INCREASE. 267 



My observation has been that there was an expansion of the rooker- 

 ies from 1870 up to at least, 1879, which fact I 

 attribute to the careful management of the Islands Danl. Webster, p. 181. 

 by the United States Government. 



Twenty-four years of my life has been devoted to the sealing industry 

 in all of its details as it is pursued upon the Pribi- 

 lof Islands, and it is but natural that I should be- Danl. Webster, p. 183. 

 come deeply interested in the subject of seal life. 



My experience has been practical rather thau theoretical. I have seen 

 the herds grow and multiply under careful management uutil their num- 

 bers were millions, as was the case in 18S0. 



