Jomich 1953 Journal Aug.1 Point Barrow, Alaska the night and early morning. Visited Traps on Beach Ridge in morning. Aug.2 The rain was light but continuous through the night and stopped only in late morning, but the sky remained overcast. Wind from N. and N.E. Remained indoors in the morning except for a trip to Brittan Manor. Afternoon to the Village to visit Mr. Hopson and enjoyed a long session of his accounts of life in the far north. Aug.3 Overcast and with a little powdery snow swirling from the N.E. on the gentle wind. Last evening water froze in small containers outdoors. Went to Beach ridge to move traps set there for Dicerostomy; then hunted lemmings and red phalaropes in Central Marsh. Some of the soggy surface material of the marsh was lightly frozen. Water condition, with yesterday's rain, have returned about to those of July 1. Operated bird traps at the animal house. Examined bird material, made skins, and cleaned up the lab. in the afternoon. Aug.4 Overcast with sprinkle of rain in the night. Ice has been gradually clearing on the ocean because of the N.E. wind. This morning the pressure ridge remnants have been declared gone and only scattered cakes of ice float offshore. Beach loading operations in progress