120 THE PUPS. 



Have never known any pups being born in the water or on the land 



on the coast of Alaska outside of the Pribilof 

 W.Thomas, p.m. Islands . 



Thuvk, p. 245. Have never known or heard of any fur-seal pups 



being born in the water. 



Charlie TlaTcsatan,p. 270. Never knew of pups being born in the water. 



Toodays Charlie, p. 249. Have never heard, nor do I believe there ever 

 was, any pups born in the water. 



Peter Trearslxeit, p. 271. Never heard of nor seen pups born in the water 

 or on the coast of Alaska, outside of Pribilof 

 Islauds. 



TwomglcwaTc, p. 246. Have never heard of seal pops being born in 



the water nor anywhere else in Alaska. 



Have never seen or heard of pups being born in the water or on the 

 land on the coast of Alaska, Have heard that 

 Jas. Unatajim,p. 272. pupg are all bom Qn tbe p rib jl f Islands. 



George Usher, p. 291. Have never seen any pups born in the water. 



Have never known a pup to be born in the water. I have never 

 t> 7 / ? tt„/7™ „, known of a pup seal being born on the rocks ot 



Rudolph Walton, p. 1 l „ ° .. , , . 



272. the coast anywhere. Have heard they are born 



on the Pribilof Islands. 



Charlie Wank,p.2l3. Never have known of pups being born in the 



water, nor elsewhere on the coast of Alaska. 



Watkins, p. 395. Nor can they give birth to their young in the 



water o:- the kelp and have them live. 



P. S. Wcittcnhiller, p. I have never known any pups to be born in the 

 274.' water or anywhere else except ou the Pribilof 



Islands. 



From my experience and observation relative to the fur-seal I am 



firmly of the opinion that it is a physical impos- 



Michael White, p. 301. sibility for the mother seal to give birth to her 



young in the water and preserve it; but that it is 



necessary for her to haul up on the land to give birth and rear her 



young. I have never known or heard of their giving birth to their 



young other than on their regular hauling grounds. 



Bilhj Williams, p 301. Have never know T n any pups to be born in the 

 water or on the land iu any part of British Colum- 

 bia or Alaska. 



Fred Wilson, p. 301. I have never heard of pups being born in the 



water or on the land anywhere ou the coast of 

 British Columbia or Alaska. 



