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tian group, and have noticed seals going north through all the passes 

 as far westward as Attu Island, and have seen stragglers from there to 

 the Commander Islands." 



Milton Scott states that in 1891 and 1892 he crossed over to the Rus- 

 sian coast, "On each occasion in returniug we saw seals more or less 

 every day." 



Charles Francis went on the "Brenda" to the Asiatic coast along the 

 Aleutian Islands about 50 miles south. He saw scattering seals all the 

 way, especially about the 175th to 180th parallel. 



Michael Keefe went to the Asiatic coast in 1892, and saw scattered 

 seals all the way across, especially off Amutka Pass and about the 

 180th parallel. 



W. 0. Sha/ter, in crossing from the American to the Asiatic coast in 

 July, saw seals more or less every day. 



Captain G. E. BfocTcler, in crossing from Japan to Victoria in 1892, 

 taking the " great circle" course, passed about 200 miles to the south- 

 ward of the Aleutian Islands, and saw seals every day, some days only 

 one or two, but some each day right along. 



27 Lee J. Thiers says in coming back from the Japan coast in 



1892, late in June and early in July, the " great circle " track for 

 Victoria was followed, and in the passage across he saw seals every 

 day. The vessel ran within 200 or 250 miles of the Aleutian group. 



Warren F. Upson, in crossing south of the Aleutian Islands to the 

 Commander Islands in July 1892, noticed seals more or less in the pas- 

 sage He further says: "I have crossed from San Fran- 

 cisco to Yokohama many times, and have taken many different courses. 

 In courses made from 35° to 45° north have seen seals off and on every 

 day all the way across in January, February, and March." 



Captain Adolphe F. Carlson states that he crossed in the mail-steamer 

 "Gallic" from Yokohama to San Francisco, making a course 45° north, 

 and has seen seals more or less every day — this was in the" month of 

 January — and has returned the beginning of February at a course 

 about 3G° north, and again saw seals almost daily during the voyage. 



Frederick Crocker has made many sealing voyages to Eussian and 

 Japanese waters, and says: "In crossing from the American to the 

 Russian side, I have noticed seals more or less every day during the 

 passage; this would be about the month of August, and in coming 

 from the Russian to the American side, south of the Aleutian Islands, 

 about the month of September, have observed the same thing." 



William Gonners says: "In 1883, crossing from the Japan Islands to 

 Victoria in October and November, I noticed seals every day during 

 the voyage." 



H. J. Lund says: "On the way home this year [1892], during the 

 month of July, on the "great circle" track, we saw seals every day; 

 some days as many as twenty." 



James W. Crew says: "In crossing from the Eussian side to San 

 Francisco, and following a course bringing us south of the Aleutian 

 Islands, about the month of September, I have seen straggling seals 

 all the way across until we reached 150° west longitude." 



Captain Andrew McKiel states that, in 1891 , " the ' Maud S.,' after being 

 ■warned, sailed across Behring Sea in nearly a direct line between the 

 Pribyloff" Islands and the Commander Islands. I saw seals every day 

 on the voyage over. This year the 'Sadie TurpeP went over to the 



