258 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PEIBILOF . ISLANDS. 



July 13.— Killed 2,319 seals ^ from English Bay. Two females were killed for 

 scientific purposes. One, a cow 4 years old, with her first pup,^ weight 51 J pounds; 

 the other, a very old cow which had bred many times, weight 103 pounds. The first 

 measured 6 feet 8 inches; the other 7 feet 6 inches— a very large specimen.' 



July 22.— A visit to the Eeef showed many seals in the center of the peninsula. 



July 24.— A small drive from Zoltoi yielded 628 skins, and a herd from English 

 Bay, 2,070, making a total for the year of 70,253 skins. 



October 2.— A herd of old bulls were driven and killed for blubber for winter use. 



October 28.— (Sealing for quota resumed.^) Natives drive seals for the company 

 from English Bay, securing 1,255 skins. 



October 30.— Seals of killable size having left the rookeries near the village, the 

 natives were sent to Northeast Point to try to get enough to make out the season's 

 quota. 



October 31.— A herd of young pups were killed for winter food, 1,250 in all; 70 to 

 a native family. 



December C— A food drive of 426 was made from Zoltoi. This completes the 

 supply of winter food. 



December 16. — Many fur seals are reported at Northeast Point. 



1873. 



February 26. — A party of hunters killed a bull seal at Tolstoi. 



April 24. — A bull seal was seen in the open water off the Eeef, the first this 

 season. 



May 9. — One seal is reported hauled out on the shore at Southwest Bay. 



May 10. — A bull seal hauled for an hour on the lagoon and then went into the 

 water again. 



May 11. — Three seals are reported hauled up at Gorbatch ; two or three bachelors 

 are in the water off' the point of the Reef. One seal was seen in the water at Lukanin. 

 The shores there are obstructed with ice and snow. 



May 13. — A few seals are hauled on all the rookeries. 



May 15. — A few seals are landed at different places on the Eeef and about 20 

 bulls and bachelors are on the point. 



May 16. — The shores at Southwest Bay and Tolstoi are reported obstructed with 

 ice, and few seals landing. 



May 17. — About 50 beach masters have hauled at different points on the Reef; 

 and 30 seals, partly bachelors, are gathered on the point. 



May 20. — On the Eeef the seals were found increased considerably, being about 

 as numerous as ten days earlier last year. Zapadni is tolerably free from snow, and 

 quite a number of seals are hauled out. English Bay and Tolstoi are still very much 

 encumbered by snowdrifts along the water's edge, and but few seals have landed. 



' Most of the drives at this time are noted as made in the afternoon, the seals being herded np 

 over night and the killing occurring next day. It is noted occasionally that on account of the heat 

 killing has had to be postponed until evening, etc. 



2 Either the age of the cow or the fact of its being her first pnp is at fault. The cow has her 

 first pup at the age of 3 years. 



3 These figures are manifestly incorrect. The length of the female averages about 4 feet. 



■■In the terms of the original lease June, July, September, and October were designated as the 

 months during which seals were to be killed by the lessees. 



