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bia, particularly Ihoso relating to Race Rocks and ftmitli's Island, 

 appear to have the same meaning-. Jndge J. G. Swan has also collected 

 much evidence to the same clfect, with particular reference to the 

 vicinity of Ca;po Flattery, which may be found detailed in the "Fish- 

 eries Industries of the United States" (vol. ii. p. 393), and in the 

 "Bulletin of the United States Fish Comiiiission" (vol. iii, p. 201). 

 Some of his observations we have been unable to conttrm,.but the 

 statements since obtained from Mr. J. W. Mackay go iar to prove that, 

 in still earlier years than those referred to by .Judge Swan, a certain 

 number of seals regularly occupied certain breeding-places in the 

 vicinity of the Straits of Fuca. 



Vancouver Mucli evideiice to tlie same effect is contained in tlie Re- 



sfn"p\enfJut!po^'t ^*' ^^® British Commissioners; and it may here also 



1883, p. 123. ' be noted, that many fur-seals were actually observed upon 



the Seal Rocks in Portland Canal, by the naval officers 



engaged in surveying there, in August 1868. 



FUR-SEALS RESORTING TO HAYSTACK ISLANDS. 



Mr. Mackay, above cited, states that it is ])robable that 

 a few individuals still breed on the Haystack Islands, oft 

 Vancouver Island. 

 . ^Pfas^'^ig'^'^"^- The Haystack Islands, together with other outlying 

 *'^^' ' ' islands to the north of Vancouver Island, were specially 

 visited by Mr. Macouu in May, 1892, and though the date 

 was too early in the season to enable it to be determined 

 whether fur-seals were actually breeding there, a consider- 

 able number of these animals was found frequenting the 

 shores. The facts observed by Mr. Macoun will be found 

 stated in his Report. 

 nn^sioners'^Re- It is further pointed out by the British Commissioners 

 port, para. 449. that, cvcu apart from the ascertained facts — 



it would be admissible to predicate the occasional birth of young 

 along the whole extent of coast frequented by the fur-seal. It is 



further borne out by the actual existence of breeding rookeries 

 144 situated along or near to the migration route of the fur-seal on 



the western side of the Pacihc, on the Kurile Islands, and on 

 Robben Island. 



These facts (particularly when taken in connection with 

 those relating to climate) show that, not only is it unsafe, 

 but in all probability incorrect, to assert that all the seals 

 frequenting the eastern part of the Pacific are born on the 

 Pribyloff Islands; and this quite apart from the question 

 of the commingling of seals of the two sides of the Pacific, 

 which has previously been discussed. 



OPINION OF JUDGE SWAN AND PROFESSOR ALLEN. 



of North Ant^ri^ ^^^ icgard to this matter, Professor J. A. Allen, in his 

 can Pinnipeds," "Monograph" already cited, quotes Judge J. G. Swan, 

 ^■'^^' who has given much attention to subjects connected with 



the fur-seals. Judge Swan, after recording various obser- 

 vations made by him, writes: 



It seems as preposterous, to ray mind, to suppose that all the Fnr- 

 Seals of the North Pacilic go to "the Pribylov Ishands, as to suppose 

 that all the salmon go to the Columbia and Fraser's River or to the 

 Yukon. 



