FUR-SBAl, CATCH OF 1897. 



Statiatics relative to the fur-seal catch on the Commander Islands, summer 1897. 



BERING ISLAND DRIVES. 



NOBTH BOOKBEY. 



171 



a Of these 10 were stagey. 



b 23 stagey. 

 SOUTH ROOKERr. 



c 17 stagey. 



No. of 

 drive. 



Date (new style). 



Bachelors. 



1897, 



July 14 



July 20 



Augustl 



August 9 



August 24 



August 28 



September7 



Two damaged skins 



Total 



14 

 32 

 23 

 30 

 26 

 16 

 5 



COPPER ISLAND DRIVES. 

 GLINKA. 



JTo.of 

 drive. 



Date 

 (new 

 style). » 



Locality. 



Over 20 

 pounds. 



Under 7 

 pounds. 



I'uU 

 weight 



Total. 



1897. 

 July 3 

 July 4 

 July 5 

 July 12 

 July 18 

 July 25 

 July 27 

 July 28 

 July 30 

 Aug. 3 

 Aug. 9 

 Aug. 19 

 Aug. 20 

 Aug. 23 

 Aug. 26 



South end of island and other places 



Sikatchinskaya 



BabiPodiom 



Urili Kamen, Fagani, Sabatchi Dira, Palata.. 



Palata 



Sabatclil Dira ----.-- ■ 



Zapadni, Sabatchi Dira 



Zapalata 



Zapalata, Babi Podiom , 



Zapadui, Urili 



Zapalata, Palata, Zapadni, Urili 



Palata 



Zapadni 



Babi Podiom 



Palata 



1 

 212 



631 



257 



1,071 



63 



a 344 



a 554 



449 



321 



243 



208 



47 



64 



23 



19 



Total 



4,627 



339 



634 



258 



1,283 



673 

 557 

 321 

 285 

 221 

 57 

 71 

 26 

 IS 



4,976 



a Including 1 cow. 



