BIRTH ON KELP BEDS IMPOSSIBLE. 121 



They do not give birth to their pups in the water nor on the kelp. 

 Have never seen a black pup in the water along 

 the coast, but used to capture a great many gray Wispoo, p. 396. 

 pups, but this year I have not seen one. 



Have never know nor heard of pups being born in Michael Wooskoot, p. 

 the water nor on the coast of Alaska outside of 275. 

 the Pribilof Islands. 



I go from Icy Bay to Sitka Sound and come in contact with the peo- 

 ple of different tribes of Indians, and have never 

 seen myself nor heard other Indians say that Yahkah, p. 246. 

 they had seen fur-seal pups born in the water. 



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When I was a small boy, a few pup seals used to be driven into the 

 bays by hard storms on the coast. 



Have never seen or heard of any pups being Billy Yeltachy, p. 302. 

 born in the water or on the laud around this part 

 of Alaska. 



Have never known any pups to be born in the Hastings Yethnow, p. 303. 

 water or on the land anywhere in British Columbia 

 or Alaska. 



I have never seen any pups born in the water. Alf Yohansen, p.sm. 



Nor have I ever seen or heard of pups being Paul Young, p. 292. 

 born in the water. 



Have never seen any pups born in the water Walter Young, p. 303. 

 or on the land anywhere on the coast of Alaska 

 or British Columbia. 



I have never seen a young black pup along the Hish Yulia,p. 398. 



coast. 



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I never killed a cow in milk along the coast. 



I never have seen any pups born the same year, Thomas Zolnoks, p. 398. 

 nor have I ever caught any cow seals on the 

 coast that were in milk. 



BIRTH ON KELP BEDS IMPOSSIBLE. 



Page 104 of The Case. 

 (See "Aquatic Birth Impossible.") 



I have never seen young seals born at sea, nor jv. w. Anderson, p. 223. 

 on kelp; nor do I believe they can live on kelp 

 beds. 



Nor do they ever give birth to their young on Bernhardt Bleidner, p. 

 the kelp. i 315. 



