410 SUBJECT-INDEX OF CASE. 



Killing of certain number of male seals: Page. 



A benefit l^-i 



Does not aifect birthrate 154 



Killing seals, regulations for 150 



Killing seals at sea. {See Pelagic sealing.) 



Kruseustern, island of 71 



Kuskoquim Bay 12 



Laws. (See Statutes.) 



Lease of 1870 134 



Allowed 100,000 male seals to be taken 135 



Comparison of, with lease of 1890 146 



Conditions of 134 



Consideration of 135 



Fourteen bids for 135 



More advantageous than required by law 135 



Practical workings of 139 



Terms of 135 



Lease of 1890 145 



Comparison of, with lease of 1870 146 



More advantageous than lease of 1870 146 



Number of bids for 145 



Leases. (See Lease of 1870 and Lease of 1890.) 



Legislation, i)rotective. (See Statutes.) 



Letter by Dr. Merriam 240 



Letters from Naturalists. (See Naturalists.) 



Letters of Lampson Sz, Co. to British Government 243 



Limit of 100 miles : 



Enabled Russia to protect Pribilof herd in Bering Sea 40 



Why chosen 40 



Location of Bering Sea 11 



Location of Pribilof Ish.nds 15 



Loudon seal-skin industry 272 



Loriot affair 59 



Loss from customs duties 289 



Loss if Alaskan herd destroyed 269 



To France 273 



To Great Britain 272 



To the world 274 



To United States 269 



Makah Indians. (*S'ee Indians.) 



Male seals not injured by redriving 158 



Management. 



Approval of, by committees of Congress 138 



Government agents 145 



Government working impracticable 138 



Improvement over Russian method of taking seals i 161 



