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May 10. — The lone bull sscal depai-ts. 



May 14. — Natives returning from Southwest Bay report 20 seals in water near 

 Zapailni ; none at English Bay or Tolstoi. Two bulls hauled up last night on the 

 J{eel'and 4 more this nioriiiug. Ice at Southwest Bay makes it impossible for bulls to 

 haul out except at high tide. 



May IG. — Natives were sent to Northeast Point and report about 20 killable seals 

 in water and 6 bulls, 2 hauled n\>. The ice is in such a condition as to make it seem 

 necessary to cut roads for them to haul. A force is sent to Southwest Bay; tliey cut 

 7 roads there. Similar work is done on the Keef and Gorbatch. Eight bulls are 

 reported at Zapadni and about M bulls and bachelors in water. 



May 17. — One bull on Kitovi and 2 on Lukanin are reported to-day. 



May ID. — Two bulls hauled on Lagoon rookery during the day. 



May 26. — "Killers" are seen on east side. 



May 27. — I'asses are cut in the ice at Northeast Point; 7 j to JOG seals are 

 estimated at the Point. Reports from Southwest Bay give GO bulls at Zapadni; 8 

 bulls and 3 killable seals are at Tolstoi. Forty killable seals are reported from the 

 Keef. 



May 28. — A drive for food is made from the Reef and 79 killed. 



June 13. — A drive was made from Tolstoi; 184 seals killed. 



June IG. — Five cow seals reported at Northeast Point; 1 at Halfway Point; none 

 at Lukanin. 



June 18. — Not a solitary cow to be seen on the Reef. 



June 20.— At Northeast Point 1,961 are killed. 



September 2. — Judge Crowley visited Tolstoi, reporting an enormous number ot 

 dead pups. 



September 5. — Hundreds of dead pups are reported on Reef. 



RECORD KEPT BY THOS. E. ADAMS. 



September 23. — The dead pups were counted on Lukanin and Kitovi, finding 854 

 pups and 7 cows on Kitovi; 1,347 pups and S cows on Lukanin. 



September 24. — Scarcely any pups are to be found dead on the lower portion of 

 rookeries, as they have been swept away by the surf. 



September 29. — Dead pups were counted on the Lagoon. But 1 pup found 

 adjacent to water's edge on account of surf. Total count — 300 pups, 2 cows, 1 bull; 

 40 starving and dying pups were noted. 



October 3. — Dead pups were counted on Sea Lion Rock — 3G1 and 1 cow. 



October 6. — Dead pups were counted on Halfway Point — 1,748 pups, 1 row; all 

 the bodies were well back, the rookery being washed by surf. On Gorbatch, 1,514 

 pups, 7 cows, and 2 bulls were found. 



October 8. — On Zapadni 4,860 pups, 13 cows, and 3 bulls were found west of sand 

 beach; 371 pups and 2 cows east. On English Bay, 381 pujis, 2 cows, and 1 bull were 

 found; on Reef, 3,37G pups, 25 cows, and 8 bulls; on Tolstoi, 2,582 pups, 8 cows, and 

 1 bull. 



October 10. — On Northeast Point 4,017 pups, 25 cows, and 4 bnlls were fouiul. 

 Little Polovina had 222 dead pups and 1 cow. 



November 11. — Examination of Reef, Lukanin, Polovina, and Tolstoi demonstrates 

 the fact that the seals there are mixed bachelors, pups, and cows together, and hauled 



