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FUR SEALS AND PUR-SEAL ISLANDS 



OF THE 



NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. 



DAVID STARR JORDAN, 



President of Leland S/a„/ord Jr. UnLrsitv 

 COMMISS.ONHR ,K CHAROH OP PUB-SHA. .KVHST.O.TXO.S OP .SOB-ev. 



«-lTH THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL ASSOCIATES: 



LEONHARD STEJNEGER and FREDERIC A. LUCAS 



Ot the U. s. National Museum. 



JEFFERSON F. MOSER, 



l-ieutenani-Commaiider, U. s. N., 

 In Command of the tl '^i i^rj^i, ,^ 



the U. S. I. xsh (commission Steamer Albatr-oss. 



CHARLES H. TOWNSEND 



Of the u. S. Fish Cox^.mlsslon. 



GEORGE A. CLARK, 



Secretary and Stenographer. 



JOSEPH MURRAY, 



Special Agent. 

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PART 1. 



WASHINGTON: 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 



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