66 REPORT ON INTRODUCTION OP 



Department of the Interior, 

 Bureau of Education, Alaska Division, 



Washington, D. C, February 28, 1894. 

 My Dear Sir: I have received word from the Eoman Catholic 

 fathers that they want one family of Eoman Catholic Lapps for herd- 

 ing at their station in Alaska. You will therefore, in addition to the 

 five families of Lutheran Lapps, bring with you one family of Eoman 

 Catholic Lapps. I shall request the Commissioner of Education to tel- 

 egraph you the same thing about the time you reach Hammerfest. 

 Wishing you great success, I remain, 



Eespectfully, yours, 



Sheldon Jackson. 

 Mr. William A. Kjellmann, 



Care of Feddersen & Nissen, Hammerfest, Norway. 



A HERD OF REINDEER ESTABLISHED AT CAPE PRINCE OF WALES. 



TJ. S. Eevenue Cutter Bear, 

 Bering Sea, A laska, July 27, 1894. 



Dear Sir: In carrying out the plans formulated for the introduction 

 of domestic reindeer into Alaska, you will turn over to Mr. W. T. Lopp, 

 superintendent of the mission station of the American Missionary 

 Association at Cape Erince of Wales, 100 head of deer, at such time 

 as it will be convenient for him to receive them. He will take them 

 at the station and drive them across the country to his mission. 



If you can spare one of the Lapps for a few days, and Mr. Lopp shall 

 wish his services, you can send him with the herd during the driving. 

 When the herd reaches the new station Mr. Lopp will see that the 

 Lapp is returned to the Teller Station. 



There are at the Teller Station five apprentice young men from Cape 

 Erince of Wales, who will return to their homes with the new herd. 

 Those that served faithfully in the herd at the Teller Station for a full 

 year are entitled to 2 deer each, and you are authorized to give them 

 the same on condition that the deer are not to be killed and are to 

 remain in the mission herd for a period of not less than two years. 



If any of them prefer to take supplies or barter in place of their 

 deer, you can buy their deer for the Government at the rate of $10 

 worth of barter for each deer. 



An te si look (Charlie), the herder, already has 4 female deer and 

 their fawns (8 in all) in the herd. He is entitled to 5 more for part 

 pay of services for the year 1 893-94. 



If he remains in the employ of the station during 1894-95 he is by 

 special arrangement to receive 15 more, and then in the summer of 1895, 

 in company with his brothers and Soo va wha sic, a herder, or such other 

 parties as he may select and you think wise, he will start a separate 

 herd. To accomplish this you will allow them to take the deer belong- 

 ing to them, and then loan them 100 more for five years. In considera- 



