Stanford University, 



California, August 30, 1898. 

 The present volume consists of a series of papers by different authors relating 

 to tlie natural history and resources of the fur seal islands in Bering Sea. It has 

 been compiled under the editorial supervision of Mr. Frederic A. Lucas. 



Daa^id Starr Jordan, 

 Commissioner in Charge of Fur Seal Investigations. 

 Hon. Lyman J. Gage, 



Secretary of the Treasnrii, Washington, D. C. 



