526 INVESTIGATION OF THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 



The Chairman. Well, nobody is breaking in. 



Mr. Patton. I know you do not but Elliott does right along, and 

 I would not stand for it and I know you would not either. 



The Chairman. There is no harm done by that. I am merely 

 cautioning the witness. 



Mr. Patton. Well, you have a perfect right to caution the witness. 



The Chairman. Mr. Clark, I have been asked to submit this to 

 you as an expert : 



Dr. Jordan's men record the presence of yearlings on the hauling grounds when they 

 first land, July 11, and every day during the season, thereafter, and so officially report 

 to wit: 



St. Pauls Island, Saturday , August 1, 1896. 



Dr. Jordan, assisted by the natives * * * drove up part of one and two year old 

 6eals from the Reef Rookery ; they were examined with a view to determining whether 

 or not yearling seals were to be found among these young bachelors. It is now con- 

 ceded that yearling females do not haul out on the rookeries but among the hollus- 

 chickie. (Official Journal Government Agent, St. Pauls Island, Alaska, p. 465.) 



July 11. — Zapadnie Rookery, St. George Island: The yearling bachelors are to be 

 seen in little pods of a half a dozen or so. * * * Where the bachelor yearlings are 

 at a distance from interference, they play among themselves like little dogs. * * * 

 Similar comparisons might be made for the 2-year-olds, which are bigger than the 

 yearlings, nearly as large as the cows. (Fur Seal Investigations, pt. 2, 1898, p. 300.) 



July 13. — Ketavie Rookery, St. Pauls Island: The cows are almost as cowardly as 

 the yearling bachelors * * * (p. 302.) 



July 13. — Ardignen Rookery, St. Pauls Island: On Ardignen, one unlucky yearling 

 male is seen to invade a harem, and get routed out by the hoarse and furious old 

 bull * * * (p. 302). 



July 15. — Lukannon Rookery, St. Pauls Island: On Lukannon was seen a little cow, 

 apparently a 2-year-old, with features of a yearling, and slender * * * (p. 314). 



July 16. — Northeast Point Rookery, St. Pauls Island: It appeared to be a large 

 yearling, just getting its permanent teeth (p. 316). 



July 16. — Reef Rookery, St. Pauls Island: These are apparently virgin 2-year- 

 olds * * * small side of the big bull (p. 319). 



Do you know anything about that ? Is that a correct statement ? 



Mr. Clark. I would like to reply to that by referring this committee 

 to page 180 of this document. Will you please follow me in that? 

 It is stated on page 180 of the last hearings: "Dr. Jordan also knew 

 that the yearlings hauled out males and females together, and that 

 they could not be told apart as to sex by outward survey unless 

 caught and handled. He is officially recorded as follows in that 

 connection: 



St. Pauls Island, Saturday, August 1, 1896. 



Dr. Jordan, assisted by the natives * * * drove up pod of one and two year old 

 6eals from the Reef Rookery; they were examined with a view to determining whether 

 or not yearling seals were to be found among these young bachelors. It is now con- 

 ceded that yearling females do not haul out on the rookeries, but among the hollus- 

 chickie. (Official Journal Government agent, St. Pauls Island, Alaska, p. 465.) 



Now. the author of that is not given here. This is not Dr. Jordan's 

 record, but on page 364 of volume 2 of Dr. Jordan's report of 1896 

 and 1897 I want to read this record, which is Dr. Jordan's record. 



The Chairman. That is in this connection? 



Mr. Clark. Yes, sir. He says: 



Appollon, the chief, and his men rounded up a pod of holostiaki from the hauling 

 ground of Reef Rookery. There are some half-bulls among the lot but the majority 

 are apparently yearlings. One by one they are noosed and drawn out of the lot. 

 While two Aleuts with their clubs control the head of the seal, another seizes it by the 

 hind flipper and turns it upon its back, thus permitting perfect indentification as to 

 eex. * * * 



