INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONDUCT OF REINDEER STATIONS. 



U. S. Revenue Cutter Bear, 



August 1, 1894. 



Sir- For the guidance of yourself and assistant iu tbe care of the 

 station and herd of reindeer attached to it, I leave you the following- 

 general directions. I make them general because, owing to the dis- 

 tance of the station from Washington and our ability to communicate 

 with you but once a year, you must be left largely to the exercise of 

 your own judgment. . 



" In my communication of July 27 you are authorized to furnish 100 

 head of deer to the Congregational mission at Cape Prince of Y\ ales, 

 and send with them the five apprentices from that place, together with 

 their personal deer; also, if they may so desire it, loan 100 head of deer 

 to Antesilook, Iziksic, Kotowak, Inppuk, and Soovawhasie. 



If possible, you will visit these several herds at least once a year and 

 advise those in charge with regard to the general management of the 



same. -. 



If Antesilook & Co. establish their herd this season, you are expected 

 to have the general oversight of the same during the five years that tne 

 Government retains the ownership, and to visit the herd as often as you 

 may find practicable. 



THE HERD. 



Grazing.— As the herd has for the past two years been kept near the 

 station, you will now send it away, preserving the grazing in the imme- 

 diate vicinity of the station for the months of July and August, when, 

 in landing deer from Siberia, it is important to have the herd, or a 

 portion of it, close by to receive the newcomers. 



Driving.— Keeping the herd away from the station will accustom the 

 steers to the sled and furnish the apprentices practice in driving. 



In this connection you will experiment with harness. I am sure that 

 a better form of harness can be devised than that used m Siberia, and 

 perhaps than that of the Lapps. I would commend for trial the harness 

 used last season by Mr. Lopp. 



Protection from dogs.— At the outset much trouble was anticipate 1 

 from native dogs stampeding and killing some of the herd. It is with 

 satisfaction that I record that these fears have not been realized. Dur- 

 ing the first season but five dogs were shot and last year but one. 



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