24<^ INTRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC REINDEER INTO ALASKA. 



April 23: Sunday school. 22^, 20" *, northeast gale; snowed all daj'. 

 Had to announce my inability longer to give cards to the children after 

 Sunday school. Observed some women aiding the men and boys in 

 drawing a whaleboat up the beach over the snow. The women do not 

 hunt. 



April 24: 20^. 18^; northeast wind, strong: snowed morning and 

 evening. A whale was chased, but effected its escape. A baby seal of 

 the large species was secured. 



April 25: 10^, 20^; northeast wind, moderate; clear in forenoon, but 

 snowed in evening. Took a long walk, carrying a loaded repeating 

 rifle with me to be ready against a chance attack from a polar bear. 

 Turned over tO Shoolook a supph' of Hour to trade with hungry people. 



April 26: 10^, 30"-^; snowed all day; northeast wind, light; later calm. 

 Went in canoe, with four boys, duck shooting. Bagged four, which 

 gratitied me. in view of my weak eyesight. 



April 27: 28"-, 16^; snowed in morning; north wind, light, then mod- 

 erate; clear and calm in evening. While chick shooting on the shore 

 ice. sank waist deep through the snow and had some difficult}' m extri- 

 cating m3^self . 



April 28: 27-, 32": snowed all day; southeast wind, strong in even- 

 ing. Timkaroo killed one big seal. The part}^ returned over a large 

 ice field near the shore, dragging a canoe, assisted by some dogs. It 

 was hard work, but worth the effort. 



April 29: Saturday. 30^, 38"^; southwest wind, light; later moder- 

 ate; calm in evening. Snowed all day. Busy preparing reports. 



April 30: Sunday school. 42°, 25°; southwest wind, light; calm in 

 evening; snow and fog until evening, then nearly clear. A rain))ow 

 appeared toward sunset. Welcome to the advent of spring! 



]May 1: 30°. 37°; calm and clear, except for a fog one hour in fore- 

 noon. Went hunting in a whaleboat with Shoolook and his crew. 

 One seal was secured. I missed my chance to kill a seal by waiting 

 too long, hoping to get a better aim. At a distance a baby whale, a 

 ''white" fish, and some big seals were observed. The ice interuupted 

 our progress homeward, and I left the partv finally and walked over 

 the ice about 1 mile to the shore. The others came back after a few 

 hours' delay. I was impressed with the amount of toil and the expo- 

 sure to danger which accompany the hunt for seals and walruses. The 

 Eskimo rows and paddles when there is no wind and takes great risks 

 on the ice. 



May 2: 30°, 37°; southandnortheast winds, light; very clear. The 

 ice pack is very thick, but the whaleboats are rowed through "leads."' 

 Learned that the Indian Point natives formerly traded opium with the 

 people here, but the supply gave out long ago. 1 was asked to trade 

 it next year, but explained the deadly nature of the drug and urged 

 the necessity of keeping it away from this conmumity. Whalemen 



