Administrative officers, long experienced in studying estimates of the various field parties engaged in hydrographic work, were somewhat surprised to see an estimate submitted by the commanding officer of the USC&GS Ship Discoverer preparatory to the 1937 season's work in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, for items such as: 1 Riveter, tubular; 4 cinches, pack saddle type; 4 cinches for riding saddles; 2 cowbells, small size; 4 saddle blankets; 1 horseshoe hammer; and 2 pack saddles; and other related items. The following, describing the use of horses on Unimak Island during the summer of 1937, will make it clear why estimates for these items were necessary.
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