ANALYSIS. 



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A. Introduction. 



1. History and objects of the memoir - o 



B. Geographical Distribution. 



2. Geographical distribution of the fur-seal 6 



C. Thk Pribylov Islands. 



3. Discovery of the Pribylov Islands. [See also 31.] 8 



4. Description of the Pribylov islands. [See also 25-33.] - 9 



D. The Occupants of the Islands. 



5. The natives of the islands. [See also 39 F.] 19 



6. The Alaslca Commercial Company. [See also 37.] 24 



7. The business concerned 26 



E. The Seal-Life on the Puibylov Islands. 



8. The hair seal 28 



9. Life-history of the fur-seal - 29 



10. The "hollnschickie" or "bachelor" seals — a description 43 



11. Description of the fur-seal rookeries of St. Paul and St. George - 48 



12. Manner of taking the seals - - '^O 



13. Manner of caring for and shipping the fur-seal skins. [See also 4.] 76 



14. Economic value of the skins, oil, and flesh of the fur-seal 80 



F. The Sea-Lion, Eumetopias Stelleri. 



15. Life-history of the sea-lion -- 84 



16. Capture of the sea-lion — 89 



17. Economic uses of the sea-lion - 91 



G. Tub Walrus of Bering Sea, Odobwnus obesus. 



18. Life-history of the walrus -. .- 92 



H. A brief review of official reports upon the conduct of affairs on the seal-islands. 



19. Special investigations of Lieut. Washburn Maynard, U. S. N 102 



20. Synopsis of Lieut. Maynarrt's investigations — . 102 



21. Epitome of siiecial reports upon the seal-islands in the archives of the Treasury Department 109 



I. Illustrative and Supplemental Notes. 



22. The Russian seal-islands, Bering and Popper, or the Commander group 109 



23. St. Matthew island and its relation to St. Paul 115 



24. Digest of the data in regard to the fur-seal rookeries of the Soirth Atlantic and Pacific, and number of skins taken 



therefrom 1 - 117 



25. Catalogue of the man)nials of the Pribylov group - - 124 



26. Catalogue of the birds of the Pribylov group 125 



27. Catalogue of the fishes of the Pribylov group l-'*' 



28. Notes on the invertebrates — - 137 



29. Notes on the plants -• l-'" 



30. Veniaminov on the Russian seal-industry at the Pribylov islands -. l"**^ 



31. Veniaminov's account of the discovery of the Prib.ylov islands l''^ 



32. History of the organization of the Russian-American Fur Company - 148 



33. Meteorological abstract for the mnnths, from September, 1872, to April, 1873, inclusive 149 



34. Tbe method of dressing the fur-seal skin 1^' 



35. Bering, not Behring -• l'''l 



36. The law protecting the seal-islands 153 



37. The organization and regulations of the Alaska Commercial Company --• 154 



38. Comments upon the legislation of Congress - 157 



39. Paragraphsof reference rel.ative to subjects discussed in the preceding memoir, and referred to as "Note 39" 158 



40. Final notes and tables relative to the value, protection, and growth of the fur-seal; and the revenue derived from that 



industry on the Pribylov islands 1*^5 



Glossary. 



41. Definition of technical terms and Russian nomenclature, used by the author in the preceding monograph 173 



42. Weights, measures, and values 175 



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