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Childs
1958
25 June Patme you River, Cape Sabine, Alaska
Washed up, cleaned cup, packed specimen
for shipment and waited for plane which
didn't come. Heavy fog along coast.
26 June Covered plot 1. Plane arrived at 9 got
to plot 2. Heavy rain in late p.m.
27 June The caribou herd 100,000 strong
moved through Friday starting just
before noon. Solomon took 6. I
went to 3rd Ridge taking junction
and observing. Rain squalls offload.
About 1730 movement slowed and feeding
was the rule. After supper helped
bring in some of the meat.
28 June Confined to tent with dysentery. Rained
most of day.
29 June Continued rain and fog. Caught 4 Mice,
2 Wt. Sandpipers juveniles, and 1 adult
Longspur in 25 traps behind tent. At 1:500
same traps yielded 1 Mice and 2 Wt.
Sand. one adult + one juvenile. Left this
25 set and set 20 after supper. Weather
now clearing (1930).
30 June Trapped 13 Mice, in 20 traps. Made got 3/25
3 Sandpiper chicks and 1 Longspur. Covered plot 2
Found 2 more dead caribou. Walked to Wolverine
Mt. Found white wagtails there. Collected one.
Single & caribou with new calf. Got 1 Mice in trap.