THE SEA LION. 139 
the Sea Lion are frequently used instead of the wooden balsa, or catamaran. The 
vast herds of these marine animals, to the far north and south, do not materially 
diminish, as they are hunted by the natives solely for domestic consumption ; but 
those on our California shores will soon be exterminated by the deadly shot of the 
rifle, or driven away to less accessible haunts. 
