270 THE FUK SEALS OF THE PRIUILOF ISLANDS. 



November 8. — A final drive of 571 piijis was made from Zoltoi and Reef. The 

 total iiuiiiber of pups killed was .j/JOO, the increase over last year being allowed 

 because of the absence of bachelors. 



November 9. — A few cows and pups are still to be seen on the several rookeries. 



November 30. — The month of November has been warm. A few thousand seals 

 arc to be seen on the islands at various points; oOO or 400 are hauled out on Sea Lion 

 Itock. 



December 17. — Seals in large iiumbers are to be seen daily on the islands and in 

 the water. 



December 31. — A few hundred seals are hauled out on Sea Lion llock and 

 hundreds arc iu the water on all sides of the island. 



1879. 



January 21. — A few hundred seals are hauled out on Sea Lion Uock, and a few 

 are seen nearly every day on all sides of the island iti the water. 



April 29. — One seal is out on Zoltoi and 1 on Reef rookery; a number are in the 

 water on both sides of the village. 



May 3. — Chief reports bulls on all rookeries except Tolstoi and Polovina. 



May 9. — Bulls are arriving in large numbers daily ; 10 arc already on Lukanin ; 15 

 bachelors are hauled out near Tolstoi, and quite a number can be seen on Sea. Lion 

 Kock. 



May 15. — The chief re|)orts many bulls on all tlie rookeries; about 50 bachelors 

 are at Southwest Bay. 



May 10. — The chief reports many bulls at Northeast Point. 



RECORD KEPT BY J. W. BEAMAN. 



May 31.— The (piota is lixed for the year at 80,000 from St. Paul, 20,000 from St. 

 George. 



June 2. — The first regular drive was made to-day from Reef, 1(!2 skins. Seals are 

 a[ipearing in considerable numbers on all the rookeries. A visit to Village rookery 

 (Spilki) showed numerous bulls. 



June 7. — Of the seals driven yesterday from 25 to 33.it I'Ci" eent were released, 

 being under or over size, or choice individuals for breedeis. 



June 10. — The rookery at Halfway Point (Polovina) shows a couple of thousand 

 bulls hauled out waiting for cows, which begin to come up in small numbers.' The 

 bulls are fearless, and passing along the herd within 10 paces iaileil to create any 

 considerable alarm. Bachelors, cows, and yearlings are mingled with the bulls in the 

 ])roportion of not more than 1 to 10 on the breeding rookery. 



June 12. — The Reef is well covered with bulls for this time of the year; they 

 maintain their positions with obstinacy. 



June 18. — A pup was seen near the village. 



June 20. — There are 23 bulls- on Nah Speel (Spilki) rookery, 2 cows, and 1 pup. 

 The first cow was seeu on the IGth; its pup was noticed on Ihe morning of the 18th. 



'Tlii.s statomont is signilicant. At this date certainly tlio full ijuota of liareni masters were 

 present, anil \\r are intornied that there are 2,000 (it them. Mr. Elliott in 1S74 ascrilied fully 10,000 

 bulls to this area, or 300,000 "breeding seals and youni;'." 



■This figure should be oi-utraste ' with Elliott's estinuito lor 1874 of 2G0 breeding families for 

 this rookery. 



