Journal July 1, 1962, Pt. Barrow; Started on colony at 10:30 A.M. working out until 14:30. John Hines checked the trap lines (VII & VIII) this morning without finding a kill. Strained fairly hard this morning and was cold & slightly foggy until 15:00, the sun came out at this time, turned cold again and lazy. I picked through an insect sample for Holmes. After dinner #ines & I picked up the traps with out any kills recorded. July 2, 1962, Pt. Barrow; Worked on lemming colony until 14:00. Holmes & [illegible] went to [illegible] last night returning about 16:00 this afternoon. I put up a lemming study skin and John Hines & I processed six remaining female lemmings. John found one female with eight implanted embryos on one side of the uterine horn. About 20:00, Hines and I went to trap lines XIII & XIV to set the traps. Had no trouble in finding them. There was some bird activity. Got back about 21:30. It was a dreary day with a cold breeze and intermittent drizzles. July 3, 1962, Pt. Barrow, Alaska; Checked traps at 08:30 on lines XIII & XIV after leaving Hines at Pitka's plot to census. Nothing was caught at the lines. After returning, Holmes took the weed out for observation on the Curlew Sandpiper and planned to pick up John on the way back. I worked on the colony until