THE BKANDING ON ST. GEOKGE. 593 



SEPTEMBER 23. 



MK. .jr due's notes. 



Begiuiiing with September 17, I brauded pups ou tlie rookeries of St. George as 

 follows: 



North rookery J 43 



Staraya Artel 404 



Zapadni 677 



East 235 



Little East 121 



Total 1, 8>;0 



OCTOBER 15. 

 COLONEL MURRAY'S NOTES. 



Ou this day I made a count of the dead pups on Lukaniu and Kitovi which have 

 been added since the middle of Augu.st. 1 found o4i' on Lukaniu and .jl.J on Kitovi; 

 makiug 1,057 pups which have starved to death on tlie two rookeries. 



OCTOBER 17. 



COLONEL MURRAY'S NOTES. 



This afternoon was spent in rolling down stones into the gullies of Zapadni, 

 covering the floor of the long gully with large and permanent bowlders. 



OCTOBER 18. 



COLONEL Murray's notes. 



To-day we rolled stones weighing from 100 pounds to 2 tons on the sand flat of 

 Tolstoi. 



(This closes the record for the season of 1897). 



