274 THE FUE SEALS OF THE PEIBILOF ISLANDS. 



November 6. — The jiups killed by accident on the drive of yesterday — 79 in all — 

 were brought in and distributed. 



November 10. — A drive of pups was made from Grorbatch ; 356 were killed, making 

 a total of 5,070. On this drive 4 females were overcome by the exertion or smothered 

 by the piling of the drove. The drives from Gorbatch were composed of mothers and 

 pups, which were drive.i on the level north of Zoltoi sands, and the pups caught and 

 examined. Mothers and female pups were then released and driven into the water. 



November 13. — In a drive for food made from the Eeef several females were killed 

 by accident; probably eight or ten. 



November 19. — Only 7 cows and 2 pups were on Speel rookery this morning and 

 these took to the water on seeing a human being. 



November 25. — The Eeef was visited to-day. The first plateau was found deserted 

 and the second with about lOO seals upon it. The bluffs had quite a number on 

 their sides. 



November 30. — No pups and very few other seals are reported from Southwest 

 Bay. 



December 27. — It is reported that 600 seals are at Northeast Point; none at 

 Polovina; a large number on Sea Lion Rock. 



1880. 



Januaty 10.— A visit to Eeef today showed about 2,000 seals hauled out at the 

 extreme point. Sea Lion Eock was thickly covered with seals and in the water south 

 of the point there were numerous pods. 



April 30. — Bull seals are reported on the Eeef, Tolstoi, and Lukanin, the first of 

 the season. 



May 1. — A visit was made to Gorbatch and 2 bulls were found hauled up and 

 holding their positions. 



May 3. — The 2 bulls previously noted on Gorbatch were gone. Two others were 

 on the Eeef. These did not seem to be holding definite positions and they took to the 

 Avater. 



May 14. — A drive of 406 for food was made at Southwest Bay and 204 seals were 

 killed. The killing is earlier than last year. All along the shore the bulls were 

 holding their positions; quite a pod of bachelors were hauled up at Tolstoi. 



May 21. — Eighty-six bulls holding positions were counted on Gorbatch. The 

 number on the other side could not be counted. There were probably 300 in all, 

 including both sides. 



May 24. — An inspection was made on Kitovi and Lukanin rookeries; 112 bulls 

 counted on Kitovi, and 142 on Lukanin, with a possible error in the count of 25 

 to 50.' 



May 28. — A single bull seal which hauled out at Speel yesterday, the first of the 

 season, is gone to-day. 



May 29. — No seals of consequence hauled at Northeast Point yet. 



' In tlie foregoing record by Mr. Beaman we have an approach to what should have been tbo 

 wide-awake agent's record. He gave in 1879 a count of the bulls on Polovina and Nah Spil. Here 

 he has made a count of the bulls on Kitovi and Lukanin, which enables us to arrive at some idea of 

 the true status of these breeding grounds. Had sucli a beginning been followed up and expanded it 

 would have soon thrown the needed light upon the condition of the herd, but Mr. Beaman does 

 not again appear in the record, and it again sinks into generalties. 



