Childs 1957 Journal June 7 Barrow, Alaska Arrived at noon today, having left at 1600 from Los Angeles. Trip uneventful. Flew through Anaktuvuk Pass, visibility exceptionally good. Saw about 10 caribou to the north of the Eskimo village. Max Brewer met me at the airport. The news was that my trip to Bearfort was in considerable doubt. We are considering an alternate site. Spend the rest of the day getting oriented and settled. June 8 More of the same. Preparing to leave but don't know where I'm going! Snow melt appears farther along than 1951 at same time. June 9 Tom Cade and I processed 200 Lemmus purchased from natives at Wainwright June 10 Cade and I left Barrow for Agiak Lagoon at 1440 by chartered Wien plane. Most of the snow was gone after we passed Skull Cliff. Very few predators were seen; a list of these is to be found in Cade's notes. We stopped at Wainwright to leave the gear. Agiak Lagoon was reached with no difficulty after passing Cape Beaufort. The HRL LCM was beached 200ft. north of the landing strip at the site. South of Wainwright I think a greenish thing could be