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scars of previous impregnatiou were visible. The opening of bladder was so small as 

 to require a probe to find it. There was no trace of hyperemia, the tissues being pale 

 and bloodless." 



STAMPEDINft BACHELORS. 



Eeturning from Eeef Eookery, a bull was seen on Zoltoi Sands that dragged his 

 hind flippers as though from an injured back. Jacob was sent to shoot him. But the 

 bull ran around the eastern end of the crowd of sleeping bachelors and roused them 

 up. When he found that Jacob was after him he straightened up and got out of the 

 way as if nothing was the matter. By this time the whole crowd of about a thousand 

 bachelors was in motion toward the edge of the cliff, being deterred from taking the 

 usual runway to the sea by the presence of the crowd of men on the sands. The herd 

 stretched out in a long, narrow line.- "When the first ones reached the edge of the 

 cliff, which is about 15 feet high, those in advance turned back, but the crowd pressed 

 on from behind and they began to drop one by one over the cliff" in a way that seemed 

 to indicate that the whole lot would eventually make the trip. The men were sent to 

 turn them back. The fall was a severe one, but none of the score or more seals which 

 went over showed evidence of injury; all swam off swiftly and strongly. 



LUKANIN. 



To make further test of the probable presence of virgin females among the 

 holostiaki, we went to Lukanin Eookery, and the Aleuts rounded up another large 

 pod of bachelors. The hauling ground of this rookery seems to be a favorite one for 

 the yearlings, as a very large percentage of the seals in each drive from this rookery 

 are of this class. 



One by one the little yearlings were drawn off until 17 had been examined. All 

 were bachelors. The rest iu the pod were so evidently bachelors that further 

 examination was discontinued. There is, therefore, nothing so far to show that the 

 yearling females associate with the males on the hauling grounds, at least at this 

 season. 



To-day in looking over Lukanin sand beach, 25 bulls are seen to be hauled out 

 where only 5 were counted on the 23d of July. These mark the withdrawal of the 

 harem bulls from the breeding grounds. 



To-day is unusually clear, and the outlines of the island can be seen distinctly. 

 St. George is plainly visible. The smooth surface of the sea seems alive with seals 

 far out. 



EXPERIMENTAL PUPS. 



On the way home from Lukanin, Ur. Jordan found in the grass, a third of a mile 

 west of Lukanin Hill, a pup prematurely gray, half starved, and blind. He had 

 evidently been there many days, as the grass about him was all beaten down. The 

 pup was brought home and put in the box with the one from Zapadni. The big strong 

 one examined him closely at first, smelling of him as if to see whether he knew him. 

 After a little the pups began fighting, the blind one snapping at the other 



SWIMMING OP THE PTJPS. 



After the examination of the yearlings, observations were made on the swimming 

 pups under the cliff overlooking Lukanin. Many pups were at the edge of the water 



