M Brock Journal 1957 Athasak, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 11 one trap off and no animal catch. Transects VII and VIII were not set out, Also found on the walk near the Athasak village was an old Minutus nest. On the south side of the village, on the slope towards the fresh water stream a nest (looking very much like a winter lemmings nest) was found very flattened as if someone had stepped on it. Inside were four small Minutus and one large ♀ Minutus with large nipples. Apparently the four were suckling young. All were dead and flattened and the skin was sluffing so that they were not worth saving June 12 The stakes for setting up transect VIII were carried over to the new locality yesterday so that today the 300 mouse traps and other survey equipment necessary were dragged to the locality. Mouse traps were set out on transect VII and then transect VIII was stacked and set with traps. Later a walker was taken with Bill to the bluff area in the horseshoe bend of the Mead River ESE of the village. Here a black-bellied plover nest with four eggs was found. We watched geasers feeding on the