0. S. Nati«n«l Mu»ec(> 



THE 



FUR SEALS AND FUR-SEAL ISLANDS 



OV TllK 



NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. 



BY 



DAVID STARR JORDAN, 



President of Leland Stanford Jr. University, 



COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE OF FUR-SEAL INVESTIGATIONS OF 1896-97. 



WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL ASSOCIATES: 

 LEONHARD STEJNEGER and FREDERIC A. LUCAS, 



Of the TJ. S. National IMuseum. 



JEFFERSON F. MOSER, 



Lieutenant-Commander^ U. S. JV., 

 In Cominnanci of the XJ. S. Fish Commission Steanner Albatross. 



CHARLES H. TO^VNSEND, 



Of the XJ. S. Fish Commission. 



GEORGE A. CLARK, 



Secretary at-id Ster:iographer. 



JOSEPH MURRAY, 



Special Agent. 

 WITH SPECIAL PAPERS BY OTHER CONTRIBUTORS. 



PART 3. 



WASHINGTON: 



GOVERNMBNT PRINTING OFFICH. 

 1899. 



