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nor Drink, nor Leave their Stations in all that Time. Graceful Females. 

 Frolicsome " Pups." They have to Learn to Swim ! How they Learn. 

 Astonishing Vitality of the Fur-seal. "Podding" of the Pups. Beauti- 

 ful Eyes of the Fur-seal. How the " Holluschickie," or Bachelor Seals, 

 Pass the Time. They are the only ones Killed for Fur. They Herd alone 

 by Themselves in spite of their Inclination; Obliged to. They are the 

 Champion Swimmers of the Sea. A Review of the Vast Breeding Rook- 

 eries. Natives Gathering a Drove. Driving the Seals to the Slaughter- 

 ing Fields. No Chasing no Hunting of Seals. The Killing Gang at 

 Work: Skinning, Salting, and Shipping the Pelts. All Sent Direct 

 to London. Reasons Why. How the Skins are Prepared for Sacks, 

 Muffs, etc. 



CHAPTER XL 



THE ALASKAN SEA-LION pp. 354-373 



A Pelagic Monarch. Marked Difference between the Sea-lion and the Fur- 

 seal. The Imposing Presence and Sonorous Voice of the "Sea-king." 

 Terrible Combats between old Sea-lion Bulls. Cowardly in the Presence 

 of Man, however. Sea-lions Sporting in the Fury of Ocean Surf. It has 

 no Fur on its Huge Hide. Valuable only to the Natives, who Cover their 

 "Bidarrah" with its Skin. Its Sweet Flesh and Inodorous Fat. Not 

 such Extensive Travellers as the Fur-seals. The Difficulty of Capturing 

 Sea-lions. How the Natives Corral them. The Sea-lion " Pen '' at North- 

 east Point. The Drive of Sea-lions. Curious Behavior of the Animals. 

 Arrival of the Drove at the Village. A Thirteen -mile Jaunt with the 

 Clumsy Drove. Shooting the old Males. The Bloody " Death- whirl." 

 The Extensive Economic Use made of the Carcass by the Natives. 

 Chinese Opium Pipes Picked with Sea-lion Mustache bristles. 



CHAPTER XH. 



INNUIT LIFE AND LAND pp. 374-411 



" Nooshagak ;" Wide Application of an Innuit Name. The Post and River. 

 Countless Pools, Ponds, and Lakes of this District bordering Bristol Bay. 

 The Eskimo Inhabitants of the Coast. The Features and Form of 

 Alaskan Innuits. Light-hearted, Inconstant, and Independent. Their 

 Dress, Manners, and Rude Dwellings. Their Routine of Life. Large and 

 Varied Natural Food-supplies. Indifferent Land Hunters, but Mighty 

 Fishermen. Limited Needs from Traders' Stores. Skilful Carvers in 

 Ivory. Their Town Hall, or " Kashga. " They Build and Support no 

 Churches here. Not of a real Religious Cast, as the Aleutians are. The 

 Dogs and Sleds ; Importance of Them here. Great Interest of the Innuit in 

 Savage Ceremonies. The Wild Alaskan Interior. Its Repellent Features 

 alike Avoided by Savage and Civilized Man. The Indescribable Misery 



