588 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PKIBILOF ISLANDS. 



AUGUST 20. 

 EBPOETBD BY MK. UBBELEY. 



Suodgrass found a cow on Tolstoi which had died of old age, very dark, almost 

 black underneath, cervical vertebrae ossiiied together and teeth all worn oat. 



AUGUST 24. 



MR. SNODGRASS'S NOTES. 



All of the dead pups on the sand of Tolstoi rookery were collected to-day in 

 about nine piles. They numbered 584. This included a few trqm the rocks at the 

 base of the slope back of the sand, and also those lying near the sand on the rocks 

 bordering the shore. The sand was thus made bare of dead pups, so that an exact 

 record of the future deaths of pups on this area can be obtained. 



AUGUST 25. 



MR. SNODGRASS'S NOTES. 



Seven fresh dead pups were found on the sands at 8.30 o'clock this morning, and 

 these must all have died since 11 o'clock a. m. yesterday; 7 in twenty-one and one-halt 

 hours. 



MR. GREELEY'S NOTES. 



The pups are now swimming very freely and are just beginning to take their long 

 trips from the rookeries and congregate on the village point and various places about 

 the Lagoon rookery. 



SEPTEMBER 2. 



MR. GREELEY'S NOTES. 



The bachelors were only driven into the lagoon to-day, although the fence was 

 ready a week ago. A greater part of the drive, numbering about 750, were from the 

 Eeef and Lukanin.- -These were mostly young bachelors, many 2-year-olds, a few 5 to 

 7 year-olds, and a good many young cows (mostly 2 year-olds) that mingled in with 

 the bachelors. From Tolstoi about 250, all bachelors, mostly above 5 years old, were 

 driven. It was about 8 o'clock when they were driven through the gate, 'ihey 

 manifested only a little fear of the fence, and were readily driven ihrough the ga'e. 

 The 2-year-olds generally took the lead, and were more easily handled than the 5 to 7 

 year-olds, which were obstinate. The latter ran into the fence when frightened, 

 apparently unable to see it. 



Once inside the fence, most of the seals made a rush for the water, and started 

 aimlessly about the lagoon in different bands. A few made a break down the outlet 

 of the lagoon, but stopped within 20 feet of the fence, and a few went nearer, but none 

 struck the fence at all. Later in the day an occasional seal would lun into ihe fence, 

 but with no violence. A large band started across the lagoon flat toward the base of 

 Tolstoi, but turned back before running into the fence. In an hour they were all 

 quiet, and seemed ])erfectly at home, hauling out along the rocks at the base of Tolstoi 

 head and on the sands at the head of the lagoon. 



