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Journal
15 June Barrow, Alaska
After dinner I cleaned out one side of the
"back porch" Z airology. I also weighed the
most recent lemmings taken and wrote
a data sheet on each animal. The new
animal colony is scheduled for use by Monday.
16 June Barrow, Alaska
After a comparatively late start I watered
and fed the lemmings. One lemming was
taken in the live traps. The 10 traps
were moved further NE about 209ds.
Upon returning the new lemming was
weighed and set up in the temporary colony
the morning weather was mild with a
slight breeze. Continued through the day
until about 1900 when it cooled off. Fog
rolled in about 2130. I worked on
materials for the new colony until about
1500 when I checked the live traps once
more. None was caught in the live traps
but one bad was taken by hand. For
the first time this morning no lemmings
died in the colony, the temperature in the
colony was fairly constant. At 1750,
the lemming project people had dinner at
the Mullens. After the movie I wrote notes.