REINDEER AND MUSK-OX 



1917 (spring migration). At Kogaryusk, few; some down the Coppermine 

 river and scattered all over Coronation gulf. 



1917 (fall). Bernard moves east to Taylor island, Victoria strait, off south- 

 eastern shore of Victoria island, about 102° west, lat. 69° 15' north, west of 

 King William island. Knows nothing about migration in Coronation gulf that 

 fall. A few caribou on Taylor island and the adjoining mainland of Victoria 

 island; some remained all winter. 



1918. Hearsay for Coronation gulf. Otto Singer, trader, told Bernard 

 that at Hepburn island. Coronation gulf, caribou were plentiful in the fall of 

 1918, and extremely plentiful also in spring of 1919. They were plentiful at 

 Tree river (Port Epworth) in fall of 1918. In fall of 1918 there were no caribou 

 at mouth of Coppermine, according to Captain Klengenberg, and Klengenberg's 

 people had to go to Big Kogaryusk to get meat. 



Lai.ijuL. near Carey Lake, N.W.T. 



Photo by J. B. Tyrrell 



1919 (fall). Caribou extremely scarce all along coast (Coronation gulf)* 

 None at Kogaryusk, where Bernard was wintering again. The R.N.W.M.P- 

 detachment at Tree river. Coronation gulf (Inspector Clay, etc.), had a bunch 

 of natives out hunting, but scarcely got enough meat for themselves. Few 

 caribou at Hepburn island. A few at Big Kogaryusk, west of Tree river. At 

 Bernard harbour. Dolphin and Union strait, caribou were fairly plentiful. 



1919-20. All winter caribou were found in pretty large numbers back of 

 Back's inlet, southwest corner of Coronation gulf. No caribou around the lower 

 Coppermine in 1919-20, while plenty at Back's inlet. There were a few for 

 about three weeks in spring of 1920 in valley of (Little) Kogaryusk. Caribou 

 were plentiful at Dismal lake. Several Copper Eskimos spent the winter 

 trapping around Dismal lake and shot plenty of caribou. 



I did not question Captain Bernard on the caribou prior to summer of 

 1916, because I had the data for that region in my own field notes from 1910 to 

 summer of 1916. (R. M. Anderson). 



Bernard says that there is a considerable migration across Coronation gulf, 

 although somewhat variable, between the mouth of the Coppermine river east 

 to Cape Barrow; also from Bathurst inlet. 



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