Eskimo Notes May 30 Point Barrow, Alaska - the surviving whales would have no reason to avoid that stretch of the sea. Next month is the mellaqatube festival, or whale feast, a kind of eskimo Thanksgiving. Every- one from the base is invited and it is said to be quite a spectacle - with all the whole delicacies one can eat, and an exhibition of native dancing. We took the weasel off through the village and out into the trackless wastes beyond - well; about 5 miles, and not outside the frequently traveled routes to inland explorations. The land now is like a desert, with powdery snow drifting like sand to fill our footprints in less than an hour on a windy day. About a mile from the village were 3 polar bear skins - stretched almost life-like, but skin side out, over a drying reach. It's wonderful for; I can see how one would bring $200 or so. June 1 I have just begun reading Charlie Brewer's 50 years Below Zero. It is readily possible in the first few pages to see how he got ahead of everyone up here by getting down on paper a good many of the topics everyone