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January 22, 1895. — Calm, overcast; +14° to +26°. Aslak made him- 

 self a bed. Natives are trading' biscuit for grouse still on the wing. 



January 23, 1895. — Overcast and clear ; 0° to —4°. The sleds with the 

 Supplies departed for the lakes to-day. The Lapps are hauling wood. 



January 24, 1895. — Calm and clear in forenoon ; north wind in even- 

 ing; -4° to -3°. 



January 25, 1895. — North-northeast wind medium, becoming stronger; 

 —2° to —6°. Mail and presents to the herders arrived from Mr. Lopp. 



January 26, 1895. — A gale from north-northeast, snow drifting bad; 

 + 16° to -15°. 



January 27, 1895. — The storm continued all night and day; —16° to 

 —22°. The usual Sunday service and Sunday school. 



January 28, 1895. — Storming and drifting still from north- northeast; 

 —4° all day. Charley should have picked out his herd to-day; storm 

 prevented it. 



January 29, 1895. — Storming still ; no herd separated. Kjellmann has 

 made two wooden shovels. Per's deer that he was breaking broke 

 loose from him and started for the herd. Thermometer, —4° to 0°. 



January 30, 1895. — Storming still from north-northeast; clear, but 

 snow flying; 0° all day. All herders and Lapps but Solon, Per, 

 and Ahlook were sent to the herd to help Charley separate his herd 

 to-day. 



January 31, 1895. — Clear, snow flying, strong north-northeast wind. 

 Kjellmann left for the herd early this morning and Charley's deer were 

 separated and taken behind the blulf across the bay; 115 deer (15 his 

 private property) were taken, 90 females, 3 sled deer ; the rest were bulls 

 and geldings. The south side of the house was now so completely 

 blocked up that a tunnel had to be dug through the bank to get an 

 entrance to the schoolhouse. 



February 1, 1895. — A howling north-northeast wind all night and 

 day. Charley received his equipment and made preparations to leave 

 for his future home to-morrow. Kutchuk, Dexter's trader, arrived 

 to-day from the cape with letters from Mr. Lopp. Thermometer, —4° 

 to -lOo. 



February 2, 1895. — Still storming from north-northeast; clear, but 

 snow flying; doors and windows on the south side of the house entirely 

 blocked up by snow. Charley and family left about noon. Aslak, 

 Moses, and Ahlook will help him with the deer. Thermometer, — 4^ to 

 -fl2o. 



February 3, 1895.— Clear, bright, calm ; —3° to +2°. The usual serv- 

 ice and school. Tunnels were dug for doors and windows. 



February 4, 1895. — North wind putty. Partly overcast. Sun rose 

 9.45, set 4.45. Thermometer, +5° to —10°. 



February 5, 1895. — North wind, very hard storm during the night, 

 continuing in puffs all day, some snow; —4^ to —8°. 



February 6, 1895. — Strong west wind, overcast with a little snow; 



