102 INTRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC REINDEER INTO ALASKA. 



April 11: At 7 si. m., 25°; at noon, 28°; at 6 p. m., 24°. Cloudy 

 most of the day; snow early in the morning, Mr. Kjellmann left for 

 St. Michael at 9 a. m. Dr. Gambell drove to Unalaklik and returned 

 at 6 p. m. with Mr. Lariniore. 



April 12: At 7 a. m., 18°; at noon, 28°; at 6 p. m., 24°. Heavy 

 snow in the afternoon. A lot of prospectors going down the river; 

 four of them stayed all night. Considerable trading done with natives 

 going up. 



April 13: At 7 a. m., 13°; at noon, 26°; at 6 p. m., 22°. Snow all 

 day. Trading with natives from Unalaklik. 



April 14: At 7 a. m., 10°; at noon, 24°; at 6 p. m., 20°. Cloudy in 

 the niorning; clear in the afternoon. Four of the boys who started 

 for Nome City returned to wait for better weather. Dr. G. called at 

 Unalaklik. 



April 1.5: At 7 a. m., 8°; at noon, 18°; at 6 p. m., 5°. Clear and 

 sunshiny all da3^ The boys who came back last night started off 

 again. Dr. G. came up and reported Mr. Karlsen seriously ill with 

 hernia. The Doctor returned to Unalaklik in the afternoon. Two 

 natives from Koyok, Norton Ba3% were here, P. Berg going to Unalak- 

 lik with them. 



April 16: At 7 a. m., 10°; at noon, 20°; at 6 p. m., 8°. Clear and 

 sunshiny all day. Three Yukon miners stopped on their way to Nome 

 City. As they were short of provisions and in a hurry to move on, a 

 small quantity of provisions was sold to them from the store. Mr. 

 Hester called in the afternoon and will stay all night. Mr. Larimore 

 left for Unalaklik at 4 p. m. The Sabbath observed 



April 17: At 7 a. m., 6°; at noon, 20°; at 6 p. m., 6°. Clear and sun- 

 shin}'. Mr. Hester left for Nome City. Dr. G. returned from Unalak- 

 lik and reported that an operation had been performed on Mr. Karlsen. 

 A lot of miners from the Yukon are staying all night. 



April 18: At 7 a. m., 3°; at noon, 22°; at 6 p. m., 8°. Clear and sun- 

 shiny all day. A large number of dog sleds were around at about noon. 

 A white woman passed through, bound for Nome City; she is the first 

 white woman who has come down from the Yukon this winter. Two 

 miners sta3'ed all night. The miners have purchased a large quantity 

 of provisions from the superintendent's private stock. A note received 

 from Mr. Kjellmann saying he will be back Friday; he has been 

 detained b}" business 



April 19: At 7 a. m., 0°; at noon, 20°; at 6 p. m., 15°. Clear and 

 sunshiny all da v. Alfred Hermansen started at 10 o'clock last night 

 with three deer to bring down a sick prospector from up the river. 

 It has been reported here that this prospector has been h' ing in a tent 

 alone and sick for some time; it is supposed he is suffering from dys- 

 entery'. Dr. Gambell went to Unalaklik in the morning and returned 

 at night. Dr. Larimore came up in the afternoon. 



