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on St. Georofe Island from 1877 to 1881, says: '^^ J^^"^ , r"ps 



^ ' - prior to lysi. 



'' There were practically no dead pups on the 

 rookeries. I do not think I saw dnring- anv 

 one season more than a dozen." ^ Mr. H. G. Otis, 

 Treasury agent on the islands from 1879 to 

 1881, states that "it was a rare thing to find a 

 dead pup."^ Mr. H. A. Glidden, the Govern- 

 ment agent from 1882 to 1885, says: "During 

 the time I was on the islands I only saw a very 

 few dead pups on the rookeries, but the num- 

 ber in 1884 was slightly more than in former 

 years." ^ 



From this time (1884) forward dead pups on Time of appoar- 



auce of dead imps. 



the rookeries increased in numbers annually. 

 Mr. T. F. Morgan says: "From the year 1884 

 down to the present period when I left St. George 

 Island, there was a marked increase in the number 

 of dead pup seals."* Mr. A. P. Loud, assistant 

 Treasury agent on the islands from 1885 to 1889, 

 says that he can not make a statement as to the 

 number of dead pups on the rookeries in 1885, 

 as he was not present that fall; but in 1886 he 

 saw a large number of dead pups lying about, 

 and that these pups were very much emaciated, 



> Vol. IT, p. 71. 



2Vol.lI,p.87. 



•' Vol. II, p. 110. See also John Armstrong, Vol. II, p. 2, 



<Vol. II,p.64. 



