| Show I 1 I 1 SEALS AND SEA lyons LIONS THEIR PUY AND awn TOPOLOGY seals and sea lions flock together in the winter time and go south and in the summer north the seal lives on the sea cabbage during the spring from the of april they settle in myriads in bearings Beh rings ringa copper Bli nii jine jino fox st pauls and st geor georges g s islands the male seal or sea seata kach eh in the spring guards guarda more than two hundred females the sea kaeb ia Is very large and is then about five years old it has great influence over the herd of females it seeks out the highest rock on the coast where it can rest orphay or play we ask traders why they have gone north to kill hill these animals was it because they were so troublesome that they disturbed the peace of san francisco or for the pur purpose ose of exterminating tin ithem ethem them the repay reply has been given us only for commerce if then for commerce we will write from a commercial standpoint A trained and skilful hunter will never kill the while it is 19 on the rocks because they know that it would drive away the seals if the dies a natural death or in war which often prevails among these animals it makes no impression among the seals unless they smell their own blood when they become frightened and plunge again into the sea seals give birth to young in the month of september and the rocks are then covered with the pups they never have more than two in a litter their voices resemble the bleating of young lambs they are suckled by the mother until they are able to go into the water when they are required to look out for themselves for economical reasons these animals should not net be molested until the month mouth of september if the breeding females are driven away they will lose their pups the old males should be killed in september for the oil is more valuable than their fur II 11 is worth five cents the meat is salted and eaten by the inhabitants of the different islands the bones are also put to good use the americans trading in alaska last summer did not pay any attention to the seal oil they all went after furs the oil of seals was thrown into the stream an individual who was employed last summer at st pauls island spoke of the many thousands of dollars thrown into the stream it is the best oil for machinery and lamps lampa congress made regulations to protect the seals without knowing the habits or physiology of this animal all its attention has been paid to bt st pauls and st georges islands in this bill of protection no mention is made of the other islands such as Bli jine andre and fox islands congress has hab never paid any attention to these islands and greedy traders will exterminate the whole rece of these animals which are in thousands from to atton with firearms or any weapon that they have there has never been any improvement hadeln seal hunting congress would like to protect the seal in the same manner that the old russo busso american company did which was the most ignorant and conservative conceivable cei vable after our investigation we give such knowledge as we possess about the manner in which this animal is killed seals go 0 up on the beach in foggy weather or ya in n tho evening they are so fat that on hot days they prefer the water after sunset the aleata drive irive them into the mountains then they separate the females and young ones from the males kill all the males and drive the other portion back into the sea the male seal should be killed when it is one year old and in the months of september and october for their fir is very valuable in these two months and at that period of their life one firm last summer had females one year old killed ein lin n august and september for they were aware that the fur was very valuable at that time after they are three years old their fir is not so valuable after the seal is skinned the fat should be carefully taken from the skin then salted and put in barrels to preserve one sealskin beal seal skin it takes eight pounds of salt no more can he be killed than can be preserved in one day because the fat eats up the fur the dressing of the seal is done altogether in england if it is not carefully prepared when passing the tropics the fat destroys the fur the seals at the tho end of october and the early part of november emigrate to the southwest or to the japanese islands they are not afraid of lee ice but prefer a milder climate in the winter season we are certain from some stated facts that they mars marg maly maty this place their abode during the winter the tha japanese use their skins fer winter garments thelea the sea lion is the size of a seal and is similar to the seal in habits shooting is the manner in which they are killed great attention must be paid in the killing of the sea lion as one spent ball will frighten the whole herd into the sea the meat is much liked by the natives the fat gives a good oil and the hide is valuable and used for many purposes the natives of alaska use the hide to make barkes or boats for their own use many beautiful and valuable fur bearing animals living in the water and on til the land are found at st lawrence labrew e and Matthews St islands we have seen some skins shins from st lawrence as large as the leopard and of the same form spotted black and white and as soft as the sable there are in the northern regions numerous species of fur bearing bearling animals which live on land an and water dwater sea lion sea bear sea elephant sea mink bearded seal crested beal seal eie etc ete etc san francisco herald berald |
