The sun., 1897-12-20
HOW THE SEALS ARE GOING
RExT or THE JOINT STATEMENT rs
SUED ny THE CONFERENCE.

WAshiNu.on' Dos, ~ c ~ n.,,I.
lIohi lI tnS oeu ', . sasSs.a,,.. nn.-on,.
Cahau" e'osva ..'fst 80. -, ~, - 49,,
ing ing ~ Uio .,'' w., ,,N,,p1 ,,ss ~, n.Lat,,,
nOqu.uN ~ ' -, i, "a, -
oc, oite' st".o''y"' ,, |"' 80 T,.., - -,
ol inc rcsu.s Fo'env" Wy 'a'"' no'' o,, eo,N' !
s,o"s "a'o yo'" p"s =" p.''' 80, 80.
NO. OF tho negotiations loF "e"Iy ioUN-
ing 10 tue PrescrVn''o', VI '"o "e.",
urotoooi S"ss ''". .''o uu''s"'oo '-S.o, NV.
insuuoDo"1 ,ion' ~ .,''i '''Poeu', ~ ,,.,
~aiiNv - - p, p,nS'D'o' "t ,,', W, , ,ati,,
.poo'ns .no -, ,,l,,'., ~
tno soais requo''''nt 'no 'IUy 'of ~ ~
proseFI tino' No eo,' pato' p', VIZ" Wv %. -.
sons puen,o"' ,n, W" ,'"' y, W -. H.,
awtu. ino'e - ''''' 'O'
'no p'o''S'' to,Sr STATEMENT.
,, ,.,,. ,,.. .,,o ,,o
l.. Iher' is "'squu'. o,'aS' ~, -, Wv.
yoor Looi, "n" w" y, w ,aos ~. .,., r.,
uoh Vi .no ,l,, ',,.ss ."o ~. a,.,a.
" ',o ~ -. -. h.,a,,n, ,rro,,n,,. no.
s"o n".e , -. -, ,.,. -,
, eooiii'ou i' NUN
year W so'', -, ,,,,,.,
=" 'ue .o'' .''" .,1,ss 80. -. 80 ,o,n
couhts vi ''o .~,,,a,
hnaoo III ,s.ony .n,, ..,,. ar,,,ohIo 10 f,nnd In
noasuio VI "''"'
snoso .ae.e o,o ,,. =, -oo,o,,,,,oa
.,,v,, W. go. '..ss .h,a;no, sror, ,hc har,ing
Aiiaoio ako VIZ ,,, ,ey, - ,aso Thn t.h,o
h.ou".o oeN ''s COZ "" - r-o...s.,,,.
VI ., s.".'uss y, s,o"s. Wv Wv y, Son,,no sromnas
s.o a., a.. ,,,,,,h,n =, ar,,ns ,n,an n.
~, - " :. a., a., -, ,.h,,h ,ho
~, .. 20 . ..,..s ,,,. ,,n,hor -, ,.oor,
ss,.,s 1000
~, ~. ,L 80 ,soe 90 oe, ,uob,, s.o,.
W. o.. .o,,,,,;n,v ,ho driyi,o, IN,
I'll, ~ an, In 1907 Io1so ,fter continuing
tho driving till Aug. II. we nave no reason 10
belieye that during the period 1896 and 1897 q
very much larger number of males OF recognized
killabloe age could have been taken on the haui'
,ng grounds. Tho reduction between the years
1eoo ana 1887 III Ine n.ln'e, y, ] N' se"o ,s
taken. while an indication OF decrease IN .n1
..ss,,s ~ s,,oh aocro,so number or other
measure o, suen aecre"se @ n,,ona,, mu -. o'no nd
the roal measure Of decrease must be sought in
,,,or. ror,inont stots,ics drawn from tho breed
more per..hon, statistics ofa"" from 'n' '''''
3. From these data 1t is plain that tho former
v;e,d of tho hauling prounds of the Pribyloy
yioiu VI 'he i'1u''ns s'ou."' Va '"o
Islands was from three to five times as great as
in tho years 1896 and ls97. and the same dimi-
nu.,on on1sna y, S"s,n Sshon o "a ,nn,nso n,so
. Tho dooth r,ts .,nonS IN. vouno fur se,Is
.,nr. u.an aS 10 Uns 10 vsrr rrs,t Will,
especially among tne pups. IL very Ereit- =" hho
Tho loss among the pups prior to their departure
s, a. ,.,.nds 10 hsnn fnrnd in rho In st two
nom tue lsiNhus mas SO oeon ioun. III ,.e l'sS WV
years to approach 20 per cent. OF the whole
number horn. and though hc rutc of subsequent
..,a.t.,i,u =. ,nIno,yr ,.o mov,,other from, tho
number which return each year that from one
half to two thirds have pcrished before the age
Of three years-thnt is to say, the kllablo age
for the males and the breeding age for the fe-
msles f.. c,,o, D,,ur,, cou,es o, seo,h among
the nuns. SO far as known a. presont, are as
foiIows The importance OF each being variable
nn5 more nr less ,,nccrtn n.
IN, Rnyarcs of the parasiic worm. Ivncfnaria.
most destructive on sandy breeding areas and
end ey o oss oas en AMONG
nrystion snung of nuus strayed or senarated
.srTS;tn thar moibers when very vonnp mr. whose
~ rhe raysres af ihc gret Eer tOrco,
known to be- fatal to many OF tho young and
Iatop sisT 70 pspiod downing in tho storms Of
winter is beiieved. but not Certainly known. to
be a cause Of death among ing the Older pups - ~
eoSns nna II OF oSers Show that the
number Of Breeding females bearing pups ia on St.
ahe ao S6 Ono r ao ON m iSVS @ ana oe
bs hinher dnh gpre IN oTe se ear @ a
lover I'll in .sa;r 1897; root.r,.. vhor. nrn. w.r.
counted in BOTH seasons. I6oIi being % }ound din in
SS0,sd any h .t;S sn OF n Soun .t,
aaoptea oy irGt thompson, l5:ad3 IN tne lstter or
sr rent ;hin eHuenI IessEasS Sn, vi Er M
ansstson ee The connt of n9 nuns he ost M
Snatnr,h tme oUua sUo U, pnps 10 Lne tn noSe ~
IustworenE g m measure OF hninericai variaton ~, IN
~ cows nrcsen ars rh imisrinr Snr
9rec'ion, ing harthS h,h on aii me do4 rookerles
were connaea III Sotn onI seasons. In lSso therc
% MeIe 4,Soi ~ ~ @ aom' & onere rye Wero d,1ls. u de,
Srease VI u 49, ~, per Geni. my ., cpMs hctIaiiy
Seeson ere conntc% in bSh n nS "
meIe ona %, potm y DE- seasons. w IeFe
Sal1e alee Tere louhu IN o Sso, I5oI were iouha Ill
n; W, oase @ y. -o.St p prs ~ y eu,,s; m ~ l.;
o. ~ ID NOT easy 70 apply the various counts IN
rsu nt tbo S ~ ~ inc
os III. H. h sS S ~ 'i, %
crease nus oeSh suIsteI snt eSy Sy uhe nero curing
@ tmS'SH'ot @ on ,, ae1p 10 toVa wiInTu. ateeilrpa' We M
hna save oy sSStting me aoovc nuInnerS on rec.
Se,reo so "scrioe 10 INC decreaso moro precise
nEurSs. Ts ,.d 80 a;,,,. asa, ,;u,. ..
.,s nc %netHofas % f 3i urtihg anu hiIiihs p prnc,
cr e di as my n"to We oon,e @ uiiuer I
OUT opseTuaIon i,, uurihR me past TWO years cai
% iSr no cr,,icism f OF ooJeSuon, An aaGquate sup
Ply SI ouhs rs, Is presehL on INC I9okerles; the
usIn & S nn, m IN ane uravos
@ @SuanR Inc peF'1u III duesaion ,s such ns tG saie
g9ara IN inc iinmeatate future similarly
adeauate supply; the breeding bulls: fe
rOOkgrlet