Alaska journal, v4407
Page 61
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CHILD5 1951 July 30 Point Barrow, Alaska N BIRNICK ESKIMO HUNTING BLINDS ELSON LAGOON OBSERVATION POINT Brant Pt. ESKIMO HUNTING- CAMP PATH OF MOST DUCK FLOCKS on the large flocks was to break it up into units of 25. a large amount of error is undoubtedly present but I believe my estimates to be on the small side. There were only 2 eskimos hunting in the morning and I doubt that their take was over 10 ducks with 3 times that amount of ammunition expended. A different eskimo was present in the afternoon and he was getting one for one. Probably not 20 were taken during the whole watch. It was notable that a man in a kayak went out from Brant Point and