PELAGIC SEALING. 

 Zist of hitherto unpuMished pelagio- sealing records collected by C. S. Tmonseiid. 



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Miscellaneous log-book records of sealing vessels collected by C. M. Townsend. 



SCHOONEE VANDERBILT. 



Northwest coast and Bering Sea. From private log of John T. Ford. 



Miscellaneous notes from this log are follows : 



Schooner Vamderbilt, 1886 (sealing), Captain Mayer. 



Left San Francisco March 26. One hundred and twenty seals taken by April 21 ; 90 of these taken on 

 banks off Point Arenas ; remaining 20 taken near Cape Perpetua. 



April S3. — One seal. 



April S6. — Salmon jumping and seals seen off Tillamook. 



May 1. — Two seals; saw a sea lion eating a rock cod. Off Point Grenville. 



May H. —Twenty-four seals off Point Grenville 35 miles. ^ 



May 3. — One seal; females here large, and most of them have large pups in them. 



May 4. — Four seals. Almost iinpossible to find "sleepers." In sight of 4 schooner, which have 15 

 to 20 canoes and boats; sails could be seen in any direction. Schooner Granger reported 300 seals 

 in three days. The Siwash uses both gun and spear, and can get closer than we can. He 

 furnishes his own canoe, assistant, and grub, sells his catch to the vessel at a discount, and pays 

 one-third for use of the schooner. 



