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to St. Michael returned with the halter strap.s dragging-. Gangrene 

 was discovered this morning in the wound of the man who shot himself. 



January 19: At 7 a. m., —20'-'. Cloud}' until evening; wind north- 

 cast; light snow during the night. A letter was dispatched to Dr. 

 Kittlesen requesting him to remain a few days longer, that he might 

 assist in the removal of the necrosed tissue from the wounded man's 

 arm, should it be necessar3\ The letter failed to reach him l^efore he 

 had started for Cape Nome. 



January 20: At7a. m.,— 25 . Clear; wind shifted to the west during 

 the night; it became warmer later in the day. 



January 21: At 7 a. m., —10^. Wind })lowing from the west; few 

 clouds during the day. 



January 22: At 7 a. m., —21'-'. Wind east; clear. Two men from 

 Port Gardner came up last evening and remained until this morning. 



January 23: A. m,, —30^. East wind; clear. Mr. Hendricks re- 

 turned from St. Michael en route to Nulato with his sister, jVIrs. Pifer, 

 and her two children. They took dinner at the station and will stop 

 at the Eskimo village to-night. 



January 24: A. m., — 21 . East wind; cloudy this morning. 



January 25: A. m., —15^. Strong wind all day; cloudy, with some 

 snow in the evening. The deer returned from St. Michael with pro- 

 visions for the North American Transportation and Trading Company, 

 which will be freighted up to Cope Nome. Mr. Widstead came from 

 St. Michael with the Laplanders. The tirst case of nuunps appeared 

 this evening. Anders Balto has the scurvy. Potatoes were secured 

 from Unalaklik from Kev. Karlsen. He gave from his scanty suppl}', 

 although he has many people to feed. 



January 26: A. m., O*-*. East wind and cloudy. 



January 27: A. m., 4^. Blizzard raging from the east. Compara- 

 tively nothing done at the station. 



January 28: A. m., 2^. Wind still l)lowing from the east; cloud- 

 less. Wind became stronger in the afternoon, and it is blowing a 

 gale this evening. The miners who have been hauling their goods 

 down the river went to Unalaklik with their last load. 



Januar}^ 29: A. m., 20". East wind: cloudy all day. Mail came fi-om 

 Cape Nome and Kotzebue Sound. Mr. Kjellmann recovered from his 

 sickness and reached Nome City before the doctor arrived. Mr. Hes- 

 ter, who carried the letters, stated that the}' were all at work building 

 houses, and would probably return to the station some time in March. 

 We also heard, for the first time, that on the 26th instant the Govern- 

 ment mail passed this station, ignoring the Government office here. 

 This was quite a disappointment, as there was important official mail 

 waiting to ))e taken to Captain Walker at St. Michael. 



January 30: A. m,, 20 . Warm all day, but not thawing: east wind. 

 Twenty-six deer with 21 sleds and pulkas left for Nome City at noon. 



