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thing" ready to put together hi May and fFuiie. when the .snow h'aves 

 the moss. You can use them for cutting cord wood for sah> in the 

 spring; or if there is need of la))orers in working al)out Rampart, 

 you can use them and coHect for their wages, for I have them hired 

 by the year. It may be that tliey will be short of help from Circle 

 up; if so, send them Lapps. When I left Seattle, Winston Avas to look 

 after that, but I do not know how well he has succeeded. 



Do all you can to keep the mails moving* regularly, and keep the 

 Lapps busily employed. 

 Yours, etc., 



P. C KiCHAUDSDN. 



Capt. E. K. Crockett, 



Wear<- (If lidmjxirt C'ty^ Ahtshi. 



St. Michael, Alaska, September 25^ 1898. 

 Dear Sir: Yon may send to Captain Crockett all the men yon can 

 spare and as many as you think can make the trip conveniently. 



Please start them out innnediately, unless you think it inadvisable. 

 Yours, truly. 



P. C. Richardson. 

 Wm. a. Kjellmaxn, 



Unal(iM/l\ Al((.sl'a. 



St. Michael, Alaska, Scptmiher ^5, 1898. 

 Dear Sir: You will please let Mr. Lyng have the two men you 

 intended to use in carrying the mail by jjacking bc^tween Nulato and 

 Andreafski. 



Owing to failure to make connection witli you. 1 have been com- 

 pelled to arrange for service through Postmaster Lyng. 

 Yours, truly. 



P. C. RlCHAIIDSON. 



W'm. a. Kjellmann, 



UnaluMik., Ahishi. 



St. Michael, Alaska, S<']>tr)iih('i' ;^<s', 1896. 

 Inclosed please tind a letter from P. C. Richardson, which speaks 

 for itself, Undcn- his contract the mail should b(* carried by Andre- 

 afski and Anvil, so you will please put on the route ])etween these 

 and Nulato some of your iikmi, as Richardson mentions in his letter. 

 Mr. Engelstad and myself hav<^ taken the contract to carry ])etween 

 here and Nome via Unalaklik and Nulato. Mr. Richardson himself 



