Alaska journal, v4223
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Holmes,R. 1959 Journal 16june Barrow, Alaska 0900-1000. Drum area. This area is about 50% exposed now and the channels between the high polygons are becoming filled with water. About 6 jaguars were seen sitting in the area, but were disturbed by a "wease" which was driving through the south of the area. 1300-1600. Voth area, Voth's Slough, and Yoshine road. The snow here is aboropically melting and the lagoons are melting so that the water is settling on top of the remaining ice. The wind was blown from the S. E. and made working and observing difficult. 1330-1930. Flew with Childs, Pikelka along the coast to the west to the monument, then turned So and crossed over the Innarm River, continued going to the Meade and followed it to the S. W. until the village was reached. During this stretch several shorebirds were seen: 1 snow goose, 2 Sh. eared gulls, and several glaucous gulls. From Made River, we flew eastward to the Colville Delta, crossed over several native fish camps, over Helmink's cabin and landed at Pov 2 on Point. Over the