THE FEEDIXU OF THE PUPS. oOT 



Kiii'i) told me to-(l;iy that last week wbeii he was watching at Northeast Poiut he 

 fouud a cow whose sides were sticking full of "those worms that bore into the dock 

 at Dutch Harbor" (teredos). The heads were embedded in the skin, the bodies 

 hanging out like strings. He caught the cow and pulled out the worms, letting her 

 go free. Of course he did not save any of the "worms" and it is doubtful whether 

 they could now be fouud. This must have been the "barnacle covered" c^ow which 

 Mr. Hamilton and Colonel Muri-ay saw at Northeast Poiut aud which caused so much 

 discussiou. 



ARDIGUEN. 



Two young bulls were on A's shelf at the slide to-day. The other bulls, including 

 A, have beeu gone siuce the day of the count. 



I had Karp and Apollou kill 2 large gray pups on Gorbatch for examination of 

 stomachs. These pups were large, well fed, in good condition, and in a position near 

 the water. 



The pups were brought home and the stomachs oi)eiied in the presence of Mr. 

 Macoun aud Judge Crowley. They contaiued uo milk whatever, only some pebbles 

 aud some mucus similar to that fouud iu the stomachs of seals on the killing grounds. 

 Some blocd was in one stomach, but probably due to the fact that the auimal had 

 been stuck with a knife instead of clubbed, to save the skull. 



OCTOBER 13. 



Yesterday it was too stormy to go out to a rookery. I went this morning with 

 Apollou and Karp to Lukanin. The surf running iu at Lukauin was still very high, 

 l]ut the pups did not seem to mind it. They were out in the usual numbers. 



There was a cow with an imperfect patch of fur ou her rumj). Judge Crowley 

 says that the natives and Mr. Hedpath have seen an increasing number of such 

 defective animals this summer. I therefore had the cow killed to secure the skin for 

 examination. Another cow was wanted for examination of the uterus, anyhow. 



The cow seemed to be over 4 years old. She was thin. She had been in milk, 

 though a[)parently nearly dry. Her stomach was devoid of any trace of food, 

 containing only some pebbles and worms. 



One of the branded pups was killed. The brand had not entirely healed, though 

 nearly so. A better specimen could have been secured, but the pup seemed dwarfish 

 and we thought it starving. The skin shows the braud clearly. 



The pup proved not to be starving. The stomach contained a small quantity 

 of milk. The milk showed traces of the reddish coloring matter so often noted. 

 Whatever the substance producing this color is. it is always iu such a state of 

 decomposition as not to be recognizable. I took a (juantity in a bottle hermetically 

 sealed for chemical examiuation, but doubt whether it cau be preserved. 



Another pup near the water, which looked thin, was also killed. It proved to be 

 bliiul, with eyes slightly of the " moon-eye" type. The second stomach was empty 

 except for the usual pebbles and a very small quantity of reddish mucus, as in 

 the other. 



In the afternoon, in companj' with Mr. Macoun, I went to Kitovi to get more pups. 

 Killed 2 pups — large gray ones — 1 full and plurai) and 1 slightly thin. The pups were 

 taken from the side of the bay. They are constantly in the water. The pups killed 

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