Field notes: Alaska, v4401
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I.M. Brock 1958 Journal Aug 20 Wainwright, Alaska call Phoca vitulina the "spotted seal" I paid Wai $3.00 for the skull. During a walk I took the day before yesterday I came upon an old eskimo site about 1.5 or 2 miles SW of the Village. Here I found a pair of labrets, a net gauge, and a netting needle as well as two handles and spear points. The plane arrived at 1030 but was going to Pt Lay and to Hank Child at the Pitmegea and therefore did not return until 1500. When it landed, Ed Klyth was on the plane returning from the Pitmegea; there were also two native ladies and a baby venturing to go to Barrow. It turned out that Peter Lockhart took Ed, the old eskimo lady and her baby and me. The weather as usual was extremely foggy and it was very interesting to listen GCA lead use into the airstrip; talking constantly to Parker giving him his location. During the remainder of the day got settled in lab. Aug 21 Barrow, Alaska Arranged specimens about lab. Noel Solomon returned today with the rest of my equipment. The polar bear skull, two beluga skulls and seal skull arrived at the lab. Spent a good part of the day cleaning up these skulls. Processed and made study skin of one