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July 24, 1894. — South wiud with rain. The Bear arrives from Cape 

 Serdze, Siberia, with 38 deer — 11 males aud 27 females. 



July 25, 1894. — South wiud aud heavy surf. Tavo deer ran aAvay 

 when turned loose after landing; the boat capsized in the surf. The 

 last load was landed at the mouth of the lagoon to escape the surf 

 Our whaleboat lauds GO bags of llour, 5 boxes bread, beans, and 

 molasses. Mrs. Healyand Mr. Liebes come ashore. Kill a female deer 

 that had a leg broken in landing. 



July 26, 1894. — IsTorthwest wind. Ou invitation from Dr. Jackson, 

 I accompanied him up the lakes iu the Beards steam launch, which 

 Captain Healy placed at our disposal; we returned about 5.30, aud 

 after taking dinner with Captain Healy, came ashore. A male and 

 female deer which were crippled on ship or in landing, had to be killed. 

 Mr. Grubin and the herders milked two quarts of milk from six deer, 

 two bottles of which were sent to Captain Healy and officers ou the 

 Bear. 



July 27, 1894. — South wiud. Went aboard the Bear in the forenoon; 

 she weighs anchor aud leaves for the Arctic. 



July 28, 1894. — Northwest wind. We go in small boat up the lagoon 

 to a river and give our babes an outing. 



July 29, 1894. — South wind. The 2 deer which ran off a few days 

 ago returned. While holding our Sunday service a ship was announced 

 as anchoring at Point Silencer. 



July 30, 1894. — South wind. The brig Meyer came over from Point 

 Spencer in the afternoon and anchored off shore. Mr. Wm. A. Kjell- 

 mann, the new superintendent, wife and daughter, Kev. T. L. Brevig 

 aud wife, and Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Gamble, Avho are to teach at St. 

 Lawrence Island, came on shore in the evening and inspected the 

 station and herd. 



July 31, 1894. — The Meyer beat up closer to shore and emi)loyed 

 natives to help discharge the vessel. The Lapps aud their baggage 

 were sent on shore. An Eskimo remarked when he first saw the 

 Lapps: "Well, well! these are the people we have seen on our playiug 

 cards for all these years." We saw the Lapps milk deer; after lasso- 

 ing, they make a halter-like noose with which one holds the deer while 

 another milks, 



August 1, 1894. — Calm, with south wind. Mr. and Mrs. Lopp move 

 into the herders' house aud the Kjellmauns into the west end. The 

 Brevigs move into the east end of the frame house. The work of 

 dischargiug the vessel progresses very slowly. During the night the 

 station dogs broke into the dugout and killed the old goat of the 

 Kjellmauns, and during the day they killed one of the kids. 



August 2, 1894. — Calm, with rain. The Cape Prince of Wales sup- 

 plies were lauded and put under the canoes. 



August 3, 1894. — Calm, but rainy. Two Lapps go back into the hills 

 to get acquainted with the locality. The tlour and bread is landed 

 from the vessel. 



