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Karp told me to-day that last week when he was watching at Northeast Point he 

 found a cow whose sides were sticking fall of " those worms that bore into the dock 

 at Dutch Harbor" (teredos). The heads were embedded iu the skin, the bodies 

 hanging out like strings. He caught the cow and pulled out the worms, letting her 

 go free. Of course he did not save any of the " worms " and it is doubtful whether 

 they could now be found. This must have been the "barnacle covered" cow which 

 Mr. Hamilton and Colonel Murray saw at Northeast Point and which caused so much 

 discussion. 



ARDIGUEN. 



Two young bulls were on A's shelf at the slide to-day. The other bulls, including 

 A, have been gone since the day of the count. 



I had Karp and Apollon kill 2 large gray pups on Gorbatch for examination of 

 stomachs. These pups were large, well fed, in good condition, and in a position near 

 the water. 



The pups were brought home and the stomachs opened in the presence of Mr. 

 Macoun and Judge Crowley. They contained no milk whatever, only some pebbles 

 and some mucus similar to that found in the stomachs of seals on the killing grounds. 

 Some blood was in one stomach, but probably due to the fact that the animal had 

 been stuck with a knife instead of clubbed, to save the skull. 



OCTOBEH 13. 



Yesterday it was too stormy to go out to a rookery. I went this morning with 

 Apollon and Karp to Lukanin. The surf running in at Lukanin was still very high, 

 but the pups did not seem to mind it. They were out iu the usual numbers. 



There was a cow, with an imperfect patch of fur on her rump. Judge Crowley 

 says that the natives and Mr. Eedpath have .seen an increasing number of such 

 defective animals this summer, I therefore had the cow killed to secure the skin for 

 examination. Another cow was wanted for examination of the uterus, anyhow. 



The cow seemed to be over 4 years old. She was thin. She had been in milk, 

 though apparently nearly dry. Her stomach was devoid of any trace of food, 

 containing only some pebbles and worms. 



One of the branded pups was killed. The brand had not entirely healed, though 

 nearly so. A better specimen could have been secured, but the pup seemed dwarfish 

 and we thought it starving. The skin shows the brand clearly. 



The pup proved not to be starving. The stomach contained a small quantity 

 of milk. The milk showed traces of the reddish coloring matter so often noted. 

 Whatever the substance producing this color is, it is always in such a state of 

 decomposition as not to be recognizable. I took a quantity in a bottle hermetically 

 sealed for chemical examination, but doubt whether it can be preserved. 



Another pup near the water, which looked thin, was also killed. It proved to be 

 blind, with eyes slightly of the "moon-eye" type. The second stomach was empty 

 except for the usual pebbles and a very small quantity of reddish mucus, as in 

 the other. 



In the afternoon, in company with Mr. Macoun, I went to Kitovi to get more pups. 

 Killed 2 pups — large gray ones — 1 full and plump and 1 slightly thin. The pups were 

 taken from the side of the bay. They are constantly in the water. The pups killed 

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