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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



August i6. Hatton reported three branded yearlings in the food drive made to-day. 



August 27. Went out to Gorbatch (Rock 14) just before dark to observe the mass of seals there. 

 Noted a number of very small seals, undoubtedly yearlings, among the cows and pups at upper edge 

 of herd. 



September 9. One branded yearling seen on Kitovi. 



October 13. After closing school, I spent an hour and a half with Hatton searching for branded 

 yearlings on Gorbatch, Ardiguen, and Reef, without success. 



October 14. This being a school holiday, I spent all day hunting for branded yearlings. Hatton 

 and two natives accompanied me. With glasses we thoroughly scanned every foot of rookery on Gor- 

 batch, Ardiguen, Reef, Kitovi, Lukanin, and Tolstoi. Observed but one branded yearling (at Rock 2, 

 Gorbatch), which we were unable to catch. 



October 17. After school, searched until dark for branded yearlings with Hatton and two natives 

 on Gorbatch, Ardiguen, and Reef. The natives insisted that the yearlings are to be found among the 

 bachelors, and never among the cows and pups. Although I knew better, we decided to cull over 

 the bachelor herd (about 200) on Reef. A few possible yearlings were among them, but no brands. 

 With our glasses we carefully worked over everj' bunch of seals along the rookery fronts. 



October 18. As it was Saturday, Hatton and I spent the whole afternoon looking for branded year- 

 lings. Hunted over Gorbatch, Ardiguen, and Reef carefully. Found but one brand, at Rock 2, 

 Gorbatch, the same place where the one was seen October 14. 



October ig. Spent half a day with a native searching for branded yearlings on Gorbatch, Ardiguen, 

 and Reef, and then Kitovi and Lukanin. Found but one, at Lukanin, which we tried to snare, but 

 he got away from us. This one was hauled up among a mass of cows and pups, and frisking about, as 

 tisual. 



October 24. Spent the late afternoon on Reef Peninsula. Found a finely-branded yearling just in 

 front of "Old John Rock ' ' on Gorbatch , among the cows and pups. 



November 4. Took charge of a " food-drive ' ' at Northeast Point and attempted to procure branded 

 yearlings. In a drive of 3S6 seals from a herd of a thousand or more near Sea Lion Point, there were 

 no branded yearlings and scarcely any seals small enough to have been yearlings. 



After the killing this morning, I took two natives and returned to the rookeries to search again 

 for yearlings. Only 50 bachelors hauled out where we drove from last evening and these all three- 

 year-olds or older. Went to bluff at front of Hutchinson Hill and looked over the big mass of cows 

 and pups there for half an hour. Saw no branded yearlings, but a dozen or more very small seals that 

 I am sure were yearlings scattered along the edges of the herd, mostly on the sandy area just in front 

 of the bluff. 



November 10. A drive was made from Reef, but it contained no branded yearlings, out of a total 

 of 400 seals driven. 



November 11. While on a trip after the reindeer, Hatton saw one branded yearling at Polovina 

 Rookery. 



The total number of branded yearlings noted in 191 3 on St. Paul Island may be 

 summarized as follows: 



Branded yearlings seen on St. Paul Island, IQ13. 



