Northwest history. Federal Affairs. General. 1937-03-22

Astoria, Ore., March 21. - (I.N.S.) - A million and a half fur seals, their black heads bobbing above the waves, sported in the sea off the mouth of the Columbia River today, on the last lap of their annual migration from the foggy Bering Sea Pribilof islands to the South Pacific, and back again.

Bibliographic Details
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1937
Subjects:
Northwest history
politics
government
general
fur seals
Columbia river
Bering Sea Pribilof islands
USCGC Onondaga
USS Redwing
herd migration
North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911
sealskin crop harvest
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
United States > Politics and government > 20th century
Bering Sea
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/80479
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Summary:Astoria, Ore., March 21. - (I.N.S.) - A million and a half fur seals, their black heads bobbing above the waves, sported in the sea off the mouth of the Columbia River today, on the last lap of their annual migration from the foggy Bering Sea Pribilof islands to the South Pacific, and back again.

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