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from the herd and reported all well with the herd; the herders all with 

 sore eyes. Several sleds arrived from the cape and lakes, all wautiiig 

 lead. 



April 16, 1895. — North-northeast wind; snow on the move; —10° to 

 —2°. Taootuk arrived dnring the night with news from Charley's 

 herd. Brevigs left for the cape at 7 a. m. 



April 17, 1895.— Calm, clear; +10° to +6°. 



April 18, 1 895. — Clear, calm in the forenoon ; east wind in the after- 

 noon; +8° to +10°. 



April 19, 1895.— Calm, clear, bright; +-8 to +150. 



April 20, 1895.— Calm, clear; +12° to -l-l()0. Some Nook people 

 complained that they had nothing to eat and were given some dry tom- 

 cod and oil. 



April 21, 1895. — Calm and clear; light east wind, with snow in the 

 evening. Oowkitkoon and Sekeoglook came down from the herd with- 

 out any permission. 



April, 22, 1895.— Cloudy and calm; a little snow; +8° to +15°. 

 Frank Komeroff, J. A. Dexter's Eussian trader, arrived to-day with 

 two dog sleds of barter goods. 



April 23, 1895. — Storm from south, with snow and fog; +10° to 

 -}-25°. Komeroff is doing a brisk trade. 



April 21, 1895. — Strong south-southwest wind, with some snow; 

 +20° to -28°. 



April 25, 1895. — South-southwest wind in the morning and north 

 wind in the afternoon, with some snow; -|-18o to -fSO^. Komeroff's 

 Eskimo man is sick in bed. 



April 26, 1895. -Clear and bright, calm; +20° to +28°. 



April 27, 1895. — Brevigs returned at 11.30 p. m., having made the 

 trip from the cape in seventeen hours. Cloudy and snowing, with a 

 light northeast wind. Martin cut himself with his own knife. By 

 falling down the knife penetrated the throat, cutting into the flesh 

 quite deep. Thermometer, +25°. 



April 28, 1895. — Clear and nice in the morning, with increasing wind 

 from north-northeast, becoming very strong toward night. The usual 

 Sunday service and school. Thermometer, +20° to +10°. 



April 29, 1895. — Clear, with drifting snow and very strong north- 

 northeast wind, abating toward night; +4° to +12°. 



April 30, 1895. — Clear and bright, with a light north -northeast wind. 

 Komeroff aiui party left for Colovin Bay, and a sled also left for the 

 cape in the morning. Thermometer, +8° to +20°. 



May 1, 1895. — Clear and bright, with a light northwest wind. Elek- 

 toona is sick with diarrhea. Therinoineter, +12° to +28°. 



May 2, 1895.— Clear, calm day; -12° to —30°. Mathis Eira arrived 

 from the herd, having been one day and two nights on the way. He 

 reported 65 fawns, of which one was stillborn and one was killed 

 because it had a twin brother, and the mother would only care for one. 



