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Ceneral Account
23 July - Up at 1030 and Rovenela and I got our gear and
food ready for the trip to the Savievik River, Andy
came up from Bettle about 1300. First we flew up the
Colville to determine where he had put his decoy on the
previous trip. It turned out to be the Colomnogamet R.
in stead of the Killik as I had first thought. Andy was a
bit embarrassed but readily admitted the mistake. We
flew on up the Colville a little way seeing some moose
and caribou and then turned back to the Killik. Flew
up the Killik 40-50 miles; following up OKp. Kusevat branch,
and then out over to the drainage of the Chandelier and
down it to Unist. Both Killik and Chandelier have
some spectacular bluffs on them but especially the
Chandelier. Around the fork ca 20 mi N of Castle Blt there
are several miles of sandstone with rock. Saw golden
eagle, several rough leg - one on a nest and just below
the forks we flew right over a gap where could see
two fledged or near fledged yagys sitting on the ledge.
Cliff over looked the river. Most of the sandstone "jiries"
and back from the river a little ways. Extremely in-
vesting country.
We were back at Unist around 1700, spent some time
refueling and reading Nacel's messages and then off to the
Savievik R. Arrived at the lake at 2000 and found a floating
messing and memorials of the Army site #5 - lots of C.-nation
caused food and gas left. Andy ate steaks with us and
left ca 2030. I spent next two hours looking for
Hansen's 1955 transect but saw no signs of markers within
a mile around NE end of lake. Conclude he did not set up a
marked line (his notes do not indicate), so I established a
new line in the habitat that he trapped. Two long-
tailed jaegers are established in the area and several
waves have been seen "from this" on the sandstone near
Mr. Mordy, they seem to be living at the refuge around the
old camp. Mites all over everything.
Birds seen: pair of Bovia avellis on lake
several Clangula hyemalis
"" Sterna paradisaea
"" Pleurialis dominica