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Sheep, strange attraction of, to seals, similar sounds, etc 41 



Shetlauds, fur seals on .' 17, 18 



Shopping of the natives, pleasure taken by them 116 



Sickness among the natives » 1 23 



Skins, low grade of Sc. George catch, July 19 191, 193 



salting and bimdling of 91 



old Russian methods of handling 91 



Skinning fur seais, labor of 92, 93 



Slaughter of fur seals in Autarcti:' regions 16, 17, 18 



by early Russian hunters 12, 129 



Snow falls on June 2, 1890, 3 inches 149 



" Soft " spots on poorly cured seal skins 94 



Sound of breeding seals, roar like Niagara, in 1872-1874 41 



South Orkneys, fur-seal habitats of 17 



Sports and pastimes of the holluschickie 75, 76 



Standards set for killing in 1872 and 1890 100, 101 



Standard lowered to 5iV-pound skins July 4, 1890 181 



Stagey seals, shedding hair, etc., time of 98 



Starry Arteel rookery, condition and appearance .luly, 1874 51 



1890 52 



notes on J uly 20 163 



hauling grounds, desolation of July 20 191 



Statue of hauling grounds, 1872 contrasted with 1890 80, 81, 82. 83, 84 



seal rookeries, 1872 compared with 1890 70 



Steaks of sea-lion cubs, j nicy and good 117 



Stock can not be profitably kept on seal islands 119 



Ston jr Point, St. Paul, or Toukie Mees 8 



Stores on the islands, merchandise sold to natives, etc 116 



Subsistence of the natives on the islands 115, 116 



Summary of seals killed, etc., 1870-1890 221 



Surplus male life on rookeries, proportions of 59, 60 



necessity of having large surplus of 60 



on rookeries, killing of 59 



Survey of the islands, none ever made until author's 6, 21, 22 



Surveys of the islands, etc., author's work of 1890 11, 21, 22, 23, 24 



Survey of hauling seals, no di fliculty, August 1 194 



Swimming motions of fur seals, well seen at Great Eastern rookery 55 



feats of the bachelors or holluschickie 76 



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Table showing dates of first and last killing, each year between 1870-1890. . 105, 106 



Table 1, Veniaminov's list of skins taken from 1817 to 1837 135 



2, showing Veniaminov's prophecy of coming seals, 1835-1856 134 



Tail of fur seal, abortive 93 



Tanner, Captain, cruise of, in Bering Sea 212 



Terra del Fucgo, fur-seal habitats of 17 



Throats of sea lions, use made of them 117 



Tingle, George R., bogus official reports of 128, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207 



Tolstoi rookery, its condition and appearance, Julv, 1874 37 



1890 38 



notes on bulls and cows, .) une 12 150 



cows hauling, June 24 152 



June 27 152 



Trail over to Zapadnie, St. George, rough character of 50 



Treasury Department agents on the seal islands, names of, and terms of 



office, between 1869-1890- 199 



urged in 1874 to select competent agents 7 



Tristan da Acunha, fur seals on 18 



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Value of sealing jdaut of lessees 138, 225 



Alaska Commercial Company sold to North Amer- 

 ican Commercial Company, 1890 225 



Shaishuikov's list of 1835-1854 135 



Vegetables can not be raised on the seal islands 119 



Veniaminov, Bishop, his record of 13, 14, 22 



N'eniaminov's prophecy of comiiig of seals, table of 134 



