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point. I suppose, however, that there must be some foundation for the 

 statement by reason of the fact that so small a proportion of male adult 

 seals are included in what is called the northwest catch. (Emil 

 Teichmann.) 



The cows are less active, sleep more, and are more easily captured. 

 (M. Thlkahdaynahkee.) 



Cow seals sleep sounder on the water, are less active, and are easily 

 captured. (James Unatajim.) 



Cows are more easily captured because they have pups. (Rudolph 

 Walton.) 



They are less active, sleep more, and are easier captured. (Charlie 

 Wank.) 



It is my opinion that female seals are more easily captured and 

 appear to be more tame than the male seal, and, I think, sleep more. 

 (P. S. Weittenhiller.) 



The large proportion of females killed in the North Pacific is due to 

 the fact, as I explained before, that males pursue their way to the 

 hauling grounds with dispatch, while the females are more leisurely in 

 their movements and take frequent rests. (T. T. Williams.) 



DECREASE OF SEALS. 



Percentage lost of seals killed. 



From my experience I am satisfied that 33 per cent shot with a shot- 

 gun are lost, and when a rifte is used a larger per cent are lost when 

 killed. (Peter Anderson.) 



We lost three out of four we killed. (H. Andricius.) 



On an average, we saved one out of three that were killed. (Bern- 

 hardt Bleidner.) 



It is my honest belief that for every fur-seal skin obtained by pelagic 

 sealers at least five other seals 7 lives are taken. ( J. A. Bradley.) 



During the trip of 1891 1 don't think we got more than one seal out 

 of six that we killed ; many were wounded, and others were shot 

 dead and sank before the boat could get to them. (Thomas Brown.) 



Native hunters secure about one-third of all fur seals killed at sea, 

 while in my belief white hunters secure even a less number in propor- 

 tion to those killed. (M. Cohen.) 



An average hunter will get one out of four of breaching seals and one 

 out of three of sleepers that he kills, but a common hunter will not get 

 so many. (Peter Collins.) 



And that a vast number of the seals killed by them are lost. (Lean- 

 der Cox.) 



It is my experience that very few, if any, seals were lost by the hunters 

 who use the spear, but fully 75 per cent of all those killed by the rifle 

 were lost. (James Dalgarduo.) 



From my observation of the methods employed by the open-sea hunters 

 I believe that a very large proportion of those killed by them are lost. 

 I have often heard sealers so express themselves, They have said to 

 me that they get only about one out of five shot or killed ; others made 



