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up to Cape Noiiio. If it is po.ssil)k' for you to do this 1 will upproci- 

 ate it very much and will settle with you for the same. Mr. Karlsen 

 will explain to you fully what T desire. With best wishes for your- 

 self, 1 am. 



Yours, respi'ctfully. 



L. B. Sh?:imieud. 

 Dr. F. H. Gambell, 



Eaton Heiiideer Station, Ahixl<i. 



North American Transportation and 

 Trading Company, Merchants and Carriers, 



UeiiJii, Alaska, January '21, 1899. 

 Dear Sir: I have loaded the deer and 1 send a memorandum of the 

 bill of goods, which I have forwarded per your reindeer to Cape Nome, 

 consisting" of 1,175 pounds, for which I accept y(mr oti'er of 20 cents 

 per pound delivered at Cape Nome. These goods are sent to Mr. Dahl 

 and you can give your natives such instructions as you may desire to 

 carry out the progranune. I have requested 2()(.) pounds of Hour from 

 Mr. Dexter, which I would like to have the Lapps pick up when th(>y 

 arrive there. I also gave Mr. Dexter the liberty of taking a little 

 bacon, rice, and oatmeal, pro])ably 100 pounds in all, and they can 

 replace it with the flour; you will have 100 pounds extra to haul from 

 there up. I should like to have loaded on more if the teams could have 

 taken it. If this first trip proves satisfactory to all concerned, I pre- 

 sume I can give you a much larger load if you desire to haul lat(n' in 

 the season. 



1 shall probal^ly ))e at Unalaklik on or aliout the 1st of March. I 

 should like to see you, and by that time we will understand probably 

 what can be done in the way of freighting. 

 Youi's truly, 



L. 1>. Shepherd. 

 Agent North Aincr'tca i; Transportation and Tnal'i mj ( 'omjxutij. 

 Dr. F. H. (Iambell. 



Fjitoa Riuidcrr Station, Alashi. 



Alaska C'ommercial Company, Yukon District, 



St. Michael, Alaska, Fehra(rry 6', 1899. 

 Dear Sm: I understand from Mr. Henderson that you have quite a 

 numl^er of deer in the herd that can be used for freighting purposes, 

 and if such be the case and you care to entertain a proposition for car- 

 rying freight between here and Cape Nome, then please let me know 

 as soon as possible the rates at which 3'ou could carry not less than 3 

 tons and not more than 1() tons, said freight to leave here not later 



