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JEmil Bamlose. — "Other years I have seeu seals — large seals — in July 

 outside the 172nd Pass, and in August between Uniuiak Pass and the 

 Sannak Islands." 



Colin Locke. — "On the way home [from Asiatic side] this season [1892] 

 we saw seals about 210 miles south-east of the 172nd Pass. I do not 

 know whether these seals came from the Commander or the Pribyloff 

 Islands, but as I had heard from more than one person that there was 

 a rookery on the Aleutian Islands, I thought they might have been 

 from there." 



W. Shields. — " Different years when coming home from Behring Sea 

 we have taken seals 500 miles or so from Flattery, and every year we 

 see some. [Seven years' sealing.] Three different years I went into 

 Behring Sea through the 172nd Pass, and each year saw outside the 

 pass a great many seals." 



0. Scarf. — " I have hunted five years in Behring Sea. . . . On the 

 return from Behring Sea every year I have been there, I have seen seals 

 in the North Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from land." 



J. H. Haake. — "In September of this year, while we were proceeding 

 homeward [from Copper Island grounds], and while in the IsTorth Pacific 

 Ocean, we saw a few seals." 



W. Be Witt. — " I have seen seals all over the North Pacific in the 

 fall and early winter." 



George McDonald. — "One year in the month of August on the 'Lily,' 

 I got seals 200 miles south of the Shumagin Islands, and I have found 

 seals as far west as the 172nd Pass in the month of Sei^tember when 

 homeward bound." 



0. G. Gerow. — "All the years before last year [1891] I found youDg 

 seals in September all along between the jiass by which we came out of 

 Behring Sea and Cape Cook. These seals had not been at the breeding- 

 islands. Last year it was too stormy, and no look-out was kept. 



Captain James Gan-din. — "About the 1st September seals were plen- 

 tiful [in 1887] outside Akutan Pass." 



Captain William Petit. — "I have seen seals in the North Pacific 

 Ocean between Unmiak Pass and Queen Charlotte Islands in Septem- 

 ber, and one year a good many. Last year [1891] I saw some in August." 



Captain C. F. Dillon. — "In 18881 came south from Behring Sea about 

 longitude 175° west, and caught seals there; this was in the latter part 

 of August. In 1886, late in August, we killed seals 30 or 40 miles south 

 of 172nd Pass; between Umniak Pass and Saanak Islands, in 1887, I 

 saw seals quite abundant in J;he latter part of July. In 1889 we got 

 seals about Kadiak Island off and on all summer. In 1890, late in 

 August, I killed a sleeping seal off the Shumagin Islands and saw 

 others." 



William Roland says: "That every year on the return from Behring 

 Sea or Copper Island grounds I have seen scattering seals in the North 

 Pacific on our course about 400 or 500 miles from Kadiak Island, along 

 the 50th parallel north latitude." This would be between the middle 

 of September and first of October. 



Arthur W. Roland, saw seals in 1892 about 500 miles south of the 

 Aleutian Islands, along the 50th parallel north latitude. In 1891 he 

 saw some seals [when returning from Behring Sea] about half way 

 between IJnimak Pass and Cape Flattery. 



29 John Matthews states that on the "Brenda's" voyage home in 



1891 from Copi)er Island grounds he saw seals about 300 miles 



