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Childs
1959
Ransifer
22 June Pitneza River, Cape Sabine, Alaska
about 60 in several bands seen in area.
23 June about 25 mean Wolverine Mt.
24 June about 400 in three bands were near
Camp this morning with north wind.
Barker got movies. No calves seen in
any of the herds to date.
25 June about 1500 scattered from Cairn Mt to Mount Ridge.
Two calves seen. Main concentration was along Willar
Creek. Mostly rest & feeding. I collected a yearly
8" across river from Tent. All marble flies gone and
relatively few holes or scars seen.
26 June About 1/2 (700) of yesterdays herd still around. They
bed down on the warm south facing slopes.
27 June about 30 seen headed west, quartering the wind
28 June None seen today.
4 July about 10 east of Willar Creek
10 July Pitneza River, 16 mi St Cape Sabine Alaska
Tracks were come in and for this.
There were not enough however to indicate
passage of a big herd inland.
Shelter reported seeing about a dozen
groups of caribou on the trip down. The
last group numbered 100 - 300. Those were all
on the plain. Perhaps "the herd" did not head
as far north with this year.
12 July Wainwright, Alaska
Several hushed seen inland near site recently.