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or jump dolphin fashion like the old ones- Yesterday DWP & I killed a cow seal & pup on the Kelaine rookery. (Notes on them are in the var. history note-book.) The noise of the rifle (shot 3 times) did not disturb the seals and we had to go in among the pups to get them to move. The pup we killed had gray on the breast. [[underlined]] Aug [[/underlined]] 23. [[underlined]] 1895 [[/underlined]] Rain [[underlined]] Albatross [[/underlined]] came in this morning. Went to Reef rookery with Capt. Drake Mr. Townsend & Mr. [[Gorsley?]] Crossed Zoelion sand [[end page]] [[start page]] & should think there were 1000 to 1200 seals there- All sizes, but many small ones- They were mostly on the hillside & in the slide on the East side & to the north of the path- On the reef everything broken up. Seals scattered practically evenly from the water up to the upper level- Plently of water & wind on the lower level. Pups well back- Quite a bunch on the N.W. corner of the lower level- Saw very few dead pups. The most of the pups seemed well nourished- Townsend pointed out the area on the "parade" marked by four cairns which was
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Albatross is the name of Capt Drake's ship