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THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



May 0. — At Victoria. Schooner <Sierra, 202 seals ; .Vari/ £//««, 460 seals. 



June fi. — Anchored iu the I'ass near Ugamok Island. Passed schooner Thcreae. 



June Ci. — First day in Bering Sea. 



June 11. — In sight of St. George Island. 



June '27. — Boarded by Conviii and notilied not to hunt in Bering Sea, but captain produced papers 



which were considered sufficient as permit, tiuus and ammunition of schooner jSiena, Captain 



Lee, seized by Corwin. 

 July 10. — Saw schooner Black Diamond, with Siwaah crew. 



August 3. — Spoke Mary Ellen, with 2,X.jO seals on board — full catch from San Francisco 3, .550 seals. 

 August 11, — Spoke Therese, with 1,200 seals. 



August 15. — Fifty miles north of Unalaska Ishmd. Longitude, 167^ 25' north; 54^ 33' latitude. 

 August SO. — Starting home. About 54 3G' latitude; 171"- 50' longitude. Catch for the season : Ilfron, 



52M; Ball, 244; Cooper,366; Bremond,421; Ford, 258; Captain Meyer, 104. Catch for Bering Sea: 



Ufron, 323; Ball, 257; Cooper, 240; Bremond, 303; Ford, 241; Captain Meyer, 81. Rilles used 



during cruise. 

 September 23. — ^'ictoria. 

 September 24. — Sold .skins at $6.25 each. 

 October 12. — San Francisco. 



SCHOONER ALEXANDER. 

 [Northwest coast aiul UeringSea. | 



1887. 



Lat. N. 



Long 



.W. 



Seals. 



1887. 



Lat. N. 



Long. W. 



Seals. 



1887. 



Lal.N. 



Long 



.W. 



Seals. 





o / 



o 



, 



! 





o / 



' 





O ' 



o 



, 





Feb. 8 



37 10 



123 



30 



1 



Apr. 18 



41 35 



125 00 



9 



June 13 



53 45 



162 



49 



4 



10 



37 15 



123 



45 



2 



20 



43 35 



124 57 



12 



18 



54 00 



162 



38 



6 



16 



37 27 



124 



10 



5 



21 



44 50 



124 54 



16 



19 



53 43 



163 



07 



7 



17 



37 50 



123 



45 



6 



22 



44 45 



124 57 



29 i 



20 



53 27 



163 



20 



10 



26 



37 45 



123 



50 



2 



23 



45 48 



124 50 



62 



22 



^3 37 



163 



10 



11 



28 



37 45 



123 



43 



3 



28 



47 58 



124 30 



2 



24 



53 4(1 



162 



57 



12 



Mar. 1 



38 00 



124 



00 



3 



May 12 



48 10 



125 20 



36 



26 



53 45 



162 



40 



14 



15 



38 30 



123 



57 



« 



13 



48 30 



126 20 



42 



27 



53 47 



163 



35 



18 



18 



38 35 



123 



47 



2 



14 



48 45 



126 40 



47 



28 



53 59 



162 



57 



18 



23 



39 10 



124 



40 



9 



15 



48 30 



127 10 



58 



29 



53 37 



163 



10 



5 



28 



39 00 



124 



45 



1 



22 



51 10 



138 20 



63 



July 12 



53 41) 



163 



25 



65 



30 



39 15 



124 



47 



2 



23 



.52 40 



148 30 



65 



Aug. 18 



54 00 



162 



25 



86 



Apr. 3 

 14 



40 00 



40 15 



41 25 



124 



124 

 124 



40 

 50 

 55 



7 

 12 

 38 



Juun 7 

 9 



10 



53 30 

 53 40 

 53 50 



163 05 

 162 57 

 162 47 



1 

 2 

 3 















Total 







800 



15 







Ejiracis from a priratc log kept on hoard the Canadian schooner San Jose during a sealing cruise along the 

 coasts of California. Oregon, and Washington in February, March, and April, ISSS. 



1888. 



Position. 



Feb. — We.stport, 35 miles NE 



6 Cape (Jorda, 35 miles NE 



8 (Jape Mendocino, 25 miles E 



9 Klamath River, 20 miles NE 



17 ()«■ Albion 



25 Fort Riws, 30 miles NE 



Mar. 5 Earalhmes, 10 miles ENE 



Point Reyes, 35 miles ESE 



Point Arena, 25 miles NE 



Cape Mendocino. 80 miles N 



Cai)e Mendocino. 40 miles N 



Um])(iua Sho;il, 20 miles E 



Cape Perpetua, 60 miles E. by N 



Cape Perpetua, 40 miles NE 



do 



Cape Perpetua, NE 



Cape Lookout, 25 miles XNE 



Cape Lodliout, 30 miles NE 



Cape Lookout (from deck), NNE 



Haystack Rock, 6 miles (Davis 2) ENE 



Seals. 



1888. 



.Mar. 26 



27 



Apr. 2 



4 



5 



5 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



16 



17 



18 



21 



22 



23 



I'osition. 



Lookout, 15 miles NE 



do 



Haystack Rock, 15 miles ENE 



Haystack Rock, 20 miles ENE 



Haystack Rock, 25 miles ENE 



Haystack Rock, 15 miles ENE 



Tillamook Head, 30 miles N 



Tillamook Head, 18 miles NE 



Colombia River, 30 miles NE 



(Columbia River, 35 miles ENE 



C/'olumbia River, 40 miles ENK 



Columbia River, 45 miles ENE 



Tillamook Head, 30 miles E. by N . 

 Tillamook Head, 40 miles E. by N . 

 Columbia River, 3.') miles NE. by N 

 Destruction IsLand, 30 miles NE . . 



Dead seal gatled from schooner 



Cape Flattery, 40 miles NN W 



Total 



Seals. 



21 

 15 

 14 



5 



4 



3 

 10 

 U 



8 

 22 

 18 



2 

 29 

 13 



7 

 29 



1 



355 



