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Elliott, H.W........-... 34, 35, 77, 79, 126, 186, 188 
estimate of 1872-1874.................. 77 
estimate of 1890.............2.... 22... 84 
SULVEFROL i cacccotset codecs week eee 79, 80 
unit of space..--..--.. 2.22.02. eee ee 80 
Empty stomachs, explanation of........... 161 
Equilibrium of herd.......-............. 102, 158 
under pelagic sealing..--...--...... 158, 159 
could not be maintained. -...-......... 159 
exists below commercial ruin.......... 159 
Estimates of 1895: 
contrast Of ....2. 0.222.222. eee eee ee 87 
Crowley’ siccsinnncic suwecueekekecweceen 86 
Murray ....-. heieediaimiewthewew Sete a eee 87 
_ True and Townsend .....-.-.. iP asicemats 85 
Estimates of 1897: 
bachelors:....ccce cen ate eve se caeees 98 
bulls.......-..-- EReNeE eee mee eo oeeee 98, 100 
cows and pups -----...--..-...-..--.- 98, 100 
idle and half bulls -...... oie Senne aes 98 
seals of all classes present..........-.. 100 
seals dead during season -............- 100 
seals alive in October. -..-.....-. .... 100 
yearlings and virgins...............--. 99 
Excrement of seals.......-....------------ 161 
Fasting of seals....-........--------.--+-- 57 
Females, protection of .....-...--------..+- 25 
ease of capture......---- 2-2-2222 eee 156 
effect of killing ............---2.-.-- 171, 189 
POOMIN GOL: sue sings wnt coede. ociseee cece 161 
Mei BOF sais ivicis! csieivicis ofelctaials theres 25, 153, 156 
percentage in pelagic catch.......... 155, 225 
possible abstraction of ..........---. 157, 243 
preponderance of........--.....---.--- 154 
skins should be contraband..........-. 190 
Fighting, of bulls. ....-.-..----.---- 52, 59, 60, 61 
due to sexual excitement.......-..-- ie 60 
Instinct fOPs<o2<<<2s0e0 eves sen eses oes 62 
Findings of fact.......---------+--------- 188, 242 
Firearms, used in sealing ....--.-----.----- 143 
Fixity of habits.......--..-.-------.------ 134 
Food and feeding grounds. ...-..-.....---- 68 
Food, digestion of...-....----------+------ 56 
Fur-seal herd: 
condition of.......-.----------- 26, 88, 89, 100 
‘ importance of....--..------.---.---+-- 190 
international interest in.....-.----.--- 173 
Fur seal or sea bear ...---..-----.----+---- 43 
Fur-seal question, origin of...-......-.---- 177 
Future of the herd...-.....--....--..----- 188 
Gains and losses of the herd...---.-.------ 149 
Galapagos Islands ..--....--....---.-.++-- 74 
Gorbatch rookery .......-.----------00-0+- 39 
Grass-grown areas. ......--0------2 enon eee 104 
Great Britain, interests of........---....--. 174 
Great killer, the....-.....--...-------.---- 71 
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Gressigrada, suborder of. .........-.....--. 43 
Growth of pelagic catch. . con eeteeneeeees 149, 150 
Guadalupe Island .............22222..2---- 44 
Halkett, A...-2..22-.... fees Sinica ae 18, 65, 185 
report on proportion of females........ 155 
remarks on stagy skins............-..- 65 
Hamlin, Chas.8.......... seeiebicldecaurs cei 18, 241 
Harbors, absence of.-.....-....-..2.2.--- 32 
Harem, thé sc005-<nsicewaseskisencencjnce aca « 57 
Harem 61268 5. segaaeinue cased veer. vances 58 
Harems, count on amphitheater............ 54 
SUMMALY Of vec iios oes cakesiwscecs see sen 96, 97 
Hauling grounds........--..-...2. 02-22... 36 
NOt driven... ec eeeecsseeses eee wee 121 
number driven, 1871-1889 ...-.......... 123 
Historical sketch. ......-...-2...-222002004 23 
Home of the fur seals.-...........2..222.. 31 
Hooper, Capt. C.L.... 222.22. ee eee ee 174, 226 
Howes, Osborne...-...-....---.----2-0 2-2 26 
Hunting by Indians..-...............2-02- 142 
Hutchinson Hill ...-.. 2.2. .022 022222 ee 37 
Ice, obstruction by ...........-------...+-- 25, 49 
Idle bulls, estimate of.-.............-.-2-- 100 
Indiscriminate killing......--.....2......- 154 
Inquiry, occasion of.......--...----..---+6 17 
Inspection, effect of.....-.-..-......-----. 140 
NCO OF. eins sce oe ccceslwaccsoseedsey 194 
Instructions -...--....---- 2-2-2. ee eee i 18 
Interregnum : 
Dall’s note on....-...---.- 2-22-22 --ee 26 
females not killed in-.......-......2-. 28 
Howes’s notes. ....-.-.-.-20.-----2 2-0 26 
methods of killing .........-..-2..---. 27 
number of seals killed -..-.....-..--.. 26 
Introduction ..........---. 202-22 -----.-2-- 17 
Investigation, the...............2..220 222. 18, 19 
Itinerary : 
NSOG icc cesicie cacsumeretieiegsececase jee 20 
1897 wc cdoceccuesisesetsiases suse cones 21 
Jordan, Dr. David §...........----..----- 17, 130 
Joint agreement of 1892.....-.....-.-.--.. 115 
Joint commission of 1892......-...-.-..-.. 179 
Joint report of experts, 1897 -.......---- 188, 240 
Killable seals ...........--2.---------0-+-- 116 
Killing season ....-....-.-..------ +0200. 116 
Killing: 
indiscriminate ..........---2 2.2.2. -.-- 154 
premature .......----- 22-20-24 - ee eee 123 
Wasteltlcccccic sec ciscacwueecewesine seus 124 
Kilerasc.s oe: so sts Adlsinerseleiou cic tisemeneisses 71 
Killings: 
at Northeast Point........-.-....-..-. 207 
at Zapadni (St. George)......--....-.- 207 
comparison for 1889 and 1890.......... 124 
for f000 sss scisaa cicex sacs ceceserieme 25, 121, 124 
land and sea....--.. 2-0-2. -s eee eee 116, 211 
