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It has been delayed at Circle City to be dried, as the carriers went 

 through the ice. 



March 14: At 7 a. m., 24°; at noon, 39°. Wind still in the north- 

 east; snowed all night and still snowing this morning; cloudy most of 

 the day. Frederick arrived from Port Clarence at 9.30 p. m. 



March 16: At T a. m., 38°; at noon, 44°. Northeast wind, cloud}'- 

 in the morning. Mr. Kjellmann and Mr. Spring returned from Anvil 

 City; also part of the men who went up with them. 



March 16: At 7 a. m., 35°; at noon, 39°. Cloudy, with light breeze 

 from the west. General settling of accounts, Acting Superintendent 

 Dr. Gambell and the storekeeper reporting to Superintendent Kjell- 

 mann. Balance of the Cape Nome party arrived at noon, followed 

 in a short time by the men from St. Michael, bringing provisions. 

 The superintendent issued orders that no more provisions were to be 

 sold. Three more parties of gold hunters arrived from the Yukon. 

 One of these men being sick, he was accommodated with a bed and 

 attended to by Mr. Gambell, the station physician. 



March 17: At lO a. m., 38°; at 6 p. m., 36°. St. Patrick's day, but 

 no green could be seen. Snow part of the day. Everything is wet, 

 making it difficult to get around. The superintendent has been writ- 

 ing all day, making up accounts. The sick prospector is being attended 

 to by the station physician, who diagnoses his case as pneumonia and 

 expects a change in his patient's condition in about five da^'s. Wood 

 chopping going on. A native dog team from up the river called. 



March 18: At 7 a. m. , 28° ; at noon, 40° ; at 6 p. m. , 31°. The super- 

 intendent is regarded as an authority on Cape Nome news, and miners 

 are calling every day to interview him. No change in the sick man's 

 condition. An Indian dog team called and some trading was done. 

 This has been a rather clear day, some improvement over the past few 

 days. 



March 19: At 7 a. m., 31°; at noon, 36°; at 6 p. m., 33°. A clear, 

 fine day. A necessary operation was performed on Peder Berg ])v Dr. 

 Gambell, the station physician, assisted by the superintendent and 

 others; a loose piece of cartilage was removed from Berg's left knee; 

 the operation was successful. The Sa])])ath was observed. 



March 20: At 7 a. m., 33°; at noon, 38°; at 6 p. m., 34°. A cloudy 

 day with heavy snow toward night. The superintendent has been 

 stirring things up generally, sending six men up to the Indian village 

 and four others a short way up the river to whipsaw boat liuuber; all 

 the scurvy patients are out — work being the superintendent's remedy 

 for that disease. The sick men are doing nicely. 



March 21: At 7 a. m., 32°; at noon, 40°; at 6 p. m., 36°. Snow 

 most of the day. Sick men about the same. The superintendent has 

 been writing all day on accounts and is making fine headway. Some 

 natives here on their way down to hunt seal, others to trade. 



