RECORD OF J. >r. MORTON. 260 



August l(t. — Not more than 15 or LH» seals are reported on Otter Island to day. 



Aiifjust '21. — Lieutenant Ifogers reports no seals on Otter Island. 



Oetober 13. — A greatcliange liastaken i>lace in the appearance of the seal rookeries 

 within a few days jiast. The large seals are in the water and the small ones are hauled 

 out on the waters edge. 



October 2i. — A food drive was made to day and 14(( killed, all stagy.' 



November 8. — The natives began to drive i)np seals for food. 



November 12. — Driving of pups for winter food was comj)leted, a total of .">,()07 

 pups having been killed. 



December 25. — Several thousand seals are reported hauled up on Sea Lion Rock. 



1878. 



January 4. — Great numbers of seals are still in the water about the island and on 

 Sea Lion Rock. 



January 15.- — The natives report large numbers of seals in the water about the 

 islands. 



RECORD KEPT BY J. M. MORTON. 



May 1. — The first seal was seen in the water today. 



May (5. — Two bull seals and two sea lions are reported at Northeast Point. 



May 7. — Snow and ice still prevent the free landing of seals. 



May 9. — Two bulls are on Gorbatch rookery. 



May 11. — Four bulls are reported on Gorbatch; 2 at Reef; 1 at Kitovi; 1 at 

 Lagoon; several at Zapadni. 



May 19. — Seals are killed for food on Sea Lion Rock, 206 in all. 



May 26. — At Reef Point from 200 to 300 bachelors are hauled out. 



May 29. — The first seals arrive at Zoltoi to day. 



June 5. — Observations on tJorbatch rookery show that the bulls are appearing 

 somewhat behind time. 



June 8. — Driving for the quota was begun to day from the Reef; 21 percent were 

 rejected as too small and about 5 per cent as too big — five years and upward. 



June 10. — Three cows were seen at Lukanin, the first for this season. 



June 18. — The quota of 82.000 skins was completed to-day. 



RECORD KEPT BY J. H. MOULTON. 



August 31. — The month has been unusually wet. The seal rookeries and grounds, 

 however, i)resent about the same ai)pearance this year as at the end of August last 

 year. 



October 18. — A drove of 125 sea lions were killed for food. 



October 31. — The small seals are leaving in schools every day. No bachelor seals 

 are to be seen on the hauling grounds of this end of the islands. 



November 1. — Food drives of pups begun. 



' Attention is directed here and elsewhere throughout this record to the waste involved in thus 

 killing seals while their skins were in a londitiou unsuitable for use. In the same connection should 

 he noted the waste of the pups as indicated by the record for November 12. 



-Xo further record until May 1. 



