639 Gilmore ORCINUS RECTIPINNA - PACIFIC KILLER 1931 May 19. Off Fairweather Mt., Gulf of Alaska While watching the birds immensous fur seal in the water today, the tack turned to Killer Whales & whether they do much damage to the herds of seal. Lieut. Commander Bradbury stated that some years back, the cutter, he was stationed on, was ordered by the grot. to investigate the problem and kill all the killer whales they were able. Tho they saw many "killers", they neither killed any or solved the problem. He stated that the cutter would draw up to a herd of whales + a clip or two of 50 rounds apiece would be emptied into the animals from a machine gun without any noticeable effect. Probably the whales died, tho at least from lead poisoning if not from the wounds themselves. Aug 1 10 miles S.E. of St. Hope, Alaska. Today, a school of "killers" drove a large school of belugas right up next to the beach. I didn't see the killers, but the natives claimed they were out there and never came in close.