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On returning to St. Paul I visited Lukanin and Kitovi rookeries. A count of the 

 former rookery showed 1,730 cows. The Amphitheater had 654 cows. It will not be 

 possible to keep up the count of Lukaniu, as the cows are now greatly scattered. 

 Many new cows still gravid were seen in different harems. Cows are going to sea and 

 returning from feeding in numbers. They receive no attention from the harem masters, 

 though they have to run the gauntlet of the young water bulls posted along the shore. 

 Not infrequently a cow going to sea will be followed a quarter of a mile out by a dozen 

 of these young bulls. 



MR. LUCAS'S NOTES. 



In company with Mr. Macoun 1 made a count of Kitovi rookery. There are in all 

 179 harems and 2,436 cows. These counts are undoubtedly slightly under the actual 

 conditions owing to cows being hidden by the rocks, but as they were made under 

 similar conditions of those last year they are available for comparison. There are few 

 seals in the water. The number of 3 year-old cows has greatly increased within a week. 

 The count of Kitovi rookery for last year was 182 harems, 3,152 cows. 



A count of the cliff portion of Tolstoi rookery gives 98 harems and 1,286 cows as 

 against 108 harems and 1,498 cows last year. 



JULY 14. 



I went this morning in a boat in company with Colonel Murray and Mr. Adams 

 to make a count of the harems on the water front of Reef rookery and on Sivutch 

 Rock. The count of Reef was much more satisfactory than that made last year wholly 

 from the rear, when the harems on the bowlder beach had for the most part to be 

 estimated. The count showed 3,14 harems, beginning at the northern end and 

 continuing to the point. The remaining harems must be counted from the land. 



The rookery on Sivutch Rock proves to be much larger than was supposed last 

 year. The estimate last year was made on the very imperfect basis of a count of 27 

 harems with a glass from the parade ground of the Reef, afterwards corrected by a 

 count of bulls about the middle of August. Harems exist in places where they were 

 not supposed to exist last year, the southern shore being also occupied. The only parts 

 not occupied as breeding grounds are the two points which are hauling grounds. A 

 total of 102 harems were counted. The two hauling grounds must have contained 

 from 800 to 1,000 bachelors of all ages. A number of sea lions were hauled out on the 

 southern face of the rock. 



The bachelors in the little cove on the eastern side of the neck from Zoltoi went 

 into the water as the boat passed. A cow in charge of a young bull remained behind. 

 Last fall a dead pup and one starving to death were found here. It was thought then 

 that they had landed there while swimming. It may be that they were born there. 



Mr. Lucas reports that he and Mr. Macoun counted Kitovi rookery and also the 

 cliffs at Tolstoi. The former contained 179 harems with 2,436 cows; the latter, 98 

 harems with 1,286 cows. Last year Kitovi had 182 harems with 3,152 cows and Tolstoi 

 108 harems with 1,498 cows. 



ZAPADNI. 



In the afternoon Mr. Lucas and I, in company with Mr. Chichester, visited Zapadni 

 rookery. A count of harem bulls on Little Zapadni gave 176, and 67 idle bulls were 

 counted. Mr. Chichester took the photographs on Zapadni of the regular series for 

 the Fish Commission. 



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