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and the Lapps and native herders. The Lapps are to continue on to 

 the Eaton Reindeer Station, at Unalaklik, and the natives to remain at 

 Cape Prince of Wales until the sunnner of IDOO, when the}^ will be 

 returned to Point Barrow on the Bear. 



Your service will terminate when in the opinion of ]\lr. Lopp 3'ou 

 have completed your work with the herd. 



I inclose a list of provisions left in the charge of Mr, Lopp. These 

 should be divided for the use of the Lapps to Unalaklik, for the care 

 of the natives until the coming summer, and for yourself.. 

 Very respectfully, 



D. H. Jarvis, 

 Firs.t Lieutencait, Reveime- Cutter Service^ Commanding. 



Mr. William Marshall, 



In charge of Beindeer Herd., Ca])e Prince of Wales, Alashi. 



REPORT OF THE REINDEER HERD AT GOLOVIN BAY, BY P. H. 



ANDERSON. 



Dear Sir: I have the honor and pleasure of submitting to you the 

 report of the herd at this place. 



The past winter has been exceptionally favorable, with little snow 

 and few storms. The cold, however, averaged more than the previous 

 winter. The deer had good moss throughout the winter, which kept 

 them in fine condition. 



During the 5'ear -i deer have been killed for food, 3 have ))een 

 killed by dogs, 1 by some disease of the throat, and 1 by heart 

 trouble. Of the 157 fawns born, 10 have died at the time of calving 

 or shortly after, leaving 147 living fawns. 



The herders were kept busy during the winter training all the deer 

 that could be driven. I commend the boys for their good work. 



In speaking of the utility of the deer, I must say we have done good 

 service with them. We have hauled luore than 5 tons of goods from 

 here to Nome City (Cape Nome) during the winter, a distance of 75 

 miles, some of the deer having made 5 trips. 1 wish to state this fact 

 especially for the benefit of the "grand jury'' which attacked you con- 

 cerning the reindeer enterprise in Alaska. They state, ""The plain, 

 simple truth is that each and ever}^ attempt at the use of reindeer for 

 transportation in Alaska has been a failure." That our grand jury, 

 who are supposed to make their charges judicially, and base them on 

 facts, are carried away by delusions or false reports, whichever it 

 ma}'^ be, is beyond excuse. Let the grand jury, or whoever may belie 

 the usefulness of the deer, learn the facts; they are plain and easily 

 obtained, if they are sought for. That the deer take the place of the 

 dogs the following will prove. 



