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Ma}' 16: At 7 a. in., 45^; at noon, 65°; at 6 p. m.. 50 '. Cloudy most 

 of the day. Dr. Gambell went out shooting and brought in two geese. 

 The river rose about li feet. 



May IT: At 7 a. m., 47°; at noon, 40°; at 6 p. m., 36°. Cloudy and 

 rainy all day. Dr. Gambell went out shooting again, but was unable 

 to get near the geese on account of high water. Rise in the river 

 about li feet. 



May 18: At 7 a. m. , 46°; at noon, 54°; at 6 p. m. , 35°. Clear, bright, 

 sunshiny day until 6 p. m., when a cold fog blew up the valleys. The 

 river rose about 2 feet, and overflows the bank. There is a big ice 

 jam in the bend below. 



May 19: At 7 a. m., 50°; at noon, 62°; at 6 p. m., 60°. Clear all 

 day. The river fell about 6 inches. Two men are whipsawing boat 

 lumber. 



May 20: At 7 a. m., 52°; at noon, 72°; at 6 p. m., 60°. Clear all 

 day. The river rose 4 feet and then fell about 2 feet. The first robin 

 redbreasts were seen and heard this afternoon. 



May 21: 7 a. m., 51°; noon, 60°; 6 p. m., 50°. Clear. The river 

 fell about 1 foot, leaving large cakes of ice on the banks. Sabbath 

 observed. 



May 22: 7 a. m., 50°; noon, 55°; 6 p. m., 55°. Clear and tine. 

 Mr. Bousman and a native passed down with a scow and a boat, com- 

 ing from his cabin near the head of the river, where he has ])een since 

 last summer. 



May 23: 7 a. m., 52°; noon, 60°; 6 p. m., 55°. Clear and tine. 

 Some of the men are building two small river boats for the station. 



May 24: 7 a. m., 38^; noon, 40°; 6 p. m., 38°. Cloudy, with rain 

 and a very little snow. Some mail came in from Nome City. 



May 25: 7 a. m., 36°; noon, 40°; 6 p. m., 37°. Rain and mist all 

 day. Some natives in an omiak passed down the river. 



May 26: 7 a. m., 40°; noon, 42°; 6 p. m., 39°. Rain and mist all 

 day. The natives who passed yesterday are camped above the station. 



May 27: 7 a. m.,40°; noon, 48°; 6 p.m., 40°. Chilly and disagree 

 able most of the day. A. Spring, jr., who is a civil engineer, took 

 the reckonings of the station to-day and found it to be in the latitude 

 63° 46' 40" north, and longitude 160° 39' 20" west. 



May 28: 7 a. m., 35°; noon, 41°; 6 p. m., 33' . Some of the Lap- 

 landers left for Cape Nome to-day in a boat which they ])uilt here. 

 The weather is surprisingly cold and raw for this season. 



May 29: 7 a. m., 30°; noon, 38°; 6 p. m., 35°. Some snow fell last 

 night. The station's freight boat was brought up from Unalaklik. 



May30: 7 a. m., 40°; noon, 68°; 6p.,m.,50'. A new small boat was 

 launched. Received mail from St. Michael. 



May 31: 7 a. m., 52°; noon, Giy'^; 6 p., m., 52°. Clear and tine fVn-e- 

 noon; shower in the afternoon. A nati^'e family passed downstream, 

 probably to be in readiness for the salmon. 



