Alaska Catalogue and Journal, v4402
Page 201
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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