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May 13, 1895.— Clear, north wind. The stray deer were around the 

 last camping place before Charley's herd left, and the deer had been 

 tethered near by so that they should not scatter; but they had only 

 circled around them, without coming near them, and turned northwest 

 again, passing behind the liills. Thermometer, +25° to +26°. 



May 14, 1895. — Clear and calm in the forenoon, with rising northeast 

 wind in the evening; +14° to +33°. The deer have turned back again 

 to the camping place and will be watched tiiere until the herd returns. 



May 15, 1895.— Clear and calm, +18° to +36°. The new schoolhouse 

 was begun. Mikkel was out after the stray deer, without seeing them. 



May 16, 1895. — Clear, with a very light northeast wind, growing 

 stronger toward evening; +18° +35°.- The deer were sighted behind 

 the hills, but were very wild and could not be approached within 

 half a mile. 



May 17, 1895. — Partly overcast, with north-northeast wind during 

 the night. Frederick, Kummuk, and Moses took a cook stove out 

 to the proposed winter quarter for the herd, to be used for a herder's 

 house. The natives have with one or two exceptions moved out of 

 their huts, and are quartered on the beach or have moved to the sand- 

 pit. School closed to-day. Oowkitkoon came with letters from the 

 herd; all well. Thermometer, +19° to +31°. 



May 18, 1895.— Overcast, with a chilly northeast wind ; + 18° to +30°. 

 Trading sleds arrived from Cape Prince of Wales with letters from Mr. 

 Lopp. Mrs. Kjellmaun was sick from a headache. 



May 19, 1895. — Overcast in the afternoon; mild and thawing; +23° 

 to +40°. The usual Sunday service and school. The stray deer are 

 yet behind the hills. Oowkitkoon started for the herd to-night. 



May 20, 1895. — Cloudy and overcast, with south wind. Aslak Somby 

 came back from Charley's about noon, and reported 77 fawns born, of 

 which 2 were dead. He had been on the way since the 16th, having 

 lost his way in the fog on the mountains. A fine, drizzling rain nearly 

 all day; +42° all day; no frost in the morning. 



May 21, 1895.— Clear, with a light southeast wind; +30° to +38°. 



May 22, 1895. — Cloudy and raining part of the day; wind changing 

 from southeast to north-northeast; —45°. Aslak and Frederick liave 

 been out looking for the stray deer, which are now moving toward the 

 herd. Kjellmann made a few bricks to-day. 



May 23, 1895. — Clear and bright until 6 p. m., Avhen it clouded over 

 and began to rain; strong north-northeast wind all day; +42°. 



May 24, 1895. — Wind south and north; clear and mild; +51° at 

 noon, thawing; colder at sunset, 10 j). m. 



May 25, 1895.— Clear and calm, a very line day; +50° at noon. 

 Samuel and Taootuk came in from the herd and reported 132 calves 

 born, 122 from old deer and 11 from young fawns. The herd is now 

 near the foot of Grantley Harbor. 



May 20, 1895. — Clear and calm in the foi-enoon; cloudy, with rising 

 wind in the afternoon; northeast wind; +41° at noon, with a light 



