Jamich 1953 Eskimo Notes May 30 Point Barrow, Alaska - The teetering started by the youngsters adjusting to proper places near the ends of the board and using their legs to maintain balance. After the pace increased it tended to throw the hide up in the air, so up they went, coming down on the board and in turn throwing the other pair. This went on until somebody or another fell off, only to scramble back on and start the fun again. I hope the pictures of it turn out. The Stateide hides are pretty tame. There were numerous boys about and nearly every- one had a slingshot in hand or in his hind pocket. Others had bows and arrows and the chief sport was stalking and shooting longspurs, which now are flocking about the village until the snow breaks more generally on the open tundra where they nest. Frank and I went down on the ice onto a trail out to the whole. Immediately off the beach were an acre or so of oil drums, each filled with refuse and garbage in general. The idea being that when the ice breaks it will carry away the season's accumulation of trash. Empty drums are a