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January 22, 1895. — Calm, overcast; +14° to 4-20°. Aslak made him- 

 self a bed. Natives are trading- biscuit for grouse still on the wing. 



January 23, 1895. — Overcast and clear ; 0° to —1°. The sleds with the 

 supplies departed for the lakes to-day. The Lapps are hauling wood. 



January 24, 1895. — Calm and clear in forenoon; north wind in even- 

 ing; -4° to -3°. 



January 25, 1895. — North-northeast wind medium, becoming stronger; 

 —2° to —6°. Mail and i)resents to the herders arrived from Mr. Lopp. 



January 2G, 1895. — A gale from north-northeast, snow drifting bad; 

 + 16° to -15°. 



January 27, 1895. — The storm continued all night and day; —16° to 

 —22°. The usual Sunday service and Sunday school. 



January 28, 1895. — Storming and drifting still from north- north east; 

 —4° all day. Charley should have picked out his herd to-day; storm 

 prevented it, 



January 29, 1895. — Storming still ; no herd separated. Kjellmann has 

 made two wooden shovels. Per's deer that he was breaking broke 

 loose from him and started for the herd. Thermometer, —4° to 0'^. 



January 30, 1895. — Storming still from north-northeast; clear, but 

 snow flying; 0° all day. All herders and Lapps but Solon, Per, 

 and Ahlook were sent to the herd to help Charley separate his herd 

 to-day. 



January 31, 1895. — Clear, snow flying, strong north-northeast wind. 

 Kjellmann left for the herd early this morning and Charley's deer were 

 separated and taken behind the bluff across the bay; 115 deer (15 his 

 private property) were taken, 90 females, 3 sled deer ; the rest were bulls 

 and geldings. The south side of the house was now so completely 

 blocked up that a tunnel had to be dug through the bank to get an 

 entrance to the schoolhouse. 



February 1, 1895. — A howling north-northeast wind all night and 

 day. Charley received his equii^ment and made preparations to leave 

 for his future home to-morrow. Kutchuk, Dexter's trader, arrived 

 to-day from the cape with letters from Mr. Lopp. Thermometer, — 4° 

 to -10°. 



February 2,1895. — Still storming from north-northeast; clear, but 

 snow flying; doors and windows on the south side of the house entirely 

 blocked u]) by snow. Charley and family left about noon. Aslak, 

 Moses, and Ahlook will help him with the deer. Thermometer, —4° to 

 + 12°. 



February 3, 1895.— Clear, bright, calm ; —3° to +2°. The usual serv- 

 ice and school. Tunnels were dug for doors and windows. 



February 4, 1895.— North wind puffy. Partly overcast. Sun rose 

 9.45, set 4.45. Thermometer, -(-5o to —10°. 



February 5, 1895.— North wind, very hard storm during the night, 

 continuing in puffs all day, some snow; — 4<^ to — 8°. 



February 6, 1895. — Strong west wind, overcast with a little snow 5 



