220 



THK Fl'R SEALS OF THE PRIIilLOF ISLANDS. 



Fur-seal catch for 189(i — Coutiiiiieil. 

 CANADIAN VESSELS— Contimieil. 



Vessel. 



Commander seal 

 berd. 



Prilnlof seal herd. 



Japan Hussian 

 coast, i coast. 



North- 

 west 

 coast. 



Bering 

 Sea. 



Total. 



M.arv Taylor. 



Ma.s'i ot .' 



.MaiulS 



38:i 

 192 



Merumid 



Minnie 



Drean Ikdle 



Oscar and Hattie 



Otto 



Oct-an Kover 



I rev 



Os)i 

 Pacliwellis — 



Penelojie 



Pioneer 



Sadie Tnrpel. 



893 



.'■)82 



Sapphire. 



San J ose { wrecked, 4 sk ins lost 1 . 



Saucy Lass 



Selnia. 



Soutli Bend. 



Teresa 



Triumph .. . 

 I'nihriiia ... 

 Venture - - -. 



231 i 



606 



742 



:i53 



152 

 458 



137 

 417 

 602 

 345 

 484 

 316 

 58!) 

 501 

 602 

 2UU 



230 

 471 



Vera. 



Victoria 



Viva (seizeil) ... 

 Walter 1.. Kich . 



Zillah May 



Indian canoes — 



607 



164 



2,353 



:i75 



281 

 1,002 

 605 

 55b 

 185 

 359 

 483 

 750 

 298 

 442 

 2B4 

 901 

 70 

 398 

 821 



520 

 CU9 

 G02 



1.285 

 970 

 90U 

 942 



1,220 

 ti02 

 200 

 152 



1,352 



1,268 

 863 



1,420 

 835 



1,026 

 185 

 429 

 714 



1,376 



1.081 

 711 

 B36 



1,065 

 677 

 492 

 821 



2,353 



Sixtj'-eight ve.s.sels . 



1,028 I 10,703 1 25,700; 55,677 



SUMMARY OK CANADIAN VESSELS. 



Japan coast 18. 240 



Kussian coast 1,028 



Commander seal herd 19, 274 



Northwest co.ist 10,703 



Bering Sea 25,700 



Prihilof .seal herd 36,403 



RECAPITULATION. 



Can.adian vessels 55,677 



American vessels 12,432 



Total 168, 109 



Pelagic fur-aeal catch of American vessels, 1897. 



Ves.sel. 



Northwest I Bering 

 coast. ' Sea. 



Fisher Bros 



Ivate anil Anna . 



J. Ei)i)inj;er 



Loni.sa D 



-las. G. Swan 



Columbia 



Deeahks 



W. Ainsworth .. 



Bering Sea 



Teaser 



Rattler 



Elsie 



St. Lawrence 



3 



326 



323 



284 



66 



SS 



30 



389 



55 



10 



193 



1 



443 



215 



199 



Total . 



1,758 



857 



Russian 

 coast. 



Total. 



614 



661 



»320 



'1,085 



3 729 



56 



88 



30 



389 



55 



10 



193 



838 



860 



1, 275 4, 648 



1 In addition to this total for the year 1896 there was a catch of 2,623 skins made by Japanese vessels ou the Asiatic 

 side. 



2 There was a dift'erence of 6 in the catch of this vessel between the statement of tlie master and inspector at 

 Astoria. 



3 The Eppingertook 319 skins, all females soutli of ttie award area, and the Louisa 1). U>o\s. 44.i. 47 males and 398 

 females, in the same waters. 



