The Days of a Man 1898 



Pribilofs for purposes of investigation, have been in 

 full agreement on every matter of importance. 



For the last eight or ten years the present Com- 

 obser- m i ss i oner o f Fisheries, Dr. Hugh M. Smith, has 

 found it possible to place the herd for scientific 

 observation under the successive control of Clark, 

 Harold Heath (a Stanford professor of Zoology), and 

 Hanna. 1 



1 As these pages are sent to the press, I have received from Mr. Hanna the 

 following: 



RECAPITULATION OF ALASKA FUR-SEAL CENSUS IN 1920 



Pups 167,527 



Cows 167,527 



Harem Bulls 4,066 



Idle Bulls 1,161 



Yearling Females 51,081 



Yearling Males 51,074 



2-year-old Females 39,480 



2-year-old Males 38,1 12 



3-year-old Males 12,622 



4-year-old Males 5,850 



5-year-old Males 4,554 



6-year-old Males 2,510 



7-year-old Males and over (surplus bulls) 3,33 



Total 548,894 



Killables, taken for skins 28,418 



