104 SEAL LIFE ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 
quite accurately how many seals are driven off the hauling grounds. 
The following table embodies these data for St. Paul Island: 

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Total (esti- 
. Percent- 
Number | Number mated) of 
Date. Rookery. | killed. rejected. ee of seals 
Jected.| driven. 
1895. Per cent. 
JTS ZOn | WNOTHHeAS LOM tice osclelsrlatcleetslesisieeciciats sieislel> elmietel ate 1, 961 1, 607 a45 3, 568 
EGE Lcansdaded pac ee poco mee SHpoaabGekadasococoE 1, 548 1, 487 a49 38, 035 
PAS. || Jebingay Jor hi RescedecososuccouecEOscoSuadercaae 575 575 50 1, 150 
afwiby) ah\) Tiel biel hays neh eagensascosndecHoeeSnoopcdsosose 751 1, 126 60 1, 877 
P4 ||, ARI eee obo odancodcooponcospeoccqecs sence 861 1, 405 a 62 2, 266 
yy OMT Ae SUNT OVA ete tetas pel etre ate tete ee erate alate atelelerelststataletareioce 364 647 64 1,011 
Oa WNOLEHeAs be ONG et <1a\a\a)a ate ot ais alare ae fe late ae ale eit tle 960 1, 440 60 2, 400 
MO Serato QO see ree ee ciaciieionininieteloeitelelonemiateieiestelela[oism atete 431 800 65 1, 231 
MSW RG fetes eases ee ates ieiatalece oreo sige eee 1, 138 2, 322 70 3, 460 
AL 7a | Leal tayyi ye OM ata etm mr tatela aotal= le letettmta lalate ae telat 324 793 71 able 
TI): VARjar yay eaten Gee ee en be Bape ewes TS SNA 834 1, 856 69 2, 690 
Qa NORER Cas GUE OMI 7 oa slalelstelals eieleielet=sseloeioeteate saint 827 2, 236 73 3, 063 
2ii| IG TKA TM OM 507-1 )s'a15 sei iaa1e wren eine eee e sele ae els | 286 931 76.5 1, 217 
CA ele | VOC i (ZO) FON) OD yer aterm <t= aye are ae alelel =e ataratelnrata sterile == | 185 704 79.2 889 
AUDIO Coop tec dancoddes speconecseeaperbaba escsucasco|lesspco0ne Weare cocci 28, 974 
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a Estimated. 
Note.—Some bachelors were killed before June 20, but the number was very small and will not 
affect the general estimate. These killings were as follows: 



Date. Rookery. a 
Mave oiniPNortheas tom titeeeacecsce se eect a eae ne esac secant see ae eee tial 6 
2 OE cae a che nso eto erate iele alas arelere ine earn ate ud alate ciate aie Mute cya ticteinyate tsi etal oi clears a ietaie rere 79 
PUNOK HW NOLEHOAst ALOU treo are erate cee ela oec ates eee Sesleterd ated Sve austere Ne eana folate setae teeenaae 3 
ROG Bee ts wera coeis is te 3 estes heerah sie erate wis al wroiStare aie saa ai otexeia otek nie eS croleye era atepeera ete a 76 
8. \WNiortheastiBoiniis = he-8 Bene Pee ea Soe es eh ae ae Noam Same bictoe Sisicicmisia see Saas 3 
TS a OLS Gone eee case cine tetctale ore winks sista loseieo eos ie elala wile Spare ote he tere et Serete Sine nieve ete ater 184 
UGAyINGrthessh OMG: seas e essere cee cette sraie eee mises ale aerate mini oreie ee ie etol oe erat reteoe tae 
ROGRL Ee o,cis sbees saisas oe ceisisjat hos oes e cal ans ace Gin blasat eC eeaeiee cee RE ER REOe | 353 



The total number, 28,970, which represents quite accurately the num- 
ber of seals driven from the hauling grounds during the season, would 
also represent the number of individual seals on those grounds during 
June and July, did not the rejected ones return to their place. As itis 
known, however, that many do so return—and may be considered prob- 
able that all those rejected return to one or other of the grounds—it is 
evident that in this total some seals are counted twice or three times. 
To find the correct total it will be necessary to make a reduction for 
those seals which appear in the drives more than once, and this is a most 
difficult matter on account of the complexity of the problem. Some 
facts indicated in the foregoing table are of interest in this connection. 
It will be observed that the number of seals on each of the rookeries 
is practically the same at different parts of the season. This agrees 
with what appears to the eye to be true; that is, in a short time after 
the bachelors have been driven from a hauling ground there appear to 
be as many seals present again as there were at first. The numbers 
from the foregoing table are as follows: 
Northeast Point: 
BIRT O25 Payee Meee AYU a a ores Seta diy Se RN elt Pie sts a 3, 564 
SM VeS. GO MO) prs P eee tee Sh Vee aloo a Stay ines ers mh eee 5, 631 
Pi D Sere iale rec eS, Se Mae ea aias eer ee Oy cca, Ske ane wc aaah Sears ere a 3, 063 
Reef: 
SUMTER QAAIS LEED SRN UA LL UGA IC A SUR es FA AU LOYD UE 5) GO ALE as Fe 3, 085 
peat yy tvs co Sie is wa a TA NOSE ch cetera lbs Al ria bk elagy ap ae cape a at | a 3, 460 
Halfway Point: 
AUTO AG oe ates eral aystele torcis ic yata oe ey tree Hal wes elatetnla later Cisim slate eels REE oe Bee chase nee 1, 150 
