Childs 1957 Rangifer arcticus June 7 Anaturnk Pass, Alaska Saw a herd of 8 and one single to the north of the Eskimo village from the plane. June 10 Enroute to Wainwright, Alaska Saw 200-300 in herds of 5 & 80 from Wainwright to Pitmegea River. In the valley of Pitmegea there were two herds of 16 & 24. 20 June 20 Jun Eskimo got 3 - probably those seen 6/20. 21 June 18 morg T lagoon in late afternoon, a result of warm weather and mosquitoes. 3 July 4 moved along the coast in the land of fog this morning while Mule Soloman + 9 set out T5+T6. Mule went for gun but they got passes line to the west. 6 July Lie Journal. A herd of from 10 to 25,000 surrounded us this morning. The effect on the marsh was spectacular. Along the transects 210 out of 306 were set off and the vegetation everywhere was trampled. It was easy to see how the "caribou trails" develop as they move across where they had developed overnight that will take years to erase. It would not take a herd of this size more than a few days to devastate the vegetation more than the moisture in a summer high. Again this is a situation which differs from Barrow as Barrow has probably never been invaded by a factor.