282 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PKIBILOP ISLANDS. 



The cutter Rush reports having captured four schooners — the Bering Sea, with 

 151 skins; Ann Berk, 336 skins; W. P. JSawyer, 4711; Dolphin, (500 skins. 



Schooners have been shooting seals for days off Northeast J'oint. Watchmen 

 have tired into boats Ave times to keep them ott' the rookeries. A sclioouer was 

 seized off Otter Ishmd with 161 skins. 



August liO. — The Rush reports the capture of another schooner with 800 skins. 



October 29. — Men sent to Northeast Point to examine rookeries report very few 

 seals. 



October 31. — A distribution of 2,178 seal pups for food for the natives was made. 



November 20. — Men were sent to Reef, Middle Hill, and Tolstoi to see if seals for 

 a food drive could be found, but the storm of last night had driven them into the water. 



November 26. — A drive for food was made from Middle Hill and Tolstoi. Very 

 few fit to kill were found, many cows and small seals being mingled with them. 



December 5.— Men were seut to Sea Liou liock to kill seals for food. 



1888. 



January 11. — No seals are in sight on the island except at Sea Lion Rock. 



January 20. — The natives report 700 seals at Northeast Point. They were ordered 

 to drive them to the village, being careful and going slow if it took a week, killing 

 all that gave out on the way. 



January 24.— The first drive from Northeast Point reached the village at 2 p. m. 

 in good condition, the time from Northeast Point being eighty-two hours. 



January 2.5. — The second drive from Northeast Point came in at 8 a. m. in good 

 condition, 100 hours on the way. P'ive hundred seals killed and the meat salted. 



January 26.— Boats were sent for seal meat left on Sea Lion Rock. The living- 

 seals have left the rock. 



May 5. — Two bulls are reported on the north side of the Reef; 3 on Tolstoi. 



May 7. — Eleven bulls are roiwrted at Southwest Ray; 4 on the Reef; 1 on Lukauin. 



May 9. — The Reef has 8 bulls and 1 was seen landing. 



May 10. — Four bulls are out on the Village Reef (Lagoon). 



May 11. — Twenty-live killable seals are reported from Northeast Point. The Reef 

 has 15 bulls; Lukanin, 4. 



May 26. — Watchmen report 1 pup born at Northeast Point on May 21. The seals 

 and bulls are hauling very fast on all the rookeries for this time of the year. 



May 28. — A drive for foo<l was made from Reef. "Killers" are iu sight around 

 the island close iu to shore. 



RECORD KEPT BY G. R. TINGLE. 



June 6. — The first regular drive of the season was made from Reef, 121 skins being 

 secured. 



.lune 21. — The rookeries are still very si)arsely populated and killable seals are 

 hauling slowly. 



July 27. — The .season's sealing closed to-day, completing the full (juota of l(i<i,0(to 

 skins; 85,000 from St. Paul; 15,000 from St. George.' 



'The (|iu)ta was this \ oar, -as last, tomposed of an iucreasing number of undersized seals, thus 

 anticipating the (|Uota of 188y. 



