28 1963 Journal 28 July Barrow, Alaska Showers continued today until mid-afternoon. Today was weigh day in the colony. Holland & I worked until noon on the individual animals & then finished the metabolic animals and special powder animal until 1500. I probably won't leave until Monday or Tuesday (29th or 30th) because of the weather. It is also raining at Cape Thompson vicinity. I would just as soon stay in that case. I decided to measure tooth growth without using a mark. Tooth growth is essentially unimpeded because of non-abrasive material in the lake snow. I worked on data sheets after dinner. If we can feed the special powder diet satisfactorily, we will try the large Schultz experiment with a smaller number of animals. 30 July Barrow, Alaska Looks like a good day for flying. Ted Humphrey said there was a chance of leaving this afternoon. Steve Holland & I worked in the colony until 1030. Went to early chew at 1130. At 1145 Ted said to get my stuff. We left at 1230. Bob Murphey lifted me at the Pitkernge - Cape Savine campsite about 1430, and went to pick up Childs at Cape Thompson. I set up camp part-way until they returned about 1530. Neither Childs nor I had seen any caribou between Barrow and the Pitkernge. We used the wooden floor Hank had built in his "earlier day" for our tent floor. We set out 2 lines of traps on 2 old trip lines which still were