598 Gilmore BEARDED SEAL (D) 1931 Sevonga, St. Lawrence Is, Bering Sea. July 12. Not many of the "big" seal are killed compared with the Spotted seal but they are very much desired after. Oogrook is the native name of the skin is used for the soles of muk lubs, rifle cases, et. Skin sells for 15¢ per foot. Tigara, Point Hope, Alaska Aug 22 about 1 in 10 or 15 seal killed here is an Oogrook. Much desired for food, mukluk sole leather & boot covers for kayaks & tumiaks. Sept. 21 Unalaska Unalaska, Aleutians Mr. Patterson, of Unalga Is. States that last year he killed a tremendous seal, about 6' long, weighing 300-400 lbs & having long stiff Whiskers. Its general color was dark and he called it into the beach by emitting an ululating cry with his hand over his mouth. From the description, I judge it to have been a bearded seal. It is the first one he has ever seen here. Its liver weighed 15 lbs.