22 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRIlilLOF ISLANDS. 



August 31. — Dr. Stejneger returned to Bering Island by the Russian cruiser 

 Yahnt, leaving immediately for Petropaulski, where he arrived on September 4. 



September 2. — Seals were driven from Reef, Lukanin, and Middle Hill and retained 

 in the Lagoon inclosure until the 9th. 



September 9. — Beginning with this date Colonel Murray, on St. Paul, and Mr. 

 -Judge, on St. George, branded fur-seal jjups. 



September 11. — Mr. Farmer and assistants in the work of electrical branding left 

 St. Paul Island on board the revenue-cutter Perry. 



September 21. — Dr. Stejneger made a final visit to Bering Island to investigate 

 the starvation of pups, returning to Petropaulski on October 20, sailing thence home- 

 ward by way of Japan. 



October 15. — Colonel Murray made a final counting of starved pups on Lukanin 

 and Kitovi rookeries of St. Paul Island. 



A more minute daily record of investigations will be Ibuod in connection with the 

 journal of daily observations kept by the commission, and which appears in full 

 elsewhere in this report. 



