80 EEPORT ON INTRODUCTION OF 



Tappeluft, Norway, April 9, 1894. 

 Dear Sir: Tho five families of Lapps that I have hired are Per Aslaksen Rist and 

 wife with two daughters, 10 and 8 years; Johan Speinsen Tornensis and wife 

 with one child under 1 year; Mikkel Josefsen Nakkila and wife; Samuel Johnsen 

 Kemi and wife with two children, 4 and 1 year; Mathis Aslaksen Eira and wife with 

 one child, 4 years; Fredrik Larsen, single, 18 years. 



Every family is to have a pair of dogs, and the single hoy has a dog that I hought 

 for him. 



I leave here on the 14th instant, and leave Christiania for New York on the 26th 

 hy tho steamer Island of the Thingvalla Line, and shall probably arrive at New 

 York about the 8th or 9th of May. 

 Very respectfully, 



W. A. Kjellmann. 

 Mr. William Hamilton, 



Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C. 



Madison, Wis., May 16, 1894. 



Dear Sir : I had no time to write you from New York or Chicago, as the time was 

 almost too short to make the necessary arrangements for transportation. 



On the 10th of April I started the colony from Kautokeino and came down to 

 the seaport of Bosekop. On the 13th and 14th we packed the baggage and on the 

 15th we went on board the first steamer, which took us to the city of Hammerfest, 

 the northernmost city on the earth. From Hammerfest we went to Drontheim, 

 where we arrived on the 20th. On the 23d we left Drontheim by rail for Christiania, 

 where we arrived at 7.15 on the 24th. At noon on the 26th we were all on board 

 the Island, which ship was to take us to New York. 



We arrived at New York on the 12th of this month, and on the evening of the 

 same day we left for tbis city, via Buffalo and Chicago, and arrived here at 11.15 

 on Monday evening, the 15th. 



In Christiania I was kindly assisted by Capt. Magnus Anderson, the commander 

 of the Viking, and by the United States consul, so everything went on nicely. Two 

 of my dogs were then sick, but got better after a few days. On the 10th of May 

 one of them took sick again and died before night. Another was also seriously sick 

 at that time, but it is still alive. 



Captain Skjodt, commander of the Island, kindly did his best for all of us. There 

 was very little sickness among the Lapps during the voyage.. I will write 

 you before I leave here on Monday, the 21st. To-day I am very tired and have 

 much to do. 



I am, very respectfully, yours, 



W. A. Kjellmann. 



Mr. William Hamilton, 



Bureau of Education, Washington, D. 0. 



Bank of Minnesota Building, 



St. Paul, Minn., May 22, 1894. 

 Dear Sir : The care of the party of Lapps and the dogs takes my entire time, so that 

 I do not know when to do the necessary writing. I must do everything myself, as the 

 Lapps can do nothing in the way of caring for themselves in this country. I must 

 even look out for losing them at the station, as the people crowd around them and hang 

 on to them. This is why you have not had this letter before. We will leave here at 7 

 o'clock to-night. We have a very pleasant car on the Great Northern and I am very 

 well satisfied with it. 



