up the river about a mile. The wind dying out we anchored opposite several small buildings where a small whalebery is carried on. We remained all night. July 22. No wind in morning and we had to remain at anchor. Started about noon to beat upeit the Post, only 3 or 4 miles and finally arrived between 4 and 5 o'clock. We were met by Mr. Aldton, The gentleman in charge of the Post and given the freedom of the place. In the storeroom were skins of mink, other marten & muskrats which came from a short distance up the river. a number of beavers from the same source. They get many Caribian skins mainly in the winter and a great many white foxes Arctic Hares we said to be found among the rocks in the vicinity and ground squirrels, after quiers up the river, [illegible] July 23. I having made a trade with the Indians for the seal killed a few days ago I skinned it with their help. Finding the shere uninjured. Picked up a good skull of the white whale. They need to Catch a great many but they are getting scarce & shy and only a few are now caught, and mainly for food for the dogs but partly for the oil. In the afternoon we put out all our small traps. We found abundant signs of small mammals among the rocks and about marshy places. We also set a few steel traps for seals. Shot a few birds including several Harriers sparrows, Tree sparrows Shore Larks & a will fall. July 24. Caught a good series of Microtus but nothing else and shot a lot of birds including Bonaparte's Gull, Clover, Pigeon Nawk etc. Collected the young of Harrie's Sparrow just from the nest.