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May 12. — Thirty-eight bulls are counted on the Eeef, some of them hauled up as 

 much as 200 yards from the shore. 



May 13, — ^ About 63 bulls are hauled up at Southwest Bay aud a number are seen 

 in the water. 



May 18. — About 130 bulls and 2 bachelors are hauled up on Eeef. 



May 21.— About 175 to 200 bulls are on Eeef to day. 



May 29. — The first food drive of 165 seals was made to-day, fifteen days later than 

 last year. 



June 6. — The first killing (421 seals) of the regular sealing season was made from 

 Eeef and Zoltoi. 



June 8. — A few cow seals are reported out at Lukaniu, 



June 10. — ^A small drive w-as xaade ftom iiMfiiray ^aiat, 474 skins. The season 

 is slightly behind last year, apparently attributable to cold weather. Bulls are 

 numerous. 



June 12. — Two pups were seen to-day at Tolstoi, the first of the season. 



June 28. — A raid on Otter Island was discovered and nipped short. 



July 8. — A drive from Halfway Point gave 1,118 skins and 1,151 were taken at 

 Northeast Point. Killing at the latter point was discontinued for the present. 



July 20. — The last drive of the sealing season was made from Tolstoi, Zoltoi, and 

 Lukanin, 2,530, making a total of 80,000 for St. Paul. 



RECORD KEPT B7 3. H. MOULTON. 



August 9. — About 1,000 seals are reported on Otter Island. 



November 17. — An unusual number of seals remain on the islands at this date, 

 probably owing to the mild weather. 



November 30. — Seals in large numbers still remain on the island. (Apparently 

 no killing of pups this season.) 



1882. 



January 24. — Pour thousand to 6,000 seals are still to be seen on Sea Lion Eock 

 and a few still remain at Northeast Point. 



February 8. — A food drive was made from the Eeef and 103 seals killed.' 



April 26. — One bull seal was seen in the water off Lukanin. 



April 28. — One bull seal has hauled out at Kitovi; one is in the water off south end 

 of Eeef. 



May 2. — Two bull seals are reported on Southwest Bay. 



May 8. — Five bulls are on Tolstoi. 



May 16. — A few young seals are on Sea Lion Eock. 



June 2. — The first drive for the quota is made from Southwest Bay, Middle Hill, 

 and Tolstoi; 400 killed. The quota for this year is 78,000 from St. Paul; 22,000 from 

 St. George. 



June 13. — A drive from Halfway Point yielded 217 skins ; 366 were taken at 

 Northeast Point. A few females and pups are present on the rookeries. An unusual 

 number of "killers" are about the rookeries this month. 



July 20.— A killing frOm Southwest Bay yielded 729, filling the quota of 1882. 



' Again the seals seeiu to have remained about the islands all winter. 



