112 THE PITS. 



Peter church ;> •*:.7 Never have known any pups to be born in 



the water. 



Have never known or heard of any fur-seal pups being born in the 

 ir,>, rinrh „ <*« water or on the land in any part of Alaska or 



Wm. Clark, p.293. British Columbia. 



Q. Have you ever seen any seals born in the water, and is it your opin- 

 ion that it is possible for them to be born in the 



Danl. Claussen, p. H2. water? — A. No, sir: they would drown if born in 

 the water. 



Never have known or heard of pups being born 

 Jno. C. Clement, p. 258. in the water or elsewhere outside the Pribilof Is- 

 lands. 



A pup born in the water or on a bed of kelp would certainly be 



.,,,,. drowned, and during all niv experience 1 never 

 Geo. Comer, p. 590 (Ant- , , , •. , ; l . ., 



saw a black pup seal on kelp or in the water. 



From my knowledge of natural history and from my observations of 



seal life 1 am of the opinion that it would be im- 



W. H. Ball, p. 23. possible for the young seals to be brought forth 



and kept alive in the water. When it is the habit 



of an animal to give birth to its young upon the land it is contrary to 



biologic teaching and common sense to suppose they could successfully 



bring thrill forth in the water. 



Jeff. Davis, p. 384. I never saw a black pup on the coast, and this 



year 1 have seen but very few yearlings. 



I have never known of a pup seal being born in 

 Hooniah Dick, p. 258. the water or on the land anywhere in Alaska out- 

 side of the Pribilof Islands. 



Have never known any pups to be born in the water, nor on the land 



,,. , QOQ on the coast of Alaska anywhere outside of the 



Geo. Dishow, p. o_'o. __ .. .. , . . . 

 Pribiloi Islands. 



I have never known of any fur-seal imps bring born in the water or 



on the land in British Columbia or Alaska, but 



Wm. Duncan, p. 279. have heart) they are born on the Pribilof Islands. 



The Indians have always reported to me when 



they returned from hunting that the seal had all gone north to have 



their young. 



Echon,p. 280. Have never known any pup seal to be born in 



the water or anywhere else in this part of Alaska. 



Chief Frank, p. 2S0. I have never heard of seal pups being born in 



the water. 



Q. Have you ever seen any seals born in the water.' — A. No, sir. 

 Luther T. Franklin, p. Q- In your opinion, is it possible for them to be 

 i2b. born in the water? — A. No, sir; it is not possible. 



