14 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



C'liAi'TEit XII. — TnK Effect of Pelagic Sealing— Continued. Page. 



Absence of food iu stomachs 161 



The seal digests its food in the water 162 



Ahsurd theory of indiscriminate nursing 162 



Fur-seal mother and jiup 162 



Mistaken observations 162 



Supposed self- feeding of pups 163 



The absurdity of tlie tlieory 163 



Determination of the matter by killing pups 163 



Pups absolutely dependent upon mothers' milk 164 



Chapter XIII.— The Starvation of Pups: 



The count of starved pups 165 



Beginnings of starvation 165 



Notes on starving pups 165 



The liuugry pup 166 



The breaking down 166 



The death of tlie starveling 166 



Ditticulty of distinguishing early dead pups 166 



Many early dead pups disappear 167 



Starving pups 167 



The work of the foxes 167 



Dead pups, St. Georgi' Island 167 



Keconstruction of St. George estimates 168 



The detailed estimate 168 



Pup statistics 169 



The count of starved pups in 1897 169 



The removal of the early dead 170 



Estiniate of starved pups for 1897 170 



Importance of these figures 170 



Destructive effects of pelagic sealing established 170 



The oimul.ative effect 171 



Total effect of pelagic sealing 171 



The effect since 1883 171 



The effect under the Paris regulations 172 



Chapter XIV.— Effect of Pelagic Sealing on the Seal Skin Industry: 



International interest iu the fur seals 173 



United States interests 173 



Russian interests 174 



The interest of Great Britain 174 



Canadian pelagic sealing interests 174 



Valuation of the fleet 174 



Pelagic sealing suicidal 175 



Effect of the declining catch 175 



Legality of pelagic sealing 175 



Prohibition to Americans 176 



Distinctly a Canadian industry 176 



Chaptep. XV. — The Results of tiif, Paris Award: 



A. The arbitration 177 



The origin of the fur seal question 177 



The seizure of vessels 177 



Efforts to secure international action 177 



Proposed measures of protection 177 



Objection by Canada 17S 



Rencw;il of negotiations 178 



The counter proposition unsatisfactory 178 



Proposals for arbitration 178 



