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1957
General Account
8 June - cont.
1415 landed at Half-Moon-Thorp. Met Tom
Brewer, Jr. and wife. Looked over some low
grassy awards - very extensive areas - much
low center or flat-topped polygons. On the
ground for 45+ min. Left the ward at 1705.
Travelled toward Cape Backett and landed
on a large lake near 70°45'N, 152°40'W, NE of
Teshetput Lake. Looked around on some high
center polygon tussock ground with much
caribou range - lichens paved up all over.
Vegetation plush. Took off from this lake at 1806
and flew N. to the coast, putting it ca 15 mi NW
of Backett. We followed the coast back to Bassaw
arriving at Smith Bay around 1849. Paced
POCO at 1900. On the ground at Bassaw at
1925.
In the Teshetput Lake area we saw
a group of 3 caribou, our group of 3 and a
cow with a calf.
9 June - Childs and I spent the day processing 200
lemmings from Wainwright and getting gear
ready for the field.
10 June - Childs and I flew with Lorthout to
Beaufort, via Wainwright, to look over the
ground for a landing place and camp for
Childs. Then we went back to Wainwright
to cross the treep lines there. The following