LIST OF PLATES TO SECTION V. X xi 



Vol. Page. 



212. Indian porpoise hunters of Pussamaquoddy Bay. Canoe, rifle, and lance for capture of porpoise. II, DOe 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



213. Passaiuaq noddy Bay Indians lancing and securing a porpoise II, 303 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



THE PACIFIC WALRUS FISHERY. 



214. Innuits of Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska, surprising and harpooning a herd of walruses II, 313 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott. 



215. The walrus "coup." Eskimo lancing the exhausted walrus, Saint Lawrence Island, Bering 



Sea. Mahleumt dresses, bidarka, baidar, &c., ofTtlaska II, 313 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott 



216. Innuits of Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska, hoisting a walrus II, 313 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott 



THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 



217. Map of Saint Paul's Island, Priliylov Group n, 333 



Surveyed and drawn, April, 1873, to July, 1874, by Henry W.Elliott 



218. Slap of Saint George Island, Pribylov Group n, 333 



Sarveyed and drawn, April, 1873, to July, 1874, by H. Vf. Elliott 



J19. Profiles of the east coast of Saiut Paul's Island II, 322,336 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott 



220. Ordinary aitire of men on the killing ground and of women and young children in the village. II, 320 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott 



221. The north shore of Saint Paul's Island, looking W.SW. from the summit of Hutchinson's Hill.. II, 336 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott 



222. Tlic North Rookery, looking west to Starry Ateel, Saint George Island, village of Saint George. II, 348 



Drawing by H. \V. Elliott 



. Natives selecting a " drive." View over hauling grounds of " holluschickie" or bachelor seals at 



English Bay, looking west from Tolstoi sand-dunes II 363 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott 



224. Natives driving the " holluschickie. " The drove passing over the lagoon flats to the killing 



grounds, under the village hill, Saint Paul's Island II, 363 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott. 



i!'2. r ). The killing gang at work. Method of slaughtering fur-seals on the grounds near the village, 



Saint Paul's Island jj 355 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott 



226. Preparing inr-seal-skius for shipment ... ji 359 



FIG. 1. Interior of salt-house, Saiut Paul's Island ; natives sailing aud assorting the pelts. 

 FIG. 2. The flensed carcass of a fur-seal and the skin as taken therefrom. 

 FIG. 3. A bundle of skins ready for shipment. 



THE ANTARCTIC SEA-ELEPHANT FISHERY. 



Sketch map of Herd's Island. Antarctic Ocean. Lat. 53 10' S., Long. 73 30' E II. 419 



22o'. Working sea-elephants at northeast point, Herd's Island II, 419,435 



Drawing by H. "W. Elliott after Capt. H. C. Chester. 



229. Stripping sea-elephant blubber and rolling it in barrels to try- works ; southwest beach, Herd's 



Islaml II, 419,435 



Drawing by H. \V. Elliott aft^r Cajit H. 0. Clwster. 



THE SEA-LION HUNT ON PRIBYLOV ISLANDS, ALASKA. 



230. Natives capturing the sea-lion ; springing the alarm ; n 468 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott, 1878. 



231. Shooting the old males ; spearing the surround ; the drive II 468, 469, 



471 

 Drawing by H. W. Elliott, 1872. 



232. Natives corraling sea-lions at the Barrabora, under Cross Hill, northeast point Saint Paul's 



Island II, 469 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott. 



233. Oil-pouches of sea-lion stomach; seal meat frame; bidarrah covered with sea-lion skins; 



sealer's houses II, 471,473 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott 



