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THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



middle of September, when the vessels leave for home. The records do not show any 

 very great differences in the weather conditions from year to year. In August seals 

 are taken nearly every day, there having been but three August days from 1894 to 

 1897 when seals were not taken. In September during the same years sealing has 

 been nearly continuous until after the middle of the mouth, when the rapid with- 

 drawal of vessels begins on account of heavy weather. Very few vessels remain after 

 the 20th, and they are usually all out of Bering Sea before the end of the month. 

 There are days on some parts of the sealing grounds when vessels do not lower their 

 boats while vessels elsewhere make fair catches. A careful examination of the 

 records shows that summer storms in Bering Sea are local and do not necessarily 

 interrupt hunting over the entire sealing area. 



Table showiiiy number of days durinij monthn of August aud September, IS04, when pelagic scaling was car- 

 ried on in Bering Sea, as indicated by log entries of a majority of the vessels of the sealing fleets 



1894. 



Auk. 1 

 2 

 ■J 

 i 



31 



Sept. 1 



2 



4 

 5 

 (> 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 



Masrot, Borcalis, Earl<>. Favorite, Rioli, Miniiip, Etta, ami Beatrice. 



Mascot, Tlieiese, Etta, Triumpli, Sa])pliire, Moore, and Katherine. 



Mascot. San .lose, Boroalia, Earle, Favorite, Rich, Therese, Minnie, Etta, ('olural>i!i, Beatrice, ami Fawn, 

 .lose, Boreali.s, Earlo, Favorite, Kicli, Therese, Minnie, Etta, dolnnihia. I5eatrice, Fawn, and L. Ol.sen. 

 Jose, Borealis, Favorite, Kich, Erland, Minnie, Etta. Coliunhia, Beatrice, and Fawn, 

 .lose, Ellen, Earle, Kich, Kilnienv. Tliere.se, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Fawn, and L. Ol.sen. 



Ellen, Jiorealiii, Earle, Favorite, Tlierese, Deeahks, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Beatrice, Fawn, and L. Olsen. 

 Jose, Borealis, Ellen, Favorite, Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Columbia, and Beatrice. 



Mascot, Borealis, Kilmeny, Deealilis, Columbia, Beatrice, Fawn, and Johnson. 



Jose, Borealis, Ellen, Earle, Ma-scot, Favorite, Itich, Kiluieu.y, Deeahks, Minnie, Coliiiiibia, Beatrice, Fawn, John 

 .son, and E. Olsen. 



Jose, Borealis, Ellen, Favorite, Kilmenj, There- e, Deeahks, Minnie, Etta, Sparks, Beatrice, Fawn, Johnson, and L. 

 Olsiii. 



Jose, lioiealis, Kicli, Kilmeny, Erland, Minnie, Beatrice, and Johnson. 



liosie Olsen, Jane Grey, Arietis, Vera, Saiiphire. and Aurora. 



Borealis ami Deeahk.s. 



BorealiB, Favorite, Grey, Kicli. Deeahks, Minnie, Beatrice, Algar, .lohiison, and Sjiarks. 



K. Olsen, Hich, Dee.aliks, Erland, Minnie, and Faw n. 



K. Olsen, tirey, Kilnienv, Minnie. Columbia, and Beatrice. 



Borealis, K. Ol.sen, Earle, Favorite, Grey, Kicli, Kilmeny, Deeahks, ICrlaiid, Minnie, Etta, Beatrice, Henrielt:i, 

 Algar, Fawn, Johnson, and Sparks. 



Favorite, Hich, Kilmeny, Deeahks, Minnie, Etta, Coluiubia, Henrietta, Beatrice, Aljiar, Joiinson, and Sparks. 



Kilmeny. 



Ellen, R. Olson, Earh'. Favorite, Grey, Kilmeny, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Al;jar, and Faw n. 



Favorite, Kich, Kilmeny, Tlioreie, Deeahks, Minnie, Etta, (;oliimbia, Beatrice, Altcar, Fawn, Johnson, and Sparks. 



Favorite. Rich, Kilmeny. Tlierese, Deeahks, Minnie, Etta, (Columbia, Henrietta, Algar, Johnson, and Sparks. 



Rich, Kilmc'ny. Krhiud.Miiiiiie, Beatrice, and Sparks. 



Grey, Kich, Kilmeny, Deeahks, Miniii<>, and Etta. 



Gri^y, Rich, Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Beatrice, Alirar, Fawn, and Joiin.soii. 



Grey, Kich. Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, (Johiiuhia, Henrietta, Beatrice, Algar, Fcwii, John- 

 son, and Sparks. 



Grey, Kich, Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Henrietta, Beat rice, Al};ar, F.iwn, John- 

 son, and Sparks. 



Grey, Rich, Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Henrietta, Beatrice, Algar, Fawn, Johnson, and 

 Sparks. 



Grey, Rich, Kilmeny, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, (Columbia, Beatrice, Henrietta, Algar, Fawn, John.son, and 

 Sparks. 



Grey, Kich, Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Columbia, Etta, B(^atrice, Henrietta, .Algar, Fawn, John- 

 son, and Si>arks 



Grey, Kich, Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Beatrice, Henrietta, Algar, Fawn, John- 

 son aud Sparks. 



Therese, Columbia, and Katherine. 



Triumph, Sapiihire, Borealis, Ainoko, and Kate. 



Rich, Columbia, Beatrice, Henrietta, Algar, Fawn, Jolinson, and Sparks. 



Beatrice, Henrietta, Fawn, and Sparks. 



Erland, Henrietta, Algar, F'awn, Etta, Deeahks, and .Tohnsou. 



Beatrice. Erland, Etta, Deeahks, Johnson, and Therese. 



Columbia, Beatrice, Fawn, Etta, Deeahks, Johnson, and Therese. 



Columbia, Beatrice. Erland, Fawn, Deeahks, aud Therese. 



Sapjdiire and San Jose. 



Erland, Fawn, Deeahks, and Mascot. 



Columbia, Beatrice, Faw ii, Deeahks, and Johnson. 



Beatrice, lirland, Faw n. anrt Deeahks. 



Beatrice, Erland, Fawn, Deeahks, and Johnson. 



Beatrice, Etta, Kate, Saucy Lass, and Beatrice. 



Beatrice, Etta, Shelby, .Viiioko, and Beatrice. 



Beatrice, Etta, ^'ellture, Saucy Lass, and Beatrice. 



Etta, Shelby, Beatrice, Sa])iiliire, and Rosie Olsen. 



Etta, Shelby, and Rosio Olsen. 



Etta. 



' Senate Doc. LIT, Part II, Filty-lourth Congress, first session, pp. 48 50. 



