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goods stored there. Some more prospectors passed down the river. 

 News from Nome City that a Frenchman has been frozen to death 

 there. 



April ± At 7 a. m., 30°; at noon, 38°; at 6 p. m., 32°. A clear, fine 

 da3^ Some natives called with the carcasses of two caribou the}^ had 

 killed. The Sabbath observed. 



April 3: At 7 a. m., 24°; at noon, 28°; at 6 p. m., 26°. Cloudy and 

 gloomy all day. The superintendent is very busy getting 57 sled loads 

 ready to start for Nome City. Mr. Brynteson called; also some 

 Eskimos. A Lapp and two deer went up to Mr. Spring's cabin to 

 haul down some of his goods. Martin, a former apprentice, sold two 

 deer to the station for $80. 



April 4: At 7 a. m., 18°; at noon, 32°; at »; p. m., 33°. Clear and 

 sunshiny all day. Mr. Hester called on his way to Unalaklik. Dr. 

 Gamble went to Unalaklik and returned at night. 



April 5: At 7 a. m., 21°; at noon, 44°; at 6 p. m., 40°. Clear and 

 warm, with bright sunshine most of the day. Several natives with 

 dog teams called. The superintendent is very busy getting the train 

 ready to start for Nome City. 



April 6: At 7 a. m., 21°; at noon, 30°; at 6 p. m.,-27°. Cloudy and 

 gloomy all day; rather chilly and a dead calm. The superintendent 

 very busy with the Nome City train; 19 sleds and pulkas are all ready 

 to start. Mr. Hester, with his wonderful dog ''Bob," arrived at 4 p. 

 m. and stayed all night. The soldiers, with two prisoners from Anvil 

 City, arrived at Unalaklik, the men and deer who brought them coming 

 on to the station, where they arrived at 6 p. m. 



April 7: At 7 a. m., 32°; at noon, 44°; at 6 p. m., 33°. Clear and 

 calm. The superintendent drove to Unalaklik to attend to some busi- 

 ness connected with the soldiers there; he returned at 4.30 p. m., 

 coming up in 55 minutes. A good many of the boys are busy with 

 preparations for starting for the land of gold; some leave to-morrow. 

 News came in that the body of an Eskimo from Unalaklik had been 

 found up the river, supposedly killed l)y accident, as his gun was 

 entangled in his snowshoe. 



April 8: At 7 a. m., 30°; at noon, 40°; at 6 p. m., 35°. Clear and 

 calm. Forty sled loads, 44 deer and 6 men, and 3 other men pulling 

 their own sleds, started foi- Nome City. Three dog teams passed. 



April 9: At 7 a. m., 28°; at noon, 36°; at 6 p. m., 32°. Clear and 

 sunshiny. Six of the men who have resigned started out to seek their 

 fortunes. Some natives with dog teams passed. The Sa])l)ath observed. 



April 10: At 7 a. m., 8°; at noon, 32°; at 6 p. m., 28 . Clear and 

 fine all day. Twenty-two sled and pulka loads started for Nome City 

 and St. Michael; those going to the latter place to take down the sol- 

 diers and haul up bacon, etc. Mr. Kjellmann getting ready to go to 

 St. Michael to-morrow. 



