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Journal
July 6 Cont'
Voth Area searching. Mullen's hand does not bother him.
I worked on the colony after dinner finishing about 2100.
Tomorrow Mullen wants to go to Kepik to search for blood
samples.
Note of Interest: the Arctic Fox investigators, Dave
Chesmore & Duain Davies returned about 2200 tonight.
They reported finding many dens, but no activity in any.
They saw only 3 foxes.
July 7, 1962, St. Barrow, Alaska
Clear day with a soft, warm breeze. It became warm
enough for the mosquitoes to come out, especially in Central
Mandal. I checked the [illegible] colony first thing this
morning, checking the temperature and water bottle
failures. Until Mullen arrived at 0920 to go blood
camping at Kepik Slough, I worked on making
museum special with Hines & Sullivan.
Mullen and I circled around the POW site finding one
learning under a barrel. Later one was found near
Kepik Slough. There was plenty of bird activity, quite a
few in flocks.
Sullivan left for Cape Simpson before lunch. Hines &
Holmes left to go insect sampling after lunch. I helped
Mullen with the blood sampling and then went to
the Voth Area to gather some dry grass for the Breeding cages.
I worked on the breeding cage for awhile and then went
to dinner. After dinner, I finished the colony work,