Sullivan, J. Barrow → Wales, Alaska June 29 (cont.) Spotted large numbers of caribou in the mountains (several thousand perhaps). 1500 - arrived at Kotzebue, where we refueled and checked on the weather - and ate in town. Birds seen around the air field: yellow wagtail, western s., tree swallow, glaucous gull, w.c. sparrow, (also h.t. pigeons and more gulls over Kotzebue Sound). 1715 - left for Wales. Weather around Wales was cloudy + light rain. We landed on the beach at 1900. Dwight Tuvak, the village postmaster, and Chester's brother-in-law met us at the beach. Chester went to the village with Tuvak, where he remained until the trip back to Barrow. Joe Felder flew on to Nome for fuel, planned to return sometime tomorrow. Leonard Peyton, an employee of Alaska Public Health Service was at Wales for a short time when we arrived. Peyton, Palmer, and I stayed in a government house next to a weather station man, his wife, and child, who were quartered in the other house. The woman cooked for us during our stay. Wales is a village of about 120 Eskimos (including 80 children). Apparently many of the young people go to the cities - signs of decay are evident. Perhaps half of the houses are empty. Walrus hunting seems to be the important means of making a living at Wales, although