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November 16, 1894. — A gale from uortlieast since midnight; snow 

 drifting bad. Zero all day. Frederick and Martin bronght moss and 

 two extra deer. 



November 17, 1894. — Strong northeast wind all night and day. 

 Clondy and cold, —12° to —2°. Soovawhasie was paid for his two 

 deer in the evening, as he wants to quit herding. 



November 18, 1894. — The usual service and Sunday school. The 

 forenoon service was well attended by natives and most of the Lapps. 

 The Sunday school was attended by but a few. Soovawhasie left for 

 home this morning. Light east wind; thermometer, —8° to —4°. 



November 19, 1894. — Light southeast wind in the morning and strong 

 north wind in the evening; clear; —8° at 8 a. m.,4-22'3 at noon, and —2° 

 at C p. m. Charley shot another seal. Considerable fish was traded 

 from the lake people. 



November 20, 1894. — Clear, cold in the forenoon; in the afternoon a 

 strong north wind, with a chilling mist; —12 to+20o. 



November, 21, 1894. — A gale from north during the night and blow- 

 ing a storm all day; cloudy and snow flurries. About 9 p. m. lire 

 caught in the wood behind Kjellmann's bedroom stove and ignited the 

 wall behind it. The fire was discovered before any damage Avas done. 

 Frederick, Mikkel, and Johann went out after moss this morning early 

 and will be gone three days. Thermometer,— 2° 10+12°. 



November 22, 1894. — Medium strong north wind, clear,— 4 to+2o. 



November 23, 1894.— Light northeast wind, cloudy, — 12° to— 2°. The 

 moss men returned in the evening, and Moses and Per from the herd. 

 The water gave out in the creek some days ago, and ice is the staple 

 article now. 



November 24, 1894. — Strong southeast wind all night, becoming a 

 gale in the morning; +18° to +22°. My stovepipe blew down about 

 11 p. m., and soon after the cask supporting the station school bell 

 blew over into the ditch. The snow in the ditch saved the bell from 

 being broken; some of the 'castings are broken. The wind lulled at 

 noon, but now it is blowing harder than ever. 



November 25, 1894. — The storm continued all night; about midnight 

 the house shivered and shook on its foundations. Cleared at 1 p. m. 

 and changed to southwest, veering to southeast again with very strong 

 wind. Thermometer, +24° to +28°. The usual Sunday service and 

 school. 



November 26, 1894. — Strong southeast wind all night and morniiig, 

 +22° to —26°. The bell was rigged up again. None of the boys at 

 the evening school; 6 at the station. Wood hauled with deer. 



November 27, 1894. — Winds blowing from all directions except north- 

 west; zero all day; clear. 



November 28, 1894. — Strong east wind; cloudy, with snow flurries 

 The ice broke up in the bay in the afternoon and fear was entertained 

 for Kummuk and Wocksock, who left yesterday for the sandpit with a 



