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the room above will be the Doctor's living apartment. Everybody is 

 now housed in good, warm, comfortable dwellings. A. Gaup and 

 Johan Tornensis ])rought in the carcasses of eight deer that the super- 

 intendent had inspected and ordered slaughtered, as their diseases were 

 incurable. 



November IT: Partly overcast, with a strong easterly ])reeze. First 

 school in the main liuilding was commenced. 



November 18: Partly overcast, with calm. 



November 19: At 7 a. m., 5°; at noon, 20°. Clear, glorious weather; 

 light southeast breeze. A code of rules and regulations regarding 

 certain precautions in case of fires, to be strictly enforced and adhered 

 to by all, has been drawn up by the superintendent and placed in a 

 conspicuous place in every dwelling, together with the rules referring 

 to morals and Sabbath keeping issued on August 1, 189-4. Airing- 

 bedclothes and sleeping apartments and cleaning the same will he a 

 part of Saturday programme in the future, whenever the weather ])er- 

 mits. Whipsawing and w^ood chopping is continuoush^ going on. 



November 20: At noon, 15". Clear, but quite a storm from the 

 southeast late in the day. The Sabbath is being observed. 



November 21: At 7 a. m., lO'-". Clear, with a strong breeze from the 

 southeast. Daily trips between the herd and the station are made 

 with untrained deer by Frederick, Tornensis, and Gaup, Avho are 

 l)reaking them into pulkas. Anders Klemetsen is sufi'cring a great 

 deal from rheumatism; he has been in bed for some time. 



Novem])er 22: At 7 a. m., 10°. Clear, with strong castei'ly wind. 

 A beautiful disphw of aurora ])orealis at night. 



November 23: Gloomy and overcast, with a southeast gale, which 

 later became a blizzard.' Several nati\'cs from Nulato passed I)y. 

 Kations were issued. 



November 24: Partly overcast; everybodj'^ is observing the great 

 national holiday. The party who went to (iolovin Pay returned Avith 

 eight deer in charge of Dr. Kittlescn. 



November 25: Partly overcast, some snow. Great excitement pre- 

 vails on account of the new find at Cape Nome. Mr. jVIelsi ng and Mr. 

 Johnson stayed over night. 



NovcMuber tii): Clear, with southerly wind. Preparations being made 

 for the contemplated trip to St. Michael. Dr. Kittlescn went down to 

 Unalaklik. 



Novem])er 27: Clear, nice wc^ather. KcM^jiing Sab])ath. 



Noveml)er 28: Clear and bright. Superintendent >\'illiam A. Kjell- 

 man and Dr. Kittlescn, with some ten or tweh c otlieis and thirtj' 

 deer, started for St. IVIichael. A grand sight. 



November 29: Clear, calm, cold, and l)eautiful. 



Novem])er 80: Clear and line weather. Mail from Nulato; nothing 

 for the station. Reports that evervl)ody on the Vukon had an attack 

 of the mumps. 



