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Barrow over the winter in order that he might get in a full season of 

 excavation in 1932. Permission being granted, he took advantage of 

 the presence of Capt. Ira Rank's little trading schooner, the Trader, 



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Fig. 107. — When streams were reached the load was transferred to a kayak 

 or umiak, while the dogs swam across with the empty sled. 



to make a trip to Barter Island, 300 miles to the eastward of Barrow 

 and almost to the Canadian boundary : 



We stopped at every camp we could hear of and I asked all the usual 

 questions but not an " ipani igloo" (ancient house) did I see until we reached 

 Barter Island. Heard of two sites though and got a little material from them, 

 all modern and Thule. Could hear of no mounds like those at Birnirk or 

 Nunakaak. The country to the eastward is lovely and the mountains behind 

 Barter Island gorgeous, but the ice was bad and gave us plenty of trouble. 



A further account of Mr. Ford's explorations at Point Barrow this 

 coming summer will be given at a later time. 



