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thiuks he got more males tlian on tlie coast. He did not get any grey- 

 pups this year [1892] — " they were very scarce, and I only got four last 

 year." He was in Bchring Sea in 1887, and thinks he got more cows 

 than bulls, but is not sure. Five or six years ago he got more males 

 than he does now. 



Cedar-lcanim, or "Peter," of the village of Ucluelet, says that he gets 

 as many males as females along the coast and in Barclay Sound. Only 

 the very old cows have pups in them. 



At-clappa, or " John," corroborates what was said by Cedar-Kanim. 



Atelu, of Clayoquot Sound, thinks that he gets more cows than bulls 

 in the season's catch. Off the coast he gets more cows, but as he goes 

 further north more bulls. "Many of the cows along the coast are 

 carrying pups, but I have often killed old white-whiskered cows that 

 have no pups nor milk. I have not got many grey pups this year." 



Ah-nah-yook heard what Atelu said, and it is what he thinks also. 



Qui-an-ah, or "Punch," of the village of Ahousat, states that along 

 the coast he gets more cows than bulls, but that as he goes north 

 toward Behring Sea, and in Behring Sea, he gets more bulls than cows. 

 "Along the coast I have got a good many cows with pup, and have 

 also got old cows not carrying a pup. Grey pups are nearly always 

 males." 



Enocto, of the village of Ahousat, cannot say whether he gets more 

 cows or bulls. " We get quite a few old cows not carrying pups and 

 not having milk." 



High-eit-Uclc-skeel, of the village of Ahousat, says that some years he 

 gets more bulls, and some years more cows. In 1892 he got a good 

 many pups. He has sometimes seen old cows that were not carrying 

 pups and that were without milk. 



22 Charlie Qiiisto, of the village of San Juan, says that, taking it 



altogether, he gets about half cows and half bulls — young and 

 old. Almost all the large cows he gets have pups in them, but some 

 have not. 



See-all-sum and Weeh-tin, having heard what Charlie Quisto said, say 

 that they think and believe as he does. 



Joseph, Chief of the Clayoquot Indians, says that more male than 

 female seals are always got. 



JacJc, and Johnnie Hammond, who were present when Joseph was 

 examined, think as he does. 



Sant-e, an Indian hunter of about fifteen years' experience, from Bar- 

 clay Sound, Vancouver Island, says, referring to the seals taken off 

 Barclay Sound: " More males than females are taken, if grey pups are 

 counted; more females if the young ones are not counted. All the 

 females are not with young; some of them are barren." On this 

 same vessel witli Sant e were several other Indian hunters, whose 

 catch of males and females was — 



Sant-e, 6G, nearly all males; 



Charlie, more males than females; 



Gus, 95 seals, not many females; 



Douglas, 73 seals, only one female; 



Joe, 41 seals, not many females ; 



Taylor, 88 seals, more males than females; 



Tommie, 59 seals, more males than females; 



All saw barren females among those taken, but no count was kept 

 of them. 



