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it on my back. Finally - inspiration
struck. Why bother with it on the
back, anyway? Put it down - sample
a few acres - then move a few
feet and sample again. There is
no real reason for widely separated
samples. Took one bag full - then
gave up as rain, sleet, and hail
were falling and came in.
Evening weather too rotten for
productive field work, so went into
town to see about more collecting
bags. The seamstress went to the
movie, so ended up playing "Snerts"
and eating berry pie.
24 June
Barrow, Alaska
Forgot to mention - yesterday
May wanted me to fly to Driftwood
Camp, on the Utakok. Couldn't see
much, So I turned the trip down.
good thing - they had to turn back
anyway. This morning there was a
trip to Bettles, but again, because
of weather, it wasn't worth going
along. Finally finished up the Throawk
stomachs, then started playing with
Berlere extractions. This will be a
slow and tedious process - and nor