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but majority are Indian to somewhat Eskimoid. Soon find they arc 

 not very well disposed — -want pay for everything, and much pay. 

 Have a few specimens, but to obtain anything from them is difficult. 

 Have been spoiled. 



A visit with the marshal to the site of old Nulato on the proxi- 

 mate point; nothing there, just a rabbit's skull and a lot of mos- 

 quitoes. Photograph old graveyard (that of old Nulato), on the 

 distal point beyond the creek. 



Mr. Steinhauser, trader, of Czech descent, helpful and kind. But 

 nothing further to do here. Steamer that was to be here to-night 

 or to-morrow will not arive, just learned, until Tuesday (this is 

 Friday) ; and so must engage a little gasoline boat to the next station, 

 Kaltag, 40 miles down the river. 



Sleep under my new netting in the hospital. In the morning, after 

 parting with doctor and marshal, start 8.30 a. m. Boat little, shaky, 

 run by a half-breed boy of about 18. My old scow with Peake and 

 his companion will stay a day longer. Partly cloudy, warm. 



Pass flats, and come again to similar shaved-off bluffs like yester- 

 day. We are now running close to the shore so that I can see 

 everything. Flowers, but not many or many varieties. 



9.50 a. m. Pass (about 8 miles from Nulato) a few burials (old 

 boxes) on right slope. (PI. 1, c.) Indian camp about one-half 

 mile farther, and a few old abandoned huts and caches. 



Everything on and along the river about the same as yesterday, 

 except in little details. Sky clouded; light clouds, however. The 

 boy with me has had good schooling (for a native) and is a good 

 informer. But there is little of archeological or anthropological 

 interest hereabouts. (PI. 2, a.) 



12.10 p. m. Another rounded island ahead of us; far beyond it 

 grayish-blue hills and mountains. Six miles more to Kaltag. But 

 little life here — a few small birds, a lone robin, a lone gull. 



Kaltag 



1.00 p. m. Kaltag in view — a small modern village on right bank, 

 less than half the size of Nulato; a nearly compact row of log ami 

 plank houses. Nothing of any special interest seen from distance, 

 and but little after landing. The old village used to be somewhat 

 higher up the river. 



There is an old abandoned site also just opposite the present 

 Kaltag. Another site, " Klenkakaiuh," is, I am told, in the Kaiuh 

 slough south of Kaltag, in a straight line about 10 miles, but no one 

 there; and several other old villages in that region along that 

 slough — same Indians as those of Kaltag. All of Kaltag go there 

 on occasions, but do not live there permanently any more. 



