RECOKD FOR 18S9. 283 



RECORD KEPT BY J. P. MANCHESTER. 



October 30. — The heavy* gale lias done damage in killing pups ou difterent j^arts 

 of the islands; the damage to seal life by such storms as this must be great.' 



November 9. — Driving of pups for winter food, begun on the 5th, was completed 

 to-day.' 



November 24. — A drive of seals could not be made to-day, all being in the water 

 ou account of the snow and wind. 



November '2G. — A drive from Reef was secured and 101 killed. The bachelors are 

 very scarce now on this side of the island, and when you find them they are mixed up 

 with the cows. 



December 11.- -Three unsuccessful attempts to get a drive have been made since 

 the 1st instant. The seals have all gone from this end of the island, with the exception 

 of a few at Tolstoi, and they can not be reached. A good many seals are reported 

 still at Northeast Point. 



December 13. — After manj' efforts, a drive of seals was made from Tolstoi and 206 

 were killed. Seals are very scarce, except at Northeast Polat. The bad weather of 

 the fall probably accounts for it. 



December 26. — The boats went to Sea Lion Rock, securing 78 seals. 



1889. 



May 3. — One bull seal is reported ou Sea Lion Rock. 



May 4. — The chief reports 1 bull seal this afternoon on Reef. The ice about the 

 island makes it hard for the bulls to land. 



May 7. — Three bull seals are on the Reef; 1 on Kitovi. 



May 10.— Eight bulls are on the Reef; 1 on Zoltoi; 20 on Northeast Point, and 21 

 at Southwest Bay, English Baj', Tolstoi, Lnkanin and Kitovi; total to date, 50. The 

 bulls are hauling faster than last year, but the spring is very late. The island is still 

 surrounded with ice and plenty of deep snow lies on the beaches. 



May 11. — Three bulls are on the village reef (Lagoon); 9 on Tolstoi. 



May 22. — Natives kill 124 seals ou Sea Lion Rock. 



May 31. — '•Killers'" are numerous about the island. 



June 4. — A visit to Tolstoi showed 2 cows and about 200 or 300 killable seals. 



June 7. — Only about CO seals are on the reef; about 200 on Southwest Bay: very 

 few at English Bay and Tolstoi. 



June 10. — Made a drive from reef; obtained 120 only. A gooil many cows with 

 pups are reported on the rookery. 



June 26. — The killing of 4,200 seals to date is reported from St. George; killed 

 1,314 seals to-d:iy from English Bay and Middle Hill. At Northeast Point 441 were 

 taken. 



June 27. — Killed seals at Southwest Bay, 311; and at Northeast Point, 844. 

 About 2,000 killable seals were found on Otter Island. 



> This stateiiieut is too vagae to be of value, bnt it is probable that here as later the pheiioDienon 



of (lead pups on the sauds of Euglish Hay. Zoltoi, and elsewhere, after a heavy gale, is alluded to. 

 The iuvestigations of 1S!I6 and 1897 show that these wore wormy pups washed from the rookery fronts 

 aud deposited on the sand bi'aches. Fi'W pups are killed by the surf. 



-In view of the continued decrease of the youug male life on the hauling grounds this premature 

 killing of its product seems wholly inexcusable. 

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