INTRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC REINDEER INTO ALASKA. (\\) 



some tea, but there was no shelter from the cold, penetrating wind, 

 nor was there any wood of any kind, and as we could not afford to 

 burn any of the wood we carried along, we simply continued on our 

 way without tea. 



Soon we came to an Indian village — 2.30 p. m. Nallogoroak hav- 

 ing gone before to have all dogs chained or closed in, I went also to 

 iiupiire about the best way to Bethel and to learn how" far we were 

 from there. 



Nfinachfira gaiuut was the name of the place. How far it was 

 from Bethel in miles no one knew, but they used to travel there in a 

 day with a good dog team. To our surprise we met a wliite man by 

 the name of Twitchel in this lonely place of the north. A guide was 

 hired to go with us to Bethel that we should be able to get there with- 

 out any necessary loss of valuable time. That man I sent with Nal- 

 logoroak to go with the loads on the trail ahead, while I went after 

 the herd, wliich Bals meanwliile had driven in an entirely different 

 direction from what w^e should go. Some time later we had success- 

 fully driven the herd around the village to the southeast, but we 

 wanted to go farther east still, and to do so we had to cross another 

 lake. That proved to be a xerj hard task, because the ice was glare. 

 One of the male deer belonging to Spein who had been limping on 

 three legs all the wa}" from Andreafski and was really in a miserable 

 condition fell on the ice and walked ver}^ poorly after that fall. The 

 best that could be done under the circumstances was done, in that 

 Spein and Sara stopped to butcher it, while the rest of us drove on 

 with the herd to catch up with Nallogoroak and the guide, who were 

 a consideralile distance ahead. Having accomplished this, we camped 

 at 4 o'clock at the side of this lake. Possibly we can reach Bethel to- 

 morrow if we get an early start. 



Wednesday, December 2. — Four o'clock we were preparing breakfast 

 and at 7 our sleds were loaded, but as usual Spein and Sara were not 

 ready and the herd had strolled off a long distance during the night, 

 and it was not brought l)ack before 9 o'clock; then another driving 

 deer had to be ciiught for Sara. When at last we were off we were 

 fully determined to make Bethel our next camp; but on account of 

 hard traveling over 10 miles of glare ice and then a heavy snowfall 

 and thick weather we have not been able to accomplisli our aim. At 

 1 o'clock we arrived at a little village which is said to be half way 

 l)etween where we camped last night and Bethel. ^Vll of us were 

 hungry and tliii-st}^ so we stopped for tea. While tea was made, I 

 took a walk into the village and met there a native b}* name George 

 Spear, wlio had been educated at Carlisle, Pa. He is now doing evan- 

 geUstic work here among his own people. George seems to ])e a very 

 inteUigent and practical man. The old council house, in which the 

 people have had their heathen festivals and dances, is now turned 



