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 24. — Salt-house with skiu chute, North Rookery, Beriug Island. Natives making ready to carry the 



bundled seal skins to the boats for shipping. August 13, 1895. 

 25«. — Beach at North Rookery, Biviug Island. Group of natives -with seal skins at the landing-place 



■waiting for the boats from the steamer. 8alt-hou.so in the background to the left. 

 25fc. — Village at North Rookery, Bering Island. To the left the company's house; in the center the 



kossak's house; in the background the yurts, or sod huts, of the natives (the new village). 



From salt-house, August 13, 1895. 

 26(1. — Reef, North Rookery, Bering Island, July 4, 1895, about 2 p. m. Reduced copy of photographs 



by C. H. Townsend. Breeding seals in three disconnected patches to the left of picture. 

 2()/). — Same. July 9, 1895, about 5 p. m. Photograph by N. (irebnitski, showing the breeding seals 



occupying a continuous area; also the "band" across the ".sands." 

 27((. — Ri'cf anil Sivntchi Kamen, North Rookery, Bering Island. Photograph by Colonel Voloshinof, 



1SS5. From nearly same jioint as pi. 22, with which it should be compared for distribution of 



seals on bree<liug-grouud. 

 27i. — Stcller's Arch, near South Rookery, Beriug Island, August 17, 1895. 

 28. — South Rocdvery, Bering Island, from the west dihotographic station No. 3, see map, pi. 10) toward 



tbo waterfall. August 17, 1895, 2 p. m. 

 29. — ."^onth Rookery, Bering Island, looking west from photographic station No. 1. August 17, 1895, 



uoou. 

 30. — South Rookery, Bering Island. Females and puj)s. From photographic station No. 2. August 



17, 1895, noon. 

 31o. — South Rookery, Bering Lsland. Copy of photograph by Colonel Voloshinof to show distributiou 



of seals in 1885. Western half. 

 Slfe. — Same. Eastern half. Both from nearly same standpoint as my pi. 29. 

 32«. — Salt-house, Simth Rookery, Bering Island. Nikauor Grigorief, the native overseer. September 



9, 1895. 

 32b.— Waterfall at South Rookery, Bering Island. 

 33. — Preobrazhenskoye village, C'opjier Island, looking west. In the background, Pestshani Mys, the 



to]>s being liiddeu in the fog, and the company's steamer, Kolik, at anchor. The nearest 



light-jiaiuted house is the schoolhousc; the one farther back is the dwelling and ottice of the 



assistant administrator; the dark houses to the right of it are the company's store, maga- 

 zines, and dwelling-house. July 28, 1895. 

 34n. — Kar.abelui village. Copper Island, from the beach at mouth of river. August 12, 1895. 

 31/). — (Jlinka village, Copper Island, from the hill behind it. August 7, 1895. 

 35. — Glinka village, Coi)per Island, from the beach. In the middle ground the salt-houses to the left, 



the government's house to the right. August 11, 1895. 

 3Ga. — Interior of salt-house, Glinka, Copper Island. Seal skins in salt. 

 Mti/i. — Same. Seal skins l>undled, ready for shipment. 

 37. — Beach at Glinka village, Copper Island. Natives getting ready to leave for the main village after 



having tinished the sealing. 

 38a. — Karabelni Stolp, Copper Island, from photographic station No. 4 (see map, pi. 12). August 1, 



1895, noon. 

 38fc. — KaralH'lni Stolp, Karabelnoye Rookery, Copper Island. From blutf, photographic station No. 1. 



August 2, 1895, 9.15 a. m. 

 39. — Karabcluove Rookery, Copper Island, looking west toward Karabelni Stolp, from photographic 



station'No. 3. August 1, 1895, 11 a. m. 

 40. — Karabeliiove Rookery, Copper Isliiud, looking ea.st toward Vodopadski Mys, from photographic 



station'No. 2. August 1, 1895, 10 a. m. 

 41. — Karaliehii Stolp, Copper Island. Pencil sketch by the author, July 3, 1883, from photographic 



station No. 1, to show distribution of seals as compared with my photograph of 1895, from 



same standpoint, yl. 38ft. 

 42. — Karabelnoye Rookery, Copper Island, looking west. Pencil sketch by the author, July 3, 1883, 



froiu i)hotographic station No. 3, to show distribution of breeding seals as compared with my 



]ihotograph of 18,)5, from same standpoint, pi. 39. 

 43. — Karalirlno\o Rookery, Copper Island, looking east. Pencil sketch by the author, July 3, 1883, 



IVoiu idiotiigraphic statiim No. 2, to show distributiou of breeding seals as compared with my 



pliot(igrn]i"n of 1895, from same standpoint, pi. 40. 

 44a. — I'.olsh.iya Bukhta, Kar.ibelnoye Rookery, Copper IsLand. From reef at extreme end of Karabelni 



Stol)!. Tlio snow patch at the beach is the same as the one seen near the lower left-hand 



corner in ]il. 40. From a photograph by Mr. Grebnitski, August 1, 1895, 9.45 a. m. 

 44'i. — Drive steps, Stolbovaya Bukhta, Karabelnoye Rookery, Copper Island. August 1, 1895. From 



photographic station No. 5. 

 45. — Drive steps and waterfall, Vodopad, Karabelnoye Rookery, Copper Island, August 2, 1895. 

 46. — I'alata, Copper Island, seen from Zapadni, to show character of beach. Photograph by Mr. 



Grebnitski, August 7, 1895. 

 47. — Palata beach. Glinka, Copper Lsland, showing the character of the reef. Photograph by Mr. 



N. B. Miller, of the U. S. Fish Commission S. S. .l/ftrt(ro».v, June 4, 1892. 

 48. — Palata Rookery, Copper Island, from a rock off the rookery. Looking up the gully to the right, 



I'alata; mountains in the background hidden in the fog. August 2, 1895, 2.30 ]). m. 

 49. — Palata Rookery, Copper Island, from the same ]>oint as pi. 48, looking toward Sabatcha Dira. 



Top of mountains hidden in the fog. August 2, 1895, 2.30 p. m. 



