458 RESULTS. 



Island, Aleutian chain, or from loO to 200 miles from the Pribilof 

 Islands. 



Sunday, August 23, wind light; misty; rain. 7:30 a. m., sighted 

 seals to west. Second boat lowered; killed one seal in sight of vessel. 

 First boat and canoe lowered; out all day, returning to meals. Eesult 

 of day's bunt: Second boat, one seal. Seals sporting round vessel; a 

 great many shots tired by boats. 



Monday, August 24, clear weather; calmer sea. Boats and canoe out 

 all day from 7 a. m. (returning to dinner). Eesult: First boat, one seal; 

 reported having lost two. Second boat, none. Indian eanoe, one seal. 

 Total, 2 mediums; a great deal of firing heard. 



Tuesday, August 25, rain in morning. Boats and canoe out at half 

 past 9 o'clock; out all day (returning to dinner). Eesult: First boat, 

 two seals reported, wounded and lost five; seals said to be shy and 

 wary, and not so numerous as formerly; attention called to cow seal 

 being skinned (which 1 had taken for a young bull). The snow white 

 milk running down blood-stained deck was a sickening sight. Indian 

 eanoe, one seal. Total, 3 seals; 2 mediums and 1 cow. 



Wednesday, August 20, cloudy morning; seals floating round 

 schooner. Boats and eanoe out all day. Eesult: First boat, 1 seal; 

 second boat, none; Indian canoe, 10 seals; total, 11 seals; Scows in 

 milk, and 3 medium. Skipper in first boat blamed the powder. Seeond 

 boat said it was too heavy and clumsy for the work. Skipper reported 

 having wounded and lost 7, and the men in second boat 9 ditto, 10 in 

 all. Skipper said seals not so numerous as formerly, more shy; also 

 blamed the powder. Evidently a great deal of shooting and very few 

 seals to correspond. 



Thursday, August 27, seals to all appearances very scarce, species 

 being exterminated, so to judge from the skipper's remarks. Weather 

 fine and clear. Boats and canoe out; returned at noon, consequence of 

 rough sea. Eesult: First boat, 1; second boat, none; Indian canoe, 2 

 seals; total, 3 seals. Again in favor of Indian spear. Powder blamed 

 again. Tired of such excuses. So far have not found one word of truth 

 in anything I've heard previously about open sea seal-hunting. 



Friday, August 28, rain and heavy sea in morning, cleared in after- 

 noon ; boats and canoe out in afternoon; returned at p. m. No skins, 

 although a great deal of shooting going on. First boat reported hav- 

 ing wounded and lost three seals ; blamed powder. Poor powder. It 

 takes, judging from the number of shots fired, about a hundred to secure 

 one seal. 



Saturday, August 20, ship's cook brought down from deck a large 

 cow seal at 40 yards rise. Boats a! id canoe out all day; fine, clear, 

 balmy weather; Aukatan Island in sight. Eesult: First boat, three 

 seals; second boat, three seals; cook from deck, one; Indian canoe, ten; 

 total catch, seventeen seals, greater proportion cows in milk; horrid 

 sight, could not stay the ordeal out till all were flayed. A large num- 

 1 ier reported as wounded and lost. According to appearances, slaughter 

 indiscriminate. 



Sunday, August 30, fine clear morning; hazy toward Aukatan. At 

 6 o'clock a cry " Here's the cruiser" to the eastward. Boats and canoe 

 off at 7 o'clock: at 8 o'clock I could see the deck of the steamer bearing- 

 down on us about 8 miles off. Boats recalled. The Indians returned 

 about o'clock, greatly excited; went out again when the steamer 

 sheered off towards Unalaska Harbor. Eesult of hunt : First boat, two 

 seals; second boat, one; Indian canoe, seven; total, ten seals, seven of 



