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on the coast. You can exercke your own judgnient about going with 

 them from Golovin to Synrock. If any of the Lapps in the party, 

 when thoy reach Synrock. shall desire to remain at Nome City, you 

 can accept their resignations, and if they wish supplies to live on 

 during the winter they can be furnished from the station in amount 

 equal to the salary due them at the time of their resignation. Those, 

 however, who thus use up their salary can not afterwards demand 

 that they be returned to Norway. If you yourself can go with the 

 party from Golovin to Synrock, I wish you would, as I would then 

 feel more confident that the work would be done properly. You 

 might issue two months' rations at the station before starting, and 

 have the schooner meet you at Synrock to return you to Unalaklik. 

 When the deer (328) are delivered to Charley, take his receipts for 

 the same and send them, in duplicate, to Washington. Fish River, at 

 Golovin, is the only stream of any size between Golovin and Synrock, 

 and Mr. Dexter says that there is nothing to prevent driving the herd 

 at any time of the year between the two places. If you can arrange 

 to go at once, or as soon as you can get the schooner, you will be back 

 before the winter sets in. If you prefer, however, you can wait until 

 Novemlier or December and go with sleds. Be sure, however, to get 

 the work done before January 31, as after that time you will not have 

 a sufficient number of men to do it. Perhaps during your necessary 

 absence you can get Mr. Quist to go up to the station once a week and 

 look around. 



If you can devise any better plans you are at liberty to do so, only 

 get the deer to Charley by the 1st of Jaiuiarv, without fail. Impress 

 upon Charley that he is not permitted to sell female deer to anyone. 



If you start from Pkton and go across country with sled deer and 

 find in the herd you are driving to Charley better deer than those you 

 have, you can make an exchange and take the best for the Eaton sta- 

 tion. Praying that you may have wisdom and g-uidance in this 

 important undertaking, 



I remain, very truly, yours, 



Sheldon Jackson, General Agent. 



Dr. F. H. Gambell, 



Acting Suj)erlntendent Eaton Reindeer Station. 



You can suspend the school at the station until you have more help. 



Eaton Reindeer Station, 



Alasl-a, October i, 1899. 

 As to the deer being delivered to Charley, it shall be done. Owing 

 to the lateness of the receipt of your letter your first plan will fail. 

 I will go the 1st of November with men and sleds. 

 Yours, 



F. H. Gambell. 

 Dr. Sheldon Jackson, 



United Staie>< General Agent of Education in Alashi. 



