8 CONTENTS. 



I'age. 

 Letter of Julius Jett(!', S. J., to Dr. Sheldon Jackson concerning a herd of rein- 

 deer for the Roman Catholic mission 161 



Letter of Dr. F. H. Gambell to Dr. Sheldon Jackson concerning the same 162 



Petition of miners and others for a herd of reindeer on Kotzebue Sound 163 



Letter of Rev. D. J. Elliott to Dr. Sheldon Jackson with reference to the pur- 

 chase of reindeer 1 63 



Letter of Messrs. Elliott and Brynteson concerning the same 164 



Letter of Messrs. Tornensis and Nakkila to Dr. Sheldon Jackson concerning 



the loan of reindeer 164 



Letters of Iledley E. Redmyer to Dr. Sheldon Jackson concerning progress 



of overland expedition 165 



Letters of Mr. J. T. Buhner to Dr. Sheldon Jackson concerning introduction 



of reindeer into Canada 1 70 



Letter of Dr. Sheldon Jackson to Capt. B. Cogan concerning transportation of 



freight to reindeer stations 173 



Letter of Ca])t. B. Cogan to Dr. Sheldon Jackson concerning the same 174 



Letter of Dr. Sheldon Jackson to Commissioner W. T. Harris concerning the 



sanie 1 74 



Letter of Charles E. Chard to Dr. Sheldon Jacks(jn requesting use of Teller 



Reindeer Station 1 75 



Letter of Dr. Sheldon Jackson to C. E. Chard granting the same 175 



Letter of Thomas W. Cridler, Third Assistant Secretary of State, to the Secre- 

 tary of the Intericjr transmitting sundry consular reports 1 75 



Report of Victt)r Ek concerning reindeer food 176 



Report of Consul Edward D. Winslow concerning reindeer food in Siberia 176 



Report of Consul W. R. Halloway concerning reindeer food in Russia 177 



Description of reindeer by Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, D. D 178 



Suggestions on the i>urchase of domesticated i-eindeer, by Conrad Siem 179 



Eskimos on St. Lawrence Island, by Rev. W. F. Doty 186 



