INTRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC REINDEER INTO ALASKA. l73 



Wo have a whole continent in which thinc^s might 1)0 started right if 

 we had some inspector-general, like yourself, to take charge of an 

 estate as large as Russia in Europe, or, for that matter, in Asia, too. 

 * * * I need not toll 3'ou that in any scheme J cantor into, you will, 

 if living, be the father confessor. A politician should intuitively 

 know whom to distrust, ])ut a constructive administrator should know 

 whom to rely on, and I think I have made no mistake in picking you 

 out of all the people in the United States as the one man born to lead in 

 matters of this kind. Again thanking you for your great favors. 

 Believe me to be, sir, very sincerely, yours, 



J. T. BULMER. 



Rev. Dr. Jackson. 



P. S. — Could you lot us have 100 from the Point Barrow herd to 

 drive down to the Hudson Ba}^ fort, a few miles above the delta ^ 



ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES TO THE REIN- 

 DEER STATIONS. 



8an Francisco, Cal. , May 6', 1899. 



Sir: I understand that you are about sending a vessel to Bering 

 Sea. The Government and mission societies who have stations on 

 the North Bering Sea coast would like a rate for the carrying and 

 landing of their supplies. The supplies are being prepared and packed 

 by Messrs. S. Foster & Co. , of your city, and are approximately as 

 follows: Twenty-tive tons for Eaton Reindeer Station; 8 tons for St. 

 Lawrence Island; 25 tons for Mr, William A. Kjellman and two parties 

 of Lapps who are mining in the now district between Cape Nome and 

 Point Rodney. The freight on the last 25 tons, of course, will be 

 paid by the individuals there, but probably they will give you an order 

 on their salaries of last year. They were all in the employ of the 

 Government during the past year, and unless they have drawn largely 

 from the Government supplies, have considerable money due them. 

 If I reach the station l)eforo you do I will ascertain this; if you get 

 there before I do, you had better look into the matter, and satisfy 

 yourself that they have money coming to them from the Government. 



Then there are 25 tons for the Swedish Evangelical Mission at 

 Unalaklik, and 25 tons for the same mission at Golovin Bay. The 

 person to whom you should send the bill for this 50 tons of freight 

 for the Swedish missions is the Rev. D. Nyvall, North Park College, 

 Statioji X, Chicago. 



The lumber for St. Lawrence Island, 6,000 feet, should be charged to 

 the Board of Homo Missions of the Presbyterian Church, H. C. Olin, 

 treasurer, 156 Fifth avenue. New York City. 



