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Released seals, behavior of, June iiO-Jnly 15 177, 178 



of Reef do not return there to-day, July 1 178 



Rept)rt ou condition of affairs in Alaska, Elliott, 1874 6, 26 



Reports, bogus Treasury agents, 1886-1888 128, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209 



Resauov, General, his check to slaughter in 1805 129 



Reservation, ironclad, of the Government in leases of 1870 and 1890 14.1 



of hauling grounds, imperative ISO, 181 



Reserve sources of supply of killable seals in 1872-1874 7, 8 



Reservoirs of surplus male seal life on St. Paul in 1872-1871 8 



undisturbed male seal life lirst tapped in 1881 148, 217, 218 



in 1872-1874 148, 155, 156 



Rest, must be given to the seals, on land and in the sea 174 



Restoration of fur-seal industry, must not be divided 137 



seal herd under Russian care, 1834-1851 136 



present difficulties l.'>6, 137 



Pribilov sealing industry, jtlau of 129 



Antarctic sealing grounds, improbable 19 



Results of the zapooska ordered by the Russians 1826-27 132, 133 



Revised regulations for land killing, author's 137, 228 



"Road skins "' or "faints," not many found July 8 182 



Robbens Reef, fur seals on 18 



Rookeries or breeding grounds on Pribilov Islands 19, 20 



area and condition of the Antarctic 16 



Rookery space occupied by single seals 23 



Rotting of seal carcasses on killing grounds 95, 96 



Royal Company Island, fur seals on 18 



Ruin of the Pribilov breeding and hauling grounds 5, 57, 70. 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 



Russian seal islands, our seals have not gone there 70, 211 



need more definite knowledge of 69 



slaughter of fur seals 12. 129 



fur hunters at work on the islands 12 



St. Felix Island, fur-seal habitats of 17 



St. George Island, sea lions driven from, etc 48 



field notes on, July 19 191 



Sales, London, seal skins, October, 1890 227 



Salt houses established, new ones in 1879-80 96 



description of Pribilof pattern 94 



Sand dunes at Northeast Point, changed character of 157 



Sandwich Group, fur-seal habitats of 17 



Santa Barbara Islands, fur seals on 18 



Sea elephant, Macrorhinits, driven only a few yards 172 



Sea lions, breeding on St. Paul, places where 45 



driven from St. George Island 48, 54 



on Great ICastern rookery July 26 163 



at Northeast Point, in full riittiug order .)uno 2 156 



Seals in Aleutian passes, speared and shot there 212 



among the breakers, joy of 76 



are "not coming late," silly cry of 68 



Sealing plant, cash value of, itemized 225 



gang at worlv 91 



Sealers' terms ai»])lied to fur seals 20 



Section II 73 



III 85 



IV : 97 



V 109 



VI 124 



VII 128 



VIII 144 



Scarcity of killable seals in 1890, table showi;ig . 101 



seals not due to deflection of herd 212 



Schools on islands, number and real value of 113, 114 



Selection of fur-seal skins on the islands 97 



Sharks, enemies of fur seals, list of 61 



Shaishnikov, Deacon Kazeau, record ke))t bv 14 



irreparable loss of his diary for 1828-1854 133 



Shaishnikov's invaluable autograph list, 1835-1854 135 



Shedding hair and fur, time of 98 



