the baby she left at hoiue in the rookery, but also of the life of the 

 baby yet unborn that she carried with her. 



The older seals do not obtain their food from a very gieat depth, 

 living mostly on squib and surface fish. Our investigations indicate tliat 

 the seals seldom oat salmon, taking thorn only when they pass through a 

 school, Thoy soom to prefer pollack instead. However, they cat more 

 salmon off tho Coppor Island- rookeries, but oven there the general food 

 is squib and pollack. They seldom distrub the fisheries. They do not 

 eat shellfish. Some cod but no halibut were found. The migratory feature 

 of the seal is due generally speaking to food conditions but the departure 

 from the Islands in October is due mostly to the approaching vdnter con- 

 ditions. There seems to be a relations between 100 fathom icmrve and the 

 location whore the seals got their food. The cows most frequent feeding 

 ground is about 75 miles SE to MW of tho Pribilofs, just off 100 fathom 



"Tho cows are usually about three years old when they bear their 

 first pups, having but one offspring at a time. Cows con easily recognize 

 the young by the individual cries in addition to tho peculiar individual 

 odors. The mother single them out of thousands but the pups don't soem 

 to bo able to recognize their mother. The apathy with which the young 

 arc treated by the old is rather strange, Thoy are seldom fondled. The 

 cows show little concern over tho death of their offspring once they leave 

 them." 



"Bulls have a number of peculiar tones but cows can only bleat. 

 When surprised the seal will usually sit up in an erect position and 

 growl and make a spitting noise, showing tho teeth," 



"About the middle of August there seems to bo a breaking up of the 

 harems as the breeding is over. They come and go at random, th& cows 

 going to sea more of ten thaE. the bulls. The pups are clumsy and weak 

 but take to the water to !i.earn to swim. They soon swim and seem to 

 thoroughly enjoy themselves. By. the 15th of September they are out on 

 their own resources except for food. By one October the rookeries,- are 

 pretty well broken up. By 30th October very few remain. The Sailing 

 snow and the heavy rain have thoroughly discouraged them. The seal 

 likes cool, moist weather. The hazy, foggy weather of June, July and , _ . 

 August is to their liking. They apparently do not like temperatures of 

 50° F." 



Tflien the natives off the coast of the United States kill their 

 seals during the months of March and April, it is done by canoe at sea. 

 The fishing gear consists of two spears which are fitted to a pronged 

 polo about 15 feet long. To tho spoar is attached a line which is 

 fastened tou'-tho spear pole or is held in tho hand of the spearman when 

 ho throws the weapon, A seal club is also provided as well as tv/o seal 

 skin buoys, tho latter being taken in tho canoe to be used in rough 

 weather or if a seal, having been speared, cannot be managed with line, 

 the other buoy is bent on and the seal played. Its efforts to escape 

 by driving and plunging soon plays out the seal and it is then hauled 

 alongside and clubbed. Killing the- seals ashore is somewhat different. 

 The killing of seals occurs during the last two v/eeks of July. Early 

 in the morning the fur-seals from one rookery or another are cut off 



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