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THE FUR SEALS OF THE PEIBILOP ISLANDS. 



middle of September, wlien the vessels leave for home. The records do uot show any 

 very great differences in the weather conditions from year to year. In August seals 

 are taken nearly every day, there having been but three August days from 1894 to 

 1897 when seals were not taken. In September during the same years sealing has 

 been nearly continuous until after the middle of the month, when the rapid with- 

 drawal of vessels begins on account of heavy weather. Yery few vessels remain after 

 the 20th, and they are usually all out of Bering Sea before the end of the month. 

 There are days on some parts of the sealing grounds when vessels do not lower their 

 boats while vessels elsewhere make fair catches. A careful examination of the 

 records shows that summer storms in Bering Sea are local and do not necessarily 

 interrupt hunting over the entire sealing area. 



Table showing number of days during months of August and September, 1894, when pelagic St 

 ried on in Bering Sea, as indicated by log entries of a majority of the vessels of the 



1894. 



Vessels. 



Aug. 



Sept. 1 



2 



3 

 i 

 5 

 « 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 U 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 



Mascot, Borealis, Earle, Favorite, Eich, Minnie, Etta, and Beatrice. 



Mascot, Therese, Etta, Triumph, Sapphire, Moore, and Katherine. 



Mascot, San Jose, Borealis, Earle, Favorite, Rich, Thereae, Minnie, Etta, Colnmhia, Beatrice, and Fawn. 



Jose, Borealis, Earle. Favorite, Rich, Thereae, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Beatrice, Fawn, and L. Olsen. 



Jose, Borealia, Favorite, Kich, Erland, Minnie, Etta. Columbia, Beatrice, and Fawn. 



Jose, Ellen, Earle, Kicb, Kilmeny. Thereae, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Fawn, and L. Olsen. 



Ellen, Borealia, Earle, Favorite, Thereae, Deeahks, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Beatrice, Fawn, and L. Olsen. 



Jose, Borealis, Ellen, Favorite, Kilmeny, Thereae, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Columbia, and Beatrice. 



Mascot, Borealis, Kilmeny,'l)eeahk8, Columbia, Beatrice, Fawn, and Johnson. 



Jose, Borealia, Ellen, Earle, Mascot, Favorite, Rich, Kilmeny, Deeahks, Minnie, Columbia, Beatrice, Fawn, John- 

 son, and li. olsen. 



Jose, Borealis, Ellen, Favorite, Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Minnie, Etta, Sparks, Beatrice, Fawn, Johnson, and L. 

 Olsen. 



Jose, Borealis, Rich, Kilmeny, Erland, Minnie, Beatrice, and Johnson. 



Rosie Olsen, Jane Grey, Arietis, Vera, Sapphire, and Aurora. 



Borealia and Deeahks^ 



Borealis, Favorite, Grey, Rich, Deeahks, Minnie, Beatrice, Algar, Johnson, and Sparka. 



R. Olsen, Rich, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, and Fawn. 



R. Olsen, G-rey, Kilmeny, Minnie, Colimibia, and Beatrice. 



Borealis, R. Olsen, Earle, Favorite, Grey, Rich, Kilmeny, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Beatrice, Henrietta, 

 Algar, Fawn, Johnson, and Sparks. 



Favorite, Rich, Kilmeny, Deeahks, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Henrietta, Beatrice, Algar, Johnson, and Sjiai'ks. 



Kilmeny. , 



Ellen, R, Olsen, Earle. Favorite, Grey, Kilmeny, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Algar, and Fawn. 



Favorite, Rich, Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Miniiie, Etta, Columbia, Beatrice, Algar, Fawn, Johnson, and Sparks. 



Favorite, Rich, Kilraony, Thereae, Deeahks, Minnie, Etta, Colnmbia, Henrietta, Algar, Johnson, and Sparks. 



Rich, Kilmeny. Erland,- Minnie, Beatrice, and Sparks. 



Grey, Rich, Kilmeny, Deeahks, Minnie, and Etta. 



Grey, Rich, Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Beatrice, Algar, Fawn, and Johnson. 



Grey, Rich, Kilmeny, Therese, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Henrietta, Beatrice, Algar, Fawn, John- 

 son, and Sparka. 



Grey, Rich, Kilmeny, Thereae, Deeahka, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Henrietta, Beatrice, Algar, Fawn, John- 

 son, and Sparka. 



Grey, Rich, Kilmeny, Thereae, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Henrietta, Beatrice, Algar, Fawn, Johnson, and 

 Sparks. 



Grey, Rich, Kilmeny, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Colbmbia, Beatrice, Henrietta, Algar, Fawn, Johnson, and 

 Sparka. 



Grey, Rich, Kilmeny, Thereae, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Columbia, Etta, Beatrice, Henrietta, Algar, Fawn, John- 

 son, and Sparks 



Grey, Rich, Kilmen.y, Therese, Deeahks, Erland, Minnie, Etta, Columbia, Beatrice, Henrietta, Algar, Fawn, John- 

 son and Sparks. 



Thereae, Columbia, and Katherine. 



Triumph, Sapphire, Borealis, Ainoko, and Kate. 



Rich, Columbia, Beatrice, Henrietta, Algar, Fawn, Johnson, and Sparks. 



Beatrice, Henrietta, Fawn, and Sparks. 



Erland, Henrietta, Algar, Fawn, Etta, Deeahks, and Johnson. 



Beatrice, Erland, Etta, Deeahks, Johnson, and Therese. 



Columbia, Beatrice, Fawn, Etta, Deeahks, Johnaon, and Therese. 



Columbia, Beatrice. Erland, Fawn, Deeahks, and Therese. 



Sapphire and San Jose. 



Erland, Fawn, Deeahks, and Mascot. 



Columbia, Beatrice, Fawn, Deeahka, and Johnson. 



Beatrice, Erland, Fawn, and Deeahks. 



Beatrice, Erland, Fawn, Deeahks, and Johnson. 



Beatrice, Etta, Kate, Saucy Lass, and Beatrice. 



Beatrice, Etta, Shelby, Ainoko, and Beatrice. 



Beatrice, Etta, Venture, Saucy Lass, and Beatrice. 



Etta, Shelliy, Beatrice, Sapphire, and Roaie Olsen. 



Etta, Shelby, and Rosie Olsen. 



Etta. 



' Senate Doc. 157, Fart II, Fifty-fourth Congress, first session, pp. 48-50. 



