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iug earned his two reindeer, he was sent home. His object in coming- 

 to the station was the same as that of Soo wa wha sie — to wit, to get 

 a good living tor a ^y]lile. Considering that he was so young, this 

 might be expected. 



Taoo tiik, from I^deyrooli, apparently was received here in the autumn 

 of 1893. Judging froni the number of reindeer which he is said to own 

 in the herd, I take him to be a l)rother of Oo kwood let; aud for this I 

 have good reasons, for they resemble each other very much in looks, 

 while in all other respects they are very difterent. He was not married 

 when 1 arrived at the station, but in the course of the winter he mar- 

 ried i^ab sok ka. The matrimonial Icnot was tied by Eev. T. L. Brevig. 

 Ta 00 tuk is an excellent huntsman, but doubtiul timber for herdsman. 

 Then there are a number of little things concerning him which I have 

 not mentioned in this report. I have not yet decided what to do with 

 him. His a])i)renticesliip expires next autunui, and it will then be 

 determined what it will be best for him to do in the future. 



Ahlook, from Point Hope, was left here by you as an apprentice the 

 20th of August, 1894, to take the two years' course in herding. He has 

 proved himself a worthy young man, and has ah-eady exhibited great 

 interest in the care of the reindeer, and he is reliable in the perform- 

 ance of his duties as a herder. His choice was a happy one, and there 

 can be no doubt as to the propriety of permitting him to take cliarge 

 of a small herd, particularly if there could be somebody with him to 

 look after business matters, or, in other words, to se<^ to it that every- 

 thing was done in the right season. Ahlook seems to take no note of 

 the time, particularly when he is with the herd. He hardly remembers 

 when it is time to eat, a thing never forgotten by any of the other boys 

 at the station. Of all the apprentices he and Sekeog look are the very 

 best and most reliable herders, and if he has to chase around the herd 

 some foggj^ night until daybreak he does not look ui)on this as much 

 trouble, providing he succeeds in having all his reindeer safe in the 

 morning when the time comes to change the watch. 



E lek too na, w^ho was brought here by your.self on the same day with 

 Ahlook, is also from Point Hope, but his selection can not be said to 

 have been a happy one, and he has been kept on the to-be-sent-home 

 list all winter. He has made some improvement lately, and just now 

 his name has been taken off the list. 



Wok Sock, from Goweerook, was received as an apprentice last fall 

 after I arrived. He is married and has three children. His qualifica- 

 tions for the work of a herder are good, and if he continues doing as 

 well as he has begun he will certainly become an excellent, intelligent 

 herder, in whose hands a herd in the future will surely thrive and 

 make progress. He is reliable, always active, never evasive, never 

 runs away from any order given him, but he does everything exactly 

 as he is told, and seems never to be entirely satisfied himself Avith 

 his work. He is the only one who reports and asks for new work when 



