THE FOOD KILLING FROM I.'EEF. 



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I had killed also a very small pup; it can uot be over 6 weeks old. It will by 

 contrast with the largest iJiip killed — 33 pounds, 10 ounces — or with one killed to-day — 

 29 i)ounds — show the limits of birth. The little i)up was not a dwarf, or underfed, 

 or sickly, but as lively and bright as a pup could be. 



Killed also a i)up on the point of starvation, though he might have lasted two or 

 three days. Wanted this pup for measurement by contrast with a well fed pup. It 

 was gray and seemed about the same age of the other gray puii killed to-day. 



The stomachs of the 3 pups were opened in the presence of ^Ir. Macoun and 

 Judge Crowley. In none was any trace of milk. The large pup had absolutely 

 nothing in his stomach save a few pebbles. The stomach of the little fellow had some 

 of the red coloring matter and it was wrapped up and placed in formalin for 

 examination. 



The stomach of tlie starving pup contained^ soft red crab. The crab seemed 

 about disappearing in the intestinal tract. It was in the lowest part of the stomach. 

 The crab was preserved. It seemed not to be affected by digestion. 



Ttco pupa killed (htober 14. 



Measure. 



Xornial 

 sized 

 pup. 



Young 

 pup. 



Tip of nose to root of tail inches.. 



Tip of nose to fore lli]iper do 



Tip of nose to front an^le itf eye do 



Leng:tli from fore flipper to bod.v angle do 



Lenjitli from fore liipper to fur line do 



Length from hind Ilipper do 



Leiiiith froDieye do 



Le!i<;thfrom ear do 



Length from tail do 



Girth behind fore Ilipper do 



Weight ■ ponnds-. 



33* 



17| 



2J 



9* 



''\ 

 10 



I 



U 

 li 



28 



12 



6i 

 8i 



U 



IK 



Of these small pups there are many on the rookeries, 

 born late. 



OCTOBER 15. 



They have probably been 



THE FOOD KILLING. 



Judge Crowley had a drive made this morning from Zoltoi to determine whether 

 the stagy season had passed. About 500 or (JOO seals were driven up at ■"> o'clock. 

 After breakfast the killing commenced. Fifty nine were killed, enough to give each 

 family a carcass. 



Of the first 3 pods driven up I'O were killed, and 71 rejected, being too small or 

 too large, principally the latter. 



I took measurements in accordance with Stejneger's methods of what were said to 

 be a 2-year-old and a 3 year-old bachelor. The measurements seem to indicate rather 

 short and long of the same age, the ditterence being slight in the figures, though I 

 thought it sufficient in the api)earauce of the animals stretched out. 



