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E.M. Brock
1958
Journal
July 23 Barrow, Alaska
new sign. No fresh grass clippings were
noticed. Some of the white nests were
opened but did not have dead lemmings
in them.
Processed more of the Wainwright lemmings
collected in November of 1957. Once again
many are in a state of condition often noted
as "rotten" It was also noticed that many
of the animals, presumably found dead
on the tundra by the eskimo children,
have their skulls broken tail four feet
broken and hanging by the skin alone (?)
Also some of the lemmings have been
eaten upon presumably by other lemmings.
July 24 Processed more of the Wainwright lemmings
Trap traps cannot be set out since there
are only 150 traps available. One line
had to be left behind at Pitt Point
since it was too bulky and would not fit
in the place at that time. They were supposed
to be placed on the second flight that day
of the truck plane. But, when we landed
at Barrow, returning from Pitt Point, we
hit the runway a little too hard and
the tail wheel and the struts and the
guide cables all broke. The plane was put
out of commission.