Jamieh 1953 Esleimo Notes July 17 Point Barrow, Alaska in a number of the National Geographic for sometime this past spring, a writeup by an earlier group upon the island. Most supplies had been brought in before winter and others needed were dropped by parachute, but no planes landed, except rarely. It is of interest that flights had to be made on clear nights for up there, beyond the range of radar beacons, the stars had to be relied upon for navigational calculations. Life on the island was far from boring, Horvath states; each person there had some special reason for wanting to go there. The cook, one left when his time was up, came because 6 months of duty there was equivalent of 24 in Alaska, as foreign duty (air force) and would therefore allow return to the states 18 months early. No special qualifications were set up. The second cook was a colored fellow from Richmond, Va. He did fine. The holiday dinners were something to behold, as color photos indicated conclusively. The cook even posed with his chef's cap. The usual poker game while away many hours and the $18 cash among the men circulated continuously. The last onion was kept and sprouted, placed inside a little fence, and labeled T-3