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Journal
Sullivan
1762 Barrow, Alaska
4 July (odd) pintail. On the way back to camp saw 9 or 10
Stellar eider by road bicycle (arrow road from
Fresh Lake). 9 Drake and one hen - They flew
in a circle - landed in the lake.
Hines, Holman and I picked through the
soil samples for insects this afternoon. Holman
is going out with the weasel this evening
and will set traps.
5 July Barrow, Alaska
With Mullen and Steven this morning to
look for lemmings for blood samples.
Went to drum area - then out past six-
circe site toward Beach Ridge. One
snowy owl seen at far end of drum
area - near Family (Salt no 2.) Lagoon.
1 Lemming taken. Weasel broke a track
while back in drum area. Walked in-
about 1/2 mile.
Pulling in line XIII + XIV this evening.
6 July Barrow, Alaska
Picked soil samples this morning -
with Hines this afternoon to Pitelka's cancer
plot. Steven came after us in a weasel commencing
an immediate flight to Cape Simpson.
It turned out that 3 people were lost onto
ice and the pilot was needed to help
search for them. The people were found.