Childs 1955 Journal July 7 Atkanak, Meade River, Alaska Frank left at 1330. Chuck +9 set out, transit 2 July 8 T2 yielded 12 (5 Looms, +7 Diceratonyx) got both species at one stake. I had expected a poor catch as the slime was not particularly ruminie or abundant with sign. Plat+soil man left late p.m. We went down into the coal mine thru a shaft surrounded by solid ice; a very intimidating experience. July 9 Permanently marked and described both transsects. Completed T1 at 2000. July 10 Cruised the area 5 of the Coal Mine, down to the soft bend of the Meade, some 2-3 miles & the south. Found a L.T. Jaeger not caught one that landed on my back! There is an extensive dune area along the river but no ground squirrels were seen in the areas. There is extensive low earth polygon areas with marshy ponds where old squaws apparently were breeding. We have been impressed during the last few days on the lack of mammal on the surface when early in the week we caught several. The trip today impressed me with the interiorness of the polygon areas similar to that in which T1 is located. Rummies are fairly common throughout the ridges. New species for the area seen today were Arctic Tern, Dovitohn, and Northern Phalarope.