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On September 8 Dr. Jordan, Professor Thompson, and Mr. Lucas sailed with the 

 Rusk for Sitka and thence to Seattle, Messrs. Clark, Macouu, Bairett-Hamilton, and 

 Colonel Murray remaining- on St. Paul. 



On September 11 further experiments in branding- were made. The starved and 

 starving 1 pups on St. Paul were counted September 28 to October 1. A similar count 

 was made on St. George October C. On October 7 Messrs. Clark and Macoun returned 

 to St. Paul, Mr. Barrett-Hamilton remained on St. George, and Colonel Murray went 

 to Unalaska. On October 22 the remaining 1 commissioners left the islands on the 

 Bear and arrived in Port Towusend November 3. 



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May 22. Mr. Clark sailed from San Francisco on the North American Company's 

 steamer Del Norte May 22. Mr. Bristow Adams accompanied him as artist assistant 

 to the commission. Col. Joseph Murray, chief agent, Mr. John M. Morton, assistant 

 agent, and Mr. James M. Macoun, Canadian commissioner, were also passengers on 

 the vessel. The Del Norte arrived at Wood Island, Kadiak, May 31, and at Dutch 

 Harbor, Unalaska, on the morning of June 4. 



June 7. The Del Norte arrived at St. George Island, remaining at anchor dis- 

 charging cargo until the evening of the llth, during which time all the rookeries of 

 St. George were visited and daily visits were made to North rookery, near the village. 



June 12. On the morning of June 12 Mr. Clark was landed on St. Paul Island 

 and began daily observation of the breeding rookeries. 



July 1. Mr. Lucas arrived on the Rush at St. Paul July 1, Dr. Stejneger, who 

 accompanied him to Unalaska, having sailed direct from that port for the Commander 

 Islands on board the Grant. 



July 7. Dr. Stejueger was landed by the Grant on Bering Island. 



July 9. Mr. Lucas examined the rookeries of St. George Island. Mr. Chichester 

 accompanied him and photographed the rookeries for the United States Fish Com- 

 mission. 



July 12. The counting of the cows was begun on the rookeries of St. Paul and 

 the series of photographs for the United States Fish Commission made. 



July 25. Dr. Jordan arrived at St. George Island and, after visiting the rookeries 

 there, was landed on St. Paul July 28. 



July 30. The count of live pups was begun on the test rookeries. Kitovi was 

 counted by Messrs. Clark and Macoun on August 2. This was followed by a count of 

 dead pups on the "death traps" of Zapadni and Tolstoi. 



August 5. Professor Thompson arrived at St. Paul on H. M. S. Rainbow from the 

 Commander Islands. 



August 8. Mr. Macoun left St. Paul on II. M. S. Pheasant. 



August 11. Dr. Jordan and Mr. Clark left St. Paul Island on the revenue-cutter 

 Rush, arriving at Seattle in the evening of the 21st. 



August 15. Dr. Stejneger was transferred from Bering Island to Copper Island 

 on the Eussian cruiser Koreets. 



August 16. Professor Thompson left the Pribilof Islands on H. M. S. Amphion. 



August 18. Mr. Lucas left St. Paul on the Del Norte, arriving in San Francisco 

 August 31. 



