LANDS ONLY ON PKIBILOF ISLANDS. 193 



Have never known or heard of seal hauling up on the islands or main 

 coast of Alaska, other than on the Pribilof Islands. 

 Have seen a few pups in Cordova Bay late in j. b. McDonald, p. 267. 

 December, where they were driven by strong 

 southeast gales prevailing on the coast at that time. 



Have never known any fur-seal to haul up on 

 the coast anywhere, outside of the Pribilof Islands. Ja8 - McKeen,p. 267. 



Q. Do you know any place where these seals go to land, except the 

 seal islands on the American side? — A. No, sir; 



not any place that I know of. There have been 43 f^ exandar MvLea "> P- 

 lots of reports of places, but I have been to these 

 places and could not hud any seals there. 



I have never seen or heard of a fur-seal being - hauled up on the land 

 anywhere in this part of Alaska, nor do I believe 

 that old fable that is told by some of the old Fred Mason, d. 284. 

 men that fur-seal once did haul up here, or any other part of Alaska 

 outside of the seal islands. 



Have never known seals to haul up on the 

 coast of Alaska outside of the Pribilof Islands. G - K Minor > P- m - 



Q. Do you know of any place where seals land 

 outside of the seal islands?— A. I do not; no, sir. Frmk Moreau,p.m. 



The Alaska fur-seal breeds, I am thoroughly convinced, only upon 

 the Pribilof Islands; that I have been on the 

 Alaska coast and also along the Aleutian Islands ; T - F - Mor 9<™> />• 61. 

 that at no point have I ever observed seals to haul out on land except 

 at the Pribilof Islands, nor have I been able to obtain any authentic 

 information which causes me to believe such is the case. 



I have never known or heard of any place 

 where seals haul out except seal island. p ' c - Muller > P- 223 - 



I know of no places that the seals haul up iu the Bering Sea 

 or North Pacific for breeding purposes except St. 

 George, St. Paul, Otter Island, Bering Island, mics Nelson, p. 470. 

 Bobben Island, and Copper Island. 



I have seen sick and wounded fur-seals hauled out on rocks about 

 the passes to rest and die, but know of no place 

 where they habitually land to breed or rest in the Arthur Newman, p. 210. 

 region, save the several well-known seal islands 

 of Bering Sea. 



I know of no place where they haul up on land John 0lsen 472> 

 except the Pribilof Islands. 



Do not know of any rookeries in the Aleutian Islands, nor any places 

 where far- seals haul out regularly on the land or 

 kelp to breed or rest except the Eussian and Eliah Prokopief, p. 2i5. 

 American seal islands of Bering Sea. 



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