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April i^O: At 7 n. m., 1 ; ut noon, 20'^; at 6 p. ni., 16°. Clear and 

 sunshin}' all da3^ Dr. G. went to Unalaklik to attend to Mr. Karlsen. 

 Two traders and one other man from Nulato passed through in the 

 morning. Some natives from Unalaklik were here in the afternoon. 

 Mr. Larimore left for Anvil City at 1: p. m. Alfred returned without 

 the sick man. 



April 21: At 7 a. m., 34°; at noon, 14°; at 6 p. m., 38°. Rather 

 cloudy all day. Some natives here. The natives are laying in a stock 

 of drilling for their summer tents. Dr. Gambell came up from Una- 

 laklik at 5 p. m. 



April 22: At 7 a. m., 40°; at noon, 46°; at 6 p. m., 42°. Rain most 

 of the day. Dr. Gambell left for Unalaklik at about 10 a. m. ; he 

 reports that Mr. Karlsen is getting along nicely. Some natives from 

 up the river here. 



April 23: At 7 a. m., 40°; at noon, 44°; at 6 p.m., 40°. Cloudy 

 and windy all day. Mr. Kjellmann returned from St. Michael at 4 

 p. m. The Sabbath observed. 



April 24: At 7 a. m., 40°; at noon, 44°; at 6 p. m., 38°. Clear most 

 of the day, with a f ew^ snow flurries. A new apprentice was taken for 

 six months on trial. He has the euphonious name " Nellagoroak." 

 Several natives here. 



April 25: At 7 a. m., 40°; at noon, 57°; at 6 p. m., 46°. Clear and 

 fine all day. Mikkel and wife started for Nome City. Three men 

 with twelve deer were sent up the river to haul down boat lumber. 

 It has been very warm to-da}'. 



April 26: At 7 a. m., 38°; at noon, 42°; at 6 p. m., 36°. Cloudy in 

 the morning; heavy snow at intervals in afternoon; very heavy snow 

 at night. Dr. Gambell and Mr. Calkins came up from Unalaklik in 

 the afternoon; they are going on a hunting trip. 



April 27: At 7 a. m., 30°; at noon, 36°; at 6 p. m., 28°. Heavy 

 snow until 3 p. m., then a slight clearing up, with colder weather. 

 The men and deer who went up the river after lioat lumljor returned 

 with heav}^ loads. 



April 28: At 7 a. m., 22°; at noon, 26°; at 6 p. m., 24°. Cloudy 

 all day. Dr. Gambell and Mr. Calkins with three deer left for their 

 hunting trip. The new apprentice was sent out to the herd. Word 

 was brought down by two natives that the white man who had been 

 sick and alone in a tent is dead. Three prospectors called. 



April 29: At 7 a. m., 28°; at noon, 35°; at 6 p. m., 32°. Cloudy all 

 day; some snow in the afternoon. Two natives called. Dr. Gambell 

 and Mr. Calkins returned, as they were stopped by water in the North 

 River. 



April 30: At 7 a. m., 33°; at noon, 45°; at 6 p. m., 36°. Clear and 

 warm. Mr. Calkins left for Unalaklik. The Sabbath observed. 



May 1: At 7 a. m., 31°; at noon, 45' ; at 6 p. m., 35'^. Clear, fine 



