Field notes: Alaska, v4401
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M. Brock 1958 June 2 Unriat, Alaska about 1/00. Here we were met by a Mr. Harold Griffin, who, along with his wife and one helper, waits for Wein. They are the only persons at the village. He seemed extremely enthusiastic about our guest and regretted the fact that he did not have previous knowledge of our wants. He stated that he, himself, had killed 43 wolves in and about Unriat, a couple of wolverine and a couple of white fox - Of course, many caribou and some moose were also taken. With his aid, as to location, we gathered up 8 wolf skulls and one skeleton and one wolverine skull and two partial skeletons, one white fox skull, a moose skull and a separate set of moose antlers. While at Unriat, we observed two separate herds of caribou each of about 20 in number. On another occasion Harold went out and shot two; while watching him skin out the animals, I broke off pieces of the antlers which were in the velvet. They are extremely vascular and very easily broken. Harold stated that the caribous enjoy chewing on this vascular, chewy material. Most of the snow was clear from the ground. June 3 Left Unriat by plane at about 1/00 after