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However, as there is always some danger from strange dogs, you will 

 direct the herders to shoot any dog interfering with the herd, and 

 report the same to you when they come off watch. When a dog is' thus 

 killed, you will at once send for the owner, express to him yonr regret 

 at the necessity for killing, and then pay him for his dog. So far, $L50 

 in barter goods has been considered ample compensation for the loss of 

 a dog. When any visiting natives come into the neighborhood of the 

 herd, have them notified at once to keep their sled dogs tied up. 



When traveling, it is better to pass around instead of driving through 

 a native settlement, and thus avoid the dogs that are unaccustomed to 

 the presence of deer. 



Killing.— As it is the purpose to multiply the lierds as rapidly as pos- 

 sible, no deer are to be killed except in extreme emergencies, and then 

 only steers. 



When a deer meets with an accident, such as the breaking of a leg 7 

 or becomes so old and feeble that it probably will not live through the 

 winter, it can be killed upon the order of the superintendent. 



When a deer is killed or dies, the date and cause of death will be 



noted in the dailyjoumal and included intheammal report of the station. 



The hide, horns, hoofs, sinew, and carcass of deer killed or dying 



remain the property of the Government, and are to be ultilized for the 



benefit of the station. 



The meat is to be used for feeding the herders, the same as beef 

 purchased in San Francisco. No reindeer meat is to be sold or given 

 to outside parties. The superintendent and his assistant can purchase 

 tor the use of themselves and families at the rate of 15 cents per pound, 

 alter the herders have been supplied. The tongues of those killed are 

 to be prepared for market. 



You will also encourage the Lapps to make glue for the market from 

 the horns and hoofs and teach the method to the apprentices. As an 

 incentive, the net proceeds of the sale can be placed to their credit. 



HERDERS. 



The herders consist of two classes— the Lapps and the Eskimo 

 apprentices. 



Probation,— To train up the young Eskimos of northwestern Alaska 

 in the management of reindeer you may receive at the station this 

 present year not to exceed fifteen wideawake young men. A weekly 

 roll of the apprentices shall be kept, showing the number of deer each 

 has lassoed and milked and the approximate number of miles each 

 has driven during the week, together with a record of deportment, 

 progress and general adaptability to the work. A summary of this 

 roll and record will be sent with your annual report. 



If after a few months' trial, or at the end of the year, one has been 

 found lazy, dull, indifferent, or manifestly unsnited to the work, he 

 shall be sent away from the station and another given his place. At 



