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Mr. Eedpath says that Lagoon rookery was larger at the time of his coming than 

 it is now. It has been permanent, like the others. 



Of the 24,000 skins obtained this year on St. Paul, Mr. Eedpath thinks that 4,000, 

 more or less, were long 2-year-olds and almost as many were short 4-year-olds. The 

 skins of the latter would weigh about 10 pounds, those of the former 6 pounds or 

 even less. The number of 2-year-olds taken this year is greater than usual of late 

 years. 



Judge Orowley reports that while at Bast Landing, on August 30, he saw about 

 200 pups in the surf diving for and playing with jelly fishes wliich were floating in the 

 surf. They would tear a jelly fish by shaking it in their mouths. He could not tell 

 whether they ate any of the fish or not. 



SEPTEMBER 7. 



LUKANIN. 



Dr. Jordan visited Lukanin this morning to see the branded pups. One was 

 examined and found to have pus in the anterior cross bar. It is best not to have two 

 bars cross each other. The mark on the pups need not be so broad, and perhaps not 

 so deep. One scar would be enough. One branded pup was scratching his back. 

 Another showed the third bar raw and festering. 



A great number of cows and pups are sleeping among the rocks in the sun at 

 , Lukanin. I creep up slowly and sit down at the edge of the mass. Only a few notice 

 me, sleepily. As I cease to move, no attention is paid to nie. A young cow 6 feet 

 away lies on a rock. She turns sleepily toward me from time to time. The seals are 

 not afraid of man. A bachelor would stampede them as quickly. One gray pup sees 

 me and creeps off quickly. I go up within 4 feet of the cow ; she remains half asleep 

 watching me, showing no fear. Only the gray pup has become frightened. He does 

 not stop till he gets to the water. I whistle to the cow; she pays no attention. I go 

 quietly away; she does not move. The gray pup is the only one that has shown any 

 inclination to run from me. 



There are a considerable number of starving pups and some dead ones in every 

 pod on Lukanin. 



TOLSTOI. 



Dr. Jordan and Mr. Clark went to Tolstoi this afternoon. 



In going by the Lagoon we could see where the seals had climbed over the cliff 

 on the opposite side and made their way back to Tolstoi from the top of the hill. We 

 followed out the tracks from the head of the Lagoon to where the seals entered the 

 water off English Bay sands. Most of them evidently went out this way. They have 

 an idea of locality even on land. 



The area of the sandy tract was measured and found to be 165 feet wide to the 

 foot of the green cliff' and 720 feet long. 



The pups are rapidly turning gray. Not a single dead pup not emaciated has 

 been added since our count of August 12. Many emaciated ones have been added and 

 many are just about dead. 



