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since his discharge in February, being dissatisfied a little more was 

 added. Captain Weeks was in search of two deserters that had left 

 on July 4; at his request we sent two of our native police to Nook to 

 hunt for them and put them in irons and return them to the ship. Dis- 

 charged Sun goo, who has been here in the capacity of a worker and 

 handy man. We returned to the fleet in tow of the launch. 



July 10, 1894. — The Bear left the anchorage about 1 p. m. for South 

 Head to land Dantiu and Anker. The schooner Mosario anchored here 

 to fish and then went to Nook. We returned from the fleet in one hour 

 and fifteen minutes. The deserters could not be found at Nook. 



July 11, 1894. — South wind and rain. The steam whalers leave the 

 anchorage; the Rosario goes out. Mr. Grubiii and some of the herders, 

 with the Bear''s seine net, lent by Captain Healy, went to Nook to try 

 their luck with salmon. A male deer dies from internal injuries. 



July 12, 1894. — Calm; rain. I hear from some Noometes that the 

 deserters are there, and I send two of the ])olice after them. While 

 they are gone the two men arrive in another canoe. We gave them 

 dinner and supper in Charlie's house, and when the police returned 

 we persuaded the men to go to the steamer Jeanie and give themselves 

 up. Try the seine here and catch nothing. 



July 13, 1894. — North wind and rain. The whaleboat returns from 

 Nook with about 900 salmon. The Jeanie and Feters went out. Make 

 flume for closet. 



July 14, 1894. — North wind. Charlie cuts a window in east end of 

 herders' house. Two canoes return from Point Spencer. Our police 

 received 5 bags of flour for taking the deserters over. ScMid the seine 

 again to Nook to try for salmon and catch 6. 



July 15, 1894. — South wind and rain. Sunday services as usual. 



July 16, 1894. — South wind and rain. Canoes come from Point 

 Spencer. Send whaleboat to Grantley Harbor to fish. 



July 17, 1894. — Southwest wind with rain. Milk a quart of milk 

 from 5 deer.' 



July 18, 1894. — South wind, with rain. Milk another quart of milk. 



July 19, 1894. — Southeast wind, with rain. Whaleboat returns with 

 about 300 pounds of salmon trout. Send the scow up the lagoon for 

 wood. 



July 20,1894, — South wind, with rain. The little creeks become rivers; 

 surf is very high; herders thoroughly drenched. 



July 21, 1894. — South wind, with rain. IVIr. Lopp was sick. 



July 22, 1894. — South wind, with rain. Small Sunday school ccm- 

 ducted by Mrs. Lopp. Moses is sick. 



July 23, 1894. — South wind, with rain. Let Charlie's brother and two 

 of our herders go to Nook with our seine, to try for salmon. 



'By the Siberian method the deer are thrown down to milk. They are fright- 

 ened and witlihold it. With the advent of the I^apps, modern methods were 

 adopted. — Editor. 



