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Messrs. Kelly and Siem 1 learned more fully the plans of Dr. Jackson 

 in reference to reindeer this summer. In making a second attempt 

 later to reach the ship, the skin canoe, which contained a dozen per- 

 sons, including- myself and three dogs, had a narrow escape in the high 

 Avaves. One wave broke over the gunwale and drenched me. Then 

 the canoe as rapidly as possible was paddled ashore. Teeory, Kalook, 

 and Myyookuk shipped on the Albion for the summer. 



June 19: 36^, 39^, 35-^; northeast wind light; calm in evening; fog 

 all day except in afternoon, when it was overcast. Learned that a 

 number of persons who owed me boots could not bring them this year. 

 They will redeem their pledges next year, 1 understand. 



June 20: 36°, 44°, 36°; calm in forenoon; later east, southwest, and 

 south winds moderate; fog or overcast all day. The Williaui J. 

 Baylies, Captain Cottle, stopped here all day en route to Unalaska. 

 Sent letters off. Dined with the captain. Received a present of a 

 sack of potatoes from him. The Alexandti', Captain Tilton, came to 

 anchor later. Captain Cottle and I took supper on the Alexandet\ 

 EnjoA'ed some music from the graphophone. Received a present of 

 some oranges. Some of the natives also were privileged to hear the 

 music, and enjoyed it greatly. Learned that the five crews that set 

 out from Plover Bay five weeks previously, and which Avere supposed 

 to have perished, came back after a long delay, having lost only one 

 boat, which was crushed in by the ice. Captain McKinney was re- 

 ported as very sick with pneumonia near the Diomedes. The fleet had 

 secured four whales. A man and a woman on the Diomedes who were 

 suffering with influenza were put to death, the former by stabbing 

 and the latter by hanging. Captain Cottle handed over to me two 

 letters which had been given to him for me at Cape Prince of Wales. 

 They are the first letters which I have received since my advent on 

 this island, and are doubly w^elcome, for they are from mother and 

 sister. They bear the date of July 12, 1898. 



June 21: 32°, 37°, 36°; east, northeast, and northwest winds mod- 

 erate. Snowed in early morning; overcast afternoon and foggy in 

 the evening. 



June 22: 35°, 39°, 36°; southwest and west winds moderate; fog- 

 all day. 



June 23: 36°, 39°, 37°; west and southwest winds moderate to 

 strong; fog until evening, then rain. 



June 24: 37°, 40°, 37°: southwest wind moderate until evening, 

 then a strong gale; fog all day except in late afternoon, then rain. 

 The surf in the evening was probably higher than 20 feet. The men 

 had to drag their whaleboats high up on the beach to make them 

 secure. Held Sunday school for the first time in man}^ weeks. 



June 25: 37°, 40°, 37°; south-southwest and southwest gales strong; 

 rain until evening, then fog. 



