288 THE FUK SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



RECORD KEPT BY JOSEPH MURRAY. 



July G. — One bull, 1 cow, 1 i)ui). ;iik1 .! or 4 baclielons are reported at Southwest 

 Point. 



July 8. — xV food drive was made from Middle nill. The natives complained 

 through their chief that the meat of the older hulls was not relished by the people. 



August 5. — Captain Hooper, returning from cruise of Corn-in with Jacob 

 Kotchuten as hunter, reports seals more numerous at l-'OO miles out than at any other 

 point visited in Berinj;- Sea. Seals killed by his huntei' were mothers in milk. 



RECORD KEPT BY LIEUTENANT AINSW^ORTH 



September 1. — Thousands of seals — bulls, cows, jnips — are on Reef rookery. 

 Numerous dead pups were seen. 



November 12.^Une liundred and forty eight seals from Middle Hill and Tolstoi 

 were killed for food. One pup was smothered on the killing ground. Three seals 

 died on drive. 



December 10. — A visit to Halfway Point rookery showed that all the seals had left. 



1893. 



April 17. — Three men left for Northeast Point to clear otf the rookeries. 



Aiiril 19. — A few seals were seen swimming in the water near Eeef rookery and 

 some were hauled out on Sea Lion Rock. 



April 27. — A native reported seeing a bull hauled up at Zajiadni rookery. 



April 28. — There are no seals on the Reef I'ookeries. They were probably driven 

 away by the Arctic ice. 



April 30. — There are no seals at Tolstoi and Middle Hill. One old bull is hauled 

 out at Lagoon rookery. 



May 1. — There are no seals at Lukanin, Kitovi, and Reef. One old bull hauled up 

 at Gorbatch. 



May 5. — One old bull is seen at Kitovi, 2 at Tjukanin. The chief rejiorts, on 

 returning from Northeast Point, old bulls hauled out at Halfway Point. 



May 13. — Two old bulls are hauled up at Tolstoi. Native watchmen returning 

 from Northeast Point report 57 old bulls, 27 sea lions, and TiO bachelors hauled out 

 there. 



May 15. — Ten old bulls are at bhiglish Bay, 17 at Zapadni, and 25 bachelors 

 hauled out. None on Middle Hill. 



May 17. — Twenty-seven old bulls and 20 baclielors are hauled uj) on the Lukanin; 

 2!) old bulls at Kitovi. 



RECORD KEPT BY JOSEPH MURRAY. 



June 15. — Seals aie slowly coming on the rookeries. 



June 10. — Seals were driven from Tolstoi for food and 471 killed. 



RECORD KEPT BY THOS. E. ADAMS. 



.Tune 2G. — From Zoltoi 2,000 seals were driven and T.'iG skins taken. 

 July 4. — A schooner was reported off Northeast Point with boats down and 

 shooting seals.' 



'This is one of the years of the modus vivcndi, when Bering Sea was supposed to be closed. 



