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run about freely - The cows still on land mostly have their pups sleeping with them or nursing.

July 29. 1895

  Took a look a Zoltoi hauling ground from the northeast. 
  Bachelors lying clear up into the grass, one old fellow sleeping actually in the high grass, which rose up all around him.  The hauling ground appeared to be well covered (several hundred) except about the bluff on the east side.
  Found a dead fur-seal about 6 yrs. old on the rocks under village  hill.
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[[underlined]] July 30. 1895 [[/underlined]]
  
Fair, warm day.
  Afternoon stopped at Lukannon & Kelaire on way from Polovina. 
  Counted 67 cows to 179 pups, which shows a large proportion of cows in the water. A good many playing in water in front or rookeries, others presumably at sea.
  All dry to-day in the sun- Mostly asleep. No copulation going on. Several youngish bulls wandering about in the [[strikethrough]] va [[/strikethrough]] vicinity of fam. no. 2 & swelling cows. The old bulls did not pay much attention to these younger males, but occasionally rose up & drove them off.  The cows are away up to the top of the hillside.

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replaced [[underscore]] with [[underlined]] to make page consistent with other pages in project. Kelaire & Polovina are correct - see notes about project.