51 G TUE FUR si:ai,s of the pribilof islands. 



December 14. A seal drive fur I'ood was made from the Reef and li;6 killed. 



December 1.5. Sivutcb Rock is covered witb seals to-day. 



December 30. It is reported that about 100 bachelors are hauled out at Northeast 

 Point under Hutchinson Hill. Sivutch Rock is covered with seals and many are in 

 the water between there and the Reef. 



January 3, 1897. About 40 seals are reported on Tolstoi rookery, and Sivutch 

 Rock is still covered. 



January 7, The high wind of tlie past few days has driven the seals off Sivutch 

 Rock. 



January 29. A number of seals are hanging about Sivutch Rock, la and out of the 

 water according to the wind and weather'. 



February IG. About 30 seals are reported on Sivutch Rock. 



March 2. The natives succeeded in landing on Sivutch Rock and killing 19 seals 

 for food. 



March 17. Natives killed 29 seals on Sivutch Rock for food. 



April 19. A young bull is reported swimming in the open water between Reef 

 shore and the ice. 



May 1. Five seals are hauled ui) on Sivutch Rock. None are reported elsewhere. 



May 5. Two bull seals are reported hauled out on Gorbatch and one at Polovina. 



May G. Eight bulls and about 20 bachelors are out on Sivutch Rock. 



May 7. Two bull seals are hauled out at Tolstoi and some bachelors are swimming 

 in the water. The pool in the runway to the hauling ground of Reef rookery was 

 drained today. It was intended to cover the surfac(,' with bowlders, but this had to 

 be abandoned on account of the arrival of the bulls. 



May 10. Seals are reported to day on the various rookeries as follows: Northeast 

 Point, 20 bulls; Polovina, 4; Lukanin, 2; Kitovi, 2; Reef, 1; Gorbatch, 1; 40 bachelors 

 on Sivutch Rock. 



May 11. Fifteen Ijnlls are reported ashore at Zapadni and ij in the water. Ninety 

 seals were killed on Si\ utch Rock. 



May 12. Sixteen bulls are reported on Tolstoi, and 8 bachelors. 



May 14. Twenty bull seals are reported on Gorbatch and Reef, 8 on Lukanin, 7 on 

 Kitovi. The first bull hauled out today on Lagoon. 



May 15. Thirty bulls and 12 baiihelors are hauled out on Tolstoi. 



May 17. Seventeen bulls on Little Zapadni and many on the main rookery. Four 

 new bulls haul out on Lagoon. Bulls are hauling fast at Tolstoi. 



May 19. There are 200 bulls at Northeast Point and about 100 bachelors. 



May 21. A perpendicular wall of ice from 8 to 10 feet high extends along the 

 water's edge of Reef rookery for a considerable distance, forming an impassable 

 bariier. The bulls, however, haul out to the south of it and travel over the rocks to 

 their desired places. 



May 22. A small food drive of 36 seals was made from Tolstoi. 



.Tune 2. The old bulls are occupying their places on the rookeries, but the young 

 bulls have not yet arrived. Bachelors are reported scarce on all the hauling grounds. 



June 10. The first cow seen ou St. Paul hauled out on Tolstoi rookery to-day. 



