to put back to our least camp The nearest place to make a landing and do some trapping '近 out all my small traps and before night had taken 40 specimens, 1 Dicrostonyx 14 Lemmus and the rest Microtus, some of which I skinned. Sunday Aug 5. Made a very goodter catch of Lemmus & Microtus but no Dicrostonyx and worked allar day skinning. Found the carom skeleton (part) of a Thalemiter with skull in fair shape. This point seems to have been a favorite Camping place and many skulls & bones of canibon are scattered about. Shore birds, especially Redbacked Sandpipers extremely abundant. Monday Aug 6. Got a large catch of Microtus & Lemmus and worked many all day skinning them. Also made up a few birds There was a light southerly breeze and I tried to induce the zuddle to start north & make an attempt der to reach the "Big River" but he absolute ly refused to go and my Indians would not start without him as it bore given up attempting to go further north. Expect to remain here a day or two longer and then work back toward Chinshih stopping to collect at favorable places. Tuesday Aug 7 Got a good catch of, Lemmus & Microtus and worked many all day on them. About 4 P.M. Left camp with an Indian taking Traps & blankets to spend the night about miles back from the shore where there are gravelly Paddies and where I expected to find Dicrostonyx of which I have taken but one here. Set out all my Traps at good places for Lemmus heather unfavourable, being rainy Found a fox den near where we made camp and set steel traps there in hopes of catching an old one.