The 29th was chiefly sunny; wind very light to brisk, west to
southwest; temperature, 29° to 48°; ground bare. A band of about
15 Caribou appeared on the north side of Windy River at its
mouth. They included four large and two smaller bucks, the
remainder being does and fawns. They were apparently traveling
south.
The 30th was cloudy, with a sprinkle of rain; wind light,
westerly; temperature, 39° to 48°; ground bare. A few black
flies were brought out by the mild weather. During an
all-morning trip to Point Lake, Charles saw no Caribou, but in
the afternoon he reported about 200 on the eastern side of
Little River. There were also half a dozen bucks on the south
side of Windy River.
October 1 was a rare, fine, sunshiny day in the Barrens; wind
moderate to brisk, south to southwest; temperature, 37° to 61°;
ground bare; tundra ponds mostly ice-covered. A blowfly crawled
over a caribou carcass, and possibly a few black flies were
abroad. Two bucks passed from the shoal water of Duck Bay over
Little River Ridge. Charles reported about 40 Caribou moving
north a mile or two north of camp, and I saw a single buck
likewise engaged. During the preceding week or so Fred had seen
a good many of the animals between the upper Kazan River and
Nueltin Lake; they were moving south and west.
The 2nd was another clear day; wind moderate, southwest;
temperature, 41° to 65°; ground bare. About five does and fawns
were seen at dusk in the spruce tract near Four-hill Creek.
The next day was drizzly and foggy throughout; wind light,
southwest to southeast; temperature, 41° to 43.5°. No Caribou
sighted. Eskimos arriving in camp reported them scarce along the
way from the upper Kazan River.
October 4 was a dismal, dark day, with steady light rain
throughout; wind very light, easterly; temperature, 36° to
42.5°. Fred reported 20 Caribou north of camp.
Snow fell throughout the 5th; wind light, north-northwest;
temperature, 31° to 35°. No Caribou sighted.
With 6 inches of snow on the ground in the morning, there was
some additional precipitation during the overcast day of
October 6; wind moderate to brisk, northeast; temperature, 31°
to 33°; waters clear of ice. No Caribou sighted.
October 7 was a generally cloudy day; wind moderate to very
light, northerly; temperature, 24° to 29°; watercourses largely
open. In the morning Charles reported a couple of hundred
Caribou swimming southward across Windy Bay; he considered this
a part of the final southward movement into the timbered
country--apparently initiated by the recent snowstorm. Later he
saw an approximately equal number 2 miles north of camp, moving
toward the bay; and Fred encountered about 50 on the north side
of the bay.
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