1)8 INTRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC REINDEER INTO ALASKA. 



February 20: At 7 a. m., —36^. Few clouds, with no wind. Two 

 couples from the .station were united in uiarriage at the mission in 

 Unalaklik to-day. Lieutenant Spaulding visited the mission, and 

 returned in the evening to the station. 



February 27: At 7 a. m., —35^. Clear, with no wind. Two soldiers 

 with a dog team left for Nulato at 11 a. m, 



February 28: At 7 a. m., —38°. Clear, with light wind from the 

 northwest. The remaining soldiers, with Lieutenant Spaulding, left 

 the station with deer this morning at *J.30; they were accompanied by 

 three drivers, and started for the mining district in the vicinity of 

 Golovin Bay. A messenger was sent to Port Gardner for medicine 

 for the scor})utic patients. 



March 1: A. m., —35°. Clear day, with light westerl}'^ winds. 



March 2: At 7 a. m., —32°. Clear, with southwest wind. One of 

 the herders came in to get an extra tent to put around the one they 

 are already in, as the one now in use is getting old and thin. 



March 3: A. m., —25°. Cloudy, with easterly winds. 



March 1: At 7 a. m., — 10 . Strong easterly wind; clear. 



March 5: At 7 a. m., 1"-. Wind still from the east, but not so 

 strong; clear. Two Lapp women drove to Unalaklik this forenoon. 



March 0: A. m., —8-^. Beautiful, sunshiny dav, with but a light 

 breeze from the east. The river in front of the station is overflowing. 



]March 7: At 7 a. m., —5°. Light wind from the northeast; bright 

 and clear. Mikkel Nakkila returned from Cape Nome, having been 

 thirty-seven days from the station. He ))rought word from Mr. 

 Kjellmann that he would in all probability l)e home in a week. 



March 8: At 7 a. m., — 10°. AVind still from the northeast and 

 stronger than yesterday; clear, cloudless day. Three drivers, with 13 

 pulkas, 5 sleds, and 20 deer, left for St. Michael for provisions from 

 the Government supply. 



March 9: At 7 a. m., —5°. Northeast wind; clear day. Mail passed 

 the station to-day. Seven men were sent up the river miles to saw 

 boat lumber. 



March 10: A. m., —3°. Clear day, with east wind. Two men 

 returned from Golovin Bay. 



March 11: At 7 a. m., —25°. Few clouds, with a southeast wind. 

 At noon in the sun, 20°. 



March 12: At 7 a. m., —0°. Cloudy, with a chilly east wind blow- 

 ing all day. The water ran over the ice again in the river. 



March 13: A. m., 11:°. Strong northeast wind, with snow all day. 

 Mr. Howe, who went up with the mail the 15th of November, 

 returned, bringing Yukon mail onh\ Sergeant Dawson and Private 

 Lester returned and will continue on their wa}" to Unalaklik. Six 

 miners, en route for Cape Nome, arrived at the station to-da3^ All of 

 them come from the Yukon, part of them coming 275 miles. They 

 report that we can expect the mail from the States in about a month. 



