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FUB-SEAL HERD OF ALASKA. 



Jordan's own associate will not 

 vouch for his truthfulness. 



Dr. EvERMANN. 4. The assumption 

 that the rookeries are fullest between July 

 10 and 20 "every year, not a day earlier, 

 not many days later, " is not a safe assump- 

 tion; in fact, it is not true. 



Mr. Elliott. Are vou quoting Dr. Jor- 

 dan? 



Dr. EvERMANN. I am quoting some 

 things that Dr. Jordan has said. 



Mr. Elliott. Is Dr. Jordan a man of 

 truth? 



The Chairman. You are quoting from 

 Dr. Jordan? 



Mr. Elliott. I want to find if Dr. Jor- 

 dan is a man of truth. 



The Chairman. That is not for the wit- 

 ness to determine. 



Mr. Elliott. He is assailing me in that 

 matter and quoting Dr. Jordan. 



The Chairman. The witness can not 

 say whether he is telling the truth or 

 whether he is not. 



Mr. Elliott. I would like to have it go 

 in the record whether he considers Dr. 

 Jordan a man of truth. 



The Chairman. The witness will pro- 

 ceed. (Hearing No. 10, p. 580, Apr. 20, 

 1912, H. Com. Exp. Dept. Com. & Labor.) 



Jordan declares that up to July 

 25 he has not seen a virgin cow or 

 nubile on the rookeries: 



At the time of our first enumeration, on 

 Keetavie, Tolstoi, and the Lagoon, the 

 rookeries were at their height, with more 

 cows present than at any one time since. 

 But all were not in, and no yearlings nor 

 2-year-olds had appeared. * * * I 

 have never seen one, and I am not sure 

 that I have seen a 2-year-old. (D. S. Jor- 

 dan, July 25, 1897.) (Fur Seal Investi- 

 gations, pt. 2, pt. 341, 1898.) 



large as the cows. (Fur Seal Investiga- 

 tions, pt. 2, 1898, p. 300.) 



July 13. — Ketavie Rookery, St. Pauls 

 Island: The cows are almost as cowardly 

 as the yearling bachelors * * * (p. 

 302). 



July l.i. — Ardignen Rookery, St. Pauls 

 Island: On Ardignen, one unlucky year- 

 ling male is seen to invade a harem, and 

 get routed out bv the hoarse and furious 

 old bull * * * (p. 302). 



July 15. — Lukaunon Rookery, St. Pauls 

 Island: On Lukannon was seen a little 

 cow, apparently a 2-year-old, with fea- 

 tures of a vearling, and slender * * * 

 (p. 314). ' 



July 16. — Northeast Point Rookery, 

 St. Pauls Island: It appeared to be a large 

 vearling, just setting its permanent 

 teeth (p. 316). 



July 76'. —Reef Rookery, St. Pauls Is- 

 land: These are apparently virgin 2-year- 

 olds * * * small side of the big bull 

 (p. 319). 



But his associates, Clark and 

 Lucas, have seen virgin cow^s or 

 nubiles ever since July 3 on the 

 rookeries : 



Lukannon, July S, 1897. — A small ani- 

 mal already noted * * * a small 2- 

 year-old is in a harem of 16 cows under the 

 (•liff. (F. A. Lucas, p. 544, pt. 2.) 



Keetavie, July 5, 1897. — A little animal, 

 probably a 2-year-old cow, is in a harem 

 imder the cli'ff. (G. A. Clark, p. 547, 

 pt. 2.) 



Lukannon, July 10, 1897. — Lf^nder the 

 cliffs at Lukannon are five little animals. 

 * * * They look exactly like 2-year- 

 old virgin cows. (F. A. Lucas, p. 551, 

 pt. 2.) 



Zapadni, July 20, 1897 . — It is evident 

 (hat the 2-year-olds are present in con- 

 siderable numbers. (G. A. Clark, p. 566, 

 pt. 2.) (Fur Seal Investigations, pt. 2, 

 pp. 544-566, 1898.) 



