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Peter Hammel thinks he gets more females than males, "perhaps 20 

 per ceot. more. I haven't found a big lot of difference in the numbers." 

 James Garthrat, sealed from 1883 to 1887, says: "In my recollection 

 I got more females than i^ales along the coast; about 60 per cent., I 

 think, would be about the average run of females, and it would run 

 about the same in Behring Sea." 



Hit-hitte, commonly called "Peter," states that off San Juan they 

 have always got more females than males, and that they are always in 

 pup. 



Kasado, commonly called "Tom," states that off San Juan they 

 have always got more females than males, and that they are mostly in 

 pup. In a take of ten about six would be females, and of that six 

 three would be cows with pup, and the other three youug females, and 

 of the males two would be 1 year old and the other two 2 years old. 

 Old bulls are never got off" the coast, but cows that are not with pup 

 sometimes are. A great iiumber of grey pups are got some seasons; 

 they are nearly all males, and the brown pups are about half males and 

 half females. This year we only got a few grey pups 



In Behring Sea we always get more young bulls than cows. About 

 half the cows we get would be in milk, the other half being females 

 and cows without pups in them. [Five years' sealing in Behring Sea.] 



Schoiiltwick, commonly called "Jinks," states that around the village 

 of Ohiat, Vancouver Island, he gets more females than males, but fur- 

 ther north more males than females. Does not keep a record of males 

 and females taken, but thinks more females are got there than males, 

 and lots of them are old ones without pups; sometimes would take ten 

 seals, and find no females with pup, and sometimes would take ten, of 

 which four would be in pup ; last year [1891] got a great many grey 

 pups, and all grey pups are males. 



ClawatmacJc, So-y-uTc, Thompson, Jack, Too-tootch, and Jimmy agrees 

 with all said by Schoultwick. 



ClUhapisum, commonly called "Eared Coon," of the village of Ohiat, ^ 

 says: "Along this coast and in this sound [Barclay] more females than 

 males are taken ; in a catch of ten I think about six would be females 

 and about four would be carrying young; the males are mostly young- 

 bulls. Farther north we get more bulls than here. We natives keep 

 no record of these things." 



Hanaisum and Clahouto heard what was said by Clahapisum, and says 

 that it is a true statement. 



Walter Watt, of the village of Alberni, states that around the coast [of 

 Vancouver Island] about half the catch, perhaps a little more, are 

 females. " In a take of ten, six would likely be females ; of these six, three 

 would be cows with pups in them, and the rest barren cows and pups. 

 There are very few old bulls got on the coast; the males are mostly 

 youug bulls of 1 and 2 years old. Get quite a few barren cows. . . . 

 A good number of pups are got; these are always males; not so many 

 were got this year as last." 



Ghileta, commonly called "Jack," says: "Along the coast and in the 

 sound we get about as many females as males. Never see large bulls 

 till we get up as far as Queen Charlotte Island. Has got plenty of 

 cows carrying no pup and having no milk. Fully half the females 

 caught on this coast have pups in them." 



O^ifrtY/Zm, or "Charlie," of the village of JSTumukamis, says: "Five and 

 six years ago we used to get more male seals than females, now we get as 

 many females as we do males. Do not get many grey pups now. Fully 



