Alaska journal, v4433
Page 447
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MacLean 1969 Journal 24 July two observations must be related. In the evening I had Dave assist Dr. Schulz sort grass from clip quadrats while Edna and I made the evening check of the traplines in a snowstorm! Returned the catch to the lab, drove up to shooting station and broke a track on the weasel. I don't feel too badly - I went to the mechanic's shop today and told them it was going to break. 25 July Barrow, Alaska Dave and I got a truck to go our to pick up lines IVa-b and IIIa-b. Got our repaired (?) weasel back after lunch and went out to check emergency traps, change tanglefoots, and set our traplines V, III, VII, & VIII. The persistent snowstorm and cold winds convinced us to forgo about the latter. What a cold, miserable July this has been! In the evening began counting tanglefoots, then out to Bikenik and into Barrow. 26 July Barrow, Alaska Started our early to set our traplines. Half way out our weasel suddenly died. Walked out to set VII and VIII, then in to camp. After lunch