THE 



FUR SEALS AND FUR-SEAL ISLANDS 



OF THE 



XORTH PACIFIC OCEAX. 



DAVID STARR JORDAN, 



Prciidtiit of Leland Stanford Jr. i'tiiversily, 

 COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE OF FUR-SEAL. INVESTIGATIONS OF 1896-9" 



WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL ASSOCIATES: 



LEONHARD STEJNEGER and FREDERIC A. LUCAS, 



Of tlitf "L.". S. >C£JtionEil NXi.isei-1111. 



JEFFERSON F. MOSER, 



LieuUnant-Commander^ I'. S. -V,, 



In Corx^i^iand of the' TJ . S. H'ish Commission Steamer .A.lt»atross. 



CHARLES H. TOWNSEND, 



Of tht; T:. S^. F*ish Cori-imission. 

 GEORGE A. CLARK, 



Secretary anci Stenographer. 



JOSEPH MURRAY, 



^peoial ,A.gent. 

 WITH SPECIAL PAPERS BY OTHER CONTRIBUTORS. 



PART 2. 



WASHINGTON: 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 

 1898. 



