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village 4 uiiiiiiaks. Took breakfast and found some late papers at 

 the Swedish Mission. Returned to the ship about 10 o'clock. After 

 giving- the natives some coffee and crackers the work of unloading the 

 deer was coninienced. Per Larsen Anti was set ashore in charge of 

 the deer. Word had been sent to the Golovin Ba}^ herd, and Owikkon 

 (native herder) came down to help Anti. By 3.45 p. m. the deer were 

 unloaded, and at 7.05 we were under wav for Anvil City. 



August 24: At 7.30 a. m. dropped anchor off Nome, hnmediately 

 after l)reakfast went ashore and remained all day. Sent word to Mr. 

 William A. Kjellmann and Mr. D. Johnson Elliott that I wished them 

 to come down from the mines to see me. Met Judge Johnson, of the 

 United States district court of Alaska, and was present at the opening 

 of the first court at Anvil Citv. Saw some of the citizens with regard 

 to a block of ground for school purposes. Had several conferences 

 with the Lapps in the settlement of their accounts. Governor Bradv 

 having returned from the mines, 1 invited him to go to Unalaklik with 

 us. Hove anchor at 8.55 p. m. 



August 25: At 4.10 p. m. dropped anchor off Unalaklik. The steam 

 launch took Governor Brady, Messrs. Kjellmann, Karlsen, and myself 

 ashore. Had some difficulty in getting over the bar at the mouth of 

 the Unalaklik River. Providentially Dr. P. H. J. Lerrigo and a party 

 of Lapps were down the river with the reindeer station boat. At 10 

 p. m. Mrs. Karlsen kindly gave us a lunch and soon after Mr. Kjell- 

 mann and I, with the Lapps, started for the station in a rowboat. Mr. 

 Lerrigo's supplies and baggage were sent off' to the ship by the steam 

 launch. Bright moonlight, crisp and cold. Mr. Kjellmann and 1 laid 

 some blankets in the bottom of the boat and got some sleep on our way 

 to the station. 



August 26: The current was so swift in the river that wherever the 

 banks would allow it the Lapps landed and towed the boat. It was 

 nearly 4 o'clock in the morning before we reached the station. Throw- 

 ing myself on a bed, I slept until 6.30, when we had breakfast, and at 7 

 a, m. were hard at work with the accounts and other business of 

 the station. At 12.30 noon we started on our retuin trip to Una- 

 laklik, Dr. Gambell accompanying us. It rained hard all the way. 

 Reached Unalaklik about 4 p. m. and a flag was set as a signal for the 

 launch. Inspected the new Government warehouse on the south side 

 of the river at the mouth. Listead of sending the launch two boats 

 were sent off, which were between two and three hours reaching shore. 

 As the crews were wet, cold, and hungry, Rev. Karlsen and wife 

 gave them coffee and a warm lunch. It was expected that Mrs. Karlsen 

 and Miss Johnson would go out to the ship with us en route to St. 

 Michael. Miss Johnson being an invalid, the Doctor forUide her going 

 out to the ship (8 or 10 miles) in an open boat in a rain storm. Con- 

 sequently Dr. Lerrigo, Mr, Kjellmann, and 1 went off' to the ship in 



