M. Brock 1957 Journal Aug 17 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Northern Alaska Yesterday I also helped Childs pick up his traplines. He has now completed what he intended to at the Pitmegea. Spent a good part of the day dismantling the camp since there was a possibility that the plane might come in today. To our surprise the plane did arrive at 2200. Pete Merry was going sleep with us and we will start early tomor- row morning. Some things were loaded into the plane Aug 18 At 600 the plane was loaded and just Pete took the plane and these various things to the nearest "Liz" station to be flown back to Barrow via the Deewlines. He returned and all the rest of the equipment was loaded. We took off about 0800 and flew to Cape Lisburne and to Cape Hope. At Cape Hope a very large rookery of birds was seen and photographed. Probably mostly murres, kittiwits, gulls and other birds which left the cliffs like snow falling to the ground. On the way to Cape Hope three separate groups of caribou were seen numbering 9, 17 and 3. The flight was continued to