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OBSERVATIONS OF SEALS AT SEA 

 Report No. 2 of seals seen by U. S. S. Adams. 



Very respectfully, 

 Dutch Harbor, Alaska, August 18, 1892. 



Thos. Nelson, 

 Commander, 77. S. N., Commanding. 



Forwarded for the information of the State Department. 



R. D. Evans, 

 Comdr., U. S. 2V., Comdg. V. S. Naval Force, Bering Sea. 



True copy from the records of the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, December 22, 1892. 



F. M. Ramsay, 

 Chief of Bureau. 



Report of seals seen by U. S. S. Ranger. 



Date. 



Month. Day. Hour 



July. 



Au« 



2 :30 a. m . . 

 3:30 " .. 

 2:30 p.m.. 

 9:00 a. m.. 



10:30 " ., 

 12:40 p.m. 

 2:00 " 

 12:00m ... 

 12:30 p.m. 

 2:30 " 

 5:40 " 

 5:30 " 



Latitude and longitude. 



Lat. 57° 10' N., long. 169° 26' W 



" 57° 14' " " 169° 31' " 



" 56° 27' " " 166° 50' " 



" 56° 01' " " 168° 18' " 



About 20 seals seen from 10 to 15 miles SE. of St. Paul Island 

 Lat. 57° 48' N., long. 167° 38' W 



" 58° 00' " " 167° 30' " 



" 56° 53' " " 105° 19' " 



" 57° 16' " " 166° 38' " 



" 55°42'" " 165° 13' " 



" 55° 31' " " 165° 26' " 



" 55° 11' " " 165° 42' " 



" 54° 08' " *" 160° 38' " 



Number 

 seen. 



One. 

 One. 

 One. 

 One. 



Two. 



One. 

 One. 

 Two. 

 One. 

 Two. 

 ( inc. 

 One. 



True copy from the records of the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, December 31, 1892. 

 " 1\ M. Ramsay, 



Chief of Bureau. 



