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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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le Ludwig Kum-lein, in Bulletin No. 15 of the United States National Museum, 1879, presentsaltogether the most interesting and valuable biology of the hair seals in the watersof Cumberland Sound that has as yet been printed. Allen, in his History of theNorth American Pinnipeds, 1880. has, with painstaking labor, carefiilly compiledthe pertinent remarks of a whole armj of lesser authorities upon the doing andwell-being of the Phocicke, and has arranged them in his memoir so that theyappear to the best advantage. Carrolls report is exceedingly interesting, andcould he be induced to rewrite his notes, systematizing them, or permit some nat-uralist to do so who might draw out from liim information on important pointsnow hidden, the result undoubtedly would accrue greatly to the benefit of all con-cerned, and cause him to reap a fitting recognition of his knowledge of the subject,which seems to be very full and e^ihaustive, as far as expressed by himself. Plate V. Monograph—SEAL-ISLANDS.
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THE COUNTENANCE OF THE FUR-SEAL. Life-studies of Callorliinus by the author. (Full face of old male; profile and under-view of female.) ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 45 tenderness and good nature. It has a muzzle and jaws of about thesame size and form observed in any full-blooded Newfoundland dog,with this difference, that the lips are not flabby and overhanging;they are as firmly lined and fjressed against one another as our own.The upper lips support a yellowish white and gray mustache, com-posed of long, stiff bristles, and when it is not torn out and not brokenoff in combat, it sweeps down and over the shoulders as a luxuriantplume. Look at it as it comes leisurely swimming on toward the land;see how high above the water it carries its head and how deliberatelyit surveys the beach, after having stepped upon it (for it may be trulysaid to step with its fore flippers, as thej^ regularly alternate when Itmoves up), carrying the head well above them, erect and graceful, atleast 3 feet from the

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