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ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 



July 17, 1880. — Drive from Zoltoi, the last drive of the regular season, making up 

 the full quota, 80,000. (H. G. Otis, p. 181. ) 



July 20, ISSt. — Drives from Tolstoi, Zoltoi, Ketavie, and Lukanuon, the last of the 

 regular sealing season, 2,530 skins taken, filling the islands" quota of 80,000. (H, G. 

 Otis, p. 231.) 



Juhi 20, 1882.— The seals killed to-day fills the quota of 1882; total killed, 81,510. 

 (H.A'.Glidden,p.268.) 



July 19, 1SS3. — This entry closes the sealing season. (H. A. Glidden, p. 30.~>.) 



July 21, 1884. — To-day's killing closes the sealing season of 1881; total killed, 

 88,951. (H. A. Glidden, p. 347.) 



July 27, 1885. — The Alaska Commercial Company made a final drive from Zoltoi 

 Reef and Middle Hill, and killed 983, which closes the season's quota, making in all 

 99,996. (G. R. Tingle, p. 379. ) 



July 26, 1886. — The Alaska Commercial Comi>any completed the s(;ason's killing 

 to-day, securing the full quota for this island, viz, 85,000. (G. R. Tingle, p. 449.) 



July 12, 1887. — Alaska Commercial Company killed and salted 4,812 skins. 



July 13, 1887. — Alaska Commercial Company killed and salted 4,958 skins. The 

 last two killings are the largest for years in a single day. 



July 23, 1887. — Alaska Conmiercial Company made a drive at Southwest Bay to 

 close the season. (G. R. Tingle, p. 13.) 



July 27, 1888. — The sealing season closed to-day, completing the full quota of 

 100,000, being 85,000 for this and 15,000 for St. George Island. (G. R. Tingle, p. 76. ) 



July 31, 1889. — The season closed to-day, the full quota being secured for this 

 island (85,000). (C. J. Goff.) 



The foregoing' statements of fact, declare that the first breakdown 

 from the regular time, July 20, of getting the whole catch since 1870, 

 took place in 1885: then it fell suddenly to the liTth of July: rallied a 

 little in 1887, but fell back again in 1888, and down to the bottom in 

 1889. This season of 1890 never had a real beginning, if a comparison 

 of the seals, killed daily since it opened, is made with the daily record 

 of any of the preceding twenty years. 



The custom on both islands, in driving, of combining the herds from 

 several localities into one drive as it is brought upon the killing grounds, 

 makes a direct comparison, between years, of the catch taken from any 

 one hauling ground, very difiQcult: indeed, incorrect if attempted. 



But there are two localities, Northeast Point of St. Paul and Zapad- 

 nie, on St. George Island, where there is no opportunity to merge any 

 other seals driven except those found there alone. This makes the fol- 

 lowing contrast, between the work of 1889 and 1890, very direct and 

 honest : 



Daily record of seals taken at Hovastoshah, seasons of 1889-90. 



a Season closed for 1890 by order of the Secretary of the Treasury. 



