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E.M. Brock
Journal
1957
A.R.H. Pt. Barrow, Alaska
to Max Brewer who had placed them in the
freezer. All three were young individuals.
I thought that the three specimens were
just taken for granted as being mine, but
it turned out that there was a conflict of
demands for lemmings. Apparently four
sources have a request for lemmings.
Well, after about a half days bickering I
gained possession of these three lemmings
which I will process as soon as possible.
The disposal of lemmings brought in
from the village, is still questionable.
May 29 Chester reported this morning that
six more lemmings had been
caught and that he has them. Bill
Fisher and I took a trip into the tundra
moving about along beach ridge. (See
Lemmings account)
May 30 Chester brought in five more lemmings.
Tom Cade and I processed all 14
lemmings brought in up to date.
May 31 Chester brought in three more lemmings
caught at the village. One lemming
is alive although a hind leg is broken.
The live lemming was placed in an aquarium
with some tundra. The lemming started
eating the sedges. It would break off the upper