Mataco (ATF 86) - Naval Cruise Book

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is.- Qsikzx We made several trips to this island which lies a little over a hundred miles north of Adak. The island is sparsely populated with Aleutian Indian people, and oc- casionally we were called upon to bring them food, supplies, and mail, and to assist them when sickness is with them. Such was the case on our first trip to this island, a little boy, Mark Snigoroff, pictured below, was thought to have had appendicitis. We brought him back to Adak for a medical check-up. He is all right now however. The crew had a great time while on Atka ATKA, WITH TWO LITTLE CLOUDS A STUDY IN HOUSES AND TANKS collecting caribou antlers and looking at tundra grass and rocks MARK SNIGEROFF , WWWWTUZWW, P f I Nh , , , Y V ,, ,WJ MQW .wwf .ww , ,MW WH .,.,,,, WW- ,W wif mf' ,,,' 'ZW M, ff f MW f v ' ,f W ,f X ,f 'A W 4 V' ,, ,a,,,M,,', , V 3 , nf 4 'W ,, X 4... I 1' W, f , ,wg f+f A.. , W 'f M. ,, pw. fn , fa W0 ,.,, f 415' ' ' ,M , A ,W WU ,M M, ,,,w.,,,,,4,..,f 9, WW ,, 0 ,f wa aww , ,Jw , -MW' 'flf M , , - Q f' A f ff. si A RUBBER BOAT IN WATER ATKA, WITH TWO BIGGER CLOUDS ,,..w.,,,,,! ' WU!!-nw, K 4' I I, J, . , W.. lx, ' f PUTTING RUBBER BOAT IN WATER M... ,, x .,... 4' R-lj' .,,,.,m-W , ,,,,ff7,,.,Nm.M --new , f ,,, ,la ,,,, 'l,,mf3a 5?'fWWi ,Q ,, Meg' m f- ,,,, , f,,f'f'U ' ' sw, 1 -1- ,,. ei, I' .Q-f lh KV 27 33.4- i , i