588 THE FUR SEALS OF THK PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



AUGUST 20. 

 BEPOKTED BY MK. UKEELEY. 



Suodgrass found a cow on Tolstoi which liad died of old age, very dark, almost 

 black underneath, cervical vertebrse ossified together and teeth all worn out. 



AUGUST 24. 

 MR. SNODGBASS'S NOTES. 



All of the dead pups on the sand of Tolstoi rookery were collected to-day in 

 about nine piles. They imnibered 584. This included a few from the rocks at the 

 base of the sloi^e back of the sand, and also those lying near the sand on the rocks 

 bonlerinfi' the shore. The sand was thus made bare of dead pups, so that an exact 

 record of the future deaths of pups on this area can be obtained. 



AUGUST 25. 



:mr. sNonGi; ass's notes. 



Seven fresh dead pup.-i were found on the sands at «..">0 o'clock this morning, and 

 these must all have died since 11 o'clock a. m. yesterday; 7 in twenty-one and one-halt 

 hours. 



MR. greelev's notes. 



The pups are now swimming very freely and are Just beginning to take tiieir long 

 trips from the rookeries and congregate on the village point and various places about 

 the Lagoon rookery. 



SEPTEMBER 2. 



MR. GREELBY"S NOTES. 



The bachelors were only driven into the lagoon to-day, although the fence was 

 ready a week ago. A greater part of the drive, numbering about 7."i(l. were from the 

 Eeef and Lukanin. These were mostly young bachelors, numy 2-year-olds, a few 5 to 

 7 year-olds, and a good many young cows (mostly li year olds) that mingled in with 

 the bachelors. From Tolstoi about -'.">0, all bachelors, mostly above ."> years old. were 

 driven. It was about 8 o'clock when they were driven through the gate. 'Ibey 

 manifested only a little fear of the fence, and were readily driven through the ga'e. 

 The 2-year-olds generally took the lead, and were more easily handled than the 5 to 7 

 year-olds, which were obstinate. The hitter ran into the fence when frightened, 

 apparently unable to see it. 



Once inside the fence, most of the seals made a rush for the water, and startt'd 

 aindessly about the lagoon in different bands. A few made a break down tlic outlet 

 of the lagoon, hut stopped within 20 feet of the fence, and a few went nearer, but none 

 struck the fence at all. Later in the day an occasional seal would luu into the fence, 

 but with no violence. A large band started across the lagoon Hat toward the base of 

 Tolstoi, but turned back before running into the fence. In an hour they were all 

 quiet, and seemed ])erfectly at home, hauling out along the rocks at the base of Tolstoi 

 head and on the sands at the head of the lagoon. 



