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July 27: Overcast, with strong north wind and a light drizzle. 

 Owoodlet, a young man from the village, and a herder at the station 

 under Mr. Lopp, died from lung trouble in the afternoon. Nearly all 

 the people are sick with a cough. A two-masted schooner anchored 

 some distance offshore at 8 p. m. 



July 28: Overcast, with medium strong north wind, changing to 

 southwest by west in the afternoon. The vessel was Mr. Miner Bruce's 

 trading schooner back from Point Hope. Mr. Vestal and Koltchoff 

 came back from the lakes in the evening and will probably start out 

 again to-morrow. 



July 29: Overcast, with light west wind and showers. Mr. Bruce's 

 vessel went out in the evening. The TJirasher is still lying lone and 

 forlorn, waiting for the W. D. Peters. 



July 30: Overcast, with strong south to southwest wind and showers. 

 Dunnak's baby died in the forenoon and was buried with its mother. 

 Tautook and Sekeoglook came in for provisions and report one fawn 

 dead. Mr. Percival and Owen came in in the evening, having given 

 up the Ahgeeopuk, and are going to Kotzebue. 



July 31: Clear, with light north to northeast wind. Vestal and 

 party left for the lake region at 9 p. m. 



August 1: Clear, with a strong southwest wind in the afternoon. 

 A native was reported trying to sell whisky on the beach, and 1 went 

 down and found him with two l)ottles, which 1 took away from him 

 and smashed. 



August 2: Overcast, with a very strong southwest to south wind 

 and high surf all day. A three-masted vessel anchored at Point 

 Spencer. 



August 3: Overcast, with medium strong southwest to soutli wind 

 and rain all day. The Laurel came in from Grantly Har1)()r in the 

 evening. 



August 4: Overcast, with a medium strong northwest wind. The 

 Lnurcl took on water during the day, and Mr. Percival and party went 

 on board. The Del Norte came in at 10 a. m., and Dr. Sheldon Jack- 

 son, Dr. Gambell, and several others came on shore; also Captain 

 Allen. The Del Norte left again at 12.30 p. m. for St. Lawrence Bay, 

 Siberia. Three miners were landed here to prospect. Some news 

 was received. 



August 5: Clear and calm. Two miners went out in a northwest 

 direction prospecting. Packing. 



August 6: Clear until evening, when a strong southwest by south 

 wind sprung up and clouded over. The Louise Li^eiinr/ came in early 

 in the morning and landed four Laplanders and Fredrick; also six 

 miners. Ojello and family left for Point Hope on the ICenny. The 

 whaleboat arrived at 5 p. m. with Mr. Koltchoff'. Tautook and 

 Wocksock also came in, reporting one deer dead for Sekeoglook. 



