PELAGIC SEALING. 261 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



FUR-SEAL CATCH OF BRITISH COLUMBIA VESSELS IN 1898. 



The pelagic catch made by British Columbia vessels from the American fur-seal 

 herd in 1898 was 28,142 skins; 10,746 were taken off the Northwest coast and 17,396 

 in Bering Sea. 



Note. — To the above should be added the catch made by the A.merican schooner Kalf, and Anma off Point Conception, 

 California. This Teasel toolt 336 seals south of the award area — 1 male and 335 females. 



The schooner Sweetor took 360 seals off the Japan coast (201 males, 159 females) and 50 in vicinity of Commander 

 Islands (20 males, 30 females). 



The following table ' showing the pelagic seal catches made from the American 

 and Asiatic seal herds from 1868 to 1897 is inserted for general reference. It is 

 imperfect iti many respects, the earlier records being incomplete, and the catches of 

 Japanese vessels during recent years not fully stated. 



' Treasury Document 2(X)9, Division of Special Agents, pp. 25 et seq. 



