”^"ings” in two fatVioms of water by the dock, but since then they heive not returned 
V/lien Jim was up re for a week in early Feb. he saw them every day there, and 
Ralph says that they started appearidg there on Dec* 27th, so it does seem that 
their migration into shallow^'-water is correlated with their moulting and mating 
season* 
And most of all I have satisfied myself that our traps catch crabs* 40^^ 
of the crabs so far taken here has been in our pots# I am also using two 
of Ralph Brown’s type of pots, and one of Kinky Alexander’s. The only trouble 
with outs is that they are entirely tv/o light and could very well be a little 
larger# In Moser Bay where there is a terrific tidal current, our pots do 
all sorts of somersaiilts# I have lost foui/^fiem in blows this winter. 
The week prior to my coming h re saw me doctor, nurse, and cook for the 
entire bunch at the Al"^ to.k Cannery# All of them 7 /ere do-vn mth the flu# I 
used the good old-fashi ned remedies, hot tardies and mustard plasters, ojid 
succeeded in ”s 7 /eating’’ them back to normal* Most of them were only do'vn 
for three dcays ; Mrs. 3ro”^n 7 /as my worse case# She was in bed six days 5 Earle 
was my -orse patient. The Raloh Bro^vn’s and myself are the only ones that 
escaped it# 55 of tl'ie 78 natives and Harry 8 -nd Mrs# Seller as well were all 
do’-'n at the same time* And it all came when we had our wettest and storriiiedt 
weather. Mr. Zimmerraann at the ’’Floater” suffered a terrific heart attack and 
nervous collapse and the Coast Cuard Cutter was summoned; he was taken to 
Seward and I understeind is doing a lot better now. 
I am wondering -^^hether something shouldn’t be done about a reward for the 
return of our tagged crabs here# Though there won’t be many ta^^ged (perhaps 
200 including those we tagged at Alitak in November) , but Kinky Alexander -111 
be here next month to fish and some arrangement might be made to have the 
tags and the crabs turned over to the Bureau of Fisheries man who is stationed 
here each summer to count the salmon# I udll mention this to Harrison in my 
letter# 
This urHinter has really gone by really fast and 7 /e are none the worse for 
wear# It surely 7 /ill seem good to get back to the exciting turmoil of the 
states at the end of this summer- I hope. You just couldn’t guess what I 
have taken up as a pastime — *tis knitting# Mrs. Seller taught me the stitches 
and I h 8 .ve almost completed my second pair of socks. I don’t have t^e ’’hen- 
setting” patience that it really takes, so an hour or so spent at/each evening 
is a,ll I can manage# But all ray life I’ve 7 /anted handmade socks; I never thought 
ISd have to come to this end toget them. 
The Olga Bay 3 ro\ 7 n’s and the Alitak Brouai’s want to be remembered to you 
most heartily. Jim and I send our very best greetings, and I say again ^ I hope 
you are with us this spring. 
C.J .Pertuit 
