Diary, 1914, of trip with Wilfred Hudson Osgood and George Howard Parker to Pribilof Islands, Alaska
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July 20. We went We remained at W[il]and hoping to take photos of the porcheros and also maris but the day was rainy and after waiting until 2 o'clock in your up and drive home we arrived a few miles off but then still about three breeding grounds put the tundra. A great many glorious winged gulls seen in the lakes. July 21. This was a drive in the early morning and a killing. We took 6 sufficed year olds and 4 branded year olds, taking measurements and weights. of the skins beyond and poked allowed to rise while I took morning picture of the whole performance but at night was not so good. Afterwards we went out to the Newdeen pond, and took a pile of moose calves. We had some difficulty in getting them to move to suit us. There were nearly or about 70 in all but we could not get an accurate count.