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July 28. at 4..">(» a. iii.. after steaming through some drift iee and 

 dense fog, eame to anchor oti' Kahira. Deer men e;ime on boai'd and 

 reported the herd some mik\s inland, but as I was anxious to buy and 

 promised them good trade, they left to drive the deer to the coast by 

 night, as the day was too warm for the animals to travel. 



July 29. about 5 a. m., the deer men who had driven the herd to the 

 coast arrived and barter commenced. At 11.40 a. m. received lirst 

 load of 8. and by 2 p. m. had taken on ])oard 27 . Steamed eastward, 

 stopped otf Itschan. sent Lieutenant Hamlet ashore to ascertain if any 

 deer could be purchased. Imt found that the herd was some 10 miles 

 inland, and only about 5 could ])e offered for sale. It would recpiire 

 six days before the herd could be driven to tlie coast, hence continued 

 steaming east. July 30 stopped off the place where Mr. Lopp keeps 

 his herd and landed '27 deer in good condition, so that the Thetis under 

 my command purchased in Siberia 81 deer, HT of which were delivered 

 to Mr. Lopp at Cape Prince of Wales, and 14 landed on Point Spencer. 



It seems to me to be useless to again go on the North coast this year, 

 as we have about all they will sell, unless you pay with whisky. You 

 may succeed in procuring larger numbers there next year, as the 

 herders know now that the deer is again in demand and have prom- 

 ised to drive the hei-ds to the coast. 



Respectfully, A. Buhner, 



Fird Lleuteridnt, Coinmauding. 



Dr. Sheldon Jackson, 



General Agent of Education for Alaska. 



DR. SHELDON JACKSOX INSTRUCTS DR. GAMBELL TO FURNLSH 

 ANTISARLOOK WITH REINDEER. 



U. S. S. Thetis. 

 Septenihcr 15, 1899. 

 Sir: I feel very anxious with regard to the redeeming the pledge of 

 the United States Government to Charley (Antisarlook). that they 

 would return him his deer borrowed in January, 1808. Through a 

 combination of hindering circumstances the pledge is at the present 

 date unfulfilled. The fulfilling of this pledge is the most important 

 duty devolving upon you this fall. At Nome Citv I authorized Mr. 

 Kjellmami to negotiate with Mr. Andersen, of the Swedish Mission, 

 Golovii. Bay. for then) to drive the herd to Charley, but ]Mr. Ander- 

 sen had left Nome City for Golovin ])efore our arrival, so that Mr. K. 

 was unable to communicate with him. Situated as we are, 1 .see no 

 other way than that you should take live good Lapps, charter Stefan's 

 (if that is his name) schooner and go over to Golovin Ba^', select the 

 100 belonging to the Government {2b males and 75 females), then add 

 to them the deer belonging to the Episcopalians and ]\Ioses. also add 

 the is deer wliich the TJntis huuled August 23. and start them across 

 the country to Charley, at Synrock. al)out 2() miles west of Nome City, 



