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unless a great amount of time [[?]] and a considerable knowledge of the language are at [[?]] the disposal of the student. 
April 7th Two sleds arrived from Nulato for goods, the native in charge says that on the portage between Nlukuk and the Yukon a considerable portion of the tundra [[?]] is loss [[?]] from snow and that the change in climate is striking between the coast and the country a days travel toward the interior where it is much warmer. 
Mr. Neunranrs [[?]] tells me that this is always noticeable in spring and that some seasons the ground is almost entirely bare the other side of the coach [[?]] mts [[?]] while on the coast spring has scarcely been perceived In conversation with Mr. N. we both remarked the salutary influence upon the northern natives, that has been exerted by the erection of a high fence about the place- Before the fence was erected rumors were continually going around among [[?]] the natives here that Aguapiuk was coming during the winter to take revenge upon us for sending his relative the murderer [[?]] Kunigan [[?]] down to San Francisco But since the fence was erected last fall The suspicious natives from whom we anticipated trouble have come here but very little and when they do come they leave their sleds and dogs about 50 yards outside the gate and often do not enter until we go out to them and when Aquapriuk [[?]] comes and is sitting in the room he is continually uneasy and watchful, the least unusual or suspicious noise making him look searchingly about as though anticipating a trap. These indians now come, do their trading and go as soon as possible [[?]] instead of loitering about for several days as formerly. Some time since Mishkin [[?]] the tyone of the village