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Goltmin Bay. — From the 395 reindeer in the jointherds of the Swedish 

 Evangelical Union, and Episcopal societies, and Eskimo apprentices, 

 9 died during the year and 157 were born, of which 10 died, leaving 

 at the station 533 reindeer. During this winter 159 deer belonging to 

 the Episcopal Societ}'^, with 52 deer belonging to Apprentice Moses, 

 will be driven to the mouth of the Tanana, in the Yukon Valley. There 

 the portion of the herd that is trained to harness will lie used during 

 the winter in the transportation of the United States mail l)etween 

 Tanana and the Eaton Reindeer Station. 



One hundred head of deer loaned to the two societies by the Govern- 

 ment in 1895 were returned to the Government in the fall by the societies 

 and sent by the Government to Antisarlook to replace in part those 

 borrowed from him by the Government in January, 189H. 



During the scarcity of provisions at Nonie and the rush of the miners 

 to that place the herd at Golovin Bay performed very important ser\'ice 

 in the way of transportation. 



Point Rodney. — The herd at this place, numbering 328, ))elongs to 

 Antisarlook, and was given to him in the fall of 1899 in retui-n for 

 those loaned to the Government in the winter of 1898. 



Teller Reindeer' Station. — Three hundred of the reindeer at this sta- 

 tion belonged to Tautook, Sekeoglook, Wocksock, and Tatpan, Eskimos 

 who had served an apprenticeship of live years at the station. 



(h2>e Prince of Wales. — In August, 1898, 167 reindeer were returned 

 to this station of those previously loaned to the Government. Of this 

 num])er 11 died during the early part of the winter, leaving 156 in the 

 herd. To this herd were born in the spring 79 living fawns, and during 

 the summer 179 deer were brought to this station, making the 711 head 

 that were required to replace the 292, and their natural increase, that 

 were loaned to the Government in January, 1898. The absence of the 

 herd during the winter of 1898-99, when there was such a demand for 

 transportation to reach the Cape Nome mines, was a loss of several 

 thousand dollars to the Mission Station and the Eskimo herders. The 

 herd at this station is the joint property of the American Missionarj' 

 Association and five or six Eskimos connected with the mission. 



Point Hope. — The herd at this station belongs to Electoona and 

 Ahlook (Eskimos), and numbers 52. It is expected that during the 

 winter 48 additional deer will be furnished the young men from the 

 Point Barrow herd. For various reasons this herd has not done very 

 well during the past season. 



Point Barrov:. — When in the fall of 1898 the shipwrecked whalers 

 were brought from Point l^arrow to the States on the revenue cutter 

 Bear^ 378 deer were left in the herd that had been driven to that point 

 for food. During the last spring 118 fawns were born to the herd. 

 Three deer were killed ])y dogs and three by wolves during the sea- 

 son. At the close of the fiscal yo-AV there were at this station 500 head 

 of reindeer. Lieut, D, H. Jarvis, commanding the reveiuie cutter 



