. Correspondence relative to the seizure of British vessels in Behring Sea by the United States' authorities in 1886-91 [microform]. Bering Sea controversy; Fisheries; Béring, Affaire des pêcheries de; Pêche commerciale. !«â¢â¢â m â¢>» ;. * I.,. â â ?â¢â¢â â . I. ' ' . :\\ \ ' â i'' i -'i â â¢â '.â . J â 344 "The lia))its of tlie fur-seiil art' ])t'uiiliiir iiiid, in consideniig the iiutioii necessary to their protec- tion, deserve careful attention. From tiie statements of the employes of the late Kussian-Americaii ('oni]>any, the information derived from the intelligent n
. Correspondence relative to the seizure of British vessels in Behring Sea by the United States' authorities in 1886-91 [microform]. Bering Sea controversy; Fisheries; Béring, Affaire des pêcheries de; Pêche commerciale. !«â¢â¢â m â¢>» ;. * I.,. â â ?â¢â¢â â . I. ' ' . :\\ \ ' â i'' i -'i â â¢â '.â . J â 344 "The lia))its of tlie fur-seiil art' ])t'uiiliiir iiiid, in consideniig the iiutioii necessary to their protec- tion, deserve careful attention. From tiie statements of the employes of the late Kussian-Americaii ('oni]>any, the information derived from the intelligent native Ciiief of' St. Paul Island, and my own oliservation during the summer of IS(ilt, I have reached the following conclusions : The .seals reach tlic islands of St. Paul and St. (ieorge in May, June and tluly of each year in the following orderâfirst, a small numlier of old male seals, known as i''/>/.i, visit the islands very early in the spring, or as .sonu as the ice has melteil sufficiently to allow them to reacli tlie rocks upon the shore. Their o})jcct iit this time seems to he solely to reconnoiti'e their old rookeries with a view to re-occupy them, if thcv have not been disturbed, and the natives, so understanding it, avoid any noise likely to alarm them, and in tlie wind is in such direction as to carry the smoke from the settlement towards tiir rookeiies all fires are extinguished. After a few days pioneers take tlieir departure, aiul as the season advances, if they have been undisturbed on the occasion of their first visit, they return, bringing with them all the males of n>ature age, above â '> or (i years old, who are able to maintain their places in the breeding rookeries. Climbing uj) on the rocks, each seal .selects his jKisition iinl takes ])ossessir)n of and occupies through the season, if sufficiently strong, from one to three square rods of giound. Stillhiter ill the season, when tlie ice has nearly
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