Alaska Catalogue and Journal, v4402
Page 359
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7, Cade 1958 General Account 25 June Barrow-Meade River Brock and I left Barrow, flying with Bob Fisher, at 0935 for Meade River. The following is itinerary and details of trip. 0937 - off ground at Barrow - flying west along the coast at 85-90 miles per hour and ca 1400 ft. 0941 over Barrow village 0957 came down low over the ground just east of Skull Cliff by the fallen tower to look for running rig - none seen - flew low until 1000, at which time we turned inland toward the Meade - flying at 700 ft. 1005 - over the upper draws 1008 - 6 caribou and 1 glaucous gull seen 1014 - over the Meade River following it upstream 1025 - down at the Coal Mine on the Meade. While waiting for the second plane load of gear, I walked around in a radius of quarter around the village looking over the grounds from 1100 to 1230. Bobby and Paul Tietzen returned with the rest of our stuff around 1400. The four of us with the help of the two Eskimos, Johnnie and Joe, dragged the ARL boat down to the