clides 1957 Journal 18 10 July Pitrugge River, Cape Sabine, Alaska We cut to the coast to the west of Loon Marsh along the long lath road and jingled a gizzy who ran for miles & the west. Wherever we went on the put- trip, the ground was torn up by caribou. No sign of mice anywhere. At the mouth of Thatis Creek I found a horse tooth on the beach. There is a well developed lagoon at the mouth of the creek where about 25 Steller Eider, 40 Old Squaw, One King Eider, and one Pacific Eider. Offshore along the way several murreas and a Pacific Loon, a moltin Spectacle Eider, 20 Red-breasted Merganser, and 25 Pintails were seen as well as gannets Gulls and Kittiwakes. Longspurs appear to be flocking up and moving west. There are two well built sod igloos, apparently in regular use on the other side of Thatis Creek which we could not cross and I didn't feel like walking a mile up river to find a way over. Dwindlers were regular along the way. Arctic Terns dive-bombed me at Thatis Creek although the area did not appear very good for tern nesting. The 14 mile sand trip was completely exhausting but a good conditioner for the river trip next week. 11 July Left leg very sore, can hardly walk. We could smell the Smoke of a forest fire to the south. This morning. It is very warm. It is such a good day that it is ten dead we are incapacitated by yesterday's hike.