516 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



December 14. A seal drive for food was made from the Eeef and 126 killed. 



December 15. Sivutcli Eock is covered with seals to-day. 



December 30. It is reported that about 100 bachelors are hauled out at Northeast 

 Point under Hutchinson Hill. Sivutch Rock is covered with seals and many are in 

 the water between there and the Keef. 



January 3, 1897. About 40 seals are reported on Tolstoi rookery, and Sivutch 

 Eock is still covered. 



January 7. The high wind of the past few days has driven the seals off Sivutch 

 Kock. 



January 29. A number of seals are hanging about Sivutch Eock, in and out of the 

 water according to the wind and weather. 



February 16. About 30 seals are reported on Sivutch Eock. 



March 2. The natives succeeded in landing on Sivutch Eock and killing 19 seals 

 for food. 



March 17. Natives killed 29 seals on Sivutch Eock for food. 



April 19. A young bull is reported swimming in the open water between Eeef 

 shore and the ice. 



May 1. Five seals are hauled up on Sivutch Eock. None are reported elsewhere. 



May 5. Two bull seals are reported hauled out on Gorbatch and one at Polovina. 



May 6. Eight bulls and about 20 bachelors are out on Sivutch Eock. 



May 7. Two bull seals are hauled out at Tolstoi and some bachelors are swimming 

 in the water. The pool in the runway to the hauling ground of Eeef rookery was 

 drained to-day. It was intended to cover the surface with bowlders, but this had to 

 be abandoned on account of the arrival of the bulls. 



May 10. Seals are reported to-day on the various rookeries as follows : Northeast 

 Point, 20 bulls; Polovina, 4; Lukanin, 2; Kitovi, 2; Eeef, 1; Gorbatch, 1; 40 bachelors 

 on Sivutch Eock. 



May 11. Fifteen bulls are reported ashore at Zapadni and 5 in the water. Ninety 

 seals were killed on Sivutch Eock. 



May 12. Sixteen bulls are reported on Tolstoi, and 8 bachelors. 



May 14. Twenty bull seals are reported on Gorbatch and Eeef, 8 on Lukaniu, 7 on 

 Kitovi. The first bull hauled out to-day on Lagoon. 



May 15. Thirty bulls and 12 bachelors are hauled out on Tolstoi. 



May 17. Seventeen bulls on Little Zapadni and many on the main rookery. Four 

 new bulls haul out on Lagoon. Bulls are hauling fast at Tolstoi. 



May 19. There are 200 bulls at Northeast Point and about 100 bachelors. 



May 21. A perpendicular wall of ice from 8 to 10 feet high extends along the 

 water's edge of Eeef rookery for a considerable distance, forming an impassable 

 barrier. The bulls, however, haul out to the south of it and travel over the rocks to 

 their desired places. 



May 22. A small food drive of 36 seals was made from Tolstoi. 



June 2. The old bulls are occupying their places on the rookeries, but the young 

 bulls have not yet arrived. Bachelors are reported scarce on all the hauling grounds. 



June 10. The first cow seen on St. Paul hauled out on Tolstoi rookery to-day. 



