THE RUSSIAN FUR-SEAL ISLANDS. 
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Plate 
No. 
24. — Salt-house with skiu chute, North Rookery, Bering Islanil. Natives making ready to carry the 
huudled seal skins to the lioats for shipping. August 1.3, 1895. 
25rt. — Beach at North Rookery, Bering Island. Group of natives with seal skins at the landing-place 
waiting for the boats from the steamer. Salt-house in the background to the left. 
25h . — Village at North Rookery, Bering Island. To the left the company’s house; in the center the 
kossak’s house; in the background the yurts, or sod huts, of the natives (the new village). 
From salt-house, August 13, 1895. 
26rt. — Reef, North Rookery, Bering Island, July 4, 1895, about 2 p. m. Reduced copy of photographs 
by C. 11. Townsend. Breeding seals in tliree disconnected patches to the left of picture. 
26/). — Same. July 9, 1895, about 5 p. m. I’hotograph by N. Grehnitski, showing the breeding seals 
occupying a continuous area; also the “baud” across the “sands.” 
27a . — Reef and Sivutchi Kamen, North Rookery, Bering Island. Photograph by Colonel Voloshinof, 
1885. From nearly same x>oint as j)!. 22, with which it should he conijiared for distribution of 
seals on hreeding-grouud. 
27b. — Steller’s Arch, near South Rookery, Bering Island, August 17, 1895. 
28. — South Rookery, Bering Island, from the west (jihotographic station No. 3, see map, j}!. 10) toward 
tbe waterfall. August 17, 1895, 2 p. m. 
29. — South Rookery, Bering Island, looking west from photograi>hic .station No. 1. Aiigust 17, 1895, 
noon. 
30. — South Rookery, Bering Island. Females and x'uj)S. From i)hotographic station No. 2. August 
17, 1895, noon. 
31rt.^ — South Rookery, Bering Island. Cojiy of iihotograph by Colonel Voloshinof to show <listrihutiou 
of seals in 1885. Western half. 
316. — Same. Eastern half. Both from nearly same standjjoint as my pi. 29. 
32«. — Salt-house, South Rookery, Bering Island. Nikanor Grigorief, the native overseer. September 
9, 1895. 
326. — Waterfall at South Rookery, Bering Island. 
33. — Preobrazhenskoye village, Coxi]ier Island, looking west. In the background, Pestshani Mys, the 
tops being hidden in the fog, and the company’s steamer, Koiik, at anchor. The nearest 
light-jiaiuted house is the schoolhouse; the one farther hack is the dwelling and ottice of the 
assistant admini.strator ; the dark houses to the right of it are the company’s store, maga- 
zines, and dwelling-house. July 28, 1895. 
34fl. — Karahelni village. Copper Island, from the beach at mouth of river. August 12, 1895. 
346. — Glinka village, Cojiper Island, from the hill behind it. August 7, 1895. 
35. — Glinka village, Coiij)er Island, from tlie beach. In the middle ground the salt-houses to the left, 
the government’s house to the right. August 11, 1895. 
зба. — Interior of salt-house, Glinka, Copper Island. Seal skins in salt. 
збб. — Same. Seal skins huudled, ready for shix)ment. 
37. — Beach at Glinka village. Copper Island. Natives getting ready to leave for the main village after 
having linished the sealing. 
38a. — Karahelni Stoli>, Coxiper Island, from x^hotographic station No. 4 (see max>, x>h 12). August 1, 
1895, noon. 
386. — Karahelni Stol]), Karaheluoye Rookery, Copper Island. From bluff, x)hotograx>hic station No. 1. 
August 2, 1895, 9.15 a. m. 
39. — Karaheluoye Rookery, Coxix^er Island, looking west toward Karahelni .Stolxi, from xthotograxshic 
station No. 3. August 1, 1895, 11 a. m. 
40. — Karaheluoye Rookery, Copper Island, looking east toward Vodopadski Mys, from x»hotographic 
station No. 2. August 1, 1895, 10 a. m. 
41. — Karahelni Stolp, Copxier Island. Pencil sketch by the author, .Tuly 3, 1883, from xihotograxihie 
station No. 1, to show distribution of seals as conixiared with my x>hotograxjh of 1895, from 
same standpoint, pi. 386. 
42. — Karaheluoye Rookery, Cox^per Island, looking west. Pencil sketch by the author, July 3, 1883, 
from x>hotograxihic station No. 3, to show distribution of breeding seals as comx>ared with my 
Xihotograph of 1895, from same standpoint, xil. 39. 
43. — Karaheluoye Rookery, Copper Island, looking east. Pencil sketch by the author, July 3, 1883, 
from x>hotograx)hio station No. 2, to show distrilmtion of breeding seals as compared with my 
photograph of 1895, from same standxioiut, x^l. 40. 
44a. — Bolshaya Bukhta, Karabelnoye Rookery, Copper Island. P'roni reef at extreme end of Karahelni 
Stolxi. The snow xiatch at the beach is the same as the one seen near the lower left-hand 
corner in ]>1. 40. P’rom a x>hotograph by Mr. Grehnitski, August 1, 1895, 9.45 a. m. 
446. — Drive stexis, Stolbovaya Bukhta, Karaheluoye Rookery, Coxiper Island. August 1, 1895. PTom 
Xihotographio station No. 5. 
45. — Drive 8te]is and waterfall, Vodoxiad, Karaheluoye Rookery, Coiiper Island, August 2, 1895. 
46. — Palata, Copper Island, seen from Zapadni, to show character of beach. Photograxih by Mr. 
Grehnitski, August 7, 1895. 
47. — Palata beach, Glinka, Coxiper Island, showing the character of the reef. Photograxih by Mr. 
N. B. Miller, of the U. S. Fish Commission S. S. Alhaiross, June 4, 1892. 
48. — Palata Rookery, Coxnier Island, from a rock off the rookery. Looking up the gully to the right, 
Palata; mountains in the background hidden in tlie fog. August 2, 1895, 2.30 ]i. m. 
49. — Palata Rookery, Co])per Island, from the same xioint as pi. 48, looking toward Sabatcha Dira. 
Toxi of mountains hidden in the fog. August 2, 1895, 2.30 xi. m. 
