bachelors, but there was no evidence of a harem; no pups were present. 

 The distance from the top of the cliff was too great for close observation. Two or 

 three sea lions were swimming about under the kelp at some distance out from the 

 shore. They were prowling about on the bottom as if feeding. A bachelor seal has 

 been doing the same thing in the kelp off the village landing since the arrival of the 

 vessel. 



At East rookery the number of bulls seems this morning to be increased. They 

 are located farther up the rocky slope, and with a glass they can be seen to extend 

 through to the sea lion point. Ten large sea lions are lying at the foot of the slope 

 among the bulls. There are 103 bachelors present in the same position as before. 



A second cow is out in charge of the nearest bull to the one having the cow and 

 pup. She is a large cow. By contrast and with the aid of the glass it is easy to see 

 that the first cow is a young one, doubtless a 3-year-old with her first pup. She is 

 very light in color. Her early appearance is probably due to the fact that she arrived 

 before the usual time last season. That an occasional 2-year-old cow may wander in 

 thus early is supported by the fact that among the bachelors are evidently many 

 2-year-olds and some few must be yearlings. 



In the evening five killers were seen in the bight between the vessel and North 

 rookery. They were fired at several times with a ritie, but the range was too great. 

 They moved off along the shore in the direction of Staraya Artel. These animals are 

 evidently on hand for the arriving seals. 



JUNE 10. 



The Del Norte steamed round to Zapadni in the early morning to land salt. The 

 landing was doubtful and the time too short to permit of a visit to the rookery, but 

 the opportunity for inspecting it with a glass was good. The bulls were all roused up 

 by the noise of the vessel. They seemed very numerous on the beach and up to the 

 first bench on the slope of the hill. There were none up where the idle bulls were 

 last season. A killer was seen swimming about in the bay. 



On returning to the village the landing was deemed so uncertain that no attempt 

 was made to visit the rookeries, arrangements having been made to start for St. Paul 

 the instant the landing gave out. 



JUNE 11. 



I landed this morning and again visited North rookery. The young bulls in the 

 rear of the rookery are steadily growing more numerous. They are constantly 



