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THE FUR SEALS OP THE PEIBILOF ISLANDS. 



May 9. — At Victoria. Schooner Sierra, 202 seals ; Mary Ellen, 460 seals. 



June 5.— Anchored in the Pass near Ugamok Island. Passed schooner Thereae. 



June 6. — First day in Bering Sea. 



June 11. — In sight of St. George Island. 



June 27.— Boarded by Corwin and notified not to hunt in Bering Sea, but captain produced papers 



which were considered sufficient as permit. Guns and ammunition of schooner Sierra, Captain 



Lee, seized by Corwin. 

 July 10. — Saw sehooner Blaok, Diamond, with Siwash crew. 



August 5.— Spoke Mary Ellen, with 2,850 seals on board— full catch from San Francisco 3,550 seals. 

 August 11. — Spoke Thereae, with 1,200 seals. 



August 15.— Fifty mUes north of Unalaska Island. Longitude, 167° 25' north ; 54° 33' latitude. 

 ^Mjit8« 50.— Starting home. About 54° 36' latitude; 171° 50' longitude. Catch for the season : Ufron, 



528; Ball, 244; Cooper, 366; Bremond,421; Ford, 258; Captain Meyer, 104. Catch for Bering Sea : 



Ufron, 323; Ball, 257; Cooper, 240; Bremond, 303; Ford, 241; Captain Meyer, 81. Rifles used 



during cruise. 

 September SS. — Victoria. 

 September S4. — Sold skins at $6.25 each. • 

 October IZ. — San Francisco. 



SCHOOireE ALEXANDEB. ' 



[NorthweHt coast and Bering Sea.] 



Extracts from a private log kept on board the Canadian schooner San Jos6 during a sealing cruise along the 

 coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington in February, March, and April, 1888. 



1888. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Position. 



Westport, 35 miles NE 



Cape Gorda, 35 miles NE 



Cape Mendocino, 25 miles E 



Klamath Kiver, 20 miles NE 



Off Albion , 



Fort Ross, 30 miles NE 



Farallones, ID miles BNE 



Point Keyes, 35 miles ESE 



Point Arena, 25 miles NE 



Cape Mendocino, 60 miles N .' 



Cape Mendocino, 40mile8N 



Umpqua Sboal, 20 miles B 



Cape Perpetua, 60 miles E. by N 



Cape Perpetua, 40 miles NE 



do 



Cape Perpetua, NE 



Cape Lookout, 25 miles NFE 



Cape Lookout, 30 miles NE .' 



Cape Lookout (from deck), NNE 



Haystack Bock, 6 miles (Davis 2) ENE 



Seals. 



1888. 



Mar. 26 



27 



Apr. 2 



3 



4 



5 



5 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



16 



17 



18 



21 



22 



23 



Position. 



Lookout, 15 miles NE 



do 



Haystack Bock, 15 miles ENE 



Haystack Bock, 20' miles ENE 



Haystack Bock, 25 miles ENE 



Haystack Bock, 15 mUes ENE 



Tillamook Head, 30 miles N 



Tillamook Head, 18 miles NE 



Columbia Biver, 30 miles NE 



Columbia Eiver, 35 miles ENE 



Columbia Eiver, 40 miles ENE 



Columbia Biver, 45 miles ENE 



Tillamook Head, 30 miles E. by N . . 

 Tillamook Head, 40 miles E. bv N . . 

 Columbia Biver, 35 miles NE.W N 

 Destruction Island, 30 miles NE . . . 



Dead seal gaffed from schooner 



Cape Flattery, 40 miles NNW 



Total 



21 

 15 

 14 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 10 



n 



18 

 2 



29 



13 

 7 



29 

 1 

 8 



355 



