604 INVESTIGATION OF THE PUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OP ALASKA. 



can not be applied until after the animal has been killed and skinned, when it is too 

 late to rectify any mistakes with regard to their taking. The clubber must first kill 

 the seals before he can either weigh or measure their skins, and in selecting them for 

 killing he must depend solely upon his judgment and his experience. He must be 

 able to tell accurately the ages of the seals coming before him, and he must, in advance 

 of weighing, guess the weight of a skin on a live seal to within a few ounces. So far 

 as is known, there is no method whereby to determine mathematically the age of a 

 seal, or the size and weight of its skin previous to the death of the animal. Any 

 method, therefore, can not be an aid to the seal killer except in so far as he may by it 

 be able to verify the accuracy of his work after it has been done. 



The various weights and measurements of seals and sealskins taken during the 

 summer are appended. 



Comparison of green and salt weights of sealskins taken on St. Paul Island in July, 1912. 



IN SALT JULY 9 TO 16, INCLUSIVE. 





Green weight. 



Salt 



weight. 



Decrease. 





Green weight. 



Salt 



weight. 



Decrease. 



Serial 















Serial 

 No. 















No. 





























Lbs. 



Oz. 



Lbs. 



Oz. 



Oz. 



Per a. 





Lbs. 



Oz. 



Lbs. 



Oz. 



Oz. 



Per ct. 



26 



5 



0.25 



4 



10.5 



5.75 



7 



81 



5 



8.5 



5 



1.25 



7.25 



8.1 



27 



4 



2 



3 



14.25 



3.75 



5.6 



82 



5 







4 



13.25 



2.75 



3.4 



28 



5 



15.5 



5 



8.5 



6 



6 



83 



5 



10.25 



5 



4.75 



5.5 



6.1 



29 



6 



2.25 



5 



10.25 



8 



8 



84 



5 



12.75 



5 



5.5 



7.25 



7.8 



30 



5 



5 



4 



15.25 



5.75 



6.7 



85 



5 



9.75 



5 



5.25 



4.5 



5 



31 



6 



7.75 



6 



2.25 



5.5 



5 



86 



5 



12.75 



5 



6.75 



6 



6.4 



32 



5 



12.25 



5 



4.75 



7.5 



8 



87 



5 



6 



5 



.25 



5.75 



6.6 



33 



6 



1.25 



5 



7.75 



9.5 



9.7 



88 



5 



14.25 



5 



8.25 



6 



6.3 



34 



5 



2 



4 



13.5 



4.5 



5 



89 



6 



6.75 



6 



.5 



6.25 



6 



35 



5 







4 



10.5 



5.5 



6 



90 



6 



10.25 



6 



3.75 



6.5 



6.1 



36 



4 



14.5 



4 



8.25 



5.25 



6.6 



91 



6 



2.5 



6 



14.75 



3.75 



4.5 



37 



5 



2.75 



4 



12.5 



6.25 



7.5 



92 



6 



13.75 



6 



7.5 



6.25 



5.6 



38 



5 



12.25 



5 



7 



5.25 



5.6 



93 



6 



6.75 



5 



15 



7.75 



7.5 



39 



4 



11.75 



4 



8.25 



3.5 



4.6 



94 



4 



6 



4 



2.5 



3.5 



5 



40 



5 



:. ::, 



5 







7.75 



8.8 



95 



6 



5.25 



5 



13 



8.25 



8.1 



41 



6 



10 



6 



3.25 



6.75 



6.7 



96 



5 



15 



5 



7 



8 



8.4 



42 



5 



6.75 



5 



3.5 



3.25 



3.7 



97 



7 



14.75 



7 



5.25 



9.5 



7.4 



43 



6 



1.5 



5 



9.75 



7.75 



7.9 



98 



7 



7.75 



6 



15.25 



8.5 



7 



44 



6 



.75 



5 



9.25 



7.5 



7.7 



99 



6 



10 





4.5 



5.5 



5.1 



45 



6 



2.25 



5 



13.25 



5 



5 



100 



6 



12.75 



6 



9.75 



3 



2.7 



46 



5 



5.25 



5 



1.75 



3.5 



4 



101 



6 



3.5 



5 



10.25 



9.25 



9.2 



47 



4 



8.5 



4 



3.75 



4.75 



6.5 



102 



7 



5.5 



6 



14.75 



4.75 



4 



48 



4 



14 



4 



11.5 



2.5 



3 



103 



6 



15 



6 



10.75 



4.25 



3.8 



49 



5 



10.25 



5 



1.25 



9 



9.9 



104 



6 



12.5 



6 



8 



4.5 



4.1 



60 



5 



5.5 



5 







5.5 



6 



105 



6 



1.25 



5 



14.75 



2.5 



2.5 



61 



5 



14.25 



5 



8.5 



5.75 



6 



106 



7 



2.75 



6 



14.25 



4.5 



3.9 



62 



6 



3.5 



5 



10.75 



8.75 



8.7 



107 



6 



4.25 



6 



.75 



3.5 



3.4 



63 



6 



10.5 



6 



5 



5.5 



5 



108 



7 







6 



6.5 



9.5 



8.4 



64 



5 



15.25 



5 



8.5 



6.75 



7 



109 



7 



15 



7 



11.5 



3.5 



2.7 



65 



5 



14.75 



5 



8.5 



6.25 



6.5 



110 



(i 



2.5 



6 



2.25 



.25 



.2 



66 



5 



3 



4 



13.5 



5.5 



6.6 ' 



111 



5 



1.75 



4 



15 



2.75 



3.3 



67 



5 



13.5 



5 



7.75 



5.75 



- 6.1 



112 



7 



6.5 



6 



14.5 



8 



6.7 



68 



5 



7.5 



5 



3.25 



3.75 



4.2 : 



113 



6 



14.75 



6 



9 



5.75 



5.1 



69 



6 



7.5 



5 



15 



8.5 



8.2 



114 



6 



14.5 



6 



6.75 



7.75 



7 



60 



5 







4 



11.5 



4.5 



5.6 



115 



6 



2.75 



5 



11. 25 



7.5 



7.5 



61 



5 



8.75 



5 



1.25 



7.5 



8.4 



116 



5 



10.25 



5 



6.25 



4 



4.4 



62 



5 



7.5 



5 



2.5 



5 



5.7 



117 



7 



.25 



6 



7.5 



8.75 



7.7 



63 



5 



15.25 



5 



6.25 



9 



9.4 



118 



7 







6 



15. 75 



.25 



.2 



64 



6 



11 



6 



3.25 



7.75 



7.2 



119 



7 



4.5 



7 



3.5 



1 



.8 



65 





11.75 



6 



3 



8.75 



8.1 



120 



6 



15. 75 



6 



8.25 



7.5 



6.7 



66 



6 



7.5 



6 



1.75 



5.75 



5.5 



121 



6 



3.75 



5 



15 



4.75 



4.7 



67 



5 



15.25 



5 



9.25 



6 



6.2 



122 



7 



8 



7 



1.75 



6.25 



5.2 



68 



4 



14. 25 



4 



10.5 



3.75 



4.6 



123 



5 



15 



5 



10.75 



4.25 



4.4 



69 



5 



6. 25 



5 



.75 



5.5 



6.3 



124 



7 







6 



8.5 



7.5 



6.6 



70 



5 



5.75 



5 



2.25 



3.5 



4 



125 



7 



14.5 



7 



4.5 



10 



7.9 



71 



6 



6 



5 



12 



10 



9.8 



126 



6 



12.25 



6 



8 



4.25 



3.9 



72 



6 



2 



5 



15.25 



2.75 



2.8 



127 



5 



15.75 



5 



12. 25 



3.5 



3.6 



73 



5 



5.75 



4 



14.25 



6.5 



7.5 



128 



5 



5.75 



5 



3.5 



2.25 



2.6 



74 



4 



2.25 



3 



15 



3.25 



4.9 



129 



4 



8. 77. 



4 



5. 25 



3.5 



4.8 



75 



5 



12 



5 



5.5 



6.5 



7 



130 



5 



8 



5 



5.5 



2.5 



2.8 



76 



5 



7. 77, 



5 



3 



4.75 



5.4 



131 



5 



5 



4 



3.5 



17.5 



21.5 



77 



5 



9 



5 



5.25 



3.75 



4.2 



132 



5 



7.5 



5 



5.25 



2.25 



2.5 



78 



5 



15.5 



5 



12 



3.5 



3.6 



133 



5 



3.25 



4 



12.75 



6.5 



7.8 



79 



4 



14.75 



4 



9.25 



5.5 



6.9 



134 



4 



7.75 



4 



5.5 



2.25 



3.1 



80 



4 



14 



4 



11 



3 



3.8 



135 



5 



4.75 



4 



15.5 



5.25 



6.1 



