THE 
FUR SEALS AND FUR-SEAL ISLANDS 
j . OF THE 
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. 
BY 
DAVID STARR JORDAN, 
President of Lelana Stanford Jr. University, 
COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE OF FUR-SEAL INVESTIGATIONS OF 1896-97. 
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WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL ASSOCIATES: 
LEONHARD STEJNEGER and FREDERIC A. LUCAS, 
OF the U. S. National Museum. 
. 
JEFFERSON F. MOSER, 
Lieutenant-Commander, U.S. N., : 
In Command of the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross. _ 
CHARLES H. TOWNSEND, 
Of the U. S. Fish Commission. 
’ 
GEORGE A. CLARK, 
Secretary and Stenographer. 
JOSEPH MURRAY, 
Special Agent. 
WITH SPECIAL PAPERS BY OTHER CONTRIBUTORS. 
PART 1. 
WASHINGTON: 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 
1898. 
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