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About one-half of those caught along the coast were full-grown cows 

 with pups in them; a few were medium-sized males, and the rest were 

 younger seals of botli sexes. I have never caught a full grown cow in 

 the straits or along the coast that did not have a pup in her. (Alfred 

 Irving.) 



Q. What percentage of the cows taken are with pup? A. In the 

 early part of the season, up to June, all the full-grown cows are with 

 pup'. 



< A ). Did you ever kill any cows whose young were born, and were 

 giving milk? A. That I don't remember taking notice of. I can not 

 answer that question. (Gustave Isaacson.) 



The female seals go through the passes from the Pacific Ocean into 

 Bering Sea between June 25 and July 15. Females killed previous to 

 this time I found with pups, but none with pups after that latter date. 

 (Victor Jacobson.) 



We began to seal when about 20 miles off Cape Flattery. W r e worked 

 toward the northwest, and captured between 60 and 100 seals on the 

 coast, about two-thirds of which were females with pup; the balance 

 were yearlings consisting of male and female; after which we ran into 

 Barclay Sound for supplies, from which place we worked to the north- 

 ward toward Bering Sea. We captured about 80 seals while en route 

 to the sea; about two thirds of these were females with pup, the balance 

 being yearlings about one-half male and one-half female. (James 

 Jamiesou.) 



We began sealing off Barclay Sound, and caught three skins only, 

 all of which were females with pup. * * * In hunting along the 

 coast, I think about 80 per cent of those we caught were females, and 

 most of them were carrying their young. We seldom caught any 

 bulls, but caught a few of the younger males. I have seen the unborn 

 young cut out of the mother seal and live for a week without food. We 

 used to skin some, but threw most of them overboard. (James 

 Jamieson.) 



A majority of the seal taken on the coast are cows with pup. A few 

 young males are taken, the ages ranging from 1 to 5 years. Once in 

 awhile an old bull is taken in the North Pacific Ocean". ( J. Johnson.) 



Most of the seals taken are females with pup. Once in awhile an 

 old bull is killed. (Jack Johnson.) 



A large proportion of seals killed by me were cows with pup. Have 

 killed a very few old bulls and some yearlings. (Johnnie Johutiu.) 



Most of the seal I have taken have been pregnant cows. But a very 

 few young male seal are taken by me along the coast. (P. Kahiktday.) 



The majority of seal are cows with pun. A few males are taken, 

 about 4 or 5 years old. (Philip Kashevaroff.) 



About half of the seals killed are females with pup. Have killed 

 some yearling seals, but never killed any old bull. The young males I 

 killed were between 2 and 3 years old. (Jim Kasooh.) 



We caught somewhere about 500 seals before entering the sea, of all 

 kinds. There were a good many females among them; there was a 

 good many more of them than males, but the exact number I do not 

 know. The old females had young pups in them. I saw them taken 

 out and a good many of them skinned. (James Kean.) 



