22 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



August 31. Dr. Stejneger returned to Bering Island by the Russian cruiser 

 Yakut, leaving immediately for Petropaulski, where he arrived on September 4. 



September 2; Seals were driven from Reef, Lukanin, and Middle Hill and retained 

 in the Lagoon inclosnre until the 9th. 



September 9. Beginning with this date Colonel Murray, on St. Paul, and Mr. 

 .Judge, on St. George, branded fur-seal pups. 



September 11. Mr. Farmer and assistants in the work of electrical branding left 

 St. Paul Island on board the revenue-cutter Perry. 



September 27. Dr. Stejneger made a final visit to Bering Island to investigate 

 the starvation of pups, returning to Petropaulski on October 20, sailing thence home- 

 \\ard by way of Japan. 



October 15. Colonel Murray made a final counting of starved pups on Lukanin 

 and Kitovi rookeries of St. Paul Island. 



A more minute daily record of investigations will be found in connection with the 

 journal of daily observations kept by the commission, and which appears in full 

 elsewhere in this report. 



