1 r)4 INTRODrCTloN (»F DOMESTIC KEINDEER INTO ALASKA. 



Seattm-:. Wash.. J/r/// ,,'.;, 7,V.9,9. 

 Sir: Mr. P. C. Richardson, mail c-ontractor. has ortcrod to take this 

 h'ttor to Circh> City. Ho wishes to negotiate with you for the pur- 

 chase of some reindeer for mail transportation. You are authorized 

 to let hiiu have as many as he wishes, to l)e paid for by hiiu on the 

 spot, at ^125 each. You can deposit the money with the Xoi-th Amer- 

 ican Transportation and Trading Company, and take their receipt for 

 the same. 



If they should wish you to take the oversight of their work, you are 

 at lil)erty to do so. but I would like to have you and the men in your 

 charg(» care for the Government reindeer that are not delivered to Mr. 

 Richardson until such a time as they can be further disposed of. 



The agent of Mr. Chilcott, who is the mail contractor from Circle 

 City to Valdez. will also wish some reindeer. When you find out how 

 many Lapps will be needed by the two mail companies and by the North 

 American Transportation and Trading Company, write Mr. Kj ell man 

 to send them up to you. His address will l)e Eaton, via St. Michael. 

 'I'rusting that you have rested from yf)ur hard trip. I remain. 

 Very truly, yours, 



Sheldon Jackson. 

 United Sfafrs Gt-rn ml Ay< at of Kdamtion in, Alash(. 

 ]\Ir. Hedley E. Rkdmyek. 



(Jirclc Citi/, Ala.^hi. 



Seattle. Wash., JLii/ ;^o, 1899 

 Sir: Mr. Andrew Holman, agent of Messrs. Simpson tVc Co., of 

 Seattle (who have the mail contract Ijetween Circle CHty and Valdez), 

 desires to Imy ten or less reindeer. He will furnish you. in payment 

 of same, a draft on Simpson & Co. for ^125 for each head of i-eindeer 

 delivered to him l)y you. not to exceed ten in number. 



You will, at once, mail Mr. Holman's draft to me. care of command- 

 ing officer military camp. St. Michael, Alaska. If there is a registry 

 office at St. Michael, you will n'gister the lettiM-. 



Very truly, yours. 



Sheldon Jackson. 

 I'nltrd Sf<(tcs (ri'iurtd Aijint af Edmudioit in Ahi-^ha. 

 Vix. IIedlky E. Redmyek. 



Circh' C'ti/. Alash(. 



CORRKSPONDENCK W ITIl K INFERENCE TO Rf^IXDKKR TRANSPORTATION 



OF PROVISIONS TO no:mi:. 



North American Transportation and 

 Trading Comi'any, Mkrchants and Carriers, 



IL'idij. Ala.shi, January 9, 1899. 

 Dear Sir: 1 would like it very much if you could send down rein- 

 deer and deer sleds suflii-ient to take about 800 pounds of provisions 



