Duty trial of a pumping engine, built by the Geo. F. Blake Manufacturing Company

Peabody, Cecil H.

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“…The Pribilof Islands possess a peculiar climate. There are but two seasons, winter and summer; the former begins with November and ends with April, the mean temperature being 20 to 26 F. above zero; summer brings only a slight elevation in the temperature, between 15 or 20, so that the mean temperature of that season is 40 to 46.…”

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“…(14) Not removing fixed engines and temporary fixtures from a fishery within thirty-six hours after close time begins. Penalty : Forfeiture of all engines and temporary fixtures, etc., first offense, not exceeding 10 a day; second, not less than (15) Fishing for salmon during weekly close time. Penalty : Forfeiture of all nets or movable instruments used; first offense, not exceeding 5 and 1 for each fish; second, not less than 2 10s.…”

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Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska

Brice¹,

Elliott²,

Jackson³

et al. 1898

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SIR: I have the honor to report that, in compliance with Department instructions dated June 12, 1894, I went to the seal islands of Alaska and inspected the fur-seal rookeries, noting particularly the numbers and present condition of the seals in comparison with what they were every year since I first saw them in 1889.I afterwards sailed along the American coast from Unalaska to San Francisco, calling at every important settlement on the way; inspecting every salmon stream and cannery on the route; making diligent inquiry into the condition of the native inhabitants of Alaska; the wants and desires of the white settlers who are busy developing the natural resources of the Territory, and noting the views of the people generally on all that appertains to the present and future prosperity of the new country.On July 10, 1 left San Francisco on board the TJ. S. revenue cutter Rush, Capt. 0. L. Hooper commanding, and arrived on the 15th at Port Townsend, where we were afterwards joined by Hon. C. S. Hamlin, Assistant Secretary oi the Treasury, who accompanied us to the seal islands and back as far as Vancouver City, British Columbia.We sailed on board the Rush from Port Townsend July 23 and arrived at the seal islands August 3, first touching at St. George and sailing along the coast, inspecting all the rookeries on that island except Zapaduie, and then sailed over to St. Paul Island, where we landed in a dense fog at 6 o'clock p. in. The seal islands, commonly called the Pribilof group, consist of four distinct islands in Bering Sea, situated between 55 and 57 north latitude, and about 170 west longitude from Greenwich. They are about 200 miles west from the nearest point on the mainland of Alaska, 200 miles north of the Aleutian chain, and 200 miles south of St. Matthews Island, or, in other words, they are about 200 miles away from any other land.The seal islands are nearly 2,300 miles from San Francisco, and about 1,600 miles, as the ship sails, directly west from Sitka.They are known, respectively, as St. Paul, St. George, Otter, and Walrus islands.Otter and Walrus are small and of no importance, and as the seals do not haul out at present on either of them regularly, and as they are not included in the lease, it will not be necessary to refer to them again. 1St. Paul, the larger of the two principal islands, is long, low, and narrow, its extreme length and breadth being 12 and 6 miles, respectively, and its total area being about 36 square miles. Around the greater part of the island runs a long, low, sandy beach, easy of access, where the seals haul out without difficulty, and where they were to be 1 In 1894 about 1,000 seals hauled out on Otter Island. ALASKA INDUSTRIES.found for a century in greater numbers than on any other spot on -the earth.St. George Island has an area of about 27 square miles, and its sides rise out of the water so abruptly and so steep that there are only a few places around the whole coast upon which anything coming out of the sea can find a footing, and consequently the number of seal...

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Section: Climatic Conditions Of Pribilof Islandsmentioning

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Section: Col Marshall Mcdonaldmentioning

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Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska

Brice¹,

Elliott²,

Jackson³

et al. 1898

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“…The average temperature for the year is about 35, ranging from 35 to 60 in the summer, and from zero to 15 below in winter.…”

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“…The young bulls, even when they have succeeded in capturing a number of cows, can be driven from their stands with little difficulty, while (as is well known) the old bnlla on the harems will die in their tracks rather than leave. 15. The cows are believed to take the bull first when 2 years old, and deliver their first pup when 3 years old.…”

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Reports of agents, officers, and other persons, acting under the ... Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the condition of seal life on the rookeries of the Pribilof Islands, and to pelagic seali In two parts

Townsend¹

1896

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Widows and orphans, supported by company 12 ward along the coasts of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia in January, February, and March, oceuring at varying distances from shore.Following the Alaskan coast north ward ;ind westward, they leave the North Pacific Ocean in June, travn-se the. eastern passes in the Aleutian chain, and proceed at once to the Pribilof Islands.5. The old (breeding) males reach the islands much earlier, the first coming the last week in April or early in May. They at. once land and take stands on the rookcries, where they await tin-arrival of the females. Each male (called a bull) selects a largo rock, on or near which he remains until August, unless driven oil' by stronger bulls, never leaving for a single instant, night or day, and taking neither food nor water. Both before and for some time after the arrival of the females (called cows) the bulls tight savagely among themselves for positions on the rookeries and for possession of the cows, and many are. severely wounded. All the bulls are located by June !><>.6. The bachelor seals (holluschickie) begin to arrive early in May, and large numbers are on the hauling grounds by the end of May or lirst week of June. They begin to leave the islands in November, but many remain into December or .January, and sometimes into February.7. The cows begin arriving early in June, and soon appear in large schools or droves immense numbers taking their places on the rookeries each day between the middle and the end of the month, the precise dates varying with the weather. They assemble about the old bulls in compact groups, called hareins. The harems are complete early in July, at which time the breeding rookeries attain their maximum si/e and compactness.8. The cows give birth to their young soon after taking their places on the harems, in the latter part of June and in Inly, but a few are delayed until August. The period of gestation is between eleven and twelve months. il.A single young is born in each instance. The young at birth are about equally divided as to sex.10. The act of nursing is performed on land, never in the water. It is necessary, therefore, for the cows to remain at the islands until the young are weaned, which is not until they are four or rive months old. Each mother knows her own pup, and will not permit any other to nurse. This is the reason so many thousand pups starve to death on the rookeries when their mothers are killed at sea. We have repeatedly seen nursing cows come out of the water and search for their younr, often traveling considerable distances and visiting group after group of pups before finding their own. On reaching an assemblage of pups, some of which are awake and others asleep, she rapidly moves about among them, sniffing at each, and then gallops off to the next. Those that are awake advance toward her, with the evident purpose of nursing, but she repels them with a snarl and passes on. When she finds her own she fondles it a moment, turns partly over on her side so as to present her nipples, and it pr...

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Duty trial of a pumping engine, built by the Geo. F. Blake Manufacturing Company

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Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska

Seal and salmon fisheries and general resources of Alaska

Reports of agents, officers, and other persons, acting under the ... Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the condition of seal life on the rookeries of the Pribilof Islands, and to pelagic seali In two parts

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