276 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRII'.ILOF ISLANDS. 



September 8. — Seals are preseut in large numbers everywhere, the pups hauling 

 out for play near the village, iudiftereiit to the presence of human beings. The waters 

 of the cove are alive with theui and they literally swarm the shore about the I'oint 

 Warehouse. 



September 12. — Seals in undiminished numbers reinaiu at Northeast I'oint and 

 far down the nortli shore. 



October 20. — Seals are hauled out at Tolstoi and the Keef iu nearly as great 

 numbers as in August; less numerous at Zoltoi, Kitovi, and Lukanin. The larger 

 proportion by tai- are cows and pups. The latter class is also to be seen in large 

 numbers in the water. 



October 31. — The natives urged permission to begin killing pups, claiming .5,00(1 

 would be needed. With a view to protect the seal life, the number of pups to be killed 

 was fixed at 4,400, the natives being required to take more bachelors, their skins to 

 go into the quota. It was shown that the natives were supplied during the year 

 ending July 30, 1880, with no less than 11,801 small seals, making an average net 

 weight of 8 pounds for the pup seals and 32 pounds fir the larger seals, a total wciglit 

 (estimated) of 255,928 pounds, or an average of 700 pounds a day for every day of the 

 year, or more than 2i pounds a day for every native man, woman, and child on the 

 island.' 



November 0. — A drive of pups was made from the Keef to make up the tolal ot 

 4,400 for the season. 



November 22. — The majority of the seals have disappeared; comparatively few 

 are at the Keef, Kitovi, Lukanin, Tolstoi, and Southwest and English bays. 



December .'51. — Seals have been scarce on land since the late heavy storm; but 

 to day several hundred appeared upon the Keef, while Sea Lion Kock and the water 

 about it are black with them. A number are rejiorted at Tolstoi and Southwest Bay, 

 but more at Kitovi and Lukanin. 



l.'-iwl. 



.January 3. — Small drive was made from Tolstoi, the last of the .season, and 123 

 killed. A total of 2,308 large young seals and 4,413 pups killed for winter food. 



Febriuiry 1. — A few seals are reported in the water at Northeast Point; none on 

 land. 



April 24. — Three or 4 fur seals were seen near Sea Lion Kock in the water, possibly 

 bachelors which have been about the islands all winter. 



May 1. — A bull seal was .seen at Speel, near the village. 



May 4.^Five seals, inclnding 1 bull, are in tlie water off the Keef 



jVLiy .-,. — A dozen bull seals are hauletl out at Kitovi, 2 at Northeast I'oint, and a 

 number seen in the water otf Lukanin. 



May (I.— Two bull seals are hauled n|) on the (!ove Si)it (Lagoon). Fourteen bulls 

 are reported at Lukanin. 



May 10.— Ten bulls are at Kitovi and 20 at Lukanin. 



' This entry puts the ni.atter of waste through the killing of pups and under-sized se.als in its true 

 linht; liiit as thoufih the ajjent who had luidertakeu "to protect the seal life'' had survived his 

 iisel'iiluess, we hear nothing of him after this year, and nothing further is said aljoiit the killing ot 

 pujis and small seals. 



