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Large quantities brought from Commander Islands by Bossof........
Quantities of, exported during Russian occupancy of Alaska....
Value of, known to American negotiators....

Value of, taken from Bering Sea prior to 1867

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Most important part of colonial enterprises..........

Protection of, reason why Russia excluded Bering Sea from effect of

treaties.....

Reduction in number killed....

Revenue yielded by, to United States ....

Right to protect Alaskan, passed to the United States .

Russia's rights over, passed to the United States.......

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Whaling company prohibited from cruising in waters frequented by .......
(See also Jurisdiction over Bering Sea.)

Fur trade. (See Russian American Company.)
Gaff, used by pelagic sealers

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Acquiesced in control exercised by Russia and United States ...
Burden on, to show that Russia's rights over Bering Sea lost..
Concedes that Russia's rights over seal fisheries passed to United States
Modus Vivendi of 1892 between the United States and. (See Modus Vivendi
of 1892.)

Protest by, against ukase. (See Protests against ukase of 1821.)

Should concur with United States in regulations..

Trade of, on Northwest Coast..

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Great Britain-Continued.

Treaty of 1790 between Spain and. (See Treaty of 1790 between Great
Britain and Spain.)

Treaty of 1818 between the United States and. (See Treaty of 1818 be-
tween the United States and Great Britain.)

Treaty of 1825 between Russia and. (See Treaty of 1825 between Great
Britain and Russia.)

Treaty of Arbitration of 1892 between the United States and. (See

Treaty of Arbitration of 1892.)

Great Ocean. (See Pacific Ocean.)

Guadalupe Islands, seals of, a different species from Alaskan seals....
Guns. (See Firearms.)

Habits:

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Of the Alaskan seal.

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(See Pribilof Islands; Alaskan seal herd: Pups; Bulls; Cows; Bache-
lors; Migration.)

Hair-seal:

British protection of...

Newfoundland regulations concerning..

Protection of, by Jan Mayen regulations.

Protection of, in Caspian Sea..

Protection of, in White Sea

Harbors at Pribilof Islands..

Harems:

Cow's life in the..

Disorganization of the....

Number of cows in the.

Organization of.....

Hauling grounds....

Historical and jurisdictional questions. (See part first.)

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Increase of sealing fleet...

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Indian hunters:

Description of spear, canoe, and manner of hunting by
Lose very few seals struck............

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Investigation of management. (See Investigation, Congressional.)

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Cruisers should be constantly maintained in Bering Sea

Foreign vessels not permitted to hunt, fish, or trade in Bering
Sea....

Foreigners to be driven from Bering Sea

Not relinquished by treaties of 1824 and 1825.

Not exercised for all purposes.

Pelagic sealing prohibited

Pigott affair..

Prior to ukase of 1821

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Prohibition against visiting waters frequented by sea-otters or fur-
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Visited annually by revenue cutters..

Vessels seized..

Kadiak Island:

Early expeditions to mainland from

Settled by Shelikof

Kenching the skins

Killable class, The. (See Bachelors.)

Killing:

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Enabled Russia to protect Pribilof herd in Bering Sea....

Why chosen

Location of Bering Sea..

Location of Pribilof Islands..

London seal-skin industry

Loriot affair....

Loss from customs duties

Loss if Alaskan herd destroyed

To France

To Great Britain

To the world

To United States

Makah Indians. (See Indians.)

Male seals not injured by redriving

Management.

Approval of, by committees of Congress..

Government agents.....

Government working impracticable.

Improvement over Russian method of taking seals..

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