INDEX. 473 



Pelagic sealing — Continued. * I'agc. 



Hamlin. C. i*^.. Acting Scci ctarv oi' tlio 'i'r<'asiirv. correHixmdeucf 31(3, 



:'.:>;'), 338, 343, 347, 352, 36'J, 370. 376. 377, 379, 381 



Hardie, Joliu, cuiTn.spondouce 341 



Increase of, in Russian and Japanese waters 332 



Liebes, H., correspondence 355 



McGee, John J., correspondence 339 



Manner of 125 



Milne, A. R., correspondence 342, 362, 372 



Olnev, Richard, Secretary of State, correspondence 335, 



349, 350, 352, 354, 358, 359. 3(21, 366, 367, 371. 380, 381 



Opinions of Indian sealers on decrease of seals by 233 



Opinions of sealers regarding protection from 76 



Opinions of white sealers on decrease of seals by 226 



Pauncefote, Julian, ambassador, correspondence 366, 371, 380, 381 



Percentage of seals lust by 216 



Resultsof 239 



Roberts, W. P.. United States consul, correspondence 329 



Seals, percentage lost of those struck by hunters 206 



Skins sold as result of, 1872-1891.. --_. 231 



Sole cause of decrease of seals, opinions of experts , 173 



Sole cause of deci-ease of seals, opinions of Indian hunters 233 



Somow, A., Russian charge d'affaires, correspondence 345, 346 



Stanley-Brown, J., correspondence 360 



Uhl, Edwin F., Acting Secretary of State, correspondence 328 



Wike, S., Acting Secretary of the Treasury, correspondence 338 



348, 349, 352, 355, 357, 358, 359, 360, 365, 368 



Pelagic sealing and diplomacy ^ 59 



Percentage lost of seals struck by pelagic hunters 206 



Persons engaged in the fabrication of seal-skins in London 147 



Phelps, E. J .. argument before the Paris tribunal 303 



Plans suggested for preservation of seals 299 



Potlatch 399 



Pracht, Max, special agent, report on salmon 6sherie8 of Alaska 385 



Pribilof Islands. (<SW' also St. Paul Island, St. George Island.) 



Climatic conditions 4. 88, 120 



Geographical situation 3, 88 



Meteorological 88 



Origin ^ 



Otter 3 



St. George 3 



St. Paul 3 



Seals .. ^ 



Seals on, in 1873 15 



Skius, seal, decrease in size of 165 



Statistics, official, of seals taken, 1890-1894 73 



Statistics, official, of seals taken for all purposes by Alaska Commercial 



Company 258-274 



Temperature, average 4 



Walrus 3 



Prices of seal skius, average, 1881-1889 , 163 



Prices of skins taken at sea 28 1 



Protection of salmon fisheries ■ 410-418 



Pups: 



Characteristics of 122 



Dead, on islands, statement of British Bering Sea commissioners 23 



Dead, on rookeries 11,31,32,83,100,101,109,118 



Dead, time of appearance on rookeries 31 



Learning to swim 122 



Starvation of 11, 34, 83 



Raids on rookeries not cause of decrease of seals 195 



Reasons why pregnant females are taken 202 



Recommendations for preservation of seals 81 



Reeve, F. A., Acting Solicitor of the Treasury, opinion regarding aliens con- 

 trolling fisheries • - 395 



Regulation, alternative method of, suggested by British Bering Sea connnis- 



63 



sioners . 



Regulations: 



Paris, do not protect seals 80 



Proposed, by Bering Sea commissioners 62 



