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

 Eunh for Sitka and thence to Seattle, Messrs. Chirk, Macouu, Bairett-Hamilton, and 

 Colonel Murray remaining- on St. Paul. 



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

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

 was made on St. George October (i. On October 7 Messrs. Clark and Macoun returned* 

 to St. Paul, Mr. IJarrett-IIamilton remained on St. George, and Colonel .Muriay went 

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

 Bear and arrived in Port Towusend November 3. 



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May 2_'. — Mr. Clark sailed from San Francisco on the Xorth American Company's 

 Steamer Del Xortc May 2_'. Mr. Bristow Adams accompanied him as artist assistant 

 to the commission. Col. Josei)h Murray, chief agent, Mr. John M. Morton, assistant 

 agent, and Mr. James M. Macoun, Canadian commissiimer, were al.so passengers on 

 the vessel. The Del Xorti' arrived at Wood Island, Kadiak, May ol, and at Dutch 

 Harbor, Unalaska, on the morning of June \. 



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

 charging cargo until the evening of the 11th, during which time all the rookeries of 

 St. George were visited and daily visits were made to Xorth rookery, near tlie village. 



June 12. — On the morning of June 12 ^Ir. Clark was landed on St. Paul Island 

 and began daily observation of the breeding rookeries. 



July 1. — Mr. Lucas arrived on the Kush 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. Stejneger was landed by the Grunt on Bering Island. 



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

 accompanied him and i)hotographed 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 I'nited States Fish Commission made. 



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

 there, was landed on St. Paul July 28. 



July .3(t. — 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 ."). — Professor Thomp.son arrived at St. Paul on TI. jM. S. Rainboir 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 1-j. — Dr. Stejneger was transferred fiom Bering Island to Copper Island 

 on the Kussian cruiser Koreets. 



August 16. — Professor Thompson left the Pribilof Islands on II. M. S. Ampliinu, 



August 18. — Mr. Lucas left St. Paul on the />ei To/fc, arriving in San Francisco 

 August 31. 



