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Identifier: sealsalmonfisher03jord (find matches)
Title: Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Jordon, David Starr, 1851-1931 Elliott, Henry Wood, 1846-1930 Maynard, Washburn, 1844- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909 Morris, William Gouverneur, d. 1884 Petroff, Ivan, b. 1842 Townsend, Charles Haskins, 1859-1944 True, Frederick William, 1858-1914 Brice, John J Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943 United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Special Agents Division
Subjects: Bering Sea controversy Sealing Fisheries
Publisher: Washington : Govt. Printing Office
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MBLWHOI Library

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; he makes it 198,648 breeding seals and young.His figures of sea margin and average depth show, when contrastedwith mine, that his tapeline, and the podding, which it is evident that heencountered, were not safe factors for a close calculation. This calculation of William J. Mclntyre is copied from his autographentry in the journal of the Treasury agent, St. George Island. Tabic showing the present condition of the breeding rookeries on St. George Island, from asurvey made by William J. Mclntyre, (The limits of expansion were defined in the middle of July, 1874, and measured in April of the following year.) Rookeries. Length ofshore line. Averagebreadth. allowed foreach seal. Total buUs, cows, and pups. Zapadnie Starry Arteel..North: First part.. Second part Third part. Little East East: First part.. Second part Total a Average. 875650 900 900 1,000 650 2601,240 6,475 136173 41 54i 124^ 72 24049 Sq.feet. lllj «3; 24,60034,150 18,450 6,112 62,000 12,356 15,60025,380 198,648 Plate 48.
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ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 613 With all due deference to Mr. Elliotts opinion that 2 square feet of ground for eachseal on the breeding rookeries is approximately correct, I am inclined to the opinionthat this is too liberal an estimate for all of the rookeries. In some cases I haveallowed 2 square feet, in others 3, 4, 5, and 8 square feet, according to the topographyof the ground, its adaptability for breeding purposes, and the condition of the rook-ery at the time of its greatest expansion, i. e., about the middle of July. It wouldbe utterly impossible for any series of measurements to give the accurate number ofseals that haul up on the breeding rookeries or hauling grounds. The least that canbe done under the circumstances is to form some basis for measurement during themiddle of July, mark the limits of the breeding grounds, and measure them care-fully with a tapeline, as was done in this case, before the seals return. This willgive their approximate number, and, if carefully done, will

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