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Mahey
1959
Journal
Aug 29 Bonanz Alaska.
Honey O'Sullivan typed abstract in morning
+ I finally got it in mail that day.
Should arrive in Berkeley on Monday.
Nat too late I hope. Threatened to send
John O'Sullivan myself to Kaalak. Got
packed + ready. Flight canceled. Wrote Davey
Aug 30 Kaalak River Alaska.
Finally got off the ground after
lunch. John O'Sullivan accompanied
me. Bob Mein flew us in in wheel
plan 04E. Rive was down + her o.t.
My tent + outfit from early July was
still on the bar. The tent had collapsed
but everything was in good shape. We
re elevated the tent + moved in.
Picked up pellet of parasites near camp
while waiting for the plane to return
with second load. Tropics both out evening.
Aug 31 Kaalak River Alaska.
In A.M John + I carried the sled boat
up to Big Suter Lake, assembled same + cruised
about it surrounding the bottom. The lake proved
to have 2 deep parts 17+ 18 feet respectively but
the bulk of it was 5-8 feet deep.
Picked up lake basin parasitic pellet before
returning to tent. In evening went out to Elephant
Bluff + poked around.