Diary, 1914, of trip with Wilfred Hudson Osgood and George Howard Parker to Pribilof Islands, Alaska
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July 3 event over by Elizabeth In afternoon and watched some of the herds for about half an hour that had passed. I saw 600 cows come in within a hundred yards. Several cows wandered about the area across the brook. Some of the cows coming in are plenty ground, most appear to have pumped. That is, the number of bulls seems to nearly equal the number of cows on a herm The ordinary course of the bull is a roughing, gustural roar, varying in intensity according to his temper and provocation. So the bull came into areas with cows We estimated 200 bachelors on the Bridlech banking grounds and letting boys and girls in the Beef Banking grounds The afternoon was rainy and we did not see any fixed books Soon a bull leap from a ledge at least ten feet high on to the rocks below to stop a cow which had started away Saturday, July 4. Whitney and I was along the cliff near East Landing and collected a few buds. Yigged I found 3 units of Laverstock and eggs over 5 friends. I called but accidentally broken. The other were short but were very near hitching, and even not leaves. Whitney took a couple of Corporals To land over to me and asked if I shant July 5. Carry most of day and little done worthwhile. Spent most of day in Vermont for data from Nation site Cortes July 6. The Lincolna (Kerome Catal) appeared in the early morning. In the afternoon car wrote aboard, to confer with the captain concerning getting to St George. Only it was informed us that he had explicit orders not to take "any harm" from the Sharks. He took a message & Capt. Rigalda at Unabaska waiting of he was taking up the matter and subjected to get an answer. At 11 P.M. Dalton came abo