RECOUNT OP TOLSTOI BLUFFS. 



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ME. LUCAS'S NOTES. 



ARDIGUEN. 



At 11 o'clock 2 cows come out of the water and come directly up the gully to 

 harems, where they arrive at 11.5. One cow ascends a rock and seems in no hurry to 

 find her pup; the other looks about and calls loudly; walks over one end of a mass of 

 30 pups; turns about so as to face them; lingers, then goes over to outlying pups and 

 noses some of them; snaps at them; comes back to the bunch of 30; noses and snaps 

 over them as they wake up. At 11.17 she finds a pup which she recognizes and allows 

 to nurse; clears away enough pups to make room and sits up and dozes; appears tired 

 and sleepy. The pup nurses the wet cow, shifting from nipple to nipple on the left 

 side. 



About 150 young bulls from 3 to 5 years old are to the south of Zoltoi Sands. 



Two dead pups on Gorbatch; cow lies with her nose immediately above 1, which 

 has lost patches of fur; pups podding, about 60 in a solid mass and 15 others near. 



Two fresh placentas are seen in harems where two or three pups have already 

 turned quite gray. At southern end of Gorbatch is a pup with placenta attached. 

 In some harems cows are coming and going from the sea. They do not seem to go 

 direct, but tarry here and there as they go, working from harem to harem. 



Pups are seen to defecate on the ground, but the excrement is quickly trampled 

 up and rendered unrecognizable. The same is true of the excrement of the cows. 

 There is no lack of excrement, however, either on the breeding grounds or on the 

 hauling grounds. 



TOLSTOI. 



In afternoon I recounted Tolstoi bluffs in company with Dr. Jordan and Mr. Clark. 



Count by harems. 



Harems, 114; cows, 954; average, 8.3. 



Harems, 108; cows, 1,498; average, 13.94 (July 14, 1896). 



Harems, 113; cows, 1,539; average, 13 + (Townsond, July 11, 1895). 



Harems, 107; cows, 1,624; average, 15 (True, July 11, 1895). 



DR. JORDAN'S NOTES. 



TOLSTOI SAND FLAT. 



Pups are podding and swarming like bees around the mass of the harems. Two 

 recently born pups are seen. There are 5 dead ones. Three of the dead pups are on 

 the sand. Under the cliffs at the headland a young dead pup was seen alone near 

 an idle bull. Two small dead pups are seen in a harem. 



The cows have their own way, anyhow, and go whither they please finally. Those 

 sitting on the rocks, fanning themselves after coming out of the water, look amazingly 



