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July 2ft, 1917

Ifr. W. I« Adains

Chief Accountant

Sraithscnian I net it iit ion

WaftVii ngton
D. 0.

Dear Ur. &dac:vsi:

Herewith I am enclosire WST expense account for

Julv anr>untii« to $387.73, and several Touchers and Mils as
per'accoiiipanyii« Ust, which I shall be obliged if you will
kindly pay from the Harrioan P\znd.

Yary truly yours.

s\--

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tfilton Ames

9 Montana

1917

July 10 Skull large adult mle Orissly
Skull adult female ffrizzly

2500
2000

$45.00

22.00
25.00
23.00
28.00
15.00
16.00

For bear skulls:

Uilton Ames
J. D. Cochran
John R. Cox
P.WePournia
John Jonas
Uackay h
H. Moses

for cleaniT^ skulls:

J.W^Scollic*

Mscellanedos

Chas# S.Lauriat Co.

Century dictionary 33.00
Fred S. Lincoln - Bookcase P7.

7.00

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$4500

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J, D Cochran

Baricervi 11». British Col'.imbia

1917
July 14

Skull adult fanale Rrizsly from Britieh Co^JiAia

Skull mala oib

Skull foMile cub (daifBged)

1500
400
300

$2200

twenty-tvo

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22.00

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John T{.

Ccx

Killisnoo^ /laska

1917
July 12

3kll laale Big Brown Bear from Hoots Buy, Ad-
mirclty Id»

2500

$2500

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no

25o00

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T. V. Poumie

Hoonah, Alaska

1917

July 12 Skull male Big Bro^vb Bear from Flynn Cove

Skull male Black Bear from Glacier Vtj

IB 00
5 00

John Jonas

Livingston, Montana

1917

July 12 Skull adult male Grizzly Beer from Tom Miner

Basin

28 00

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$28 00

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Mackay S: M-ppie

C;?lgory, Alberta, Cariada

1917

July 10 SkuH e.i^lt female Grizzly frcm Smoky !?iT8r

15 00

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H. M039S

c/o Oscar Gard, 75 T7est Mt^rion St., 3ei:ttle» 7?ash

1917

July 10

3 Slculls fernale Grizalies from Juinak T^iver,
Alaolca (d^Lma^d)

16 00

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$15 00

$16 00

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J. W. Scolliek

U. S. National Masaum, Washington, B. C

1917

July 25 For cloaning Bear skulls

2 Skulls Q 25o
13 Skulls e 50o

60
6 50

$7 00

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1917

July 5

9
12

14

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2 & 3
4

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78.00

4.fi0

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2.00

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25
60

300

175

11

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2 Bozas manuscript and books to la^ainitas
Box maimscript and books to BerkolW. CaHf .
Camara to Sinplex Photo Product CctNaw York.
tcr repair *

T.r^^ ?£-*^t'^C'!2? ^f 1°^ to lagunitas
Janitor, offica Northunberland

6
7

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13980

1&4

1213
186

39

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100

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11205

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Ur. Ralph Edimnds

Idaho Falls

Idaho

Daar Sir:

Your latter of June 30 reached me at Waehing-
ton as I Bas packing for a trip west. I am now located
at Lag^^tas, California, for the remainder of the siinaaer.

Thanks for what you tell ne sbout yow recent
trij) from Salmon City to Lewiston* You are to be con-
gratulated on haYing accoraplished in safety bo thrilling
a boat journey, and on hating seen luch an araazirgly large

amount of gfixoB*

I shBtll he glad to hate the tw) Black Bear skulls

you mention, aid if they are sent to ^he Biological Survey

at Washington I will attend to them en my return in the

fall. Black Bears must be mi^ty plentiful i^ the Salmon

RiTor caiyon. I quite agree with you that ther6 are Ukely

to be at least two distinct species of Grizzlies in ..v^t

I hava already wriU.n to J. F. Painter, and em

obUged to you for hie addreae.

Very truly youre.

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July 26. 1917

I>aar liiss Munroo:

Responding to your
latter of the 18th in»t.,I take ploMura
in encloeing herewith iqr check for «10 as
a contribution to the Sndtheonian Red
Cross iafcuUnce ftuA.

Very truly yours.

Kiss Helen Uunroe

Snithsonian Institution
waehii^on

D. C.

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August 4, 1917 ^

D*ar Ki«lt C\o»»n}«:

On r«tumir« from an aato trip to Clear

^Ak« Hid Loi« VaUey, where I met Indians of thrae linguJa-
tic stocka, and ir.cidantally apent three ni^a in the manaa-
nita forest of which yoa have heard, we were glad to find

your letter of July 29.

It is good to know that you have heen able to

pick up your work i*ere you left off last year, and that you
find the people as kind as before, and that you are to have
• seminar roas — whatever that msana. I never heard of such
a thii« before, but I suppose it is all right for you to oc-
aq>y one eo loi^ as your mother is nearby.

I aa delighted to know that you have discovered
another batch of old manuscript, and that you have found the

Be'^e letter.

You evidently -are fortunate to meet Mr. lllison.
The enormous ciiscrepancy between his estimates and mine of the
Indian population of CalifomJa from 1860 to 1890 are easily
e3q)lained by your sUteoent that hie figures are based on the
federal Indian data% If you will stop to think you will
remember that the Indian population given by the U. S. Gansua
comprises only Ibservati on Indiana, and that the men ^o took
the cenKia had no knowle<tee whatever of the wild Ir»diana (scon-
r—rwa^ion Indiana) living in all parts of the Stat*. Bven

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the nemes of the tribes were in most cases unknown to the
Federal agents.

Yes, I should be glad to talk with Mr. Coy about
California geographic names. In this connection he mi^ be
interested to know that there is still another set of Cali-
fornia geographic carda in the making — that of yoor^ Storer
in the Ifaseum of Vertebrate Zoologj across the can|>t». Storer'
carda, unlike our own, fail to give the hiatorioal data azii
rafaroncet which wa priza ao nadu

Olad to know that your mothar is proaparii^ and
that aha haa not found California unintaraatir^. Stm did wall
to Tiait tha Praaidio, tha ]!q;)oaition grounda, and tha Park
Ifaaaiuoa in ona day.

Had it not baan for our unoiq)actad trip to laka
County at tha uigant invitation of Dr. Staphana, I ahould hava
aaan you baf ora thia.

lith baat wiahaa^and kin&aat raggtrda to your
Bothar^

Yary truly youra.

Ifisa Stalla R. Claraanca
Hotel Bancroft
Barkalair

W

Our chacka cai^ toiay. hut ycura waa not in our mail,
front whidi I infar ai^^nor thgi it ia a day lata, or that you
ha¥a writtan tha Poatnaatar to forward your mail diraot to
Berkalaj*

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August 4, 1917

Daar Hr. Seymonr:

On returning from nn awto trip to Clear

Uke in tlB hot interior, we found your leHar of July 30,
announcing that you were Bendii« the charrieit and this
mrmi^ the box arrlwed. We ha^e seen and eaten g<^od
cherries before, but nothing Um these. They are the
largest and most beaxitiful thst any of us have ever seen»
and 80 deUcious thnt we cor.ld hardly stop eatir« the«.
It was nde^ty good of you to ramaB*>er us in this wsy, and
we apiMTsciate the coiartesyt I assure you.

It seems good to get back aoong the cool red*
woods, raadror.es, and laurels, after the heat of Lake County.

I Ma sorry that you have injured your foot,
ard hope it is nothir^ serious. Iheil yo« come to San Fran-
cisco I will meet you with the car so that fC^ will not have
to do any walkii^ to reach Lagunitas.

I should like mlf^itily to try some of your gnod
roads, €tnd hope I may yet be able to do so, especially the
one that runs from Tacoma to the north side of the Olyoqpics.

Should your Indian carver wear out or deface
those designs, we shall be glad to nake you new copies on
our return to Washington.

Just before leavirg lashir^on I dined wi th Dr.

and Mrs. Frank Chapnan of the American Museum of Natural
History in New York, and Mrs. Chapnan told me that she met

you in Tacoma a few years ago*

Hoping to see you here before the end of the
season, and with appreciative thanks for the c^^erries, in

which my family joins,

Yery truly yours.

Mr. W.

W. Seymour
Tacoma Building

Tacoma , ^

Washington

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Toronto

Canada

Dear Sir:

Replyir^ to yoiir latter of July 19 forwarded from
Waahipgton, ! would state that 1 am interested in literature
relatir^ to the Indians of Califomiat Nevadat and Utah^ but
not those of the rest of the United States or Canada*

}fy Btanner address is abo'^e; ny winter address is
1919 16th Street, lashirgtont D. C,

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Lincoln Hi^way Assoc*
Detroit

Mi chigan

Dear Sirs:

In response to your circular letter jx*4st re-
ceiYed, I enclose herewith nqr check for $5 in payment of
dues in the Lincoln Hi^way Association for the present
year, and mny contribute a similar amount in future, tho
I do not wish to conndt myself to this. In previous years
I have several times contributed to the Lincoln Hi^way Fund.

Havii^ driven iny oar over the Lincoln Hi^nray
from Washii^on, D« C« to San Francisco two years, and there-
fore being fairly well acquainted with conditions along the
route, I fael rather strongly that whatever funds ths associa*
tion has for road ifloprovMient should be espenied in the
State of Nevada, Nevada having too sniall a population to
enable her to put her roads in fair condition — and the
expense will be very great, as you know.

In view of the possible importcmce of the Lin*
coin Hi{^way in time of war, it seems to me that the National
Groveriment ou^it to take hold of the worst places without
waiting for individual private subscriptions v^ch nay or may
not be sufficient in our lifetime to make the road available

for truck transportation.

Very truly yours,

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AiJgiiBt 6, 1917

Mr* John D. ^* Itonning ^
5214 Baun Boulevard
Pittsbiirgh
Perm.

Dear Sir:

Your letter of July 19 has reached mn here in
California, wliare I am upendirg the suniaer. A& I am a«ray
from ray library and separates, I am not able to Bend you
aiiy publications, but if you viU address a letter to the
Chief of the 3iolo-:;ichl STinrey, Dept* of Agriculture, Wash-
ington, D. C«, he will doubtless send you a cop/ of aoy pa-
per on the Prairie Dogs, and some other publications on
American neLnaraals .

Replying to yoiur incjidry, I T?ould state that
there are three entirely distinct species of Prairie Dogs,
and a few subspecies. The three species are: the Prairie
dog of the Oreat Plains, Cyncmtys ludoyi ci anus ; t>ja mountain
Prairie Dog of Colorado, n. f^innisoni; and the white tail
Prairie Dog, <L_ leucorus, of WjfOTlng and parts of Colorado
and Utah. The Biological Survey has recently publisliad a
Revision of the Prairie Dogs by IL Hollister,

I do not know of any monographs of th^^ groups
you mentiom There is room for much work in thin direction.

•11 a V ^^ monographic work on the Big Boors cf America
will not be out for rotw time to come, but at tl^ present
time the Biological Survey has in press a Revision of the

copy by apply ii^^
'G-"^^- -lArvey.

^'e)y truly yours.

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Dear Starke and Mrs. Starks:

A f sw weeks
ago, in tryirig to clean up eome stacks of
accunulated papers before loavir^ Wash-
iogton* I was both pleased and mortified
to find an attractive publication by you
entitled "Tire Tracks on Knglish Roads".
I brought it along and have read it with
a good deal of pleasure. I coi^ratulare
you on havi rjg performed such a successful
trip, and on kavir^g given your frierxis
the benefit of it in such unique axkl at-
tractive form. It is very cleverly done,
and I thank you for my copy.

With beet wishes to you both and
to Dorothy,

Very truly yours.

Dr. and Mrs. E. C« Starks
Palo Alto

Calif.

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Auguat 6, 1917

Dear Ur, Sloans:

Marqr thanka for th»
clippingB yihidh you were kind ero\3^
to Boni, I Buppoaa the Tacoraa papers will
continua this aort of thing so lone «•
am^^i ^11 take tbo troubla to contributa
theau But it ia a pity that so proadiwEt
a pape- as tha •New York 'Ei™*' should ba
mialad into publishing axtj of thair rubbiah.

It ia taiy lovaly out hor« this
airanar. where tha ni^ta are always cool
(SCro- below) and the daya rarely above
76°. altho w© hHve liad aevsral ^laya ii)

the 80*8.

We have just ret\*med from a hasty

trip to aee a grisily bear skull in one
of the remoter parts of Lake County, the
round trip coverii^ about 400 ndlea. It

Ur. H. Chantbera

Champagne landii^
Yukon

Canada

Dear Sir:

The throe Grizzly Bears shipped by yon have reach-
ed Washii^onin good condition, for which I am obliged. The
youi^ skull had no label. Ihere was it killed? I am credit-
ing your account $6 for the young GfHzzly and $25 each for
the othera, making $56 in all, a cheek for which will bo sent
you about tha end of the present month.

Additional labela are enclosed herewith. I shall
be glad to purchase all the Grizzly skulls you are able to
aecure diu-ing the remainder of the year.

Very truly youra,

Skulls received at the Biological Survey during ny
absence will be cared for until my return in October.

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August if 1917

Dear Preble:

Thanks for your letters of July 16 and 25 about

the bear skulls that arrived since my departure from Wash-
ington. I am very glad to have this information, and assune
that when the contrary is not stated, each skull is properly
labeled. I have written Chambers about the lack of data for

his cub grizzly.

We have just returned from an automobile trip

into lAke nounty, where we finally found the skull of an old

(Jrizzly which I have been on the track of for several years.

but which always seeined to be shrouded in laysti. /» so that

heretofore I was unable to locate it. This time I c^ctually

got hold of it and took half a dozen ph tc* phs of it in

diffe ent positions, but was not able to purchase it, as the

old roan who has it declined $50 for it, and said he would not

part with it bo lor^s as he lives* It appears to be Ursus^

mendocinensiSt and I should like most mistily to have it in

Washir^ton for comparison with the type.

It was pretty hot up in lake County, but is

cool and canfortable here.

Deer are too f and liar on our place, and have
eaten a umiber of '.eucheras and other plants. They do not
semi to dreiul the smell of blood fertilizer as th^ did
last year. This mny be due to deterioration of the nBt»erlal

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f «w BdmteB on our own place.

With boat wishes to you all,

Very truly yours.

Washington
D. C.

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Dear Sirs:

I have one of your original Ghevrolet-Six car*.

which I purchased in the early spring of 1913. and in which '

I have crossed the continent two years and driven in all

about 25,000 miles. In the main it is remarkably satisfactory,

but it has certain drawbacks. One of these is the grea«#

leak froB the throitle-sleafvo behind the clntcfa. If you have

loft aiy of the washers vrtiich are needed to preveiA tWs
grease leak, I wish you would send me a conplo. Also pl«
eerd four j)«fea for the hood clanps. The tops of these \
are gradually cut throu^ by the bolt. Plteso send with
by mail to roe at above address.

The radiator heats so that the water boils on
grades. At what price would you sell me a new radiator?

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Mr. Balrh Edmonds
Idaho Falls
Idaho

Dear Sir:

Tour lettar of July 30 is at
handy announciqg the shipment of two skulls
of Black Bears, and a letter from the Bio-
logical Surrey informs mo of their arrival
in excellent condition*

I have credited you $4 for the
adult male and $3 for the yotuiger ^le,
makir^ S7 in all, a check for lAlch will
be sent you from ny account in the Smith-
sonian Institutiott on or about Septerfrer 1.

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the matter.

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]fy dear Sir:

Thanks for your letter of
July 31, which has been forwarded to
me fr(»ii Washiqgtono I am glad you were
pleased with my argument on the name of
1ft • RainieFa

I shall be glad to read the
pamphlets you have sent me on ny return
to Washii^on, where they are held, as
only letter mail is forwarded to ny
California address.

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Auguet 11, 1917

Dear Preble:

Yours of the 3rd inst. is enco' raging, as it
tells ve of the receipt of four hatches of Bear skulls, in
regard to which I otn writing the senders.

In your let tar ^f July 25 you mention receiving
two Black Bear skulls from Thorns Soaenrille, of Gardiner,
Montana* Thomas is a new nai!» to roe, hut we >iave heen r.etting
skulls from Robert SoJisdrivlle of Gardiner for several years.
Mayhe Thoraas is his brother.

In your letter of August 3 you mention the receipt
of two Black Bear skulls from Ralph Edwards. Doubtless you
mean Ralph Bdminds, who recently made a boat trip down the
SaiiBon Ritftr caryon.

A letter just received W. 8. Hansen of lillooat,
state* tbtt he has shipped 80n» bear aktalla, but neglects to
state vriiether they are Blacke, Grizzlies, or both, and {dves
no data. Prob*ly they a'-e labeled, as we sent him sci'-e tags
from fashington. I shall be glad to know idien they are re-
ceived ard T^iat they are.

Very truly yours.

<-.

Mr. E. K. Preble

Bioloacal Survey
WfiUiM rvrt on
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Ur. J« De Cochran
Barkenri lie

British Columbia
Canada

Dear Sir:

Thartcs for your letter of July 12, and for the
skull of an adult male Grizzly which you shipped on that
date* This skull has reached WaBhington in good condition,
and I have credited your account with $25 for it, a check
for which will be se?lt you on or abot* September 1.

Doubtless the differences you mention in Grizzly
claws are due to difference in species, as there are at
least two distinct species of Grizsly in your region. Are
aiiy of the Grizzlies red? There is a smallish or medium
size species in the Upper Columbia Valley region which has

a veiy red back.

Hoping you will continue to secure and send skulls

of Grizzlies,

Very truly yoiu*s.

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lillooet

British Coliiribia
Camda

Dear Sir:

Vary many thanks for your latter of July 20,
which huB baan f orwardad to me f ^^om fkshingtom I am
much plaasad to know that you have sent ma some Be^-r skulls.
As soon as they raach the Biological Srirray I will be noti-
fied of the fact, and will attend to the matter of pajinent.

It is hard to answer yoiu* qijesti on about the
cause of the different colors of Bears in your region. But
we are wall aware of the fact that in some localities the
Black vSSLT i« always black, while in other localities it
is usualjy brown. Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte
IslMida lift, as you know. In the atrip ti axcsssivo rainfall,
and naarly all of thair nattnals and bird* are darker than
on the mainland. But on dribble Islani &rA adjacent part«
i>t the mainland, whita Black Bears occur. These how67er ^
must be rflgardad as albino freak* — not as a disttoet spe-
cieijor race. In the nortfaireet coast rsglon of California
both blac.^ and brown phases occur, and the sann is true of
the Sierra Nevada, while in Arizona ard New Mexico most of
the Black Bears are brown.

Apart from the Black Bears, ^.here ar. at least
thwe entire]jr distinct specise of Qriizlim in western

British Columbia, two of «Mch occur at Jervis Inlet, and
two en the Atnarko and Bella Coola. There are still more
on the Skeena and Stikine, but of the details of their
ranges we know very little.

I have several puzzlir^ skulls of (JrizzUw from
the Lillooet region, but do not know exactly i^ere they
were killed. A.nd I have the skull of a large Grizzly from
Unper Bridge River. It is quite possible that these several
species of Grizzly differ in color,and incize and form of
the claws, but unfortunately I have no skins to go with the
skulls. Besides, additional skulls from your general re-
gi on are badly needed to clear up the problerns suggested
by the few skulls now on hand. I am greatly in hopes that
you will be able to help lae in this matter.

Do Grizzly Bears range over your ii^hole region, or
are they confined to certain districts or certain mountains?
Any information about Bears will be tharkfully received. I
will write you again, as soon as I learn of the receipt at
feesJdngton of the. skulls you have already sent.

V^iy truly yours.

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Thanks for the skull of the female Brown

Bear which I leam from the Biological S rrey has jui«t
been rocelted at lasbington. For it I have credited
your accouit $12. a check f« ^.ich will be sent you
trm JV account in the Smithsonian on or about September 1,

I hope you will be able to secure one or
more adult mde Grizzly or Brown Bears during the pre-
sent year.

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Caite^^

Dear Sirs:

Your letter of July'^ is ^t hand, together
with a letter from the Biological Survey anno\incitg the
arrival of a small Grizzly skull with the back part of the
braincase broken away. Por this skull I am crediting you
$6, a check for which will be sent you on or about Septem-
ber first.

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Dear Ur. Sloane:

A latter has just arrived
from Cor^resanan John F. Miller, asking
for several copies of ny lit. Rainier
paper, fill you kindly have sons copies
sent hia?

I should be glad also if you
would send a few copies to me here at
I'ttgunitas.

With best wishes,

^^ry truly yours.

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Hon. John F. Miller

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Washington
T). C.

Dear Sir:

Tour letter of August 6 has
just reached me, having been forwarded
from Waahir«ton. I am referring your
req lest for copies of my argument before
the Geographic Board on the subject of
changeir« the nsuie of Mt. Rainier to
Mr. CSharles S. ^loane. Secretary of the
Board, who of course will be z^bA to

send you copies •

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Dear 8i r:

Very many thanks for yoxir lettexi of July 2g, itdoh
has jo^riftt reached mo, having haen foi*wa^ad f rom fluhington
to my siiiaawr home here in Oalifomia.

I am vary hp ch obliged to you for gitiqg kr. .Cu'^ting
the akull of t}ie Big Bear you kill€|d in tha eprirg of 1916,
which reached <ine befo>~e leaving Waohii^on. It is mi interest-
ing skull,'- and inslB| aie particularly arndous to see more froB
the Bams c<?untry, I appreciate your Curtesy in of ferii^ to
help ^ and trust yon will be sble to get hold of some additicrial
skulls*

J , Yes, I am laost anxious to (jet skuils from the KatalU
and SuckUng areaa, and from the islands of Prince UlUan
Sound. The bears on Ifentague and Hinflhlnbrook Islands are
totally different from one anothw. I named tha VontagDS one .
^f "^ Ph0ld9i4 for Oiarles Sheldon, who obtained the type specj.

■en there; and called the HiacMhbrook species Ursns HLvAek.

te have so few speqlm^* of these - only one adult mle from

Hinchihbrook Island - that they are among our most needed

desiderata*

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Any infonnation on t?ie habits of bears WSuld be thank-

fully received. I am andtma t« <%K4^.4. j a. - .

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ferent species at different ♦linaa Af tv^

9^ attacks on mn. T»» *-;:♦ . i^?_2^ ^^'^e year, and on um>ro-

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Postmaster

San Rafael

California

Dear Sir:

On Monday morrdr^, July 30, at a-
bcut 8 o'clock I personally put a letter
in t-oe nail box in front of the Thayer
Garage in yoiu- to^m. Tlie letter was ad-
drebsed to rqf wife, Mrs. G. Hart Merriam,
at 10 i^pleton Road, Cambridge, Mass., and
oontb.ined a che^Jc of $125. I l-.arned by
wire yestarday, inora than two weeKB after
date of ruKili'^, that tho letter and check
had not bean received.

Respectfully,

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August 15, 1917

PostiueuBter

Camhridg*

Dear Sir:

On the raornir^ of July 30 I
mailed at San Rafael, California, a
letter addrassed to vorj -^ifa, Ifrso Co
Hart Uerriam, 10 Apploton Roa^i, Caiobridga
J&eio This letter continined a check of
$125o Up to y9st:5nia.y aftarnocn, more
than two weeKB after date of mailii^, it
had not been deliveredo

I have learned t>jit there has
been some misdeli very of mail addreseed
to 10 Appleton Road, the eaint^ having;
BOffletimes been delivered to 10 Applet on
Street.

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Cashi er

Crocker National Bank
San Francisco

California

Dear Sir:

Please stop payment on tny check

No. 226, dated A;jg. 4, drawn to t/ie order

of r^j wife, V. Elizabeth Merriam. This

check appears to have been lost in the

mail, and I iiave rap laced it by another •

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August 20, 1917

Mr. M. H. McCarty
Mr, Frad Conger ^
Ren8tr<»ii Oo.

San Francisco

Calif.

Dear Sirs:

Your photograph of a hunch of sea alepharts

on the coast of Lower CaUforoia. puhUshad in the Sunday
•Qeronicle* of August 19, excites ay interest and admira-
tion, tod I am taidi« the liberty to ask if you are will-
ix« to let ms hate good photographic pdnts of this picture,
and of any others you may have taken of these strar^ge ani-
umlB. I shall be glad to pay any reasonable price for

naA prists*

I am connected with the Ssdthlonian Institution

and National Museum at Wa&hir^^on, and would appreciate an
opp<Hrti2nity to conqpare your photographs of the Guadelupa
sea elephants tkHA pictures of the sp5c:es inhabiting is-
lands in the Antarctic.

}fy address will be Isgunitas^ Ibrin Couatyi
until October^

Tery truly yours.

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August 20, 1917

Bear Iftss Spreckels:

Thanks for your
letter of yesterday. I appreciate your
courtesy in telling me at first that you
wish to sell your place adjoiniqg mine
here at Lagunitas. I wish I knew a friend
who would purchase it, but at present do
not think of anyone who would be likely
to do so. HoweTor, I wi 11 bear the matter
in mind, and will notify sereral people
who mi^t take the matter under considera-
tion* At irimt price would you sell it?

We shall bo sorry to lose you and
your sister as nei^ibcrs.

With best wishes.

Very truly yours,

Iftss Anna Spreckels

1807 Ilncoln Avenue

Alameda

California

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lir. Looia Bell
Rooftavelt

Alasica

Dear "-

Sir:

Your lettereof July 8 and J dy 16 are at hand.
haTir« heen f on^trded from Washington. And I hate juBt had
aletter from the Biological Surrey announcing the arrival
of the skull.. For th« I m crediting your account as fol-

love:

6 -^;ici: "^tar skulls

Old raele Brown Bear
7eraale Brown Bear
Yoiwc niftie Brown Bear

Q$9,90

$7.00
28.00

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A check for this anKmnt(|52) will >• «•«* from the ».ithsonian
Institution on or about Sept«ber 1 to Charley Uane at
Seward. Alaska, in accordance with your instruction.. He ^11
of course sign and return the Toucher ^hich accoirqwiies the

chock*

that war. not in «rT B""^ «'«"«''«'• » "^"^ '<» '°"1* '"^ "^^ ""
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be glad to get t'>»J?t^„i^V«»"e Bear skulls dari
&Srof"th?ie'aS?n.1 iSlfbe .^ad .o pnrd.se

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Kluana

Yukon

August 20, 1917

Canada

Daar Sir:

Tour lattar of July 20, annoimcii^ ahipmant of
four baar akull.. raachad ma in dua coutm. having baan for-
wajdad from Waahi/^on. And I hava just had a lattar from
tha Biological Surr^, announcir« thair aafa a-riral, and
tailing n» of thair condition*

For thasa akulla I am craditipg your account with
$25,$a0, $18, and $10 (tha lattar for tha one with tha back
part of tha bralncasa choppad off), makir^ in all $73, a chack
for whidi will ba sant on or about Saptanfcer 1 to tha Canadian
Bank of Coiamerca at Whita Horaa, to^^a dapo^tad to yoiu-
credit, as per yoar instructional

No, I do not cara for a general collection of
skulls from your region, but would take Black Bears at $2 to $4
each, accordiiTg to sex, age, and condition, and would also
take 10 each of coyotas^ wolverina, fisher, and beaver at
$1 each*

Very truly yours.

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Canadian Bar* of CJonao»rc«
Ihite HorM
Yukon

Canada

D9«r Sirs:

In accordance with instruct ions from Rigene Jac-

quot of Kluam. a chack of $73 in paymnt for bear alculla.

will oi 895^ *'0 yo" ^^°^ *^* *»^*^<>'^'^ Institution on or

» X ^ , I., i. -rrpnnt kindly dapoait to Mr. Jac-
about Saptaoibar 1, trtucn aa/Ji-'** '^ j f

quot 'a credit and oblige.

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Fred J* Roahl, Bsq*
lUanma

Alaska

Dear Sir:

A lottar racently raceivod from the Biological
Survey notifies ins of the arrivHl of a f eniale Brown Bear
skull from you. For this skull I am crediting your account
with $12, a check for w>doh will bo sent you froitt oy fimd
in the Smithsonian Institution about Septentoer 1.

I should he glad to take all +.he skulls of big
Brown Bears you are able to eeoure during the present eea-
•oa. Kindly ship as before, and attach a label to each
Bkull. dTing th. locality Where killed and your own name.

Shc«ld greatly appreciate the favor if vou would
kindly send a letter with each shipment so that we may
know J,^t what to expect, arxl keep on the lookout for sa.«.

Very truly yours.

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^^ -the receipt of a

A letfr fro- the Biological 8»»r^T ann<«mca.
Bear skull fro. ycu. '^or thi. .kuU I

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account wi»h $26%'aai paan»»*

you fro. ncr fund in tJi» amlttoMnian Imitation about

In eaae you ar« aM» ^ ••°'*« "^ "»"• **""*
of Big Brown Be«r» durii« tha proaant aaaaon, I shall ba
glad to purchaaa thorn. PlMaa addraae aa t.rfora: H. S.
Biological SvTToy, iOapt* o^ Agr^dultura, Washington, D. ^.,
and bo atjra to attach a labsl to aach skull, giving tha
X^galltY whiira kiUad wid yoiir own mas. Tha aax and data
of klllli« ahould alao bo gi^an. i' knov/n.

Kind^ aand a lattar at tha tiao aach shipnont
if mda.and give tha nana of tha axpraaa coqiany handling
the coofi-^OBsnt, aa ahipiosnta aoaatimoa go aatn7« and
without thia* information it is difficult for as to locata

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l£r. W» B. Duryea
Button

Ilianam Bay
Alaeka

Dear Sir:

Letters recently received from the Biological

Survey state that the four Bear skulls mentioned in your

letter of June 12 have now arrived, and also four others

received Aug^jst 13. But none have labels of any kind*

I am crediting your account as follows:

2 Skulls of adult male Brown Bear @ $20

2 Skulls of adult f ermles @ $10
1 Skull yovmg Brown Bear

3 Cubs Broim Bear @ $4

$40.00

20.00

8.00

,12.00
SBO.OO

A check for the amount ($80.00) will be sent you from the
atuthsonian Institution on or ahout Septecher 1.

Shall be glad to take any additional skulls you
may be able to secure, provided each is properly labeled.
They should be shipped to the TJ. S. Biological Survey,
Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., as before. A few
tags ar# inclosed Jierewith.

Very truly yours.

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in' the spring of 1913, arxl ifoich I have^wice driven across
the continent from Washington, D. C, It is nnir in need of
attention, and I am wri^ir^ to aak whether or not you will
do the necessan/ work in your shops either at Oakland or San
Francisco. San Francisco is more convenient for me, but I
could drive the car to Oakland if neceseary. There are two
principal troubles, one a grease leak from the toggls-sleeve
back cf the clutch, which evidently needs a new washer; .
and a falling out of eosoe kind botween the clutch ana the
service brake bo that the service brake elbow saens to strike
the revolvir^ clutch when the car is in notion. The clutch

needs adjustment. ^^

Your Hr. App is personally faitdliar with this

car.

A reply at your early convenience will be ap-

preciated.

Very truly youre,

Atm

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Dear Preble:

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.r.iba^s nt 88H%«rtiC8 ft>r your W^jttfrif =of the 10th and 15th
ij)st«., aclc»orl»dei% T>»ceipi of s -fall. Yi^oa tykc-ifot , ^""^
Roehl, Raanuasen. .L««». Dmry.*. wid P^tftt^oft.' "-'-^

,»ii'ovlnotewhat you say about tha Tiritch»ll skull
from Flat, Alaaxa. I have attended ^o hie Toucher for
payment, so the matter ni^t as well be dropped.

ipparantly you have not yet recejTefl eome bear
skulls from J. R. Painter of Dixies i^MiOj. shipped the latter
part of July. I shall be glad+^tj^' know when they arrive.

Speaking of Dr. Bishop, you nay be intereBtad
to know that he and his wife and little boy motored up here
;-om Inverness a few days ago, and paid us a visit. He is
going Kast soon*

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Very truly yours.

Ur. E. k, Preble

U. S, Biolofpcal Survey
Waaliiiigton

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me the repei.^ ;t^d ^^gucher of Albert Kookesh from Ghrtthanr,
AlasKa, witJjiiij^crBrB^ is retwned h«^evith<

^erjf truly yotirs.

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Sir. W« !• AdJsuTxB

, Quef Accoui^jtntr ^ '. -ie»tnh^
Snithsonian Institution
Wanhineton

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Marsh & Co.

712 Market Street

San Francisco
r!alif.

Dear Sir:

Knclced is my check for $3.06 in payment for the
enclosed bill.. As part of this is a GoTernnent account,
will you kindly send me a receipted hill for the items
narked in red, so that I may use it as a Touclier.

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Mr. Georca H. Peterson

Sitka

Alaska ^

Dear Sir:

A letter just received from the Biolofcical
Surrey inform rne of the safe arrival of threi^ls^lls
from you* For these T have credited ycur account as
follows: skull adjilt male $20; another male $18;
injured fermle $6. A check for the amount ($44) will
be sent you from ray fund in the Smithsonian Institution
about Septem>>er 1.

Shall he glad to take any additional skulls
you may secure duriiTg the ^^esent year, provided each
is labeled for the locality where killed. A few tags
are enclosed erewith^

Very truly yours.

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Alaska

August 23, 1917

f orni a.

Dear Sir:

Yo^ir letter of Kvi^st 4 reached me today, havir^
been fonyarded from Wa* 'lirtj^.on to iny sumner place in Cali-

I am glatt to ha'/e the infor'ration as to the source
of the big bear skull alleged to iiave comQ irom Cape Lisburne.
If the Prof. Probeesf? is the sa^r^e as a man who used to live
at Sitka, and from whom I purchased a n'^b«^r of skulls oonie
years ago, his statement of locality would be of no value»
whatever, as he was the most mnni:tirental liar I ever 'v^^d «n7
dealir^ with in Alaska -- anc£ this is eaying a KoCid deal.
Re sold we a lot of Sear skulls labeled as coming; from various
points from British Columbia north to Yakutat Bay, nearly all
of wh^ch were killed on the SiUa Islands.

On July ?S) seven Black Bear skulls, shipped by you,
were received at the Biological Sii>-vey, foi* irhich your accoTiflt
was credited $21, a che«:jk for \';hioh wiil be sant you on or
about Septf«nber 1.

I have noticed thnt BOitrd of your s::ulis of the
common Black Bear are labeled •Admiralty Islazid*, but I r^ive

been inforKjed by several r^i^aonB ^hc have hrnted on Actr-nralfv
that *t^ e smftll BlacK Bear ^e^s not occur there, all of the bears
'^"^ir^ either Qfi^^^ff *^ Bag^Brovm Bears. ^ This is l^or-^e ort

' " -- - ^ 'rom you, no% a

he very larrt^ nnnber

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Profeyftcr Frobeeee

c-o Hudfton Bay Fur Com- any
819 First Avenue"

Seattle, ^anh.

Dear Sir:

Several months a^-o I secured the skull of a verr
large ^ear obtdined from yoxx by e Mr. Beck of Kaice. /ilaeka.
You nay rerneiriber this skuII. It ^ a very long and hipji, and
is rithar ntirrow fcr ite size. I m -jrritirip' to ask if you
remainder ctnyt,hir)g about its history, psrticularly as to the
locuiity where it ^as killed.

Very tmly yours.

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^ Clear Sir: ^ ^^^^ ,, th. •Pr.limimry

Becantly I >«^^« Comde«ioB» dated

Febr-ary ivlY, wc*"* , ,__* «„ >,-«i 53 that "the

On readir« the statWsrtt on ^.g. 53 .m

report upon tha aroMvee of l^oldt County is IP-n ^^ uU
Jty ^ ta^en aa «: iUu-tratio. of a collet, rep^ ,
I r^ru-d the Runfcoldt County mtter with eome ea^m.M,
e^ctir^ to find reference, to ^c«-ent. relating toth.
Indians of the County, their barbarou. treatment by ^
early «ittl.r.. act. of retaliation, and bo on. but ^ di-
appointed to find nothing of thi. kind exceptine a ingl.
er^ entitled 'Indian Indenture.. 1860.1862.* .^er ^ .

hBtukxns *f^rtbiV9B of the Recorder*. I j

Inaawch as there are special heading, ffr all

other. ,. r, ^i^ I

.ort. of court record, ard for srch^a. (Jffio. Routiif. i

NaturaliMtion.Re6i.trat ion. RlectJon.. Uarria®. arjl
Public Health, Relatiic to Private Businew Ccrcer
RelAtiT« to other Officer.-all of which .een titter V^rt^ial
from the historical .tar^poiBt. ccnpared with inforation

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of rtudort. of th, .arly hi. tor, of .h, «.,. .

relating to the natiTe tribe.,

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Axigtist 25, 1917
Dear Florence and VB:

Grandma Elizabeth arrived a few days
. afo in good condition, except that she it tired — tired
from the journey, and more tired from lacfc of sleep caused
by the early wake-up criea of Baby Beth. Bjt she is gain-
iiag rapidly now, and this forenoon we ail drove down to
Woodacre and called on the Gardiners. Ihis afternoon m
expact to call on the Shurtleffs.

Okit place is looking splerdidly now - better
than ever before.- and It i. a constant delight to be he^e.
We have open«i up a liuie more, so t>nt our view, are n«ch
finer than we ever thou^t they mi^t be. VB will r«nember
the hole he cut t.hrou^ the r»wirone at tne left-hand comer
of our redwood circle in front of t^e house, so that we could
see in the aistance.at the north end of Bolinas Rid^,a wonder
fully p.ctnr^que redwood, whose top had heen struck by light-
nire or some ath3r disaster a few hundred years ^, He will
remember t>«.t the top of a- other madron, at the ^dge of ^he
redwood^interferred a little with the picture. Wall this
parti a,lar madrono }^ a fit of s:.ckne«. ana disappeared be-
for^ Elizabeth's return, so t^-at the picture, now fra..»d in
the red horseshoe of a living .•'aurone,ls one of the most at:
ti'tactive in our gallery.

We have hIbo bored a hole throiV::h the forest back

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of the house, so that from ray bed on the sleepia^ porch I
can see the giant Dougla.8 Fir way back on the ridge above
the tatJc.

A postal from Florence a few daj/s ago indicated
thiit you have been trespass! r^ in Canada. Rope you got back
without having to pay a cnstoras duty on your mile.

•SaiM ras from any such tenderfoot cavalcade as
you had to travel in on yeur joint trip with the Yard.; but
it was soroe compensation to see goats, hoary marmots, ptar-
migan, water ouzels, and harlequin duck., not to mention
rosy finch... Hope your photographs have penned o»it better
than mine, 80 you will have something worth lAile to show
for what you have seen.

It was fine that you taet the Grinnell. in George
Bird*, old stanoping ground. I had hoped they vould come back
this way so they could see this courtry under Tiorwal cordi-
tion., for when they w»ro here before wo were hAvirg a Septem-
ber rain.

VB in his last letter (ijndated) , says tliat yoti are
goirv to Yellotrstono Park about the Ist of Soptenibor* Look
okC for storoB and nasty weather. When on the Hayden S^TTYev
45 years ago we were snowed in on Two Ooean P/umi the 4th day
of September^ and had mucli snow arji nasty weather thereaftert
making it ad^^ty hard to work the pack-roj^es So VB had better
not get too far away from the home trail,

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oxageeratad notions about the renarkabl. inf lUg^nce and
other deairable .ualitie. of her r«wly arrived Gra«ida'^^te«
• Ihy not 6i'« «P ^-h* Yellowston. busines. as too
late for this year, and cone back this way and taKe ar.other
turn at la^tas before you forget what it looks Uk.t

With lo»e from us all,

As eter.

Ur. aixl Jlrs. Yemon Bailey
Olacier Park

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iugust 2% 1917

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Mr* H. C. Bryant

l&iB6um Tertabrate Zoology
Berkeley

CaUf.

Dear M^. Bryant: _ .

¥ery nutny tlianiCB for your letter of the

24th inst. in reply to my request for back nucii>ers of

•California Fish and Game*. The publications have just

arrived, 'and. I am very rf.ad indeed to have the«»

Hoping '^o eae you in th« not distant futurs,

Yeiy truly yours,

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Box 34,

JunacAi

AlM^ca

Dear Sir:

Tour l«tt«r of i^if^nt 8 was f orwnrdad '-o tae

from ¥a8hiT«t,on a few days ago. ««* ^^^i^ morning I r«-
caitad notice that the skulls of two adtiit ale Brosn
Bears.ioentioned by yo«, have arrived in excellent con-
dition. For these 1 have credited yo-.^r account $25
each, flaking $50 in all. a ci«c. for «hiA ^^11 b. sent
you the first week in Sept«aber,

I fahould be veiy tiad to get aU the Bear
you can send in, >)oth large ard small, ard am
hopix€ to receite more before the end of the season.

Thanl-M for the aeasoreenents of No. 4.

Very truly yours.

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Aij^uBt as, 1917

Dear Mr. : CUrk:

Today I hftW ^ecaitod word frow tJ«

Biolog^eA S;r.ey *at two BkulU of Gri«lia. ^'«
recently «>•»" recaited from you. collect^ »«» o
Y.ilo^eetd Pas.. Britiah Col«*ia, o- a «alo End .h«

« * T u^w credited your account

other a fetaie. For t/H»e« I bhT" c^'^

for the f omle $10; for tnm ••i« »^»

^ - ., 1 -oi •»<?" »«nt as I was leat-
acxlad $28 for the male sioiU T>

A£A in All. a check for which
ing laehii^on, making $60 i^i •

will be aalrt ycfd eSJrly -^^ ^f •

* K^ of ary oth^r skullB of
If you gat ir*^ -^

«... ^ /^^ .v^ remainder of tha B0a»on, I should
Grizzlias during tn^

be mitity glad t'^*'

Ya'7 tjnly yoctrst

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Dr» V, W, Council
Cordova

Alaalca

Dear Dr. Coundli

The Biological Surrey has jo*t notified
m of tho receipt fnom you of a yoPngieh wle Grisxly in
good condition. For this sJcuU a check of $15 will be
sent you from my account in the JWthsonian Institution
the first w-ek in September.

Thanking you for this skull, anrt hopir^ you
will be able to obtain others before the or^ of the saason,

Very tnily yours.

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Dear Preble:

with ,our nct„. „„„■ ^Ts ' " '^'"'^

^ .0 ha,.. It .. p„^y, ,,^, 3^ ly

nil M fruitful omtltt •

of ^ W ,.„„.. Ha. ,.. gon. t, pr..,. ..^ . . ^ ^ ^^
»t not lilt.1, to a;,p«r o.rl,^ th. prM.ri fall?

Thl. «r. lag I ,a, «at,5j^ ^^ ^ g,^^^
P^cHns rip.^^ h,.o*l...Vrt.. ,^0, , ^, !.„ ,,^ J
reet from ny bed on ti» porch.

▼e-T truly yours.

«S -^. t.U ,, about t» pr...^ .^^^

^*«.

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B. A. Preble

Bioloracal S>irvey

Waahir^^on

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Dr. falter P. Taylor

Coimercial Hotel

Rorth Yaidm

Washington

Dear Dr. Taylor:

Tow let.tar of Auguet 22 hioi juBt arri^ad,
&nd I <m ta-y glad to hear from you ar^d knov where yor. are
at work. In compliarice i/ith yo^ir reqiieat, I taxe plaaaure
in sdiKiiqg Prof. ¥• T. Shaw a copy of nry argument for the
retention of the nar<ie lit. Rainier.

We are having a cool siiL^iaer at lagunitas^ and
the coiuotry round about ie very beautiful*

Thus far we hate taken only one autoinobile field
trip, namely to Clear Laice and Loqg Vallf/t 'c)ut hope to maiee
otherw soon.

If you return \yy way of the Bay country, don*t
fail to let nie know» ae we are anxioue to ha^e yoii eee cmr
little place in the edge of the redwoods.

I^^h best wishes,

?ery truly yours.

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Dear Kr. Sloa»« ._

Your letter of loj&Bt a and •ccflWayiug

X r.-^ -<i^ 0.116^ I t^ you aUo for sending copx-
to Bapra..niati.e Miner in co.*liano. wi^i. hi. requ-t.

Our •eather continue, cool at Uff-nitaa. and
. ^.'^rT>lftntearB in splendid condition. I
the fern, ana o.^ . „ ^ |v«. n^w are. bri.tUr«

widi you could .ee our rocK .alU a. vu-, f^ •

with polypody fern.. Thi. corning ^l^ ^ - 'Tj !^
on Z porch a crested Blue^ay ca«e picked .udclel^m-
from a burfi 1ms t-hii tan feat awiy.

kindest regards t

Very truly yours^

Mr. Charleses. Sloans. Sec y
U.S.Geographic Board

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Ifir. J, B. Painter
Dixie

Idaho

Bsar Sir:

Your letters of July 11 and 23 h«f e been for-
warded f ron laahington^ and today I haiie besn informed
of the arrind at the Biological S^nrey of two male

Blade Bear skulls ana one yearling cub Orisalyv for

eadi
whldi 1 have credited your accoiutt $4/for the Bladu

and $6 for the young (Iriasly. A dieck for the full
SB^'unt ($14) will be sent you trtm the Smithsonian In-
stitution the first week in September* For skulls of
adult Giiz^lies in good condition I will pay, as I think
I wrote you beforct llO to $15 each for feesiles and
up ^^ $25 for males* ^

I afc interested to know that yoii have in yo'T
country a bear known as the Red Grizsly. We hi^ye, in the
NatioiAl UiieeiTB three skins of the Red GHuljp^t but do
not have the skulls belorvsing to thflm, so the species is
uncertain* The ^<ull of an adult male of one of tliese
Red GriEzlies would be a prise, as it would show at once
what species the Red Grizzly is. But I am anxious to g3t

many staills as possible of Grizzlies from Idaho, ir*
pectJte of sex and age*

¥ery truly yours.

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Kindly ship to the Biological Survey as bofore*

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Ify d«ar Ifrs. Uleon:

Tour kind Utter of

tta* 19th ir»t. , forwarded to as fro*
HUhxT^on, w a tery pl«M-«* .uipri.*
I ha^e not aean the criticiaa you Bm-
t ion by a Hew Tork Muaic critic, but
havo had tarioiis l»tUr« on tho .ubjoci.
scm pitchii« into .no. othor* oongratn-
laUno rao on wr * •nd bef oro tho

int OocgrajWc Board. lrt» «;»2tw^
f 8«U:« outMdo of Taoo^ ••«« *o bo
that tho attaopt to c^;MV-a +ii« Rwrn of
tho mourtaln v(iil not bo rwiTod.
lith tMt •i»hoa,

fery tnxly youm.

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16 l0»t nBth Street
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Ur. W. I. Adans

C!hi«f Accountant

agdthsonittix Institution
Vaahington, D«C.

Dear Mr. Adam;

Herevith I am enclosir^g rny expenae accotrot

for Aagiiat Rmo;uitirg to ITO^TF, and ae-veral vouchara ae
par accoiqpaayins li»tt «^i(^ I shall >>e obligad if yen Trill
kindly pay froai -tha Harrinan Piind*

▼ary truly yoiira.

For Baar aiculla:

Qanadiar. Bak of OoBnarca

H* QiHsbera

Jainaa L. Clark

J. D. Codiraa

IV. W. W. Council

W. B. Doiyoa

Ralnh Itdaunda

A. Rasaalborg

Gharlay Lsana

Km^at Kirbargar

Mackay h IHppla

J. R. Paintar

Oearea "• r^iaraon

Rfa J. Boahl
bart 80 'SMrvi
A. R, TWtchali

J. f. ScolUoir

(ClaaMng aknlla)

$73.00
56.00
60.00
2&.00
15.00
80.00
7.00
50.00
52.00
21.00

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14.00
44.00
25.00
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1917

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and nt\un,

ToWco/f or- indiaJi fsSfJhS'BSkf^ ^°^
Pay to Indiam for Tocabulary naiterial

^!K^*?* for trip 22 gala e 20tQ

laddlatown. Pepajr Jto car

la. St. Halana •• Toll
Trip to San Tranciaco and roturn

lunch, San Francisco
Trip to San Tranciaco and rat im

lundi 75|i; dinnar $1.00

Carfaraa
fiflporium -- 6 Rolla film for 3A C&jnera
Varsh h Coa--DaTeloping a^tl grinting na^^ti
Sch«a>:achar-Pray Stationery Co. — Lettarhaaii
Trip to San Frwciaco an : rat^um

Lunch, San FrBrciaco
Postage

Reodr^on Typ^'"^^*^^ Co.— "Rant of madiina to
^ Aui. 31 for vAa of I&aa.Cletoanca.in Barl^elay
ThaySr Oaraga~Tira, rapaira, ff^folina ^

and oil i80.83 half

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1917

Aug. 20 4 Sculls of Qri*«li«» from Tukon

73 00

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Q»«^>«6» Undlug, Yukon, Gknada

1917

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1160 SoQthArn Boulavmrd, Bronx, K«w York City

J* D. Codtran

Baricgnrill*, Britiib Onltasfcia, OuMda

1917
Aug. 1

1917

^■2

Scull old aalo Grizc^ froa FortrMS lMk»,
iiioad of AthabMSca Rivor, Alberta

Skull Grizslj tram Yolloitead Psm, Brit. Coluini^i*

Skull f ermlo drizzly

IoqmX 3 Skull of adnlt aalo Orissly

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1917
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Skull 70D1C ■»!• ^iMck Boar tnm

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1917

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Skull old »!• Broun Bear \U»**»t,

Skoll fanile Bron Bmut

700

friMst Kiii>er)g|Mr

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6 00

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nUd«, IdiJM

1917
Jug. 21 Skull younc Orissly froa Idaho

2 Skulls BlMk Bean trot loaho

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John

Iliaaia^ Alaauk

1917
Aug. 13

Bear Skulls

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Skull of adult aula froa kiaimltj Id.
Slcull of feeaale from Barax)of Id. (danac^)

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1917

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1917

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Oardiner, Montana

1200

1917
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Ur. N. W. Dorsey

ScnithsomaT, IratitLtinn
Washin^.on

Dear lir. Ihrsay:

TharKs for ynir le'^te" of Awr-'Et S7,

«ncl08i'e 1«^*'®^ 1'^" •^* ^' No2-d^^5^« of S«ldovia. Alaeka,
on the 8uh3ac*> of Bear slcall*. Th* letter was ir rf^ply
to one I had written Him.aBking for additional infonra-
tion abotit a skull previoiish' received.

Very tnjly your*-

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Septemner 4, 1917

Ifr, H. H. SpauldiiTg
Hawk Inlet

Alaska

Dear Sir:

Replyir^ to your letter '^f August 19, forwarded from
WuBhirigton, *ould state that I are decidedly "atill in the tnar-
ket for bear sKulls", and shaU be glad to purchase all you can get
in the present year frem Adidralty, Ghichagof , and Baranof Is-
lands, and from variow points on +he mainland of Alaska and
British Colmibift, provided each is acwffately labeled with lo-
cality where killed.

Skulls should be shipped as before, addressed: U.S.
Biological S-a-Yey, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

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Mr* Qfio§T ?. IttRdry

BritiA Coliaimia

Dear Sir:

Your letter of Aug^^st 20 has jiiat rf;,aclied me,

h^yii^ iDaen forwarded froan laahington* I a^a glad to knew

that you h%'f% shipped to the Biolof?ical Svryej a^^other

Grizzly al^vll, btA will credit your account with value of

the earre as !S©on aa it reaches WasVd ngton.

I ara glad to know that Grizzlies are again hH-
comi))g plentiful in your neigVihorhood, and shall he pl^^ased
to purcliase the sJoills of all you are a}:ie to c;et hold; of
during the prasent year. Be* sure that eiich is labelsfd
for locality where killed*

Please addre»8 as before: U.S. Biological Su;r^ey,
JJept. of %ric^ilture, Vasharjgton, 13. C.

?ery truly ya?rSg

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Uy dear Carlos:

Many thanks for your letter of August 31.
I am delighted to know that you }ia¥e arranged with Mr.
Thornton to pilot us to the Grizzly Becur skulls, and am
looking forward with eagerness to the tn.p.

If agreeable to you and Mr. Thornton, ard unless
soroethir^ unexpected happens to prevent (in which came I
will notify you pronptly), I will d'dve my car to San Jose
on Saturday, September 15, and will be ready to start on
Sunday mornir^g, the 16th, as early as agreeable to you and
Mr. Thornton. 1^11 stop at Hotel Vendome, and will phone
you from there.

I am greatly obliged to you for making this ar-
rangement, btA shall enjoy being with you again, even for a
short journey. Besides, I am most anxious to see these
bear skulls, and, if possible, to purchase them. I recently
made an automobile trip to Clear Lake and Long Valley in
Lake County, to see the ffkull of ?in old Grizzly, but the
man who owns it would not part with it. However, I was
able to take several photographjs of it.

Elizabeth joins me in kindest regards to your-
self arxl wife, and in the hope that we shall see you both
here at some time during the surmer. Verj^ tmly y^urs,

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"^"^ '''**, . Baa lav of the Biolt^ical S.r^;.y. ^-^^ --

Vernon Bailee 01 «* Sv-i-zlv Bears,

.n ^ ..oBit-'On to secure bVuUb of & i-^iy
that yon a^a m a posi . .0 ^rtz^U-a a. poe-

t n, -n«o-i8 to purchaee ae mny i^<iai8 of i»ri

varying accor-^.^ to .^.e. ee^. -^-«* ^ ^^,^,,

for ciibs, $6 to -vio aBsumin^, each to be

X. -..,.'-» $15 to $25 for adult r..aie8, aBBumn,,

labeled for locality wnsre -1^^;;^ .^au (r-a-ticularly
IneBmch as the teeth of ^.-ty .^^U« U^^

. T T nark of Bronx. Kew York City) Uet

thOBe .ade by Ja^B L. Clark ^^ ^^^^^

^eh lone^r than heare* teeth ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^

.or puUi., the cri^^nal e^U -^ .^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^_

naviiK enouf*. for BiX.lla to mice i . «n J
payints ''•^ ■-'' „-«aB c>^arp''e8 collect,

SicullB Bh..uld he sMpped hy express. c--ar,.e

. "n ^ Biclcrical Survey. Dept. of Aeimclture.
addrsBBed: U. S. BicW^l . . ^^ ^^,^^^

lasnias^xn. D. C PI -se notify me of da.e

,««-*,«v h- w-H^uh sbipped, and Tfnte /c.ir

nan^e on ovAside of package, os well aB at .otto. 0.

,. ^>.t .ao.aoes .hen received n.y he properly accredited, a.

" r.e rlc.i.ire ^^ipnente of e.aU even, few d^s.

" "U. addresB unUl Kove.Mr 1 ^U he ae ahove. after

^v,«», tRsHnst*. •'->• '-• Ver/ truly yo\irs.

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Mr* K. S. Brjrant, Taxidermist

ColuwLDia Pails ^^ .

Montana

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Dear Sir:

Yarnon Bailey of tae Biological &arvay, tells n»
that you are in a position to secure, skulls of Oriztly Bears.
I am an3(ious to p^irchaee as many $ku lis of Grizzlies as pos-
sible/ and am payir^ rather long prices for them, the price
▼aryipg according to a^, sex, and cond?tlon, from $4 each
for cubs, $6 to $10 for iraaat ^re skulls, $10 to $12 for
adult females, arid $15 to $25 f r^r adiilt males, assirdrg each
to be lal>eled for locality where killed, arxi for sex when
known.

Inasmuch as the teeth of dunriy skulls (particularly
thoee r^Ade by James L. Clark of Bronx, New York C^ty) last
much longer tktn bears* teeth, there is no lon^rer anv reason
for putting the original sicull back into the skin, and I sc
paying anough for Sr.ulls to i»ike it an object to save thanio

Skulls should be shipped by express, charges collect »

addressed: U. S. Biological Survey, Dept. of A^^ic-iltures,

Waehir^ton, D. Co Plea:8e notify me of date of each ship'rent,

and name of express company by which shipped, and write your

name on outside of imckage as well as at bottom of each label
so that pack'a^'-es whan rec9ived ma^^ >)« properly accredit sd, as
we are receiving aldpirsents of s'ulls even^ few da^'-s.

Jfy adorasa until November 1 will be as above, after

then, Washirgton, Do Co

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Mr. J. ?. IflFf ,j
lake l^cDomld

Glacier PaT*

Uontaria

Dear Sir: x ai^ ♦

Tremor. Bailey of the Bioloci cal S^r^ey. *riteB me that

you have juat'-nt the Biological Sunrey ^i^e ...11 of a large
nale Grizzly Bear. I an very glad to know thi.. Ao aoon as the
akull reachee laahington. I 'iU oe r.>tified as tc :ts condition,
and will credit your account accordingly. From Btuiv^/*. des-
cription it ahould he worth at least |16. possible more.

I am anxious to aecnre as mai^ Bkiilla of Grizzliea aa
possible during the condi« fall and winter, and will pay good
prices for them, the price varying acccrdi'^ to age. sex. and
condition, from $4 each for cubs. $6 ^o $10 for in«ature 8<i:lls.
$10 to $12 for adult femles. and $15 to $25 for adult :.ales.
assuming each to be In'-^t^led for locality where killed, and for
.ex Aen kmwn. I vill take all you can get at these prioes.

Skiills should be shipped by 9ipreas, char-es collect,
^iressed: U. S. Bioloc^cal Survey. Dept. of Agricult^u-e, Vash-

. _* DC. Please notify me of date of eac): shipiaftnt, and

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nane of express compare by which shipped, and write yc^rnane,

* -J \t- rac<are. as well as at bottom of eaoh label, so
on outside oi >>'-'^**o'»»

are r?oai|r|^ug'^^i"SSij^r /«U '.a a. a),c,«, aftar
then, lashington, D. 0. ^^^^^ ^ ^-^ yours,

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Hirara Kennedy, Esq.
Arabella

La/ce County

Caiifomia

My dear Sir:

Hien Dr. Stephens and I called on yen tc see
your Grizzly Bear skull on July 31 last, we t-ok severa?.
photoe;raph8 of the skull, and Dr. Stephens took ore '^f yo;;
holding the sKull. A print of this photograph I ai en-
cloai nr; herewith.

In case you shoi-ld change yor.y: mind about sell-
ing this skull, tsay offer of $50 for it still holds good,
and I shall be very glad to add it to the large co lection
of Bear skulls in our National Museum at Waahiaston.

My a idress till the end of October wi il be at
Lagunitas, afterward, Wasi^ir^on, D. Q.

Ibtj truly yours.

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September 5, 1917
Traffic Manager

Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Phelan Bldg.

San Francisco
Calif.

Dear Sir:

I msb to call your a'.tention tc v»hat seenis to be
a chronic oversight on the part of the motottnen who run your
electric care from San Aneelmo to Manor. I assirne thnt motor-
*i.3n are instructed to sound the whistle on anproachir^ road-
cro8;jings. But at the point where the County ^oad crosses
your trncK. between Fairfax and Manor, the trains usually
pass silently, without any warrdi^. In driving my car over
this ro«d several tin^s a week, I frequently meet a train at
this crossing, and altho listening for the usual warning. I
have never yet heard one.

In talking with others «*out this raa+tflr.I find that
their experience has been the sane as mine. And one of our
Ugunitas residents, the president of our local club, told me
a few days ago that he was nearly run down by one of your
♦.r^ins at this same crossi:^.

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Dear I'reble:

Youra of Septemb'^i- 1 arrived today, and I am

obliged for t:.« informtion about Bear «ku11» received from
Berrlrd Heina and Tom K. Bee. Have attended t. their voucher
and have added to Heins voucher $1.73 exper^ed for pcatage.

Shall be glad to h *r your coforaents on the
proof, but nm likely to send back m copy witiio.-t u-aiting,
as I m nearly acne with it nov/. The trouble you mention about
nrsus nelaoni. is easily cleared up. The old male Ko.l5025
b5lor.-8 to the Field Jtuieum of Nat>;ral History, which fact
should have been stated. The footnote ia wrong, and I have
changed it to read "Naned for E. W. Nelaon. wiio collected
the original s-ri*'« i^' '^^^ '^^^^ ^^Sion-. The description ;.as
written several years ago. ^hen I h^d intended to use one of
Nelson's aiculla as the type, but owing to the fact that
Cluff 'a B)rall was accompanied by a good skin. I changed the
type before publication, arii foisot to correct the foctnote

accordir^ly.

The Br^sUah r^'aes for tiie various apecie* are.

a towrh lot — soiae of tliem enoi^gh to ffiake a man turn in his
grave. It is a pity that every new species or mibsrscies haa
to be provided with a coninon name.

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hera^ and Which I wish you would look up. It is under
Ursus kennerlvi. galley 23t in the p€u:-agraph haadad •Color*.
As I reraanber it, this was quoted frcan Bairi, either literally
or paraphrased. If quoted it should have quotation marks,
and should have the word 'is* inserted after the words •The
prevailing color^. I think you will find Baird*8 description
of this skin in his ori^giQal description of horriaaus -- per-
haps in small type at the beginnii^ of tha article -- as the
types of hon*iaaus and kennerlvi a *e Included in his descrip-
tion of horriaeus.

\ Yery truly yours.

Mr. E. A. Preble

Biolo^cal Siurvey
washimton
D. C.

Bnclosad is a postal from Wails Fargo Express, just
given WQ by th^ Calif. Acadamsr of Sciences, notifying them
of the non-deli ve^ of a package of publications addrassad to
ma at 1919 X6th St. ^Ihaf'^ier or not this is the saioe package
mentioned in the card I t^xA you a few days ago, I do not
know, but you will be able t% ascertain. I shall be obliged
if you will kindly have tha paci^^e left in ny room at tha
Nati /^nal l&iseum. You wi 11 note that they state that ny house
is 'For Rant*. This is news to ms.

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Kto Tom Eo Bao

Cannack

Yukon

Canada

Dear Sir:

The two sicuila of Grizzly Bears shipped by you have
racontiy reached tlie Biolo',4cal Survey* For the yoking ^mle
from Rcas River I am or ad ting yoiir ace cant $8; for the adult
male from Macwillan River m^h. the cheekbones broken off ,$18;
in all $26, pajnaent for viiiich will be sent you about tiia Ist
of October.

I hope you >nll succeed in j^retting hold of a number
of euiditional Grizzlv skulls before winter sets in. I shjill
be glad to purchase at good prices all you are able to obtain^

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Sept amber 7, 1917

Mr. Berncurd Heins
Sriattisham

Alaska

Deai^ Sir:

The Biological Survey has just infoniiad me of the
receipt of two skulls of Bears from you, one the common Black
Bear, the other a Brown Bear. For the Black Bear I have cre-
dited you $3; for the Brown $12. These Bears are not marked
for sex, but the man who exardned them at tlie Biolorical Sur-
vay regards the larger skull as a female. I have added to
yo'jjr account $1.73 which you paid for postage. Pajmie.nt ^vvili be
ruade about the 1st of October.

The common sioall Black B'^ar of your region is often
brown or cinnajaon brown in color, so that certain hunters some-
tiiTios mistake it for a Brovm Bear. It is however a widely
diff irant animal. '

I shall be giad to purchase all the skulls of big
Brown Bears and Griz.?:lies tliat yoiJ are able to obtain dvrir^
the present year.

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Mr. E. W. Nelson , ^

Chief, BioloGicai S-arvey
Waeiungton

Dear Nelson:

TliarJcs for your letter of A-i^^^ist 25, traiiflndt-

tii^ galley proof of iry Bear Faum. I V-ive gone o^er it with
Boirie care, awi te refrning it to you herev.-th (sG-pirate en-
velope).

It is in the n»in in excelleTit condition, re-
quiring Y917 fs-v correct ionB raore than of the usual typo-
graphic errors. There ar^ a few points aciBv&r which raqrire
special mention — cases in which ny original langriage has
been rttterially chang-^ by the eriitor. The most important
of these occurs near the bottom of galley 3, and top of
galley 4, under the heading 'Material Rxarained'. Here vsj
use of the personal pronoun h^e been changed four tir-ies to
•tiie writer* — as "the writer is parti (AJlarly indebted",
•at tJie writer's disposal", "diarir^ the writer's lifetime,"
and so on. The phrase 'the writer* irjstead of 'I* and •ni>'»
has always been ons of ny pet abondnations. Is it not an
affectation of modesty - a sort- of public self-abne/ration wortl^r
of the Pharisees of Biblical tines? You vdll agree with ms,
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and hRH been editor of various publication for more than
twenty-five years, he is likely to^ac<iuixi.da certain in-
dividuaUty of style, at least amo'inting to a choice of
words, ^nd .Uso a.n ariersion for the use of other words
and expressions. And I thirk you vdU aeree vath rt»
that it is hardly fair for an editor to put on record
under another man's narue. «ords ar^ expressions which the
real author loathes and abhors. On t'» other hand, no om
is more a preciative and tharJcful than I am for editorial
corrections, and si^geestior* for clearer statement.

In t>B headir^s for new species ar>d subspecies,
a co(^ has been introduced between the naae and the zj^^n^l:
This is son«thiT€ i have never done in the nearly 600 new
species I h.ve described. I know the conm is xised in the
National Uuseum publicatior*, but up to last year anj^way.
it was not dom in the B^olo^cal Survey, arxi I hope I will
not be loade the defenseless victim of a new departure i^

t-his line. •

It is a rittle late perhaps tc protest asainst

the duplication of the specific r*me. as I yielded last
3,ear to Henshaw's request to accept this m.-der-n practice.
Nevertheless I hate it. and see no logic in useing it vrless
each s^-ecies with its several subspecies is preceded by it
' blanket description for the group - which is not the case

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In tho na+.ter of havirjg to invant an
name for avary BjaciaB and subapecieB, I Bupposa it is
uaalass to ao mora than groan.

And tha failtira to discrindriata batwean tha usa
of qiioa and halfquoa saans u+terly hopaloBB, altho the
discrimination was carafully mada in tha pub 1 cations of
tha Biological Sunray for tha first twanty-fiv^ears.

Tha spacific haadings are in two or thraa sizas
of typa, and should of cotrsa ba &da uniform. In a publi-
cation of this Jcind. oonprising dascriptions of ail tha spa-
cias, it sean« a pity to usa different typa for thosa that
happen to ba hare described for the first time.

Thanks for your suQgaBtion about separates. So
long as tlie OoTan»ant ro longer f umi shea an author separates
of his ptJblications. I accept ycur sua;e8tion. and wiU be
glad to pay for 200 copies, provided the price Ib not more
than $20. If more than 120. please cut the number down to
100 or 160, as tha case my ba.

When you send ma pa^ proof, kindly have the galley
I have jr.Bt corrected returned with the page. This will
save a lot of time.

is soon us you know when you are likely to visit
this part of the State, please let me know, as we want to
be sura to be hooe, and I am likely to be off and on,
eld trips.

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ChoTFoldt Cozopaixir
Oaklanl

Califojmia

Dear Sirs:

This momiiv; I phonod you from San Rafaal askipg
you to wira tha Chairolat ConjMUiy at Flin* , Hiciiigan, to ahip
to c» by expraaa, a^draaaad to Thayar Gar a/ a, San Rafaal, a
pair of .>i>ii^las ""or tha front whaala, am a laft front
fonder^ for my Qxarrolat Big Six car* I askad you also to ra«
quast an anwrar by wira to tha Thayar Craraga as to irtiathar
or not pasrts would ba ahippad* This lattar is to varify tha
phona Hiaasaga, ajid inaxa sura that thara was no mistaka as to
tha parts crdarad* I think tha numbar of my car is 178» I
bought it in ipril or May 1913, and ha^a drivan it across the
continant twice* ^

I am anxious to learn as soon as poesibia whether
the ccwpaiiy still has the necessary parts for this car so that
if they do not have them, I can proceed at once to have dtqpli-
cates made in San Franciaco*

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SaptM^ar H, 19^7

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no ona waa hurt and f K. , ' '"'^"^taly

' lenaar. I hava tBleprtaAu^ ♦« v ^.
'or. th^ art,,. "^""'^ »° '^■« »t l~t . „.k ^,.

^ e^capa without an upeat.
But this aceidant nmmA «-♦ u.
th. trip ™« s„^, „cl ,1 , '^^ °" ""^ '"^

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Saturd., „„rt^. pr,p,«d to tt«^ .. ^,. , "

T . 'om.or aom othar car at San

lT^.i°lT ' "- "" ' ^--^ - 'or «. trip. , ^n
U obUa«i .f you ,iu MMl, ..* M, afcoot tM.. .„ t,.t «
•^ »ot 1... „r. «™ tha. „,o.«.^ i„ ar^^ ,„ ^ .^^

with kindnt ragai^ to you bothT °* "" ^n"*! "omlie, and

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Beplying to yo^^ letter of Au©«t 21.

^^d f ro. Wa»Mre..on. .ould .ay tl^t I a« at ^ eu...ner
hone at Ugunita.. ^ n«t li^el, to .ee yo.>r pap-r on ..e
•Genera .f Fi»he.« until ny return in November, as only
letter loail ie forwirded to wb here.

I aliail be Qh^A to have this contribution, ard
elia.1 be irtarested in the nomenclature side of it.

Very truly yours.

Dr. Davia Starr Jordan .

Stanford University
California

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Dear Itiss Clemence:

Wi a you Jcindly see if Guill.ni» Pri^to*.
book described in the accomjaryi,^ inemorandum from th.
Harvey Miner Co. is in the Bancroft Librsry or University
Library, and if .0. whether it contains anything of i«port«io.
aloii^g our lines?

With best wislies.

Very truly yoiirs.

l^BS Stella Clemerce
Hotel Bancroft
Berkeley

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_. of point, i. T.-*U rr« «« of "^J"^;' '"J*^;;

and are in th« a»in ocarrw*.

I SPOIL* t* Ht. Staph** •boat «»ni« heU». •n*
h. «dd that it. ^ a P«rt or hi* r.e^Ur pr<rf— i«»l ^^-
n-a to r«.o««A *i- kind «r Icind. b*t .nifd to oach ««*.

^ .^ ^,j «-ii -♦ his affio**itfatf m th*

ani acld*d t)»t jf yoo i»ottld caU •* ni* «»*»

8hr«. ftalding on Pet «tr-t. San ftr«nci*o^ in th. f or«UHm,
or hi. kl»mU offio* in th. afWnooB. h. «>uld b* gl-d to
adYi- you. Thi* h* tolunt.*r*d .ithoot m ''•l^^ ^i- ^^
you had thooe^ of goi-if to ••• Miu

8u.i« it criipl**. On o«r war *>o «an H^fwl on* of
the front iriM*I« brok* off, du* to cry*talU.*tiflO of th.
•pindi*. »o that th* car i* laid up until am .pindl** ar*
r*caivod. Fortanataly n*ith«r th* mO* nor th* .towring
knuckl* waa injured, and I im* «kl* to k-**? the car in th*

road ao that no on* wa» hurt-
is wrar.

Mr. O. K. Oilbort

Faculty Club

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Ify dear Mr. RobertBon:

Your boy was ^;vrong in fna imttar of

Dr. Stephens absence. Ha does net go Ka.t until October.
But ha is at hiB office in the Shreve Building forenoon?
only, and is lii^ely r;rt tc >)h t^ore at aU T"-:f^day« M»:d
TiiurBdairs. Monday, Wedn-^sday arid F'-idc^y foi?omons are
reaeonnbly e re to catch >im. So tdndly h-^e ^h» boy itrJce
ajiother atteisiit to deliver the hook.

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-^a^B for yo.r latter of th« lOth ir.et. just
- a p ^B r-'d to K-ow. that you hav, a contrxta Iw^t.

* , „.. ' ^'nUa of Sri^Kly Bears oy
ar.ci nil no lorvjer destroy gcu- — i^is oi

V ♦ 4.ri- M,-r^ Gr-izzly teeth ever tsade.
you can get the >rery bast imi ...tit^i u.izzxy

TI,., are b-uilt by Jarnea L. Clark, U^^ Soutnern Boulevard.
Bro'nx. New Y.rk City. Tlxay are ratner eipenBive. but tney
are vary beautiful ar^ pem^nont, nnd have the advantage of

T 4.^^+-r^ Tn ^act the^' are caat in molde
maxie from ^*^^ine Grizzly tooth. They a-^e made in series —
tiie molars together, the incidor* toeothor, and the canines
^^y^^-^t^ for euoh jaw, and arrariged exprsssiy for setting
into aufOT/ SxCUiis* I will p:^-y 9nr,.^ii for g-cd Srizzly skulls
wi th teeth so that you uan well afford to buy the Clark teeth
for the duirmes. I shsal be very glad to purchase %he one
you men^.ion f^om Flat Top in Glacier Park, anu aiT,^ otiiers
you cai'i Get hold of. And it laight pay to sand on Bonie of
the mitilated skulls buried in your garden, if yoi4 know
whero dach was killed.

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AH skulls should be c:a>^f^f'ni.r lo-^^^i ^ r
^_, . ^-aieiaiiy labeled for locality.

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saoraBsaa. U. S. Biological Survey, Dept.
of ^-icalture, Washington, D. C.

Ify address will be lagi^nitHS, IJarin Co., Oilif. until

tho end of October, about w'uch ti.ne I oxj^oot to return to

'fashington for the rinter.

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IficSS llaiiguarita Schneider,

Salt Lake, Utah.

You certainly have had a hard chase after a very little
bit of knowledge • Portiinately it is not necessary to hunt
any farther » for the names you seek exe in toy Southern or
Ghowchilla lii'-wa (or Ifew-wuh) Tocabulary. The Yosemite
Indiaxis belor^ to this tribe* Their namo for the Ihiter
Ouzel is Ho-wahn-te^te^kah^ and for bird, Ghe'che-kah>

In the last nunfcer of the Sierra Club Bulletin I^b-
lished an article on the Yosemite Indians with special r^t^
erence to their fonoar Tillages.

If I can be of any further help to you, please let
me know.

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¥. P. Sheek, Isq.

fiald, B.C.
Dear Sir:

Yoiir latter of S^Fpteober 22, forwarded from Washing-
ton, is at hand; and I have heard from the Biological Survey
that the skull you sent of an adult male Grizzly Bear has
arrived in good condition. I value this skull at $25, which
amount will be sent you direct from Washington the latter part
of the present month.

Should you obtain any additional skulls of Grizzlies
I shall be very glad to piirchase them.

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Oct. 8, 1917.

Pear Mr Adanm:

Herevdth I am handing you ray expense account for
the month of September, amoun tir^ to 74.14; and a muober
of vouchers for Bear slculls as per accornparyir^ list, whi«h
I shall be obliged if you will kindly pay from the Harrimcin
tnist fund.

Very truly yours.

Accorapanjdng vouchers:

Tom E. Bee $26
Bernard Heins 16.73
Frank Hubbard 50
O.T.Landry 25
J.S.Lewis 10

I.E. Hansen 27
J. A. lluiro 17
(George Nelson 18
w«P,oheek 25

A. Stecker 15.72
J.W.Scollick 9.25

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Lagimitas, larin County, California

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Chae. E. Lauriat Co.--Frei&ht on Cent\ij^ Dic-

tionary from Boston {\^ ^-^ f
University Press — Barrett's •Pomo Bear

Doctors*

Rerrdngt on Typewriter Co.— Rent of machine for
Septe/dber 0L.4u^^;

Stationery

Stationery

Trin over 1ft. HaiTiilton to Isabel Valley for
Grizzly s>:ull8

RR Fare La^unitas to San Jose 1.70

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Snettiahara, Alaska

1917
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Mr. Frank HiiVbard

R. F. D. Halls Valley
San Jo86

California

Dear Sir:

This is Kierely a lir-e to let you know that you

will not receive your check of $50 for the two Grizzly

siculls until the latter part of the month. Owing to

illness I was not able ^o get your voucher off in time to

have the check sent yo^: earlier.

Verj'' truly yoiurs.

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October 10, 1917

Ur. yf. 7». Hansen
Lillooet

British Columbia
Cc nada

Dear Sir:

The t\70 skulls of Grrizzlies and two of Black
Bears shipped by you from lillooet have reached the Bio-
logical Survey in good condition, for which I have cre-
dited your account as follows: adult feraale Grrizzly $12;
2-year old fetoale $8; old roe le Black Bear $4; feirale
Blade Bear $3 -- in all $27, a check for wliich will be
sent you in a few days.

Your sigmture proves to be difficult for me to
read, but as nearly as we can tell, se^fns to be W, E. Mansen-
A check will be raade out in this way, so please 3n 'Orse it
exactly as made out. Otherwise the signature will not be
accepted.

I shall be very f^lad to see these skulls on my
return to Washington next month, and hope that you dll be
able to secure a number of others.

¥ery truly yours.

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Ur. J« 8. Lewis

lake UcDonald

Glacier National Park
liontana

Dear Sir:

ThanJcB for the Grizxly akull ^Aiich you shipped
to the Biological Siinrey Septeisker 8, and which was duly
received* In your letter to the S:inrey you state that
$10 in p?yraent for this skull would he satisfactory to
you* A dieck for that amount will be sent you in a few
days# If the skull had not been so badly broken, I would
have paid a roach hirJier f^ce for it. I s}iall be glad to
piirdiase all the Grizzly skulls you are able ^o obtain
during the oofidng spring.

Labels shoiUd be attached ^.o the skulls, not^ent
separately with your letter. The reason for this is that
skulls are received every few days — scnne^itaes several
lots the sane day — and unless each skull is separately
labeled there ia darker of transposition.

I raay hiive made a mistake in yoiu* postoffice ad-
dress, as tlie check was to have b en sent you addressed to
Glacier National Park. I have no means of kno^r^ i^hether
mail for Lake McDonald fjoes by way of Glacier Park.

Very truly yours.

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Ur. Geor^re Nelson
Ki Hi snoo

Alaska

Denr Sir:

To^ir letter fron Ki Hi snoo has been forwarded

to me here in California. I am glad to have your cor-

rect address, and have just sent to Washington a voucher

for $18, in payment for the Bear skull yo^i sent us so

long ago. A check for this am'xint will be sent you in

about a weak, and will probably reach you about the end

of the iflonth.

Sliould you get hold of any more skulls of
Grizzly or Big Brovm Bears, I shall be glad to buy t>iem*
They should be shipped as before, addressed: U. S. Bio-
logical Survey, Dept. of Agriculture, Ifeshington, D.

?ery truly yoturs.

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Ur. 0. T. IjuTdry
Bella Cooia

Britiah Colin*! a
Canada

Dear Sir:

Iboiit the 10th of Septer4)er the ^laill of an
adiilt male Grizzly in good condition was received from
you at the Biological Survey* A check of $25 in payment
for this 8l<ull \111 he sent you in a few days.

To^ar letter of Septaciber 6 is receited, trans-
mi ttirg correspondence ^ith O. H. Cottrell concerrinf? the
skull supposed to have been lost a year or so a^« Soroe
time ago I sent you ihat data we had concerning the skulls
received from you. There were two (an adTilt female and

a yom^g male) killed on or about Deceraher 1, 1916, which

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I assm&e to have been ^he shipaenta mentioned by Cottrell
for January 12 and January W* I hMe no record of the
adult male shipped Decaniber 12, and said to have been de-
livered at Washii^ton Deceafc«r 30 and '-eceipted for by
A. R. Winert, but I will look thi« up on retTiming to
WaBiiiPKton next month*

▼ery truly yciirfif

October 10, 1917

Chris Bedcman, Ksq.
Clipper Oap

Call f omi a

Dear Sir:

Havirg seen a newspaper notice to the effect that
you have recently killed a wolf, I write to ask if you pre-
served the skin and skull, and if so, at what price yon
wou.d sell the. sails. Ihere did you kill tWs wolf?

?e^ truly yours,

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October 10, 1917

Ur. K. Sj Bryiint

CororruDia Falls
Uoniana

De;ir Sir:

Yovo- letter abont the B«ar skulls readied n» dnly,
but I Ivive Veen prevented by illness frcaa replying earlier*

Yes, I shall be glad to prirchase all *he Orizzly
Bear sktUIs yoti mention, and also any others y^t? rnpy be able
to get hold of, even the soiae of tliem are rtr^tilated. It is
inipossible to pwt a definite price on these skiills until I
have seen them, but I am payirg long P ^ces for Grizzly riculls,
the price varjang accordir^ to ag'^, sex, and condition, as
stated in m previous letter*

I expect to return to Washir^gton in Novenfcer, and
wo-.Li suggest that yo:i ship the skulk by express, ch'^r{3S
collect, aadressed: U. S, Biological Survey, Dept* of Igri-
culture, Washi^n?^, D, C*, j"n that I may sea then on ity rs-
turn. I will then nttke you sn offer for them, and if ny
price is not satisfactory to you, will return the skulls at
m^ expense •

Kach skull should be labeled with the nan» of the
locality where killed, and your owr nane should be written on
the label and also on the outside of the packa^*

?ery truly yours.

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Sditor

•Laxeview Kxandner*
Lskeview

Oregon

Dear Sir:

In a recent issue of the •Susanville Advocate*
your paper is quoted with reference to im alleged dwarf
bear of the lava beds, said to have been killed at 0. T.
HcKeniree^s sheep camp.

i iim fTuch interested in this amouncenisnt , and
slftll arpreciate the favor if you will kindly tell ne
who owns the specimen, and where it is at t>ie present

tirae«

Very truly yours.

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DoTDt. of Agriculture
WaB-drgton
D. C.

Dear Sir:

I shall be f^eatly obliged if yon will kirKily

send me a copy of yoiir Soil Survey of the Healdsburg
area of California, recently annoimced*

Very truly yourst

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Dear Preble: (

Yoiir bear letters of September 13, 19, and
26 carae duly, and would have been acknowledged earlieF
except for the fact of illness in the fuinily.

I have written all the men mentioned in these
letters from whom bear skulls have been received, and have
sent in vouchers for t'le specimens.

The lOfctn you call Steeke is doubtless the name
as A. Stecker, with whom I have had corresponde^^ce.

J. S. Lewis, of Lake McDonald, Glacier National
Park, who sent intiB dama(;ed skull of a male Grizzly arrar^ed
for by Bailey, sent me the label instead of attaching i\ to
the skull. It is enclosed herewith. I am enclosir^ alsc
the label ^'or a young male Grizzly from Kootenay, British
Columbia, collected by Pete Gaf fney and shipped by Hope
Brewer. This si-cull had not arrived at the tinie you wrote ^^
your last letter, September 26.

Another hatch of s-culls which should rmve ar-
rived about the sai'^a tiroo was shipped from Jonas Brothers,
Livingston, Montana, September 26, and is siid to have con-
sisted of four Grizzly Bear Sxiulis without specific data,
but presumably killed in western Montana*

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In accordance with your su^estion, I am writir^
J. B, Uihlein by this mail. During the past few years I
have written several letters to one of the Uihleins, asking
for the loan of bear skulls, but without success*

T. L. Richardson of Poin^ Barrow wrote me that he
was shipping a lot of seal skulls and a few other skulls,
and was leavirg Point Barrow on hurry orders and did not
know what would be his next address. He promised to write as
soon as he finds out*

Since writir^ you I had great luck in securirg a
pair of adult Grizzly skulls, male and fen^ale, from the same
locality — Isabel Valley, Mt. Hamilton. They were collected
nearly 40 years ag(^ within a few miles of the ground on which
Lick Observatory now stands. While they lack lower jaws, .
and are by no means perfect skulls, neverthsless they are of
great importance, confirming ray belief that the Grizzly of
the dry inner coast mnges is an entirely different species
from the coast Grizzly, the true Ursus califomicus.

Many tlianlcs for attericiir^ to the proof of Ursus
kennerlyi , a.nd for the trouble you took in strciigjitenir^
out the exact locality for the type specimdn of Ursus
macf arlard »

I returned the Bear proof to Nelson September 9,

and have been hoping for t.-e past two weeks to receive page

revise, but this has not shown up.

lir. E. A. Preble

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Bi olofd cal Survey

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Ifr.

J. S. Uihlain
930 Lake Drive
]£ Iwaiikee

Wi sconBin

]fy dear Sir:

R, A. Prehle of the Biological Survey
writes me that you have generously presented to the
Survey collection a fine skin and skull of a Brown
Bear killed by you last August in the Drift River region.
The bears of the Cook Inlet region are a very confusii^g
lot, owing to the number of species occurii^g there, and
the scarcity of adult speciraens, particularly of skulls
accoicpanied by authentic skins in our rni^seisns. I am
looking f onward therefore with laore than ordinary in-
terest to t}ie opportunity of studyir^ yoiu* speciioen on
my return to Washington next month.

Thanking you for your .generosity and public
spirit in prsBentir^ this Bear to our Nationnl collection^

Very truly yoUrs,

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O-tober 12, 1917

Ur* Clarence B. Bagley
Seattle

Washington

Dear Sir:

Very rani^; thanks for yopr letter of September 26,

encloBii>B a ulippir^ ^y John Miur on the subject of ^he

name of Mt* Rainier.

I am interested to know tbtt you werQ first to

publish the 'first and early appearances of the word Tacoma*
in the Pacific Northwest, and shall be obliged if you can
without too ttiich t-ouble, give rae a reference to the place
and date of pv*li cation, bo that I may record it in rny files.

Your library rai^st be a genuine treasure-house of
information concerning the early Pacific Northwest, and if
I should be able to visit Seattle during the next y^- r or
two I shall take the liberty to call on you, and should ap-
preciate the privilege of a look at your collection-

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October 13, 1917

Mr. Hope Brewer
Athalmer

British ColiMcbia
Canada

Dear Sir:

Your letter of Septenfcer 15 has been forwarded to
me from Washington. I am glad to know that you Iiave shipped
another Grizzly skull, even tho it is only a two-year old.
It had not reached Washir^ton when I laBt heard from the
Bi clerical Survey, but is likely to arrive of course any day.
When I see it cm ^^j return to Washington next month, I will
attend to the matter of payment. Meanwhile should you se-
cure Bi^j additional skulls, I would be very glad to purchase
the sarrie.

In future when shipping ekulls, please attach the
label to the skull, instead of sendir^ separately by mail.
Some additional labels are enclosed herewith.

Very truly yours.

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October 13, 1917

Mr. John Jonas

Jonas Brothers
Livingston

Montana

Dear Sir:

Tow letter of September 28 has been forwarded
me from Washington, but the four skulls of Grizzly Bears
whdcjh you shipped a couple of days before, bad not arrived
at the time of my last letter from the Biological Survey.
I shall doubtless hear from then however in a few days,
and will attend to the matter of payment on my return to
Washirgton next month.

You state that you .iid not furnish data with
these skulls as they were sent you witiiout data. Can
you tell me whether they were killed in western Montana,
or were they sent you from a distance so that there is
no telling where they were killed?

Very truly yours.

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Ur. Chris Bocknan

Caliiomia
Dear Sir:

Thanks for yo^jr letter of the 12th inst, , telling
me th't you iiave tiie skin of the wolf recently shot by you
rxaar Tunnel 0 on tiie S.P. line.

Your offer to send the skin to me for appraisal
is excellent, and I shall be very glad if you will do ^Idh.
If it is ary enou^ to stamd (ihipttient, please send either
by parcel post, or Wells Fargo ^^re^t^ ^?Pyou ship by par-
cel post, I will rerrdt the waoiint of posta^.

Aftor examining the ikln I will nake you an offer
for it, and if not satisfactory will return at ny expense.
If it proves to be a real wolf and not a big coyote, I will
pay a good price for it.

Coulrt you not find ^he skull? If the flesh has
dried on it, it could be sent at once. If it smells badly
it could be boiled out-of-doors, and then dried, care beir^
taken to save arr/ loose teeth which might drop out.

Very truly yours^

I may be on

If j^ou ship by express, kindly let me know so
•e on t>ie lookout.

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October 13, 1917

Col. H. C. Rizer

Cholofdcal Survey
Washington
D. C.

Dear Colonel Rizer:

Prom the September announcer^nt of
Survey publications I leam that the Morgan Hill, Cali-
fornia, Hlieet is now ready for distribution. I shall be
greatly obliged if you will kindly have two copies of this
sheet sent to me at Lag^initas.

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October 16, 1917

Dear Mr. Grant:

Befc-e leavi'^v? Wasld^rrton I was pleased
to receive the copjr you were kind e-ouf^ to send rae of
yoTir book, 'The Passing of a Great Race*. Not havji^ time
to read it in Washin^.on, I hrouf;ht it to California, ard
have read it from cover to cover with sustained int ^rest.

You certainly have accomplished a great piece
of work in outlining the early hi8tor7 of ISuropean pocples
from the standpoint of race. You have a^^ain emd a^ain
called attention to certain truths wiich tlie average man
is liK.ely \: have missed beca;i8e they were not previously
forced upon his attention, as for instance wJien you state
that it is necessary at t..ie oitset to appreciate that race,
lanjua^e, and nationality are three separate arid distinct
things, which in Europe only occasionally exist in conbi-
nation.

The clear and eaphatic way in which you presejit
the subject, and your freedom from the fetters of rlstrjct-
inf: influences in stating your beliefs, ^-^jce the book mi.^ty
intereati^ reading. While not agreeir^ with all your con-
clu«ior^, and while giving more weight than you do to ♦ho
power of environment. I nevertheless fir^ n^selt in accord

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thi?)g if the first part of yo^^r book could be read by every
intelligent njan in Ana^ica. And I liave learned rnuch from
tlid second part, treating of the er*ormouBly complicated
subject of tiie European races in hi story •

The reading of your book rias impressed me v^ry
stror^ly with the influence one's own field of research
unconsciously exerts on his conception of certain general
facts. For instance your studies of European peoples liave
served to empiiasize the iristability of races of men, and
have s'lown that language cannot be accepted as a g^dde to
racial affinities. \fy studies of t'')e r^tive Indians of
California, on tho other hand, have shown a constant re-
lation between langu^age and race or tribe, the particular
tribes in most cases having developed their peculiar
languages in the areas they still inhabit. For in this
state, as you doubtless know, there are Borne two dozen
linguistic stocks,wholly unrelated to one another, ard in
most caEl^iiffa^"^.^?;m any known in any o.V.r part of
the world. Many thousands of years must have been required
for the development of these independent lang'.^ages ar.a the
mytholot^ias V.iat go with them. The explanation seecrs to
be that the food supply was so abundant that intertribal
friction was reduced to a minim;™, warfare almost ixnknown,
and t dbal lands essentially the same as they were thousands

of years ago.

Very truly yours,

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October 16, 1917

Mr. Madison Gra^it
Secretary

Nevii York Zoological Society
111 Broacway

New York City

Dear I-ir- Grajit:

Your letter of September 27 has been for-
warded to me from Wasriir^ton.

I am very much obliged to you for calling:
my attention to the bear in the New York Zoological Park,
said to be from Tibet, and for the additional informa-
tion that there is artother in the Philadelphia Zoo, and
still another at Seattle. I should be very Prlad to see
this hear, and shall try to do so the first time I go
to New York. I am now expecting; to return to WasMr^on
some time next month.

Very truly yours.

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Mi 88 Mary C. Dickt^raon

Editor, 'American M-"seum Jo-jmal*

Am^ricHn M^seiun of Natiu-al History
New Yo-k Citv

Mjr dear Miss Dicker son:

Your letter of the 9th inst.

arrived today, for \vhich I ara obliged. The copies of
the October •Journal*, which you wore kind enough to
send, have not yet arrived, but are likely to come any
day.

Your printer certainly does att^ipt highway
robbery when tie asks $24 for 100 reprints of a 5-page
article. I li^ve been having separates of articles in
various journals reprinted for more than thirty years,
but ne'^er before came across anytiiirg half so bad as
this. If he reftises to come down in his price, please
reduce the number of separates from 100 to 50, I will
remit on receipt of bill.

Please send the separates to ray office at the
Nortliura}}erland, Wasliir^ton, D, C, where I wi'^l get them

on mv return.

Very truly yours.

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October 16, 1917

Mr. Walter S. Gamble
Te;]aJcee

AlaaJca

Dear Sir:

Your letter of September 19 has just reached
me, haviiig been forwarded from Washir^ton.

I am glad to know that you have on hand two
8<iUls of fe/aale Brown Bears, one large, the other of
medlUffi Slz*, and shall be ^lad to eee them on injr return
to Wasmngton.in November.

Thank« for the photograph of the head and skin
of he bear you sent ue from Basket Bear, killed Oct. 1.1916,

It certainly is urifortunate that you have had
Buch a poor gun for bonr h-ontirg. j tmst your new P,m
will have raac]^d you by this time. J shall be interested
to know if you succeed in killing the Big Bear whose track
measure. 11 inches across. I should like to see his skull.

With best wishes.

Very tiily yours.

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Mr. A. Stecker
Quinhsgak

Alaska

Dear f^ir:

The skull of the f etmle Brown Bear sent by you
reached the Biological Survey on September 17. A check
of $15 in payment will be sent you in a few days. I shall
be glad to purchase all the skulls of Big Bears you are
able to get hold of during the present fall and cominp
sprii^g.

I an 7 Try nuch obliged for the information vou
have given lae about the rao-.mtains in the Lower Kuskokwira
region. I did not know that the region was so motmtainous.

Very truly yours.

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Dear Major Brooks: .

Your letter of September 9 arrived today,

and is a source of genuine joy to nr/self and family. We
are deligltted to hear from you, and to know that you are
•till well and active, and that you raay be able to collect
soma amll maionals during the coining -sinter. I am writing
to the Biological Survey by this nail asking that the traps

be sent you at once*

It is interesting to know that so raary siaall mam-
mals tTuable into the tx-8r.G>«»8, ^ that loartenB. tho scarce,
still inhabit the region. Polecats and weaidiS tVOlS. that
part of tlie world would ba of nwcli int-wrest, as would in
fact most of tne smaller beasts you have mentioned.

As vou ill know from the heading of this letter,
we ara again at onr siinaner home in Lagunitas, wli#re you
gave VLB »o much pleasure by droppi^og i^ ^ ^^ years ago,
and where we hope to see you after the war is over.

I ara still at work on the hears, and have now
succeeded in hringi/^? together in o\vr National collect ion
more than 900 skulls of Grizzlies and Big Brown Bears.
Durirv^ the present season I had the good luck to get hold
of a pair (adult male Sind farnale) of (Jrizzlies killed Bome

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skulls were in an old chest with some tools at a renaote
cattle ranch in the mountains, and are of great interest
as proving that the Srizzly of the hot dry interior coast
raqges is a very different animal from the Orizzly of the
humid coast belt only a few miles farther west.

Earlier in the season, while on an auto trip
in the Clear lake country, I saw the sbill 6f an old male
Grizzly in the possession of one of the pioneer settlers.
Altho I offered ^50 gold for the skull, he declined to
part with it diu-ir^ his lifetime. He is now 86 years old.

My preliminary *R5Yi»w of the Big Bears' is
now in press as No. 41 of North A lerican Fauns, and should
bs published beforethe end of ths year. I shall be glad
to send you a copy, tho I fear you will be horrified at
the number of species recognized. In fact I have myself
been greatly shocked at the number it has seesMd necessary
to describe, for the Big Bears appear to split up into as
many forms as do the sroall ma-^itals. And the strangest

tMng about it is that in certain localities three or four
perfectly distinct species occur in the same area.

S. W. Nelson, present chief ,of the Biological

Survey, was here day before yesterday, and has now gone

south. You roay not have heard that Nelson succeeded

Henshaw as chief of tiie Survey.

Joseph Gri^mell is still collectii^ in the

Death Valley region.

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The mountad grpupa of large manuals with painted
backer oimda in the new nuBeiun of the California Acaden^
of Sciences in Golden Gate Park are splendid. Modeling
and foreground a^e the work of John Rowley, The hack-
grounds wers painted by Capt. Hudson and one or two others

More recently Rowley has been made head of the
Oakland public museum on Lake Jferritt.

With kindest regards and best wishes, in ^ich
Mrs. Merriam and xssj daughter join.

Very tnily yours,

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Florence's l3tter of the 9th inst.
is at hand, and we are glad to hear from you and know
how t/iir^ are goirg on at Washington.

You ask if I received VB*s letters from the
Park and the pictiire which you call •Katemity*. I ac-
knowledged this in ray last letter, tho possibly not ^,
under the saroe nanie. It is a great picture and adornto
the wall of ny office. On lookirg up his letters I find,
one written on the train near Grreat Falls Septeitfeer 1|

and another from ifazanoth Hot Sprii^s September 12.

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just to the point. I have written all of than, and had

replies from at least two, and good prospects for Siculls^*''

Kd you succeed in. learning the name of- the "^
mouse that caches beans alojgg the,pssouri near IfaLpdan? ,

DonH worry abojit Susie's other three «dieels.
In gettir^ a new spindle I toofc the precaution to get a

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new steel. And as to ^!»,hind wheels - theiir old a^les
broke long ago and ..were replaced by new ores ^f belst
chrome-steel; but wheb a rear axle breaks* Nothing hajppens

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•xoept that thB car atope - soraetimas in a not very con-
Tenient place. Glad yotir little one (car not wheels) is
provir^ 80 satisfactory,

Replyirig to yow inquiry: Arabella's yellow
eyes are called Noviol, and are loade by the Conaphore Co.
There is now a WasMngtoi Agency — Nati onal Blectrioal
Supply Co. , 1330 New YoHc Ave. They have 'to be adjusted
for tilt.

You will ke glad to know that today's nail
brou^^ we a letter fn^ Allan Brooks, now wijor^n the
2nd Amy School pf Scouting, Observation, and Snipii^.
He is located in/landera, near the boundary between Bel-
gium and France. H« gjies a list of raeumals he has found
in the regioii, and rvnarks that he has bean aptoniahed at
the n-ober of snia^l maiioaiB one sees dead in>t,he- tranches.
He offers to coU^^^ snail nuuwals for us if 'wii will send
hiffl 8C|p traps, a^^^uQge^'d that 12 or 20 armai siz^
Sch-.gflar traps a»4,^,larg^ ,^t size be mailed to himi His
•ddress is ,^jor ^. ^^ook&, 'k Amy School 6C. Scoutii^, Ob-
servation and Srdpi^^, Brf^j^ Kxpeditionaiy^/olo*. it ia
good to know that >^^s still alive and doing'i:hings, even
the he has loat th^ f^nse ** Wdr^. "^ ^^

B. W. Ke^^qn watf^aVe day before /arj|terday,, and '
was lookii^; pretty well. li-»* '" '^

With love fyom u]ir all.

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California

Dear Sir:

The package containiiig the akin and skull you
shipped l>y parcel post on the 15th inst. arrived this
xQomix^* ^

I regret to say that the animal is a coyote and
not the:wdlf we had hoped for. If you care to sell at this
pricSt I ^11 offer $5 for the skin and $1 for the skull,
aakii^ $6 in all. If this is satisfactory let ms know, if
not sat 1 sf actory 9 I will return the specimen.

The ten cants you paid for postage is enclosed
herewith.

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AlaBka

Dear Sir:

Replyir^ to your letter of September 10 just re-
ceived, would say tliat I have just had a letter from the
Biological Si^rvey announcing thearriY'al of the 7 Polar
Bear skulls you were kind enou'-Ji to ship for T. L. Richard"
son. I have not yet received ?Jr. Richardson's address,
but as soon as it comes, will write him.

Thankirj/t '^''ou for ^.^our trouble in the matter.

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% lamexun ot Vertebrate Zoology
Berkelev

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Deej: Doctor Taylor:

In your letter of September 2 from

Burapinf? Lake, Washir^on, you stated that you expected
to reach the bay region about October 20, so tiw*- 1 am
timing this letter to reach you on your arrival.

We 'nave been hopin/^ to have yourself and
family 8pe»xl the day with us at LfHTonitaa before your
return td washi-i^ton, but in view of the fact'+hat yot;
have yoiaig cliildren, I feel it proper to tell you that
we have recently had a case of scarlet fever in tb^ faraily,
am ultho the patient is now well, and the house, bedding,
clothii^, and so on have been thorotxfhly fumigated, never-
theless I would not want you to cor-ie xvithout knowing about
it. So it is Tip to you. We want very much to see you and
have you see our place liere in the redwoods and njadrones,
but do not of course ^vant you to cone if you feel that
there v/or.ld be any risk, ^en do you go Rast'

You laust have had a splendid trip in the Cas-
cades, ar^ I should like verj' much to hear about it.

With best wishes and kindest regards f "om us

all to yourself and Mrs. Taylor.

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Mr. Alax. S, Gardiner

350 California Street
San Francisco

California

Dec.r Sir:

Your letter of the 15th inst. is at hand.
I note v/ith interest your proposition to place a
lar/:e letter 'L* on the bare grassy hill behind the railway
station at Lagunitas, but ref^ret that T do not know what
kinds of plants it would be best to put there. California
poppies, it seems to irB, would be extremely diffiailt to
grow in sufficient mass to raake any showing, and their
-eriod of flowering: on a dry hill of this sort would
be yary brief. Blue lupins, which you suggest, would rtake
a g.-od Bliowing if tney could be made to grow, but the
harbaceous species of the coast req:iire mnister.soil,
while tne slirubby speed es^f the dry mountain slopes
has beautiful siltery foliage, but w^uld be difficult to
get in sufficient quantity to produce the mss effect do-
si red. I would s^-gr^est tbat you cons-dt John McLaren
at Golds- ffate Park — the man i^o has done such wonder-
ful things in the Park, and who liad charge of the livii^
plants at trie ]<!xpo8ition in 1915.

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nearby, in the vailey ifwediately below, the proportions
you give sneia to i© too large. I would suggest that
three-fourths the size indicated would be araple. Further-
more, the p-oportion of ate breadth to height seems to me
a little too great in view of the fact that the vertical
part *ill v-e much foreshortened as seen frora below,
giving an appearance of disproportionate breadth. If
seen at right angls to the eye, the p-oporvions you give

seem to be correct.

I know notiiing at all as to the quantity of
seed that would be required either for an outline or a
solid letter. Doubtless Mr. Jicljtren can fdve you this in-

fo mati on.

Regrettiir^ ti"uit I cannot help you in the raaUer,

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Mr. Milton J. Thoir5)8on
liyrtle Avenue
Eureka

California

De^r Sir:

Knclosed is ray ^Aeck on the C5rocker National
Bark of San Francibco for $1.60, in paytaent for a copy
of the book by Mrs. Lucy Thon^son entitled 'To the
American Indian*, which I am told you have for sale
at $1.50. I have added lOfi for postage.

Kindly mail copy to the above address.

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Dear Nelson:

Your letter of the 17th and th^ p;rapea ar-
rived together -- a great siirpriee, as a had not Bue-
pected that we were in for a continuous feedc All of
the several kinds sent axe delicious, and the long strirg
of pink seedless ^T&pes seems to rae the most luscious I
have ever tasted^ Of the two dark kinds it is hard to
flqv ^liich we lix:8 better, tho the flavor is auite dif-

ferent.

I ccriPTatula^e j/ov; o:. the record crop your
la^xt has produced* It e^erns incredible that 12 tnns
coulu oe harveistad froti u aingla aoree Yoi;r eoil and
8un conditions imist be ideal*

Since iron were n^^ I received the addrass
cf the sheep raan*s wife who liaa th3,^<:elebrated care rear
of the lava beds* .1 madS two trir>ff'to Berkeley to- see the
8^>ecimen.and finally succeeded. Jt if* a little thim —
^out the siM of a coon — ani appears to be a your^; of
the iecc^nd year. Full grown ones as'i doubtless a little
lar<-rer. I 'i»vB n»ide an offer for the Bpedraen, and if I
succeed in purcliasing it, we snail all be interested to
aae the skull ard teeth,now I'lou.nted in the hide.

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The all«s«d wolf t^om Clipper Gap proves to be,
as we euepected, r»rely a big male coyote. I have paid
for it, and am sendir^ the specimen to the^Bi logical

Survey. ^ <• -

Mbs Clemence and her mother were here a couple

of daye 8f:o a«i are now gcing Bast.' And Zenaida threatens

to (TO with +heiB in order to help Dorothy t^lfe car^. of the

baby.

W© were mif^ty glad to have you come up here &rA

sea how the plane looks since we have done inore cleiaring.

!• wera glad also to find you looking ao weH after your

recent runiiof grip.

With laany thanks for the gri^es^in which all luSft-

bers of the household fbiH; ?.rA vith T9^ni6 to GoldKian,

As e^r yciirs.

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Rural A 135
Orosi

California

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California
Dear Sir:

Your l«f »e of October 18 i« af v ^

«« that the a.wnt »$5) I o f «r»H 7 ' ^'^^'"^

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»nd »i.u i3 s«ti.factor,. j ,, , ' , '"^' "*"

o-olc for th»t s«. "- '""'»" -^^^"1« ^'

Klra]y CCJIT)* ohs >>ill r^- v, ,•
return .a.- to .. e - ., " '""'^"^ ^^«°'

liiHnor^ you for vour co»r+

-our courto.v an tne r.^t*.^, ^

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Washington

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Dsar Ur. Adams:

Miss Stella R. Clemonce leaves Cali-
fornia todiy for the Rast, and I shall be obliged if
you will 8!»nd her October salary check to 167 Harrison
Street, Providence. Rhode Island. Please send October
salary checks for )fi»8 (Jertrude M. Allen and myself to
lagunitas, as usual.

In cas« the check for m. ss Oleraence should
have been raniled before this reaches you, I will of
course forward it at once.

Very truly yo^rs.

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Dear Profesaor Canpbell:

Yesterday I left ny car iJi San Frai-

cisco to IwLve a new rad:^ator built in. This will take a week

or ten days, so that it is not possible to have oxvr car for

the cdcdr^ weekend. We suggest therefore that you afid Mrs.

Can5)hell drive your car up here next Satiirday (Octobar 27),

arrivir^ in time for supper. The next day, Sunday, iS you

feel so disposed, you can taice us in your car for a wondar*

ful drive afourd the mountain. The only objection to thie

that I can see is that you would be taking us instead of we

taking you. But just at present there does not seera to )r)6

ar^r other way, and as you remarked, the season is already lata.

Auto boats leave the Ferry Building for Sausalito
at 2 and 4 in tlie afternoon. If yo^^ »^ Mrs. Campbell will
come next SatTjrday, I will go to thd City in the morning and
shall be glad to meet you at Ferry Building (Sausalltrp Auto
Ferry .^trance) a little before 2 or 4, whichever is more con-
vert ent tor you, and act as pilot on the hoiae run. The ferry
takes about half an hour; the run from Sausalito *o Lagunitas
about an hour and a quarter^ ,^Jirt?<^ --*- --^^

If I do not hesur from you by Friday morning's mail,
I will phone you from San Francisco Saturday morning about 9
o'clock. Krs. Merriam joiM rr© in the hope that ycu will surely

come. rr XT

very truly yours.
Prof. W. ^. Cairpbell ts. ^ ^ U .. ^

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Calif-

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Dear ^eble:

By today's imil, registered, ! a^n returning

the p^e proof of Faur^ 41, with very few altemtio^^*

I notice with surprise that a considerabie

nuitfrer of chtyiges were made in the galley proof after it

was returned by ma — • a few important, but most of them

trivial.

In the galley, the ty:^ locality of Ilreus

absarokus. was correctly given a0 "^^ead ol Little Fifrhorn.

Why were the wCrd? 'Head of* stricken out?

Ball's initials, given in ny m^inuscript arii in

the -^lley as Kdward ^. Ball, have been clianged in ^he foot

But the most irnportant arri most astordj^-.irjg
chan^je occurs on pa^re 13, where ray 8tatef:ient that ^le
tMftb are modified by food* has been altered to read:
Tne taeth are nodified by feeding liabits*. % origiml
stateii-ent was correct; the prwent statement is untrae,
habits ritiyineJ nothdrjg to do with the raatter -- as it is the
f >od t-"^t modifies th$ teeth, fjsh food callirg for small
weak t^eth, root ajid nut food for large massive teeth. I
cannot understaixi the groimds on which an editor wo;ild ven-

note, to read Edward ?!. Ball.

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- -is, .0 altar ^ author's raea-iir^ so conipletaly. It is to
•ay the least disconcerting to feel that an author's state-
riients may be so radically cha-^ed after the proof leaves
his hands.

The word •valley' in Chilkat Valley was spellad
with a cai-jtal 'V. but has been changed to lower case,
while in the exactly parallel case of •mountain Ip^nges^, the
*%* has bgen properly capitalized.

Some of the cases are hilariously funny, as for
instance when the word 'lower.iw^ has been chanced 31 times
to read 'underjaw'. Unifonnity is a great thing if not car-
ried too far. But when it comes to be set up in a shrine
and worsMpped as a fetish, rastricting an author^s choice
of language, and necessitating material alterations in mat-
ter already set up. «068 it not strike you as somewhat

iu<ii crouB?

An exactly simlar case is that of the word
•naso-frontal* w^dch has been stricken out 22 times, ar4
the word fronto-nasar substituted therefor.

But by far the most terrible case, because it
has necessitated the resetting; or readjustment of no less
than 30 jara^aphs, is the utt .rly needless insertion of
the word * nearly' before the words •horizo^al* and •verti-
calV -•% an a* parent strivir^ for sn ultra degree of literary
refinement which one hardly looks for in technical descrip-
tions. The word •nearlj^' has been added 31 tiroes.

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"^y.io great cost of these neediesa cbangeB in matter
already 'aet- up, 1-ads one to wonder whether th« Secretary's
order/iimting proof correctiono to those of th'3 utmost ne-
cessity, iias b^nrevoke*. In obedience to *his order, a
copy of w>iich was seat me with the galley, X abstained from
iiaicinr. several needed alterations of two or throe Unes each
because of the expense. In view of this, I admit that I am
somewhat upset by the large number of whxolly unnecessary
oiianges thiit have been mde, re{^rdl^ss of cost.

Tfie donblirg of specific 'lames in sorae of the head-
ings f^ives me a feeling of nanseu. Bnt there are tlaree cases
in this proof which strike m fxs particularly heart-rending.
They ai^yjiuplication of the f3pecific nam in the oiiidnal des-
criptions of rungimi. rogersr, and E2ilp}«Ulifi.. I* i* ^^^'
bad 9-ou# to 'l-.iplicate naiaes of species g^ subspecies of
the sa/'.ie liave been described, without duplicatir/^ the r^'« in
the oriMinaLdescr^tioii, before any subspecies has been added''

Some of the introductions, si^ppressions, trariBposi-
tions, and substiti'tions of cooraas and parentheses strike ^
not only as of dubious desirabiUty, but in <^ or two cases
as coii?)letely dian^si^' *^^^^ n^^anint: of w lat i originally wrote.

On the other liand, I ar^preciate tne careful attention
tho editor has fdven the proof, and his efforts ^o nt^ke the
Fauna as creditable as practicable; ard I want to thank you
for strai^ditenir^ out two or three matters of type locality
and ori'^nal^description.j ^^^ ^^.^^ ^^^ ^^^^,^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^,^^^^
mentioned in your more recent letters^; ^^^^^^ ^^^^^

Mr.?;. \. Preble C.'^*^^ '

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Dear Nelson;

Page- -roof of ny Bear Fauna carie a few days
af^o, and I am retr- ung it to the office today. In con-
nsct on therewith, in view of your absence,! have written a
letter to Prebli), a oopir nt wich I hk onclosing to you

herein th.

Very truly yours.

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Orosi

California

A man natosd John D* S. Manning, 5214 Baiin Bldg.,
Pittsburg, Pann. , in a letter dated October 17, states that
acting on mjr suggestion of August 6, he wrote E. -'•. Nelson,
Chief of the Biological Survey, Dept. of Arriculttre, ask-
ir<: for a copy of iiy paper on 'The Prairie Bog of the (rrsat
Plains*, tiXid certain other publications, but ne^^er had a
reply.

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Dear Dr. Taylor:

ThanKB for yours of t}je 22nd. I am de-
listed to know that you will spend a day with U8 before
moving South, but regret that Mrs. Taylor will not be
with you.

Unfortunately I am obliged to rP the city on
Sat;u-day, and m expecting a trip with Professor amph^ll
of Lick Observatory on Sunda:r, the 28th. If .however, you
could cone on Tuesday or Vednesd&y cf next week, it wotild
be still better, as T expect at that time to have my car.
which is now in the city havir^ a new radiator core built

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Very truly yours.

Dr.

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!.>.e™ of J,rt,brate Zoolo^r

Calif.

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Dear JC:

Your letter of yesterday made •icellent time,
and I an glad to see your signature again. I had intended
to see you lon^; ago, but" we have had a case of scarlet
fever in the fandly, and I have had a severe coldi so our
plans have been sadly interfered with. However, I expect
to go to J?an Francisco on Saturday, the ?7'h, and will
try to get to your office about 10 o* clock in the forenoon,
but cannot stay long as I have several appointments in the
city.

I Wi most anxious to see yoiu* new Pliocene Bear,
and hope yoTi liave at least a part of a skull and sorae teeth,
as your old toe bones do not mean much to me.

Just before T was taken sick I made a trip to the
cattle ranches in the mountains east of Mt. HamLl^^n, where
I succeeded in picking up a pair (male and female) of adult
Grizzly Bear skuHs -- a ve^y important catdi, inasmuch as
their teeth prove that the (Jrizzlv of the hot and arid in-
terior Coast Ranges is a very different species from Ursus

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calif orrdcufl of the humid coast stripj^oT San Francisco.

Besides these, I have seen another skull of a Grizzly killed

in the hot interior Coast Ranges farther north, which I hope

to obtain later.

Tw T n u^JJU^ii Ici^^st regards to^you nil.

Dr. J.u.Merriain As ever yours.

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¥x. W. C. Henderson

ActirK^fSiief, Biological Survey
washi rigton

D. C.

DeiiT !!r. Heiiderson:

Your letter of October 13 arrived
duly, together with the proofs of North Aiiterican Fauna
No. 41. The latter I am ret»irnir^ herewith by regis-
tered mail.

I had expected to prei)are the index mjrself ,
but Bince yon have had it made by the Purvey, I shall
be obliged if ya\ will kindly send me galley proof as
soon as received from the printer.

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Mr. Hope Brewer

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Canada

Dear Sir:

A letter from the Biological Sunrey ahnounces the

arrival of the 2-year-old male ftrizzly skull which you
kindly Biiipped ue eome ^.ime ago. It appears to be worth
$8, a dieck for whidi will be sent you early in November.

Hopirg to receive additional skulls from you.

Very truly yours.

I exnect to return to Washington next month.

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October 26, 1917

Mr* W. K. Duryea
IX^tton

Iliamna Bay
Alaska

Dear Sir:

Two skulls of your^ Brown Bears have been re-
ceived from you at the Biological S^mrey. Unfortunately,
they were not labeled, and we have no meam of knowirg
where they were killed. Please send rae this infonration
as early as practicable, so that I may attend to ^he matter
of payment.

labels for bear skulls have been sent j^ou; why
do you not use them? A label should be tied to each skull
before shiimient.

▼ery truly yours.

I e^ect to return to Waahington next month.

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Dear Prable:

Your bear aicull lattarB of October 10, 12, and
19 ei^9 before m^ and I am greatly obliged for the informa-
tion tlierein contained^ I have written to all of the men
mentioned as Bendinr skulls, arxl have cade out vouchers for
most of tliem — holdirg up a coiqple until we receive needed
data.

In your letter of the 10th you mention the re-
ceipt of 7 Polar Bear skuIIs from 7. L. Richardson, and two
days later mention the receipt on Octoher 10 of 7 Polar
Bear skuIIs from K. 11. Forrest of Wainw^fcht, Alaska. For-
rest sent t/iese, he wrote ine, by request of T. L. Richard-
son, BO I am a little in doubt as to whether 7 or 14 Polar
Bear skulls from Ridiardson are to be paid for.

It is curioi'B as well as sad, triat so mtuiy men
to whom I have sent labels repeatedly, and to whom I have
written rather urgently of the necessity of labelii^ each
skull, should continue to send skulls without labels. For
wh9n i^ou SKV that a s'cull is received without data, I infer
tiiat no label was attached to the specimen.

I have made a note of the postage (^5.67) preimid
by Forrest on the Polar Bears shipped by hira.

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time you last wrote, sliould .oon co« in from A.B.Car.on
of Telagraph Creek, ard Oecar T. Undr, of Bella Coola ..
2 Srittly skulle from each.

I am mrMy glad that you had ^he chance to
take such a fine automobile trip the early part of thi.
mon^Ju The Shenandoah Valley and adjacent mountain, cer-
tainly are beautiful at thJe tim« of the year. I ha.e been
to liiray and Stony Man several time..

We have not made any Irfpa utely except to run
our car into San Francisco, for the reaeon t^^t the fan
Hew off its base and cut the interior of the radiator eo
l>adly tirnt I am obliged to have a nev one hullt in.

We are having jriorioue fall weather with cool
e^ts (40** to 46°) and fturprisix^ly hot days (about 80°)
for this tiroe of year. Just now I am trying to wind up a
had cold which has knocked me out for five or six weeks.

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Kr. Fred J. Roehl
Iliamna

AlaBxa

Dear Sir:

Thfl fenBle Grizzly skull f "om Iliamna lake, shipped
by you from Selao^ia. arited in Washington a short tin» ago.
for which I ha^e credited your account $10. A check for this

aaount *ill be sent yoU 33rl:' ^^ "'>^«^«--

Yery truly yours.

I ex.>ect to ret^irn ^^ Washing^^n next fflonth.

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Octoher 26, 1917

Mr* ?• L. Ri cliarcUon
TJnalakleet

Alasica

Dear Sir:

Your Idttor of Septeniber 9 hae just baen forwarded
to ma from Washdnglona Tha Polar Bear •kulim you rnanMon
have been received, arxl also the small batch of o^.her s^aills,
bxit the large shipraant has not yet arrived. I shall there-
fore let your account go until ny return *o Washington next
month, /hen I will get all of your speciraans together, and
see how they foot up. I fear you have sent so nr^ny seal
sinills t)iat I will have to enter thflB at a rat)ier low price
in order to raake both ends caeet.

I was disa:^pointed in learning that you did not
succeed in obtaining any skulls of Rriz2ly Bears from tha
Arctic coast region, and am wonderiiTg if your successor will

be able to get hold of any. i

But Ilnalakleat is a good place for Grizzly Bears,
arji I hope you ^11 obtain as mary a4)ossible. In previous
years I have secured 8 or 10 skulls of Grizzlies from Una-
lakleet River and Mountains, and am anxious to obtain as many

i!K>re as possible*

NOt I never heard of your friend Stan?) from the
anithsoniax^^^ are lucky to be located where you will receive
mails 80 frequently. I will write you ag^n soon after ny re-
turn to Washington.

Wi^h best wishes. Very truly yours.

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October 26, 1917

Ur. C. H. UcNail
SelaoTia

Alaska

Dear Sir:

I am infomsd by the Biological rsunrey that 4

Brown Bear skulla without IcCbel* hHVO been receiTed from
you — 3 large n»lee and 1 youi^iah female. One of the
large dales lack* its proper lower jaw, and was mated with
the jaw of another bear.

I fogre*' '^ry midx that these bears were shipped
without labels, as we have no means of knowing where they

were killed*

As soon as I hoar from you a» to where these bears

were killed, I will attend to the payment for than. And I
shall be glad to purchase as many other Bear bkOIIs as you
aro able to get liold of, if you will kindly label each one
with the locality where killed* And always write yo^ir own
name at the bottom of each label.

Very truly yours,

Siculls should be shipped as before, addressed: U.S.
Biological S^arvey, Dept. of V^ri culture, Wasliii^^on, T). <?•

October 26, 1917

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Montarm

Dear Sir:

Tlie Biological Survey at Washir^.on has just noti-
fied ice of the receipt of the skull of an adult feimle Grizzly
from you. But I have had no lettsr from you concerning this
bear. A check of $12 in payment fcf the sicull, will be sent
you early in Kotember.

Shall he glad to take all the skulls f>f Grizzlies
you are aile to secure. Kindly ship them as before, aA-
dressed: U. S. Biological Survey, Dept. of Agriailture,
Washington. A label ahould be attached to each skull, {riving
thB locality where killed, and your own r.ane.

Very tnily yours.

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Kr* Robart Sonervilla
Cxar di ner

}«lontana

Dear Sir:

The two bear 8;ull8 mentioned in yoiir letter of
the 15th iniit* have reached the Biological Survey, for which
I am crediting your account as follows: for the female
Grizxly $10; femle Black Bear |2.. A check in payment ($12)
will oe sent you early in Vovenber.

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5.t. John D.^S. Ifwining
5214 Baura Bldg.
Pittsbiurg
Pann.

Deaf Sir:

Replying to your letter of the 17th inet. for-
warded from Washington, would say that I do not know of
am American hooka whiuh exactly fit your geographic Uid-
ti^tion. of BUfcjeot.. However, the mamal .ol«r«. of Bichard
Iyde<ker'B •Royal >Iat-:tr.al Hi.tory' treat of the ina»«al.
of the world, and are most us^-'^l »^- ^'^-^ °' -'•"~-
His work to «hich you refer. entiti«l 'The Ox ahi i*.-
KindredSis also an excellent book. And the books on
•The Fossil Bisons of North Artertca* by F. A. li^cas. and
•The Bitendnation of the American Bison* by W, T. Homaday,

are well worth having. ,

Homaday's •American Natural history* is also

a useful book, but is confined mainly to the ma-raiU. birds.

ani reptiles of America.

In the bird Une there is an excellent book en-
titled 'Birds of thelbrld* hy F. H. Knnwlton. published by
Henry Holt & Ho. of New York.

I am s:'rprised that m? paper on *^« l^^tiiinSS

!if;%;it'^i^reJiylS^^^uch re,.^^^^^ I am wr.txr^ ?he
Blolo.^al Stunray to send you a copy. ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^.^^^^

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October 26, 1917

Kr. W. H. Caso
Juneau

Alas/ca

Dear Sir:

Your letter of September 27 reached rne some tlElO

ago, ajid I have just been notified by the Biological 5?unrey

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have credited your account with $18. A check for this amount
will be sent you early in Noveraber.

It is hard to understand Ay you continue to send
skulls without lal)el8, as I have written yoti a/^in and a^in
that label shoT^ld be attached to each skull, giving- all the
inforrmtion you know about each, particularly the locality
where killed. You >mye mentioned the locality as Your^Bay,
Admiralty Islard, in your letter to rae, but this does not
help roatters vyhen the sloill is unpacked at the Washir^^on
end of the line, ani where the record of each specimen is
entered in the M-tsaiun catalogue. As several shijHoents of
bOKr Siiulls often ar^^ve t}ie sa^je day, you can easily appre*
ciate tlia dar-ger of -^^ransposition of such skulls as are not
labeled.

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October 26, 1917

Mr. A. C. Coburn
flute Swan

Washington

Dear Sir:

Your letter of October 4, forwarded from Vaahing-
ton, has reached me here at ray Bijaner hone at La^nitas,
California. I have read the account of your basket col-
lection with nuch interest, and appreciate the fact that
you have a number of very fine pieces, which I should be
very glad to see, were I not so far away.

Tlie price you. ask for the collection strikes me
as entirely reaaonahle, but I fear I cannot put you in
touch with any person or institution which at present would
take advanta^F^e of the opportunity to secure it. At least
half a dozen of our large mnseurns would be glad to have it,
but nearly all of them seem to be held vq^ for funds. How-
ever, there is always a cliance. The museunB worth writii^
to in this comection appear to as to be the U.55. Natiorjil
iiuseum at Wasxiington; the American Museum of Natural History,
New York City; Peabotfy Mu8e\nn, Cambridge, Mass.; Carnegie
Museum at PittsouiTgh; Field Museum of !'atural History, Chi-
cago; J&iseum of Anthropology, IJniversitv of Calii'ornia
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Bericeley; Milwatokee Public Museua, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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,al.^U. .r.ci™e,» for th. Anthropology «.»•- »' *•
Bni,er.it,y of Oallforma. ^ PO«iM, «*t *. wlU.^
to consider t.h. «tt.r of your CO ILoUon.

Ther. is a n« anth^opologioal »8«m m %». YoA
City. V,.,t 1 cannot gl.. it. oo-root n«no a»i location.
» doalar in ba*.t. and other Indian mt.rial.
Ua. a la.s. establi.h«nt in P»«>d.n». Hor na«. i.
Mis. Rrac. mchoLon. and sl» .o™ti«. P«rcha„. I»r6.

collections.

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Ifx. John Jonas

LivingBton

Montana

Dear Si*»i

Yoiir letter of the 24th inst. is at Imrd, and I
an very f^lad to tor^w that the hear skulls sent on ^eptem-
ber 26 were killed in the Swan Laker region, in western
nontanaj aJICl dil^O that j/'ou have just shipped two aaditional
skulls. Paye;e>it for these two skulls wJll he deferred until
next month* 8 account.

In your f orroer letter it waR stated that four
Grizzly skulls had been sent, I am informed bv the Bio-
logical Survey that three of these are Grizzlies, and the
fourth (the one with the back of the head smashed and mostly
gone) is a Black Bear, For the two .male Grizzlies with
broken canine teeth I a^n crediting your account ^15 each;
for the your^er female ^12; for the Black ^2, making in all
$44, a check for which will be sent you '^arly in Noveinner.

Ven^ truly yours.

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October 31, 1917

Dear GKt

On Thursday, the 1st of November,
the La^initas branch of the Merriam family
expects to accept your invitation for
lunch, a>id to show up en raaaisa at the
Faculty Club between 12 ard 12:30.

I realize that this is a rather
tardy notification, so if you are not at
hoc^, we will consider it our own fault.

k& ever,

JJr. Go K. Gilbert
Faculty Club

Berkeley

California

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Octobar 31, 1917

Bear Dr. Stephona:

On r-eturning from San Francisco last
eveninf^, we found your le^^.er of October 29. I had al-
ready learned of yoiar -eturn ^en I caUad at your office
in the raornijig. It is good to know that you are all back
in good health.

Zenaida has gone to Cambridge to help Dorothy
taice care of her baby, and aleo to help her move into other
^darters. Mrs. Jterriam HrA Miss Allen are practically well.
I B9ma to be t}ie only invalid in the fardly, as X have not
yet been able to throw off the severe cold I acquired before
you left. However, it is on the wane.

I finally tired of driving Susie with a crippled
radiatcw^, and am having a new one built in. It is promised
for Satt?Piiay; and unless the date is a^n postponed, I
sliall call at your office Saturday morning, and hope to see
you face t^ face &3aint

We are not going back east in the iirmediate
future, so I am able to join you in the hope +hat we can
all get together again in the not distant future. The
first step is to get the car. I have a couple of trips up
ray sleeve, at least one of which I hope we aay naJce top-e^Mr

As ever yours.

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October 31, 1917

Kr. W. I. AdBid:

Cliief AccountaJit

Smithsonian Institution
WasMrgton

D. C.

Dear Mr. Adams:

Herewith I am enclosing ray expense account
for October amomiting to $137.10, and several vouchers and
bills as per accompanying list, which I shall be obliged
if you will kindly paJ^ f rora the ^arrim^n ^md.

}fy automobile expSflWs for the last two months
have b^en unusually heavy, owing to the breaJcage of a
spindle from crystallization (the car having run upwards -
of 26,000 miles) and t'le deterioration of the radiator, re-
quirir^ a new one. Fortunately I have had to piu-chase only
one tire this year (costing ^68.50), the p^ce of tires
havirg nearly^ doubled within a year. This present price
for the size^used on ny car (36 i 5) is ?75, but I sliall
not have to buy another this season.

Very truly yours.

For bear skulls:

Hope Brewer

W. H. Case
^ Jaroes G. Prierd

Jolin Jonas

Fred J. Roehl

Robt. Somerville
For cleaning skulls:

J. W. Scollick
For steel filim case:

YawToan & f^rh^

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1917

OCTOBER ACOOfJNT

Oct. 10 ^-iYe^n^^ewriW C0..-Pent of ^chine fro.

18 ««P--«age^n Wb and^aanuecript from Berkel^

18-19 '^^i|/romW,mita8. to Berkeley

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Bonestell & Co.— Mounting paper for herbarium
Bpeciraens

aH?ffi^„"-p'^° *h« A«Mrican Indian* 2 copies
ijnris hecKraan— Coyote skin and skull

^'"^ WkflJr^r^' ^" S.R.Cliience. from
i?^^.,„ ^?^®y |o LaOTmtas and retorn
Expenses of assistant mas S, H. Cle.T»nce. from
Berkeley to Washirvrtonj D.n. *

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Western Radiator & Fender Xff§. Co. — Installim"
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Athalmer. British Colunih.i a, Canada

1917

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W. H. Case

James C. Friend

Jiineau, Alaska

Gardiner, Jiontana

1917

1917

Oct. 19 Adult Male Brown Bear skull frwn Yoiings Bay,

Adndralty Id.

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livir^ston, Montana

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IliHima, Alaska

1917
Oct. 10

2 Siculls adult Grizzlia* from f?wan Lake, Mont,
Skull young-adult Grrizzly • • •

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Dear IT. Ulen: ^v. i.«

YoT, Pi.v« 9V«n' reason to tniruc
polite and iinappreoiativo .* vo^ir many kindneRsea, not to
mention your contintfbus courtesy in senrtir^ me bear and
mountain lion clirpings. But per'-iapB yen will forgive me
when I tell you. the reasons. A few da-B after you car* to
OTir rescue v.hen wa broke down on the road near San ^nselino,
Miss Allen cwne down with sc.rlar, ^svar, 90 that for the
followinr six weeks I did not feel that I o^^^t to even
seni you H letter - you heing the fat'«r of a happy fanaly.

Ahovt the Bwne *im> I acquired a rHt>-9r severe
nm of t^ie -ripFe. the terminal tentacles of v/iich are now
contractinfT under the kin<ily of<"ice8 of our friend. JV.

?5t3nhen8.

Soroe of the clippings yov have sent hav« put rao

on tl^e track of in^ortant finds. Ore f»-ora a Susa-.ville

paper, conned from a lake'H.ew, Orer:on paper, tolH of* the

killing nf a RmJl Vave ^ear* from the lava heds ^f ce tral

OrepTon. I w^te the editor of the Lakeview paper, and ha

gave ra© the address of the sheep ran who had the sneciwen.

I want to see t';9 sheep i/n's r/^fe, at thnt time in Berkeley,

vdth the final result that the spocimer has been Tn-esented

to our Iatio7-al i^jsevni. "Hie animal is likelv to prove a

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depauperate ar5d land form of the cinnainon-hlack hear,
and nay be an undesc-ihed species^ So you see I owe '
all this -0 your kindness in puttir^ me on the track
of so valuable an animal.

Also. I got hold of a co3rote from niir,pQr Gap,
which Newspapers mentioned as a wolf.

I was mighty a^*-*'^ "^-o miss th^ Tanalpajs meet'
int; this year, hut really was not well erough to ro.

Some day before long I rdll try to p;et hold
of you in the city — hut it is mj^ tTirn this ti»ie -- and
I will try to get Dr. Stepherg also.

With hest wishes to yourself and family, in
which Mrs. ilerriara joins,

Is ever yours,

Ifr. Harnr S. Allen

88 First Street

San Franc5 sco
California

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Capt. J. Backland

c-o Schooner C. S. HoltaeB
c-o Harbor Master

San Francisco, Calif,
Dear Sir:

On July 4. 1917 I ..„t y„, ,h, f„li,.^: ^ J,,,.,
wtoch wa. an.w,r«, by y^ ^j,. .^.^^^ ,,^^ ^^^ ,^^^^^ ^^^

h. ..tt,r to ycu- attention on your r.t,^ from N„ ,,.u^,
not. by t,» paper tt^t .„„ bn., r,t„m«,. and rtu ^,atly
appreciate tlie f ator if von wi n i * ^

^"^ '^^^ i^* =» hear from yon at your
darly convenience.

on a ,..^„t fron Barr... ^^ ^,^ .^,„.. .^^^_ ^ "_

ly conta..^ bear .^lu) by O.S.HoW. ..,..Oapt. J. 3,,,.

Und. «d apparontly .adr„..a to « at I««,nita.. ..Ufomia.

The rataher of the Ucyd oolicv i- 07«n .^ •. •

J .Joxicy ae 97330, and at is marked

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I a. .-itins; to in„dr. If yo„ k^ ^.^^ ,^„^
th.. .tap»„t. If .0. i. it .till in y„„r hand, or ha. it

t>9en forwarded? And if frrwf^r^ii^ u.

^ 1- rorwarded.wa8 it ssnt by frei^t ot

a^reaa and if by e^cprass, by what company^

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ple^.^Bo forv. .**v*
Wash:;: r^.on, .J). C.

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Mr. Honry Pannon

c-o Bannon & Btmnon
Portsin.-.uth
Ohio

Dear Sir:

B.'..,* .*. P„,,,tan Robir..on I h.,, i^«a t.h^
you „.„ „eently .,u,„^ f„, „, ,„„,,. „^^,^__^

he vallKTg to loan ms the aimJla ir^r

e^,^^. -"^^ «<>--^ years I have been

en,.«..d on a ..nograph of the Bi, Be^B of North Ar.rfca i„

connection with ^hich vov-ic I h.,v« h. •*

Katin,- ^ >' '^''' together in our

Bears. There are several ven^ dis^i.nf • •

.i,^ „,., . ^ di8..inct species in the Cas-

" ' '" ' ^ ^^"-^ ^"^ '-ery djffic: It to obtain
enou,'^ skulls of adult rnalas to anahle r. .

cimracter. and relationships of tv. a^acie. Tf

'^•e in this mft-r s.ecaes. U yen can aid

n ^s mttor, your assistance -^U h^ ^.^^.^^ ^^,^^^ . ^ ^
and duly credited. ^^ appreciated,

^^ «^"^ ^'''^ «--* *'f- B^-ulls, please .hip by ex-
P- B. o.W,es collect, acdresaed: IJ, ,, Biological.-"

not clea,.d. I rtu ..a,. ,h«» 01,^^. „ .„, ,^, ' '"

Plsaso hav, a pad ,f f„iH-j ol««i,d.

a paa ot f„id,d pap,,. ^ b,t,„„ ,;„ ,.„ ,

P«,e„t br«..«e „f ,,, ,„^ .„ ,__^.^_ "» J«" to

I .xp..t to r,tu™ to Wad,i..g..o„ about I„o«»,er 1.

Verj*- tmly ymirs.

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208 La Salle Street . r -r ^^

Chicago :no3:\xnon .^c. it>eu

-101 net':^ and 81 i^H-o^i^HB^^S-^^el t;roY

^a*-/J^ 'y?>®a!'*S??!i^ ^^^''^.4rf?i°5o*tl?b2^**'^.^ fountains, where
4,,-,^y9!?.P?cv5(^4 |Qa»_.^ripjjvJgar5, ^n^ I'^.^f^^rrm^^ you

© [»ouad^^8,i^4^j^ ;(Ov|R^ .'^i^-i^e^8.a:l|8..,/oj;,BOij.e {a^rs I

i<6 fc^ve feee? ei^;t|,|ed.,0|^, a^rnjijpgrp^^ ?U^ J?i?vBe^r^ ,gf , Korth

Yrusi^&Vi,f,.%ti§i^^l l^t«^x«p^i90f;e^t,hpj900^^,:gjU^^p.^ ^TA.^?^"^*
...c.:-: %e^/.^4^ J5P?5J"^f.|«*^»-r.,t|^rf ..a-p, seyeraj. v f rjr. ,di ft} wt speci ee
in th^j Cassiar-StiJcine regj.ori,..btit I fir>d i+, .very difficult
v^ifM vr.^o,.pj).iain.,$r,ouit* 8JaiUe,of ad-^it-.i?t:.le8.to.^ loe to ascer-

^,- .T.fitair.,»,}wtc4i|g-aQf.^r.s^^jma.rej^ti,2^r^^^ if you

„. caj:V,Wd,'<.«.in>}4R,ra^^^^^ ^^J^^.t^fJ-^'^'^.^ S'il^x'?«.^9»--ly

f.L'--!o^fK«^-8. chaise? oollect^^a<)i4r-eBMdj JJ^ ^'^.Binlosical'ijurvey.
fix 5*P^^* ■^^^^^'■-^'iV'r?,, %8hi);^or^Jp^^^C^^^^ i^:^^-^*^,^^* ^^

not cleaned, I vdll have then cleaned. If the^ ire cleaned

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\r.8T ' P+^Vr,-|¥ive^^|>ial,^oX./9ld.e^. paper placed .het the jaws to

I;;l I J?^^\?^,^/re^a5Ge p^, the^ taath in t^ finsit. "

Ij»3KJ)oct ^^[f^Pi^oyM]:i7^<m about December 1.

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Novftrabor 12, 1917
Your lettlr^'bf October 18 has been for-

warded to raa in a rather roundabout vmy f rom ^fas^ f ):gton

i "V^ --*/••»

whlcK will eipiftfn^ deiiytrr.SplyiT€.

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tJi. f redari ck''"J*OT4:on7 4o iWted inHhe Y^tat

... f, '^^'-^f'd^'^i'Tg ^evai'^i saaabftgritatSi jiS'si timely that
^^ ■ « ffiaci^r'or siue Bear ii raSl^eiy^a dblii- jrfiiBe of the

ordimrjr Blacic^B^ar;^ gyfl thnt cdhi^oHoth kind, have b.an
'^^' found with the'skm^ ^f:Hbr;' ThfS^igSES-toiattle »h4 quae-
tloft. Fur^embra, I Imve nevor been ^blato dat'act anv

tj^.v^ ^^! ''' ^^ ^^""^^^ or teeth ^^^^iieGUcie/Biir from
thoBe of the ordiwy Black;^'' ^-"^i^.^^^-'wicic^jcO ..-ft rfi

Raplyihg f-Jrthar^to^^tir^q-.ieiition; '^oftld'aay that

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' iAli•a^a'^nf^!ibaf%^^i4^•ci,•n;^,k*o ?Jlab 1 ar ^aar in our-Br..etir:«.
rotahly inlJio coUabtions of^thd Floiof-ical Sur^av-^-'tha
IJ. S. Natjonal !^.i8flum, ' '^jia Field 'fSjaeiinfat^^icaiae'^^ha
AasricHr, K-aetun of T^atwal HiBt6ry',''t:8wto.r;< Hity, and the
Ifcseuii) 6t V9rtebrata''^dolo^'of tftW' ^'^ritare^tv of ^lif ornia
%oulc eav froft maraoiy that ^ hAva 8' or 10 speci-nem in

ITiafte'Eaars^^hM' Vary i'f^' kio^' f ronf m;!ff y gray

I Tc «i i^iCtO " '

^'^yiah brown ■to'blna-blacJcV Wefe %d^-*'^W'^ aost'pl^nti ful

or ^

trC ^;;o.l4 ^u - r -^ " «^ -t-^;r^it>- ^-^ ^. *^'. r

in the IreiJcutat Bay regi'ofo, altno th-ey'^are know^ from points

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conaidarably north (nearlv ♦ofrinc* -nv o

ri^.-.,v . J^rmca vi'ilbam Sound if i

ramember co^ectly) and a.uth as far aa *h« t /

HB lar aa the Lynn Oanal region.
^191 ,SI •xenneia-rr *'®-'7 "Wiy tji^jiics for yonr kiidna.. ir< ^ •

the addreaBaa of ff^« t» «ianee8 m giving ,-»

nuareaBaa of Henry Bannon and V. j. m--h.„ ,
both bv fhi- ^-1 warden. I am wr5 tiner

by .hia uHil, and ahall >f^«*^r^^bnpoMi»tv-4if .
ining their Grizzly ^^^^rx.. l.,,,,,Xo^-/-^-' ' "*' '"^

low 896 I am hare later than uaual th'

m riJr.,e-^ei! ^y^in. ^bi /fi^ J -tlV^.r'niJv yours.

l11inr>SiP^i.. urie:,6y eni lo 8s=' aafr
>+3oa S3»£X- - ,8n«6.^ e^:.+ .+/.-'+ ^„^

^'^* -^^«^^T a-.t 10-1 ai:on\iu'uja

-even ev^^ ,alii>.£j^: -.,^.,-,q

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^.^ . ,. ^ ^'''•®- ^-^^^ '»^o rie>.rjx7.f9

-not) aev^is oalw .tjrjf -^o> + fo,„««^ , ^ '"'

.0. .acqtnoo Baelbeerr 8evi:2 \:I-.o ^+on

leL::"-^ or.* fif-Vt^ ^» •-"'oiajj't

fBSffuTsea ^': ric ^ <'^'

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'°^Violo£ic*i f5urv|^r .. ,.i^^i;x^f. -ixe^* r^ft-ii

+(,,{ T-c.r g^fi+ fMtintr rT.-.H,+ lei-ril eie.i r.ui i ?ea ■^o''

' Dear Fx. Cheesiitt'^: . ^ ^ *. .. ^ +.,« -vr*

.01 .e .neo.r .^^. /^-^-.4'T^r ?";un;^keouB lifter of

bon of the irlair' ^ke' "latter I am ratiimi.og herev^ith in
order to z^t it hack to you at t>:e earliaet possible moment

You will notice that I have stricken out the
generic naiie 'irsus wiib>rev3r it follows the specific -am,
thus savi>'€ the expense o^..^^ Ijif^g^.ar^ijff^-c^iciOKposition.
•niis use of the generic ratM^in *^¥>r'^aa<^'of the Benrs is
suparfli CUB for the reason th»t the Bears, tmlike most
other maiKials, have never been p-.^t in any other genus, and

the Ktuna r-jlates wholly to these srimals.

in the cane of trinopnals
You *ill notd further that I have invariably

stricken out the riames of species to wMch the sp'jcies in

'.".-estion ware ^ef6rr««l when orif^inally described. This

not o.nly saves needless corapositjon, }p.xi also saves con-

fuaiori.

The object of an irAox ^s to enable the reader

to find quickly the sxibjact "fitter for wMch he searches,
ard ahould not be in any itjearire a classification, "^e

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^*3Q^8^ \^^^ only to corfusa and siaetradcthe mn Who
ion im-. '^''i^'^:lS%^^U^t^i^,^^nir^^ front of

iJS^K^^ i^^-yW^^lTP^o^' :^^ ««* species, where' it ibeloncs
.be>'ooIt3vo bit '®ti-,^^ .?5r.^'?^lj on t&is point, believix^ ^' ^
eriV ¥^ii.?^^ ?^8^i^-^«»a«;?inpl9 «« possible - f ree f^ all
eri-r 8Q"C:-]?\«6 tsrasand references.

that

-Boi^iaeiiiy ^^^ra^.y^aTs ago I served on an index c6mru^>tee with

an indax should be than I evVlid'v^ifori.*'*^"' ^'^^'^ ^'■^•'^^

er'i'

i>ef-';^.a M ^^s^}h% ^r^^^^ itsfilf: yon mention tW fact that
?:?^^9|h°?^.i¥?,-7'lT offip« '^M 8^'Own on t^e galley proi

»o hv\

^§P®lrir«.P''|^.'I?a»'|«4 ^=5r*-J®.g^l% f i rst 8eA\? -mA',^ ¥)iV. on

had been loade*

l%'^])ii«%it--

A» to the charges for the sake of uniformity: this
tfi>6inV&f:ir4»w9*«;Nft,iea«rw^jlil^,aw^r» that most edi-

r?" 'f ex.. i-ui.'if.-'-a e^-rTi=v c ^ J.

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81 ^r it, 80 trivial tmt rumuld not tmnk of cnap^tigf mt-

tar alreiiy m ^jHpe foj^ thi« reasoir awna. -^'^-^ ^' l^^j
Ofiv rrir^ erfvt ip^i.tsMa boe ear;lnoo. o.-^ vi.-o ame^ (aa.-tA^r^^e

I ara obliged to you for in^lar^s ^^^ neWatiftiy--

cnangea to bri^^ig out call form cue and tjli^^^Ayi ^^ diwrinct

Bpeciee; and also for correctilig tne reference to sella rici

py changing tlie nai^» to hjrlodrornias.'' This i Mad overlooked.

As to the runnirv; headlines: I wrote tTiera for the

8pec5as treated, as this vould f^ve tm reader a tfluiTTo the

iiqportant matter on the j>age» The onj*ect?on to nsing grcup

, naioee ie t}\at no one on earth would knov/ w>^at species were

incli^ded in the group without reference to the classifica-

-inio'iq ifj:«To li-neres cua ^e^n;^ Ji^-orsnloeT: j ^.-^ -^n .t^*,if. rr v r

tion* Kven I would not know after the lapse of k Tew tobnths,

. hence such headlirjas would sei

.oeric.:.-^ q e-^-vf yb..^ :^^^? to -^erf^eiiv ie ifM€«>;ei von :^oa -^n ; ^ji
. if vo'.: have already hrid thera set up in the iDage jSlrcoi, i

would not roKke the c>iar^a, as we have alraaoy irfdirnHl a fear-
. .fulMll for corrections.
.. ,, While this latter hAS rAcessi^ily assumed the

fprra of s criticism. I ;dsh you to fully undara

^^otJ?i Hj..: y.i^ ,6:1^ 5i ahr .inLo6 C^er-r^ti- k "re, f for- c a^^v ^ ,

^ fiu?praciate t}\e very lar^a nuirfcer of cases where your cairef ul

.<.! -,— ' -^P i would

serve no useiul purpose. However »

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attention has resulted in catching slips and e6nr«etlfig errore?^^

With many thanks for tne care yott h^v(» wStowad oft.*

the T3ttr:«r» and for yoJir coiift«<Jii8-tr'jaTta9nt;,

Vary truly yours; ' V^x.-.i^q

aiii.-* :Yv+irnoit^r In ejjja 9;.-+ -.-^'t e^-, •:-;.■■: e.L< o.t.eA
-Abe ,+80fn ,+«:•:* ?R«v/f.nft4»vvi».,e6oao»e^;h«rciJ9+^L'^,H>IW^vPr^4?f
returned in separate envelope, special delivery.

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Dear Preble:

Yo\irB of the 2nd inst. cawe several days ago,
aYri I war glad to hear from you. Yesterday I received
ard }ia^e jimt answered a letter from «-• nheeenan a>^oi>t the
proof, and hy this mail am retumliTp; both the page p^oof

and the cairt>on of the index*

It is good to know that so HBry additional bear
skulls have >>wn racei^sd. I thirJc I will defer settling
for the Noveni^er eu^ri^als until I see them on my return to
Washington -^arly in Decen*)er.

You have probably received, o»- will receive
in the near fixture (shipped f^om the Uiseun of Vertebrate
%ool«>6y)»a^ small yellowish bear with very hairy ears, mhidi
looks like a cub. This bear is the famous *cave bear* of
the lava beds of Oregon and southern Idaho* whose trail I
have b^en followii^ at intervals for some 20 odd years.
This specimen was presented to the^Museum after I had made
two trips to see it. It ¥/r8 killed by sheepmen in the lava
beds of Boirbhcentral Oregon, and was believed to be fully
adult. Ify personal belief however is t>»t it will prov^
to be a cub of the 2nd yoBT. As soon as I return wo will
hava Bai^rett darken it and take the skull out..

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wax. .^,, ,,^^^ fj ZTZT '

*rter the aaao sj^cliaon. I i«ff *». ^*

«ho was WnH ^ «P«clinen wth ffrlrnoll

*a8 kina enoo^ to offer to tack *rvi u- . ""^"^^i*

i^ mo conldarabla tron^.. "^' ''' '^«» «-

"^ X ^^ '""^^•- ^- t-ataa.nt twice a wook.
▼• have juat had a .plondld rain *h^ r- .

l^^t .ou ha.. ..„ ^ „^ ,. ,^ ,^^^^^, ^^^

Very truly yours.

Jfr. ^.. k, Proble

BioloCTcal ?5ju^ey

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Dear Colonel Hai^inond:

Yoiir letter of Fcvenher 12 lias jr^Bt
roachod me, havirir, bean forwrxded trorr. Wamitqrton. for
toioe yebura past I liava riad a Burrvner ho?ne in tlie edge of the
redwood ^elt at La^amtan, a little north cf Ban Praiyriftco*
But I axpect to return to WaBhir^.ton early ir; Decarri jer.

I ara ver:,^ glad to h-.ar frcm 3/oUj and aia proud
to know t/.at e.o :ti:vr)r of vour scna iiave :iiL'.de /:iuch fir.=; re-
cords, arjd are aoir£; j^uch good work in conr.e'.^\if^.n witit ^he
war. I }iav6 met yo;ir sistars severs 1 ti^r.eBp canx tl^cAxi. ^.0
j^ears ago had the pliasura of R^-endir.^^ a rd pht vdth vour
father at his Cro\^. Point home*

Unfortunately I ao not know the present .t . ettm
of either Alina or Loiuse. Aline, wjdow of the late ;. rry
Karland, was jn KriQleLnd zhe Ih^z ticm I h^^rd i:-om h^:, bi
I think 8:1a is now in this countn^. Loiuse, aa yo . ] obf
knov., lias been inarried several ti-^es, 'f:"j:t I ar r^f^t: k<:c^ ^^
naiie or whereabouts of her preser,^ h&r^and. 1 thir "10 - er,
she is in Ke- Yo-k Hity. T}-e only person ! tMiik .T v}
would he likely tc know the pr^«ent addressee 0^ /line i-r^d
Louise i,, the wif^ of m co-^sin, Dr. ^iir^on L. 3k- 3, '
26 Webt 46th Street Kew York OUy. !i-s. Bag^ - ^i 0^ ^

give you, or ascertain f-r Tr,v.-. k,..;.

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▼ould it not >;© vaII ^/^*.

t. 0.11 d-r,„tly on .,«Jl " '"^ "'' ''"• ''^ '" '^'•.
m. !•♦*••,. «^» • X wJiiy without waating for

^IIT to see hin, ... .^,, ,„,, ,^^^,^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^

*^f ^ ^'^ ^•^'^'^ to Washineton in ;>ece«ber we .hould
-jenr C^lad tc have yoar «,n Robert, now with ..he Red Crc.
call en u. at cur winter h««.. 1919 i5th Street.

. ^fl*^"P"yin-'>ill»yto^veyo«theinfonration
ycu deair«, •nd wth best itiahee.

V«ry truly yours.

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Thanka for yoiu" trouble in packing and
sliipping tlie littla bear from the Orflgoi Uta badj^to the
Biolot;ical Suarvay. I apprecJAta your corrtasy in t^ a natter
It hAS saved toe a lot of bother. ^ . * * »

I had ejqpected to ees you «t3»in before thU. but
an still under the weather from a bed gripi>»-coM, *1A has
interfered with ny field tripe for the paet nine waeicf*

7it>i >»eet id she* f

Very truly yours,

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)6iBeiim of Vertebrate Zoology
Berkalav

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Waehimton
D. C.

Dear Mr. Adaras;

^^^^ von kiMiy ^.nd ^^.^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^
Wself and liies Allen to I^unita.. a:d the check for
Misa Clero^nce to the Northumberland. Ta^Jur^ton. D. r>
I expect to leave here about December f.

11:e expense acco,mt for Nc. -^aber wi U be sent
to you after ny return to WasMngton.

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Chief Accountant ^ ^.. .-^y,
r^-iithsonian instivation

WaBhington, '^« ''•

Bear Ur. Axlaias:

i'iiansr

thanks for the salary checks which ar-

rived this morning.

l^j exr^ense account, for Hovemher, aMr^untinc

to $44.72, is enclosed herevvith. The vouchers for hear
BkuUs I will send after I hav6 seen tha snulls.

We hope to leave aare day after toniorrow.

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November account

RE Fare I^gumtas to Jlbseian of Vertebrate Zool. ,
Berteley and return, with war tax 1.17

Lunch .75

Street car fares .?o

voucher

Expenses of assistant,

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Allan, for work at

Acaderay of Sciences, vSan Francisco
RR Far^ Lagunitas to San Francisco and re-
turn with war tax .97
Lunch, San Francisco ,40
Di nner . 75
Street car far^s ,15
Room, Hotel Somerton 4.00
Breakfast .40
Lunch ,40
Dinner ,75
Street car fares .10
Breakfast o30
I;anch ,40
Street car fares .15

Hale BroBo- -Small envelopes for seeds
Patrick k Co.--i pto glue for plants
White cloth for copybook
Unen thread for plants

RR Fare Lan:unitas to San Francisco k ret .97

Lunch .75

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RR Fare Lagunitaa to San Francisco & return .97
Lunch , 75

Street car fares ,25

Bonestell & Co.--HeaYy paper for herharium

Additional glue for hernariiim plants

Additional thread for same

Willard Battery via Wells Fargo & Co.— Recharp-

If i^ ^^^^*®jy,^** <5ar and expresBSge $10.26 Half

ffersh 5 Co.--nlm and printing sane

Thayer Garage- -Oil gasoline, repairs. etCo*21o03

Gasoline at other places $5.30 Half

Postage

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i^ ^esr Dr. rJurtis:

On returning from -alifonn-^ T r,-,.^
your letter ^f the 6tk inst reVf,' . "

to join "^o-o , a«^i-co]CD vhioh I declined

juiD so.ic years ept>. T l>. „. *.
fn T, i ^^^ *^° "luch self -esner.*

to knowingly become esscciatM uth . ^-^^««t

whose td'isorv >. . " o^e^^niz^tion

^a-isory board contains H«<> ,-.

«.ciii& rj;e nrme of 'Villi -,, t t„
In -enl./ +« i--ti.^m J. j.xjng.

^epxy to your second in-ni-,
?. 7 v.,i-- ^^-i^iry, v.ould say that

• '^vx..e. our head Govorr.„ent botanist i. f.f
nested r.ith n,^ n^ ♦ • °0'^nist is atill con-

•■"-n lie Deyfirtwjnt cf /n-rir.,,!..

^. ^. lietiORcl Herbarium.

"^ery truly ycurs.

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3f6 "'-■''■ irijsV:^n St.r«:<9t.

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Henry Grt^y, Bookseller.

i. Ghurohfield Rofd Etst

Detr Sir:

I thfnk you for your ct tfclogue
of /.mericcne, American Oetalogue No. 10, Ttrts 6 f,nd 7,
Pleese send me from it the following book for which
I enclose postal money order:

p. 260. Campion, J.S., On the Frontier &s.

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Plei ««sonfl me -t the •>)ove

tl}es.[flloth binding! togothor vdtU bill for

8. tno.

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The Cadmus Tbokshop
133 77est 33rd l^treet
Rew York City

Dear Sirs:

Please send me the follo'ving
booU (if not i.lre^ij sold) toeethor with hill for
srme , frcm ^^our 1C17 Ci. teloj^uos , nos. 47 rnd 48.

1002

Cfitelogue 47
GtllEtin, Al'bQrt, 3ynox.sis of Indian Tribes

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1308

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of N.;rtb /.mericc $10.00

Oiitelogue *8

DEJVfintort, "^Ishop, New Gczhteer of TTorth

Americt. 1 .Ver.t Indies 1,50

■Ross, fin. Mvertures cf ^irat Settlers
\ ' on the Orergon'Thweite ed. ) 3,50

Ggden,Geo. Letters from the Test, etc.

4.00

Yours very truly.

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De. r lira:

I tlicik you for ycur 1917-8

catrlonie nc. 38 recently roceiTcd. If not rlre^dy
Slid, iile 5e send r»o thv follo-nni" ''OcIcq to^- ther
771 th hiV for Sofjc^

6. 3elcu3 : Ttrilen, Trt^vel 1 Bi^ Cr^ae, 1G97.
ETi. ^3 1 tell, ?b?ourc ? cT >!llfomiritlC63.

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7ery Irul^ jcars.

$3.
1.50

Plpyse .end ino clno froD tho *ii»© Ciskfclcfiue
741. SliOG!w.ker. •^ack lloore in Tema. . .1S17 70 cents

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Standard ISook Company
98 Park Place

New York City

Bear ^irs:

PlefiSe send me from your recent
attlogues the fcllcv/ing books f if not already sold)
together Tvith Mil for same.

List Ho. 1C2
2.G.Tk)ulenger, "^e.tiles rnd "^: trrchirns, 1914 $3.25

Hiawatha. Intro, etc /by Henry retchcm

2 copies, if m stopk . «

^.upplementrry Lis ; No. 102

Grimra^s ^ciry '^rles. Trr^ns. b^* ^Ootrice T^rslirll
<Sc illup. by '*thel ^. "Purp^ess

Seton, ".?•, Hrnuiil of tho .Tcodcraft Indians

C.65

r.75

0.30

•u.itney, fl.rnd others. Ku^^k-ox, ^i3on, Iheep

and aoats,1^04 . 0.50

List lie. 1C3
Heed, C.K« Ho. /mericiin 7ild Animals, 1S15
Miia^jm. Tt.C.P. .Tild Ge roe in Zambezia.lSU

Tei'y tr\ily yours.

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^ox 992

"^'^ '"'• Ple..e .erxl .a fro. ycur .^uly.l^lV

.. foll-inr bcd.s (unless clr-^^dy sold)
Ci.tr loEue the foil ^c

tocoU.cr with Mil for s..e: ^

552-1. Ufe.Mventu^r,,«^^-^^;^-°^'-lB61

Mdendc. -ittell's Tosomite. 1068

7erj' truly yours.

$1.50

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154 Niisauu 3troet '
New York lity

Det'.r lir;

Please send ©e the follo'.Yin^
book fron-. ,our List 110 together vith Mil for s.-Le.

121. Jo.'^uin Llller/s Plrst ^am'lies of the

:5ierres, 1876 " *1.50

Yery truly yours.

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The ?-£nkliT) rock^hop
9ro 7elnut Street
PhilcdGlphia, Pa.

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Plefc-530 send ire frora '^ioeds'
Bargfiin Pock-list No. 1. dctslo^ae 33. the.fol- "
lovdnc '>oo]c5 tofrnther r;ith bill for -^.me.

39. Heller. '. C- t. of-. ,Wr. Il^xita. 19C0 n.SO
378. ::uir,^.c.ldt. A. .^speots of M. ture. J350 0.50

7ery truly yours.

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Professor /.;u iTillis.
Oregon .

Dear Sir;

J, •'^^^ ieT;ter or December ^

tu^re.sed to ne .t the .3.ithsonian Institution, 't the
time ,ou .vrota tius lottor I ,.s still in C.liforrio
c^nd h..e only recently .n-ivcd. .hi.h v.ill e.,l.in «y
ael«y in replying.

L'rs. i'cKendree ,^vo .3 yonr ..crL-ess some tine r.^o
and I was i„to,ai,,. to .vrite you^hcpin^ to purchase your
specimen of the little d;r.rf he.r fro. the I..v.. 7>«d8.
but if you h.;ve ciTen yours to t!)o a.lifcmis /caderay of
^cienoes a 3en -rancisco. I ;vill borro. its sVull from
them. The skull of an Edult is nraoi. aceJed to determine
the animal's ex^mt relationship. Do you rr-mej-bor vmetl.vr
your o^,.ec:raen '<tf3 .: tuilc cr fbiuuie?

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'Hie -Villiarn ikrvev r.iner Co.
2510-r^2 FrsnJclin 'venue
Zt. Louis. Ko.

Dear jirs;

Vl-^^^-^r: sepr'^ ^^ the fcllov/inf: books,
tOi2:9^her -vith bill fr-A ««:•„« f-rrTn ., ;s i -i »' o

4854. '•i-|f.Y(t)«Vr, '^ho ^hum^oh nnd "•ostrnoan ^rr.-

jn^cgpf!, 1910, t^o.35

4o95. O.r.Grimiell, "^e IndUrn of '"od?:/, C.90

4920. j./.Uri-ett Tlio L-/ torirl Irlturo of the

ICLi.u.th Lcke :, Ilofloc Ii:dinn3,1910 G.75

4953. 7. LctUiev/8, fIcVc'o Pr^^^ers. u\ ths 5:

Songs, li.07 ^ - • • C,75

5010. LML^illson, The Seaiinoles of J^orida.

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5169. froor^o Dtvid en, Pecific ^oixt Pilot.

1359

Very truly yours,

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lir. C.B. Elliott
destines ter

eJimitas, 0-lif.

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Detr Mr. Elliott;

Ifinolosed is « do^irr t^ b© used in
forwrrfing my Ttu;il frcn Lugvmits- to -'LPhin£^:on. -he
pontcge required to for^, rd bcol' meritioned in the r yor.-
pi-uyincrnotice -yill take t-;or: '-.y-soven ce-tg. cM letters
to be for,yrrded all iirrive frcm tirao to time.

Owing to hocvy tt^C'-ic ^a rei ch'?d ; shin-ton frovn
Cciifornia two and l k.lf d.^ys l.-:te. r.nd /:s ye \v i feared
found the vvj.ter \vork3 end het ting pipes cf our house frozen
solid. All of our rrdietoi-s ;verc full of ice end lind
to be chieoled epttrt end tiixen do-m cellcr. Lst week
there ^/ero 324 sections of rc-dietors piled up in rarioua
parts of the beseiaent '^here they were the/jod cut, 'beat
one-third of these T^ore burst open and tre new bein/r re-
placed. It will be i. reek or ton d^ya proVii^ly before
our Louse will be cciafo»*tf;".]y w.^rmed.

.3 you inry imerine vre h:;ye bed no tino or oppor-
tunity to do bnytbinf^ for Thriatnrs.

"e rre hijyini; c necon*! blisn.-vd thi'', mnn inpr end
fine snc ; t?. drifting p f^t tho vin.icvs. J^ue th-^r^tcmater
v/as Si:; id to be below aerc eerly h> tbe ncniing.

nth Kind r-.£,"ards to you all. Vary truly your?.

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Dear 3irs:

i thtnk ycu for your Adyance List
45 of /liuerjcane rocently received, aill.you be kind
eno ^h to jp.rA mo for exrinatior IIo, 32. Oraoochoa,
Kintc-^:r C Jstianr. de 3^1ifornia, if not alrecdy

'•eld? " tcui -? I wi?' p^:y clKrges f^n^l incarence both

ty ycurs ,

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Dear Mr. leu^^p:

Thenks for \^ours of

December 31. Cf course I fim delighted
to endorse Fernowls nomijuition for
non-resident membership in the Cosmos
Club, end have just written c letter
to the Committee on /dmisr,ions. It
rec.lly seems to mer^n merely the re-
instating in the non-reoia -nt cl£ss
of ^r old merftber of the resident cic:ss >

.7ith greeting? of the seasona
7erj^ tri.lj yours.

Mr. Francis F. Leupp
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Mr. ^.7. I. Adams

Chief Accountant .^ .
Smithsonian Institution
Weshin^ton, D.O*

Derr Mr. /dams;

Herewith I ^m enclosing my ac-
count for the Ttionth of Docernher, includinc trrnsportrtion
of self t:nd essistnnt from Oclifornia to Washington,

amounting in ell to $334,34.

I am er^cloning also Soollick's account for clo^ni l-
skTclls in xlovomher and Decomhor uF.ountinc to $33.75. imi
three hills for hooks: Harvard TTr.iyer<^ity Press ^fuOO;
Cadir.us ^colc 3hop $15.73; ?n.nklin Bcokshcp ?5.28, which
I shall he ohlig^d if you will kindlj i3ay from the

Hi.rri7ra:.n Fund..

^,ince my return I have not been acle to viRi t Vp.c
Kusoum hut expect to ^o there in a fev. d. ys to ezarine
the hear skulls that h^.ve crri^ed during Kovemher and
Deceinher. /fter ^ have seen ther. I will send you the

necesssrr vouchers. •

Yery traly yours » ^

An else en^Vsing office rent end. telep'iciiG hill just
receivedt CT^^untinr to f66.65.

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'•^r. 3.11 Hhoads

920 Jalnut Street
Philadelphia , Pa.

Dbpt i!r. HhoGds:

!HxariVs for vr™. • ~
and for ff,» K 7 , -^ " "^ December 28

for the books Ordered, -.hi ch arrived .r^ *,

.j'-jonent for these f.'?^5.28) win >>

V account m the ^lithsonian In^it, f
^-. I think I ,.., ,,„, ,^^^ J-titutxon.

t>-t h.ve reached me. I ... ,, ^ ^ -'°"'' °'^t.lc^o.

--° --^ or ^.J 2 :!7: ^---^^^ i» .eoo.
i^' exploration end tx.^,,^! • ' ^ ^'"*^' ^"^ ^''^ interested

-l^tin. ,0 the Indian. c^L '' "' ''"'^ ""' '" P^Uo.tior^

-^'lifcrnac. and IJevada.
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J. !&ury Dova ^o.
Tarhinp'ton

Deer J^ir:

l-nolcs-'d ^n.a ny check for $23.65 in ix:ynent of

EccoTnirnyinr Sill ^or ccel vtA ?rcod.

On l)6C*29tk I vrote ycu asking frr enother tv7C
tons cf v/Iiite c^sh stove ocal, and 8 ijuarter of e cord of
13 incli csk. I shall l>e greteful if you can deliver
thesa in ths vr.y nef:r feature, c)f w livcod is entirely
out. avA the rem/ inin£^ coal rill Ifi^t f^bout three da;/B*

Owirg lo the ^ect t'ff^t 6 number cf my rcdietors
rore fror^n rnd broTcen before the coal' fire Tfs sterted,
I lisve hcjd to use more i-bfR tip usual quantity for the
Sc^TTie ;.oriod in order tc koep the wet^r pipt^s from freesiii^g.

Very truly yours.

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Detr Cerlos:

Ycur letter of October 3 rer.c^ied roe duly,

an"! vfould h- ve b-en rnswered long £ro cvcept for the
prftj=^gi;re of ott er roatters^

I was vo'cy r^ltid thet ;'Cii \7".ro plonsed with the
photc^;rsphs of ycur lioune. T like them very r^.uch, 8S
thoy shew the pioturosquoneas of yT)ur home and surrciuid-

ires

Vy

Tou /jsko'"^ Mc for l^ photogrnph of myself. I did
not hcve any ir. 08i3fornir»» but ^m so>:ding you one here-

xrith*

We v/ere {^r^jotly .'iBrppoiuted tliat ycu and ycur

7;ifo were rot < hie to visit us- daring our stay c t I?^:?/-

nitas.

1q wore itte in comuir hoiae» and rerched here

during" the colde^^t spell cf wef t' er -ve have ever hrd
here in Dec—iiber. iTe f'^'^^d hll the rndi?>tors in our
hruse frozen polid. They brd to he cliiseled apart
a rA CG r r i e d 6 o vn c e 1 3 n r t v; o sect) c n ^, « t c t i r- • e » h nig-
inr -.ith ice — ^"324 c^ectiona in all. .^fter tl:e ice
hfiH ceen inelted cut, the iinhroTc^^n B-ctions of YErious
rf^diators i/Tr fitted to^^^ether and put in place es far

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as there roro or.ough cocfl sections, so thrt ^ve no-.7 h..vo
heat on the first floor, two rsdirtors on tlie second
floor, and one on the third. There is no -eterial out
cf ,/hich to construct sddUiontl radiators, and v/e can-
n.t buy any nev.' ones in ^eshington, owing ^o the fact
that the Govornm&nt has confiscated e/eryt^i^g of this
kind arailtble for ^he use of the neTv Govprmnent build-
ings and ojinps. yind the freight ser^rice is r-o congested
thst it mr,y tfike months to get nc / ones from Tittsburgh
or new York.' The result is tlu;t \,-£tor freeses in ne.t-rly
sll the rooms, end tl;e liighest tcini..fjrc.ture ?/o have been
eble to get in <iny room is 5o'^. ".'c bv/e V,-rnt in the
fireplaces all "-he ■v.od ve lisd on hcnd or .vere able to
tuy, anci hrve fnlj fnf^^h conl ^o Ir-.t citout three dsvs
more. ?Je h^ve orders in, of conrr?e, hut U is almost
impossible here nov/ to i^et either coal or xn^cd*

'"enaida litr^ returned from '^amhrid^^, ^'lore '^^.he
wiis helping Dorothy teke care cf her be by in the ebnonce
of her husband, who is in ch/3r<^^e of t'.e electric v;crk»
at the big luilitary cemp ct /yer, Mass.

vJe ell wjsh ./e ?7ere bGck in Dalifornie, vvliere
the cliccte is plocnant and the landscape beautiful.
Hero the country is covered /ith f-noi», and the themonetcr
has dropped to below zero nearly every night since oui
return.

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interesting drives - o^ to 3onoina Valley flb.re I
suocoeded in locating: one of tv^ few sur-.iving Indians
of th.t re£:ion; the other around ft. T.^ipaig, ^^^^^
hj way of Mjnzenita and Coyote Cmek \o Hg Lagoon,
and thence northward clon^ the coast to the Bolinas
Lagoon and back over the nevr grade up Bolinas ^idge and
down to Ffirfcx. Thi^., is o ^reat trip, and one which,
tho new to us, must be an old story to you.

Hopinp; U return to Cjilifomia much earlier
t!i:n 'usual in the spring, hoping to see you and your
v7ife at liEgunitas, and ./itb love to ycu both.

As over yours.

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January 3, If^lS

Mr. M. G* BeRman
Garibaldi

Oregon

Defcr 3ir:

T^oplying to your letter of November 16 just re-
ceived on my return from Oalifcrnie, would s^y thf:t I
should be £rlad to give you $3 for the sVuU of the Black
Bear you mention, in case it is b male in reascnr.bly
good condition. It may be sent by mail post free by
attcich-lng one cf the enclosed penalty envelopes to the
packacc, but it should be well vrrapped to prevent breakage
in trensit.

If you send it, please fill out the accompany-
ing tag vzith the locality irnd eoj^^roximate date of cap-
ture, and be sure to write ycur own name at the bottom.

Very truly y^urs,

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!^ostma5?ter

Sira thsonir-n h}stitiitioia

TTarliin^xton

Daor "ir:

The red stamp on the aooompe'njdng orvnlcpe
states thet I am not at the omithnoniin Ii^stitulion or
Nation' 1 Ivluroum.

I h£'/e "been a T^esoorch Associate in the 3inith.^
sonian for i grctit mcny ;. rirB, r.nd for the pest seven
or eirfht ycnrs have had an office on tlie f'irct floor
of the ifcl'loiif I ftluc;:':^ Mi^il l*^ft on my desk ct the
Kiisoum reaches me promptly,

"^ery !;nily yours.

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Melsor Doubleday
Oyster Bey

Lon^; Island
Kevv York

Dear Sir:

Enclosed is my checlc for $2.10 in oeyrr.cnt

for deferred snbscripticns for Tuting' ($1.5C) and

for *jill Outdcors* (60jz{), in £v"!cordance v^ith the

terms cf your circulcir,

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Jt w,.birr L .er t^^rv. expected ).T f„,,^ ,

sent bv von. Oi ^ <-^ f',«-» 'i . '•' j.s

adur: fensle. for -vlich I vdll ,,a;r ^14^, r,oLh cf the '"^
oiners nre. irrf:turc. f.r thone I h.^e cmclited your 2c-
toia!:t *1C e-d -tC res^.-ccti^^ely, .u)kicg in all 032. a
check Tcr /hlc!i uill •..:-, -.or.t . du iji th« nsrr futurf?.

"nei^rettir.T Vne dsl-r. tnl '.Oiui-r.- ll.at you .'dll
se'v-re iddiliorul C-i .sly ^"njUo for ;:r. i.;.-,-rt:.r^nIi;rl-'
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Mr. n^rold ". KcrrrcKcn
42 Linwood /venue
T^oltunbua
Ohio

Bofr '>ir:

flunk;; ff^r vcuT letter cf Deceni<cr 20 tcllir{T

me th.t /cu here a fii:e r'-jU cf the tig /Iss^'O Penin-
sulc "Bro n "BeEr, n.rs'ab >jyr.3, v/liich ycu cff^r to sand
for in^^p^c^^^^n. I shell he g^lnd if yen ^ill do 'his,
Siud -.ill TTu'Tce jou en offer for it after I see it* T
^^:ve t eounidnrrble nuinbor of hu>^e 55Tnilla of this
s^-^cles, Vat in Museum ^ork, e'^'ery cdditional s'-ull
holps.

Fl >c':go pit f pad of folded paper between the
jrws to ..revent bre^:!rn£e of teeth in transit, end ship
bj nx-re.-s. cherjres collect, addressed: ^\ -. Biolordcrl
lurvpy. ne;.t. cf \H'ri culture . Tas'dnfrton, D. c. riesRe
attach the r.cconipcnyinr: Irbcl to ^hs --l-nll so t\r.i there
m,'-y be no possible -icnbt rr^ to -hom it is from, as v/e
ere rocoivii,^ beer sr-uHs nr^rlj every (!ry.

ry latest .xiblicntion on 'feers is not yet cut
^Itho I corrected ...o proof several monfiin r.^o/ It i/
a tochracl r.-ork. and ,vill appear as :iort]-. 'norioan
?.una Mo. 41. published by the Bioloricrl Purvey.

"^ery truly yours.

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Tvl;y derr "Don rid:

7m;r Icttor of "^ecerrtb'-r 1 w-^s --^'itteK

recciYod lu.til iny -^r^r-ivf^il hero i yhrrt time ^^ ;;-^c

T v'< :5 :'^i;:d ' o rc^t your nK^thcr durin^* tiic ^ t^ri:-
p^er, but corrj to JidBR y^JUm Your ^-^ they^ "lud enc'.ur':i^ad
Xiie to '^;Hjieve U^t v<:u * ^^it make me. a little 'isit at

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LJgUiiitns. Some of thr^e daj^s I hope "-o drop in on you
end your ^icthcr i:^^ your P^^adcii^ hiine, but it was not
^rc.cLio--'*-ae lai^t Tuofitn.

It IB I cd ic 'no'^v that ycu have r-nde rach l^rre
:;olL^ct icn^^ of ^c. ^i'al3 aiid birds. I did not know that
you "i*ad j^one In'lo the I'lfjtter ^o exlenJ^Jveljo

"^L^ Lii^rouipodoos your friend secured ''or yea in
the l^Oi'lc^c -virion i-^ likely U he my !L cr^lifornicus, the
^.v^f^ i;f 'hio!-^ ^livr^ f-^rji\ '^': *:: TT'e- '^p\ley in ?Lr'^3 Coun:y.

II lil -^''c i:^ Tuc>» j^icasiTe ^c -<^r:d you a series
of 3'*"^ch of n^y '-rr-w;! ^.i.d "^m rd ^^'.^er^ 6:9 sti'T ^O'-^'Oir) "or

•^.-^.-.v-nvwr y yrur in ;uiry ^^hout t:he most likely L'on
or -^rnrif^l Hiejc^ratcs, ■•^oul';] "v: ;/ t rt \_.L' i. 'ould

Ic t-:oklp

)i^L.=v- ;i- uv\ tc>e i e '■v-ble, ^^ ke Js: nov^ -/oil ^^-Hrnced
in *^err^, "x.d :ic.s not sent e ?ny of ?n-^ sei^r^^Ttos " -;

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tU B^olo^^ic^l 3iar7ey; .:lsn Gerrit a. ililler, U.:^.
Netionel ix.seuin. nd Ji.i Hollister. Ifeticm] Vaoeicl

-.^ TK, [ ciSBUlTiG t^;^f --/-.• >.- ',ft *--.

luKotins^of the Piolo^ica Surv.;, on e.o.o.io .oclopy.
Tith kin(' ro^Yds: to your -.' thor £ud jrurself.

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Dear Mr. Grosvenor:

In looking; orer
my bacl ^..11 I fmd u letter from you
infciminij mo tha - ^ r„c„iber of the
"Tocrd of fenaf^ers I eir, entitl-^d to car-
tel. coi,lor- or tho Society's L.ublicrticns
f'^ornc- from ilVery Lmd; "^ook of Birdr5;
end .^r:.^ of thn ^Tcrld). T sh^ai >je
{-rl;^tly cMijjed if fclie-e may b^ ^icnt to
mj^ cfficr f ' ^.he rorthiHi'ber.l-ind.

:7iL m::n- thanks tnd ^eetiiigs
of the 8cr;3on.

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Washington, !)• C.

Januajry "7^ 1918

TTcodwerd i Lothrop
7ashington

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Dee:r 3irs: v

Some joars ago I purchased from you a liaiy.some

roller-top oak desk, which has £;iven entire satisfaction

except for the lock, ft intervfils you have sent o man to

re:ieir the lock, "but last spring when unable to open th«

desk, your man did not know how to remedy the trouble, and

in order to get it open at all, I wps obliged to take off

one of l]\S ei}d fastenings. The nrn ycu snnt here said he

would -rite to the maker of im des!^ ^nd find out how to

fix the lock, but he never returned.

The defective lock is a gre-^t nvnojchce^ as anyone
can oppn the desk. I shall be oblii^d if you will have it
put in rt ziT as enrly as prricticable.

The desk is rt ny office, /partrient 701, The
Ncrthiunberlcnd, Nov? Hampshire Av%and T 3t.

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. Ok&nagan L':nc1iri2

British ^olumbic

Cf-nada

Deer 3ir:

Ycur letter of Decemher PA Cc i.ie a fo?/ dcys afjo,
but no sVulls lr.beled es froin -(u hf^ve been received nirce
3e:t ember.

Yesterday -7^ received t^.7o rjkitHs labeled as coming

from IL Lishmon, cr.e a feinale Griszly fror. Mrrble Llouijtf in,

3huswap, collected Kay ISIS, the other c nale Black l^eer,

U^rsus c^ rlo 1 1 e e > f rom Grrhani Island, 'cllected /pril 1, IC'IG,

I htY^ bed no ccrrespondence v.ith li-hirirjn or fnyone elce

concerning these skullri. Ons of the other sk^alls from you

wfes Icbeled u. LI* T^illmott.

In cese j;cu ^ei:d ii« vzy '^kulls collected by others,

p]ec:r>8 do not fril to write your cm nrjno on the li:.bel c-md

on the packece, '^>o V^ot P-ey mnj be proporl;. entered jnd

p£;id for ct this end cf 'lie line.

In your letter of necemoer 34 you mention fihipping

an adult male uri'^.lj .-^ .11 to the jiolo^^icrl "^u^-vey, arid in

the srn»e letter say thr t cbcut fcur weeis previously yn-p sent

a female ^ri^.zlj kull, Neither of theBo ''.is been received
so fnr f\^ I c<.n leaim. Tliey p/y i>e ?till in cr^nsit, as tKe
rrilroadf^ Lre ' t ^.raserit v-^ry much overtaxed, irA 3hip^entB
are often .q-re^tly d-jl^yf^d*

"^ery tnily yvurc.
Kindly se^id ^ letter ith e^jch ship-
ment, giving' dr.te of "hipiK-ait snd con- ^

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Jenunry 11 » 1913

Mr. 'JLerles U. LloNeil
■^idgway

Oolorado

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Dear Sir:

Sino^ mj return from CDlifornia e fihort timB ego,
I hrve been trying to straichten out your account for
Bear akullSo I find no letter from you, bat a lettsr from
J. ])• Nordyke of Seldovia,doscribing a shipment of Besr
skulls made by him at your request September 2C, 1S17,
and asking ine to send returns to yuu addressed: Kamishak
3ay, via Seldovia. But S. /.. Preble of the Biclo^cal
Survey tells me that ho has just received word that yen
are at ?idgwfey. ^ClCiadOc I am therefore addressing this
letter accordingly, £nd ?5:iall be obliged if x-cu ^Till ''•t
me know at.c-n early date ./here you wish your check sent.
'The emount due you for the slulls in question is $87.

Are you ir tending to retura to /laska Peninsula
or to any other locality from vrhich you would be likely to
00 tain ?Aulls of Rears?

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Detr Mr, Grosvencr:

^''■r yrur ocyrtesy fu sending we e
peol'so-e of the bcoilots poblished
by the NrMci.i;l Ceojn-cphic Society.
I mr. ser.c-ir'i, them out '-.hero t)iey
will i^rcve interesting- and instruc-
tive, uud tl3o call {.ttention to
the ^t.g4 v.'oA you ere doir.{j for
tLe vcciaty.

7i th best wishes,

Very truly yt .irs.

Kr.^Gilbert H. Hrosvenor

''''''j^&i&tir^^ ^eog^^i^ic Society

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Kr. ^. I^ rf^nm

Chief /ccountrnt

Smith^^cnicn Institufcioc
7^:S:iiI^;:lon, \ '^.

Deer Kr. Adams:

, Herev/ith I f.m hondinr yru 17 vouchers
for beer s\ulls hb j^er acccr«penidnp; list, and I shall
be obliged if ycu '^vill >indly p\y ^ame from Tne HaiTi-
laan ?und«

7 cry truly yours.

E. it. Axe Is on

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ID. CO

2. 3. Bryant

30.00

i?. 11. "llase

4.00

li, Ohonbers

108,50

J. D. Cochran

15.00

Dr.- 7. VI, ncuucil

25.00

J, •', Itoryea

69.00

?, T?, ?ournie

97.00

•7c Iter '!. Gi-mble

17.00

Ccpt. J. P. Hutrick

35.00

J ohn J«>nes

25.00

Smest KirberKor

30.00

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Yakufc-t, /ilaska

3kull old mrle Hriszlj^^cata ^'J (ari^Cired)
t^ull rdult fo^8le^nl^in TJivor
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2 Skulls Black '^^ar- »" C^. v3, snd 1»

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Juneau, Alasi^f

1917

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Skull joung Gri:izly from Crlecier Park
Skull Grizzly from 3o. "^ork 71athead ?.i

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DeG,

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3 Skulls Jeunfj; Ursus ^cve

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31:ull ac!ult male Gri -zly from Fort Frederick
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3kull yg.ad mlo ^ t n it

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John Jonas

MoCerthy, /la ska

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1917
Dec,

Grizzly slculls

Skiill adult fsmele from Chitina Glacier
3kull old .'lale frcm Generk Elver

15 00

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1917

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Kake, Alaska

1917

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Oscar T. Lendry

Bella Coola, British 'Columbia. Canada

1917

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1 Tjcull * Killignoo ycimp-
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Skull adult r.enale frc. Kni^dson 3f,y
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Skull adult female from IHamia
SVull young mrle from Ilianna

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Dec.

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Mr. "/. Jl. i>aryea
Dut ton

Iliarana %y

Alaska ♦

Doer 3ir:

Tour letter of September 23 did not reach '.Taf^h-

ington until the middle of Iloyember, and I did not re-
turn from Ciilifomia until n slicrt tiine ai^^ so I have
only just been able to eXwrmine the skulls you sent. I
em very {^lad to hare the infornation you sent as to the
locclities .vhere the^^^e Berrs were killed, and have credited
ycur f:ocoimt for their. 0^9» a check for -vhich will be nailed
j^ou in a few days.

Te?), I shall be >villing to purc;iase J^uch 5?]rulls
of adult Grizalies and ^rown 3ears as you are 'ble lo
->cure during the coming season, provided each one is
lab-led ./ith the locality -here killed, and vdth your o/n
n-De £l:Arays written on the label. Additional labels are
sent you herewith.

Very t^nly ycurs.

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January 12, 1918
Dr. Tx. ??. Council
Ocrdcva

A la ska

Dear Dr.. Council;

Very many thanks for your letter of Decem-
ber 18 telling me about an un^jrovoked attack of a Grizzly
on a mm named Hirst. This certainly was a strange per-
formance, and I am very glad to know about it.

The skull of the nirle Gri.'^zly from Eremner ?iver,
which you were kind enough to send, reached us duly and a
check of $25 in pryment for sane v/lll be sent yoB within
a few days.

I am very scrty tliat the Indian who killed the
Bears on Hinchinbroci Island feiled tc bring you ^he ^^kulls,

even the taey were badly shot. I rm particularly rnxi ous

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to ol)tf.in skulls from :Iinchiubrook Island, rnd would ^p^
a fcir price for l^adly Asmaged ones. 3o if '-.e ever /roes
lj£dk to the island, I hope you mil im^resr. uncn '.im i;ac foot
that it -.Till 1>e worth his while to send in the rOculls '^ith
all the teeth he wm find that hcloac ••ith them. •

I should lilse 8lso to purchase Uie aVull cf the
^ele you mention fro. l^ontacue Island, end ..y other bears
that may be Idlled on tV.t island. In fact as ^^u ^.ow.

r> • ...1 -r c^i-iiTTq fi«» ncf'ible i.roTn
I tm anxious to c^t cs l^i^j ^i-x^^^j

ell iJarts of Alaska. ^^.^ ^^^^^ yours.

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Mr. Earl Hirst
Cj\xlkanf>

/.laelca

Derr Sir:

Dr. :.■. .:, Ocuncil of Cordova -writes i-e that

you liad a mixup vdth a Grizzly lar.t fcU. and that
the Betir hit you severely on the heed,

I £E much interorted in the ".ubject cf un-
provoked attacks hy hears, •■ ' ■' should fpj,>reciato the
fever if you -vould Vin-Uy write an account of this

affair.

lloping to hoar from yc u.

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" rkorville

British r?olmnbia
C&nada

Jonuery 12. 1910

Dee

er 3ir

On returning to ^n-'.hin^ton from rV-l-fornia. I
find tlie female Hri.ay ^-Tcull .hich you r>hiH.ed in Gctbber.
for v/hich I iin creditin^^ you ^5, n check 'or - -^ioh v.iii
he sert you in r few days.

I i:m ohlijjsd for yoia- story cf the oeptiire of
this bear, rnd rlso fc- . -' .fornisticn contributed by
your vife ::bout !.he reddish color of the mother cf the
cub sent lest fell.

/.bout the last of il-y you sent u-o the skull of
en adult female Grixzly end two cubs. T suppose these
were her ov'.ti cubs, were they not?

Yes, you mry send on the three p;!'u11s you men-
txon 0*" Black Tiears, althc as you know, I do not core

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much for Slacks and they are not worth much money.

7ery truly jours.

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Jenuary 12, 1918

Hr. P. "• ?oumle
Iloonah

Alaska

I)e?T 3ir:

,-e hrve received from you IC sk-uHs of Bears -

9 Grizzlies ar,d one mack - but no lotter. ?or these

skulls I h.ve credited you $97. a check for v/hich 'vill

be sent you in a few days.

In future v/hen you send skulls, please write a
letter with e^ch s' ipr.ent. giving the date of rhipmf>nt
v.ni tellin- how ru ny nkulls you are sending.

Yory truly yours.

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Fr. Oscer T. Lendry
Bel].s OogIs

British '^olianbia

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De&r '^ir:

Your letters cf October 13. TTovember 2. and Dece--

ber 13 arc l>efore me. 'nd the t..o hecr skulls shipped by
ycu Cotoler 13. end the- .m shipped Hcrember 2 (three in all)
have arrived in good condition, for ./>ach I r.m cblierei.
Owiiir to illnosr, 1- w«5 ibout oix vroeks^in retnirang
fomia, •once my delsy in roplying.

3ince my arrival I have made a careful soerch of
the records iu lie ^^pe Of tr?«i>Lr ''"'^ ^^^^t ..Ml s'appcd
'0. ycu >.c6irwer 0, 191o. I fJnd the record cf ^he Doraitior.
sl'press 'lompeny {transmitted by Ccttrell^ correct, three
boies of be(.r s^.ulls shipped by Cottrell from T.ncouTor
Iiavine been received in tins city en the foncwins dates.
December 2C. 1916. Janaiary IS. 1917. and Janus ry 27. If 17.
The box shipped or Jf-nuary 19 however, 'm-s not fror. you
but from T. ". John-;or, md contfined three Crizdy -.Vulls
from Jerris Tiilet. ""h^a leaves t-vo shipmcr.tr, rec^jivRd from
you. the one on >;ooTr')or 20. piid the one or\ Jnnnary 27. ?ho
latter cor.trirod t>7C "rrif.sly sVulls fro^- 't).arkc (an ndv.";:
female and n ycorg rii«le>, "or nldch you were pfid *?" ir.
January 1917. "^ e Ifst r.'aill. the one trhicU reachtd tMs

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city Decarber 20. seens to Laro disa. peered at this end
of the line, as it not only never reached me at the ^-usoum,
63 I wrote you a year age. but it does not appear in the
Museum records or in the Biological lurvey prclirtinary cate-
logue in which all sVulls are ent.^red as aoou as received,
rfowever. since the box presmr^.bly contnin% this skull,
did actually arrive in Jashington. I hrve decided to credit
your account .ith $18 for it.

70T the tT70 skulls free ?8llio liver, 1 hfve
credited ycu $22 fcT the ncle and ';;15 for the female; ;>nd
for the rine old .male from ^^ta* ^ells Oocla. Icilled
October 25 lji(;t, :Z5; naUu^ in all vCO. a chect for vhich
will be sent you in the nenr future,

Thr.nlc<? for the photo^^r':';-. "'hoTinf; ypursolf .ith
silver fcx. I r.m jlsd to br.ve t!'...

I shall be glfd to purchase t ny additional CTi-i-iSly
skulls fchct ycu arc? eblo to secure.

Tery truly yr,-;;rs. *

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Ilr. ^. H. rase
Junes u

"l«?.ks

Dear 'jir:

O'diif; to illness I hr.ve only recently rntumed
from Ct-'lifcrnia, "hich explrina deley in writing.

The sl-ull you sent lae froia Eagle yjiver, labeled
Brown Bpf.r. is t'lrt of a "Blf:ck Bear, tho i-t vty h;.ve boen
in bro-.--n p^^lage. I t-n sllo-'diip: you *4 for it» e check
fuf '.''l^l-?^ ■•■n.ll be sent ycu shcrtly.

Very '.TClj jrurr,

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Mr. E. Cly-iTiljers

Champagne Irndin{^

Canada

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Dear Sir:

On retuminc from Cf.lifomia I find 8 Gri ,3ly
sTniTls, eind 1 nlcull of a she KL^jck B'-or, received from
ycu durii^/j my absence, but I do net find anj letfrer
frcn you, Thich is unfrrtunrte. ^or the shillf? I hnve
credited ycia 'M08.5C, c choclr for v.hich will he r.ert
you sliortly.

In future J Bhrll he rrreotly o-h'iryJ, if you
will \3ndly write a letter st t^e tir^e of nach abip'oi^t,
giving UiP, date of £!;ipra(^nt. r.me of exurr^s or . thsr
transportation company, and coiitents of v^cncVcfre. Te p.re
con?tintly receiviric cc Tr»Miy bear skulls tort it is diffi-
cult to Iccop trf.ck of tliem unless ;ye rr.ceivc full in^^orifia-

lien ..ith each shipment*

Very truly y urs.

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Deer Sir:

ThrnV^ fcr Ihe f-^-iale Cri-.zly ^Toill from heed of
TUsling '^iVer, r.hich reacliod us in ecod cocditicn, and
for -Mch 1 r-n crediting: yc'ur account ^15. /. checV. for
this amount vill ba-wiled to you shortly.

I trust ycu rnccived c chec>: of v26 sent ycu in
nepteTnVr for the tv;o sVulls i;r8\n ourily nhi oed.

I 3h. 11 'be >lad to roceiTe rny ariaiticnri rTiills
of Hri ;y.lies .vhich you cro r.'blc to olotic^n*

"7erji' truly yoirrs.

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ilicmna
/ilasira

Deer 3ir:

January 12, 1918

Tour mtter of Tctcber 10. announcing tV.t you .ere
sending three Bear Bkulls. can,e duly, .nd three boxes of
skulls from you. shipped via 3eldovia. rrrived .bout fhe
middle of November. Instead of tjajgg r-.Jculls. licvzevor, the
box contained five, end the Irbels attached to the skulls
do not acree r;ith the date in your le'tter. Tou say that
all throe of the Bears wore killed on the h^dwj.ters of
Ilionma '^iver, but not one of the skulls is so l.s\,eled.
Cne is 1,-beled frcK Knutson 13£iy, one froK Big- Mcunttiin, find
the other three simply Iliemna. How do ycu acccunt frr the
discrepency?

Oho mile is Iclieled as killed "by Yatko '^•acliar,
September 3C, lb^l7, ot Ilif-mns. vc ,^ r^BC*roer vhere this
bear wkr killed?

Per the five skulls received, T have credited your
account *70, a check for 7?hich 'vill be sect you in v fevr dcvs.

In reply to yrur in<itury, vould say thet I will t.';ke
s^'itionrl Gri izly end Bi£j Prorm ^er slul'r from you, pro-
vided ycu Irhel erch one crre fully v/ith the Iccuility vhere
killed, CDd write a letter with each shipment, stctin^^ date
and contents of shi^nent.

Tory truly yours.

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January 14, 1918

f .

Mr. ?^. M. Axelson
lekutat

Alaska

Derr Sir:

The four Drizzly end three "Black Beer skulls

phi^.ped by you c'bout the middle of October, arrived in

due cour?e, end I rm p-lcd to hrve toom, particularly the

Grizzlies, "^or them I ha^e credited y^ur account v87,

a check for which will be sent ycu shortly.

I J'T!! ^lad to have the infonaation ycu conti^ibute

concerning the history of the badly deFiaced skull of the

old n^le from the north side ( f the bey.

Yery truly yours »

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Mr. Salter ^ Gamble
Tenatee

/4n8ka

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^ The two beor sVuHs shipped b, ^o« on Nov^... a
have arrived, but 1 h. ve b.d no letter f ran ^ou. >or
those .kulls I h.ve credited you $12 for the fen^ie and
tS for the cub. m^ki^c ^7. a checlr for vhich v/ill be •
sent you in e few days.

In case you send skulls in future, please write
»e a letter with each shipment, stating date of 3hip„,ent
and number of skulls sort.

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January 14 » 1913

Gapt. J. !• iiabrick
'^ McCfcrthy

r w. '^j 1 i f omia I find t'O ^^^
.'^ns .hipped by you end r.coived in lTo.e«T,er - a fe^le
frorr. '^hitina Gl.cier. .nd a male fro. Generic -iver. I hrve

;»,. A ....«r,f ^-IS for the female and ^20 for the

credited your ecccunt v-i^ jor ti"

1 V -^-^r, „ c^eck fo^ v'hich -Till Tje s«nt you in 8

mele, mrkinf: s«^^» ^ cnecK lu. •

few days.

The ferrule from Ohitina r,l,;c5er is e. ari.^ly. and

is not in rny .^.y r.l.ted to the Hlacier Bear or the Kermode
Bear, both cf .hich ere forms of the Black 5ear.

TTeplyicj to your inquiry, -^ould st^te th^t mj -^evie-v
of the Big Eecrs is fbout to he puhlislied hy the Biol-uic^l
Purvey. I she U tike i^leesure in sendine ycu a copy as soon
t3 cut» This hoT7ever is only & tsCnicf 1 report. Ky l£r/^
woi-k on the Berra 'ill not he published for sorne time to come.

7ety truly yours.

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J^muarj 12. 1918

Mr. John Jonas

Living ton
Montana

Deer oir:

On returning to Washington I find th© nkuiio of
the t'70 Grizzlies shipped by you October 24.— a cub and
8 nearly fully n;rown mrle. ?or these I h£.ve credited
your account $25, a check for which will be sent you

shortly.

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January 12, T913

Kr. H. Moses
Box 182

Juneeu

Deer 3ir;

On rotumir^ from Calif ornie I find yonr letters
of Kcvember 18, Ilovembor 20. and Ttecftwbf r 12, relating to
shipinents of Befir skuHs. ^e received the mcla fron ^rtlett
Bay shi.,ped I^ovomber 18, end the 9 sbills shi-^ed November
28, but the four shipped on TV^cenber 12 have not jet arrived.
^Qv the 10 skuUs received I h:ve credited your account n39,
a check for vhich yill Le ridled you in a few deyc^

You monMon 3t rtlett ^y as neer Lituya 5fcy. The
only Bcrtlett TVy kro.c to me is on the east side of Glacier
^y, south of ruir ^.Ir.cier. Is there any other?

7e77 tmly yc urs.

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January 12, 1918

Mr. Ernest Kirberger
Kake

Alaslca

Deer Sir:

On retumin^; fro?) California I find the skull
of a femele Grizzly and three cubs from /dmirslty Island
labeled as collected in lity 1917 by you, but I find no
letter about them. I hrve credited your accrunt %5
for the female, and $5 each for the three cubs, mrking
$30 in all, a check for v/hich vill be sent ycu shortly.

In future please Trite a letter ^itli each ship-
ment, stating date and contents of '^hipmont.so that there
may be riC confusion tit this end of the line*

Teiy truly ycitrs.

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Kr. 1. H- Sprulding
Hev/k Inlet

Alaska

Deer 31 r:

/l)cut the «n<^ o^ ITovember we received two bear

skulls from irou — 8 ycung mr le from Chichegof Island,
for vhich I h?ve credited you !^, p.nd e fomsle frora
AdmiTClty Islend, for vhich I "/ill p^ire you ^^IS^ meking
in all 4521, f check for vhich v/ill he sent you in a few
days.

Very truly yours.

<S.^>M»^

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Lyons

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Hepl^iTvr: to jcor lettw of «»• 81^ l- »•%..
woaia 3aj tiiat »«• ;nr*.a«at iMT«!r««s of ?hirl«« T^olil** is
lizteenth orf febster "treats, -iwhlrstoa, 1. %

"^^l^inc to jrvT f«rth»T In ;;ii«y: * dw TWNgM*!
''urvey 'ics pa'o Ith^A seTcral naalKrs cf 5<!t\Ii .'srrlaMS
Pauna relating to eziflcmticic if^ rlvBkz. ^misl; «
Eirls rndl Lirds. jozae of t!.ose are out of ^rin%i
am still ETTilaM^ for i!i3trfbit!oa mj Im ba4 l^f b4^
dressing T^ '• TelecD, Qhittf » T.v* lAolc^iOBl '^urr^y^
Dejgt* of A^ic-utura^ chin citj»

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£;'0, ani Tfi i/t*re r-lad thtt y'^n did rn^t ftll^ ?t I* jmw^
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tc jot, una still htrtfir to ' ». It S4»«i« to ^re^itt

n&ialj of aolH rrel-, <i«d th» csV« cad cliaktrs •««■ to

in %id> "tb* coel p«t l«*« the fLr:*fl«,

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»l ruBf^ on thft (prownl aoer cf ;« TAtlefsl ^ ..^n.

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»'< I L'To iM,t ;et fiDiahod c^ocHrv- the.. '=eii^ Jh^* a,»
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"vmt Tor lim !jeatte ^eiarittM oq puteij Affairs* ^e is
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Dear 3ir: *^> -^i

Your rrticxe en i^ -xj if jr — — ^
published in tne .Gregcu ^^rt»..u. fcr f,AX. W. ;-l

the volves M:d e^i of th^t regiwi. > r>^ »«»• *' •^

•wives lu.ye leer. HU.« in the 3^uth^ CetK.a-* •r
for th.-t i«>tcer any. here iL soxitbcrB Crescn in r-e r.t

years? .

t lu^re n-^«- «»«« fT>le Ic cbtein the »V«11 cf

e Cr^nuine -elf ft? ^istircuisbea from the l)i6 «' 'io**'^*'
coyote) frcn 'Vlifomii or -cuthem rY^Jfyn. sad ** ■<«*

anxious to secure one*

JSny inforrwtion ycu cm coutri'br.te on thle

subject "ill \e tli£nkfully roc^^iTed.

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Miss &iT;aerite Schneider
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Tour request for in forntt ton
• oont the ISamr-.r. Indiana o<no ^rhiie i w*-. stm in

Qfelifemi*. How tb.t I em beck in Ton' in^ton for 'bo
winter, I teke pleesure in aendinc jou a couple of
^blicftions cf nine relating m; inly %o these i«di.--..

I htve clso |»ublished a hr-ok of myths
collected by ne froo seTercl of the Tewar. tribes. The
book is entitled 'The lawn of the Torld, Wyths end
"eird TpIos ""old by the Iiewcn Indians of Ctlifomie'.
It vjT.s published by the ,', 2. f?lai4 Oompcny, JJloTeland,
Chio, \^\0m I lo net knoTT of any ether \Tot§cs on the
snbjoct.

17ith Lest vishew,

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obliged for y.ur courteous ro^ut^nt for mrna»cri.>t roktUs

to wentem tmral. tut f-'r I .lu^ll net '.sr. .Bjf.lBg t>u.t

wnid te of interest 'c -ca !n thfi rear future, as -^ tiaa

ct .r'^sent is aliDcrt -htll^ cc'cTJ^ied in technicf-1 -.'Oit.

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3ir:

iBflyin^v 'G /rur letter of Decemr.er 5^ chich
fiXTiveA before vj return from '^rlifomia, ^ould sry
that '-^hile there are t nuirfber of publics t ions on glomes
tieated cp%9 tind ^ogs. I t'o not kno>r v^ioh lo f.:>A most
recent and most authentic. If you are particularly in-
terested in tV5p, ERtter, I rfoaV- edviso vou to xrrite
the ^hief of the ^reau of /niMl Industry, T)ept. of
Agriculture. Tashinston. T5. r,. e'llcins fcr the informn-

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'Few TorV E'/eniTir^ Joiirnfil

?epl/in{j to yrxiT letter of thm 3rrt inst., ^niild
say tVt jo\i have ^y per-i=^-i<^n to reprint the illustre*
tion eiid littJ<» myth pullished '>y ne In the Vaericrn I!u-
seud Joumtl'for Decem'}er«

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found jour letter clet^d oe^temher 17, but it did not reaoh
the T^ioloiiiCiil 2-i^Bv unci! ICcyccbor 14* The tc^n nh5pr.ents
of Lear skulls ii:ar»1 icned -^ one from Oli, rles LcNc-il, f.he
other from ?. v. :)cTyec — iirri^ed safely, .?nd ^^i-ve Ipen
ctt -cded 'jc, - *

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Prof. I, ?. Lyon

Universily of Mnnescte
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On looking over the sc-cumulsted .numbers of
'Science' since my return from r^rlifornif., I find your
article en Bsdirtcr H-midifiers. I rer.d this ;irticle
with ea<^rr,oss. but w. s ..^oatiy ^isr ^.pointed at your
conclusion th. t «11 cf the radiators tested -'ore practi-
cally -.crthlesa." For yc-ars I ^.ve l.^en in the Lhit
of evtporstinfj -.cicr fror. lent' .vns on the rf:dir.tors.
but hcve no7er le^n .hie to produce enough moisture in
the i tmcsyhere to .=»how on a psychrometer.

-^ i line air in office rooras affects

r xjr, cimon£> o.her tiangs prcducinrr a

dryness of Uie becks of the b-mU^ cn^ •

'^^ Honat.; and in our Hatiorrl

^•Iiisoum the dryness in connection ^v^ ^h f

. onneciion wi ,h tomperature changes

results an crsckine and brrakin- M^ f .-i ^

o -Ju ©rrc^kin^ J-e teeth of the liirpe

c^'rnixrores, e<?;.eci/ Uy ears Tc f .

Vory truly yrurs.

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January 15, 1S18

Dr. Arthur L. Day
Home secretary

Ifetional /cademy of 3ciences
omitsonian Institution
.7es':ir£ton, T^. ^. '

Dear Dr. Day:

■Referrin-j to your Circular Letter of Decem-
ber 17. requestinp; members of the National Academy to
subscribe for the ^Proceedings ^ I enclose herewith my
check of $5 in payment for my subscription.

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7?epljinr to year letter of the 12th inst. ,

cv)xicovnirx£ the nc-inoe of corti^in fortiires on or neer the

/.peche Trtil n rizono, vmuld 3ay thf.t I (^uite sPT^e with

Dr. iiod£;e cojicorning the five riaii.es mentioned "by himt altho

I do r t t feel 30 atrcn/^ly as he does as to the ineppropriete-

ness 6f the ii£:nes Totonteac and Towers of Cioola.

IxiL^smuoh cs the Beard refuses tc ase diacritical
rii£irks, it is im^^ossible to write the word yi7or: ir: the tniG
Kexic^n ^'orm, 1 therefore prefer Pinxon ls in CA.nyon*

Hcd^e is cortr. inly right c.s tc the perk in the
oierre Arohs. It should he Kahche — not hy tny means
Kfitchez.

It is a rreat pity, as I have remarked ?.o m^E^ny tires
in PiTT-ilar cases, t'oat ^^erscns proposire ne^ ppyres for geo-
graphic features, fai to take the trouble to secure froa
Indians cf the roinon, the present Indian names. In the
case cf the ^pac?.^ Trail, this would not be difficult.

l^ eye ]w.s just cau,:;ht -yhat seeir.s to ne a most ex-
trr;crdinary tiling, ft tho bottcn of tl.e first column of

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del T(?mpore^ is sir ted to be a "hill running into
Hcosevelt Glacier, Arizona." TThcever he;:rcl of s ;V-lacier
in /risona? Is this not & r,lip for 3one othor word?

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vvhi:;li I ave ju-'t received. Ploese send ine the
folio;. i K "book torothor ^7it!i till for same.

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On my return to 7^'t^.iarin:ton recently,! J*cund the

nri%;!ly sloill yen w^re Idrd oriCujJi to ^.end tr> the Tliolc^dcrl

Purvey on TTovnTn'ber 19. It is 8 f ev^cle , rot ';^^nte adult —

apparently in the fourth 3'ecr. 3 pcon J?n T . .-"Mc to cltv^r

up v'ork thrt eccuinulrtGd duririoj ny atsoriCe, T will coTnj;r.rG

it -vith tVie other sVulls In our collecti •...• ". ; ncrthTTO'^^trrri

Britirh ^oliinb^a. ?Le locnli i:y you Jencrioc ./r/ald hrih^ it

in the M-hlin region, I thiijlr*

Thinking vou for y^>ur c .urtcry in the rnrtter,

"^ory truly ^J^-'rz^

January 15, 1918

Ur.

Vf. J. llorden

ncntinentc:! i Coa^ieroial "^-ink "Hldg.

Illincis

My dear Sir:

Owinr to illness snd oonseuuent pilim- -an of
wort, I -^ar grectly delayed in getting awf^y from 'Jalifornia,
and hnve only recently arrived*

I. have your letter kindly offering to v«end ine
the sb;ill of ycur old female nri'izly,if not needed by K^ar^c.
troyd. 1 think he is novr using duinri2r ?kulls,7.'iiich are miich
hetter than the ori{Tinsls to mount in skins and ru^, f'^r
the rear on that nrtificirl troth are Fiuch mere permanent,
and do not crack like bears* teeth. I s;hould like very ruch
to secure your rbjll for the TIaticnal MuFJeum collection if

practicable o

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V/illiam H. Gheesiann

Editor, Biological ^wrrey

Deer Hr. ClieesTnan:

LIc:ny thnnks for tlie r:l)rid£;ed IQl'^ Postal
Guide, ;vhich arrived this moiTxing* It is jirst whrt ve wnnt.

About tho 3er^r P:una: lince it friled to rppear in
1^17, you 'vill of c« uine see that the date of ;jublication
is corrected to ltl6» so thtit we ^viil not suffer the oiium
of antedating (Inscriptions of nev/ species.

If you learn anything nz to the probcble date of
the ?auna's appearance, I ??hall to obliged if you v^i '.1 kindly
let me know.

Very '.ruly your?:.

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Dear Dr. CTrinnell:

Very many thanks for your letter of the
8th ins t. J calling my attention to the note in the October

Orei£on ^portsmar^ just received, on the subject of the
little Bear from the Oregon lava-beds, and suggesting the
desirability of early publication. Just now I am checking
up and carding the Bear skulls — more th£:n 200 in number -
that came in during ny ebsencet but rail try to get at the
little Sear as early as practicable.

7ith kindest regards, and thanks for your thought-

fulness in ^-he matter,

V^ry truly yrurs.

Dr. Joseph Grlni'ell

Museum i.f V^^rtebrate "oology
Berkeley

Galifornia

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Ool. J. /. McGuire

Editor, Outdcor ^f-^
Denver

Colorado

Deer Oclonol LIcGi^ire.

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The Janufiry iiuaber of Outdoor Life
recontly received, prompts yne to drop ^cu e liije.

Tiie new l^rge page srid the l)etter quality of paper,
neke the illustrstion? much more attractive, but I confess
tlist the sneller page is rcuch mor* ccnvenient for filing.
Bat this is uot v/hc t I sot out to write >j].. oat « Thf
reliability of your Jouma is what huB elwrys .n..,pef;le4 to
me. Therefore I c&„nct avoid c snudder •.iisn irsy eye spcts
the alle^jed phctogrcph of leaping sf>lmon on ^Bpe -13, Tiie
bifj fellow in the foreground iiust teve been a man-eating
shark woighing at least SCO pounls.

'.leignnd's article on ident.ifyin>'- bears ido.45-46>
mijlit hcve been well ono^it^h norae y«f rs tgo. but to sry the
least in misleedijig in -rien of our oroseiit '-r.crlodgs of
tlie Bi£, !V^ars of .'i-sTica.

And Teirplo'E int-ro-nUrig- Tetter on tlte .I'-me of
L'exico '^jp. 45-47) contains oo.ne funny statements, r? for
insttnce when ho exprensea the belief thet one of tie deer
of t'le "^Jierrs fedre rxid ^inaloa i?. the r-olwribien aaaktail.
•'s tc the animal hft calls Perro del '^jua, and which

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he says hos the hrbits of en Ottgr, !^. '• Goldman cf the
Bicl0£;ic6l ourvey, .vlio hss spent 16 or ncre years in L^exico
collecting mainmals btA oirds, f^ays that it undoubtedly is
the Otter.

The \loocpuyu BF't'of 3outh /iinerica, ^»hich he sug-
gests may be the r-nimol in question, is of ccurse the Ccypu,
soEietirnoB called Tucctuco, an inhabitant of western lonth
/juerica from Chile and Peru scuthvverd, and cannot by cny
poseibility be the Mexior^n animclt

This letter is not intended for jjublication, but
merely to call attention to certfjin types of errors which are
of common occuirence in American iriigazines devoted to hunting
and fish?ng» Outdoor Life> on acco-jint of its reliability,
and the litr{je number of honest accounts of hunting r/hich you
have b3<^n able to gsther, oor.tc'ius more neat from the stand-
point -f nv ?/ork on I!:^rth American irjiTrr^als than ^iny other

na.i^xine.

''ith best "wishes.

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Dear Sir;

I shell be out of cord, appareritlj? in ebout p Wf-ok,
and sluill bo veiy much obli£;ed if you will deliver tr/o tons
of white ash stove cocl at your convonience.

T)-e cofj la-t delivered is different from my ^©
have ever had, consistinjj Jar^ely of a slaty and ptoDj
material vhich turns out quickly, pxid clogf. up the furnace.
so thr.t tho consumption appears to be about double the jiomu^l.
I do not j^uppcse that you c^.n help this, end arrme thni vi^
should be thankful for cinythin^ in the coal line tlie t will
bum in cur furnaces.

It mi^ht bo .veil '.o r:-nl?:^n again thcjt we have n
coal chute leadir^; into che bin from .he ?flroline Icreet side
of the house, so thr t if it is prrcticfble to ?end s chute
wa^D, ^he dDlivor 13 ruch r^inirlified^

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Dear Sir:

2naloii^;u ^^^.lise finai:.y ^heck for
$i.li> in paj^^ent for a crcvy zC CLirk ^ir^ier'n T?:^
A-ierio.^: I--i^:. r.o be seM me at 1910 Sixteenth
Stroet. Wash iiv;t en, D.C;.

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3iiice writing you a fotr dsys n^ro I hrve heen loolc-

ins over the 'oosr s^-ulls received fron you during the time

I -Is in P,aifornia last .uramer cud fall, '^vo of the.e 1

find h^=ve no 1; T^els. One is a younr r-lc;!! received July 25.

and therefore prch^hly r.hipped lete in June or early in July.

It cr.ne in the sr.ro shipment ^ith tv;o fine males, ere from

Klusne ^vsr, the other fron, '^hrm^.f^e , hcth killed in

Cctohor. 1915. To ycu remonhrr "hem the snrll nXnill in

this lot was Villed?

The other is a young .Tialc received in -fr.hington

Novemher 16, and prchahly shipped by you in Octoher. The
hack part of the hase of tho rln:]l had boon cut out. It
cai.e in the B...>e shipment with the sl.alb f rom T).,.edee8h
Lake.ftB4 Dal ton House, Kiuane. end Ohmpagne.

I should he sl£d to \n<>a if you are sure of the
localities where the.e t.o hears v^ere killed. In future
please be very orreful to label .ach s'^11 v-ith the locality
where killed*

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Derr 3ir:

Dr. nharles !). Vfelcctt, "Secretary of the '^Jnith-

sonirn Institution, has for.^r.rclerl r.e y^ur Tntter rf the

5th ii:f;t.

I iim g1«;! to VncTV thf t you htvp -r runoer of bIuIIs
of l.errs on hcnd, rnd thft ycu p.re in p i^osition to secure
others. But you lo not sry wuethGr ycur berrs ara blpcte
or f^rizzlies. -^kulls of hlcck oecrs are rorth only *2 or ^3
apiece, vhile ^aiTls of rdult rrrii^alies are v.'crth no to ^5
erxh. rnd in ^jonie crsr? morn. M the?;o rf t.3S ^ "1:1 be glsd
to i^urcliESe sll the berr skuTls y-fi mm 'nt-vo on h;==id or can
obtain during the conins season, provided erch one is labeled
for the locc:lity where killed, Uie approxiri:te date, and if

ki.o-.vn, '.he sex flso.

Tour o-n niime «hculd be written on eaci label, end

£lso on the If/o^a on the outside of the box or /aclroce, so
that there in: y l.e iio question fp to ■•heir, tlie sHprnont is froE,
es we are continually roceivinc batches cf sku'ls ~ soineti;nes
without sufficient Identificstion.

If you ere near m expresr. cfi"io©» it is best to
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office is not accessible, they mr.y be sent by pf.rcel prst.
They should be addressed: JU-^r Biolo.rrjcal Hurv-ey. "ept.
of Agricialturo, 'ashingtcn, 1. ".

Skulls should be securely -/rRpped to prevent breek-
s^^, in trcnsit. In case the nkulln hr.ve been cleaned enou^^
to separate the jaws, it is a c<oi pl<^-n ^'^ pl^«^ « i^'^^ '^
folded newspaper or some other soft nubstrnce between the
roW of teeth, as bears' teeth .re ezceedingly brittle, rnd

often brerk in transit.

some tecs for Inbelinc .>l^ulls are sent jon herewith

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Dear Vx. Bryant:

Thankc for yorr note of the 9th inst. No.
I am far too busy to write anytliing popular on the little
Boar from the lave beds of Oi-egon. Thus far I hate not been
able even to fine out if it has r^ny technicrl characters.

The task of checking up and paying for the SCO
skulls of l^rrr- tlict came in during my absence is a good
defil of a job, and until finished I shall not be able even
to make the cranial cQm|»arisons I in so anxious to get at.

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J* Maurv Dove Co.

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Dear 'lirs:

Thenks for ^rcur letter of even drte, respecting
my order for coal. In £:Gcord£.nce vith your request I
have filled out the acoomj>anying blcnlr, ?:nd -rm returning
Ihe stme to ycu herewith in c sejparsto envplope.

TThat I would like to l^now is wliat pirn you v/ich
me to pursue in order to oltsin oorl sr re.<iaired, /ith the
least inconvenience to Loth ycu nnd nyself. If it is
necessary to fill cne of there blanks ecch time, I sh; 11
le cblifjed if you will send ne tliroc or fctir# /nd if it
is necessory to send the request to ycu at rny pr-rticrlpr
number of cleys before the cosl ^ill be uf^ed up, T should
like to be cdvised of this nlso.

I wrc'te you from .•". Ufomi*i on fovember 13, filing
an order for IC tons of ccal, to b^ dnli"^ red iu install-
ments of 2 tons each £:t your convenience, but m'der pr^^sent
conditions I r>m net nnre thet tM.® ^nioizntr^ to anything.

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Dear GK:

Hiordnn ^-rtiole in ^:ie -^^li^^ing end '■.^ontif^c 't^bs\ r nor>j

of :v-ri.ch oame ^4 t^.-uplo f^f drvs *»r^* llpd it :iot ' • cQ fc

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your crrd J ^/ould Jicv,! chucked tho tlvir:f i*" 1-0 wr-.rto-uc^knt ,
ns not hi p11 iy^ jnv line*

'^e j^j::ck£2;o of tclephcna bill?? you sent arriTod r.!'.,
and T viil attend ^o the nrttor m c t>.v; r»aj5^*

We ^rs diiirf.-.pointcd in the \ax!ttGr of tlv'^ rrii'-torr..
^iv^, of I'.o six: mentioned in ^v l^:'^^t latter hrvo T>j::en brcurht
into the h'use, but are not vet pieced; whilo Ihe "big cue for
yoiir study still rf^posns on n7;r Ir^vn, t'-^^ ^uen 'ho or^i.e Ic
move it • oi;y; u:iable to c^rry it, 'Thr- worVrf^r fire ^c Voi:/
en other jobs t]:<at the:- yivG not yet rcturrod to our hcur>Q«

?he cool femine 3' ill contii-uog, i.T;d hr^': ;^''o\'^ri rnuch
uorse, er ycu incy h^vs Ti^^^iced frcia IL'^ j^:'^'f>rs. M*^ t:.r
stores rnd vcrioup- other -.lacer. cf brnircns, ''-^h "^v- the
National C^eogrrphlc Hoci ?::y^s u^ildirif^, nr-- closed "by ordor
of the ?uel i:dmini?!tr£:tcr. ':^c io L^ve no irtformct^on ^r fo
whether or noc /e c^rf? to roccire anothe-^ tri; toiis of conl
when cur nrof^ent supply is i^^m — it ./ill la^t tihcut rivft
t5£*ys more.

All well e^ -ho hcufto.

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vToshinr^ton

De. r '^ir:

I shall ho £;,Tc<:itly oblige'S if you can Bend ne the
foUo^^inp puhli cations, announced in y-ur Lis- 116. rlrted

Cctoher 1, T^l?:

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Dear Kr* Grosvenor:

Tour le'tor of yesterday, tr?.nsmitting^

Edmund Heller* s 'narrating and mammal report, covering his

work in Peru, was lianded ne by ^*eller this r.orningo I

h£.ve retd a {jood deal of it. an(?. scanned prr.otically all

of it, and arree v;ith you that the matter is of much

interest and oucht to l)e publishedc It is fu original

contribution to kno^^ledge of no little value, a-id irost

of it is \Yell written. I feel that itn publication vould

be a credit to the Society, ^lerticularly r;iiice it reports

v/ork ^one at the expense of the '^ocietyo

The Tiujnuscript is hor«^5 tU returned through L'r.

Heller.

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Wajcr \ M. Mershdl

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Dear i;::jor tiarshsll:

Thcnks for tbe tv/o edditionrl copies cf
th. Inverness .heet roceived . few days c^p. I hove' f rann-
ferrod to one cf these a few corrections and .dditic.s vhich
I was .ble to ..ke before leavi^. -aifomla, .ud .. return-
ine- the sr.ne to jci; here ,• 1th.

I rei^rot that owing to illnsss I x.t., not ^ble to do
th? vork sooD.r. .rd tl.at it was imi,^ossible for -ne Ic finish
the jrt. If it ir. i-K-t tco L-te wi^nn 1 rsi-iirn to 'J-WfovnU
in the .pri... T .shai hs ^lad to tcke it up r.,,.ia ..d ,cm-

piste- the tffslc !^o ''pr j-" ii-rs'f»- i/--.Vi1^. «_

tr -.., vr-cCii. Coble. 1.3 jou arc porsoriolly

fr.irn.;,r yen pr.rt cf the cround. yo.i ill appreciate th.t
it is a .-ocj deal cf s joh in the present condition of -a,
roedn tc corer th.. -oii.-t -eyes leninPulf.. rnd vi-'t f.he
^frious rrroh'^fn in ordor to get tV corrr-l- i^.^t

I heve rec.oM.l-j seen rnf.ronce to a 1i:n Ju-n -^u.
tista meet, of r/hioh r-o co-v hrs rerohed .'-> y- ^ •• u,
I Shall be oblif^a if yea c.n .end .e two coplc -. one for
my TanLia^ton office, the ^ther for field -o In Cllfomic.

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Dear Doctor Kixter:

Your letter of Decoinber 20 f^^om your
hospitcl in ?YiTce, hi^s just recehed me, em T m del^H^tod
to hef.r from you, not oi-ly on eccount of t).e i n f ormr* t i on
you contribute concerninr^^ the probable locr.lity of Cro.G^s
"Black Beer^ but also on account of ycur present location
and occupation. In eccordcnce 'nth yc\:T suf^go-sticn I am
writiii/T Krs. lUxter, -r'.kinf; for the arl-^ress of Mr. '^.P.Fay.
Tcu iiK.y be interested to know thot during- t))e i»aGt
f^Uliimor I hc.ve Guccaeded ir. cbtrlninp -bcut 200 sr.iills of
Crriyy/.lieB CikI Big '^rov-j:; ZeuT^- frcn Tju^ficroui' localities in
/iGSko, British nolumbia, Yukon, c^r.d ?.!ontar.c; and also two
from nclifornie. This i?. prccobly the Irrg'dnt addition riade
to the collection in an/ one vear. *7f no:y have in t'ae Ih tion;.l
Museum fully a tli. asanc akullr. of the ^i^z ^ears, and rbout
the 3£me nuinber of Black uoers.

Uj Beviev/ of \h^ Flr^ ■ ^ < - > cf North /inericc is in
page proofs r:nd shculd appa?^- in t^ e nerr future. I ^h^il
be £lpd to send jou l -opy if I ho^e your cddrern, which I
sssu^'e will be the sr;ie r.s thet to v^ich this lebt3r p-oes.
The re^^ort in questic:; ir likely to disappoint you for two
reasons: firs':, ''ecause it is almci^t v/holly technicel;

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.econd. because it reacgni.es a very Inrge numV.er of
species and subspecies. L^y larce work on the Bears
comprisiug chapters on habits r.nd hunting, is not yet

reedy for the press »

"Tith very best ^7ishes, and kindest regards.

Yery truly ycurs.

!5r. Tfilliym Jeson Kixter
Base i'ospitsl 6

American Expedition&ry forces

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De£r-"ir:

T>ir:nks for your letter of the 12t]i Inst, just re-
ceived. This clears up the mtitter of dr.t;: fer your ^cer
sVulls, v/hich cm now be finclly L'-beled and put eway.

/;3 I hcve rlready tumnd in vouchors for the
November and Deceabsi' r:lrulls» ! ^lU hold yours until the
end of the month, so tli.ey will go in with the reft of my
Jenuery account. A check of ^ in i>6yment vdll be sent
you tl;S first week in February . addressed to you at '^idf^y

Tlhen you retum to Kemishek Bey I hope you /ill
^.t hcU of that monster Betr whor.e front track measures
11 3/4 inches across.

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rresident Carnegie ?teel "omtjary
ii ttsD'ar£rh,

Deer ^ir:

Fennsi'lvcnii:

The Decembor niynbor of 'Outdoor Life' ccntaiDs
a picture of a horse carrying a Ori.zly Bear killed by
you on Jocko -dver, rontsne.. last fey. "fin you
Hndly let -,.0 know -ether it was a male or fer^^le. and
whether or not the skull was preserved?

I have hcen ^t TcrkVor soir.c years on a mono-
graphic revision of the ?ir Bears of North /^morica. and
find it vory difficult to ootain'encuch skulls of fully
adult anir,als to orrblc me '*o define the cliaracters and'
laap the ran^-es of the various species. If you have 'the
3kull, therefore, I should like 'very much to borrow iT.
if you t.re willing to' lend it. in order to compare ;vith
other Si^ecimens In our Tistional riuseum.

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My de£r !.Irs. Mixter:

/. letter just
rsceiTsd from T^r. J;ixter from his
^se hospital in Pranoe.tells me thct
ycu w>j le able to ^^ive me the rd-
dress of '-r. ^ p. v^y, v*o mr.y pos-
sess informntion I rra R^^etir- acr.-
cernir:^- the skull cf c betr collected
ty tlie Icte 3h£rlo3 ?. Cros«. Jr,

It is needless tc srj thrt ;vo

were deliH^fe.-? f u, « #.

«ei.2^..ed u heir troin D^o Jdirrter.

s^^^ tc Imcw where h*^ je -. j . . ,

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Deer Doctor '^tephens:

It is rood to hcsr froin j;'-:; ^':Tin and

knoe; V.u t j.xx ero all well, -nd V-Kit >c^^ 5''^'- '"-^ ^"'^ '"^"^*
c v/inter. "e have net ueen 50 fortiucis, our .erst fcr.r;!
Ixcviri^ Leon more then refill zsi. On our wny north frcm IIsw
Crlsans •:7G ren into snow ooi.Biderfilily south of Atlanta,
north cf -liich it ttott deeper end d«epor all Vh- rcy to
Trsshington. ?urtheiTnore, the ;verlher wr.s intonnely cold -
telow sero when -.70 rorched horr.e. In fact It had b-.en leloT
for r-everal days, snd sir.ce our return v/? novo hrd r.nre
-jelov; ?-erc werther than I o^er Icnew -bafcrc in lanhinston.
The result xir^. that the .vater pipen and rsdict^rs
in our hot--.7£.ter hentinr sy<5teir. T^ore froaen solid, and sU
of the rsdistors sbsolutely full of -.olid ice. "le wera
rort-unate in -^-curing four hn.iter-i'en tlie rnornir.- rfter c':r

. •, -^'nov i.pp-an ; t once chisoling apart the raclir.tor
soctionr, nnd C^rryiniT theni, t".o rcctions rt .-: tine ful] of
ice^into L.'ie collar. Th.t ni-ht there vore 22A Focf.^ons

full o- i^^ '^^^ ^--^ ^"^^ cellar.

During ^-'--^^ "^^^ ^■*'' '^^'^'^ '^'"^ ''^^ '"^'^ ir^elted out

of the sections by n^ecns cf ,^<:nt^iau c......o., unu ..u-n .-

. .* ivirst open wcr- fitted together, the .^rrts
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of various VPAlators being coapled up to mc-itce one,.
yiTiSlly, aft'^r aLoat tr.c ./eeks, onoujjh rcSiators v/ere
built ap an«i put in ^;lace tc [^ive us warmth in th?5
(^eeter jjart cf the housoo Imt ?t3ll we were eight
rsCiiBtorfl shjo The \7ar de.;artment had confiac^f^ted all
radiators previcusl;' "or r>Bl^ ir Tfishingtori, so thst v/e
hfid. to send to Bctltimcre for new otieSe '^o dr:te nix of
thes<^, out cf the ricoded oi^ht, havo arrived, r:nd today
three of them hnve "been pat in place, Sv-) t;ict 've noT7 lr,cV
orly "^ive of thn full raini^or*

By larr-ns of ^v( od f:'r^ in fireploces, v/g have heen
able to keep one room roasamhly warm, and I hr.vo slept in
tiio house ever oince we caiiie. ?or some time peat :ie hnve
ell slept there.

;.s you iKry iin^^^ine, I was not able to 'rp to the
Musem for a niuober of days. 'iThen I did -^ I fcuad r-ome
200 skulls of ber^rs t'lft had arrived during- rry absence,
end were awaitin-7 r^^tention. Tnis m^-tter -iSiB urgent, as
none of the renders of skiills YirA been paid since tre
first of Noveinber. 3o we have b^^en devoting our energies
to the big job of checking up these :^1aill?-. correcting the
llusoum labels with the original Inbelc. and -tndghteriirig
out th(* data on our card svsttwu ^e have now turned in the
last account for bear slmlls received up to the end of
December, and rdll soon Vve r <:^umce to settle do™ to
won: in the normal v/ay.

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From all thir5 you vill nee that it has been abso-
lutely iLii^GSsiulo for lOG to attorid to any Hhristiniis re-
membn^nceso However, I h^ve some little booV.s for the
children, .1 ich I hope to get off very -soon<,

KxA I v/ant to thank you for the beautiful onlar^ed
photograph of a scene en Lar^unitos Cfreek, which you wore
kind f^noui;h to send rr.e. It is an interesting oioture. and
calls up many pleese-nt memories.

On the v/cy home we took tlie hronch road from Lirioopa
to Phoenix, nni. indulppd in the automobile ^t^^^ trin ov^r
tlie /.pache trail from phoenix to t>i6 "Roosevalt dari and
Clone, T7e felt certain that the trip vould be vorth tckin-^^.
end it proved finer even than anticipated. In fact, it is
one of the mof^t inters-? ting- rnd charriung trips I h^ve ever
u^ken, and I hope ^a^u vdll fi^Ve U ycur?^elf tho next time
you come .Bast, The road crosses tho '''uperstitl on Loir: ti ins
and follows splf:2:did o.rl^^ro\\^^ r-dorned "'ith magnificent .^iant
cactuses, a L'i.rg'e part of tho Tf^y*

I LF glad to liiiow t'-at you fQund y^ur orang© jp'ove
looking V7ell, und tiiat jo-^:r father rpA rothnr rr^; now vath
you for the rost of .ho ..inwar*

i;o» e hava s-'^en nothing of the dried peaT^ Doctor
r^e^^olds wa^ so ^rod -s to order sont to us.

Tuu have boon in ry mind sver Since our arrival, and
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and Bend you a little ^'hristmas greetings

This cold snowy country, v;ith the trees all naked,
looks very desolate arid forlorn c.fter lervinrf our ooautiful
forosts in California. And vie wish we vere back at Lagunites,

There have been many chan£;es here rrince v/e went av/ey,
and the city ib full to overflordnj;* "Soldiers in uniform rre
evary.vh.ere, and thero are thousands of nev; clerks working for
th6; fk'Verninont — more tlirn r. thousand on the grc'und floor
of the National iluseum buiLUng. Our olcl .fi^^mrrial range jjve^
sents a curious aoijeanmoe, bein* stacked full of lon^ tables
\vith fourteen, and in some cases sixteen, typewriters c^ing
at the same time on each of the lonj tc>bloc. lk<i our inner
offices, fcrtunately, have been pre?orved, so tfet I am still
able to ;/crk on my borr sbvls^

The snow has not been der-p enough to prevant travel
by automobile, altho at fci' es the streets and sidewalks have

been very icy.

7ith love to you all,

/s ever yourn.

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thoughtful of you to make thct littl.e
pocket pincushion for meo It is like
one my >'Ct!iGr miiie fur jie v/hen I vfDS a
boy, tiTid I rhe.U use it 1 hope for mony
years to coraeo

I wanted to 33nd you a little
beck for "^hrintmns^ ouf wa?j so busy in
tryin^j to prevent dsrafif^e to our house
by ice, tlici I did not hcve tj.^'^e to at-
tend to it, .But you will fcr,^ire me,
I knov/, if it comes a li'tle late*

'ith lovG to your mother, nnd
Bruce end '"tuart rind Eli.irbeth,

^erj ti-ulj yours

Lliss Kli^bbeth Stephens

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Dear Doctor Lyon:

7ery mny Vuf.nTcs for yn-r letter Jf -he

18th inst.. and acco.,..nyinc .rUcle on I^dicto-' M^ifiers.

I hr:ve l.'srned much from thir. paper, and .m indebted to you

for y'T>r courtesy in the .ctter. as 'vell .3 for the results

of yc ir ex^jeriiiients.

Tiunlcs alflo for addresses of rfianufcctorers of devices

for use on steam rodiators. As I br.ve steam in ny office, I
£m writinj^ today for their circulars.

Ye 17 '/niTy yours.

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Mr. 7* I, /derns

Cliief^/^icountant

omithnonian Institution
'Ji.siiinrrton

Deer Hr, /dams:

I am greatly oblir;ed for ycur st^^tement of
receipt? r.nd disLursenents on account of hhe Harriinan Trust
Fund durinjj the calendar year endin£: December 31, 1S17,
transmitted in your letter of the 16th inst. Your account
as usual, agrees exactly 7ith mine for tlie same ^^eriod.

The t-500 advanced to me for field expenses on July 0
will be refunded on or about the 1st of February.

Miss Gertrude Allen has resigned to take effect tlie
end cf this month, to accept a position ;ith the ^Rockefeller
Foundation in Tew ToA at a higher salary. Mss 'Itella ^.
Clemence will remain -ith me, and I shall be oblijjed If ^ou
will Tr,al:e lier salary for the current year ^^5 instead of

'|:125 per Pionth.

^ery truly yours.

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GeolcpiOc-l 3urv

Survey

Doar !i£Jor Drsholl:

In returning the Point ^' yes mrp sh-et

to you a few days asc I forget to indicate and laention
one or t^70 additional itens.

?he name .Tstero de "rii -ntonlo on the ^ast side of
Tumbles ooy, ^'bcut three miles l)clow the top of the map, is

very questionable. On the '^ickf^ecker rap of 1902. this name
is or an estero jurit north of (he liinits of yrur rasp.

A former resident of the villa>]:e Tomcles told r.e
that the name Keys "^rgek is the name locally knOwn for th.e
entire creek pa^^sinf; couth of Tonal^?, to tlie estcro in qrostionc

^ typo^Trphic error the name roteluma is spelled
r£.trluma on the map .about half a mile northeast of Point
ej'3s 'lt^^:tion•

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On the eastern part of the sheet, a little north of
the latitude of Itrshall, appears the name "^enon Creek.
rhethor or not this is c.n error for Helifion, I am not certr.in.

There is at least one serious misfcrtui^e in the du-
plication of the name Point "^eyes on this sheet, but I am

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not cUe .t present to sy^st a romedy. There ero t.o
postoffices be..rine tlie «a^. Point P.veg. di.tin,.^ished
fro:r. one another officially ly the eddition or the ,;ord
'Station' to the one situated in Point T^ejes viUase. Tl-.e
other ir. neer the forks of the wr^n-rcod leading L the
liffhthcr.se. rnd in r.arly opposite the i.ead of Li..rntour
Bsy.IIrvo visited both .ontoffices, rrd lerrr.ed froBi resi-
dents th.ct the r.^.9ultinij --onfarion in very annoying.

■7ery truly yours.

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Dear lir: ^

P.efevTin;'- to m)r letters of January 16 r^nd 18, a-^-^^
to the tlank form for cc^l fmed nnd n^turnf^'^ rf ]-ur TS-
quest, ^"r^ifj ,£« £-,,f,t T hcve not et reo.Rlved '-'y n^-^-'^o ci-fil,
end tixt the la^t ^crnpinrD ere .actv i- '7 ^^irr.'^Co arK>. t:ie
fire will y out todry vmlcsf: more i.s o-ei^ed*.

The t^irperrtvre of tlie ;7r-''^«Pt rc-ori in the house
is 50^, and \^ likely to f£;ll y^ther V\€V> rir.n durir;{T the
dry. TTjiiess cccl is recri^od t!ie fire rilX "burn cut iodvj^
and it ■rill -^e i-ece^Bmr:/ to turn the wr.ter off from the hot
water systei;! rnd "Iso from f;he whole house, /s one cf ry
dau^iiters is sick in bed rA the ^ref^exnt rir:D, yo^7 r^vj in^nuinc
that the matter is someviict urgent.

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!*■ 'don Tiy dcTsy in rcolvinn- '*o ' our
letter of Dece,ul>;v 20, ^.■•^xi-(\}■ "or 'm£7r-p'?tioriS concorr—
irj^ t'le Tftn-T^w.r Tnd^ic for '?h*^ Coi.dfr', •hid. jfiM hcvs
so ^-oneroual^' u-'idert^koi-! to prepare,

I re4..r6t !■.;■ ccufcc-:: l-\::t :-l"t^r r.oarcl'.ir^'- f-r sonie
tii>e frong m^ bird i,c.i;er^, I v, viMole !r ''ind this ^ndex.
I loi y hc-e tfij-oyi it tc- my smroier heme at li ,i-ariitos. Thi«?
beinr- the ccse, T h; ve ju^t crd-3red ci.cther copy, md -.'non
it ec.;es,vill n,^,!- to ^'o-jr letter.

O.lng to t!xe fr.Cc fi^-t I brT« '-eon mere thnn over-
•/helnt^d -ith ric; iT'ir.l and Tndicn .vcr\ It:-!,!,- t'lc .;t;^ *■ *■-"
years. I h/.ve iiL'd little tlmo to ^on.-alt bird indexes, arid
the secw)aatic;i rf :,rd litnni^irn h^s sc crovdod the
allotted q^crters th-nt +1.5 additions f-r recent yerrs r r:
not easily ficcft5«iMe.

Your ir.dex '0 the la?t volm.e c:f '^he '^nr.dor'
stril.oj; me an adrdrrble.

T nil ,vr5te you n,on ^fter r- ---Y-r IcAe.^ .r~

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7ith ?i)Glo.-;ie5 for the delay.

'^ery truly ycurr-.

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Geolor'icrl 'iuney

Dec^r iJejor fer.:a8ll:

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Tiaiiks for the 3an Jupn ?>..uti5ta
risp':^ r^?o5v5d this rnoruihc;, ""rem thi^:: rur^p I s^e thri
two rtbor ^^rieeti-; hc7^: 'be'^n Mii^lished, diich I have
not sc^fn, nanely, Gfcpitol^ r-v/^- >l.ina5?« The ''ortorey
aheet I thinlr I hrvo r. cooy of in (3:-liforni£ ^ but net
hG"*e in T^r^huiptope T -^'pIT be <^'^^li^''0(1 tlir.rcfcrc if

voii can r>6Dd me tv/e couies each rf ^he ^i.pitola, 3€li-
n^?, and Mcr^terey nheeti:, and else a eo-.;^ cf your larit
Index }rap, if such b *-.hinj is still to he hod.

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Game .Ji rden
Kluane

Yukon

Oenade

Deer oir:

Your latter of November 23 renchel -^e ^omo lime njro,
but tVio Teer 3]rulls r/^'dch ycu -"^.hi^.p'^d, Lr.ve only jur=^t ?:'rrived*
I uii -T-ery f^lrd to h- ve t'^o.m, <:i\(l h.:rre. crcd^te.'J your c.-c^our.t
for tUerp :?>61, r crieck for vl^i^.h -'ill V. r^rrt you the 1st of
Fsbrufiry.

Yen, I Rhall bo jlrd lo oural-^oS fill !.he sValls of
Cjvi^zlies ycu ^rr. rble to sec.ro luring- t}:e OLnin^^^ ::3^«C3on»
rnr^ -vill p^y fair prices for t^c f^c^rae, /d^Utionrl l::uoIs
c^re enclo«;nd ^oro-It'i, Ml ^>liipnrnf:f3 s^houlcl ce addrecssed;

i:, ', l^io'?- 'ici.l "!:rv^>r. Dopte of Agric^ulturo . "^.Fihinf^tcn,-^. \

Tiic ol^ skull /aljli ^ u -icd ^;roviCusly cached in j)
tree, m< - net l^baled for luc.ll.^, \ r .3 :]:.ted Juno 6^i:i5.
Ci:d bocr^ the nua^her 5. •^':or8 -• z Ih.r n' :;"!! ■•illcd?

Verj,

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Ha to ?. TJilscn 2sq.
State Ccme Tarde
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Joe HoadrLcka of /.shton. Idnho, ir> uadervk:
to oltiiln skuUs of loers rnd Mcuntein Lions for our
Kftloniil concntion. If ycu "-ill send hir, r ^nrmit fo\
treppinr; predftor/ ^.-linsls in T/Offdng, I .--h^oll hr ol.lij.-ed.

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Jenuery 25, 1918

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LIr. E. '^. Kelson .
Chief, Biolc^ioe
,Voshin>t^on

al Surrey

Dear Nelson;

Joe Hendricks «f Ashton, Ideho, vnnts to kno^

wlie^ier or ii'-t th^. Biclc-icrl Purvey wishes to purchase
mountain sheep, but does rot stcts Ihe locality where
these ore to T)e >illed. If jou ere inte---tefl in the ^oat
ter, please correspond vith liira direct*

'^ery Inaly yours,

Ore/Ton

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Tho B?.£:ck 'Janr nbiU mentioned in your letter of
the 10th inst. \ir:r, iir>-ived, and I cm enclosing herendth
my check of .^S on the r^rocker Bank of ':&n Pmnoisco in p^iy-
ment of seme*

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I am elad to know th£.t jcu ^re -iLe.y

cf skills cf 3eirs. T rm p^r^t^nL-ly .n . ^ u

.■ r n.n.1 — \ -var aro vorth only '^ ^-^r '5 /^i-^^ce. -^-

cordin^- to t^ex and c^y.

I .hoiiia li-^e ...ry i^uch to h^ve ^^ri.::ly ^^^uUs

from the Icwtcotn Lruntaiiis ii. l-'-nc. ...u

.-n ,«.1 'r •-"cnin-. >ch R^<un 'Should .h£.v3 a tBg

tied ^irmly ^:o ^.t, f^t^tiHe. t iv. .. ^- ^- jr

-I ^^-^ -n/J r •)[j-o>i"-^tc art-: ox ji. u: •
^nn.U a. ,.lrii.ly v^ritten ou e^^pa Ir^el. ^ ^d .T^c uv. -M,

- -;-'l -^ :S ^^ach for i^crfcc: ^:duit ?1 alls »f

panther or acu-it.-in Hot.,

I !u:-o -chifisd the !^iolo-ic..l Inrvoy iVi ,/ " .>7
be .Ue to soc.ir9 :^v.iU In oheep. but you do not .t^le ne

locality -h^re »u culS ,>,t t,:o». .... ^^ •■■. --- ^
^il to the State .-;new.u.n, ^^^ . . ,

asking t xii '^ X

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■ ' In IcTO the '".Elt Like H.::-a;id» office ouLLlshed
c Titti'? '■-.•ok >;y :•. ". iJiutJn^jtor. evtitlad «Vocj;Lalary of
^ho'^t^ h and^JLcrJiOne or ' j-I;. ■oef:ri, ivith Inui-.n Ir<3/jpnds .
rxi ?*v rii tions • r I ciin r:ii::Ioun to secure b ccyy cf fc'in,
snd should be glvA to psy rs much ^s ;-10 for ito T -^^holl
Or. . roatlj cblirr'-^.d if you- Ccin nive Tifi ' 3v Iv format ion zs
t<; "^here a copy ^r-^y "be had.

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ProfesBcr '^. 3. Dena

Few Ucven ,. .
Connecticut

\w aeer Professor Dc^no:

'* * The lt.ta Horatio BfU in kia 'Tk

published iu 1845. oentioM i n»l-«r -f Indian

Tal f«« :.. Sacranonto .o.ion in ..mc^ia. and ^. •

teicf ,o=stularie. detained "o, ycur faf,«r ,v.an at :^tt.r«

Port, now "vacrnmento.

rnis mr.terial is exceedingly- velunble. not only be-
cause it constitutes the first record we h.ve of t.e Indians
in ..estion. Dut rl^o hecaase of the ..as of tribes .nd
'oands. some of vhich h<'ve not been identified.

It ould be 3 '.Etprir.l help of it -^ere possible to
aiscover this matter In ycur father's handwriting, since
errors in the ortbo.j^phy of ^-ome t^e na«es have doubtless
b^en made by the type-settor. I r.m writir^ therefore to
in.^Lire if ycu still possess your father's journals or other
ni^Iuscript relating: to his '.vork in caifornia v.-hile vdth the

, .-7 ' Xke s r>.w edi t i on .

?ery truly

V8S

J^mu^ry 2G. 1918

Dear Mr. Finlej^:

In Icokinr over V\e y\a(^''>nr^ r;f ^irfWIore

whi r.h came during i^ avSonCG in Ci lifornic, I .'^rd iii 'he

Kovem'bor-Decem'ber num^or (page 420) a really ^-poridorlvd

P'.'Oto^jraph "by you ^ivinf; f^ rchv '/i3w of n sajecocfc vd tli

;^11 3rils set. This 5r. nucb. f p.trikinp^ iilustrntioa of

dlrsctivo coloration th-^t I ani rTixioi'S to secure a i-rint,

rn'l shell {jroatly a-prociate t'le f2ycr if yoxi nro TTniiii£7

to '.c-ve one ixdc fcr I'O, T notice also s pictu^^e of a

yoiuig "bobcat v/hoso f^ot ere ^o e::Goedinrly big cIB to sug;-

£je3t t':ct t-io LLimc/l miglit rcclly n^jve bo^n r lynx.

You have a considerr.'ble miinber of jjhoto^jrr^phr. of

mamincls wVlch I -vish you vyo;>ld lot ne purchase ^vith the

privile£;e of using in the iim and dist^Kit fr^.tur8,ir! caso, I

live loit^ <^r.ou<;^h lo complete certain yorks or ira^s>icls for

"•'/hi oh I have o en aocuMo l« ting iMCt-^rial the grec-ter p^rt of

my llfetiije#

TTith kind rerjards lo Krs, Piniey,

Yevy iraiy yours.

Tilliam L. ''^inlay
651 S. Jifdisor -tr^et
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Dear V-r. "dSLiS;

A c^uonticn has ju^t ari*5eii 5.r ^-.ornect 'on

v/ith my iiiccrne tr.x, c:r:rl I tIu.!! bo o'hl.ip;ed if jcc an tell

Hie /het!'rvr cr not the ooutlicn; Pacific "^om.f.ny r^^iys the ~

nc-miDl iiioomo *c5l of ^^ on ilje iut?ro'-^t of t!ie ^cvc^.b oon-

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J. lie uiy Dove "•o.
'fcshir.f^ton

Dear -irs;

one-^uarter cord firepicce r/ood 18 cr 2C iixhes ^r: i ..nrr^v

Please enter r.j ordor for t-o tens of wMte csh
stove coal tc he delWered vathin 10 days, p^ thn ^^inr^le
ton vhich you delivered on ^c turd^ y, the n6th, -111 i;ot
lart ton ckye, probsMy not r.:or? then g w?o1c,

Plc^ese send no f lr.o i:t. ycur -«r.i-iy (>onTerienc6

in lenc-t^

T hnvo not led rmj ro:)ly to riy letter of Jr n. 18,
eskirg how ycu ;; i?h me to ordor co::l to insvre deliveries
:dth tlie lecst c:D)Oiint of tr-uMo for either of iis, end iit
^^recent I n-n f. t s less to Irnov? hoT7 yc-u winh no to ^>roceed*

Tei-y truly yours.

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Gcnerr-l Delive-y
3catt]e

Dear H^r:

Cn returnint: iroir. n-iifuniis i^rj atte-.nt.ion wns called

to t.70 hBily (Icriiaged r.kullc of Block B evB received from ycu.
There v/£s no Irbol cn t'-cne skulls to r.r<y ^hsre tho -.rdnf^ls
^ere killed, ''nd the ■^^tj.IIs themselves liavG l)3Gn ^.^dly ^Vint'i^od
by having ••''^e oack i-art r f OLe base £f/.7ed out* They are not
-^orth Tr»vich of cnytl.iijf^, "but if jdi "dll v/rite me tollirig -Viiere
they 'voro Villed, I v'il] £;ivn jou '^1 r^plece for the.Ti.

I cm rxt c'.nxious to ^/arcLCse nl-ivTr of Blc(.'k V-f^r'^^s^
but shniLI ^e rlti to 'bv.y on ^vf-ny ^"^lills of 0riy.-:'>lj

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are i^ble to r.ocure, i .d pc^y /cod irricor for t>^e?r., in erne eech
one is carefully Ir'.nled /it'i t' c nrne of tl-e locc li ty -yhcro
kiiTod^ ?!rft vUh the d-te n]jd r»ex yhen 'nown*

?or cdult r^ri : .1- -T-Pls in rof::^on:bIy r.'-rfect con-
dition, I ^r.y from .:*1G to Oie or even ^SC , Mie ingles beinj
•vorth rnore turn t'le fer-c^e-. :->ull'. ^lould "be addressed;
U. 3. nolo>;ic<.l Purvey, D ^.t. of ;g:riouIl-re, '7^ ^ hi ri(-t on , D. \
A fov; ta/j?: cro nnclcsed herovith.

Very tru\^ yours.

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L£ines L. ni;^T-V^ ^^.g^
Iw"^ ^out'.oni f^' ulo '

Bionx

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New Yoi-k '^ity

Dear '^ir;

7?e h£:ve racently revived fron yru the c^i^^n ^f
a feiial? Blec^ }^.^r ffoi^i Hov- Srunsriot, vdtuout ;r;ny letter
or other iiifonno felon, ""h^ t-m-^yicc ot the bacV of tho skull
hr.ve bcton ci hepped off* T . i.i Ciiclc^ninr^- ^2 in |rinr>cnt for fea..ie,

If you r;ct iicld of . jy r;-i',.:ly nVulls this v/inter cr
sprinp-, T ^-lioulo ho vcr^.' lad ^o purcheso tlien*

"^ory t'culj yours.

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Phrir-is fcr yu::r letter rf the 17th inr^t. It

soe.MP dIT'-:)

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Tuile ''^ou -ro lio^^'inc 'v/^'^^^-'^- v/erthor and irir?uff ioient reins,
v/n ^-^ro fro^z;;nr- r?:rl ^eliirec! -ith -now. Ourinfj the iie^t
v^t-e"^- v7e»vo'>:d • "hi- 3nr*/f?tcnns of r^-'-rly s fc^^t er^ch,
and tiir y:iti ^ ^^^<^\^^k'n^9i fxiA traffic v^^ry rvfch i?^tGr-

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uoyor knew v/lieu :'e .::rc fo :rH;oivt:; oii0*"hpr toHs -'*^t 'mrt:
.70 rr.n out uf o>/eryfchiij^ ' t S5V/*=^6^jiiigs in t'.e bin, ^vA '?:cr^
w-iroe (leys jj^i.c' icelly ibiio^it '\!.re ':cfcre the last ten rr-
ri^ed, cno it vill not l^int ten 'V^s, no;vever, Ih'^re Is
tin o;k1 tu oil tlii:iP'S, v:lA ".' U'JOG fcr ''.'Itor lu.;' Ir t'^.r on*
'^cre cf cur r..'-^ rr-V. tors Lev"' '.rri'j'ed^ biit the

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to thin side rf t'na cri.tirient.

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Your letters of the T8th end 2Eir^ tro zt hnnd • -
(also roccivod this .ncrnlnr a '-atch of frrnked VcVs^ hut
the ex^ress pcc^.c^es have net .-/et sho.vn up. "^i^ is ret
surprising in vie-- of t' o fnct tuct t',e exorcsB netter
shipped hy me fror.. "vn ^fcel rr-^ net -cceived for a long
time, -nd ore of the tvc sp.eU hoxe3 neot in lot ^hipntent
arrived r, w ek cr t.^n't^cys hefor^ the other. 3o it ..ry be
««,,.r-. ti-n nefnre tlinre come.

la*"*" TTGok '"'1 -;ore in rrert ccnfltcmctw'n becruso
of the coal frmiPe. le had hcd rn order in '^cr . lc;\r ''i -o.
end hr.d /r it. ton rtvjectedly, V^i': -ould c^t neither co^l iior
iiifornxition» nnd rr.n out of cv^rj'ihin^ ^«mt fine swre]^)in{:^s
t'lro? ie-js before any .mere nrrivod; rnd then "i-turdry only
c sincle ton r.;m^. '^iif? dll rot lort tor. dcys — perhrps
Of'ly thrcu.ji the week.

Durinr the wefck .ve 'irve !;rd tro bif' snow ctcrms of
nocrly c fret cacb. A tfiEw^ii^erly clesned ul tfie first one
when t]ie f^econd orrivod. The city is ikt? dr.rply hjried in
snow, end cnly the j^jrincipal streets lirve had th.e GidoT7rll:s
9Crr'.>ed,

The rcdirtors in yo-ir two rccms cr-- :•• t ond ^TCnn,
but tho cthern needed -fcve n~t yet cone, ivA ^o ''c 3i'>t Imo^
77hen t' cy rre li:-elj to arrive or \7hen -vo c n '-et -^ny ^orkrien.

'^ioh kind rorrrdn to Trs. loomis, •« p-^r

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Dr. /rthur L. Dcy

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iTsRiiinTton

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Doi^r Doctor Dr<y:

^''''' '""'^ ^^'*^« 26th inst.. tellin. re
-'^t my suh.crDjtfcr, '., the ..cr^^e,..'. '..-0.,,,..;^, .^ ',

<a..or.ri to the copy recoived as a memher is t greet sur-
prise, ts I hsd supposed from circul.-rs received thrt ve
wero expected tc ^,.fy for cur copies.

As T do not rt present think of anyone to .hen
I vculd like to h,.ve the od'Mtlona copy .T-nt, I shrll he
obliged if you will kinny hrve it railed to ^ne .- t the
ehoTe cddren3.

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Y<ur circular letter ri^is tics'

«t ..p ca'ne Rcme deys c:^, but ■ ae
not yet shown up, ^nd I fenr tes ^.iscer^^e^- -

he glsd to see c copy.

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v'i^rlep Peters Esq.
Ohicaloon

Alas'ke

Derr '^ir:

The ber.r s^Vull which yn: sent to the Gmithsonian
Institution on Decembr-r 22 has arrived, but it la not
labeled, and h^,s no dete* TThere vrs it killed? How
far from '^hicaloon? It is /: ycunr ^niirinl, cx^P-^^^^'tly
a three-yerr old, tnd is worth .T6, a check for 'vhich will
be sent ;^ou in a fmv deys from tiie 3mitiit:.oni«*» Tf-«^f»tion.

. In caso ycu sond unj bear rkulls in future,
pleese be careful ^o label each ono with the nc^rne of the
locality where killed, and the a^.proxiciate date, and se::
if kno;vn.

Address txil paC:<oges: U. 3. Eiolorical Purvey,
Dept. of Agriculture, Jac.hiiif^ton, T), C,

Skulls ( f adult animals are v.'orth much more
tlian youiig, as I pay $10 or $12 for co^d .chills of old
femeles, and $15 to ^20 for good old males*

"^ery truly ycurs.

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T-'irnk. for 7cur loftcr of M.c 20th ifist. just re-
cci.ed, -^ith the rid of thi. letter I h.vo h^-.n able to

strrirhten cut tl
shipped by you.

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u.nc:;rtrintie3 co/ioeruing t!i9 r^,la^Ils

7c>r the Gdult fdj.cle from ?/. bio tlcur,tcin v/ith the
occii^itr-.l condyles .nd Irse cho^;^ed Out, I h.ve' credited
jou ^10; for the rdult nicls from 3--yracur 'm vn-th c Vallet
hole tlirni-h the ncs^ls. r.r.d the Inck cf the l-^ir.cese split,
I^h.-e credited ym m, nrV-:,,^ ^25 in rll. r. choch for rhich
will he sent vcu in c fov/ dcys.

The I^:suB__cnilf^Uce -dll he F.tt.^nded tc by ^he Bio-
lo-icsl lijrvey, I underrte-^d thrf ^he -?dn cnr.e v;Ith the
sVull.

If you ,/iIl .vrlte yc— rm-e on the h?cks of the
labels of rll -k-sills shipj,'- i-y ycu, z.ni ,/rito -le rt t^c -tirr.o
of r,hipmert ntrti;-; -h.- *; r.'-uHs ere sent, it v/iU snve an
«R<^rr.(5us oneur.t rf -"orble r.i.r^. oonfu-^ion ct this cud cf ti-e
lino. Til,.:, y-.- renli.-.e "rt ••n - rd roceivini- rhiprafintr^ of
s:.;ulls •- .rly o-er;- .h-y (those rrcoived durirr r,y sbsence

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f^ny letter of exj^-lsnetion, rnd seine vntliout Irhels or ^/ithout
the sender?: iizwe on the L.ljal, voii can ecf^lly scs thct it is
practically injcssrole for us to Iceep o\ir records r>^.rri{;bt.

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Dear Major Brooks; .

Tour lettf^r fror tht ^nndirn ^ed Hross

:io5^>itnl ct '^r.nloT? ^;ckn, rrr chod i^e c^o^t r month ngo, nnd
I as arc you to^ Tor^t T/elccr^e. An^ -oi:r Ohristn^n^rcrreiit
tc ^iloy c,nd mycelf ci:ne r fc- days ngo. Mrs^ T^ iloy (u^y
sicter) toclc the cngla, 1 ilo I U'to the ferrdlv of nkunlrs,
which I ^^1:^.0 ?;.cst hi.r>hly. The picture is vory cttrcctive
with the hackfTr:m:d cf nrtur;..l Tenetrtirn, nnd vith the ani-
iru^ls in rdmir^hle attitudes. Tcu certainly hr ve urinue
trlent in tbir^ Hiid of crk, nrd it is a ^ect o^^^y thrt yru
caijjiut Tn. i^o\np: it oil l^.e tine.

iviy 'Besr "^Luno^ he: r.it -ot ccirie from the rovem-
mont printer, hut ir, expcctrr;-^ sriy f.iif.G now.

On rj return frriii l(.lif criiia I uiid rncrG Ih^.n 200
Bear shulls that h&d arrived '^Jaring my ahsencej 'jlld oa vhich
I hr^e heen at vn-^ ^^.^^ since, ?hey are n ^ine let, ccm-
priaiii.^; mrny ^pleiidi.i :.ler» frc.i •lr^^>"^ Yukon, nnd liitish
Oclurabia.

I w.^js much intorentod in ./■ii.: t yc u sri^ nhout to
riLiiif:^:;:-;- ^f --ecief^ '-''^ Ipr^e deer, sheep, and h^u^rs in ^us#
The fcv \>^i,r skulIIs I hrve ex^.niiied from jsh. ^lu^ ?hira in-
diccte ^ha f;-os€nce Ihore of . iHmher of species still un-
reco*T2»ized.

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^ nesrd today tli&t the type speci-.ens in the British
Museuin are beinr^^cr hove hnen.raovod to s^fer qunrters to
avoid the ivrippv of de-;truction hy hcrrhp.

I Miite !:.Qr^-i v^ith ycu tlirt the severe restrict!

on:

pieced on gene-she otin^i -t^^ -pncimon-collecting, hrve rnuch
to do with the li?.nentaGle decrease in tlie niwiher of ycun/j
naturalists in Vuth Europe riid /^-orica. Another, • nd ^er-
haps even uorr potent frctcr.is t}:e kind of hiolo/^ tru;;ht
in our uiuver^ilios* '"cr is ycu of course knoTv, systonatic
work ir? ne:;rly r.ver/.vhero ?^>u].prors-4, nnd its pirce tnken
by sootier -cutting nnd tit^'.r.uG-Gcr' f chins*, nunplenented by
lectures oa evolution cnbodyinrr the vagaries of ..en :ho know
nothing . hcut 3pocier> in n£:ture, or t}:e relation of species
tc the oondi tiv'^ns to -v^hich they owe their existence. Thus
the erthuF.iasm cf oar yoyxc£ vould-be naturalists is nipped
in th> bud or deflected to other ch^^nnels. To my irdnd the
exter.iiinaticn of tlie old time rat'.*^ relist mry he laid at the
dcor of the colle^jes.

7?e ere having an uncommonly so/ere '/inter — the
sev3rev<>t thr t we hsvc had In Tashir.gton luring my more thrn
thir^v 're.rrs^ rtr^^^idence. Th^ below isero weather in December
rc-jltod in freezing all of the rr-^irtcrG in my house he fore
our return, no thnt the flections (224 in 'manber) lird tc he
chiseled nprrt and trken dt.*;Ti. cellcr to he thawed out by
means cf ;^TSolene tcrchec. Icnrny of the nr^ctions ?ere

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burst open by the ice that after the s^)od ones Ixd been
put together, we vore still ei^it rndiators shy. of vhioh
number v/e Ivre now succeeded in obtcaning i^ix — brou(<ht
over by track from Bc-ltimore, 40 miles distant* /iH the
unattached TarLinglcn radictors had been confiscated by
the Tifrr Department.

Je are sufferii^^ f^lso frcra n rcther severe' coal
fcimine, rriceiving only c single ton at a time, end thrt at
exasperatingly lon/^ intervals, ^o that it is imnossibls to
keep our house warm, I^ means of a -vood fire in the fire-
place, 've are able to be comfortnbls in our library.

The contrast dth our California home is Ficst strik-*

iuii, pr yc\i T(?ll knoT7. Durir/; the part woek or tor days we

have held three distinct snowstorms, the first .: nd second cf

ncc^rl;^ - fcot each, nnd tlie thix^dj "iiich began t:;.is ":vn%nr\^

is still iiy profjress. It is rather hard on our scldier '^cys

in Che cr.mps, ;?orp.e of ;;hich have insufficient means (f lieat-

ing-.

The iiity ir> full of soldiers, rnd the Govfirnp.cnt
buildings are very riuch overcrowded. In the Nationcl Lluseiun
our mrrrmal collections ha ''e been moved from the first to the
thirt floor, and the space f'c.merly odcupied by them now con-
tains about va thousanfi clerks.

Pnnk ''hapTDan of the /inericr-n Liuseum of IJatun:!
History is in char^^e of the aditoriail ork of the ^ed ""ross^
and iHss been here since last Juno. Just now he is in ^Icrida
for a little rest. He has ^^ublished r. splendid book embodying

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the results of his field work in 3cuth Aswrica, chaefly
in Colombia 4

7ar conditions r-re much more keenly felt here in
the i^t then in Halifcmia. "But if the w^r k^^eps on much
lcn{>er, I suppcse the "est Coast also will feel the pressure.

■7itU best wishes,

"^ery *.mly yours.

ilejor' Allan Brooks . .

2d A:"my School of Scouting, Observation and "^.nipmg
British lilxpeditionsry ^orce

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Very many thenks for yci;r kindness in send-
ing me Uio slull of a be^r from lit. Mens, ,7ar.hiiigton. along
•.vith ooi..ios of letters frcni Harry De'^oe and Goorge M. Jeter.
both of .vhich are interesting, ^.f-rticulcrly Jeter's f^.ccount.

His lni'[:ac£G cortrinly in cntrrtrining.

The skull is t'irt of e vnry old male Blr.clr :^oar,
and 5 5^ nL;t /orth much liS a si;ecimcn» 'out CT^in-^ to Che trouble
t^:e mm had in getting it, I ain off. rinr: him $8 for it. I
am clso tellinr; DeToe th^t I ''.^uld ,;ive a oonsidercbly hi-her
price for nVulIs of Grii^/zlies from either the Irs^e^des or
31.^0 I/ieui] tr ins •

Appreciating your oourtesy in the nctter,

Tory truly y^ urr> ,

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Mr. Till f?. Bf.rnos of tl;e ?crGst Sexn^ice 'icr, just
sert ine the bcsr nkull you s-nt him on the 16th innt. end
which vras kiUed by Ooorgc l', Jeter on Lit. Adcmg in Ilarch,
1913. The skull f^Ed teeth ^hcvr ihct tl-.o cnimel wr.s very
old, 7/hich doubtless cc ounts in port ct least for its pe-
culiarities cf cclorction. It must h; ve been poorly ncurisl'ed,
end the pelege therefore in osror condition and likely to ?hcw
w'-itish blotches, espociclly en 'he free cr herd. It is not
a Grizzly, but is ops cf the "Black ^ecrs, '^he sloxll is not
worth much, but -.ir.c© the man who killed it took ?.o much
trouble to .jot it, I ^ll.l offer him C8 for it. rin^ly 1st
rae Vno",7 if t'lis is sctls+'r.ctorv.

Is it pc^siblr to cbtein rny -lulls of nri7.7,"'ics
in tho '^osccde ?r. nge, or nny^TherG in t' e '^tpte cf Trnhin/jton?
I cm finxious to secure ^Trulls of Ori".::liGS frcrn Tcshinijton,
and '.villirif^ to pny mthor long prices for tliem, p^rticulrrly
for fully adult rales in {jcod condition. I hrve oto from tlie
Chelan forest but ricne frora ct-.er pr.rts in the Crsccdes and

none from the Tiuc Uountrins.

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Mr. .7. I. /.dams

Chief •cc;cuiita-i>t

"mfiiftcnirm Institution
'iTashin.'Tton

Dear Ilr. Ada^s;

Herev;itb I <m enclosin- r.y expeu^e account

for January u.iouiitins to 053.65. and seToral vouchors and
bills l;s uor c-ccompinyin- list, ^hich I shall be obligod
if you ,vill kindly p^y from the Harrimrn ?und*

T h^ve ircressed tlie rate of payment for my dau£:iter
-encida Iierriam, to ^.25 per irj, -hich rould mrke ;'1014
pox- ,,rsiurr\ if she ■?orked twenty-six days e^^ch inon^i, ^7^ich
she never does. I b ve inado this iiCreane for tv;c reasons:
first, ^ecnuse of t\e rctucl v^ilae of her services, she bo-
in,- unusually Cfrreful and o(::'uratc in her ork; and second,
because she cm g.^fc so r rich ipore elsewhere. Her nervier
o-ro ell the more needed now that I am losing Miss /lien.

lk:rv/ tIi^nl<"^ for your r^^oly y^r^l'/edi this- morninfr
to my in.uiries rbc^^* i.y ^ncoN:e Lex, ^-nd -^r tiie schelules
^ou vrnrc .;Ood oiicu'^ t^ nend for Uie use of Miss '^Ip^'^roe
and myself. You sa^ I am ^enMtl-jd to

exemption cf r£,COG
I'?', rnd '^/^.,C;.0 under the ^ct
of 1916." But vcu :Io not of course mean that I am entitled

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emption cf 191G was repealed and its plr.ce tckon by the
$2, COO exemption of 1917«

Very ^yr(Crj ycurs.

/iCCvmpanyinE vouchers and bills;

Bear sl^ulls:

?• L. Dickson
•C. a. McNeil
J* .'• tunro
• •Charles leters
• T. L. Picliardson
J. 1^ 3collick

(Cleqning: skulls)

Services;

Barbara Bal'^r
Zenaida lierriam

Miscellaneous;

61.00
37. OC
25.00
5.00
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14.25

8.75

'Explor. to the Iccific' 5.00

Office rent end ohoHe * 67.05

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Teii-Yerr Lidex to 'Icndor'

Ke]iii}.^"tQn T7\;cwrltor Co. — Tj'"i;ewri ter riL'"boriS

L.0..3oLra£;n, u^rioaldi, Ore{.on — 3iaill of bleck

TJoiJi-jiriiig- Ivjeholder

Bird- to re

Outing- rrid Outdtors
Cutd: c-r lire 2 cruieg ^'

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Proc. Ilrtionel Academy cf fJoiencsn

.Pod and "ur ir '^-ra-ade
Gtandcrd rt .k "o.™B('n^f;n£rGr 's ^replilcc*
ro2tt;.;3

James I. Clrrk, 'Tcv/ Ycrk ~~ SkrU • f '.Icnk leer
Potoiitc I^lectriG Pov/or 1o. — Sloctric Current
Je^ls ?r. r;;c '"o. — ^x^.ress cd bocks to v<>lif*
3erv'ioer, of oJierxfOHu^n for 'v'locniiif; office
Snrvicea of ^ini tor

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7 id alt mclog
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9 Y-.'Ung males

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3ince TT'V return . tom
to chec. .p ^1^^ -- ^ .^ ^C3 ,v„ilr of

. - rr- ^hi ted "y - f^^" ^'"'^^ - ■

^...T.e C.J.- a--"-!-, -nd t'.s rrc-f.t

d--n they . -c rn.-^ring en ny f'^'^ . ^ -

a little .X the pr.pcs. ■ ^ ^^^^^^^^^^

p. ah for t!ie 7 adult n^'^^-. •- , .„ • -

end ^'O erch f'-r ^ ^ •* -

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^Ti -.Vu"''^n ^ni o-ids ;v: d ends ■.iGn-

^'"^ , , ...v,., q> T-.t this 13 not ,. r 1 'riarly

,. . . .,^^4-^ .-,>-• verv ;Ter-.i:ly ''(■'".•■c~« no,Y.......

^^ ■" .. , ^11 -.-^ur.^ j: numhr.r of Cri'u-

,lv -^kulls frcKP vcur ncv: lose ..^ Unau.x.c.. -^ .

j:ch one v/i .n loCcxiwy -'eii-

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Februar7 1.

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. f^f^^i^i^ thanks for your

cent^) for this service is enclosed
171 ta many tharilre.

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^^er^ ith j flin enclosinr; my c^ioolc
fivo ):u:iclrr.d f^cllrrs on tlio rotioi:i.T ?^etrcpolltan

■^rnV ^^ ^his city, "iji rop/^i/iicnt: of thr rrcunt f.^lvrnce

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me Tcr field expens<=^?

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b:j Cnx^y yOiirs,

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Dedr Bog tor ?eriK>r/:

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hcnl^s for Bryant's p:^ev oi: 'Silvicu: ^:i.rG
iii the Adirondc:cks^ It •^loos me ^xod tc f^eo \vL t he

srys olout your vori; in the A-iro:.cl;.ckR -h-n you vore
at the :^ori;3lry heir: in Ccrnoll. Tindicrtions of
thir. kind ^rt^ sonotines t Ici^ tine in coring. Uit
1 10 the less satisfactory v;hen they do come,

I fJip, s^orry ycu did not find M-io to i--n in
to see a^ when you ere here- v vhile zro. Cur city
i5E nov deeply hu-;'iod in f^nov/, r.nd '7e rre ?u''ferin£j
from e corl far.iine.

7ith kindent re^T.rd-> and oest l^ihcs tc
ycurBolf tnd Vxs. Fcrnow,

Very tioil^ ./^u-?^.

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Dr. B. E. Perno^v,

Univorcity of Toronto, 'Toronto. Crnr.da

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Our - tic nrl a,crca^ic SocieCy }y,.s ir^.un.^ . ^ch 1

' .e V,. n„rH, tae ether on Mvds - hicl I

^ ^ , ^-^ •- '■■ ^^ '^^-^^-t to .,cne ^ie.T..,rr, of .our fr.-il

■•^X'L -le n,.erc.:.- of senUni; then to jcu'

-^c. .re k^rinc r dr..dful ,u-er ^er. in %.hi,^tor -

■' '^^^^ t.he hou8C3. the ..eople £rd

^^^^^ frozen up. 71>e vfe^^ ^. ^ ^^^^ ^

^^erc fa: of noTi,] .,, ,,, ,: ^. '^^^^^' ^^ ^^^^^^-^^

n.^... V1 t. ' ' r. " --^^^-or sections. ^24 i.

use

-^ tiiai/en Out.

-omcny of them vero hairs t.:] th^t -h.n

* - -^ Up lea f;o.'">^«f hnv
-V » dna no n-.v or^-^s . ..^,. ^^ -. , ,

•••11 uaatt£crc?'i one- }.,^vij. ^^ , , ^

ch^ wc.r Depfirtmert.

C(-.nfi<-c:; f.-i^'' ■';

-ero .oather co-if.inuod fo- ,-; 1,,

y

-^-^i Ola* arrival '"'orr -4-'
of ,.nc.v n • ' '"^ '- •■'^^' '■'' uii^'^cedented r.,ount

sm-vstcm- cf nerri.^ ^ . '^"^

- " ^"^'^ ^^''^. •'^^ <.U.-t t'e Cifr ,•„

«-Ljr ■'^uritd, sRd trrffi.- c' .,n ? • ,

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with. !?e are nlRo sufferinp- from s coal feirdne which
begcn before we cerae and is likely to continue until spring,
le srn .not sllo-'ed to purchase more thf n c sin^lo ton of
oofil ft E tine, end r^n not get cny until tne previous lot
is used up — j.nd even then the cknces tre cgf-inst us.
Hundreds of houses hcvo lied their ^vator s-apply entirely out
off by freezing of latert^ls in the streets. Fortunately,
our pipe.c. £re el ever- fe^^t undGr-rcund, so that as r,oon as
the frost-bursted pipes in the ho.;eo xvoro repUceA rrj ne//
ones, ,/e .vore able tc get plenty of wt^ter.

!7ocd for fireplaco use is not ouite so scarce £s
coal, but ecu not be purchcised in lot? exceedin^r ^ quarter
of a cord p.t a time, r-nd thoro is no telling vhen it '/ill
he delivered. Oving to t'le obstruction cf tho streets

by snc//, r lar^e proportion cf the Lorsos used f ( r doliv ^y
purposes ar*^ laid up in the stables, ^iid c considers . .
percenta^^e of the auto-trucks ^ire laid up for repairs, rjinny
cf 'he,m deserted in th^ ''now in veric^us pcrts " *" the city.
'J^he fuel deslcrr r>r - the v/hclo delivery S' sfen . • broken
dovm, rnd they crc unrble to pro^nisr ar" thii^r in tlie ner r
future.

From ell this you rxy infer the strte cf mind of
the HerrisM ftmily at boin^^ oblir^ied to r-ond the ^?ntor here
instead of in Cfc>lifomi£.. Cur most earnest hope if- thct
we may be able to {jet beck to Lajunitas ei 'y in tlif: .spring.

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TTitk kin.lest rec^.ris to you .11. in ^hich Mrs. Kerri .m
and Zonpidc ^oin. and with renowec^ th.nk. for the clipping..
,,ouy of hicli have put me o. the track of ir.port«nt find..

7ery truly yG-ur^>,

30 ?irFt Gtreet,

San Trciiciscc, Hrlifcrnia.

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Deer I'r. Martinelli;

/ &i\i or t\7o ego I sent you a bock or t-vo for
the cMliren, one for the old^^r ohildron, end Vio omrll
one for the yov^r^er d ildron — I hope Uioy dll he in-
terestod in ^owe of thp stories.

I h£ivo .v-ritVon !?ir» Gardner about cur irorJ-ilGn Itere
dun to the cold ^//of.thf^r, .-^.eop snov/s, nccrcity cf fuel r^nd
<=^o on. no /ill- not ttke the time to repeat to y(u, cs he
•..ill tell you 'hen you see hira next, -This '/ill oxplnin

hy I '/ss so Irte
reF-oTrbri^nces.

70U see hiTa
this yferr in

in f;cttin{^ off r fe-v dhristrrr.s

^Q ell 'vish ,ve \7ere beck tii Xja^'unitcs » rna nimii
surely iio ts scon rs "'e cm x><^>:^sihly (?et liv/Gy in t ^ic
SDrinr. ' le Lerr th«: ^ yon hiva hrd ^^cry litole rnn so

07/>e

far this v/inter, and hope thrt r '.;ocd derl nore :.ill c
durln^: the rrosont incntn. Other.' ls€, next su^m-r'^r is
likely to be alto£;ot''iGr too dry.

Before we left, I cr.up;ht r fev •7ocd3 i.do ir the
house, £;nd I hope you 7;ill keep acme trc»:s set so r.s to
trke Ci:re of any olhern t')^it mry core 5n during the v'liit'^tr
'Jo rli^ll be ^:lf:a to hear frc-.- you ct r.ny tine.

Trustinr thct you and your fc.nll^ vro '.-t=ll,M*d
v/ith kind rOj^^rds fro/^ us lII,

Tery trul;, yours.

To

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children r.t ;Chri3lina3 tin-e -- thoy

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iiiii'd ~- -- — - .-- .

hore ::c:ve "hoon nvoh thct Jt ha'- •>ncr ..... ^..^^ _-

for lie tc attert^^- to any out'-. icl-. iri:. ttor'^, ur^tiT. v/ithin < .
the Ir.nt fovf days.

On cur rotut7> frcn^Or lifornic , tx c-rd c hrlf
drvs

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t^ent /-four ^"^octions^^of 'ious'~^

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0 t'^unfl t^vt' hundred
rciUf^tor?'. full v.»f

100.^ -"'hese snctio^s k-d Lo ')e chi tolled arart^nd
Ccirrio^ do/n collor to Le tV^i've^l vi th rrr^olArm torclior.
.ne unoro-c^n sections -.voro fr,s toned to"^'ct^.' r r:nd ro-

throe ^/ocks), e /oro ctill oi£;ht rc(^if:tors .^hy, the
uur-^. ted .sections hoin>' so nuncrou55 -s to iirke u: eirht
comoletc; rCidiiitora. "* Tic no':i cneF could ho h<c'5[ in"*
"V-,iBhin£^tcn, hecau-ie th'3 crray hcd confiscr. ten ever^/-

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f^^F.iiie hero, end ?.n .vo hnd )iot he^ii

CG'.l uofore ^oinr to Coliforni^:. , the inns in'cur house

v/ero

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_ , -..^. .^ _ , . .^:f. five dr.yr, hoforo '/e were ^^.hlo tc

l^et rny 'ocd ; /xd t/io; cnly a c^uf^rter cf c- cord; fiiid 8
lon(^ ti;i- hoiiore tho firr^u lorr^ of Tf:! caire, only t vo
tons. lo '}r.n^ed thi^^ u^. end '..cro out a fev; day? he for
cny i^ore Cuino — rnd no'v vre arc* nocrly out r{^<. *n, --^rd
don't bio' r/hen r.ny more oen ho delivered.

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prrivL-l /r* had more zero voctJior tho'n I iif.vo evor T^.fore.
icrjo.n m this city.

/,t the museum end of tlie line, T fuw?,i :i o>-r

, Pireplece .'ood, hile not so ^cr too. pn r>orl >

iicrd oc £et <^nd }- not rllo-cd to he doliv-orod'in Ict^
exceodpi^; £ ^^uaruer cf i\ cord ft i ti-ie; c^nri if, if-Vo^
cuont ten d^ys rftor or^leriii:^-. to ]'/.ve rny delivered.

'^le city lo /"ull of soloion: fnj t.ore f.re soTor^l
Ifxr^o can^.r> ir. the nox.:hhcrhood, contr.inin- tliousands cf
men y^itin^- for sliips to t<;ke thom to the othn >' side
Some time £»;o I -fee told hy onr^ of tho -enorr.ls th^-it at
t^aay time niA thousand on^jneer^^' .vorn E-xitij.f' shin/nent.
Trc:inloads leave our hi(^ 3t-tion eve^- dry, for the cor.'^\t.

^ ,.^^CJo^ canditions h-rr ere Tery different then in
Ciiliforr:: ...

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Chief cf Bureau of Et Sinology

Derr I'r. Hcdco:

nere-.vith I am returninr- tl;e Bu^ ns-

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vanturr. mrmscript .oc; oulrrios TTc. ESS end 84^ .rhich
you -ero '.cine enough to locn r.e £ short tipe sro, ^nd
for the. use cf ^/hich I um very -ud. maiivud. They
ocntair a n>uca Irrcer nuru-er of r.nchori. ntm.s then I

bed sdjjposed.

The 3cr£p-''oook ccntcinine T>yior

articles frcn the '0.11 for nia F.rmcr'ie .-.Iso -very rich

In nctorlDl. ..J I l^vc not yet ^.oen cWn to finish a th

.,, X ; I- 4v. f^^ T\prr future; nef5n hilo it

it, l^ut rill roturn it in the uec-r x^.^ ,

in kept in z fireprocl ..c.e.

Thnnkinr :/c;2 for your coin-tory in «:-

Eia Iter,

Very tmly yours.

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Tleplyin;; to your letter of J;:aiu. r 31:: t,
enclcoiit. tlie nkin cf c Mr'? fcr idcntifi -^ ' ior, ; ill
st£.te t!-at the birl iv tho ^rcwerii Stcrli: -, intro-
iucG'^ iiitu thifi country ^onc ,/et;r3 c;-o- T: h. - no'v
s^rer:i 07':r v r)U;ibor cf oantorn ntrte^. Tou o..n
^^^ttan a ^al;li(;a Men relating to i t^ distribut o*
/tiKl ^trtuf^ ir^ th;- couiitrj^ >)y -''-'ro-^in/:: the CI; ^r ^^ of
Biolorjicrl ^urvay, Depsrtr-eni; of A^^riculturp , T q :J>-/;-
toii, T).C.

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Hei;;ensbor4;, B.C.

Your letter of necernber u erriverl some tine ego, i^nd
I W.S v.ry cried to hrv. the infora,.tion you jsvc me about "the tir.^
Grizzly Sears den u^ rnd co'ne out in the cprir.- ir. your rei;ion.
I tm 61^0 partlauLvrly i::ter.3.ted in your stotomont that you heve.
the-pcir^t of :: i,xt.t hora thnt xir.n embedded in the facn t>f a Grimily,
the s;-ull of ..hich ,ve a.7o i.i the c^-;ibelion. j; ^.u cm tdl me '
•'^^c^il §^!it^ ^^'^^ is fyou Tiicy reinenbor the df.te of shi^neut^ I
••/ill try ...d identify, i ?T&' "^ n^' VntllL ve Lear .bout
ari..lies hunti,.^^ .oatr, and deer, .;4 on tiv; ofuer Iv^nd m.ny
huiitcrs deny tlici thny ever do this.

^^^lyin^' to your question fibout r.ii' bcoJc on beors,
I •'0;Td sz:y th.-..c at tho present ti„e i iicv* ir. pre.n a techriJl
work on the Hg Bo.ra. and sh.ll be .led to .send you r co,y -.^on
It OA.nor.r.. I-y ^,r.e popular .-ork on the Bgrr. vill ,.t be '

Out for >:p'»e .4.10.

The Gri.zly ,),,,n ^,., ,,^,„t.^^^ ^^^ ^^.^.^^_^.^^ ^^ ^^^

firy ti-uly yuurF^,

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Liout. P. Pr^f^coit P&y

Cuftp Devcns, l-cs^'^.

lf!y dor:r Licnter/rt ?fiy;

Very larny ^/ii,nkr> for your prOToptnosD iwA

courtosy in replying^ tc Dy Innulry ccnccrninrj the
Plocl; Bc^cr sbilT in the nolleotion of the Icta
diuirlop T?. CroB5^. With ycxiT cluos, J^nd those fur-
nished '7 Dr. Jancn T'i^rtor, I V>cpe I m^y l>r. cUe to
run tho r>peciincri dovm.

"Tith ber.t '.vir^.hes, rivl tlio ern-cst hope
that you "'ill riavo hotter luoV tlirn som' of your
cornpcnions on your IcDt huntinr; trip in British

Ccluir:bic,

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19 18

Deer 'Doctor FewVes:

t fev; minuter i\ro I :/.-'=■. told t'-ri ,-oO(,''. neirs
that 70U l.cd linen ^.ut rt tlic helm of t\c ?ure<')U cf
rthnclcfry. I 'vnrxt to corirrnlulcte yru ov. havinr
attained so eiiiiiont rric! honorrhle n ponitim:, c'^nd T

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want to cc»r.Frrtulete the Tireau on hrvin^r t^ocrrod a
safe pilot, t'ereh- osc^ipirr mnny aanrorous rocks
end pitfalls. r7ith kindest regards and "best

wisher, for your succe^>3,

Ver. traly yourc.

Di'. J. Salter Fewkes

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Cri-i^V fVal.ls T!-entio:.-e(-i, out u^ tc tho present ncnent
thp,y hi.vn not iirrive.^,. /.s fill ^hi^omerf- fron "^ri'Jn:
::clia!lir .luriii^ thft pj;-:; u-y mental lirvo ceen j^re&tlj
dftlf.;e:l, o ir^.; to thn ^ret-rure of -.-f.T trrnfr-crtrtion.
I &"! s'ill ..(pine- »'ftt ^hpy -ill turn up ^11 r.I-'^t.
I \-ill let jou know lf5 goon ar? thoy :!orie. Kean-hile.
shoulf^ yea jot hold of ;ny jaore, I shrll l-- --r-y ,^1,,^ :
you •..ill t^cxA ^':en.

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Grants Tsss , Ore-r^cn

Thf.nTcs for your letter
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I nm most rn^^ious to securo for cur TT.stional
Kuseo^n .specimens, o^-rtieulcrl, skull:,, cf the ?,it:
Grsy 7clf of southweston, Oreeon. end sl-^all be rroctl-,
o.oliged if you ,dll kindly let mo ^nc^y in esse you
^ -^r- cf ti:o killinr cf any ir. thi? recioh.

^ -3 r ouriovr feet thrt c.ltuo7;gh -.ve have
hundrcls cf skulls of coyotes from C^tli fornix . v-e
hcYB net e single rkijll of the T>i,. ^rry ^olf from
ttet r,trte. Te hev. a ma^nbcr frc.. OrCiTcn. but mcinly
frcr^ ec<3i.en-, Crer-on.

^ery truly yours.

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T)ef:r Doctor /ibl)'..t,

Pej^lyiPc ^0 ycnr rc^vne^t dated Jjijurrjr "'l,
fur title's for tLe /.jjril mectiii^ of tlio Nt^ticnrl
Acciduiiij of Gcionccf?, I ;ill offor r ^hort one en-
titled '^Tho Bi^; Bei.rs cf Ilorth America:".

7orj truly yours,

I>^-. 5. G. /beet

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page 1G7 of V-g Outlook cf JfPturj^ 30, irritrted rno
to such Ml extent thct I -->^ enclosing; ^ l^rief not:c

on thti =^u'-gect.

lluir '^'^ nei**^'"' c lif r r.or r tendcr^cot,

end it ip ^ pity ^^ «^oil hip memory itU sudt ctr-.to-
inent? ^^ ^r^ ocntriino'! ir: t-ie rrtiw^lt* ij; ^vic-tlor..

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/-cf. nu-.lisVe^ in --he ir.st Cutlook (pr^o 157. J.nur.ry 30,
U'l'3>. In this rrticle.John Tuir. trllin- cf c nirht

n|)Giit ill the pcamtains by c orey,':r>re vaere rter.-n v.s
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and never srid thct he lid. unle-.r jckin^. rr^S he rrrely
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loved to tell cf his experionc-,. in the ■..■ilien.ess. hut
he w.. c truthful m.n. net ^U^, to drc 'ir.- on hi.
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^eo^' ith 'u] en Trrirn- -pt^i^ #. • . -

^'-te-^-a. I iic-ve ha vd. hiia rolct-, ;T;ore tv r^, on,- i ;., --.-_

.lerience- .;if.\ berr- - 0^ -hie', h- ^V -■ -.

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vStarteo. to ^stlicr me ir ^ t-' -lirj n<?xt ei^nfuL of T>lf:oii-
l:)erry vines'!''''

j^ oci'ip&rin>^ thi^^ very in&ccnrrto st^toiLont /itli

ruir'fn o\m desPcri^M>ion cf tlio incident '•Our Ixtional

P&rksl, ik;. 174-177), it /ill -'O seen thrt the distance

oetv/ecn LIuir and tlic boar mz net fifteen feet but

♦'t :b'ien ycrds or rc^- t;he enir.icl ..eg not c 4,ricz^ly '^'^^
ii Giisiu,.on {i :iolcr ^hcse cf the corauor. hlrcV ■•err);
snd tlxt ir-stetd of ctteniitiiii; tc ^^sthnr hir in ""itli
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19 13

Miss Mary C. Dickerson

AineriCEn MuBeum cf Natural History
New York City

My de£r Miss Dickers en:

Yery many thanks for your trouble
an(^ courtesy in the nr. tter of separates
of my little article on »7ho Trnme of Silence'.
The separates came today and rre in very
nice shape. I am particularly pleased to
560 the ref-rencc tO source Of puhlicrticn,
at the bottom.

With "best wishes,

Ter;; truly yours,

Pebniny 7
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Professor It. i\ Dpna

Wev/ llzyen, Ooijaecticut

•ssr Profesror Dr.nc:

Tery mar^ thrn^-- -^or your letter of Jiuoary 2?,
in reply to my inquiry' rocut your fasher's jcurn?:!^ cr
notes 01: Crlifcmli. InrUcns, vritten Ai^ ii r momoor rf the
7ilkns Er.pedition. I i^li cl.lir;ed alt^c for I'r. Z^rr^^

letter stt.tinc that no reciords of l,lii? kind .^.re ccnlrinod in
the Yele Library.

In vie^v of your su^i^estion tlu: t the records in
ciuestion mr.y have 'joon deposited ii: '^i 3hin£:tcii, I em ^ukiI;^
r 9o-.rch here, lb it occur?; tc no tk, I they mi;ht jc^^-i bl
b«» if. !;i. ■ record- of the Dc.^jrrtnrr.t of '^tcto, the n.v^ cr

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19 15

V.r. John J^owloy

Direotor Oakland rublic Museum
CsKland. Cclifornia

3©ttr Er. Rowley:

It was a great discp^oointmont tc me that I ^g pxt
able to seo you aacin before leaving California, but a case of
scarlet fcvor i. our family, follor^cd by ten :Teeks of illn... on
nj 0^. ..art. rfiTjlted ir. cutting out a nurnber cf the most imocrtar. t
things I }jad I.nt'-ndGil tc 1o.

'Than J saw you end Mr. Leslie Si^.son at your .mseu;:
the latter prrt ,{ J^I; jou Tcra kind enough to pr^mi.e to Uui We
r^orae cf the stalls of ^iz.ly boar, killec! ij Jfr. Sin:8cn in the
nuane-DonjeV-Jenerk region. Tne ones I evented to torrcvr for '
cc^parison -ere so marked on the labels, and if you -ill bo kind
enough to send them to me I shall be /-eatly rtll-ed. I^ey sho Jc
^oe carofnriy ^nrppod. bcx^ an^ <^hipi)ed oj expro.s. charjes coll-ct
od-essed: TT. S. ^idogic.l ^rrey. I)opart;nont cf /Igric-.I ture.
;7a3hirffton. D.C. It o-culd be well to put r prd of fol'^«-' -^ap r

fcot"/een the tooth -c-rrr, to proTent breakare by jarring irhiU in '
transit, as heart teeth, as you know, cro so ertremely brittle.

During my absence more than trr. hundred skulls cf
Cri-slies arrived at the L'useum from my various colleotcrs in
Alaska. Yukon, British Columbia, ai^ Wyominr. sc that since my
return I have been mi^shty busy checking- th«m n^ and getting thsm

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properly labelled and entered.

Tou doubtless kno:: that we are having the most
severe winter ever kno-Tn in TTashington. We have had much zero
weather and deeper anows than previously recorded, and we are
suffering severely from a fuel famine. It was officially ordered
yesterday that only three bushels of coal could be delivered to
any one person at a time, and there is no telling when one can
get his small allotment. In our house the temperature since our
re tarn has rarely been above forty and we have suffered a loss of
severe: hundred dollars from the bursting of pipes aid radiators
filled 7'ith ice.

I have ofter wondered shout the outlook for yuur .
excoll-nt little museum, but fear that so lonr as the iTar copMn-as
there -ill he little hope cf the necessary- financial assistance.

Did Mr. Simson go on his conterrplatod hunt Irst
fsU? And if so, what success did he have?

With best wishes,

^ery truly yours.

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M^- .^. 3. Menron, Ouide

LilTccet. British Coluinbie

Caacda

I?eplyl,ic to your letter of J^^n-osry 21 this iay
racoive.1. ro.ld cry that I rm stHl in the r.arket for
skulls of GrisrJy Peers: end shall be ^l.rl to purchase
at th. unur.l .rice, all you are abLs to neoure during
the corainu •'^'^anon. J u" T:^^ int'-;ri^;nted in fish.

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Er. II. Moses

HoottRli> Alaska

Dear Sir:

Tour letter of Janucry 21 errivei today.
Baforo this you htvo doubtless received my letter of
Jamifiry 12 ockno;7ledr:lng rec^eipt of yogr bear ship-
ments of November lo end November 35 snd steting- thet
the four skulls shipped December 12 hnd not then
arrived. Kcithor have they arrived nt the present
time, \7hich is not strf.n^^^ as all our shipments of
specimens from British Holumbis are being held up,
doubtless on account of the War. * Tliey will urobably
coDie later.

I hope you hcve rocoived the check for
$139. sent ycu about the middle of January for the

skulls shipped in Tlov ember.

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Oalgcry, Caik-ida
Dear 3irs:

IIo 1 fitter !i£s been recoived fran you lately,
but U« skulls of Grizzlies heve junt arrived, elon^ ^rith
tho muzzle end front teeth of a Polar 3ear. This latter
was liibelled ".Thite Horse, Yukon. October, 1917»», -yhich
is en inforr^l lie. as Polar Bears do not occur in Vmt
psrt of the world - as you lmo;7 very well; so you heve
been soricusly imposed upon and this casts a shadow of
doubt on the localities attached to the ether skulls. I
have previously had grave doubts as to the localities rfvec
on the labels cf some of thr- skulls received from you. Tl^e
Polnr Beer mu23le is returns^ hers^ith.

7or the two Crl?2lies I have credited
your acccniit twenty- five dcllarFi, a check for which -vill be
sent you about "the firr.t of March.

One of ^ho Grizzlies is lahollod ITlute Horse,
the other apparently Three ^alloys, hut the Irtt^^r -vord is
f^^her illeiihie. I shall he ohlirrod if you vdll kindly
(jive me th*^ locality, end also state about -^here it is.

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19 18

The California Development Bo?:rd

Sen Francisco, California
Dear Sirs:

I^eplyirg to your letter cf Pebniary 1, '
I would state that my old cddresc on yourmailinrr list is
incorrect. My present address is civen above.'and I
should like to receive t-.vo or thre. copies cf your monthly
bulletins as issued.

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Deer Sir:

A nionth ngc 'or Jerninry 71 I wrote
you ctcnt repoirir^ the lodf of an expensive roller-
f(>n desk .vhioh I purcLr-S^d from you ?>orio tiiua ego;
toth the roller top Icc-a ::.n^. the dn? -er lock crc

out of order.

Thus far T have had lio reply, and
chrll be obliged if you 'vill kindly ^.70 the nrtter
your perrcnrl attention. The .lesk is et my .-^^ice,
Apartment 701, The Tlortdiunihnrland.

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Stanford UniTer5?ity '
California
Derr TJoctor Jor''.rn:

Your 1X101:177,' ccrcfrnirf; the ollso-fctJ >jse
of th*^ r-.^^^ "^Jhle ^£CppMe, 180C, for a gonus of ■
mammals, came o /eek ir gc Sgo.

I hrre himto-i for the nsnie in vwi., snd
sfter f?nlin,3 t« firi it -nlre;' I^r. T. S. Pnlnor if he
had sor.e aorcsn it ^iroe the i-ublicnti on of his
'Genera cf Mammals'. Ho liad no record of it aul, rfter
makin.j a special search, tells re thrt he ccn find no
trace of it : nd doos not fc-.licvc that Li.cl?pVle ever
pulli-ied it. VtiU^LT th'rks it is most ..roljUy a lapse
of momcry on "'^fir-eSi^uQ'n pert.

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Fr&rik Junior her- ct ueei; i::aiiJiij^, ir.ore rcpidly.

Doi:^L .vorrj tiuDut your cr.r. It hr .^^ivon .le nO
trouble ti ;^11, ft fe^/ Jays a^c I i.Vin the rr.ctor fcr half
an hour to ^litxi^r, th- *'3ctt^vi, .^icL hy the ?7rjy ^.^em? to
\o. IV. JD 0? .-ondltlon. ?!k stc'>rier ;vorT:n ;-ccr^ r:r. ^ r;tron-.

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weather vrc Ixvo te'^n hffvii^; sjnco you T.;ft -- fT.-- Vi^
niiCw-ntori'is of-nefirly t^ foot -?-ch, -^cllovrod by sere tern^
peraturo. ?cr LLt ^b- tv;o days, hcv/ever, ^;, l^ive l^eon
f£vc.rt;d "b^ c tlia;* vhjCh ir r-^riCTir^; the rnov/ rrx irlly,
oltlioufii the c-ro3r i^trnct:^ r:-' 'til" '^ ^" of ice and '^now
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rccc-Kli -h :ent r.iid I true! ^ j .;iU :- rfcle tc briiv^; cut
your ^uiday- school hooh, evon thou^^ 't rrrl-'^r: r: little
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eccon.i.li5hod in ;^'Our ^Distribution of 7ir^ "[At'., h- '^olcmbir*.
TTuile vcur previru.^ ,jubli:»i.tions ) '^-rr. .- ■-. - - -»; <'i- ir -r* =?h

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lor r.ciyi;.j u(\;^t this piece cf cririnrl rose<:.TCh vorV clevct^^^
you to ^. dirtinctly liij^rher plcne,

Truntin;^* that the ber;in:un^r cf spring vill ccftsn
the rru^"?i plccon in your bronchi.^.l tubop, end roBtor^. 7rf.ni'L
Junior to hir fonn-r hoclth, ard rrith Idndert ro.^rirdn to
Trf-. Chrpn/n rnd journ-lf,

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rccoivod this TiCmin^'^ contnbs two crticlcs of much irtero?t
tc we, tho one or the Silky Ant-gnter. end the one e^ntitled
'Eehnvior ofJTlTa nrir./.ly Cu^r^ ?he lettor 'f of extr'^rrf)
int;:r^nt, but th:^ r)p.^'^ of *;!ie ruthicr is -vithh^ld. ?an yon
tcl'^ ^r The th? authority is, or rrc you not nt liberty to

I licvo tcdny rocoivcd the fir^t 'Jcpies of ray ^viev.' of
thr 3ri2:sly nn^ Bi^J Brc?7ri Bears (North Aifirrican Fnune , ?!o.41)
enil am ricilinj- you a copy horevrith. You will dcuhtloss
be horrified ct the li.r^^e number of fcms I hrvc felt cblif-cd
to rocc'-nizo. In thir connection I went tc rcjpeet Act

I fuirl- I hevc scid to ycu ■!--♦>■ re, t'.rt I hope nop.c tine for
nn cr,pcrtunity tc s^on yea the Bic ^ar rballr in oiir TTrticnel
'Museum, no thct yci rrv f"!C ,7ith y?i:r P-.7n eyes the <5tritirr
ticirts cf ^ifforonce in the Taricu" species. Our ccllecticn
rr.T.- ^crtcin*' r''.c^it l.OCC slculls of Gri::r,'liss end iMg Brown
Beers, ^nd c^cnt thf srii.r nuiTl:, = - of T^erV 'Wnrrs.

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1918

Dear Mr. BBmes:

Beplying to your circular letter of the 12th
instant, concerning War Saving Stamps, would say that
I haTo already purchased two complete sets and hare
subscribed to another throu^ the National Geographic
Society. Just at present I am not in a position to
SU^cribe for another complete set. but would be glad
to purchase two or three on account of the NorthoBber

land series if ySti UST? ^^ *^ ^^^P^" **^ ^ *^"

Tours Tery truly.

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Beplfliig to your inqvii^ ©f the 15th instant
would say that I can make my coMSBication on the
Big Bears conform to your ten-minute Schedule. Biere
will be no lantern slides, as 1 expect to exhibit «
number of skullfi.

Very trily yours.

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Rational Academy of aciences

Saithsonian, Institution

Mr. Will C. Barnes

The Northumberland

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Mr* W* K Adams
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Enclosed is my expense account for
February amoiuitiqs to $36.4S^and vouchers as per accow
panyirg list, which I shall be obliged if you will
kindly pay from the Harriman Fund.

Very truly yours.

Accompanying vouchers:
Eear Skulls:
Tom E. Bee
E.V.Darbey
Albert Kookesh
Mackay & Dippie
H. Hoses
T.L. Pichardson
J. !• Scollick
(cleaning skulls)

Services:

Barbfluna Baker
Zenaida llerriam
Marion Washburn

Miscellaneous

John Wheldon Co. • Books
Office rent 4 phone

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36.00
25.00
54.00
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Jroerican Anthropologist for 1918
dopenhaver — Waterman ink
IT. Y. Zoological See* Bulletin for 1916
Outers Book-Pec reat ion for 1918

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1918

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1906 Sixteenth Street, Washirgton. D-C

1918

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Cermack, Yukon, Canada.

1918

Feb. 25 1 Iimnattire Grizzly skull fro© Little Salmon ^

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!• W. Darbey

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Chatham, ilaska.

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1 iBuatttre feaale Brown Bear, •• »

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Calgarj» Alberta, Canada

1918

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Yukon

1 Old female Grizzly skull. Three Valley,

B. C.

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Unalakleet, Alaska

1913
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1 Pemale adult Brown Beer skull, Chichagof

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1 Cub Brown Bear skull. Admiralty Island 4 00

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2 Skulls adult fwnale Black Bears

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1 9 18

T'-^ar Professor Adams:

Beplying to your letter of February 19, asking my
▼lews Arith respect to the yalue of scientific train! j;
acmpt^red with so-celled practical trainirg, would -aj
out hesitation that a combination of both -reduces the most
raluable men; in other wcrde, men having technical scientific
training alone are likely to be rather narrow-minded and
to be Ificking in administrative cajacity, while men trained
only in so-called practical affairs ere likely to be lacking
in accuracy and in other qualificeticilS ^ich one usually
finds in men who have had scientific training.

Replying to yrur th. rd question, as to Tihich type
Cfcf man has produced the -nost valuable and permanent woii
in the field work of the Biological Purvey, would sa; with-
out lier.itation that our best men had had ccfnparatively
little intensive scientific training and in most cases com-
pfratively litt'e practical training, but were what rai^^ht
b' called 'natural bom naturalists' • Not one of them had
suffer^ . the pernicious effects of a University biological

course.

7ery truly yours.

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Professor .las. C. Adams

Syracr e University, Syracuse, N.Y.

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I.A.C., 112 So. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Mr. Robinson:

i^ebruary 27
19 18

Your letter of the 17th instant came several
dr --0 and I wBf. glad to hear from you again. On the
way it must have crossed a copy of N. A. Fauna No. 41 fon
the Big Bears) which I mailed you a couple of days before
your lett3r was received. It went to the last iddress I
had from you, and possibly miscErried. If so, let me know.

As to the so-called Glacier Bear of
Captain Hubrick: I have received one or two skulls from
him so labelled. They are not Glacier Bears at all, but
are fo^izzljr Bearr. The same thing has occurred in connec-
tion with certain Beers from Kenai Peninsula, from which it
appears that certain hunters who are not acquainted with
the Glacier Bear have mistaken a high-up Mountain Urizsly
for it. Hence Hubricdc is entirely right in saying that
his Glacier Beer is an entirely different animal from the
Black Bear.

I am glad to know that you are li' ^ly ' ^ show
up in this neighborhood during the coming month. ' shall be
very glad to see you.

With kindest regards to yourself and
Mrs. Robinson,

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February 27
19 18

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Tom K. Bee , Esq.

Carmecks, Yukon, GariSda

Tour letter dated Jmuary i^ came scnne time
ago and the Grizzly Bear skull from Little iJalmon, to
which you refer, arrived day before yesterday. I an
sorry to say it is a young animal, about three yeers old,
and consequently is worth only ?8 , a check for whi*
will be sent you in a few days.

About the first of January we sent you a check
of U5 for a female Grizzly skull shipped bj you and
iabeiied as killed in Nisling Hiver. Doubtless this is
the skull to which you referred and^J^iSiad not received
payment for at the time you wrote. This skull came alone
that is, there was only one in the box.

I shall be glad to purchase all the Grizzly
skulls you can collect during the coming season and will
P^y a liberal price for adult males.

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1 9 r 8

Kate P. Wilson, State Game Warden

Lander, Wyoming
Dear Sir;

Thanks for your letter of the 11th ins tent
respecting the issuance of a permit to Joe Hendricks
of Ashton, Idaho. Tour statement that yon "can not
allow hi* to kill bear for their skulls", followed by
the remark that he would be allowed to kill bear "for
scientific purposes" is somewhat confusing, as the
skulls are needed for scientific purposes exclusivelj
and would at once form a periBSaent part of our National
VuseuiD collection, where we already have the largest
collection of bear skulls in the world — numbering
not far frwn 2,000 skulls from various parts of North
America gH the way from Arctic Alaska to Mexico.

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E» W* Derbey, Esq.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Tour letter of January 29 came duly, and
the two skulls referred to have just arrired* For
the Grizzly cub fronn Hevelstoko I have allowed! you
$4.; for the adult Grizzly witb the badf part of the
skull sawed off, $8. •». making m all, $12* You have
contributed no infcniBtion as tc frtiere this sewed-oi
skull came from. Without the locality it is
practically worthless, and I have allowed you a verv
long price for it. If you can trace its source I
shall be very glad to hear frcm you.

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19 18

B* W* Nelson

Chief, U.S. BioloPical ^ v^«^

^ dear Nelson:

letter of ^K '"'" "' '"""' " aoWled^m^ your
-tter Of ^bruary 12 tran.„ittin, copy of a Utter

T ""'"^^^ ^" ^^^ ^"^J-t of Idaho Bears

-iJcrtheext^etcfaletterfro^A.H. TwitcheU
lat. Alaska, concern-.^ the destruction of rein-
er by Big Beers.

Very truly yours.

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19 18

Mr. John l?owlev ,, ^ ,^^,. „

Director, Oakland l^iblic Muserro
Oakland, California

Dear Mr. Rowley:

Very many thanks for your letter of

the iSth instant, just receiyed. I am particularly
oHiged for the information that you here two addition-
al Gri354ly skulls collected by Mr. Simson last fall,
about one hundred miles east of Dease Lake. I should
like exceedingly tc see these, along with the otiiers,
and will be thankful if you will l^i^^ly ship them by
express, charges collect, addressed: U.S. Biological
Survey, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C

I congratulate you on your success in obtain-
ing material for a group of Wyoming elk.

il7e are still suffering fromifctcoal famine, and
have recently had a a<jstructive ice jam on the Pot<»iac.

7ery tmly yours.

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1 9 18

Dear Mr. Thayer:

The cold, snow, and ice of the present winter have
been so unusual and so disastrous that I thought you
might like to see what Washington looks like in a real
winter. I am therefore enclosing a few photogrsjiis
showing the city streets near our house the last of
January, and the flood and ice-jam in the Potomac the
middle of Fsbruary.

We are still suffering from shortage of fuel.

If you find anything about 'Susie* needing
attention, please give her the proper treatment* The
only thing I think of at present is one of the spring
clips.

?fe are hoping to return to Ualifornia in /.priT.
With kindest ref^rds to you all,

Yory truly yours,

Mr. W. I. Tha/or

San Eafaol, Calif omie

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Dear Mr. Martinelli:

A few days ago our big river, the Potomac.

received so much water from melting shows that it
orerflowed its banks and broke vip the ice which corere.
it. The ice jammed the shore and destroyed a nureb'^r
of buildings, and also several tugs and one fair-si^el
steamer, which were crushed and sunk. 1 thou^t you
would be interested to see a few photographs which ^
took to show the condition of the ice, and filSO cae
or two showing the snow in the city streets near ovr
house less than a month ago.

With kind regards to you all.

Very truly yours.

Mr. Porapeo Bdartinelli
laganitas, California

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Deer Sirsf

Tour letter of February 20 enclosing a letter from

William H* Hamby, written at San Diego, Califcmia, February 14,
ia at hatA. It is a case where an apparently trifling state-
ment reflects seriously en the truthfulness of John Huir, for
if he foid made the statement attributed to him by the unhappy
Bemby-Cheney combinstion, naturalists would at once give him a
berth aaong the nature fakers.

The matter is of no consequence to roe one way or the
other except that i iiaio to see John lihiir misquoted in such a
way as to give an entirely false impression of his honesty.
Perhaps it wo^dd be better to refer thi> matter to Dr. Ifta. Fred-
eric Bade', Berkeley, California, Dr. Bade being, as you doubt-
less know, editor of Muir's posthumous writings and in close
touch with the family, I am willing to abide hi 5? judgment in
the matter.

Very truly yours.

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Dear Sire:

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Thanks for your catalogue entitled
•West 0' the Rookies' this day received. It contains
several titles which look promisirg in connection with
a«y work, ajid I shall be obliged if you will kindly send
me on ajiproval the four followii^:
66. Crafts, Pioneer Daj/s in San Bernardino ?alley,
69. Crook. Our Nevada k Utah Iniii-nS. \m^ ^'M

201. Qrsaechea, Historia Christiana do la Calif oi-nia
212. Phillipps, Letters from Calif orr ."'877 bM

If any of these are not wanted J ill return im-
mediatsly, carriage both ways beii^ paia ^ rre

Very truly yours.

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19 18

Dear Carlos:

%e snow and ice conditions in Ifeshington
during the past month hsTe been so unusual that I
thou^t you end the Doctor migjit like to see a few
photographs of them — hence the enclosed •

With kindest regerds and best wishes to

you both.

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Det ♦ Sir:

Tour letter of Jcmiaty 21 has just reached me.

Yes, I am gled to purchase skulls of Qriszlies and Big

Brown Beers from .Alaska . ar.d sk pacing good prices for

them, the prices rarying -jcording to size, age and condi-

1 J a from $4 or $5 for jounj, skulls up to flO for edult

f -males and $20 for adult males in fairly good condition.

Please ship the skull you mention and any

others thnt .^ou msy obtain in fulure. by express (charges

collect) addressed : „ „ „. , -to ,^„„

U. S. Biological Survev
Department of Agriculture
.Taphington, D.C.

One of the enclosed lebuls ahculd bo ai'sched to each skull

and your nams &nd address should be written on the outside

of the package. Be sare you write the name of the locality

and also your own name on the tag which you tie on the skull.

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Mr. Charles Sheldon

Argyle, Washington, D.C.
Beer Sheldon;

Miss Clemence thinks I was mistaken
in regard to Kino. She says that Priestly, a co-
worker with Bolton in the Bancroft Library* is
about to publish the journal of an expedition by
Pages, but that Bolton himself is likely to know
more than any one else concerning the route and
journals of XlCOt His address is: Professor

Herbert B. Bolton, Bancroft Library, Berkeley,
California.

Very truly yours.

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March 4, 1918

William Hanrer Winer Co*
3518-22 Franklin Avenue
St* Louis, 7tJ[o.

Dear Sirs:

I thank you for your catalog No. U
just received. Kindly send me the followir^ books, t<^ether
with bill for saine:

6019* Will h Hyde. Corn amorF; the Indians of the

Upper Missouri, 1917, $1,50

6021c Thomas James. Three Years arronj the Indians

and MeTicans, Reprint, 5.00

5998 Winer, W-H- The Anerican Indians, 1917 1.00

Very truly yours.

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Mr. J, C. Pitts

Invermere, Kootenay District, B.C.
Dear 3ir:

Your letter of February 19 addressed to
the Smithsonian Institution has been turned over
to me for reply, and the Grizzly skull of which you
speak has junt arrived. It is a young animal,
about three years old, and I fiSJ gllpwin^ jog ^ for
it, a check for ^ich will be sent ycu about the
first of /pril.

If you got hold of any other Grizzly
skulls I shell be very glad to purchase them and
will pay a good price for skulls of old bears, par-
ticularly m^les.

5nculls should be securely pecked and shipped
either by parcel post or express; express packages
Should be shipped charges collect. All skulls should
bo addressed: U.^.Biolc^cal Survey. Department of
/^^maturo, Tashington. D. C. Please .rite .e when
shipinent is made, so that I .ay be on the lookout for
ssme .

Very truly yours,

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19 18

Joseph Uailliard, Esq.
1815 Vallejo Street

San Francisco, Calif.
Dear Mr. Mailliard:

Glad to her:r from you and especially glad to know
that you are still gaining in health and strength. Doubtless you
will be yourself again by the time summer arrives.

After two months we have just succeeded in getting
the new radiators installed in our house to replace those broken
by ice at the time of our return, and we are able to buy a small
ton of ooal at a time at loQg intfirvals^ which, supplemented by
wood in the fireplaces, has kept the house from freezirg.

A couple of weeks ago we had the worst ice gorge
end flood on the Potomac that has occurred within my recollection.
The ice destroyed a number of boat houses and a few humble rnsi-
denccs along the river banks and pushed up on to Potomac Perf^
where it uprooted and smashed a number of trees and tore away
considerable parts of the retaining wall. The river has now gone
down and the floating ice has been carried out into ovv^sapcake
Bay. but there are hundreds of stranded bergs of pack ice slowly
melting near shore. Our last snow melted about a week ago so
that we now see the bare ground again, but there are of course

no signs of spring.

Wishing that we were back at Lagunitas, and with

kindest regards to your sister, in which Mrs. Merriam joins,

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Atnarko, B.C. .^

Dear Sir:

^e have just received from you the skull

or a female Gri.^ly frv. Atnarko mver. for which I
h«vo credited your account ?1E; a check .ill he nent

you on or about April 1.

This skull wfis poorly packed end some of
the teeth wore broken in transit. In future please
pack skulls more cfrefuily. I shall be glad to
purchase all the Gri.^zly skulls you can get hold of

during the coming season.

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^ainwright, Alaska
Dear Sir:

^e have ju3t received fi^^ you 5 skulls
of Polar Bears. 1 3e.l. and 7 I^. but no letter
accompanies the. a.d I am at a loss to know whether
payment should bo maie to you or whether, as in the
previous lot. they v/ere shipped by you for
T. L. Richardson formerly of Pt. Berrow, now located
at Unalakleet.

Theso skulls were very poorly packed and
were badly injured in transit. One of the males was
broken in two in the niiddle; one of the others had
the jaw broken; t/ro of them had lost the naec*! bonos
end two had the zygorretic arches broken. Skulls
sent either by parcel po^t or e:xpift»ss need to be
very securely wrapped and carefully packed m *%T-der
to avoid breakage in transt.

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Unalakleet, Alaska

Deer Sir:

We have just received froa you

skulls of Black Bears killed at Kaltag. They were

not wrapped individually as they should have been,

but were packed loosely in cots and as a result

were injured in transit, some of the large canine

toeth being broken off. I hs/e credited your

account $3 for the old male. $2 each for the two

females, making ?7 in all. a check for which will

be sent you on or ©bout /\pril 1.

We here also just receired 5 Polar Berr
skulls fbadly damag-^d in trannit). a small Seal skull,
and 7 T,r»^ skulls from B.M. ?orrest of Wai/iwri^t.
Are these to go on your account or were they shippefi
by Forrest on his own account?

Hoping that you will succeed in securing
a number of skulls of Grizsly Beers in the nerr future,
and^that you will pack them carefully so that they
will not be broken in transit,

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19 18

Mr. Milton Amee

Gardiner, Montana
Dear Sir:

As it will soon be time for the Grizzlies
to come out of their winter dens, I am writing to
remind you that I am still anxious to purchase all
the Grizsly skulls you can get hold of from the Tark
region, and hope you will be able to secure some
during the spring. 55kulls should be shipped by ex-
press, charges collect, addressed: U.S. Biological
Surrey, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D,C.
Some labels are enclosed herewith.

Very truly yours.

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19 13

Mr. Albert Kookesh

Jiineeu, Alaska

Dear Sir:

Your letter of January 18 from Juneau

addressed to the Smithsonian Institution reached me
after a while, and the three Benr skulls shipped by
you arrived before the end of February. A check for
these, amounting to $38, was sent you about a week
ago and should IffiY^ reeched you before this letter-
It was sent to the address you gave m before i Chatham,
Alaska.

In case you send any skulls in future
they should be addressed: U-S. Biological Surrey,
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. and you
diould write me at the time of each shipment so thet I
mav be on the lookout for it.

Very truly yours.

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19 18

Kr. T. H. Case

Juneau. Alaska

Replying to ,„„ i.uer of ^rua,, 11
BroTO Boar trcm P-U, ft>„ v .

f tho^ck part Of tho top of u.e a,™il ^al, ,,,„
^hoppoa Off a ™„1, ^„ ,,,„ „^, _^^^_^^^^ ^^^^

Ifr or ,„at„re boar,. .„t for the o»,:,loto
to thfi price of the skull.

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19 18

Mr. ?rank Soena

Seattle, ^Tashington

Thahkfl for your letter telling me that H*-
two Black Bear skulls which you sent in some time
ago were killed on Kinai Peninsula. My check for
!P2 in payment of seme is enclosed herewith.

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Glenwood, Washington

1 A letter recently received frcm Harry De Voe
infome me that you accept our offer of $8 for the skull
of h very old Black Be«r sent in some time ago. A
check for this amount will be sent you from the Smith-
sonian Institution on or about April 1.

Doubtless the exivQin^' age of this hear accounts
for the whiteness of his head*

If you should be so fortunate as to secure
the skull oT a real Grizzly Be rr from your region or in
thb Cascades I would be very glad to pay a good price for
the same,

Teiy truly yours »

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19 18

Dr. T. S. Palmer

Bureuu of Biolopicel Surrey
tfeehington, D.C.

Dear Dr. Palmer:

Herewith I am enclosing copy of

a letter recently receded from Dr. Jordan on the
generic nfine Tvphle . which you will remember you
tried to look up a short time ago. You will be in-
terested to see that Jordan has located lacepede's
use of the nr.me in the year 1800.

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Dr. 2* Hrrt tterriam,
191S 16th Street,
Washington, S.C
Dear Dr, Herri am:

The naine Typhle i« not "a l^se of memory
en the part cf rJa fines que, -^' because it appears in
LBcepcde, as I quoted in my last letter - Caecilia
Hiatolr.^ Naturelle dou Poincons, II, p. 134, 1800.
Lacepede, referrin^r to the blir)dnosp of Crecilia, a
xittle eel, ssys thet ^amcnp vertebr^-tes one knows only
ore mairj-cl nrmed ^phl^ . end a ^enus of Certilcfjinous
f i5?he3 named Gastrobr^inch^s which appeared to be com-
pletely blind.'* The question is 7;hether the later
genus of fishes Civile d Typhi a fl810^ ^'ill be preoccupied
by tills stotenent. The genas of man :als app^irently has
no existence, and never has been deflied. Being thus
'^yrecoaviyiei'\ rbfines4ue chancer T/phle. 1310, into
Typhi inus^ 1814.

^Gry truly jours.

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19 18

Miss Nellie Mao Taylor
Killisnoo, Alaska
My dear Miss Taylor:

Your letter dated November 13 addressed to

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the Smithsonian Institution haa only jurt rerched me, having
arrived yesterday in a box containing the skulls of t««) large
Bro-.7n Bjars killed in Tenakeo Bay by Tlaitor niliams, Charlie
Frank, and Chailio Davis. I am very mudi cbliged for
trouble ycu took in givinpr an acoount of th. fi^t with tho
Bears ar.d the way they were killed. I an alwsys glad t; have

information of this kind.

It has taken four months for your package to reach
me, doubtless because cf the oongestion due to shipments of

war materials.

A check of $40 in payment for these two skulls

will be sert you on or about April 1 and I shell be obliged if
you -will kindly divide the money among the huntars as they may

agree.

If you happen to lenm of any case in which natives

or white r.en have been attacked by these big bears 1 sbll be
grateful if you will kindly write me an account of the incident.

Tory traly yours.

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19 18

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The ,7illiam Harvey Kiner Company, inc.
3518 Franklin Avenue
St. Louis, Mo.
Dear Sire;

Tho enclosed bill arrived some
days ago with the two books in question, and
the third book. 6021-C, Thomas, 'Three Years
imong the Indians' arrived immediately there-
after without any bill. I shall be obliged
if you will kindly add the Thomas to the
enclosed bill so that the entire amount may
be on one bill, which will then be paid on or
about April 1.

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19 18

Qfjtir'illr. ?obiriEon;

Your lector of February 24 came duly and I
at once hunted up tho photographs of your atikiue-
Klappan bosr skull and had duplicate prints made
thereTTQra. TLo prints arrived from the photographer
today but on re-reeo'ing your letter I see I have
ir.8de 8 mistake, as you ask for a negative instead
of prints. However, I -.vill send you the prints I
have and if yea vill tell me vhich view you wish a
negative frcir:, I will hi've one Bade.

I have sent a ocpy of the Bear Fauna to
your friend Captain Foster at the new addresF you
have giver, nsm^Iy Pichfield. ^acc. Texas. The

address I provicmly htd for ^Jm sas 141 Bowery,

New York City.

Th8nk5= for your olipping.

Shell be glcl to ree you wbon you come this

way

Tcry truly yours.

l?r. pcwhj'ttcn ■Robinson
324 west 56 3trect
lier York City

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19 18

ytr. Earl Hirst

Chistochina. /laska
Det:r Sir:

Yery many thanks for your interesting letter
of February 16, just received. I cm raifjhty glad to have this
account from you of the way the hear attacketl you. Such un-
provoked sttecks are hsrrJ to explain, r/hy the lerr should have
passcc! the horses and pitched into you iL^ more than I can under-
stand, particularly ao you had not molested it in cny way.
Ycu certrinly did well to do/7n it as you did^ vdth your 'Tinchester,
wfU'H your head had been so badly handled.

Did you save t!r: skull of* this bear? If so, I
ijhould be very gl?:d to purer re it h\ a j^.voS price. ;fes it a
^ale or a female? If you are willing to sell the skull, pleuse
pack it carefully so that it '-.vill not be broken in trrnsit and
addresr the peckege: D. 3 Biological Survey, Department of
Agriculture. 7rar;hington. D.O. Pleaso tie one of the enclosed
labels to the skull. If you send it by oj^jrens, ship charges
collect, but if it has to go by parcel pest I vill remit the
aniount of the postage anr^ v/ill also pay you $20 for the skull.

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Your letter of PebruafJ 28 came soi?j# days
fcgo end the bear skull to which yo refer^ from a little north
of Minidoka^ has now arrived. It is a most interesting speci-
men, being a retl old female identical v/ith or closely related
to my Ursus was hake. Wo have an old male of this specie^
from Worth ?ork Shoshone ^iver in western Wyoming, and a re-
lated female probably subspecifically distinot^from the
Sallowa Mountains in eastern Oregon. A male of this grizzly
from the Sn^ike "|ft.eii:S|Or anj/zhore else for that matter would be
of enormous interest and I most earnestly trust that you will
succeed in getting hold of one. vtThe Mcintosh specimen shipped
last summer failed to show up at this end of the line. Do you
know if any express receipt was taken for it? I am ve'ry anxioub
to get hold of it. Do you know whether it was a grizp.ly or a
black bocr? Uln this connection I hope you ^ill be able to
secure one or more Blackr^ from the Snake ^aiiis^as they are
likely to be the svmc species as the one I recently got hold of
from the lave beds of south-central Oregon.

Wi th beat wishes,

Very truly yours.

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Pendleton, Oregon

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19 18

Mr. Andrew Brtid

Coast and Geodetic Survey
Washington, D. C.

Desr Mr. Braid:

Yery many thanks for your

courtesy in sending me the maps of south-eastern
/.laske. They ere just what I need and will be
most helpful. I am especially glad tc have the ,
Tourist's map, for tlthough some yei;rs old, it is
by far the most graphic and useful general map of
the regicn that I have seen.

Tery truly yours.

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19 18

My dear Lieut, firnmons:

In compliance with your request, it gives me
much pleasure to send a copy of ny recnt revio-. of
Big Bears to Mr. L. L. Brles, 1236 - 5 Street, San
Diego.

You speak of this paper as a^onograph! That
IS wrong. It is merely a preliminary technical state-
ment of results based on material at present available.
I am still straining every nenre to obtain additional
skulls, particularly adults, in order to get more
light on some of the species. Since this paper was
turned in for publication I have succeeded in purchas-
ing about 250 additional skulls of Grizzlies and Big
Brovm Beers and hope to obtain at least double that
nunbor before my final monograph goes to press.

Se were in California until the middle of
December end expect to return some time in Kay.

With kindest regards to Mrs, Smmons and
yourself.

Tery truly yours.

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March 19
19 18

Mr. James L. Clark

1160 Southern Boulevard

Bronx, Hew York City

Der.r Mr. Clark:

Your hill of $50 for work on
Rohert Chapmsn's Grisslies is at hand. I will turn
in fi voucher for this amount with my March account,
and you ?hould receive a che\3k in payment for the
same thr first week ih April.

If you got hol^ of any more
Grizzly skulls you will of course give me the benefit

of them.

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: y^ny thinks for th. n.„K> of the .utho.

Of .hct .„ter..tir.,.o.te on Gri..!, cub.. ,^,^,,
. X7 muetir. of- the Zoological Society.

T u . . ^ sje.aa. interest to me. and

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^ ^^'".^' ^fi'"^ address you hsve
been good enourii lo furr.ieh. ' ' '

''7ith bent wishes,
. ' ^ ' '''^^ truly yours,

Mr. Madison Grant

111 Broadway, New York City

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iogicei society ujJiJ«fxcvA v,u mo ..*-"

I hove long, been impressed, with the remarkable: development of
, sense of smell in bears and certain othf^r caniivores.. The

My dear Mrs. Dalziel:

Your photogrephs and article on the action of a couple of
Grizzly cubs published in the Jenuaiy Bulletin of the New York
Zoologiccl Society appealed to me with more than ordinary force.

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action? of thef^^ cubs in imredlatety end unmistakably recognizing

the hiVrof' theirmother'by the ^mcll is certairlj most interesting.

:7ith your permission I shall be glad to (fuOte from your
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coming monograph on the natural history of our Big Beers, on \¥hich
I have been at work for ftiirty years. ilftll you kindly tell me

where the inddent occurred*-- T asrumo somewhere in western Wjro-

ming.

In this connection I am wondering if you cr any of your
friends bi^pen to have any skulls of adult Grizzly Bears killed in
Wyoming or anywhere in the west? If so. I should greatly appreci-
ate the privilege of borrowing them in order to determine the
species, as sever 1 entirely distinct species of Grizzlies occur
in the ^ccky fZcuntain region of western '.Vyoming, western Montana,

and eastern Idaho.

Your address was kindly furnished me by llr, Kadi son Grant,

whicK ^vill explain the liberty I am takirg in writing*

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Mrs. ?rederic Y. Dalziel

15E.77 Street, New York City

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,_.Qft.,tJiej!u«cturing of fruit.hy the honey-bees , would
eay that I have no recjollection of having published
anything on this subject. Some thirty-odd years
«go, ho\7ever, I published a note entitled 'Pi centra

?!S^^^iE?^^XJIS5kl^"^®^^ (Bulletin Torrey Botanical
•^Ai'Club. 7oX.XI, page 66. June, 1884).

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^l!y deier GVinnell:

I was glcd to get your letter of the 4th
inctcnt, tut sorry not to hr.ve seen you when ycu

wore here. , ♦

As to the Bears :%e nev? genus Vetylarctog

is not evop remotely related to any cftheVcbog-
nizei -3ej.r gon«ra of the Old riorld. though it is
quit: possiblp.' that it may prove to bo related to
GomeoV the" unknown spades of northern Siberia.
Meaashile I am most anxious to ob tc in, sn adult
male from the lower MackcTnsie region.

You understand ofVourrc thr.t my recent re-

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view cf the Big ^eiirs war> merely the best I could
do with th^ nrtterinl then in hsnd.' ?or so^e time
previously I hs^ been under incressirig prerpure to
publish, ??s you nre prcbc-bly aTrnre, and it seemed
best for ell conceriied to issue urider one cover a
statement cov^rinp '-h^t sepiaod to be the status of
the varicus ^orr.c as ir. -icc ted by the avrilsble
materia 15!. It snculd be ret^:rclt^ as o repoxL^
pro,^cr3,by no laeans fir-l- s^ad ':-ubjcGt to rovision
ir- the lipiit of additional specimens. In this
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P«por-_.,.r.t to p.e,, and m„„ are arriving „er,
week. Henoo : tope to live l„^ ,,,„^ ,„

secure onouf^ oWiti r,al ^InilU't., „i -
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Of the oatataDlii.g probloaia.

No. you were mistaken in dratdhg th^^ih '
^^ference thet the prospective renting of cur hous.
meahs p^j^^nent rerioval to Califcrnia. During

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expense in i-^pa i ring- damages resulting f ran the
^ freezing of our rafia tor system ju.t bofor. o«r

return in >eembor. whioh f«ct m oonnectloft with

the growing scarcity of house fj.ci1.ities in Wash-
ington hac led lis to consider this move.

■ 7ith kindest regf.rds to Mrs. Grinnell,
and hoping to soe you here in the net distant
futuro, ' '

As ever yours,

Dr. Geo. Bird Grinnell

238 3. 15 Street, Kevr York City

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457 Albort Gtreet. Ottawa. Oht.
Dear Sir:

Your lett^^r of March 3 arriired duly, follcwed
in due course l)y your package of roarrBiial sketches*

You ask for criticism. It ir. a little diffi-

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cult for me, rot tcing an crtist. to criticize your
ntyle of IrGstment, Trhlch io tx^^ i<» m^. n i? highly
decoratiVe.and the texture of the animals' pelage is
in the main good, but the forms of the anir-els i^re by
no mean.? correct, and in some cases are so distorted as
to Eugc"*"st that they ere taken from poorly stuffed
museum specimens. Tlie fox is probably the worst in the
lot, as there is little resemblance to a fox in either
form or attitude, and the ear Is about double the size
of that of sny fox I ever sa;v. The only possible way
to remedy those defect*, it rreems to me, is to make
your ar8^ing!=? fx9F-^^-^^l^.£Bi^ first need

obviously is tc obtain the correct form end attitude
of the livHC animal.

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There is alw«y. , certain domrnd fcr Pnr. • .
Of n^mal, but there are very f«w '^''*'"'''

Cpt-i I* ■ ^ ^^^ meiBmal artists

Hxs paintings ox beers, caribou ar,^

ful. Chariest Vr-.l °'' '"^ ^^''^^ are wonder-

^^^ X?. Knigfat. also of Ne- -:,^ u

"•' ^^cellent maramal nicti,^«» .

cat., ,• u- pictures, particularly of the

cats, m which he excels- «nH w

has dor,« . '^'*"*'^' Thompson Seton

aas done £jood work with fh^ -, . ^"

other excellent • '' '"' ''^ ""'^ -"^

excellent pictures. Louis /, h^ *

bird artist >,«« -, i-^ertes, our best

W.I.XU artist, has done som« rrr.^A , •

worV -.». ^ ^ '"''''' ^""^ ^ome poor

woric with mfimnifllc ^ . t^^^

raammals. a nuir.ber of his picture^ .f th.
larger maranelg -.-..ere ..nh^i^K ^ • .

grepUc «aga.ine and his iUu..r..._ ., ,,„ _^^^^
--al« will pnob^U, appe.. r in the ccing Key number
of the same magazine. There is need of a ™a«„nal
artist especially for illustrations of smaller specie.--
chipunks. ..ice. shrews and .0 on. but such pictures '
to be of any value mist be technically accurate.
With bert wif^hes for your success.

Very truly yours ,

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Merch 19
19 18

Hev. J. M. Bates

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Hed Cloud, Nebraska

Your letter of February 26 has been
forwarded me from the Biological Survey, and I am
much interested in what you say a. out a huge Grizzly
which you saw mounted in Newcastle, .7yoming, in 1896.
I hef:rd of this same bear some years ago and tried io
locate it, but without success. If l rem^a-bsr oerrect-
ly it had been taken tc some other place and had hef*^
accidentally destroyed, I think by fire. I wcojld -•-«
a good deal to get held of its skull. I supposo it
was killed in the Black Hills cither on the 57yoniing
side or the jDakota side.

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Yemen Bailey left here a short tim..
ago for Texas and is going thence to Montana and :?a?h-
ington, for field work,

Very truly yours ,

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Hr. 0. H. O.Neal

Vancouver, Wash.
Dear Sir:"

Tour letter dated Kerch 1 and addressed
to the Biological Survey has been referred to me for
reply, and the skull of tho Black Bear mentioned has
arrived. It is a female and worth ?2. which amount
is enclosed h rewith. Jurt where was this bear
killed";

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WaBhinc^Vm, r.C,

Dear Sirs:

T f/n-mk you for tb e^rrple of
•Wcronoco bom* :^e^\i o\e a few days Pince. Tho
I^per is too li^^t for my use i^nl T a-- "T.Aefore
cancelliAS rr/ or ler fcr a rea^"^ of the Y/orUiiOCO

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Hy dear Osbom;

Thanks for your letter about my recent review
of the Big Bears.

There is nothing peculiar about the kind of
species I recognize in Ret^rs or other groups, and in
cases where the material is adequate I do not feel that
there is any question as to the recognition of the
species by maminalogists. The trouble is that we all
are unconsciously influenced by preconceived ideas. In
groups which have not been critically studied from
adequate material the universal feeling is that the
number of species is small, but as scon as materiel
accumulates and is carefully studied the invariable re-
suit is the recognition of a surprisingly^arge number
of well-marked species. Twenty-nine years ago when I
published my revision of the American Pocket Mice
(£eiogEfit2uis), I felt considerable reluctance in increas-
ing the number of known species from 6 to 18. But
eleven years later when Osgood published his revision
of the genus he recognized about double this number of
species, besides many additional subspecies. Twenty-
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only 2 or 3 well-marked species in America; I recognized
15 hopides a few subspecies, and subsequent students have
iiacreased rather than ^iininished the number. Similarly
with the iiolves. Befc,re these animals had been studied
it was customary to s^^k of the Big Jolf apd the Coyote
as ^he only well-marl^ed species of the g^nus, but some
^\v«niy yerr?; ago when I worked on the Coyotes I found
that there s^ena 3 super-specific groups and about a dozen
species. Since then additional species have been
described. The savfte is tru^ all alonr: the line. Inado-
quate material Deans deficient kwwledpe. Adeiuate
material affords th& mean* of asceytsining the truth*
and 7/hen the Material is adequate there are few differ-
ences of opinion amongst r^turali^ts vrho have examined
this mnterifil.

In the case of the birds we have become accustomed
to tho presence of a na*::ber of species breeding in a
single locality, as in the case of the iferblers. Yireos,
and Thrushes. That the same is true of mammals is only
begiriDing to l^e recognized. The striking color iiffer-
ences in bird species led to their earlier recognition,
while the comperstii^e sameness of color in mammal species
has operated to retard their recognition. A«ong tho
western Chipmunks^ in which detfils of .coloration afford
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species occur in certain single localities in the
Sierra Nevadajand that in crossing these mountains in
a distance of only 50 milos no less than 7 distinct
species occur. la it so very strange, therefore, that
we should find 3 or 4 distinct species of Grizzly Bears
in the Yellowstone region?

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is simply^stctement of well-recognized facts. That a
few of tho species described by me may fall in the
light of additional material is to be e:^ected. but in
the grec^t majority of cases the species are based on
sufficient material to establish their status very
definitely — as I think you will agree when ycu see
the skulls.

Very truly yours.

Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn

President , /raerican Museum of Nrtural History
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i3ear Ch^ffl^ju:

SJhat hiis heppe: cd to your aliiianac? Did jou not
tell me thfit you would bo beck h€re the first of March?
/a you 4 id net shoiv up ^e 'phoned your esfgisttnt />.nd
were told Jhnt you 7/cuii ^^ipeer ten days later, 2inco
then I ,hevo nearly rui^TMic roy ey^; nnd ears in straining
to T%jid you.

You will to sorry to leern that all is not
tvell with your xjsr. Her batteries wore .-more thirsty
thtjn you thought ^hej} yc^i left, as I leamod a few da^'s
later, 7/hen I ^t a lot of diptilled 77ater tnd filled
taci. Uince then I have filled them three times but
a^i^rcntly without doing mich good, for they developed
an Ini-ernal derangement resulting in ihs -deposit of a
thigjc ;rcllow greo??y cubstrmce on tcp^ r.nd shortly after-
ward j?Lrung a leak letti-ig the eont^^nts cf one of the
celU -dribble out on the floor of the gsrage. I tried
to.^ the Buiok people ^{Eneroon ^ Qmx^) to come and
g.t the battery but they declined and referred me to
the Exide jjj^ople; so I wgnt to the 2xlde pjfcce and brought
up a man -who took thv battory cut and we teok it hack to
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attended to and re-charged rerdy for use the lest of
the month, by which time at latest I assume you will
be enjoying the genial atmosphere cf :7aghington.

If you see anything of a mr.n named Nelson, say
'How.' » to him.

With kindest regsrdr to Mrs. Chepnan end your-
self and Frank Junior if still with you.

As ever ycurs.

Dr. Frank K. Chepman
Ormond, Florida

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My d.Qsr Mr. and lirs. Gardner;

We were very glad to receive Mrs. Ganlner's
interesting and newsy letter containing the first in-
fomation we have Ivad fro^ the Lagunitoe country.
And we greetly apprecirte Mr.. Gardtunr's. courtesy in
sending the passes.

^e were sorry to leem of Kiss Grefe's serious
condition, but from what you say fear there is little
hope of improvement.

Our spring is just beginning to show here. The
flexor buds on seme of the trees, mainly elins and
mc/ies, are. beginning to open but the leaf buds have
net yet appeared, ffe had a good rain day before yester-
day which stferted the green grass and we trust that the
ccXd wer thcr is nbout at en end.

Te hope that enough rain has fallen in California
to insure good crops, as your v/inter rains were so
insufficient.

Our house here is still in chaotic condition.
The heater men finished their job pome time ago but
the plasterers and pointers are still at •fvric. However,

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ward to a few weeks of comfort before starting for
California* It is not yet possible to say just *en
we can get away but wo are planning to letve in Hay.
;7e hope that Miss Higgins and j\llison Elliott
have fully recovered.

With kindest regards to you all, not forgetting
Re Ida end Bdwin,

Very truly yours.

Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Gardner

San Geronimo, California

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19 18

Dear Mr. Robinson:

It W9P B curious ccincidonoe that
my l8st letter to you w8P rnailef? on the day when
you called at my office in the Mureura.

Unforturslely, I dii net go to the
Mueeur? for a couplo cf lays, not until efter yoii
had loft the city.

Hoping for .^sttrv/ In^k next tiirje,

Very truly yours,

Mr^ Powhatan H-binsor

3S4 iBzt 56 3tren:, No^ a. a City

Mi. C* Garrett

Cranfcrool:, B. C.
Dear Sir:

Heplyii^ to your recent letter ^.ddressed to
thy Biological Gurvcy. v/culd atf^to that 1 riiall he very
glad tc purchase at good prices all the skulls of Grizzly
V^errn you are able tc obtrin during the coiaing season,
prcvidsd each skull is labelled for the locality .vhere
ldll»;d. A fow loOGiS iJre enclcset* herewith. Please
always write your name at the bottom of the label £nd also
on the outside of the lox^^ »» wo xny know from whom the
pac^-age is received, h^. *ve are reciuving shipnents of
s'kuIIs f-vei^ week and in some cases have greet difficulty
ill finding out Tvhom they ??ro from. Specimens without
locality are .vcrthles?;. LJL

For recsona^Ly perfec^fnlJf T pay $4 tc $8
each for young aiid i^rirniure, aocordlnr: to age and ccnditinn;
§8 to flO for adult feim : jL^;and 2^15 to $20 for perfect
fully adult malec. Br::^ r: and ^ndlj shot skulls are
accepted bat bring, of caur«e, lower [;ricGS.

All 8kull3 should oe carefully p&cktd and
uipped by express, ch^n*g^s cclleot, addrossed: U.n. Bio-

logical 3urvoy, D^partTrnnt cf Agriculture. ;va.;hington, D

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/gorit, ^olls Fnrgc gxpresa Cojnpeny

Wefshinfftor,, T5.C.
Dear ;lir:

On January 30 ! delivered to you a package
of books, rslueci at !|;5. for shipment by express,
addressed to Poicpeo Viartin'm. I^gunitcs, California,
aod iirepsid the chfr^e?. I have just learned from
Mr. •'^'■rtinolli that this" paolregc iiever reachgd him.
■"ill you kindly h«ve tho matter TcoIrGd up?

It r;?»y ansist you to ]rro'.7 that there i? no
regxtlcr express office at Ltf^onitas end that i«ci:4.fros
so £d.:r32ced ffrc somatimos left with the agent at
San Ocronimc. two wiles from li-cunitas. In such cases
it is usual for the Han Goronirac agf/nt to notify the
addressee at La^jimites by pcatal card, hut Kf rtinelli
ha?, received no such nctice.

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19 18

Igent, 17ell3 ?6rgo Impress Company
San Francisco , Cilifcrnia

Dear Si^r:

On January 30 I deling red to your Washington

office a package of books valued at ?5, for shir«ient
by express to Ponp?c Mertinelli. lagunitas. Ualifomia.
Slid prepaid the chsrges. I hrvo juEt learned froci
lir. Mertinelli that tnis package never reached him. Will
you kindly have the matter looked up?

Tou i cultleao knov/ thst there ifi no express
office at Lagunitas but ttet packages so addressed are
usually left with the express agent at 38n Gcronimo,
lUin certain cases they have been carried tc Point Reyes.
Your agent at San Geronimc -ometimes forgets to notify
th. addressee at La/?x"tES that he has a package for him.
and packages sometimes remrin in his office for a couple
of months or more before delivery. Tais has h..ppc-ned to
me several times «h3n spending the suinraor ci I/gunitss.

I shall be obliged if you -.nil kindly look
the matter up and if ^-ossible hrvo the package delivered
to liartinolli. or notify him as to its where>.bouts.

Respectfully,

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Dear Mr. Mertinelli:

I v/a3 Yery [!;Vii to get your letter and to know how
things are goir-g- at L-guiutas* But I a!t» sorry to learr that
you did not receive ':he package of books T «^rt you shortly
after Chris tmar.. Th-3y were vShipped by sxjjrec? edt^ressed to
you at Lt^gunitar-, rnd ^ still have ths receipt, which is dated
Jrnusrj^ 30. I hrve ;u:!t notified the Wells Fat^go expressi
office and trust that the pe^c'^i^ will soon r'^sch you. It
may heve be^-^n left a I jtn G?.ronimo, where rr^ost cf nc/ express
paoknges are hull urtll called for.

ue are verj gled tc kiiow that you h?^ve done the
various plant li-g^ond thfct yon have fixed the fireplace. Ail
of this i? fine and will help the place matorially, but we ere
scrr/ to loarn .hat wood rats hevo (jot ton into tho houre.
Ho;v in the v^orid so big an amv^^^l c?- ^ret throu^:* f?uch r rmll
hole that .ve have been unable to find it is a mysterj^. I
hope you will be abl-j to discover the place wher^^ they ppt in.
Anyhc?/^w^ ^re glad you ha^re be^n smart enough tc cr tch them
before th^y did pny dfimage.

3 ;^ill ejttend to the Gyo/rrapbic Magazine rrctter
as you request.

At last we are Lc^dniiinf; tc ha -7-: spring hcre»
rlthGUt^;h the weatfcr is cold raid none o^ the leaves are out yGt<

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Yesterday the Washington people ^lo own cars took
several thousand soldiers on 8 20-mile drive to see the city
end parks. I took 6 in ray car, although it is supposed to
carry only 4 besides m^/self. ;7e saw throe tlyinp; machines
performing various tricks over one of the prrks-

The ice has all gone out of ia river now and wc are
looking for Wcirm ?/eather in the near future,
"uith kindest regards to you ell.

Very tr:;]y yours,

F.S. If you would like any money before we reach Lagunitas,
plna^c let me krow how much J owe you and I will send you a
check. 7/e expect to go rut sotto time in I^ay.

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March 25
.19 18

Mr. Charles peters

Chicalcon, Alaska

Thanks for your letter of Kerch 1 this day
received, telling me where the young Bear was killed
whose skull you had previously sent in.

I am anxious to secure as many skulls of Grizzly
Bears as possible from tha Matanuska region and am will-
ing to pay a good price for the same — as high as $10
or $12 for good odii t females and $15 to $20 for good

adult male skulls.

Hoping that you can secure a number for me

during the coming spri g.

Verj truly yours.

P.3. All specimens should be securely packed and shipped
by express if practicable, charges collect, addressed:
U»S. biological Survey. Dei^ertirent of Agriculture, TTaAing-
ton, E.C. Tour own name end the locality v/here the Beer
was killed should be written on the label tied to each skull.
A few labels are enclosed herevrlth.

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19 18

Mr. John Howley

Director, Oakland Public Museum
Oakland, California
Dear Mr. Rowley:

. Very mai^y thanks for your letters of
the 7th and 9th instant, and for the trouble you took
in sending the skulls. They arrived Seturday afternoon
in good shape and :7ill be a great help to me in my
studies.

I am glvA Vr. Simeon wants a copy
of my recent Bear paper. I am sending it to you by
this mail as I do not knew Mr. Simson*s address.

Mr. Nelson, Chief of the Biological
Survey, is at present in Florida but will return shortly,
On his return I v/ill a.-^k him to ad'' your name to the
mraling list of the Biological 3urvey. Itfi absence
doubtless is an accid '•hI ./mission.

rith b^'-st wishes and many thanl.s,

Tery truly yours.

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19 18

Mr. Oscar '1'. Landry

Bella Coola, B. C.

IiBCT Sir:

Your letter of the 4th instrnt fcrrived e few
days ago snd tu :ay surprise ms folloif/ed almost
inunediatcly by the receipt of the 4 Grizzly Bear s]<ulls.
The Z ixlen laerked as adult are not fully adult, the
sutures of the skulls hein^? p. till open and tho final!
form not quite attained. I am crediting your account
for the best r.ale ^18; for the one with many tsoth lost,
$15; for the old female, ?12; for the youn^ female, |8;
in all, $53, a check for which will be i^ent you in
ebout a w-jck. I sir. glad to know the loceti-n of the
Nootsatsum ^'iver whei-e ther,e bears were killed.

Shall bo glad to receive any others you are
able to gpt hold of during the coii-ig sea?

Very truly you'

March 26
19 18

Mr. "Tfiiitman Cross

Chairman Local Conmittee. National Academy of :3ciences
1015 - 16 Street, Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Cross:

Replying to your inquiry as to the
entertair^nunt of non-resider.t members of the /.cademy
during the forthcoming meeting, I regret to state that
our house is chuck full, with no probability of a vacancy.
In addition to our own family we now have with us one
soldier,and tw men from Detroit who are here on
Goverr.ir.ut business. The t./o latter are occupyirg
G. K. Gilbert's rooms but .vill have to vacate or. April 1
wVu Gilbert expects to arrive. »

I do not think of anyone who TOuld
be li'rply to help out in th'^ matter.

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^ DiCfiibers,

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oecretary. Rationfil Geo^n^phic Society

*7ashington, D. C.
Dear 3ir:

Enclosed is my check for $2 in payment of
this year's subscription for the National Geographic
l^cgczim ad^frepsed to Pompeo Krrtinelli. Ircunitas
California. Mr. Jfertinelli h.. be.n a subscriber 'for
some years but has not paid for the current year and
wishes mo to attend to the matter for him.

Very truly yours.

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19 18

Mr. W. Lee Chambers
Sagle Rock

California
Dear Mr. Chambers:

Your letter of the 11th instanr
in regard to your library reached me a week or so
ago. It will give me much pleasure to send you
separates of 5Uch of my Bird papers as still remain
on hand. I am picking out a set of these and will
get them off in 5 day or so. Should you also desire
papers on Mammals/ Indians and miscellaneous subjects
I can send a number of such.

With best wishes.

Tery truly yours

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19 18

Mr. Donald Dickey

fasadena, California
Dear ^ir. Dickey:

Replying to your letter of PeJn-unry JI3.
wov.i say that the Moirriam mmnmal collection 'ic tnow
Sf'.-rt of the National Museum collection, and that I
3^ longer have any priv/ite collectioK of any kind
fcive Indian >»i»-skets aad a little miscellaneous Indian
itruiJk. I apprecifc^te. however, your offer oi
Aplodontias fron the Mai^^^^jj country.

But I am verj ^yxcYi interested in your
kind offer to send me some mamma*! nictuirss. These I
sh^ll prize most highly.

We hope to return to I^gUA^^fjgg ^j.^
IsS ter part cf May. Meanwhile, bear skulls -Continue
tcH-arrive eveiy few days end I am ovenvhelmed '/r^^^
work.

With kindest regards to your mother,

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19 18

Mr. W. L. Pinley

651 East Madison Street
Portland. Oregon
Dear l^r. ?inley:

Thanks for your letter of February 7
about the Eob-cat»s big foot, from Steens Mountains.

I wauia like mightily to see your moving pictures
of the Sage Sock's dance. I have never seen this per-
formfince. although I have seen 4;he birds do a little in
the strutting line, but not near enough to see exactly
how they did it. Is to soiling of the breast for the rs,
I can only say that the two adult males now in their
proper drawer in the Biological Survey collection show
no soil staining, le have other specimens, some of
which I collected mysalf , but I have been unable to
find them. They may have been borrowed. I asked Ober-
holser, who has imnediato charge of the collection, but
he could not Wll me what has become of them, i do not
remember to have seen early accounts of thu performance
you mention.

I am glad to know that you are lay^jg aside some
mammal photographs for me. I shall be .g> y glad to
set- them.

With kindest regards to Mrs. ?inley and . - :r 1 ,

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Mr. W. I. hiam
Chief Accountant

Smithsonian Institution
^Tashington, D.C.

Dear Mr* Adams:

Enclosed is my expense account for

March amounting to ^U.U. and vouchers as per acconi^
panying list, which I shall be obliged if you will
kindly pay from the Harriman Fund.

Very truly yours.

Accompanying vouchers:

W.H.Case
James L. Clark
E.H.Edwards
E*I# Forrest
Luther J. Goldman
Geo. Jeter
E. Kirberger
Oscar T. Landry
G. H. Peterson
J. H. Pitts ^
Nellie Mae Taylor
J. W. Scollick
N.H.Kent ,
Marion T?ashbum
Zona Ida Merriam
Barbara Baker
Dorothy B. Trout

Office rent and phone

$12.00
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Juneau, Alcaka

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Potomac Electric Pov/er Co. — Elftotric currert

indrevB Paper Co. — Rubber bands

National Electric Supply Co. — 4 Mazda lampa

Byron S- Adams — 500 aheeta letter paper

Postage

Services of charsoman for cleaninz office
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1 Skull of male JJrown Boar from Py^s Bey,
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Peiuiietoii, Crsr?on

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Kake, Alaska

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Killisnoo, Alaska

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March 27
19 18

Miss Aim H. Morgan

Department of Zociogy

Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass.
Dear l- iss Morgan:

Your cirJuiTir letter dieted February 24,
relative tc the destr-jtion by fire of your museam, reached
me duly. Ycu ask for Specimens ^nd author's sejjarates. I
have no collections but have so^rates of a number of tech-
nical papers on Kc.imjls, Birds. end Indieno. if yoii ^vill
kindly inform me whether anything in these lines is desired
I shall be glad to comply -.vith your request.

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Mfirch 28
19 18

The (Tftshinf ton Star

Subscription Dop£rtm.^nt

Deor Sirs: . ., •, x

Again I am obliged to complain about the late

delivery of the Star. Tho 3und?3y Star nover reaches ray house
until after 8:30 and some '^undrys not uncll 9. It never comes
until £ft?r I have gone to my office, fic that 1 am obliged to
go to a store and buy a morning p^per in ordsr to get the news.
As it hardly pays to pay for the papor by subscription and then
buy an additional copy r^ach Sunday, I murt requer^t that my copy
be delivered earlier in the naming or that m^f subscription be
cancrllr.d.

Tou nuiy ho iiitorestod to know that the bey who delivers
the Star in my neighborhood is little a ore than a child, and
that we have seen hira stop to visit with other br.ys and even to
play marbles en the street ^hile l-livering papers vsid. before
reaching our house. Last Sunday he left no copy at all at my
house

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The Evening Star also has been coming very Irte recently
but I do not know whether this is the boy's nazlt or v/hether the
paper is late in leaving the office. I.ast night it did not
arrive until after 7 and I had gone for the evening.

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19 18

De^r Dr. Stephens:

Your letter of the 20th instant from Lakeport
has just arrived and you may te sure we were all happy to
hear from you end to have late neT^s of yourself and femily.
He have often spoken of you and wondered how you were, I
am sorry you liavc ha-l such a very busy winter, as you evident
ly have been overworked, but it is ^ood to know that you rre
now enjoying your restful home at Upper Lake, even if you
did get f;tuck in the mud on the ^y there!

Sorry to hear of the Ml.'^dletown fire, but trust
it will turn out tr be one of the kind that results in a
better tomi L^ter on.

Your '^Bscription of the Clerr I,ake country, with
the mansanitas in bloom on your place makes us most envious,
7e have long longed to be out there again and are trying to"
get things in shape so we can leave here in May. We have had
a really drerdful siege with the house ~ heating system,
plumbing, pointing and pointing, -vith a little carpenter wo rir
added. But the various jobs are about at an end now, and
tiit&in a week we hope to have clear decks so far as the house
is concerned. :7e have no servant and for several days pest,
while the kitchen floor has be^n slowly drying, Mrs. Merriam
has doi^ all the cooking on a gas burner in the dining room.

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Spring is beginninfr to show here now. The elms and maples
ere beginning to flower but the leaf buds are not yet in
evidence. .0 the forests are still entirely naked. The grass
is green on some of the city lawns.

Bear skulls continue to arrive eveiy week— in all, more
then 250 since I went away last July.

Yemon Bailey went to Texas a short time ago and is now
in New Mexico; he will shortly proceed to Montana and thonce fn
the Olympic Mountains in the Pyget Sound country. Mrs. Bailey
i^= here and in excellent health, but tremendously busy as usual.

Your advice to pull stakes and abandon this miserable
climate altogether is excellent, but unfortunately. my work
makes it necessery for me to be within reach of the National '
Kuseum for several months each year. I have often wondered if
I could not adjust the time of ye.r a little better so as to
avoid the severity and generU .si^grooablonesi; of ^Tashington
winters. But the summers are evnn v/orse arA spring and fall
are hardly long enough to afford the necessary ticie. However.
we still have hopes.

l£st Sunday ITa^hington automobile owners gave the soldip
boys a twenty-mile trip through the city and parks. I took six
ir. my little car. beside myself, so you can see we were pretty
well loaded. There were fully a thousand cars in the proce.^icn
and in parts of the city end also on Potomac Park we trcvelled
three abreast for long distances, creeping along on low with
frequent stops most of the time. I got through without contact
with another car fore and aft or on either side, for which I
patted myself on the back*, but I was so tired tht.-t I went to

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Trusting you all are entirely well and strong befcr«
this, and with love to ycu all, in which Hrs.-tterrisir joins.

As ever yours.

Dr. V/illiain Barclay Stephens

125G Bay Street, Alameda, Califcmia

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19 18

Iflr. S. M. Axelson

Yekutat, Alaska
Dear Sir:

How fcbout Bear skulls? I ain now closing
arrangements for the season about to open, and A all
be glad to know if you are likely to obtain additicnal
skulls of Big -Rears for me from the Yakutet region.
I do not care where they come from, provided each
skull is accurately labelled for the locality where
killed. Skulls eiiould.be shipped as before, charges
collect, addressed: U. 5. Biological Survey, Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Vferhington, D.C.

Very truly your^?.

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Dear Mr. Konnan:

Yes, I em in %Tashington end shall be only
too gled to look over the chapter you refer to on the
Uarriman Alaska Expedition.

TTith best \vishes to Mrs. Konnan and yourself,

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19 1 8

Deer Kr. Crosrenor:

Thonkfl for the bound vohiaes of the
Geoffrai^hic HajgDzine for 1917. just received.
As in the case cf the f^recedic^- voluoes. I
ehBll take thee to Ugunltes, whore thoy at
once become an inexhcastible souretj of pleasure
filttl iliftnntttion for neny people.

^itfa kind regEris,

7ei7 truly yours.

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'Taskingtcc, D. C.

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[5eer Grinrioll:

Thiirks for ycuvt of !!arcjh 23, I am mighty glad to
get Jonos's addreas an-^ have jiist written him.

Re hfcve hfllf e dozan or more skulls from the neighbor-
hood of Telley vn\ tho adjacent forks of ShoshoDC tegion, but
unhappily all, or ncrny all, ere either femeles or young so
thct vTith tho excei^ticn or the type of Ur^ns to shake killed
by Colonel IcGaire we heve ncv a sVr^ie ti-tult mslo froir. the
region, and tho femrlos indicate M.at et lef.ot tTO species
occur there.

Chapman has ju-t returned from Tioride snd intended
to go right oocl-: to Kew Tork,l)ut the wise hoa^s of the ^ed
Cross are horrified et thr idea cni insist that he must stay

nere.

, Very truly yours .

Dr. GeoTQe ?ird Grinnell

238 Zeft 15 Strret, lie:? York City

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19 1 8

Joseph Jones, Esq.

Valley, Wyoming
Dear Sir:

Have you any skulls of Grizzly Bears, or do
you know ^ere any can be obtained? I am anxious to get
as many Grizzly skulls as possible, particularly those of old
©ales, and am paying good prices for the same, the price
varying from $4 to $8 for cubs and immature specimens, flO for
adult females, end $15 to $20 for fully adult m^les in rea5>on-
ably complete oonclition. In case you are able to get hold of
any I shall be greatly obliged if you vrill ship them by express,
char£:es collect, addressed: U.S. BiologinFl !^rvey. Department
of /agriculture, ^Eshington, D.C*

Skulls should be packed carefully to avoid breakage
in. transit and each skull should have a label tied to it giving
the locality where killed, tho sex end apj^^roximcte late if known
and your o\7n ni^me. Tour nanKi also should be written on the cut-
side of the package, as we are constfintly receiving boar skulls
and soiaetimes have difficulty in detemining whan they are from.

Ifi case you £re able to secure additional Grizzly
skulls during the coming season I f^hall be glarl to purchase the

same.

Very truly yours.

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Dear Colcnel T:i:-:^.r: ^^ .^^^^

If the Survey hss copi^
.. «.n-o^-iste t..c of tho ^atrey's
^,p sheets in- western Lo.tan .

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19 1 8

Dear Kr. M&rshall:

Thankc for your courterytin sending me two
copies each of the following rnep sheets, which have
just arrived:

Soledad
Cholame
Salinas
PanochG
Monterey
Cap i tola
Morgan Hill
Priest Valley
Sen Jucn Baulista

The Point Reyes and Nov; Almaden quadrangles have

not yet shown up but will douttless come in a day

or two*

7ory truly yours »

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U. S. Geological llurvey, Washington, D.C.

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April 2.1918

Mr. /udrew Braid
TIS. Coast and Geodetic iiunrey
Hashington, D. C.
Dear Mr, Braid:

'"^Can you send me a copy of the Coast
Survey chart covering the outer coast of Marin County,
Ualifomie, from the north 3ide of Golden Gate to
the mouth of Russian River? If so, I should be greatly
obliged,

7e*r}' trulj yours,

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April 2, 19K

Dr. B. Menger

San Antonio, Texas
I)ear Sir:

Responding to a circular just received,
I shall be oblijjed if, you will send me tiMk copy of
your book on th« Peuna of Texas, for v/hich I enclose
the price named, $2.50.

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Dear GK:

We were looking for you yesterday ^hen your sister's letter
arrived telling us of your misbehaviour. This is too bad, ttit you
will doubtless be on your feet again in a few days.

I take it that you have taken into your digestive tract a small
dose of ptomaine and that it has followed the usual course in de-
pressing your heart's action.

Ycu may recall an attack of this kind which knocke^^^tiy^ ff^Ul^^^
years ago when attending n mi^eting of the A* A. A. S.j^You fouhd me
in my room at the hotel as weak as a drowned kitten and utterly unable
to do anything for myself- A few days later, however, I was fairly

out cf the v/oods.

Spe&king of woods, ours at the present time are full of
hepaticas and spring beauties.with a liberal sprinkling of bloodroot,
and the dandelions have just come into flower on our front yard.
^After a siege of t»vo and a half months the workmen have finally quit
our house and the only thing remaining to be done so far as I recall
is the pointing up of the front steps — an annual necessity to keep
the rains cut.

Hoping to see you soon.

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glad cf the eTtra copy vo\i were idnc! onv..,. to 3-n ,

and cOi vTiO o^4.en.ti.ix ^.*^ w -^,^ c. ^.^

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^'rs. Jolin Ryltad

7elee-,-a^h 'Jrnek. British Coiambie

it is a leap' timFi ^sir"*. t >..j^-. _

fj v.uK- :5,i:..e i awve rroe.nre.'J any

J.ar sUlLc- froa. you. an^. I en .ondering whether you
are not goi^^ to get holJ of .omc for m. during tl.e
co.i„. season. , ,,,,, ,,3 _,,., ,^^ ,,^:,.,,.,,, ,,^

.hey should be shipped a^ -..e^ur- .v,

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19 1 8

Cept. A. B. Conover

Telegraph Creek, British Colunbie
Dear 3ir:

The Berr skulls mentioned in jour letter of
October 6, 1917, hcve not yot arrived. Being «o long
overdue it would seem to be worth while tc have the
shipment treoed , if possible. 1 will try to do this if
you .will kindly tell mr how tho specimens wore shipped,
by what express company. Did you take b receipt? If
not, can you ^nve me the npprorcinato dcto so that I
may have seme defir.i'te clac to tr^^ce by?

I^ ^ ..... ^?* hold of any edditioncl skulls of
(jTXZzlj Bc^f:rs "^urin^; the coiYiing season I ?hall be gird
to purchase thorn*

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iDear Sirs;

Thanks for sending on approval the Tjcsuti fully
bound copy of R-201 Qmaoch^. On looking it through
I find that it contrins nothing bearing on .y work, end
therefore am returr.ing it by registered post.

If you secure duplicf te. copies cf the others
to see, m my letter of Pebruery 2?. I shall
^e very giad if you will UrAlj send them.

Your expense for postage in sending the little
book is enclosed herewith.

Very truly yoiirs.

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received, i - c-i'^^ ir-'-e"

to l..Mngtcu next .ook . end s.i£ . . I- - • • ^

to sec ycu. iiea.^t ic .

at liberty-, tvA I sh.ixl b. o--

jou tc the Hsticual Eus3Ub.

^x«a cei^t T7isi;fc3,

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19 1 8

l^y dear Mrs, Parsons:

Very many thrnis for* your letter of the
4th instant giving me the address of Donald Fhillips-
But for your prcsnptness I should hcve missed him al-
together. I am Tvriting him by thlr mail as I am most
aaxious to knc^ T^h^thor or not he fp^roves a «teteffl6nt
concerning wolves which recently appeared in Canadian
^O'd end Gun* in connection with mention of his name.

I admire your ccurage in making the
trifByou did, particularly under the conditions under
which they were made. Your articles and photogr^^phs
in the last number of the^Sierra Bulletin' are certain-
ly of greet interest and your picture of the bull
Caribou is a v/onder.

7e vyere delighted to liave Mr. Colby
with us even for so short a time, but as you say, it
was a greet ^ity ihbt he could not have stayed longer.

i7ith kindest rcgi^rds and many thanks,
Ve.ry truly yours, ^

Mrs. Marion Handall Parsons

Sierra Club. Hills Building
3an Francisco. California

April 9
19 1 6

Mr. Donald rhillipa

Jasper, ilberta
Dear Sir:

The February. 1318. number of 'Hod and Gun

in Canada' (pa^e 987) soapVc ^-p ««„ -t

i±~b= ^ur; speaics or soma wolves as attack-

ing a guide named Bob Mai^ve. The note goes on to
say: -de tvbs bringi,^: in the horses when v.ithout any
warning he was attacked by a pack of wolv.s numbering
fibout twonty-five." a little farther on he mentions
your r^me in ccnnaction with a Griz.ly -.vhich he said
had evidently beaten off the wolves.

For many yerrs I have been much interest-
ed in the alleged attacks on men hy wolves, hut on
following their up hsve found nighty littl. evidence
to the effect that evolves in /.inerica ever do attack
nen. If you have any personal kno-vledge cf the case
in quosticn. I should be ver^- greatly cllifre,^. if you
will kindly tell me about it.

Very truly your?.

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Craudell Parsons cf Cclifornia.

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19 1 8

l^y dear Professor Osborn:

Tharks for the extraordinary amount of
attention you are giving the result? of my Beer voiic.
But is it the practice of the ^iso Hen of New Yoric—
the men of science — to hold conferences on unfamiliar
subjects and crrivo at conclusions respecting the work
of others without having seun the material on which
these results were he?ed?

whet they do.

' ♦ forgive them for they Vnow not

Very truly yours,

Professor Henry Pfeirfield Osborn

President, /mericen Museum of Natural History
Ne;7 York City

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19 18

"Dear.Kr, Grosvsno-.

j ^8ry ina:.7 '^heni.^ for the no to on acorn flour.

Kr?. '"aylor, thp not«> «!fnf*>«s Titroc ^if '^i,™. i.l • • j

-' ' ""•' »t8T.ef, iires at iyracuth in /.ijedor

"ounty. ".Urorria, e loc<ai ty in the Sierra foothills which
Mif7. rfto-n yifitfed. Plymouth is in the midst of Indian
I com,' try an^ the fuw white people who live there are
' ueo<iSaurily -familiar -vith the ^aso-of acorr. near hy the
, Indisn3. It is .not F.tranp; , ihwofcr^, tl«3t L'rs. '?'pylor has
' taken advsDtsge of the virtu^.s-cf this aglorAii food. Many
ctner? in ralifmiia hcvo done the stme VdlBiri ^"^ "^'''^" Muir'^
favorite food. -^A^.n he couM .^t i^on his tLps in the
«uo-ant£inr. ;.r.s accn. breed .nade hy th. Indir.n. ,

'^n thie connocticn I *.., .endi^.g you a ,;ap-r ..hich I
i^ublirhed ei^atecn yerr. ,.^ or, Ike Tndi"rr%).,aUticn -of

— n expl^xning the very Tags f.lc-,^inal popula-
tion moutions the eeun/inK.L #^,j ,

ELundsru food -upply v.jth rpscirl re>erenc

to the wideppread ust cf accms.

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:|II. Hi Inert n. Grcsyr^no"

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Dear Colonel lizer;

Many thanks for your courtesy m
..nding »e one copy each of the livine^ton
«nd Three --orks. L'ontana. topographical n«ps

Very truly yours , ,

Colonel H. C. "Rizer

Gee logical Survey. Tashington. D.C

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19 1 3

Hudson Book Company

2i) IVest 42 Street

New York City

Dear Sirs:

Thanks for your catalogue of Western toericana,
juat received. Of the bocks therein mentioned, I should
be f^lad to purchsse:

48 Belden: Twelve Terrs Among the .7ild Indians

-^, „ of the Plains, 1870 $2 50

101 Bro^vn: Indion Affairs in Territories of

" 4. <5re{jon Fnd Washington. 1850 :i.50

.lartrornn; V.3p von Celi fcmien, :/eimar.l34S. 2.50

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725

lutchings: The ■^Elifomia Wagar.ine. I/«v ief.<
« -.-, « *° ^P"^^ ^8n8 12 50

Tjoll: Topographical Vsp cf Nevada. 1868... 3.CC

^nSTrr^^^^^C'";? ^ft^ County. MET if.. 1896 2 50
;aylor: jAstch of ^ettlcnont nnrl 2j:ni ora-
tion of tVIifcrrolf., 1369.... 3.50

In ar^dition to those, which I am v.-iUing to purcliase
outright, I shall be obliged if yo > will send me on
aprrovsl tho follv'>wiag:-

83 ^oyer. Jcurnal of 7.-i^ Acrcjjc th Ptckv

ilD^. CoUectaon ot historicel Pepors by TaUeio
*«,% .. , uenei-Rl Bidwell rad others ~ "f? «^r
470 llackay: Trav.ls.il. U.3..^vith aJhapU^-on*^""^

Cali.cmia; London 1850..... 3.75

Very truly yours.

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IS 1 8

DQar Mr. Kennan:

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Your letter and F.Gnuscript entitled 'The £xpediticn to Alaska »
tre before me, ^n4 I have read both c^rcfullj.

Your quotations frcm my mnnuscriut entitled 'rJecollcctions and
Impressions of E. H. iiarrinien' bring 'ij again the question of its pub-
lication £S nn independeat unit, ss in the cese of crticles bj Kuir,
yourself , and others. I put ^ good deal into it in the -J^ay of tirae
nd thought Bvjt fc^el thet as a TrTiole it points cmt ^ome of the niore
rem?iriebl0 ].ii£aes of Mr. Harrimnn^s chcracter, more intimately perhaps
th^in they h«fe be^n brought cut by others* It ;ycfuld be gretiTying
to me arid clso, I think, to most of Hr. Herriman's friends, if this
manuscript could be published. This 77ould uot affect your article
ir* any wry as your quotations from Tne ;;ould be alonf^ the samo lines as
thof^e from Burroughs and Uuir.

Tour article strikes me as aAirarable. It is intororting
throughout aiid I Lave noticed nothing in it^tc change except the
otatexnent as to tho number of rolumos cf 'The liarrimaii E>:peHition*
published und^er my editorial supervision. The nuirib^^r is 1' instead
of 2. Volumes 1 and 2 oowprise only the popular narrati're; they
appeared in Gctober 1S02, and '^vero follGwcd by Gilbert's volume on
the H^aoiers of, / la.^kq, end a series of others treating of special
techi.ical subjects. Tv/o additional veluinr;3|0n the Ibtany of /Jsska
by Co7ille and asr^i.?tants, have been in ^reparation for many jearf

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^^^- j^i oeen turned over for

ar^ a nmr.ber of illustrrticn.. eo..e in colors, have bee

them; but the manuscript as

publication.

Chapter V^r'!'"'^' '' ''""' ""'' ^^^ "-'' ^^^^^^^^^ ''^^^^ a
-Pter 0 the Z.st Side Bo,.. Club, .nd .hall loo. Tcn.rd wiM,

-t..3 to .t. pu.lie.tio„. Mr. Ha.i..n tol. . .^.,,^,1: ,,.^
u b.. .,.., 3aH .r, .uch ..out .^.t he ... ,.t into it! 1 ^
^e ..one v... rc.ponsibln for th. ^^or wo^^ ^. t .f^ . .

frofl. others. * ^^ ^ ^f^er.-ard learned

Your menupcriut ip rf>f-ii-,.„j x

f" recu^ned hsrewith.

'<^ry truly yours,

r.o. Sines D. G. Elliot ,!ied sevorsl ye.rs ..

words "the Ictr" bcf

ore lis ncme.

go, I have inserted the

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19 1 8

Kr. John Jonas

Jonas Brother*-, Livin^irton, Mont.

Derr Sir;

Your letter of March 27 ccme duly, end the Grizzly
slcull to 7;hich you refer hcs now arrived. It is a young,
adult enimnl^not yet fully mature^ and is somevrhet injured
ty having the occipital con(^yles chopped off and one of
the pterygoid bonce broken. I have credited your account
with '^18 for it, a check for which ;7ill be sent you on or
about Kay 1.

Concerning the skeleton of thQ old Prrizzly you
mention es dro^vned in Yellorrstone 7iver: I could hardly
make a definite offer for it vithout actually examining the
speciracn to soe \7bethor all the bones avf^ present and waeth'^r
the skull is tltf t of L male or fem2lC|Srid wiiether or not all
the teeth are present. Wiiile not in th^ liaLIT of purchag-
in{- entire skeletons, I would be 77illing to pay $20 to $35
for it, according to sex, agp, condition and co'mpleteness.
If it is sent on approval I v/ill Trite you at once as to
its value.

I should be glad to purchase all the sl-rulls of
Grif'-sly Ber rs you rre ablr; to obtain during the season now

about to open and hope you ^ill take special pains to

ascertain the localit'
may be correctly laoel

ascertain the localities where th by are killed, so that they

Very truly yours.

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/pril 9
19 1 3

Mr. Guy !f. Ingrcm

Paisley, Oregon
Dear ^ir:

Many thinks for your letter in reply to my
inquiry rbout the littl. Be«r. of your region. If you
or any of your friends are able to get hold of any
specimens of 3e«r« fro. the desert region or open country
of Ore£t.n during the coming serson. I should be very plad
to purchsse tho skulls ^/.d pcrhsps the skins elso. though
I en most interested in the skulls. /.ny infonration you
are able to contribute on the iiabits and rcr^e of these
animals would be welcone.

Pfeplying to your inquiry, would say that the
specimen presented by the HcKendresa is r young Rerr of
the second or third year. It if herd to be sure from the
iBkull of so young an fcnimcl. but I incline to the belief
that it is a 5v.£rf form of the Black Be^r group.

Verj' truly yours.

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19 1 8

Mr. L. L. BbIrs

1236 - 5th Stre»,t

3c n Diego, O'alifoniie

Deer Sir:

Thankc fQr your letter of ITarch 26 recently
received. I oopt you. ...t Lieut. 3„m,on3 ' request, a
copy of my recect Berr ^icp.r and trust the 9a»e has
^rtir.. before thi.. You doubtless are surprised at
the lare« nu«,brr of form« which T have feund j t
necerparj* to reccgiiize.

I liiive not funds encu/jfa at my. dispose! to
justify the employment of hunters in Uie field, but
om air/ays glad to purchase skulls of Bi^ 3enrs 'from
known localities, prying from nc to $25 for fully
adult sJcullsfin fairly £.-ood condition) accordine to
sex nnJ ogo, t.he foml^r. of course being worth very
iBUch less than the males. I want skulls fron all
xrts of /leska and ^itish Columbia, provided each
Si^ecir^en is labelled with Qir. name of the locality
where killed and the nsac of th« person <,vsko sends it

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".herges collect/addressed: U. 3. Biological purvey.

''^tVt^.ent of Agriculture, .ashington. ]). C. and write

your 0^ li^^ r.^ 4.\, i. J * ., ^

^-^c on the outside of the package as toII as

on the labels.

T should hr* -I J A ,

^'^ %xad to her r fror. you as to your ob-

on the foo^^ broediniv habits, or any other

onn^c.ei with cur ^ig Bear., An ama.ir^ lot
of 3 tuff has beon ^^.fhiii^N ^ ^ ,

,.,,, waDli^aed on Bears but comparatively

kittle of it in from pt^r^onrl nV« ^ *. •

i^r-.onfii observation.

Hfeplyinc to jour aue^tinn *« f^ a 4.'

•^ .^^^i;ion ftQ to vhctner Berrs

can bo identified by the flat sUn and the teeth, would
say that very Tow of our species can be identified by
the skin, but that a considerable nu,«ber of them^c^n be
detennined from the tee'J':; and pn.ctic.lly air^f ^hem
from skulls of adult males. m .outh..Mert AladT., the

avTs of the Grizzly r>e8rs diffor'videly from those of
tii8 Big Brcvn Berrs of Ihe Erme rigion.

^ery truly yours.

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19 1 8

Profesf^or J. MoK. Cettell
Gerrison-on-lludpon, K.Y.

Deer Professor Cfttell:

Replyinf? to ycur request ot the 8th

instfnt. would say thnt rny so-cniied eddross on the
crifTin end ccrly history of the U.S. Biological
Survey .vas merely en inloimal telle c^ren hy request
before tho staff of the Gurrey. It ^ves not reduced
t^ ^itinn rnd TOs ouch too persoDfil snd informel

for public? tion.

Yery truly yours,

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Lieut. G. T* Etnmons
Princeton. N.J.
My dear Iieuter:ant Sminons:

Thanks fcr your letter of /pril 1
in regard to Bales. I have just written him
offering to purchase aU the skulls of Big Bears
he is able to get hold of during the corninff o«o«.-.
Thenking you for his address, and with test wishes,

Very truly yours.

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19 1 8

Wr. Charles Macnaraara
-Arnprior, Ontario
Deiir Sir:

The January number of the Ottawa Naturalist,
just received^ contains an article by yourself on the
Cana.a Purcunine, in which I am very much interested.
and I an 7?riting to ask if you have any separate
copies to spare. If so. I she ""d ^e^tly appreciate

one.

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19 18

I^r. li. 71. Nelson, Chief
U.3-3iclcgical 'Purvey
VJashington. D.G.'

j}e!ir T^oli^on:

John ?owlcy. Director cf the Oakland
ruhlio lAiseuu. Oakland, California, is not receiving
rub" ications of tho Survey and asks if the Oakland
•^iblic Kupeum may not be added to the ^urvey^s mfuling
list. I told him I would rofer the me.tter to you
wTth favoratle recomnendftion.

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15 1 8

?/• H. LcTvdermilk >i do.
laa ^ street, N.^.
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I £^hall te obliged if you vsrill kindly
secure for ire a copy of tie Jcurnnl Kept by David Douf-l£is
Duririrr His Travels in North America, published by
'"illisK} "Lesley i :ion, Lor-lon, 1914,

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19 18

The Ute.les 7. Lauriat Co.

38£ Washington Street » pes ton, Kass.

Dear Sirs;

Thaiiks for yoiir April cttelogue, yjB i

received* I shall be obliged 'f you aIII send roe,

if not already sold. Wo. 38. rhe Book of the Cat

"by Prance^ Simpson, with rill for the same* t^*

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19 1 0

Pcwner's Book Store

L^ethodist Church Block. C»icago.

Deer Sirs;

Thanks for your crtrlofme No. 16 this day

ived. From it I shall be glc^l if you will se«id

rece

mo:

874 • Gesammelte .^.bhandlung^in

2483 - Gabb,^Tn.M.: Crotaceus ?ormation

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l'9 1 3

Dear liajor Mars he 11:

titlod 'The nr^utheni naiif-n.fa 3hcot I'n 3» t^kea in
Guyrraa ^rlley and t-i? l^?^^ p^-^^ '^'^ th- ri7ei;anu ^Isu
shows the; lv\7or r^hrr, t^Bll'ji c: r.i'^ Vr.rjc:^ vvhero • f:
re^ou^'*.^ ^he coas'Lbut d'>es net oxtend r?ir encu:± i^orih
to ii:cru(^e the Toal.-i ccirse of tr? riv^^r, Tbf Lo:Tir^oc
ano G-jr.-!5JUD'^ i^heet^ ^Jot? ir.o^^ (.^ tiiO icwcr course . and

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of Dirr:^ fi7«^ t:i^= course cf thi? mxddli^ p^rt; of thn
river. Dijcf, c^-.y :Ti;-p pulli^hed bj the- Surv^-jy ':o7or the
middle c^Jurrjo of the Cuye:'U}a-3sr.tf. k'>r.l.s, cr ajv other
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spring will return to stay.

lie heps to return to Legunitas next month,
and hope to find you as well and blooming as ever.

With kind regards to the Gardners, the jSllictts,
Martinellis and other friends.

Very truly yours.

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19 1 8

illr. Claude T. Barnes

Salt lake City. Utah

By dear Sir:

Yours of the 8th instant arrived this
morning. No, it is mt possible that authorities here
Id Washington are seeking to have your State Commission-
er issue peflnits for the collection of eggs of the
Long-billed Curlew. This lead* r.e to esk if the Long-
billed Curlew Still breeds in any numbers in Utah? It
was common in the segebrush in places when 1 was first
out there in 1872. but I have not seen many during

recent years.

I am referring your letter to E.W. Nelson,

Ohiei* ef the Biologiocd Survey, 7»ho is well informed
in the matter of ntt.onal end state game and bird
legislation. Persorilly. I wish to say that I consider
it a grei^t mistake for State gsmo ccmmissions,or ether
designated local institutions, not to htve authority to
grant permits for the ccllection of specimens for
scientific pm- poses. Purely such authority should be
vested somewhere, and under whose jurisdiction cm it be
more wisely placed than that of the State game commission
or other local organization? If the privilege is abused

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the matter should be taken up locally where the facts
are known. It has happened in more than one statc9 that
the killing of birds and game animals in violation t"»f
law was winked at. or at least carried on without intt«r-

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ference, ifhile it was utterly impossible to obtain a pe.
toit for the collection of specimens for scientific use
for local or national museums.

l!y large work on the Bears will not be cut for
seme time, but I vm sending you herer/ith a technical
paper recently published, in which I have brou^t together
th3 present >nowledg> en the technical side of the subject.
In thif? connection 1 fcm:much interested in small forms of
both tiriazly and Black Boars inhabiting the lava beds
of southern Idaho and south-central Oregon. Should you
happen to learn of anyone in a position to secure speci-
mens of either of these I should appreciate the favor if
you will kindly let me know.

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19 1 8

Dear GK:

We have been anxiously awaiting word from you, and at last
have received a letter from your sister, Mrs. Loomis.

It is good to know that you tre gaining as rapidly as can
te expected and that you will soon be on your feet again.

I do not know anything about the weather out in Michigan,
but we have just been treated to a second installment of winter.
The warmth and moisture of the past ten days filled the woods with
flowers and started the leaves on the city tree8,but ni^t before
last a snowstorm set in and yesjerdey morning the city was Imried
in a couple of inches of wet slushy snow and the tender new leaves
and blossoms concealed in masses of white. ' A little more snow
fell in the forenoon, after which most of it melted so that the
ground in the mi^in is bare rgain and the warn xreve is sure to
follow before you arrive. Fortunately we have had enou^ coal and
wood to keep the house reasonably comfortable mi from now on are

not likely to bo troubled.

Shall we continue to fer/ard your letter mail?

iJith love from us all.

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19 18

Mr, Gilbert Grosvenor

Director, Hationfil Geographic Society
Washington, D. C*
Dear Mr* GrosTonor:

Herewith I am returning my little
article on acorn food. I shotild have given it to
•you before but for the delay in receiving the -^alyses
^ich have only just arrived.

Since giving you the *^l^st rat ions I
have found in my notes a rather ii?«^®sting diagram
showing a couple of acorn cach^ ^^ ® ^^S rock; a copy
of this I am enclosing, th^^^ ^^^ "^^fi^* '^^^^ ^^ ^^
it in as a text figure*

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19 1 8

Dear GK:

have been anxiously awaiting word from you. and at last
have received 8 letter from your sister. Mrs. Loomis.

It is good to know thnt you vre gaining as rapidly as can
he expected and that you will soon he on your feet again.

I do not know anything about the weather out in Michigan,
hut we have just been treated to a second installment of winter.
The wamth and Bor.ture oi the past ten days filled the woods with
flowers and started the leaves on the city trees.hut night before
last a snowstorm .et in and yer^terd.y morning the city was burxed
in a couple of inches of wet slushy snow and the tender new leaves
and blossoms concealed in masses of white. ^ A little more snow
fell in the forenoon, after which most of it melted so that the
ground in the main is bare rgain and the warm wave is sure to
follow before you arrive. Fortunately we have had enough coal and
wood to keep the house reasonably comfortable and frc« now on are

not likely to be troubled.

Shall we continue to for/ard your letter mail?

?fith love from us all.

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19 18

Mr. Gilbert Grosvenor

Director. National Geographic Society
Washington. D. C.
Dear Mr. Grosvenor:

Herewith I am returning my little
article on acorn food. I should have given it to
■yon before but for the delay in receiving the analyse..
whfch' have only just arrived.

Since giving you the illustrations I
have found in my notes a rather interesting diagrem
showing a couf)l8 of aoom caches on a big rock; a copy
of this I am enclosing, thinking you mi^t like to run
it in as e text figure.

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By C. Hart Kerriaia.

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I. view of the present pressure on the food supply
of the united States, end vith =peciol rofarenc. to
the universal .ffort to reduce the consumption of wheat
by the saV^tituticn rf corn meal. bran, and other ere.,
products, it mj he ^rth -.^ile to ..11 attention to
the high nutritive value of a wholly neglected food of
wide distribution. I refer to the acorn. There are
in the United Strtcs nore than 50 sp.cios of oaks, of
.Meh nearly 20 occur in the single state of Califonas.
TO the nrtive Indians of that state the acorn iB and
alwsy^ has been tho staff of life, furnishing tho

r*'- T r^ fvoir. Wriv n:i''h and hreod. And Ther it
motorial for their a8i«y m.i-

is remembered tte t the Indian population ^f Coli forma
et the tiL-.e of its discovery nujr.bered probably not ies^
than 300.000 persons, and thnt fran the Oregon boundary
to the Kexican line, except in the d .rert region -There
oaks do not gro-v, acorns ^ere uniTorsnlly or.1«n and in
mont ca3- .ere the principal article of diet, sCFie idea
may be had of th*> 7^3 1 -i^^-ntity and high foci vslue of
those anniislly consumed.

In the fsU when the eooms arc . ipe the Indians
gather theai end spreisd them out to dry ir tLo ?un, and

vh<--r. Ihorc-V^'lj ''*'' '^- -^" "^'^"' ^° -**^^' ^*'^^^®*^^ ^"^
vicker-v/ork cfiChus, some times in trees but usually on
rook- or pol^^s. The "f receptacles are built to .bed
the n.in and to koe, out r^ts and raico but are sufficiei,t

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•-lucnoh or air, thusjwr.r'ivn.-.tins-

Mdcing. The acrns .hen needed are shnokeSend the "
Jry „eate. each splitting „.t„raUy in t.e part.. a„
pounded in .tone »»rtar. u.-,til .educed to a fin. .eal or
•lonr. Ttis at first is dissijreeablj, bitter, bnt th-
•Oater element U re.o„. „, Xe^,;^ ^.,, ,^^ ^^^^
^ 3eep.ne throng, ao,„ir,s the color of coffee and the

bitterness of quinine. The mea^ io fv. j • .

. , , *"® "^^^ ^s then dried and stored

to De used as reii:i*v».^ ■«■«•.. — ~i.

required .or mush or breed. The onlinarv

method of cockin/' if. b-' hniTi^ • v ,

0., boiling: m baskets by means of hot

stones, the resuli: beinr- a th-'-V ioii« •••,

. , ^ ^""^ J oily- like wish Of poTTiipr,

iicorn flour m^kea a rich glutinous foot^STlSftt^^--

oil of obvious nutritive valua. 1'i.a %, ■ .

^^ ^ -^"^^ ^«- Uemem tells me

.^^v It IS easy to work, being *rt cooks call a »good
binder', which means that it holds together well even
when mixed with several tines its bulk of corn meal or
other coarse or j^ranular materials.

Le»hed ecom meal mixed with corn meal in the
proportion of one part acorn to four parts corn makes ex-
cellent corn hr3£d and pones, and mixed with white Hour
or whole ^hsat flour in the sarno proportion ««*<.„ p.i,*„vx«
bread and mufti-i<^. adding to the cereal value ths vrlue
of a^nut product. I have often eaten the pure accm mush
and bread as made by the Indians, b^jt profe- the mix«d
producl above luoiitioned. ^^^ ^^^'' during his arduous
tramps in the mountains oi Oalitomia. oiten carried the
hard dry acorn bread ot the Indians and deemed it the most
oo«5«ct and strength-giving looa he had ever used.

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All acorns ere not equally desirable from the food
standpoint. Of the edible qualities of the numerous eastern
species I have no personal knowledge » thou^ it is well known
that acorns were eaten by rarious tilbes of Indians east of
the Mississippi Kiver. But in California the real merits of
the different kinds are well known* At middle elevations

in the ilteriOlr of the state, the fruit of the black oak is
the favorite, while in the humid coast belt that of the tan-
bark oak is most prized. Besides liiese, the fat acorns of
the blue oak of the di-y foothills, and the elongate ones oi
tte valley oak of the bottomlands and adjacent slopes are
gathered end consumed in large quantities; and in years when
the nut crop of the feTorite species fails, most, if not all,
61 the DthGTP ^^ turned to account.

fivon fit the present time hundreds of bushels of acoma
are annually gathered and eaten by Sclifomia Indirns, but
the quantity consumed by the white population is negligible,
the main part oi the crop (amounting to thousands of bushels)
being devoured by hogs, bear, deer, squirrels end other
animals, or allowed tc go to waste on the ground. That d
food of such genuine \^rth should be disregarded is one of
mcny illustrations of the reluctance of the vAite man to
avail himself of sources of subsistence long utilized by the
aborigines. i7e seem to prefer crops thai require laborious
preparation of the soil, followed by costly planting and culti-
vation, rather than those providea without price by bountiful
nature.

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i.- ^°^ i^^^* tables I am indebted to the U. S. Pood Adainistra-
tion. The analysis of acorn flour was kindly Bade by

JSricult* °^ *^ Bttreau of Chemistry, U. S. Dept.

&* ihis aoorc flour was made from the California black oak
( ttttgyvHP . gflllf 9rai sa ) . and is verv old, having been obtained bv
mrTJomTSeleiurTndifins at Oleta in the miSdle Sierra foo t-
hills ui jeers age. As a consequence it is ezceedinglj dry
and -ithout doubt has lost much of its protein. The large
percentage (25.63) of fat shows its extraordinary richness in
nut oil.

Shile on the subject of Indian foods it may be mentioned
that the nutritious nuts of the sugar pine and digger pine,
and the berries of certain species of manzanitfi, are much
usfd bj Uslifomia Indians; that the seeds, roots, end fruits
of numerous other plt^nts fom valued additions to the diet;
end th£t in timos of scarcity the nuts of the Ce'ifomie laurel
and buckeye, of vAich huhdreds of bushels may be had. are so
treated as to be edible. In the «rid mountains of the desert
region o«t of the Sierra, the rich oily rut of the pinyon or
nut pine takes the place of the acorn as the dominant el«ai t
of the fcod supply; and in certain canyons bonierig the
Colorado desert, the same may be said of the native date,
while in the open deserts the me3<,uite bean is the staple commodity,

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19 1 8

My dear Miss Sprague:

Many thanks for your letter of the 13th
instant transmitting an analysis of the acorn meal of
the California black oak, recently left with Mr#
7/aiQott,and also for the analyses of com aeal and wheat
flonr for comparison*

In connection with the acorn flour it should
be stcted that the sample submitted is rery old,
hrring been procured from the Me^vuk Indians of the
middle Sierra region twelve yerrs ago. This accounts
doubtless for the relatively small percentage of
protein.

PJease convey my thanks to Mr. Walcott
for his courtesy in the matter.

Very truly yours.

Miss iilizabeth C« Sprague
U* S. Pood Admiristrfition
T/ashirgton, D* C.

ABfil 16
19 18

My dear Miss Sprague: •

In accordance with my promise over the 'phone I
am sending you herewith a package of leached acorn neal
of the California black oak. for such experiaents in
cooking as you may care to make with so small a quantity.
Mrs. Herrian'a faTorite aethod of usii^ it is in
combination with com meal (one part to three or four of
com meel) for ponea^and in combination with wheat flour
it the same proportion for breakfast aruifins. JXiring the
coming season I expect to procure a fresh supply of acorn
flour and will try to obtain that material from two or
three different species of oaks.

Very truly yours ^

Miss glizabeth C. Sprague
U» 3* Food Administration
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Mr. Herbert Tlh it eman,
Mo ran, Tfyoming.

""^^ ''''* Mr. B. A. rreUe of the Biological Surrey tells .e

that you ^y be able to secure s.ull« of Gri.^ly Baox.. 1 -
that you y ^^^. ^ ^^ ^^

preparing a work on the Bxg Be.rs

.. ««c«re r«. n«ny skulls as possible of Gnz.ly Be
anxious to pecure cS ma y .^^^ __

^ «i 1 T«.rt- of the country and an. paymG ^^-^2° -
from all pa?- ^^ *pr fully

$4 to $8 for cubs anfi immature skulls, ^10 or ;t>

. *i« rr SiO for fully adult males m good
a,iult fsBiiies; an(^ SIB cr SiO tor lui jr

uio„. . e. not oa« *e« the, cr. r- P"-*^

,ech S.UU U la^Ue* .ith the „«.« o, th. l-^^'^ *" ^^
„s Hlied. th. ,ex snd appro.i»..te .«te. if *-™- ^ "
o™ „a,e. To« .a,, ,.ould .0 written rt« on «>e « .
of the lockage as ,e a. oonstcntl, reooiv.ng '^'^ '^;
3kuli. a.d in ace oa=,. ^.e .uoh difric.lt, ^n date™.n>r.g

i»hoia they ere from. ouinrod

u T^ hP cerefully pf^cked and shippoo
SpeciiLenn shoula oe caretui-jy i> , . ^ ,. ,^g-

^ , ^ Ti <? Tiiologxcal purvey,

„ e.p..,. cha,^. oellea. = •-";••"•• ' ^ ,:, ,^
Department of f.gric.ature, Bashangton. 3. -
.„ enclosed herewith ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ,„

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^r. W. J. Grant i 9 X 3

Kelly, Tfyoming
Deer gir:

Mr* iJ, A. Proble of th^ tj;^- . ,

that ,c. .a, be =bl. t- a-l ^ ^^^°"- """' '^"^ «'

' ^" ^^'^"^S SKulIs Of Grizzlv Ppr,>.« T
preparing a .or. on t.e ,ig Bea.. of ,.^^ ^ f ' "

a-ic«. to secure o. ^., .,-,,,, ,, pos: i T-^^ ^"^
^r* an p.rt3 Of the county .nd ' ' "^'^

^ to ?8 for cub. .n^ • ^ ^''-^ ^'^ ^°' P^i^''«-

a-..uxt females: and $18 or ^'20 for fuPv ^-- 1/ ^ ^^

condition. i ,0 n.t -. . ^^ * ""^'^ '^ ^^

^ uo Bot oare where th^v f>^ ^

-ch =k«ll 13 lawued .itk J '"'"^'

-' "1-i. the se. a^ ^° "' "" ^""^"'^ ''«- "

o..a n.„e. ,.„ ^ ' ^ '"f™"-'" ^^te. if j^o^, 3^,

^ "^ to&Bie should b« wHff^^ »i
of tho pacx.g. «. ^, ,, '^*''" "^^^ °" the outside

skullB .nd ir CO.. -^-^-^-y -*^<^oi^irg shipnonts of

w^om they ere from. ^^^fticulty m dotenran^ng

SpecijTsn? siiould be nh-^r,,.,, , ,
bj expros.. charges coilec'- a<id" ' ^' ""^ '^'^^'^

^.art^ont ^f ^i culture, ^..^r^T^^'r'Tf"' '"^^^^-
«^e enclosed herer^ith. • • t. £ f^^ ^^^

tee.

Hoping you will be able tcoh-o

tc cbc«»in eom skulls for

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133 West 33d Street

Dear Sirs:

April 18
19 18

Kew York City

Kindly send me the following book.

together with bill for same:

Journal of the Sufferings end Hardships of
Captain Perker H. ft-ench 's Overland
Expedition to California, by ilm. Miles.
Gh8mbersburg,Pa. ,1851. N. !• 1916 5P2.CO

Very truly yours.

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19 18

'• C. Carter

71 Kiddle Lane. Hornsey. N.

I^ndon, 2r.glancl
^oar Sir:

^^'^^ij^ send me the following book.

•^^•^'ed in your Book List No hS tn^tv,
^,i^,^ - *^ ""• *'"» together with

om for game:

617 M0LIfi/iU3E» (B.) Tac*^ ^

' iag©v,»ch Qiner Hcise, 1858,

ft 7s 6d

I should be gltd to hare my narr- contin. .

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""filling li8tC*-=«-*^ --i^l*^ < ^-i^.v-t^.^ ^ \

Vory truly yours.

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Editor, £oreLt ?nd Str^?,a

9 iSest 40 Street, New York City

Dear Sir: . ,

in the i:., nrnior of ZsrsSiJaiUitXSesi. recewed

„ da, or to .so, 1 notice »ith =un,ri=e and I centers
.1=0 ,ith indignation an aditorial note entUl.d .Shaap or
m- in «hioh you aay: "lto?i^li^':'« do-"' '" «»
o„ roeord «» b«>« ur„ual.ne.l, o,,oso,i to the entranaa
0. shaap or cattlo into tho Jallo«tono PaA or ita an,ira.a.

• VI .HitMa that the Board of Forestry and
... The amiehla ettill"- ""■ _

t.e Biological 3ar.ey have displ.,ed toward she.P «na sheep
.en is arou^ir^ -Iticis™ fro. »e„ who have the people

interest et heart." ^v^i.^giy was ir^tended

This statement myli^^^^^^ ohvi.usly i»a
. • IV ^hst th. Government Forest Senrice and Biological
to imply, -hat th. '^ Yellowstone

qurvey favor the introduction ol snee? m

.- -, .-^vo So far as the Biologicsl Purvey
"^-^^-trArpu'ationia absolute., talae. the

'' r"°°T -.r; Z tho .o^^nm, ha,in, conaiatentl.
Biological -."O, ^_^_ ^^^^ ^^ ^^.^^^

opposea sheep greying ^^^^^

-,• 1 .^P'-i >rvn-r nor the Powet .^ervit.
the Bioj-ogicai .Ji-rv( .,

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beir^ vested in the Department of the Interior. ^'^-'L "■*
Misrepresentation is alvxnyc unjust and in this case
it is particularly sc, since there is no excuse whatever
for accusing a government bureau of a policy which it has.
always opposed. -.

I shall be obliged if you will kindly reracve my
name from the Governing Board, which I notice is still
printed on your first page. Tins farce has continued long
enougli.

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19 1 8

Dear Mr. Kennan:

It is rare nov/edays to receive a letter that comes
direct from the heart. Yours of the 10th instant is of that
kind. I appreciate it and thank you for it. I thank you
also for the very interesting facts, previously unknot to
me. which it contains ccncernirg Mr. Harriman's history, and
also concerning the difficulties you have had in getting
hold of the sources of infonnatipn which should have been
placed in your hands in the beginning.

I appreciate your valuation (ft my manuscript
recollections of Mr. Harriman and shall be very glad if you
will kindly bring the matter of its publication to
J/lrs;. Harriman 's attention in the hope that it may yet V
published independently.

It is a tragedy that so prominent a m^* ^® :>herman
<^hould liave misquoted Harriman tc KcoseveT^^^^ **• surely
is something to be thankful for that 7^^^^ ^^ present at
the interview and that he made tK correction personally.
It is also a trage^/ ^het you should have spent
months Of time and a po'.ier oi human energy in digging up
fundamental facts in comi^licated cases, to find after^^ard
authentic manascript^ covering the cases.

Trusting that /ou ore recovered from your recent ill-
ness and again thankir.g you for your letter.

As ever yours. I .

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April 24
Mi\ :7iHiam H. Cheesaan

Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture
I^r Mr* Choeszaan:

Replying to your letter of the 18th instant
-uld say that 1 have purchased through the Smithsonian
Institution ^00 of ^, Third Liberty Bonds. Had it not
bet, for a^e heary cost of repairing frozen radiators in

Kj touso last winter I should b« «hi« ♦■« i

aaouxa De able to make a considerably

larger subsc.r%)ti«aB.

?ith best wishes.

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Jvineau, Alaska

T/ear Sir:

Many thanks for your letter of April 2. I am very

much interested in what you say about the unreliability of
certain skulls purchased fran dealers and others in southeastern
naska. Many years ago I was grievously deceived and my work
gre«tly retarded by the untruthfulness of a man named Probese
who .old me skulls labelled as coming from various p rts of
Alaska but nearly all of which eventually proved to be
n.... sitkends from the Sitka Islands. During the past few
years I have purchased a number from GS95 Cf JuiBU aid Kirberger
of Sitka end in both cases have had reason to suspect the
localities from which certain specimens were said to have
come. In the case of fully adult males of species previously
represented in our colledtion it is possible to detect the
error, but in the case of younger skulls and females this is
rarely possible. Tlhether the misinformation was intentional,
accidental or due to carelessness I have not been able to

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find out.

Kirberger has sent me a lot of Black Bears, most of

which are from Kui«. Island tout some of which were labelled

Adri-alty Island. You and one or two others have told me that

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Of the Admiralty Island Bears, the two I am surest of
are flalfiita and m^sL; and next after the.e the small
Grizzly. These three are so ve^ distinct from one another
that there is little probability of their interbreeding. One
of the remaining species, the one I called Ssj^jurabilis.
xs so different fran any of the others that the skull of an
adult male could be recognized at a distance of fifty feel
or more. The only doubt about it is whether it really came
from 'dmiralty Island or is a specimen of the mainland Ursus
stiMeaensis. The' reason I suspect its source is that among
all the skulls from Admiralty Island I have never seen «noth.r
good adult male. Shat we need most at present is a large series
of fully adult skulls reliably labelled so that there can be
no question as to the localities from which they came.

No, I never saw a striped bear and should like mightily
to see one, and to have one of their skulls.

As to the 250 bear skulls alleged to have been sent in
by Kirberger. Ky record shows about 26 skulls of Big Bears
and 31 of Black Bears, beginning in 1916 and continuing to date.

Please spike the rumor that I am paying $40 for bear
skulls. Half this amount is about the maximum I pay for old
males. If you get hold of any during the present season I
shall be verjr glad to buy them. m

Thanking you for your letter.

Very truly yours.

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r 9 1 8

Mr. J. D. Figgins

Colorado L^useujn of Natural History
Denver, Colorado
Dear Mr. Piggins:

Recently I have been told that you have the
skull of a large Orizzly from southern or southwestern
Colorado. V/ill you kindly loan it to me for examim tion?
If it is fully adult there should be little difficulty
in determining the species. 7e now know next to noth^^S ^^
the nrisinal ranges of the three or ^our species of Grizzlies
foimerly inhabiting Colorado, for '^^^ich reaso/^ I am anxious

to see as many skulls as pGs.^'^*- * ^^ ^^^ '^^^ ^^ ^^^
existence of any old Gri^y skulls, collected a long time
ago, I wish you woul.'^ ifindly tell me where they are.

If you arc billing to loan me this skull, kindly pack
securely in r. ^^^ ®^^ ship by express, charges collect,
addressed- U.S. Biological Survey, department of Agriculture,
*7£shii€^^°» ^•^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^1 ^^ place a pad of folded paper
5^t«v©en th© jaws to prevent breakage of the teeth in transit,
as bear's teeth are exceedingly brittle.

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19 18

Deer Lieutenant Bmmons:

Replying to your letter of the 23d instant
would say that I am not quite sure as to vmo has
the appointing power for the census enumerators of
Alaska, but I think it is the Director of the Census.
The present Director^ I find by the current Congression-
al Directory^ is Sam L. Rogers; hence 1 suggest that you
address him at Bureau cf Census, this city.

It is many years since I have been acquainted
with the heads of the Census Bureau, and during recent
years I have lost touch with most government matters,
and being absent fromtfaecity at least half of eadi
year I find myself quite out of touch with present con-
ditions.

Of course it may be that the Governor of
Alaska will have either the appointing power or the power
of nomination, so that you will do well to write him also .

Very truly yours.

^%lM»ir^ ■iA>OwV.

Lieut* 6. T« Emmons
Priiceton, N.J.

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19 18

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rZhite Uorse, Yukon Terr.
Deer fJir;

r/e hftve juat received from you tno skulls of
Beers, one badly daneged s^uU (back pert gone) of an
old male Grizzly, for wMch I have credited you $8; and
a female Black Ber.r at $2, making in all $10. a check
for vyhieh will : e sent you on or about Kay 1. ;7here were
those two Berre killed?

1 shall be glad to purchase all the skulls
of Grizzly Bears you are pble to secure during the present
sea.on rnd will pay as hi<^ as ^20" for good adult n,ales
in reasonably perfect condi ticn^W^ y^Tst^Tadditional
skulls please ship r;s before, charges collect, addressed

U.S. Biological Survey. Department of Agriculture. Washing-
ton, D. C.

Very truly yours,

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April 25
19 18

Mr. C. Garrett

Cranl)rook , B. C.
Dear Sir:

The skulls of Grizzlies which you sent
a short time ago reached us promptly end I havt
credited your account for then:

Adult Male |20

4^*4^^^^^,^^°^ Pfii"* of "Iwll gone) £
Adult ?einale from sunmit TJhitefish Oreek
« ,. * (one side of skull gone) S5

Cub of same $4 o / v

In all, $37. a check for v/hicii will be sent you on or
about ILcy 1.

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Mr. A. H^ Twitchell

Flat, Alaska

Deer Sir:

It is a long time since I have her rl from

you direct, thcu^ I have recoiveci several Bear skulls

which you h^ve sent through the i^iological Survey.

I have not yet settled for these and em not ?ure about

sorae of the d^ta, tis you -i^rote the Biological Purvey

instefid of writing me. In future .vhen you send Bear

skulls I shall be grertly obliged if you will kindly

write mc at the time of each shipnont, giving full data

for the specimens sent. This will enable rac to keep

my records straigiit, which under present conditicns is

exceedingly difficult, jerticularly since I am in

California about half of erch year.

>'or skulls received this year, according to

my ircFcranda, I owe you for an old male from Anvik

Hivor,?2C; thre^^ Black Betrs from Befvur lloun tains and

Innoko Hiver, 5^6.50; and for a male skull just received

from Kuskokwin liver, $20; making in all $46.50. /

check for this amount A'ill be mailod from the Smithsonian

Institution on or about licy 1. This last skull was

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end apprcxiDiete location, as I do r,of ^--^

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on my nap.

Hoping you will secure ad^Utional skulls o^
Grizzlies during the coining sea..on.

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Dear 13eil.ey:

Your lottcr written on the trsin near Pumpkin Buttes

stirred up memories of the long ago -- of our ^tcrless night
near the big Butte when I fell l»jto the deeply worn old emigrant
trail, a»i where wc heard the big wolves hovrl at intervals; and •^
next day when we r.truck the firs I of th^ outlying cattle ranches
v/here, strange a? it may seem, I had senPC t»ioagh to leave tny
gun before approaching the log cabin -- wh-^re j«^t inside the door
t'i5 co^-puncher had a 7ir-;hoster trained on my head, and also of
the foliowing niGiit -vhert wG Sf-T.ped at the headquarters o*- a cow
outfit and ?.-orc givei their version of the recent war between
the rustlers and cattlemen. I liad forgotten all of this, but
your letter calls it up.along v/ith other rremories of thst trip.

Thanks for the infonnation abov.t ?iggin8' Colorado Grizzly,
I have written him for the specimen. Glad hn ha? promised to help
get topotypes of the .*>iite-tsil deer of southeartem Coloredo —
but when yc^ ^cte "macrotus" did you not mean -'macrourus"?

lie hav-. just had a meeting of the Niiticnal Acadeirj of
Sciences, st the close of mich John C. Kerri?.m -.ves elected a

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with the N{ tional Research 'Joui^cil. Prcfesror GampbelL. Director
of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, was hers also tod I
took him for a drive through the perks. The Japanese Cherries are
now in flower.

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loh :adge. .nyhow. I hope you will get a lot of good photo-
graphs, as they are badly needed from that region.

ni appears to be well in both houses. Pi.rence went with
U3 a few nights ago to hear J.C.M. 's lecutre on the' Beginnings of
Human History from the Geological Standpoint'.
Hoping to see you soon.

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Box 512, Crsnbrook, 13.3.

3ir;

Since .vriting you a dey or tTiO ago I te^ve
vour letter df t^rJ April 18. The Biological Survey
v/ill \7rite ycu, if they heve not already done so, con-
coming the skull of the 'Thite-tail Deer, F.nd also con-
cerning some of the other skulls you hfve. Zq sho.ld
be gleri to purchase skulls of the Black .7oif- i>o jn-u
have in your region both Plack £.nd Gray Tolves, Cx- are
they all black? And are they plains Wolves or timber
Wolves? You mention also Coyote and Bru-^h \7olf ; i«?
not the Brush TJolf the same as the Coyote?

Hoping you will obtain ediUtional skulls of

Grizzlies for me.

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1 y 1 8

Dear Mr. Jeinos:

7ery many thsnks for your note of acknowledgment
of my proliininr77 review of the ?ig Bears. This publica-
tion is in no wise intended to be final, but brings
together e>:istin£; knowledge in such a way as to afford
c loundeticn for future v;ork end at the sane time to point
out so'^.e of the weak pieces. Kuch more material is needed
before it will be ;^o?sible to reach final corclusions.

I am delighted to know th<'it you are planning a
hunt to the hecC^Wftnrr of Bridge ^ver in British Oolumbia,
BVjS Jish you tho bdst cf success. I have a couple of
Griszly skull? from that region and have found them mther
perplexing^ sc that 1 arr. ntOFt an-xious to .lee od'-'itional
skulls. If, therefore. :)ou rill any Grij^-^lxes 1 !!hall beg
the privilege of f^xtmininr *he skulls.

!7ith be^t wishes.

Very truly yours,

Mr, Norrarn James

Catonsville, Kd.

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April 30, 1918

Mr» W. !• Adams

Chief Accountant

Staithsonian Instuticn
»7ashington, D. C.

Dear Mr# Adams:

Enclosed is my expense account for
April amounting to $22.86 and vouchers as per accompany-
ing list, which I shall be obliged if you will kindly
pay from the Harriman Fund.

^ery truly yours.

Accompanying Vouchers:

S37.00

C. Gatrett

John Jonas • 18.00

B.J.Hamacher • 10.00

/.H.Twitchell ^ 46.50

N.H.Kent ^M.. 5.60

J.W.Scollick 6.75

Hudson Book Co.iMi^ 13.50

W.H.Miner Co. - 7.93

Powner's Bookstore*^ 9.00

Marion Tfashbum
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llydep.r Miss ^pr^.g^e:

Thnri.? for youm of tho 26t'> ins tent giving mo a
now end complete enalysis of the learned and unleacshed
flour of Ecorc meal.

It ;70uld \q intcrestii^g ez.<^ instractive if
sor^one who undorstiinds:^ those riEttert would gire us the
relatlYO food vcluor ct ccom flour contra? t«-l with corn
and v/heot flcur.

Tihen you have had time tu mtke your cocking
experiments 'A'i th tho ccom flour I shall be very glad to
learn the results In this connection lirf^. Merriam
rcmiidr ne that I maj have forgotten to tell jou that in
leaching tiie uTilca :5h8d scorn flour It is convenient to
ccvor the strainer or perforated pie-plate with a layer
or t770 of cheecoolcth before putting on the acorn flour.
?he Indians al;vays sprinkle the flour with T/ator and pet
it 7;ith the hands bofcre pouring on thf. water for leeching.
Othcrv7isc it is liable to float up.

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1^9 1 8

Dear Debtor Ecde:

It is now two or taree yerrs since you asked me for copies of
letters from John Kuir. Owing to pressure of other matters I have
net had time to ettond to them until recently. All of his personal
letters to me which I h^7 been able to find, and trxee or four to
my father, written in Au^f-ist and September, 1871, I have had copied
and am (?ending you h-^re.vith. All cf these, rs you v/ill observe, are
striiight copies of the originals withovt rt tempt at editing in any

way

There were other letters received when I was ^iof of the

Biological ^rvey which were in the Survey files and I fear have
not been preserved. And I think my sister, Krs. Florence Korriam
Bailey, has additional letters.

3oMe cf the letters I am serding Kre purely pr^r^onal, rs you
will 5?ee, but I thought you ^^/ould like t6 have the entire batch and
sc have not ^^ithheld any. You rre at liberty to jnake nuch u5:e cf
them as you see fit. At the cane timo. I sholl reserve my ri£^t to
publish any of theia should occasion occur in the future.

You may have noticed in the last Outlook my note entitled
'John Kuir Kisq^uoted^ which the editors wrote ne you agreed with
me m the feeling that it should bo published. The letter to which
it was a reply seemed to me to unintentionally plrce Ifuir in the
Kature-fr.ker class, irfiile as r mnttor cf fact you and I know thr t he

cbhcrred Stturo-fckers.
With best wishes.

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Deer GK;

Thank© for your lest letter and for th« /^ril number of the
G^cgrephiccl toview, Tr^iich arrive.'^ this mornings I am very glfid to
have it.

le are expectinj^ tc beer frofn or sov /rch nny dijy now, as you
sciJ you expected him last vCe^V and that h© would cay! i L^n at once.
5e hope he hai5 fully reccverof' fmyn whatever troubl*^- e?^ th^ ie'

tion in San "JJ^rancisoc.

Let-ves on the luaples irA cottynTCod^ iii the oily 4::* nc^ iul 1/
out and those of the elms, tulip troer.^nd 'uL.a'JWv;^ds inori,^ tiicr^ hxilf
grown. T^e Jepfcnese cherrie:? in Fctoiii: Prrk wero a little late this
year, but f. re now in thoir priir^e, intermisei with Iht- ' ing leeves,

?edbud cpiecrr. tc br prime, while dogrvood is not y?t a^ r* est.

At 1 10 reoont meetinff of the National ^laA'^mj John n. Merriam
delivered *;he two ;;illiaG iillery Hale lactums. !iis thoifo vns 'The
Beginnings of Hupuin History froji th 3tr.ndtx)int cf the Geclogioid
-'ecord^ He wo? elected to Kfecib^r^i^iip by the largest v#»t?, I believe,
which erycne h*)*^ received to r^^te. John C. is lieble to bo here for
.^cr.e time working in th^ Ketioocl Research Council.

Campbell of Lick ijame to the meeting bw^ I took uirn for a drive
thrcuf^. -oak Creek e»rd rcton^c Ptrks. At the r.eeting 1 gave a talk
on the Tig Bef rs end showed b few extremes in the rfe:ll line.
Henry iy*cirficld Osbom v/cs expected *o criticise my Bear 1!DTk, but after
s?oinp: a lot of the skiills ho quietly disappeared end did not return

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to he meeting until after i^y paper. I was loaded for him but the
clv-}ge will keep.

Horse and Uendenhall came on to the meeting, and during the
bufiiess mf fating (for members only) Jalcott gave a reassuring talk
on the prerent status of flying machine manufacture.

As ever.

Er. G. K. Gilbert

"Focte Vo^crial Hospital
Ja > :n, Michigan

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Fcrdon my dt;lay in attendin^^; to- the
msinraal and Indian papers. 1 have finnlly pi.:fceG
out a set and expect to st^-rt them off to you
tomorrow.

It is a fine i.hing for ycur part of
the state that you have tatsn so much paitis to
get together such a valuable library and I look
forward to the pleasure of seeing it in person ?ome

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Doar Sir:

Tour letter of /.f ril 25 arrived today
and I sh«ll av,-ait .vith iaUrest the receipt cf the
b.ar skulls you mention, lou do rot say r.hether
tiioy are QnzzUee or Blacks, but I hope thoy are
Gris3lie«. I ,iii ;,rite you promptly when they come,
7'^s. I shall be glar] to purchase all the skulls of
Griz.li.. you are nble to obtain durir^ the .resent
yer.r; they shculi be sert a. bef c re- to the U. 3.
Biological 3ur.,ey. Department of ^ericulbara.' Zsh-
ington, T). c.

The publication you h^ve hear5 of is s
p--lJminarj' technical review of the Bi^ Be^-. sub-
ject to revi<.non a. additional m:teriai cories 'in.
I ^. sending ycu a oopy hy tiiis mcil.

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Dear ifciloy:

Thsnkn for your postcard from Tort ftngeles, just received.
The picture of U>ke Orescent U excellent and recalls bygone
dsys when vvc crossed it T/ith our outfit oir aS big r&ft of sOTe
kind.

Thanks also for the blooiring Kibes,
/it the Tnur>eurn thir^ mornin^; 1 found three Grizzly Bofr
skulls ?f*nt in by you; a xa be lied feiuale frcm Adair Glacier
Park, No. 9958 Y. B. ^Jatalogue; and two males without laoeis.
One of thef=!o is nuratered 121 in big black numerals; the other
has the naTio 'Stock Li^blg' .vritten on it in lerd penoil.
Shall be cbliged for fhe dnta for thor,G two, b^ they are
particularly intorei-^ting.

"I'as glad to learn from your cnrd thrt you aret going up
the Klv.^h en J 'Jolf^duk. This will bring you over our old ct^mp-
ground on ^Iie Hob Hidgo.

Should think you /'oul^i h.^^e c pretty tough tir^e in
trying tc learn Tuch about the Elk ^o late in tho srason^aftcr
the sno7/ h^ifi gone, but Lope you .vill be able tc pici:: up ialonna-
tion of value.

i*'lorun:;e har c'cubllt^n . u^l^'^cu you of GS'3 u-:;2tn. Ue
was creinatod in Detroit day before ye^teriay and LvcAi expects
tc arrive hery tonight or tomorrow.

As evor,

Mr. 7^ men Ba il r^y

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DecT Sir:

,. , Capt. A. £• Goncvor of Telegraph Creek''*
writds LA^ that last October he left two skulL- of
(jvizzly B^rs with you to be forwarded to ine' at
the^Bi-OjLOgical Survey. They have not yet been re-
coi76d. If shipped, please senr! ship >ing raeeipt
SO that thoy may b^ ti-aced. ff riot ye't shipped,
please send by expre?>^, chnrgj? collect, addressed:
TI. ^. Biological Purvey, pepartnar.t of Agriculture.
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Arnprior, Ontario, Carfida "'''^'

Ijy '^ear Hir:

Yery a-cny thanVs' Tor "your Tcttidness in
sending separates' of your interesting article on
the Canada Porcupine, and als\ VrspiecMfy 'io^^tViB
trouble you have takeh in sending §ucKa fine
\erief of photographs, all of which are most inter-
esting tc tr.e.

Most of siy publicaticms on mammals are

purely teahnical, but if you afo intoreated in tech
nical papers on this group I shall be very glad to

send you a nuruber.

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Your letter Of March 2S^i^i6hed^'^tiis

^ oDxiged for the mfomation about the

Boar skulls m-p»i oil stv -Ay V* ■''• '^ -

pr.notsly sent, ana' an also' ^laa to kno,

tiiat you have shipped two additional skuli; of male..

.*on they arrive I will -.yVite ybu.'

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3^nr- skulls you may be able' to se^d^luring■ the
present year, provided \ach skull is labelled for the
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lily dear Mr. /.lien: , , ,. . 4* r .,>v

Many thanks fpr tive alditional batdi
of clippings. Tliey contain, as u?;Uf:li se^o^^i i.tetns

of interest.

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I stuck ifij fijagor. into th.* ri]}2 of
the "Biological purvey about th(-t letter they wrote? you
on the ^.'oodrat business. The trouble is. that they-have
done no vvork along our jiart of the coast and. their
directions apply to the species inhabitii^ the dry r
southern part of the state.

At our placj ct Lagunitas ?/e have iiot
bfien rmicrh troubled by Woodrrits so far, and therafora
hB^re not bothered ;vith thorn except to destroy ta'^
nosts in the inmc-diate /icinity of the house, an^-l alf^o
to trap a f?:i7 in the woodhous' T*ere they hfid undertaken
to construct a nest on the wood pile. *7e caught them in
ordinary ?teel trape and in the so-oallod guillotine
trap inentio!.ed by the Biological purvey.

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do much good. If it killed any between the avails of

the house., -th0«!aell v/oald last a long time, v/hile if

it did not kill them the odor of the sulphur would

evaporate so quickly tb'^t they Tould at once return.

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to th^ cbjectioi. that the anirivals v/ould be likely to v*-
die in or unden*iOath the Souse, pro^^Uvung an unvdiole-

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Kindest regarVs rrom alT of ur' to all ybuP

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Thanks f::r ycur better of April 26
about the acorn flour. 1 sas very glad to have
th^^ anslvsos. .But unfcrtur^tely I do not know any
way to opt^iii|fpur or Hv^ pcunis of the flour^be-
for£ xiet falj., ea our sup Ijr 1*=^ nearly erhauB'ted. "* *
I '.Till try tc get s fresh lot f ropT Cd. i f o rni a
Indians &s oor}y jn the fr>Xl as precticable.

Iti California, ©corn mush and acorn breed
still furnish the 3t£ff of Ufa to the ludiecc of
ao3t part? of the state, cnri there is oTery reason
to bcIioYe that our esstera acorns oculd furnish
eq^ially Viluablo fooi.

Ilicnking jrou for jrour interest in thf e» tter,

^sry truly yours.

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^itebcrse. Yukon, Cai»i&
Dear Sirs- . '"^'^ '^'^ "^^^^^ ^

i?r-pii^.^.. t*.y^ur:-iett^ t>//^ri-3,. J^. j.u.t„-.r .,,

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for 5o.n^lQ4if,^.e^^4A:br^i^d tu ^^ccha.o at -^ . -
fair prices a^ th. -ulj^^pf ^^-i^.^; 3,,;, ,:;,r. -.: !

^^laai i« labelled ,itb the na^. of tho locality .^.e.e '

Skull- shculi be shipped as -bef-r^. •.idr.esed-

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'buZuv to be;.^y53«.„5Jji:S. 5619. aivi 5627; ai..i if
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ihg 3«n Tttlo Sfij, •cula he very useful in f-i ' n..

coiuiecticn, nf. there i? scni» contlicl ''. Pf.T.9.«<

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floutri»crH.

I expect to return to 'California in

ii fet; w«eV? an-^ -vith thf? csi'ic* s of thaso cherts
hopo to cl . r 4,- -.v.!ie of the present Ifir.jjle'? arid
duflicMidttoF geographic rj^n.or in this refjici,, -^ that
the U.G. geographic Boj r ' may have tae necessary

materiel for their consideration next fall.

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^^w».r ui ..^rii I ig at fitnd and I am

«l*i«Hm.«m^W.>?>^ feVe'te^P^i .0 three additional
3k»,aa. of G»^.',iy ^r^. ^rii^^Jn tho/arrlVe hl^iTl have
payment fo^ ^:ne r«.f to yoi^' cr^iV at ffii IJari^iar
B^ Of ^. tSft*^/^ ttMrtT^ .''ii/^tmr.rm^ce vn tli^cur

-^kttila-yoi-ar^^irMer t8 ^5dreM#iS^^'tli| present year

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I)ear Sir:

Replying to your letter^ of April 15 and K would say

that I have just lean^ed fron the official of the Biological
.urvoy tl.t they are disinclined to grant pennits for kxllmg
„,ofe than the legal numbar of Big Bears on aaske Peninsula.

Replying to your other inquiries, v/ould sey that I
am willing to purch.0. at good prices all the skulls of a^ult
Grizzlies and Big Brown -^^^rs that may be sent me. provided
each skull is lEbelled for locality where killed. In extrcn-^
cases 1 pay as moh as $25 for a particularly fine fully aduJ*
.ale. but in mo^t cases nO or $12 for adult fair^eals ar^ $18 or
$20 for adult males in good condition; smaller amounts for
younger skulls. The size of the skuU does not affect the
price, provided it is adult, for in some cases 1 pay $20 or

., -3 ••. -♦ r^ -^nllv cidult males,

$25 for very^small^kulls providca wi., ^re .uiiy u.

Some tags are sent you in a separate envelops.

Very truly yours.

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Professor L. H. Bailey

Itha38, New Ycrk
Dear Irofessor Beiley:

Replying to your letter of the 6th instant, I
take pleasure in giving you the figures asked for con-
cemifig the apprcximcte number of specimens studied in
recent years in 8 genert of North American mamn^ils, with
the number of speciep and subspecies recognised in each
case by the reviser of the group.

In connection with these figures, in order to
eliminate the personal equation, you may be interested to
know that no more than two genera have been revised by

the st'me individual.

I was very glad to see jou here aad especially

to see you locking so *vell»

lli*«h blst wishes,

Yery truly yours

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J^itofs, The Outlook

New York City
Dear 'lirs:

When one comes to rely on a raagasine — tc regard
its utterences cs t,uthontic -- the sudden bringing up, every now
8nd then, against a r.nag of conspicuous untrath gives one a very
ui^loasant jolt. /auong such jolts that I have hr.d during the

preJ'snt jaBT are:

(1) '<7hen, after tho Tle^v York iutocobile Sho^r.The OuHook
stated that the electrical gear ahift was an established success.

(2) :Jheu The Outlook printed the letter (previou'-.ly
takon ctre of) puttin,:; John Kuir in the cls'^s of nature fakers.

(3) -Yhen The Outlook in its issue of April 'M published
Sam ?/£ll's tirade on the name Kt. Ifenier. VJcll is a bulldc/Rr
of the blatcnt bletherskitc type; he is a profesricwl promoter
and boomer of boom lovms in the north-vcat, and was T^coiMi'e paid
lobbyist in putting through the Tiashington legislature a bill
reconrending thet the- name of Kt. ^^inier be chengoa. It is not
worth rvhile to dincups the details and political tricks of that
job. but it V70U1H be interei'tinc to kno-/ if The Outlook ser-
icusly approves some of Tfcll's uttcrrr.ces. the publication of
.vhich or your part hc3 afforded him uU!.oa.ured joy. tfor instance,
does The outlook stand for the ,uot^d statement that "Vmcouver

is distin/^uished in history for a vicious and unreasonable

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hatred of Americans and for his dishonorable efforts to
aiscredit and rob therri of tho fruit? of tSeir enterprise and
toil^Tand does it approve the slur on the motive of a former
senator from Seattle in recommending that no change he made in
the name of lit. Planier ? /nd does it agree to 'ball's further
statement that said senator *s stand on the name HBnier was mode

"at a time \7hen the Indian name v/fis in almost universal use"?
As a matter of fact, except by citizens of the city of Tacoma,
the nauio I't. Ranier has been in almost universal use for more
than 125 year^ by the people of all the civilized nations of the
world, as you will see if you have time to glance at the enclosed
publication on the subject.

Mr. ^'Jali alleges that the action of the U.S. Geographic
Board in re-affirming its foTTner decision not to change the name
of the mountain "was taken at a secret executive session''. This
is untrue, as th^ action was taken at a normal meeting of the
Board after a protracted hearing hrd been given to the delegates

from Ttcoma.

15am Vali makes his living by this sort of thirg and the
action of the Geographic "^orrd angerf^ him beyond endurance.
After learning of the verdict he rushed into the office of the
Secretary of the Board (Charles b\ Sloane, Geographer of the
Census) and li-t^ my laboratory in the Rational lilusoum, to pour
out his wrath. Ho acted like a crazy man and yelled so loudly
that people at work in adjoining rooms came to my door to see
what the commotion was about. This is of little interest except
as throwing light on the kind of a mnn who is sometimes able tc
gpin the best of American audiences through the columns of

The Outlook.

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one form or aiiother|J.s not, end never has been, the specific
name for the mountain to which it has? beon restricted by the
citizens of Tacoma,but is simply the Palish word for mountain,
and was applied alike to Mt. Baker, Mt. St. Helens, Ut. Hanier,
and Mt* Adams.

Beyond reasonable doubt it was the oft-repeated assertion
that Tacoma was the specific naiue for this particular mountain
which misled the several estimable people whose names have been
mentioned as supporting the name Tacona.

This letter ic not intended for publication but for your
personal information; if, however, you see fit to make any
roply to 'Vall's tirade you «re at liberty to use any pf^rts of
it that may serve your purpose.

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Dear Jlr. Grant

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Thanks for your letter of Key 1 just received. I am
very glad to know that you can secure for me two skulls of old
Grizaly Bears, for eveu thcuch they are imperfect and may have
been darcased and laay have lost teeth, novertheloss they may he
of much interest and 1 will pay e good price for them — the
price based on their condition. I shall also be glad to pur-
chase at good prices any additional beer skulls thot you are
able to obtr.in during the present year. /s prices wore given
in my previous letter, I -vill not repeat here. I do not care
particularly for skulls of Black Bear, but would pay *2 to
$4 each for adult skulls, accorrling to sex and condition.
* - -^^4#ce4ity I mean the nearest well-knovm place; for
instance, Jacksons Holo would be the proper locality for the
front of the label, and it would be well to write on the back
of the label the more precise lociility -- whether the bear was
killed in the Teton fountains on the west, or in the Tind Iiivsr
Mountains on the east, or any other local iiario^such as that of
a creek or mountd n or valley.

Please send the two skulls you mention by express,
carefully packed to prevent breeloige in transit, and ship charges
collect acldressed: U. 3. Biological- Survey, Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, ^. C.

Very truly your 5?

Mr. W. J. Grant
I^lly, Wyoming

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The Gciithsouian Institution
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Dcracy:

/ctiug on a circular letter just received

froE the b-oithsonian Institution, 1 teke pleasure in en-
closing here ith my check for ?1C as a contribution tovvard
the Smithsonian bed in a Hed Cross hospital. Should
there be any difficulty in ctlaining the necessary fund,
do not hesitate to call on ir.e for a second contribution.

Very truly yours.

Y«J»

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The Sunday Star

Washington, D* C.
Deer ^irs;

In spite of iny several letters to you complain-
ing of the late delivery of the Sunday ytar, and in view
of your inability to deliver the sane at my house,
1S15 Sixteenth Street, before 8:30 Sunday mornings, I must
repeat my request for you to discontinue ny subscription.
IXiring the past 7/inter end spring the paper has not reached
my house but twice until about an hour after I had gone to
my office, so that I have been obliged to visit a store
and buy a paper on the ;vay.

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Mr. T. L. !?ichardscai

TTnalnklGot, /laska
Dear Mr. Pichardson:

Your letter of Ma>-ch 19 tes just arrived,
and alro two additional skulls of Polpr ?ears.

You acknowledge my letter of Januaiy 30,
from which I ir^'er that mine of L!arch 4 had not yet
reacho:' you. %xr present coni|.lic^tion of accoints
I aifi trying to .lose up to dctr^ffr r.kulls received
prior to !Jarch 4^ I am ci editing ya. •- account as
follows: 5 "badly damaged Polars ,yi!;:5,5;25;oue small
3eal, Zl\ 7 lynx, w?.50, ?3.50;J^Glar3 just re-
ceived, ^ Cl- and ?3. $20; making in all C49.50. a
check for which vdll oe seat you direct ^^on. the
Smith^vjnian Inslitutior: on or about June 1.

Please bc*r in mim: lh<^t I l^-k dntn
for all of these skulls. Crn you not tell me about
"here thoy were killed? Tere they all from the im-
mediate vicinity of ft. Barrow or were some frcnn other
localities?

Thua far no Grizzlies from the Arctic
con:t have teen received, but I earnestly hope tb^t your
efforts vdll bring in one or more during the present

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from you direct from the Unalakleot and Tnaktolik

country.

Tnenever you ship skulls I 'vish yoi -vouLd
v/rite mti a letter telling just vfc.at you have shipped
and whore they were killed. 3ach skull should be
labelled separately. 2ome labels are sent you here-
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i7fc.ghiiigtoxi, D.C.

Dear Sir:

On March 27 last s "box ccntai ning
the skull of a lerge Grissly Bear was shipped
from Harmacks, T-ucon, Oaaacla, by "alls Fargo
Expro3o, addressed to me at the- Biological Sur-
Tey, this city. Up to date it han not been
received. Have you any mc;.ans of locating it?

7ery truly yours.

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Wells Fargo Sxpresg Ccopary
Cannackc, Yukon, Cayiada

On or about March 27 Tom :i. Beo of Cemiacks
fcnvarded a package ccntoining the skull of a Grissly
Bear from your office, addressed to the Biological Sur-
vey, '^^.shirigtcn, D.T. Thi? package hr:s novcr been
received, and since it is nearly two months OTcrdue I
shall be ouli^fcu if yo.. vill Iiave it traced.

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Doar Sir:

TLeakB for your letter of /pril 27 and
for the batch of IJear skulls just received, I am
particularly £rlad to get the two Grizr.ly skulls
fruK Captain Conover* Of the Peven skulls sent by
ycurselfj ont3 is a Grijizly^but unfortuiB tely t he back
pert of tho skull is boily sncshed, so that it is
vYorth only ?5. The reinaining six skulls arc those
of Black Befcrs and most of them are not in good con-
dition. I have valued them at !^2 each, $12^ to-
gether with tho Grizzly making $17 in all. A check
for this 7/ill b3 sent you from ray account in the
Smithsonian Inrtitution on or cbout June !•

Should you be able to gel hold of cny
Bkulls cf Grizzly Berrs during the present year I
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Clearwater, Telegraph Creek
British Colianbia

Hy dear 3ii":

The two Grizzly skulls which ycu started

on their we, to me so loi^g b^ ard which were fonvarded
by ?. Matheson of V.raugan. have just arrived and I am
very glad to have them. One is a fully adult female.
the other is iiB^ature. so that I am not sure whether it
is a male or a female. I value the t.^ skulls at
$2C. a check for '.vhich will be sent you from my acccunt
iu the SBithsonlon Institution on or about June 1.

I shall be glad to purcViar>e all the
skulls of Grizzlies you rre able to obtain during the

present yecr#

Very trjly yours,

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Pred J. Hoelil

Ilienna, Alaaxa

T^efoi-ring again to your letters of March 19
and &rch 2S, vculd state ttet ths two Bear skulls
shipped by yott hr.7c arrived and I nm glad to have than.
The one from Kagcnak ^«y v/cs raerked 'mole' but is
really a female. I valae it at $10; the male from
Lalco Clark, *H0; making *30 in all, a check for which
,yill be sent you direct from the ISmithscLian Institution

on or ftbout June 1.

Yery tr^jly yours.

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Kfimer^t P. War-: or

"rani^*!!, /.loska
1^' doar Sir:

Thanks for ths batch of Bear skulls
just received from you. The ddx contains the remains
of three Grizzly skulls, sll badly dancged, two skulls
of sTnall Grizzly cubs, end four okulla of ELack Bear,
all without labels. You say that 6 of these are
froa tht Iskoot and 3 froQ Chilkat Valley. How era I
to tell which is from which locality ?

J'cr the broken Grizalies, including the
cubs, I am allowing ycu *2G; for the- Blacks, $9; in
all t2S, a chock for v.hich will be s^nt yea from my

account in the Sidthscnian Tnstitalioncn or about
June 1.

Kindly be sur^ to let me knov; as soon as
possible jhich of the bears came from the Iskoot and
which from Chllkrt Tnlley.

7ery truly yours.

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My dear Sir:

ilnny thanks for your courtesy in

sendine me e copy ea'^h of Cht,rts Hoa. 5532

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all of which liavo reached i:.e scfely nnd will be
of lauch service in trying to straighten out and
coordinate the geographic nemos in the coast

region of middle Cfilifornie.

Yery truly yours.

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Ur. James Simpson

Banff, Alberts , "snada
Dear Mr. Simi^^cn:

Tiianks for yoir letter of l:£y 2 en^ for
the Grizzly skull which has just arrived. It is a fine
old male of one of tie smaller species and I value it at
$25, a check for which will te sent you direct from the
aDaithsonian lustltation on or about June 1. I am glad
to have the exact locality and date, and to know that its
stoiaach contained roots only.

I em not interested in eggs or insects,
but shell be glad tc purcharo at good prices all the
skalis of Grizrrly Bears you are able to get hold of
durihg the present year, assuming that ^^nch will be
labelled for locality and date.

7ory tri;ly yours.

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Desr Doctor Stephens:

Glad tc hfive yours of the 10th, just rsceived. The
leaves you enclose are from the California Chinquapin
^Castsnopsis chrvnophvUf.\ ^ou may possibly recall that
when we drove up from Bolinas Lagoon tc Fairfax and stopped
ct the OTO^t cf Bolinas Ridge, I pointed out several climps
of this attrfictive species standing up tnrough the chaparral
belov; us. On Tarnalpais it rarely grows to be more than a
high bush and usually occurs in dense clumps, but farther
north along the coast it often becomes a large and very hand-
some tree,

Arch M. Gilbert is now v/ith us, att-nding to the
closir^ of bis father's estate. Fortunately he reached his
father sreveral days before hi3 died.

Tliat must have been a rather stiff hike you took from
Harry /lien's tc the west side cf Tamalpais — a little more
than I would Cfere for v/ithcut some preliminary walks. Tour
mentiui of the scientific naraes of several species of chaparral
shows that you have an excellent Tieinory as well as a sharp eye.

I envy you the drive to your orange ranch. Perhaps
some day ug u^y be able to make it with you.

You vorc /ery kind to remer.ber my desire to meet
jiigine^er Cory and I hope he will ':'«11.

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week from cne house to another in Cambridge, and Seiiaida
has gone on to help her move.

Hoping to see you uarly in June, and with love to you
all free: ilrs. M. c;nd myself.

« 'As over yours.

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1250 Bey Street
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Dr. Francis G. Benedict,
Nutrition Laboratory,
Vila Street,

Boston, Mass.

My deer Lr. Benedict:

Perdcn my delay in replying to your letter of ilM Jdth
instant, but I have been exceedingly busy trying to get n»ij te
leave for California and also have been shy a stenogrephar.

First, in regard to the weight of the tig bears. Thew '■
are in /.merica two huge species apparently «bout the saM sUe ^'
though we lack definite weights. The big one I spoke to gw»u
about weighed.in seprrate pieces without the l)lood,not 700
pounds, but 1700. which would bring its weight up to 2000 wr
over 2000 pounds. It was killed on Kadiak Island.

Tour memory about the date of birth oi bef^rs is •atirelf'
correct as 99 out of every 100 are bom in the month «1 jMUtffj—
this irrespective of species and locality.

As to the size of cubs at birth; Two cuos bom in tto
Cincinnati Zoological Garden measured -respectively 9* w** 10 1/4
inches in total length, and weighed 1 pound 3i ounce, sad 1 pwad
2i ounces. Here in the National Zoological Perk at iasUiagta.
an old she gris.ly from lellowston. f*rk gave birth to one cufc
on Janurry 15th. 1913. This cub died five days after birtk.

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All the b«»r oubo I have seen at or near date of birth
. • «»..r^ at first sigj^t to b. hairlaas. but on close inspection
found to be sprinkled with fine xnconspicious whitish hairs,
o two am in length*

The eyes remain closed for about five weeks, but I do not know
^ ^ng rftor birth the ears r^,n glued to the aides of the head.
fWt two ««th« after birth the yo««g begin to toddle, and a month
^^l^i to^ov. about away frqm the «»ther,l^ ^:^»^ .
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^^ .««i0ting ^t this infowation wirU i^et your requires^nta .
l-na^u^ witA^Beet wishes.

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in rij^lj to o^y iuqiUTr «baut tha wolrii^*- • I i5j;pr«c w to*Ksr
kifidzies9 in writing: »a ^o failljt rid wb /•ry ^lad tc ina^i^iuc in-
iozMtion. X did not kncpr thrt ^Kil7p» ^•r§^9^ bolC^iik er^ ^art
of Anarioe# Tciur reo^nt tfrlp E^ust bcr% be^n cl* ^f^^Qirwtml

JlD jfcm hei^^n U knov of ex;; cnm who nes tha skvll of m^
»dalt griszljf? i Lirvo Uv fcor i^mj ^earn coUacrtiiig sm.%IIb of
boarff for ftm Netioxiel l^etci c^llMtimi^ ^nd iitvii ^ao4d««do:: ap
to ti4e ^^TMOnt tai» u« socuruif eboiii 2000 ainxllt, 1000 of ^T^d^
ar^ gri&tlies cxii U«si6r big broim bo£rti» Ibe Etudj of tti#
Bfterlai bringe up net-^ yrohl^ff for t^e 9ointirii of "oi^

pnd I ma M^tt nhxio^^ *- ororo m^vm ?^cin«mi frws i?Ii j^rf^ of
ta« &)ak^ loufiUii: r^^i^^. i i^J gf^ prio^B for grii^lj^ skullj,
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Io« MbUoB thct jott bBTo Isamax biAok boer* to kill c»lt
•ooeo In 9iaM6r« i €hoiil4 !>• gl£.d to kmrn acre rboat this nnd
^•lud t# ttaakf ul for any iuiomi tion y» iM^iluatb ^uAicoming tl
kUXiiDi; of gpaie or otHor aciatls by grizsly bocjap'

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Biological 3arT«y Bolletiiar 10. 13. 13 end 26» but nw the«« aot
Buflicer^ of the Worth il^rioaja FbufiB?, Tbj ftiU«tiiw of tb« ^

BiologioBl 3qz^7 constitute cuothor »«rio» dealing ■eial^^lllli, ?

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on mimula, a»ftng sJiioh 1 trust jca aay find « few ©f iatoAat.

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Michaal 1*4*3 baan racaatly radairad at tha Biologioal Surray,

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no infoxQ^^on of ^n

kiUfd« It appacrs to ^1 a naarly edalt faaa^* rod ia worth
|1(U00 pr95^4*d wa knoa tha locality lAara it rts-kiUad* 4f
you will kindly supply-2& with .^Ijia xnicrmetion;^! irUl sea that
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jrou hp/f rttcaatlj UXUd a griaalj l>Mr in tha Gla^sY Park
m|;icii« I ahall ba vaxy glrul to jgixrohest the aknll f roif'-jroa 0^^
B good ^ioa if it ia an adult i^aar« I«ing apaaiaana era aortb
laaa. I uaualij paj ^UX) to |B«00 for joongiah Griiulj
akuXla. |10«00 for adult laa^laa. end $i5U» to |20^flr
adtUt mX«# in jscd oonditioff. htilf lojnred skiOte rr*» cf-
ooon*, 3«rtt» iIm. Just "vooi^* did jou kill thi* ^Fi^^ ' '^
ebcttJt whrt deta? - ^^ ' i

A011 Bailaj aaa in lhmtaM^4! . f av i^ka ago ha li^&Fad fraai
Bmivj Stanford Vkm akulla of a ci^ufla ol griftiliaa sfiid to hara
boa& iiHad bj jooxsalf. Cte;z^ >4/u tall na jimt whara thiia# aaaa
killad dnd about whan? ^

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0. 3. Biological Surrey^ Pfpartaant of igriOTltiira, ife»8lu££ton»
D* C» i faa ^bala pro acclMad Serairitii*

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«ki« to <*tei. /«. tt. I.ik a»d *:te|«»te n^cwi. rtri.i^ f«.

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killM. md should 0. ^jfy^ ig^ «V%c«, otefgM ooliaot,

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Crirersity Of Chicago,

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BifTrii* tc 70.r latter oX il»«.20tL iwtfnt ««mc«n.ii«
..he i*rtr«U of Prof^ Qti.-.TUn. I r. gX-^ '^« 1«^; 4»^ ^^^ i»
^t loo irU to mkma «-.U ccntrilmtipo. iKi « ikaofing .j

oheck for llC.OO h«r»wiUi. , -

r ,^r i*ny joar. i h^^o r.c?rd«d G. I.-Oilbrt ...d ?. C.
Ch.,^li« as Afa^ tire i-..t i^i^t^-d iAilo.ophlo.1 of th.
^.r:^*'. geolc*^^. Gilborf. r.«c«t d^th leer- a-btrUn
tloue rt tb. Ii^d of ti« iiiH,. .ad j •» '5^^« ^^-'^ »^« "-
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bwr akullt witi^ut arta. but 4,rt.%Q«ELiy fro. OolAraiUu, 4t jcar-
cclltctioc^ If itij of tliM r:rm f uHjr fedult .^ I mmil^ be /«rj
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t<> sei4 Bid so icug agc),L,i:#]^ wliich ^jge H^U§|-et Une bead of t^^^

Ni^iJLfi£; Riyer October l:;th, 1^17, hes fioftUj arriTed. ' J[t is
^va excellent Sj;:dl»^^od a check for $-^^00 in pajsexit rill be
sent j^ou dllrect froBi i^ cccount in tha JidtteoiuaA Inetilnti^
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Mrs. Luc J Thompson. May 29, 1S18.

1557 Hyrtle /venue.

Eureka , Humboldt County,
Celifornia.
Hy dear Mrs* Thompson:

Please perdon my long delay in replying to your yery
interesting and auch appreci«ted letter of January 23. I em
obliged, alto, for tha copy you sent me of your daughter's poem,
which shows that she is a good patriotic /jnerioan.

I delayed writing until I had road your book again, but
hare boen so extremely busy that I have not had ti», to do this
until last week. Your book certainly is a treasure house of
information concerning your people, and I cannot tell you how
glad I am that you hsTe put the facts on record in permanent form.

There are a number of things I would like to talk with you
fcbout, and, 86 talking is easier than writing. I think I will go
to liureka to see you during the summer. I expect to return to
■y summer home at Lagimitas, in Marin County, in two or three
weeks, so that Legunites will be my address after this,

I wish you would send a copy of >oar book to Mrs. Charles
Sheldon, Sixteenth and Webster Streets, Washington, D. C.
Mj check in pcyment is enclosed herewith.

very iSS^'"* ^"^ ^"'^ ^""^ ^*"«^ ^^ hoping to see you before

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May 31. 1918

Mr. Vl/» !• Ad«mii
Chief Accountant

Smithsonian Institution
^ashireton, D. C*.

TW»«r Wr« M«m«:

lenc"* ^8«d is nrv expense account for
USay arrountire to i3». 28^and vAuoh«r« -« Dur •ccnran-nv.
ir« 1i«t.. which T «hall be obliged if you will kindly
pay from the Harrim«n T«\inr^-

V-rv truly vnur«-

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B. {?. Nelson, £sq..

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Dear Nelson: '■

^ . Mr* ilalter S« Gamlsle of Termkeot Aleska» who has sent m%
a number of skulls of grizzlj and big brown bears ^ is intending
to go into the business of fur farming and asks for literature
on the subject. I shall be obli^d therefore if you will
kindly send him suoh publications as have been Issued by the
Biological Surrey on this subject*

Very truly yours.

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Mr* Nels Bruseth^

JSugenet (hsegon.
Dear 3ir:

The June Ifomber of ••Outdoor Life"* contains an in-
teresting article by you recording some of yuur observations
in the Northern Casoadeff of i7ashington.

The statement that interests me most is that you saw
some very large bear tracks on Glacier Peak. Now I have been
trying for twenty years to obtain skulls of grizzly beers from
the Northern Cascades, but up to the present time have secured
only one adult male* It was killed in the Chelan cou&try*
I am most anxious to get hold of additional skulls, and am
willing to pay rather large money for them — about double
what I pay for the fineet skullw from other ^^rts of North
America. I will offer $15*00 to $20.00 for the skull of an
adult female end $40.00 to $50.00 for a fully adult male in
good condition from anywhere in the State of Ashing ton, pro-
vided, of course, that the skull be accurately labelled for
the locality where killed. In case you ard able to obtain
any skulls for me, kindly peck carefully in a box and ship by
express, charges collect, addressed U. S. Biological Survey,
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. Q.

Hoping you will be able to help me out in the matter.

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Mr. !• I. "Kiajrer,

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Dear Sir. Thajer:

The exact date of our departure for

Caiifcrnia is, unfortunately, still uncertain, althou^

we liojx- to get away soon. • ^

A complication has arisen in the matter of
our houeje. We find that if vtb leave the house closed as
usual it ir likely to be commandeered hy the Ifar Departrcent
This: 15 serioLs and seems tc necessitate occupancy cf the
hcTjso. r7e are, therefore, ofrering it for rent for the
first tinie in our liyes. As soon as rented xe will pull
out for Legonitas. *

J shall be glad, therefore, if you will
give b*usie a thorough looking over and attend to whatever
seens to call for attention.

Tfith best wishes to you all, and hoping to
set you in the near future.

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Dr. Francis G. Benedict,

Director Carnegie Nutriti*^ L-^boratory,
Tila Street, ^<^on^ Ifesc,
Uf dear Dr. Benedict-

Replying to your letter of Jfcy 31,
about the F-'ights of Cub Bears and their mother/wcutd
say t>^^ while there seems to be no record q? the weights
s^i the mothers of the particular Cube in question^ it is
safe to say that the weight of noranl fenalc Griazlies
is rarely less than 400 pounds, and in irany M^jaes 5C0 eai
even 600 pcuBOTf^^ J -deem it a safe statemeut to rry that
the average weight; of a she Grizzly is about 500 times
greater thaV'tnat of hfer new born tmb. , .

In my last letter I think I foi'gct to
reply tc your question as to the length of the period
during which the mother bear nurses her young before tt^ii^g
food. The avera^ period is about three incnths, or a li^^le

more than three months, ijuring this period the mot^^er is

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securely huused in heft den, wninli she never leaves until
the young are et If^ast three mcnths old. In the Worth she
is frozen in under- the doej) aiicw and is not able to escape
until the snow melts.

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iTrTid. Aatij.gr" en "the matter of your pc-nr.it, I hf.ve just
-Mtten tc th-Ji'ght Hcure 'Jommissicner requeaticg that
the '^0 rr.it pgkefl ^cr be granted. " *•

" Th-.ro may be one difficulty, namc]j that"

jou 'id i;ot n-c'.ion th« nuiler cf spficimens-you. rjsh per-
- Bissicn to ccllect. lu granting permits i.t is xjustcinaiy
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Hon. George P. Putnoiii,

Li^t House Coimissicfier,

ffashington, D. C* ?

Dear Dr* Putnsaa:

John^oTTley, Director of the Oakland
Public Ku«6uin, Oakjand. Cal^ is anxious to obtain a
permit to visit ikno Kuevo Island, nelifornie, to photo-
graph ani ccllect specimens of Sea Lion for tiiC Exposition
to be held in Oakland :Iaring the suirjuer for* the benefit
of the ?ed Cross, After the Exposition i\e sp-cimens
becoiac the property of the Cnkland Kuseuia,

It consistent, with the practice cf the
Light ^use Bureau, I jhoiild appreciate tho 'courtesy if
jlp, Rowley be granted the desired permit. He ^las written
the Light House Inspector at San Pfancisco asking him for
E permit*

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sending r,e Forest serrice mans Of fhc ir>r..fv '! "'
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at -n>.fi« ^ . "^"^ '"^ f>istriat Forester

at .ortlend to fonrard a copy of the -i.v,-

, ^"^ " ^"® oisjtiyou map to

Bi-^ at I^^itas. California. ' -- "

Those mifps are exactly vrhat I wen!, and
wixi oe of very net*^-*-! -^7 *>««^-4.

n>,ii . . assistance, and T ar: ^e.tly

obliged to you for ycur kindness. '

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iJr. Peroival Sheldon Ridsdiile^

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1410 II St., K.;T,, City.
L:y doar Tjir;

The f^y number of American Forestry just
^eoeired oontaiiis a picture of Indians transporting a log
from the Guys^ce Uountains' to ^an Diego. They appe::r to
have tLeir foot encased in slippe'/s. Several of thcia
Fcar feather? standing ap froiL the back of the head, and
the f^oiit one carries a knife in a sheath attached to the
string Iiround T^is waist— all cf jhich points are of
into rent.

The 1 gand under the drawing states that it is
based en aa old Jesuit description. This interests me
grePtly. and I shall approciete the favor if you will kindly
give XL. the reference to Ihe description in question so that
1 may lork it up.

The Jesuit Mi»-*?ions were confined to the Penir^iuls
of lover Ccilifornia. Th.^ Missions of Upper California or
Csliforni£ propar, as known to us, were ouilt* ty Franciscans,
not by Jesuits. Padra Janipero Serro, who fouiided the
Mission of Sen Diego, was the leader of the Franciscan radres.

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».»u,orlpts and puUicticns r.l.ti^ to the earl, MUsion
flays in California. I 3hall
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Mr* Lc'uis Zrney^

Caasde.
Dew Zxri

Ycur letter of Ife^ 31st, reeohed mo this
ffio rning.

I am glcd to knov tL-.t jou have the skull of
an adult ^ri-^ly, evmi though it is a femcle. I sh 11
be glad to ^urciiise it and /ill pc^ you ±zi il pro/^s
to bo worth, which, if in gooa ocndition, will he ahoat
$iG»00, Adult uuiles in fair condition ero worth frcmi
|1£*C0 to ?20.00. Please let lae kaov where an' when il
«aa killed.

?at is enclosed herewith.

Very truly yours.

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ad to United States Binlogiccl Surrey , Department of Ag-
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Missoulti, VontLTUi

DeLT Jir:

Replying to your inquiry of the 4th inst., would
Si.y thot I iuiYc published seven 1 editions of my Life "^one
ik-p 01 Norih iUiOrici. on l sbu-II sci-le. The last of the^e
Wi.s issuea in it;10; tnis I ^m senaing you herewith*

IpJij Ur^T scfcle Zone ifcp of North /meriw wiiS

prepared by Vernon Bailey Lud myself lest yerr end is now
in the noaus oi the Gove miiient prii^ter to l»e published in
in I tits 01 Ihe Itepnr'cmer.t of 'gricultlir§« I ii^ve not
yet seen ^rocf.

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Detr Jir:

Replying to your inquiry cl* the 4^th inst., would
Bi.y thcA I h^vc published sevenl editions of my Life "^one
Uup 01 North /iierici. on i. cmlII cc^le. The Itst of these
vt c s issued in li;10; this I lm sending you l;erewith»

Yt^t i^TKtJr scfcle Zone JiLp of North /merioL i»i;s

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prepi^red oy Vernon Bailey i nd myself lest yef^r cna is now
in the mnds of the Government printer to uib published in
an itlts of the Department of /gricuitur§* I hi.ve not
yet seen ^roof.

Trusting that this small map be of some use to
you.

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Dear Sir:

Your letter of liiey ki7 ciddressed to
the Department of agriculture has just reached lue.
Yes, I em still in the roc^rket for grizzly skulls » ^^nd
am glad to know that you b-v/e two on hand. By ell
meens ship them et once. Ship by express, charge?
collect, rddress^ed D. 3'. Biologiccil 3urvey* Deptirtment
of Agriculture, washing toa, D. C. Tags are enclosed
h^rewiih.

Please write me toiling me where and when these
bears were killed. In case you should obtain any
others during the present yetir, I shall bo glad to
purchase them at good prices^.s heretofore.

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Dr. :?• J. Holland,

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rictsburgh, renn.

Ky Dear Doctor Holland:

Very meny thanks for the attractive picture you were
kind enou^ to send me of your newly mounted group of Ursus
a^as '.vith Pfaviof Volcano in the ot.ckgroaiid« As I have myself
taken several photographs of this volcano the group is of spe-
cial interest to me« The mother and young are particularly
^attractive and seem to be of the usual pele color^ X^e old male
looks black in the photograph and doubtless is a very dark spe-
ciB«n«

/s to the size of your oig skuUj it certainly is a
rery large skull, out is not so large as some I have measured •
The largest I have examined belongs to Miss /imie Alexander
of Oakland, California, ana is now in the Museum of Vertebrate
f.oology at Berkeley. The greatest length of this skull (the
measurement given on the bottom line of your sketch) is 480 mm.
rfe have two skulls in our collection measuring 462 mm* and
eight that measure the s^me as yours, 4d0 mm. The me^iSure-
ment you give as bastl length is what we call condylonbasal.
Tais measurement in yours is 416; we have skulls ranging up
to 445. Ifee Dasul lenf^th is the distance from anterior tip

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of foramen magnum to gnathion. The occipitcnasal length
is from the anterior tip of nasal bone to the posterior pro-
jection of the occiput fthe inion). Your skull evidently is
that of a very old animal, as shown Dy the great development
of the inion, and also by the great zygomatic breadth, l^y
measurements are those generally used ^^ mammalogists. They
are based on Hensel, as modified by Oldfield Thomas.

I have not forgotten that we still have your griz-
aiy skull from the Laramie Mountains. I should like to keep
it a while longer es we are still receiving grizzly skulls
nearly every week and it is important to have as many on hand
as possible for comparison. We now have upwards of a thousand
skulls of grizzlies, but of course, by far the greater number
are imzaature.

Thanking you for your courtesy.

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HyetTiile, .Vyoming.

Your letter of the Isc inst. reached m

yea^erday and wi-s e great surprise. On looking up
ty record I find that I noted payment ($18.00) for
the three grizzly skulls (1 female and ki cubs), sent
in by .im. i). demons, as included in m^ Janji&ri ac-
count ptid the first wook of ^uruBji. but by some
curious accident the check appears not to have oeen
sent out. I am therefore turning in l new voucher
in your own uame, to be paid from my 'account in the
Smithsonian Institution on or about July Ist. If
you do not receivd this check by July 10th please

notify me.

Regretting the error.

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Chief* Biological Sunrey,
rlashington, D« C«

Dear Nelson:

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Thanks for yours of the uth inst. just re-
oeivedt enclosing a letter from ?orrest Johnstone, of
Jervis Inlet, about bear skulls. I have just writ-
ten him asking him to send down the skulls.

If your stenographer did not persist in ad-
dressing me at the Smithsonian Institution I would le*
ceive your letters about five days earlier.

7ery truly yours^

P. 3. Should you obtain any other skulls of griz*
zlies duria^ the present year 1 should be glad to
uurchijse them rt good prices. 3kails of lidult males
in fairly ^ood condition are worth ^kX>.OQ.

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June 11, 19ia,

kr. Bobert Sonaerviile,

Gardiner, Montana*

Defer Sir:

Your letter of the uth inst arrived yestertii^y
and the two betr skulls cijae at the si.» time, for which
I bB obliged. ?or the cub 1 have credited your account
$D.oa Tor the older bei.r, $ltt,00, .$i;3.00 in all, a check
for which will oo sent you on or about the 1st of July.

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Kluane, YiiUcon,
Dear Sirs:

The three oetir aJcuils mentioned in your let-
ter of Aiiril let htve arrived in good condition, for
which I am obliged. I have creditea your tccount for
them, $a).00 each for the two old ones and. $15.00 for
the other, making $55.00 in all, e check for which will
oe sent^ in accordance with your request, to the Canadi-
^.n Bfcnk of Commerce, .Thite Horse, on or about July 1*

I shall oe glad to purchase as many grizzly
skulls as you can get hold of during the present year.

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Detit Sir:

Your letter of May loth ceme duly.,find the male
brown beer skull has just bz-rived^ for which I lm obliged*
The skull is badly injured by cutting off the btck jt^art of
the top» which I assume was done with an ^jce in reraoTing
the skull from the body. The loss pf this pieca makes it
impossible jc get one of the important measur«Bent8» and
prevents getting l useful photograph either of top or side
Flaws. However, I am glad to havp the skull and credit
yru 315.00, ^ check lor which wili oe sent you on or aoout

July 1.

I was much interested in your account of hunting
and killing this bear. You muZt .V ve had quita an excit-
ing time. Thanks also for the photograph showing the place
wher"^ you killed the big bear. If you ever get that Dig
fellow / shall oa glad to know all about it.

iri cora^lianC© with your request, I have asked the
Biological our^^y '^ ^^^^ y^^ ^^^^^ publications relating

to lia^-breeding.

You asked for directions for cleaning skulls.
The cosiaon way is simply o,o boii the skull until the flesh
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:ch boiling. A oetter mj is to use one pert ( by meesurej
of oriiBcry li<iuid carbolio acidf three parts coiii-
■ercial aMonia| to ebout tRrentj-five parts wfcter. More
*'?;ater'a!iouid i,^ ^^^^^ f^^ ^^^^^ skulls; less for rery old
tough ojies. The skull should be.stewed(not quite boiled]^
in this solution until the flesh comes off ecsily. It
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Dec^ Sir:

Vernon Bailoy cf the Bioloeioal Surrey ten<3
me thct you ere e hunter in a fcoar country and that
jou i:r.j be a])le to 'jocuro skulls of gris';ly tesrs. ]
ar. anxious to obtain a? mi^ny challs of srizzliec- cs
possible, ,<;rtic-ulcrl.7 cf cdult oxdiucis, for our «a-
ticnai r'aseum ccllecMon. end err payirie- gccd prices
for the,., thn price Tsrying from *4.00 for ycun^ cnYu
to -8.rr or -e.OO for full gro-.vn fcr.alen, nnd ?15.00
to T^JC.OO for ..Vail •.■.-To,, if i,. .,^,,^ ^^^ ccr-lition.

In car- yru ore r.fcio to obtain rny sHlls
;:ie£se ship T.; c::--f.ss. ohart'es collect, to U. h. ^io-
Icricel surrny. Keprrtn^-ent oi "£-icuUiirc, 7ashinfrton.
!5. ^. rieasc JrbnJ each smi ...ith nnmo of Ioc,.Jity

^hcr. killed, r.nd al-,.yr .-rito your orm n.n.e on the la-
bel sni r.i^^ or the cut.id« of the box^.o thrt there
may be IX question cr to n-hc sent th- ^t-^-'V

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Mr. Jtoob rieitzling,

lolumbifi i.'alls, Montana.
Dear Sir:

Vernon 3ailey ol the Eiologic.l iunrey tells
oe that ycu h.7e some photograph, of grizzly be.rs.
I shouia oe glad to purchase copies of these if you v/ili
kindly seed them with bill.

Do you know -.Thi-t became oi the skuila cf cheso
bears^nd if they ,vere preserved who obi. then? 1 tin
siMious to purchi.se i.8 muxy skuils of grizzly bet-rs, ptr-
ticuliirly tdults. es possible for our Katiom.1 Musemn.

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Dei-r kr. /lien:

Thinks for ycur kind invitation to tcike pert in
the outing of tho Sierrn Club wt your pltce on Setruday,
June <:;Lnd. U^ to l short time ligo \7e expected to rei ch
Li^gunitog long oefpre now, but m unfortum-te complictition
liis arisen so ihLi 1 do not know jet ex^iCtly when we olh
eet ...voy. ,/e ^re informed th£,t if we close our house

fcs usui-1 for the suiacier it will Le coining: ndee red by the Got-
ernment. This is mighty serious, so ;/e h^ve decided to
rent ii v/e cf.u secure a suittble tenant. I built the house
more th.n thirty yc^rs igo fcnd hiive never. offered it for
rent. Should v/o succeed in the next few dnys we shi.ll
still rci.cn Lt-gunitcs in tiina for the ccmp fire, ciod if we
do get there in time I sh^^ll be very glt.d to comply with
your request lor . little t£.lk on Lhe Indii^ns of Uarin
Oounty, But don't count on us, t^s you see the dete of

sciling is not for me to aetermine.

tractive c^-lh^riL'^M'?!? SfrS'?f i°^/^^ ^n u„usu. lly at-
bo^.o.ent^.e.£Si%.lf.JSJ;fiJi-^?/-rees^^^^^

As ever yours.

Mr. Cloude T. Bbrnes,

Salt Ltke City, Utfch.
Det-r Kr. Btmes:

Replying to your letter of the ^nd inst.,
I regret to sty that 1 do not remember to hare ex-
u&ined Utah specimens of mountain lions. I douot,
hov/ever, if typical hippolestes occurs in the .Htte,
unless it be in the •fcsf.tcii ftingo. The form oc-

curring in the desert ri.nges is much more likely to
be aztecus or an intermediate form.

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Tlie ?5rall :v;r n'"ba'd br^v i;i the ^cc): ^w^rt cf tLe brcir.
tfes*?. st^ 1 3 a f enale . net c mIo, thou... " • mfilf.
on the Ir'bel. If does net yt.^ U . nrk "tlie sex of be
skulls uclcss jrr. -re sure, and ycu ore wronc more thm
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Doer Mr. Vox-./ell:

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Tlian^r for jcxir I-^ttcr cf th-^ 11th mf^t., In re-
^.rd t^j^i^rrr urE^^/inr^ ^/abU?hod! in frxricrn ^ire^try. T
em clrd to knc ' that jcu hevo visited tho Cuynirrcr ^'oitn-
tains* I 3id sor^* v7ork t^^re soifie year? 8gt) in running
0\at the- distribution cf yelifomia trees end shrubs » and
found the r2n{^ of much interest.

It certcinly is a Tretter of ircnder thst the Tn-
Jiens were able to carry he ptj tiii^bers bc inr^

In view cf the fact that you are interested in
the logs still existing in some of the niissions, cn*^
nhich wer3 transported and hewn by Indians, it rd^t be
worth your thile, ^en next in ?elifcrni.:. to e^r^ulne
^hcsc in the oil *•: ntc Yncs Mission. '^aose impressed me
as uxiosually l:^xi^ ^nd hes^j.

Tour 5isco7cr^ tLrt the wooden croc? at ::ouleT^j .
attributed tc Juniporc aorra^ boars, circular saw marks adds
snothor tc the Icn^; lin :^ frruds ti.at the tourist is ox-

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Defer proftti'For Hall;

Your erticlG on bk efflergoncy supply of
rubber, raoer-tly j^ubli^hed ir. VJciencQ, interests me
Irrgely, end lecds? me to call /cur attention to
enother rjL^nt used ar c chov/ii^; *;u'i' by th ""iute

and Tarlioo Indians. '!^ic ^l^ilt, '* I nave identi-
fied it ccrr&ctly, la fj^^^ot^esimi^ s?pia05a>

We h2vr been unnTcidabl/ dotcined, but
hope tc set Cut for Irg-jiiitnc about thr- first of July

!7ith kindest regnr^r tc llr^. lirll, your
/lunt^cn^ tht/ little one, T/iio-: ly this tir^e I J^up-
^i^ose shcul"* l'> addressed r.s ''GcTernor'*.

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Thrnks for y^ur lotter cf tlie T?5t inst., ^hich
cone a ?:eek cr nc ?:go^r:nd for the Z skins rnd skulls of
big uoers 7;hich arrival in c^od condition this picming.
I 6m ver:,' gird tc hr.ve thesa even tLcugh the -elage is
in i/oor condition, ss the clrw? shov/ iirtinctly thr t-::c
ly^e3 o" lis ^^^rs, czir: z gri/iuly end tht. olhor c brcvn
tv-ir^cr- ycu cuo^.c.'ed. 3o ycur c!inr;LoniJ \:ls eulirely
correct. The biggest bocr. the one vrilh the largest
al(iill and thick frcn!. olav/^. ir of ncursG c Irc'TO be-jr,
whil'.' tL;- ether old riclo v;ith slender srr.octh clnws is
r gri:::sly.

I v/ii: ,rLte you lator abcu*: tho t!|)eGir}s of
thesf^ "beers, &s soon ss I L'v? hc:d time to comLcre theia
with the ether skulls ' u ^vur collection.

T r.L. very ruch obliged for the int'onr;rtion in
^^ur letter, ';u'- I u.:i surprised thet the gri^z^ly I'Tiea^ur-
od i^cre In length [6 feet 5' thrn the crov;n beer [C feet 1\
Tiif. Gkin cf the brown seemn dif!!tinctly the Irrgor, but
it ir rtill green ttIxIIc trxct of the griczly ir dry, T^hich
of ceurse nicke? a diffGretCe,

Hrve you eny ir^* rmrtion rs to 7:^.ether eny of
these big bears ever kill deer?

You ' soy yea hnd rn errciting skirraish v/ith the
griziily, killed llc^ 24. I should be interested f:c know
the details.

riej^lying to jcur question £s to whether skins
shoul'1 be sent oy freight or express, in ccse you send
finy more, ^rould sty that owing tc thr prcrcnt extreirie
delny^ in shipping east-bound freight the skin? ^.'.'Ould
probably spoil before reaching us. hence it would be 15et.
ter t( send their by express.

I l^ve credited your account Tith ?25 o«ok
for these ^ specimens, for which <-: check ttiII be sent

ycu on or before July 1.

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75 I'nrion Street,

3cr.ttlo, Trshiu^^ton,

Dear 3ir:

Your t':vo letters of June 4 erxd June 6 reccli-

ed mo SGverEl dcjs a^o, end the 4 skulls to which ycu
refer, arrived this morriln;:, ?or these I nii cred-

iting ;/Cur ccccunt, for the hig male ?15, for the
fcduit fci..rle .no, for the li ycxini^cv skulls 56 end rf5,
mkin^ TC6 in all. ?o thif? cmcunt has heen added
C7 fcr the slrull previously received, r.cl^ irg ^43 Iq
fill, for vhich £ chccT: Trill ho rent ycu on cr chcut
July 1.

The hig r-rU 3':7iU fror /djiirei:^ Island
:i;i;f.src t.^ bo c Inr^-c s^.ccies described ly mt socio
joi^rs r^o, r^rus^shlrrsi. Tn cleaninc off the flesh
the crest on the to,; cf the skull ^ic, chi-ped off. ^
wiuch injures the sl^ull rrtori^lly. otherwise I ^ould
hi:v? ^cii c higher ^.rice for it. ^

7ery truly ycui-s.

June ?2. Ills.

Br. F. liitheson,

Wrrngell, /laska.
Dear '^ir;

Your letter of L'cy 31 czmc severr:! d.c;f2 ego,
and thb skull to #iich you rofor, arrived thi^ rrcrn-
ing, lut it j:£i^._no JLauel. ^fju you tell me ;vhere it
W88 killed? Thie skull 5s r good specimnn cn^l if ycu
knew "/here it tos killed I ^rill jrj Z12 ^cr it.

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Allow we to congziitttlfit^^
on the aoi^ttisition of the skin of a grizzly killed near
'fhHnlir in Ifift? •n nrtitif Hn yotir letter of the ^Ot; ii

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^,* jfkiit -wIAlot Itf Cilif^riA^-liheriri ei^ct to ^rriTe shortly.
,.t^^ ; r Ilnfolrtiiiaitfeiy f 4* neTt ttoir' of iny iieshs'hj
e* irtdeft a ^grizilj akin frn the nddle^ Sietn* region nay
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^ j[/l* if^uJfJWbant n&t^rial aFailaUOt I tiave bden obir^ed
pto takaia good daal- for granted^ but liate neYer fctBDid^ the
eraat^Te^powaTB . of wf iwgination . auf f iciantiy' bold to'
^vHKitwra tbeTfteoing of .'oelor on-^the Hiddla 3ierrri"iri^i^en.
If aone of na could only dig up alkali -f row tkf a region

we fldg^t breathe, .eaaiearv -■

nie Kerriaa family, in attemoting to go to Call-

eart haa' encountered numerous and o^ri-

fomiji eerly tnis year, naa encounierea numoruus hdu •«rirx-
iSirabataelaa, ■oat of which I am happy to •'•x* nay now be
Sokehof in ihe i^st tenae. He now^fipe.to leave hero on
!r afir»* the 4th of July, which -'S^*!* ^^^ ^ to Leguni-
eaS in the neighborhood of *»« 10th.

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With beat wishes to you all and hoping to see you

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Hr. S. M. Riordan,

525 Uerket street,

San Prancisco, California.
Hy dear Mr. Hiordan:

Congratulations on your arrival at such e dig-
nified age. You beat me by eight years • In running
over the list of my friends I do not find anyone who has
traveled farther or had a more varied career than your-
self; nor do I think of anyone ifho hag niicrs diverse in-
tereste Or a hi^er development of the human side* You
have accomplished mucl^and judging from your physical
appearance when I saw you last, your cliances for ""20
years more^ are excellent*

We missed you last year but are hoping for
better luck this year. Te-had hoped to reach Califor-
nia earlier, but vf^rioup matters have prevented and we
are now planning to go in the very near future.

With love to Helen if she is with you. and with
congratulations and best wishes from us all.

Very truly yours, ,

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June 28. 1918.

Mr. J. II. Donahue,

The Beck Engraving Co.,
620 Sanson !St. ,

Philadelphia, Penn.

Dear Sir:

In your letter of the 2l8t inst. you stated

that you had already started to make the 4 plates of
issnzanita leaves* vfhich I sent you a few days previ-
ously and liich 1 asked you to send me with proofs as
early as possible. neither the proofs nor the blocks
have arrived and aS I sm leaving for California in a
f ev/ days I am exceedingly anxious to get them.

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Telegraph Creek, B. C.

Dear Sir:

Your letters of June 4 end June 15 arrived a
few day? ago, and the 2 skulls of grizzliej, which you
mentioned as sending, came today and I am very gled to
have them* ?or one of these skulls I am crediting
your account ^20 and the other $25, in all $45, a check
for whi^h v/ill be sent you in a few days.

I am glad to know thrt Mr. Bennon of Ports-
mouth, will send me a skull of a bear killed by himself
on the Clear Tlater. I shall be very glad to hear

trom him*

Thanking you for your interest in the matter
and hoping you will secure additional skulls of griz-
zlies for mo during the remainder of the season,

Very truly yours ,

Juneau, /i la ska.

Dear Sir:

The 7 bear skulls mentioned in your letter

of the 15th inst. arrived today. They are all the

common small black bear. I have credited your ac-

.count $3 eadh for the 3 adult males and $2 each for

vthe 4 females and immature males, making in all $17,

a check for which will be sent you within a few days.

Replying to your inquiry sbout m^ work on
"bears, would state that I have not published anything
specifically on the bears of Southeastern Alaska, but
have published a technical revision of all the big
bears, a copy of which I am sending you herewith. This
is only a preliminary paper and has little to do with
«y larjge general work on bears, which will not be
published for some time.

Very truly yours.

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Jtmo 29, 1918

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Mr. T. !• Adams
Chief Accountant

Smithsonian Institution
]7ashington» D, C*

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Dear Mr* /dams:

"'^^ Enclosed is my expense account

for June amounting to $2§.15, and vouchers as per ac-
companyiiig list, which J ^s ha 11 be obliged if you will
kindly pay from the Harriman Fund.

"* V»3ry truly yours.

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Edith VJ* Enapp — Senrices as stenographer

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In Johnson — Services as steMgrapher & typist.

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June U^, i9l8.

Cftnfcdian Benk of Commerce,
iMte Horse,
Yukon.
Dear Sirs:

In complitnce with i. reijuest from Jao-
quot Brothers, a check of $6o.OO, in payment for
three grizzly bear skuUs. will be sent you from

my account in the dmithsonian Institution, on or
coout July !♦

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of JEC<iuot Brothers, end obiig©,

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Dr. C. -7, Richmona,^

Editor. Biological Procoedinjjs,

Dear Dr. Hichmond:

Herewith I bend you the menuscript of e short

ertiole entitled T^./o Nov? Llanaani tag f rcg_ ^eJSi^x^^'^lJlQ^
vada of California, accompfinic^d by ^: half-tone plfites.
The blocks for these plates I am handing you also.

If the Biologicitl Society ifi short of funds I
am willing to pay for tne piateS^nfil SlSO, ii necessary,
for the coTppositicu of the article.

Please have 150 sepf^rttss printed at my expenL^s.
If these can be delivered duriuf; the pi-esent week please
h^.ve them sent to my office at the Tlcrthitmberlaiid. If
the work cannot he done thi? 7/eek, pleas -^ have the separates
delivered to E. A. Prehle ^t the Biological 3urvey.

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IM wast fieukol tii» SUtta iiewda, nbuiDiaUndio^
_i.ii.ir clandaaoe .nd ^nByic,^.r:^ss, Leva .aen Bu^yxisiuslj
9lo^ la.claiDir^, the. rt tent xou of bcisuist:*-, ^ad :;rc of the
r^sl wid^a^Ma specios --- s^eti^ r^ n^n^niz.. both of
]Ax3li occur also IV ike inx.ar uu.i rc^xvicc- ndfth of Gaa

*6r6 dac..ri-t,d Vj Parx^; ,1^x1. jat^jig^^ of Greeae- esoei.ed
.until 1691. end mj^^sim- ofDaditj,- uiitJi 1692. ^rfih Pt

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-tiia «^aae region «.;i|.wr fi* a'TV6lu3ed .n.. *aet. ej-e-txf ^
"^otax-x-t. u::e cf tUtee, tJxe one ii«e iicmec asBifi^ nfur

fcu* Me«rui Indxans of vixe reejion. i:?:s a ^iia kiigb iVoa-
lterxi,o*c a^u^.ty ji He7,,dr Cr-x.tj" end ixts bate knoi- to me
i'cr n? ^ ydtin, ihs o:h«r, naaaa iiA9>?a£-aqs gfter tE©-
liiSftaMii Ixiuxaiiff (vxit o/ :m. -i;.,^o;-r ii7i.-JiOr.s cf tiic
ju-iu :tof^.) eum:j io be rerc. ~ I diejOTarud it in 'uerust
i^Hi'?, i,:. /• io-T i-^* "cu-avf^?*. i>f /itancsj I+la'i.. about
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Cc**::;;^. It ar^ofr? U -ft^viig i^ tUt ceuescens ^rcup^ but
dir.ars r,Uixar striKxi^xy ii^ tko .^.r£::terof ita^ berk.
w^.^i. .a?t«rd of cex&,-^ ixao.h ti^ j^dxcaad, Is ribrouy.

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ooUeoted by me in Tttolmme (knmtj at Prlo»t HiU. in
1906, in Ihe Besin on North ifork Tuolunme Rirer, end at
Bald BtMjk, Tire ailaa north of Tuoluiane, in iSO^i in
Iferiposa Connty on the Aovuataina bordering lierced Oanyon
eboTO 11 Portal in 1910; and in Plaoer County on the
ridge oetween North Fork Affierican Birer and Beer Rail- in
I911i On the latter slope it ranges from three miles
fibore ColfBj- ap to Towle and Gorge stetions — perhaps OTen

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:, — ArctostaphyiOE Bewukka iaa
obare uteris tic apeoies of the lower pert of the open
Ponderose pine forest belt (Transition aone) on the west
flunk of the Sierra, where it ranges fro» Tuba RiTor south
£t least to the canyon of the Merced, and probcbly extends
beyond these liaits in both directions. In the northera
i«rt of its range it is associated with *- Bfinaanite. end

^r, yjgeida:

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.) , kit-^i t-dis-zb /nhpi^«.bi^-tifi folioloae) . sof t -
leaf bttokthom /ff^«pii« tomantella). and poison oak
irtttnm diTftrailobe). -Its aone, position therefore is be-
low thct of its congener, the monntein green manzanita
fli yVdk^ Pii- i*= associate the snow bush (figejiSLtlafl.

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1906, i» the BBsin on North york Tuoluauie RxTer, end at
Bald Book, Tire miles north ol Tuolumne, in i&CTi In
Iferiposa County on the mounteina bordering lleroed Canyon
above il Portal in 1910; and in Plaoer County on the
ridge between North Fork Aaericen Birer and Beer mil- m
I911i On the latter slope it ranges from thtee miles
aboTe Colfar ap to Towle end Gorge atttions — perhaps even
hi^er.

ni«.trihuticn f^ri ra^ooiateg. - ArctostaphyiOB mewukks is a
oharect oris tic epeoies of the lower pert of the open
Ponderosa pins forest belt (Tranaition aone) on the west
flank of the Sierra, where it reoges from Tuba RiVer soutt
Vk least to the canyon of the Merced, and probably extonda
beyond these limits in both directions. In the northern
pert of its range it is sssociated with A- msnaanilfi. end
A. Viacida: in the eoathem part with
Among its other asaocictes are mthale mats (QWBPtl^ag

). kit-kit-dia-zfc rnh«m:^ftbetiE foliologe). soft-
leaf buckthorn /ft>*ir.ni^s tomantella ) . end poison oak
fvhun diTftrailoba)« - Its aone position therefore is be-
low that of its congener, the mountain green manzanita
(l»_M_Liii) ^fli it= associate the snow bush (fisaaatj

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•llinfi^ *"^/t •xxiptic to orate

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fiftUfiift short (£-3 an) hir^.,f. ^ ^'

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aeut. base •> 'oliacaous. lanceolate from

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xt.

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-ula. north of Louis.ille. Kldo«^c Co.. Celxf. ,3. ,,
W^can ,lat and near top of a Ic, ri^e. at. .^oo
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Mr. Gilbert Grosyenor,

National Geographic Society,

TZashington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Grosvenor:

I guess you overlooked the lest sentence in
my letter of June 22, in which I asked if you would
kindly return the illustrations not used in my acorn
article.

I expect to set out for California about the
end of tho present week and shall be grer.tly obliged
therefore if you will return the photographs in ques-
tion, so that I may distribut?^ them in their proper
envelopes before I go.

Very truly yours.

'%

Mr.

July 2, 1913.

i7. I. /dfims. Chief Accountant,
Smithsonian Institution,
W{.shington, D. C.

Deer Mr. /dams:

I expect to le£Te for Celifornia ebout the
end of thn present v/eek and shrill be grectly obliged
if you will send me. as usual, an cdvence of $500
for traveling and field expnses.

Very truly youra.

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July 4. 1918

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fe expect to reach Lagunitae on or about July 12, and

sluill be obliged if you will hold our mail till we show up.
Please also hold mail for /rch M. Gilbert,

Hoping to see you soon^ and with regards to you all.

Very truly yours.

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The Official Bulletin, 16 Jadtson Ilace, Washington, D.C.

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National Geographic Icciety, Jashington, i). d.
Science, T^^^r.-i 1 . Gerrispn-on-Hudson, New York*
American Automobile A si/ii iillMBSfc Riggg B3.dg. Washington

Literary Digest. Punk & \7agn8ll Co# 354-368Wtth Ave. New York

City«
The Outlook. 381 4th Avenue, New York City*

Forest <i Stream. 9 Bast 40th St., Hew York City.

Rod cc Gun in Canada, Woodstock, Oniario*

Outer's Book. Outer'e Book Co., Chicago. Ill*

totor, 119 West 40th St.. New York City.

Outing. Outing Pub. Co.. 239 5th Ave. New York City.

Outdoors. Outing Tul^. Co.. 23S 5th Avot. New York City.

Field Sc Stream 456 ^h Avenue. New York City.

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Science Publishing Company,

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^1^ New York. "
Dear Sirs:

Kindly change the address of Science from
1919 Sixteenth Street. %shington. D. C. to Laguni-
tas. Merin Co.. California, until October 15. 1916.
after which date it should again be sent to my Wash-
ington address.

Very truly yours.

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7avenby, B. C«
Deer Sir:

Your letter of Juno 15 ccme several dcys ago and
the skull ol the adult female grissly which you sent by ex-
press h£S no V anrived, for which I am obliged* P&yment
for this skull, $10, will be sent on or about August 1*
It arrived just too lato for the Juno account* Vty accounts
ere settled mcnthlyt

In writing the label for this skull you forgot to
write your name at the bottom so that there war. some diffi-
culty in identifying the skull* I finally identified it
by coin^)f ring the handv/riting on the label with that of the
letter. :7e are receiving grizzly bear skulls nearly every
day from various parts of the western United States, British
Cclumbia, and -laska, so that much confusion results when
the name oi the sender is not plainly v/ritten on each tag.

Should you socurc me any more skulls of grizzlies
during the suiiiaer or fall I shall be giad to i^urcheso them,
particularly adult nudes. Specimens should be carefully
packed and shipped by express, charges collect, addressed to
U. 3. Biological Surrey, Department of Agriculture, ./ashing-

ton, D. 0% A fevf tags ore enclosed herewith*

Very truly yours.

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"J. aw .1 ^wreolat. rar omrt^j m ,,Bdi«B it.- '

nith best wishes.

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Aliuaedc, California*

Dear "Dr. Stephens: .-. ; . . ^a.

Tour letter from The ^ha^^. ^*«<* J"»® ^'
reached «e today, haring been forv/erded fro. lagunitaa.
. .T iifl'ybn we we ^Te been greatlj disappointed
iu the tarie^ d^laj? thct h^re kept us here until nowV^'
But I am. happy to say our Uckets AT9 jrM for end we
expect to start on Konday morning, the 8th. which SiiiJuld ^
bring us to Lagohitaa on the ereningof the 13th or the

morning of the 14th, - . -

tie are keenly disappointed that we have been
unable to arail ourselres of your kind inritation to
▼iait you at The ShafJows; however, we are expecting to
see you in the rery near future.

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and .'^enaida join.

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Hi-tionol Gootpraphic lociety.
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'*' ' Many thanks for your kindness in,.
return!^ the lurnaid acomT photographs, thus
enabling mo to filfj thrta in their proper en-
relopes before leenring for California*

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July 6. 1918.

Stipe rintendsnt Uotor Vehicle Department,

Sacramento, Califcrnia.
Dsar Sir:

iinclosed is my check for 512 on Crocker Bcnk,
San Jfrancisco, in payment for ray license fee f rwn Jtlly 1
to December 30, in accordance with the requirements of
the accompai^ng form«

I shall be greatly obliged if you will kindly
send my new license as scon £9 possible to me in care of
Thayer Garage p_San Bsfael^ California, where I expect to
arrive on the 13th inst*

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June 6, 1918,

Cashier, Crocker Nat i one 1 Bank,

San Francisco, California.
Dear Sir;

Herewith I enclose check on the National
Metropolitan &nk of this City, for $200. which please
credit to my account and oblige.

I expect to reach my suraraer home at Laguni-
tas. Marin County, next week so that monthly statements
from now xmtil goTember should be hold at your bank
w4iere I will call for them as usual.

Bespectfully,

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July 7, 1918.

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?feshingtont D. 0.
Dear Sir:

Today I am closing my house, 1919 16th Street,
for the season, and do not expect to return before No-
vember. I shell be obliged if you will kindly have jovjc
patrolmen keep an eye on the house from time to time as
they pass.

Should anything occur to require attention, please
notify E. W. Nelson, H. W. Henshaw, or Dr. A. K. Fisher, Bio-
logical Surrey, Dept. of Agriculture.

My address until November will be Lagunitas, Marin
Co., California..

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Veshington, D. C.
Do»r Sir ;

tJntil further notice xjleaso for^7ard to me at
lagunitas. J^arin Co,, California, all letter mai; ad-
dressed to me at 1919 16th Street or at the Horthumber^
land.

Please have all magszine. neTvspaper, and pack-
age mail delivered at the Northumberland, where it ;7ill
be cared for until my return.

Letter mail addressed to Mrs. C. Hart llerriam.
Miss Zenaida Merriam and Mr. Arch M. Gilbert should be
fonvarded to Lagunitas also.

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Water Departroant

Kunicipal Bldg.

Washington^ D. C

Dear 3irs:

I have today closed my house for the remain-
der of the summer » and have turned off the water where it
enters the house. Ho water should be used in the house
until my return the early part of November*

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July 8, 1918.

Potoaac Electric Power Co.,

14th and C Streets, N. V7.,

Sfashington, D. 0. *
Dear Sirs:

Today I am closing my house, 1S19 16th Street,
for the season, and do not expect to return before Novem-
ber first. I have turned off the electric current at
the main switch in the basement under ths stone steps
at the front of the house.

Ky office. Apartment 701 The Northumberland,
also is closed today, and no current should be used
imtil my return*

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.T^jshingtont D« Q.
Dear Sirs:

Today I am closing my hoiise, 1919 16th
Street, for the season, and do not expect to re-
turn before NOTember* I have turned off the gas
where it comes in from the street just before reach-
ing the meter, Ro gas should be used in the house
until my return*

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Mr W.I. Adams, . t ^

Accountfint, Sndthsoman Inst.

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Dear Ur Adams:

Owing to the high expense of the trip west, and to th« fsct
that I want to do some field work before my July pay check c^n,
arrive, I am taking the liberty to send in an expense account
the middle of the month (covering July 1-15 incl.).

Am enclosing also several vouchers as per accompanying list.

Please send checks for Miss Stella R. Clemence and mysolf to
Lagunitas until further notice. Uso. kindly pay nry office rent
bills at the Northiunberlar^ Apt. until nry return, which probably

will be about the end of October.

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AccotDpanying vouchers:

Beck Eng. Co. 33? 15
Russell Patterson 16.00
Angle Melden 7.00
C.A.Revans 1500
Louis Amey 10.00

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1231 Hannuid Street, Washii«toh. D. C.

«1918
July 6

For services as stenogiapher & tj-pist.

4 days at $4.00

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1918
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C. A. Bevans

J^HMAU^ Alaska

1918
July 6

1 Skull female grizzly from Mud Bsy, /.laska
B Skulls bl£ck bears from llud Bay. Alaska,

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Tavenby, B. C.

1918

July 6

1 Skull adult female grizzly from Baft Hirer,

British Columbia.

10 00

10 00

fl. Hart tfarriam

lagunitas, Harin County, Calif.

Ei^6n86 Account July 1-15 incl.^1918.

July 5 8xpreB»age on MSS, Washington to California
6 Charwoman, Cleaning Office Apt,
8 Electric Current to June 25 (not in June a c)
8 Janitor service. Office Apt.

Travelir^ erpenses, C.Hart Merriam^July 8-12 incl.

8 Round trap RK fare Washn-SarJranciflco 130.74

War Tax 10.46

Privilege 140*^5

Tax on Privilege 1.18

Sleeper ( lower ) washn- SaTiFranci sco 17 . 50

War tax on sleeper 1.75

Baggage out, Washington 40

8 Same for ItLss Stella R. Clemence

8-12 Meals en route for C.Hart Kerriam
PulLman Porters

if!eals en route for VisB Clemence
Baggage SF 25; lagunitas 50:Berkeley HM
RK fare, SarJPranci SCO" Lagunitas
15 Lagunitas-SiinFr€Lno& return

Wnner 1.00; Street car fares .20
Postage stafops & staxnped envelopes

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Ifr. W. I . Adaias

Accountant, SnithBonian Institution
Washington, D. C«

Dear Mr. Adams:

A letter from C. A. Bevans gives

his present address as Hoonah. Alaska, instead of
Junsau. I shall be obliged therefore if you will
kindly correct the address on the voucher I sent you
jtsterday, f rom Juneau to Hoonah.

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Mr. C. A. Bevana,
Hoonah,

Alaska.

De^T Sir:

Your letter of June 12 and t>» thr ee hear
skulls mentioned reached Washington shortly before
ngr departure for California. You were mistaken in
calling all three of these 3rown bears. One is a
f eraale 3ro^vn bear^for which I have credited your
account $10. The two others are the common small
31ack bear, worth $5, makir^ $15 in all, a check
for will oh will be sent you from Washington in the
ne^r f utir e*

I am not aimous for skulls of the small Alack
bear, but shall be glad to purchase all the skulls
you can securs of Grizzly and Big Bro?cn Bears, and
will pay a gooa price for such, particularly old
males.

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July 17, 1918

W. P. RobertB

1514 H Street

Waaiiington, D.

Dear Sfr. Roberts:

C.

The enclosed bill of $4.20 for
6 rolls of filB was paid by check from the Sraitiisonian
early in July along with an itan for $1.80 for 12
rolls Knsignette film, making $6.00 in all. The
Bnsignetto films by tfie way, were never received.
Mr. Scott proroised to get them the latter part of
June.

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July 17, 1918

J. W.J^colliok

n. S. Natiorial Misaum
Waahii^ai, D. C,

Dear }ir. Scollick:

During the next three raonths
please send j^our monthly bills for cleaning bear akulla
to rae at Lagunitaa, Calif omia. They should be mailed
not later than the 22nd of each month. We e:^ect to
be he e until the end of October.

Very tnly yours.

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Dear Preble:

The last few days before leavir^
Washinf^bon I was too busy to see you, though I did take
time to put away niost of the Big Bear skulls in the
Jiiseum. Aboiit 30 \wr<3 left on the big center case. I
asked Sheldon to cover these to keep off the dust.

I shaU be greatly obliged if you will kindly write
me, as you did last year.abont the skulls received after
my depjtrtur». The followin^lBforiBation about each
skull .^uld bp thankfully received: l>ate of receipt;
nane of sMppor or collector; sex when k.nowi; approx-
imate age; condition (as to injurj'' and loss of testh).
Please be particularly careful to let rae kno%- vAich
skulls are ^ully adidt. for in the past I have often
paid adult prices for iranature skulls.

If you will write ne about the 22nd of each month,
I s.'iould receive your letterskn time to prepare the

vouchers.

As we liave return tickets wlach ej^ire October 31,
you will not bo troubled wJth this work so long as you
were last year.

lilh best wishes.

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July 17, 1918

Geo. H. Cecil or Thos. P. MacKdnzia
BecK Building

Portland, Oregon

Dear Sir:

Very mar^ thanks for your courtesy
in sending me a blue print of the Siskiyou National
Forest. It will be verj' useful to me in ny field
work and I appreciate your cour+.esy in sending it.

I have only recently arrived at Lagunitas, iriiich
will explain ray delay in acknowledgneritt.

Veiy truly yours,

July 17, 1918

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Dear Bailey:

TharicB for your letter of the
11th inst. telling me that you have aent 75 Beparates
of; tha Manzanita articlee to Lagunitae. Doubtless
they will arrive in a f eiN' days and I sliall be very
glad to have them.

That reidnds me that in preparir^ the bibliograr
phy of geographical distibution publications just be-
fore leaving Washir^ton, I was not able to fi nd the
paper by Forrest Shreve. I wish you would add his
title to the list, for|omitted, he and others mi^t
feel that we left it out because we did not agree with

his results.

We want to the City yesterday and I had the luck
to escape arrest for taking a pliotograph of Sausalito
from the rear of tte ferry-boat* Cameras are now pro-
hibited on bay, river^ and coast boats.

The night teroperature here since our arrival has
been between Strand 54* and the hif^Jiest dey t«!5)erature

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Susie runs as of old. She certainly has a most

remarkable serine, one whioh it if a joy to listen to.
especially if one's ears hav^ v^en filled for months watn
the pathetic heart-beats of Arabella.

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July 17, 1918.

Dear Dr. Bunnell;

Your interestirg letter written
June 30 on the eve of your departure for the other side,
has been read mth nuoh pleasure by all of us. Your ex-
periences at Ellis Islaid inast have been profitable and
entertaining as v/ell as arduoi»* We were amazed to learn
that so large a percentage of the returned soldiers were
mental cases ani that so mary have TB.

Your 7-mile hike and 16-hour stay in a gas mask rnUBt
have seeraed like a lifetime. I should thirk it would use
a per B on up to we^^T one fco lor^.

Our place here at Lagunitas is looking well in spite
of the deficiency of rain last winter and spring, and we
are mighty glad to be hero. We expect to retun toWashing-
ton about the and of October.

I should have wi^ittar you three or four months ago,
had I k>:iowT. your aiidras*. Shortly after your return from
the pleasant daf you ^ve us in Wasliington, you sent us
a box of the most li:soiouBly delicious sweets any of us
ever tasted, and we hoped for a card which never came,
giving cm address so that we might express our appreciation.

The war news for the past few days is quite encour-
agirg, thou^i we are sorry to learn of the loss of a numb
of Americai arobulances and air-planes.

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In crossiiTg the Bay yesterday I took a photograph
or^ two of Sausrtlito from the erid of the farry-boat, which
I afterward learnea is illegal, caneras bir^ no^- prohibited
on all ferry, rivar,<ind coast vessels.

A few thrushes are still singing early in the morring
and late in the evening, but they vail soon quit for the
season.

With kindest regards and best wishe^^, in wiiich.Iiirs.
Merriam and Zenaida join.

Very truly yours.

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itr. Claxide T. Barnes
Salt LaJco City
Utah

My dear Sir:

Yoxxr letter of the 7th inst. has just

reached tae at mj surtiner home in California.

The questions you ask are such as occur to everyone who
atteiqjtB to prepare a fftwnal list of rnnmals, but in the ab-
aenoa of specimens for iaentifi cation, th^ are ndf^ty hard

to answer.

ihe Mink of Colorado, of which the Biological Survey

has a nunfcer of specimens, is Ijit|aoiajrisoiLAnerf!?meiy» ,._

liimJmlPji. is the coranon bob-cat of sotithem Utah

and probably of the grsater part of the State, klffijnnta

beinr; confined doubtless to the hif^ ticiber mountains.

The Crrizzl-i of the Wasatch Mountains is still open
not fully
to cirastion, bufaj^axhat male killed in the Uintas by V«mttn

Bailey soroe years .i.go appears to be TJreus Bai.rdi.. There is

a sicull of an adult male Grizzly of the jl Mai cans groupan tto

Utah Jiiseuro, but no one seems to know where the animal was

killed. It is possible of course that two species occnrred

in the Wasatch.

Tlie Gray Wolf of the plains country is commonly
called occidentaUs, but I doubt if any skulls from Utah have
been carefully identified. A»i matter of fact fbs big wolves
are badly in need of careful revision, but specimens from ia-

portant local itiea are still lackii^ in collections.

I am still skeptical as to your mountain go*
in the Unitas.

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^J^""^ 2'A?c?dvi8t
^^gdil.'S^Wical
Survey Conmasion.

"" :r-. .^^ re. .ou. .nane. in .Hi. ^ -t
Indian n^.« ^ -ourcea of inf oration in r^^^^'^^^ "^^''^
L I - par^^icul-ly o^Iiead for the traced copy of ar. old
! . .mI you were .ood eno.^ to ..^ to «iea CI~
J^Mch Without douot will prove of ^oh interest o .e.

Ihen I GO to northern California in the not dx3..artt
future I ah^ll try to sa. »o.e of the Forest Service me.
you mention, and will write to ethers.

With renewed thanks for yo-ar helpful letter, and

• ' f^r. +v,A r^rof-rais of your irntsortant woric.
with best wiSiies for the pr^^^93s

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Ibwuk

Ghowchilla Maw-wah

lfe«4Lal-usDh*na

Hoo-koo-a-ko

Olayoma

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Niaaanan

No-to*-ntia-aa

Pa-wa-nan

Mohin'

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Maringam
Uahlka
Cahuilla

Ka-cha

Olhonaan

' jfJoo-mon-twaan

Kah-koon

Potnoan

Ho • -hla-nap-po

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Kanaxnara
Uppar Kaka
Poltar Vallay

aiyiylfljitalukan

Shaatan

SEasta

Shoahonaan
Gfoaauta

Panandnt Shoahona
Mono laka Piuta
Pyramid Laka Piuta
Mo-na-che
Naw-oo-ah
Nu-vahVan-<dta

Tolchinne
Wuk-aa-cha

ToQgvw

Tongva

TiihotelQbalan
TubotaJib

Washuan

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Wintoonan

f/mtoon

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Pat win
Pooawin

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Tin-lin-na
Too-lol-min
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Yuman

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S. J. Weitzmann
Haines

Ala4ska

Dear Sir:

A little mere than a month a^^o the Biological

Survey received from you two skulls of bears: one a yoiU)g
grizzly with the back part broken, the other a female black bear
witho^it label. For these a check for $8 ($6 for the c-^^^zly,
$2 for the black) will be sent you shortly from the Snithscman

Institution.

We have not receired atiy letter from you and ha^ve no in-
fo rmati on as to v/here :nf3 black bear was killed. In case you
are able to obtain skull?^ of griz^'Jies fron Girdlkat Valley or
elsewhere, I sliall be glad to purchase thaci A good prices —
$10 and $1?- for adiijt females and as much as $20 for fully ad^^vlt
males in good condition. Broken and young skulls are of course

worth raich less.

In case you send any more skulls, please attach a tag to
each one givirg the locality wliere killed ard also the sex and
approxiroh-te date if known, and, write yoiur rj>,no on eadi tag.
Specimens should be carefully packed and shipped by e3q)ress,
charges collect, addressed 11. S, Biological Sunrey, Dept. of

Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

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is due «t- , Stakme Regaon. Thie

cine, 01 couraa, to extensionB a.nd ove.lan.irrB n^ ra.

g-» raeulting in part ao.btiass from persecution ^ "
Y V,. . , persecution by mn.

Your big grizzly is Ursus_irgEa:ator. a s',b «r. • .
fVi/^ 131 • . — , "T^ '*^*<^L» a SiiD-species of

the Pla ns grizzlyi^UrsusJionibiliel If Ss .h, , .

.±i-2^ 11* 2 8 tfB larp'est
apecios of the Park region bnf finH- ,

„ ^ ' ' ^^^^^ ^ close second in

^^^MiS-roi^^CBL. The other Paric «r.,,-

-— — -^^^~ ^.her ParK sp.caes are decidedly smal ler.

1 lllr" ' "'^' '" '^ -^°" ^^^'^ ^-^-^. Montana,
and labeled as nickftri vr^ ^v, o .

Canyon l » 1 *'"'™" "'"'^ ""^ V»ll«.tone

Canyon. , „ ™^ty elad ., h»,e thi. a^diMon^ a„aa ,„,

i. mI'™" !° '"^''"^ " •'*•'' °'-'-- -■ ^ "*- *-

fron ray accoi.nt in tho Unittaonicr rn.n, .•
Being a huntor yourself 70.. will r..j,-.
^eat .Ufnculty I ^ having i„ ^,«^ ,„„,^ ^^^

ter. and r»„sea of the ,ari„.» sfeoi,.. I ^„,,, .^, ,. ,
^.M. that f„ll, BO percent of the ..m. r,c,i,«i aro those

t.«ly «naH account in .,r«^ o„t .,,cific charaot^..

Should you ..pp^ to h«^ of tj,, ,^.t.n»^f any .kull.
Of SrizUie. killed In Wa.M„eton or Orsgon. I '^ould app„.
cate tho favor if you win ki™Uy 1* » Imow a.,o,.t th,m. •
lltl. boat wi.h„ for your .ucc.b a^i ad,anu«,e^, i„
your new field.

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Mr. Donald Steven&on
Camp Lewis
WaBliington

Wj dear Sir:

The BioloRictl Siirvey has just settt

me a cq^y of an account written by you of the hunting and

killing of the big grizzly beat which you slew near Bridger

Lake October 25 of last year, whose «kin and skull ar^

now, thanks to you, in our National Museum collection.

I have read your account with Yery great interest,
ana wish to thank you for your kindness in writing so
fully. It is details of this kind that I am particularly
glad to get, but in man^^ cases I receive merely the in-
formation that a big bear was killed at such a place, at
such a date, accojopcird ed sometimes by the remark that it
put up a miglity good fight. Yovs account is to me of
intense interest from beginning to end, and with your
permission I shall publish a good part of it in ny
final wott on the Big Bears.

You ma^'' be interested to know that our collection
of American bear skulls now nunbers about 3000, more
than a tiiousand of which are skulis of grizzlies.

Yellowstone Park tk^i the Stikine River region are
uniuua, so far as known to me, in the large nurttoer of
species of grizzly bears occ-rring within their limtts.
At least 4 entirely distinct SToeciea inhabit Yellof«'stond

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Mr. Pet or A. IverBdn
^Mi caloon
AlaeioBi

Dear Sir:

Your lettar of July 8 >,« just been for-
wardad to me from the Biological Survey. In reply
to your inquiry would say that I an glad to pnrchaee
skulls of grizzlies and big bro^ bears.provided each
skull is labeled with the nar« of the locality whei, it
was collectsd, and also if known, with the sex aM ap-
proximate date of collecting. Your own name should
always be written on each tag.

Skull. sJiould be sont by ei^jress. charges collect,
addressed.U. S. Biological Survey. Dept. of Agricltura.
Wasliir^on, D. C.

Very truly yours.

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July 31, 1918

lir. J. D. Fig^ns

Coloraao Masaurn of Nattaral History
Denvar, Colo.

Dear M»'* Figgins:

Your letter of July 9 has teen
forwarded to roe hem and I am much obliged for the in-
forraation it contains as to the locality and dat^^w
the grizzly you were good enough to send some months
ago.

You ri^n^ion sending an additi onal grizzly skull,
presumably an Edward Carter specimen; and Preble in a
letter receivea today states that on July 22 the Bio-
logical Survey received from you 3 grizzly skulls
without data , so that I am somewhat confused, thoi^
inclined to assume that the additi onal skulls were dug
up aftar your letter was lyrltten. Anyhow I am greatly
obliged for them ana shall be glad of the opportunity
to examine them on my return to Washington.

With renewed thanks,

Very truly yours^

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July 31, 1918

Harry Garbitt . ..

Hud» ons Hope
B. 6.

De^ir Sir:

Your letter of July 6 addressed to
the Biological Survey at Washington has been r^eived,
and the grizzly skull to which you referred is^n also
arrived. A check for $16 in payment for this skull
will be sent you from ray account in the Smithsonian
Institution early in August. Skulls of males ars
worth 00^181 derably more than those of fsmaes. although
I an ^lad to get both, and I m willipg to purchase
damaged skulls at prices based on their condition, so
in future please send all the grizzly skulls you can
get. whethar mule or female all whether shot in the
head or not. All spedmerjB should be carefully
tagged and shipped by express, c)aise8 collect,
addressed U. S.. Biological Siuryey. Dept. of Agriculture.
Washingtcn, D, C,

Very tnily yours.

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British Columbia

Deto- Sir:

Yora- Idttar of July 8 aad the

grizzly skull to Tihich you refor have beei^eceived
at tl:e Biolotsio^l Surtfy. Tad skull is thHt of an
adult Kftle, for wbich a check for $25 will he cent
you from ay account in the Sitd thaoJu an Ir.atitution
eff ly in August. I shall be very glad to see this
skull from Moberiy lake, and shall be glsd to pur-
chase any other skulls of grizzlie^ou niay be able
to obtain during the present year. Specimens
should be ehipped ao btfore, by ©spress, charges
collect, addressed U. S. Biological Survey, Dept.
of Jgrici:atur9, IKshineton, D. C.

Very truly yours,

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H. Hoses

Care Oscar Gard

77 Marion Street
Seattle, Wash;

Def.r Sir;

Your letter from Juneau dated June 30
was forwarded to me here at my sunner place, and I have
just been notified of the receipt of the skulls at the
Biological Survey, ^it I lack detailed information as
to the cliaracter of the skulls and as to the localities
whei^e the bears were killed, and an: therefore unable

to raaJEs out your account. As I have written you on
previop-B occasions, it would be much better for both of
us if you would write m when sMppjng staills, giving
date of shipment, the localities where bears were killed,
and the sex arid approximate age when knowDb

Very truly yours.

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July 31, 1918

Dr. Ned Dear horn
BiAloidcal 55unrey

Dep*.. of Agriculture
Waahington, D. C.

Dear Dr. Dearbor n:

Your letter of the 11th inst.

enclouiriG McQuoan^s bill for printing ny paper on
new manzaritas arrived diily. The bill is being trana
csitted with ny accoxint for July, and will probably
be paid on or about August 8.

Should your official duties call you to
California dijrir^, the present season, I hq>e you
will not f«dl to call on ua at LaguTiitaa.
With best wishes.

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July 31, 1918

John Hylacd Estate
Telegraph Creek

Dear Sirs:

I have this dty received from the Biological
Survey ^ lachington a copy of your letter dated June 18,
mentionirig the shipment of three grizzly bew skulls
valued at $40. I am infomed by the Biological Survey
that the sMpnent has arrived ad that it comprises 1 adult
male griaaly; 1 yearling grizzly cA; and 1 male black
bear, the last skiai badly daoM^pd by having hid the
basal part cut out below. I regret that you were deceived
as to this last skull, Relieving it a grizzly. I am
crediting your account for the adult grizzly $20, cA
grizzly $6, black bear $3, raakiig $28 in all — a check
for *i] ich will bo sent you from my account in the
ian Institution early in August.
I s}iall be glad to purchase all the grizzly skulls
you are able to obtain durii^ the present yeat», but care
vexy little for sJculls of the small black beur.

Tery truly yours.

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irriultural Hall

^^ Berkeley, Calif.

Dear Sir:

Can you aend m a copy of your

report entitled •Soil Sunrey of San Fernando
Yalley*? If «o, I slV'll be greatly obUged.

▼ery truly yours.

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Frark F. liebig

W* S. Forest Ranger
Kssex^ Montana

Dear Mr. Liebig:

Pleaae pardon ny delay in replying to
your letter of June 23. Since my arri tal in Califor nia I
have been exceedingly busy. I was delie^ted to know tb^t you
had killed another grizsly and were goii^ to send me th»
ekull, bixt 80 far I have not been notified of its arrival in
Washington, althou^ I have just hid a letter from Preble
tellfi^ ne a^^out the skulls that hadbeen received since my
departojre. I hope you took ar e3cpre.^s receipt so that it may
be traced. And I am glad that you are going to send rne the
skull you got at Kali%ell in the falJU

Yoxir account of th9 killir^ of this last grizzly is
most interesting, but I do not think I sho^dd care to hunt
grizzlies with a 22*

Yon inenti(m that tho bear was eating ^ild rhubarb.
I an not sure aVout this plant. Conld you send ne a leaf for
identification? It night be v.Tapped in newspaper and sent
in the acoonpanying emeldfpe. Vhene did yoi2 kill this last
grizzly?

I expect to remain here at lagunitas until the latter
part of October before retur/nng to Wsshingtoo.

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Yery truly yoiurs.

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De&r Preble:

Voxy mnj t)w*6 for your letter of July

26 which I received thi. noon. It con^.-ins the infomation I
ha^e been .o anxious to gH .;onceming the bear akulls re-
ceiwd^nce I left Wa«hir^.on. so that in «,Bt ca.es I am ahl.

to Buke out ^h0 necBsary vou(*er.. ^n wri^i re 70^ 1"^' ^
forgot to ask for informtion as to whethr or not the skulU
receited were ^raj^y .label_ed for looKli_ti. This does mt^^
appear from your latter exc.pt in the case of the ,^zzlr^tron
Ifcherly Wee. shipped from Hudscrs Hop.. wHch, hy the war.
maat be genuine trea««-e.. I aho.ld particularly like to know
^'hethr or not the skulls from H. MoBe. are properly labeled
for locaUty. He is a dealer ar^ I ar not always sure about

the Bpeciiaens hs sends.

Yoi. ui^ not Mrtion the receipt of a skvll trca
liobie of Baeex. Montana. Iie^>ie i" a foreet n t^r. and in
a letter dntad June 23 stated that he would ship by eipre..
th-j next day the aiwUi of another Grizzly he had just killed.
If ha ctia send it as expected it should hate reach ad

Wa6hine:ton long ago.

And AxelBon of Yakutat wrote m on June 23 that he

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was shipping at tb t time S Aulls of males and feeiales.
shipment should be received in the near future.

Very truly yoiirs.

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Dear Bailey:

By aooe curio . accident I have rdeiaid
or lost the manorandum I narJo ubont th, bear efcill von
brcght up to the houea to e^m m j««t as -e left for
Califonda. Conld it havo l^n from Ii*ig. He wrote «.
that he shipped a Aull June 23, but I have no record of it.
receipt. »

We an. expecting Dr. St^ns ani famly on Saturday
to stay over Sunday and shall probably taken thanto Inverses
Ridse by way of the Fite Creaks road. *

Sveijr thing OK at this em of tis Um,

As cvor.

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Mr. W. I. AdaDft

Chief Acooijitboit

Srdtli&onian Instution
WashinGtcn, D. C»

Ddtor R' • Adboa:

Herewith I a*!* trantkiittir^ ny expense
account for tha latter half of Julj/; ainounti/^g to $73#75, and
YO-chare aa pe*- accaLfivn Jne list, which I sljall he ohliged
if you ^111 kindly p ay as usual from the Harriman Fund.

In tha Thayer Guxa^e bill dated Dec. 1917 , there are one
or two iteioe for gae which I am not dure about, aixi I shall he
obliged if you will kindly refer to ny Decamber account (my
manifold of wMch urif ort^anately is in Washington) to see if
thcic itciLo liave benkalready paid. This Decaober bill includes^
in addition to the stcra^o c?£trge for the car, ona cr two
itatns lor June of this year, vHienhb expected dm to arrive
a>out the end of Ju» . The acco'-ust therefore ia sc;wwhftt
taixed. Otherwise I think it is correct.

?ery truly yours

Harry Garbitt (Bear skullk)
Jolm Hyiitna Kstato • •
J. A. Sacdo'^all " "
Donald Stevsuson * *
8. J. WeitsioHiui *
J. W. Scollidc
H. L. i J. B. McQiieen
Zanaida Msrri&R

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lAgunitas, Ma-iin Co,, Calif*

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^^ZZu^c^ trip La^^nnitas to , San Fran. *]..19;
lunch 8Q[^.8treet carfares 20!(^;notebook 10^

ifv«:i^?^/ T^^ Lagumtas to San Fran. $iCl9;
lundi 75;i: street carfaras 20 2

Schwabad* r-Fray — Office Suppllss i

1 'Ji.Sb'^ trip Lft^initas to Barkelw $1.41;
^ lunehflM; street carfare 20i

Tn«r©ri Gurags, San Rafael — 2

Jbitoniohi Is gas. oil, stor«w» 4 repairs
Dec. 8. 191? - July*30, 19l8 ^ $113,26 (half)
S. R. Cleoence-- Round trip Berkeley to '

Ln/gimtas, $1.41; meals $1.00

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Hudsons Bop«, B. C.

1918

July W aituii of g^^^ j^^j^ grizzly fron Mbberly

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Tdlegrnph Cr«ek, B. C,

1916

July 22 Skull of adult mala gritzly from SUkina

Biver region

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HcKitone Hop«, B* C*

1918

July n *ull cf adult nftle Rri«*Jy from Ifobarly

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Camp Lewis, laahii^on

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U. S. National Ibismim, Yashingbcn, D. C,

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July 20 Skull of young ratle grizzly from Chilkat Talley,

Scull of famala black boar

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Jaly 31

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3 skulls at 50jL eacn
6 sk'.ills at 25 / each

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Laguritas, Uarin Co.» Calif <

1918

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JDsar Mr, Adams:

Yoiir letter of July 51 in
regard to the renewal of n^^ lease of Northrjnberland
Apartroent 701 came just as I was setting out for a
trip in northern California, from which I have now
returned. I took -rith roe the letter frora the inanager,
Mrs. Kidwell.and wrote her from Eureka on Humboldt Bay
icoirj encloaact herewith). You will note that I told
her that if a 10 percent increaae in rental was
necesBary I would pay it.

On lay return I found here the enclosed ci rcuiar
from the District Council of National Defense on the
raearin-- of the Saulabury Resolution ooncerning o-jmars
and tenfuits in tha District of Columbia. Thie would
seem to imply that an increase in rental was not
necessary. However, I leave the nrt ter to you.

Mrs. Kidwell gt.Htes in her latter of July 30,
forwarded by you, that it/ lease expires on the 31st
dai' of August 1918. As a mat+.er of fact it expired
several years ago, since which I liave not signed any new
leas«,for the double reason that the printed form sent

contai)»d one orroore clauses to viiich I objected,
a nd provided for the expiration of the lease in summer,
at a time when I am always in tlfc field.

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miles in the northwestern part of the State, 300 of which
was by stage.

The telephone bill you enclosed, I will return
with m/ August account •

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Chief Accountant

Smithsonian Institution
Washin^^ton, D. C.

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Aug. 7, 1918

Mrs* A. S. BLdwell

%r. Northumhe rland Apt.
Washington, D, C.

My dear Mrs. Kidwell:

Your letter of July 81 ha4B ben
forwarded to me by Mr. W. I. AdamB of the Smithsonian.

As I am now et work in the Northwest Coast of
California, ana as rny flying madiine is not in good order,
I fear it is ipraxiti cable to conply with your request
to call at yoizr office in the near future.

However, since Mr. Adams tells me that the rental
will be 10 percent higher after this month, I will merely
say that if ttiis is necessary I will pay it.

Respectfully,

C. Hart Merri,

Lagunitas,

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Mr. J. D. PiQ^ins

D^me?;''cSo.^'^^'^ ""^ ^^^'^"^^^ History
Dear Mr, Figgi ns:

Very many thanks for your
letter of the 6th inat. telling me al^OT.t the blar akulla
you were kind enoiagh to send me. This straig}iten« the
matter ou ^ a/id will be very helpful when I gat at the
skulls on ray return to Wasliington.
With raargr tharts,

Very tridy yours.

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Care Oscar Gard

77 Marion Streets
Seattle, Wash.

Dear Sir:

Thanks for yotir letter of Augtjst 5
just receiwl. You are entirely correct in acceptii^
ray previous statement the,t I do not want tie sex of bear
skulls cuessad at. The same is tnae in even greater degree
of the Ipcfjiities where the bears are killed. But in
your previous letter you forget to tell me where the
bears in .luestion were killed. Your present letter
contains this infonaation and I an therefore able to
make out your voucher, whi'Ji araountB to $62, wMch will
be paid, as usual, froin the Smithsonian early in
September,

Very trtdy yours.

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^•^^,^^ol8ton, Ltd.
u-olden

B. C.

Itear Sirs:

^°"-" ^^^^^ of July 12 addressed to
^he Smithsonian Ins.ution >b,s been referred to me for
reply.

I «n glad to purchase skulls of grizzly bear.
When the locality where each bear was killed i. k.c;vn
BO that specimens r^y be acc;u-ately l*eled. I do not
care for skulls of the co«n«n snail black bear.

The price paid for grizzly skulls varies from $4
for cubs up to no for ola fenuUes .r^ $15 (in exceptional
cases r..re) for fi^ old adult a.les. D^.^.. skulls .re
of course worth less than perfect oma.

In case you send any, please pack carefully and
shxp by e^res,,ci«x^e collect, addressed U. S. Biological
Survgr, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. 0
A tag sJio.dd be attached to each sloai s^Hr^ tl^"
locdity where killed, and your o-v-r name 1f\h

approximte date of killine ara k-r^-^ +r.

ajAaang are kno>vn, these items should

be acided.

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August 16, 1918

Frank F. Liebig

u. S. Forest Rarger
Essaz, Ibntana

Dear K^. lieMg;

In writing you July 31st, I
Buffered a serious lapse of mncry for which I trust
you will pardon me.

The day I left Washi^on Vernon Bailey took me
and uy family to tte train in hia car. In coming up
from the Biolo,;ical Survey he brought alcn^ ««v e^al
Bic.ll. of grizzlie. that had been received the sa.e day,
Theo* he showed .e as I was inthelast rush of closing

ay house for tte B«nnftr. t ^

-^ or .m season. I raad. a iTiemorandum of than

btt see. to ]^ve lost it. Bailey now write, .e that
yoiu- skull ...Ks one of those ha showed me that day.

«o kindly forgive rav lansA nf m-*^^

&^ o u^ xapse ot raenorir srA cancel my

last letter. I have rra.at^A

nave cre.lated your account for this

skull $20, a check for which will >,* « *

0-, ^, . ''^ ''^^^ ^® 8«nt you from the

Snuthsoman early in September.

Trusting that you will be able to secure addi-
tional grizzly sbais durin., the present season.

^ary triily yours,

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August 16, 1918

M. H. Murch, Ssq..
Cleveiarid ^*
Ohio

Dear Sir:

- I^eplying to your letter of July 30
forwarded from the Biological Survey, would say that '
ny final work on the Big Bears of North America is not
yet ready for the press, ^e publication to which you
refer is probably «y Revi«r of the Big Bears, published
by the Biological Survey as Fauna No. 44. It is a
purely technical publication attenpting to defi^ne tte
various speci es.

If you are interested in the technical side,
you can pr*ably obtain a ccpy by applying to tJ
aiief of the Biological Survey. If the edition is
exhausted I can send ytju a copy on my return to
Washirigton.in November,

Very truly yotu-s.

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Dear Colonel Ri zar:

I have ji;8t hear» told
that advance sheete have been issued by the Survey,
of the Klaxoath Canyon country in Northern California.
I am expecting to make a trip throTi^ the canyon
from Happy Camp to the coast, and 8}iall be greatly
obliged if you will send me, aridrepsed to L^unitas,
these slieets or any other maps the Survey may have
issued covarir^ any par^ of Klaituwth Cairyon W of the
railroad.

Witri kind regards,

Very truly yours,

Colonel n. n. Rizer

Geological f^rvey

WasMngton, D. C«

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Professor W. M. Davis
Cwnbridga
Mass.

Dear Prof est or D&vjs:

On returninG from a few days
trip in northwestern California, I f otuid yonr letter of
July 26, asking for informtion concerning G. K.
Gilbert.

Ye«, Gilbert had a da^^ghter who died young, but
I cannot give you her age or the year of her death. I
will ask her brother. Arch M. Gilbert, who will be nere
in a few days.

I ara unable, of course, so far from Washington,
to give you the inforaation asked for abon.t the positions
Gilbert held in the scientific societies of Washington.
I would suggest that this information might be best ob-
tainad from the secretaries of the severd societies.
You ar'; wrong in thinking me a proper person to
write a raemoir of Gilbert's lifa, as I car-e in contact
with hira only on the personai si<b and aa wholly unqual-
ified to speak of his scientific work, whidi, although
nrich diversifid, was alo«g lines remote from uy own.
With best wrianes.

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Aiigust 16, 1918

J. C, McLaut;hlin

MariHger Potomac Electric Power Co*
Waehir^on, D. C.

Dear Sir:

ThaiikB for your letter of August 8,
encloBing bill of $1 for electric current furniBhed
my office, apartment 701, The Northumberland, June 25 -
July 25, pai^ent for ififhich is enclosed terewith.

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Mr. Oscar Laws
Doiaglaa City
Trinit v

rinity Co.
C&lif.

Dear Sir;

I have heai told that you are a
reli^ifcle aou.nse of infomation concerning the Ir^aiB
of Trinity County. I ai aradoufifto connect with some of
these Indians and am plarjuns a trip to Weuverville
and adjacent region.

Can you tell me if a.Ttj inenfcers of the Chimariko
tribe are living in th« neighborhood of Junction or
elsewhero in the region? And are there Wintoon or rernnanfcB
of other tribe* still to be found in the region?

Any infonuation yo^ ca give rae will be tiiarikfully
received. I shall try to see you when I go up there.

Very tnaly yours.

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^. R. Rtnnphroy, Ksq*
Happv Canp
Calif.

Dear Sir:

Very many thanks I'or your prodptnoss
in rfj lying to ray incyiry about a road dovm the Klamath.
If I may trouble you again, I would like to ask if there
woulrt be any difficulty in getting two or three horses
at Happy Caaj) for the trip down to Orleans and an
Incji«n to bring the horses back. Ihat is the chaiTge
per day for saddle horaes at Happy Canp?

Siould liave answered your letter before, but have
just returned from a long trip.

Verjf triU.y yours,

August In, 1918

Dear Nelson:

Yesterday's Chronicle contained the en-
closed on the iBw Ford Tractor in which I think you may be
interested. W-.en in the city yesterd/.y I saw several of
these tractors on Van Ness Avenue. They certainly did look
fine with their blue g.-i8 tanks, white bodies,ard red wheels.

I have just returned from a 900 mile trip dowin Eel
River, up alor^ the Coaat^and across from the mouth of Redwood
Creek to Klaimth Canyon -%iiich by the way is much moreAf a
gulch than wd had pictured. One one place the road is more
than a thousand feet ac;n5ove the river and the walls
reach up at least anothe r thousand hl^er. I an expecting
to go there a^jain, starting from Happy Cai^ and covering the
reet of tte Cair/on all the w^y to the coast. I har e previously
followed th^ carjron from Kltumth Lakes to Happy Caiap.

When are you going to show up at La^nmitas? The weather
here is fine, if anything a little too cool. The hirjiest
temperature so far this year has been 82t hut most of the time
thi temperature at midday is >>qlow 74? v*^i-=C4J-*f8V*.W^i — tl,j

With kind regards to yonr mother, in wMch E and Z jcin.

As ever.

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Aiv^Tist 21, 1918

Dear IQss Clep»nce:

/

Pardon njr dolay 5n sendiryc tho check in reirfoiirswaant
of the amoimte exp<^nded hy yoti in m behalf. Have been
awa^^ or liad cornpan^'' every day but one since you were her^,
and have not y^t finished ray notes on the Hurfl^^ldt Bay and
Klaimth Qinyon trips.

•Tother day Susie carried the entire family to San Fran
and also took the Retdr^.on machine and liad her firt; and
still more iTr5)ortant from the safety standpoint, had her old
hom-hlowir^ rir)p; ^eplaced--and brouf^ht the entire outfit
hsick to the hone stand without any' sadness xcept a late
supper.

.R)t on another short trip we had a blowout and I*n now
waitirg for a new tir^--hard luck, but xpktd.

Does Ifiss Corylus Bell feel like riskirg; the perils of
the narroYf track to Lac^initas, Just as an Mperifnent*!* Hope so
Our rertirds to 3''our mother.

As ever,

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8inc6 T!r;j- return I have been too >5n83^ tc m^i^^, and I
am now /retting r^ady to rjo off on another trip.

Before leaving; Hrnnholdt Bay I went to Blue Lake to try
to find OhanSel Bailey, b!it was told that he died several
yeara blqo. He has a son livirp; there, hut he vas av.uy the
only day I was there, and I did*nt find anj'-one to chack up
ay list of Redwood Creek villages.

I ara sending you a paper I wrote sofie j^'ears afco on the
Indian Population of California, and also a photograph of
oar house at Lar^nitas, but I cant find any pictures of ray
fandly and {mess I imist have left them in Washirv^^on.

You were very good to give me bo rnjich infnmation^and
I want to thank both you and Jfir. Thompson for your kindness
to rae durtng ray recent visit. I nay see you again before
the season is over»

Very truly yours.

^?.|«^:; Thonqpson
155? fcrrtle Ave.
Bweka, Cklif.

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Sep^.ember 1, 1918

Colonel R B. Marshall - #2

Colonel R. P. Kiarsliall,
CViief Cren^^raioher,

U. S.' Ct9o logical Survey,
Wasliington, D. C.

Dear Colonel l-iarshall:

litny thanks for your letter of Au^iftt ?4,
and for the three tjap slieets covering; partB of the Klarrath
mountain 8, vMch h^ave just arrived. Thene three sheets
are the Sawj^ers Bar, Seiad, and Preston Peak- Your
letter states tiiat the rnap^ sent cover the area from Happy
Carnp to the coast, hut this is a rdstaice as more
than tv/o-thirds orf the part of Kiarnath River hnlovv Happy
Cainp is not included on these sheets. Tnere should be a
sheet west of Sawyers Bar taKir^ in the Klanath to the Big
Bend, t'or«o including Orleans Bar, Watohpek, and J-fa-rtins
Ferry down to Jolmson's Ranch, and still, this Yiould leave
an ur^japped piece hefcre reaching: the coast. If tb.is
sheet T'/est of Sa?»7/erB Bar and south of ^resto^". Peak^has heen
inade I should fjrently appreciate a 'jopy, hut I foar it has
not yet heen firdshed.

I shall, of course, respect y^ur requt^st to
ref^ard the Seiad quadraiVsle hs confidential.

I liave just returned fror^i a field trip throup:h
northern Trinity County, following; a trip from the coast to
the Bip: Bend of Klanath Ri^er at Wetchpek and Orleans. Am
exp^ecting to start on the trip from Happy Car^ dov/n Kla/nath
River in a week or ten days.

Should have written you in the first instance
had I not supposed you to he away from Washir^ton.

Thanking you for these maps, which y/ill he
very useful,

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Mr. F. J'iat}\eBoii,

Wraigell, Alaska.
Dear Sir:

Tlianks for your letter of Aiigiist 15 telling
me that the f-rizzly ekull Bhipped by you IJay 31 last was
killed on Stickeen River. As the Stickeen Tdver has con-
siderable len{^>h and cories from high mountains in the in-
teidor, itie always desirable to know v/hether the bear was
killed on the upper river or the lower river, and, if prac-
ticable, riore exact information as to the locality.

I The thjree additional skulls (feroale and two

cubs) frorn Groundliof; Mountain eip;ht ipiles below the mouth
of the Stickeen, Jiave just bee,n received arxl I have credited
your account $10 for the feroale and$5 each for the cubs,
risking $2C. Tnis, \nth t'^ja $15 for the iiale shipped by
you on J4iy 31, ,mkos $35 in all, a check for which will ba
sent ycu from rrry fund in the Smithsonian Institution in about
a week.

I am Klad to purchase grizr^y skulls from all
parts of AlasKa and British Columbia, provided they are labeled
for the locality where killed, and shall be f;lad to take all

you can fet liola of.

Vary truly yo';rs,

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September 1, 19 IR.

Ur. B. A. Preble,

Biolo£;ical Survey,

Washington, D. C.
Dear Preble:

Thanks for your letters of Au^ist 20 and
22. iust received on m return from the trip in north-
em Trinity Cormty. I am greatly obliged for the detail-
ed information about the bear skulls received duriri^ the
past month and am ^nakinfc m-*t the voucher s accordingly.
Axelson of Yakutat appears to have sent a valuable lo^^arxl
ihe three male rrizzlies from Chambers will also prove of
much interest. The data you have sent will enable me to
coinplete mjr cards satisfactorily, which is a p;reat advan-
taf:a, especially in view of the fact that I cannot add the
sKull numbers until ttj r^eturn to Washir-gton.

Am glad you know Matheson arA have written

him about the parentage of the cubs.

You enclosed a letter written by me to Nels
Bruseth, Buf;ene, Oregon, whic>i you remarked "speaks for itself.
It does so far as I am concerned, but not for Bhiseth f^s there
is no word from him in connection therewith, so it leaves
me f^essing as to why he sent it tn the Biological Survey
without any reply.

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Septer*er 1, 1918.

Mr. C. L, Steinhauaer,

Nulato, Alasica.
Dear Sir:

Thanks for yoxir letter of July 12 which has
only just reached m, havfn^ hser. a lon^^ time in conii^
down frnra Alaska aiid than f or.7ardod from Washington to
California.

I an o1 lifted for the data about t>B skull
you sent last spring arU have nade you a voucher for the
amount ($10) which will bo sent you from r.y furxi in the
SraithBonian Institution in about a week.

Wiile you are ir^he Nulato re^ on I liope
you will collect for me a mvster of skulls of grizzly bears.
Please attach a tag to each skull, stati ng t>B locality
wh^re the bear was killed,and also the sex and approximte
^ate, if known.

Skulls should bo securely packed and shipred
by express, diaries collect, addressed, U. S. Biol^pcal '
Survey, Department of Apt^ cult ')»•=. Wooi,-;.,,,* n «

on the lookout for it. I shall be b^Ji^w.5^? ^^^^ ^®
bafore you can aeixl any more skulls! ^^^^ni^^ton

yery truly ynurs^

Mr. S. J. Weitzroan,

Raines, Alaska.
Dear Sir:

Your letter of August 18 has ju«t reachad
mo. I ail glad to know that you have three good griz?5ly
skulls, two mles and a female, ready for shipment. But
your express a^ent is vronp; ig ■■iiiji in telling y-u that a
permit is necessary for the shiproent of bear skulls to a
government hiu'eau. We have received hundreds of bear
skulls from Alaska and are receiving shipn^nts abait once
a week, and never send permits imless the skulls are
accompanied by sicins.

Please pack the skulls securely and ship b3r
express, charges collect, addressed, U. S. Biological Survey,
Department of ^riculture, Washington, D. C. Write your
name on the outside of the pacKage and also on each of the
tags, arid be sure to write on each tag the narae oi the
locality where the b^ar was killed. Skulls from unknown

localities are wortiiless.

Very tr^ily yourg.

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September 1, 1918.

September 1, 19 IB.

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Mr. A. B. Baker,

National Zoolof^ical Park,
WasMnRton, D. H.
Dear Mr. Baker:

On raturnin^s from a trip in nor-^hern
California I find your letter, fonvarded from Wash: ncrton.
giving rne tlie a^^ett arxl nuraher of cubs of the pair of
hlack beare from the i)arK at Cljyaiioga Palls, Ohio.

TniB is mo8t interestir^ ai^ :m>)ortant
infoniiation and I thank you very much for your kind-
ne88 in ^ivir^ vye the facts.

With best wisheft,

Very tnily yours,

Professor CJl^iarles F, Shaw,
College of Agriculture,

Bericeley, California.

Dear Profei^sor Shaw:

Please pardon wy delay in acknowledging

your courtesy in seixling lae a copy of your -Soil Survey
of San Fermndo Valley." I should have written you
earlier but have been absent on fielo work in Humboldt,
Trinity and Siiasta counties.

Very truly yours,

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September I, 191'^.

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¥. H, Lowderniilk & Cofipany,
1418 F Street.

Washir^ion, D. 0.
Dear Sirs:

O-z/ing to atuence on field work in northern
California I liave only recently received your letter in-
fomdng m of the arrival of the copy of the Voiirnal of
David Doiiglatt" ordered by ine Bocie time a^o. T sliall
be obliged if you will kindly hold the book until m
return to Wrtshington, on or ahout Ncveriber 1. If vou
will send ine your bill here I will pay the sarne at once.

» Varj' truly yours.

ProfesBor J. McK. Cattell,

(^rrison-on-Hudson, New York.
Dbar Profebbor Otittell:

No, I have no photograph of Gilbert hore
in California, but I think tliat his son. Arch M. Gilbert,
who is now in San Francisco, b^s one ar^d I will ask him
to send it to you.

Very truly yours,

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Septenbar 1, 1518.

Mi8B llan: C- Dickerson,

American Miisetun of Natural History,
New York Ci ty .

Dear lliss Dicker son: "

This is merely a line to acknowledge

your letter of August 16. which I find awaiting me on
my return fron mi field trip in northern California.
Just now I arc wore than overwhelmed with work, hut will
boar your reqviest in raind and my be aHe to do something

later .

With best wishes.

Venr truly yours.

Septernber 1, 191B.

Ifir. H. Qiainbers,

Charq)hgne ,

Yukon, Canada.
Dear Sir:

Your letter of July 26 has been a lorg tins
in reaching roe, but all the bkuIIb you have shirped have
arrived safely in V/aahing ton.

On looking up the record I find that the 8.<ull
sent fron Fresn..^ was received, but by so.-Te rii stake was not
paid for. I am including it >n the accoiuit vdth the seven
skulls just received, so that your account stands as fellows:

4 Bale gri zzlies @ $20 each $80

1 Blue bear 5

2 foale blacks & $3 each 6

1 black with the cheek bones broken . 1

in all .^'-^2 , a check for

which will be sent ^ou fron the Smithsonian Institi;tion in
about a week.

In case you obtain any gtdditional f;ri2zly
skulls, please ship as before^ addressed U. S. Biological Survey,
Departioent of Agriculture, Washir^.on, D. C. I do not care

rnuch about blacK bears.

Very truly yours,.

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SepteAar 1, 1918

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YaiaitRt. Alasica.

Dear Sir:

Your letter dated June 23, arjioimcing the

shiprr^nt of five eriz.ly skullB, reached roe sop^ Hm ago
ard I h^ve today learned of their receipt at WaBMngt^on.
I have creuit^id your account as follows:

3 old MKlea 'i^ t?X' each. ... $ "^5

irnal. ^0

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in all $100, a check for which

•.rill b« sent you fron the SmithBonian Institution in ahout

a week.

Very truly yours.

Mr. W. k, SiieldB,
Seldovia,

Alaska

Dear Sir:

Your letter of July S has heen forwarded
from Waalungton. I regret that t'oe chec^ sent ynu Nvas
not siRi^ed. It was signed and raturr^d fro^. Tashin^ton
on Aiv^ist 15 aiid has doubtless reached ynu before this.

• Replying to your inquiry, would say that I
dp not care .^ch Ibout skulls of the snail black and brown
bears, V.ut would take a few at tZ each for adult nales.
$2 ead. for adult femles. but I an ahvays ..lad to purclmse

skulls of e;ri?.'/.ly and >)i6 brown bears.

¥er)f truly yrurs.

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Mr. P. W. Fournie,
Hoonitli,

Alaska

Dear Sir:

Toijr latter of August 7 has just reached
me and I am clad to know that you have shipped six more
skulls of large bears. As soon as they reach Washir^on
I Kill be notified and will u^e out yoiu- account and have
u check sent you as usual. I amll return to Washir^.on
about the end of October. All skuIIs should be shipped
as before, charges collect, addressed 11. S. Biological
Survey. Departnent of Asricultiu-e. WaBhingt,on, D. C.

^ery truly yours.

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Mrs. A. B. Morrison,

Biological Survey,

Denartir»nt of Agriculture,
Washirjgton, D. C.
Dear Mrs. l-forrison:

Our supply of sinall penalty envelopes is
exhaust ed-ani I shall be greatly obliged if you will kindly
send me abotJt fifty more- We have plenty of the large size
and plenty of return penalties.

I an jUBt back from a field trip in the
mountains of northwestern California on which I covered soioa
of the 8ai« ground which Bailey and I went over with ^ pack
outfit many years ago. It was dreadfully hot up there, 106
to 108*even/ day, but I got a lot of interesting material.
Before foakir^ this trip I went to Humboldt Bay and the Big
Bend of Klaraath River. Am now plarjiing a trip to the middle
section of Klannth c^n'on from Happy Camp down to the coast.

Tlie climate here at La^mitaB is a raidity
pleasant chanf^e after the heat of the inte-ior. The high-
est temperature today is just ?(fand the right j^ rxm about 50*
to 54* We wish you were here to enjoy it with us. We
all are well, although I ara a little used up from the last

trip.

With beat wishes.

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Mr. fc, F, Herrin,

Southern Pacific Company.

San Francisco, Calirornia.

Ify Dear Mr. Herrin:

Tha?±B for your kind letter
of lugiiflt 21, which I find await ir« m on
ray return from a trip in northern Trinity
County .

I will give nyftelf the
pleasure of callii^ en you the next time I
am in the city, probably within a day or

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two, and, if convenient for you, shall be
happy to accept your invitation for lunch.

I was Borry to be obliged to
decline, because of urgent field work,
your tempting invitation, transriitted throiagh
Miss Sastwood, to accorni>ariy you on your recent
autoniobile trip.

Very txnjily yours.

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Ifr. Rrank Y. liebig,
U. S. Hanger.

My Dear Sir:

On returmng from field work in northern
ailifomia I find your letter about the bear skill 1, and alBo
about thB wild Rhubarb. I had already discovered ny error
about the bear skull ar:d wrote you about it on Ai^ist 16.
Siall be cdghty glad if yon will send ne the i^icture vnu
mention of the dead animal.

I am enclosirg another envelope in the hope
that you will be able to send a dried leaf of ths wild Rhubarb.
It will be all ri^it to fold the specicjen and attach the
envelope to the i>ackaee. I feel pretty sure that it will
turn out to be or^e of two species, either the tall stemtBd,
big leafed plant called Cow Parsnip (Heracleug lanatuE), or
the water Saxifrage ( Saxi fraga pe It atum ) , usually called
Irdian Kmbarb. Your staterwnt that the stems are sor'ietiiMS
over four feet high, the flower stalk hollow, and the blossoms
like parsnip indicates that it is the Cow Pt'jrsnip rather then
the Saxifra£;e. However, the leaf, when it cornea, will tell
th» story.

Hoping you will get hold of soraa more drizzly
skulls before the btA of the season, and with best wishes.

Very truly yours.

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Mr. W. I. Adam,

Accoi'Jitant . . ^ . . . . . „
Stni +h 8 om an I net i tut i on .

Dear Mr. Matns:

Thanks for yoiirs of August 26 just received,

and for the transript of the matter written by Bevans of Hoonaii.

Alaska, on the hack of h^s voucher. I had already written

him that two of the sVulls were Blacks and had so entered theii

on his v^.uci>ar. I am ^lad to h^ve the locality fro,o which

they catiB.

Kirril" send me a couple of dozen blank vouchers

as (^ supply is practically exhausted.

Enclosed is my acount" f or the r-ionth of Augustfe.*":^..

with vouchers as per accor.pa'yinc list, which I shall he obliged
if you will pay as usual from the Harrimn fund.

Itr accoimt is unusually lonr and unusually large
ar I have made two rather lengthy field trips in northern
California, in t^ie course of Trhich I traveled more '■Awn four
Irindred r-jles by stage, nostly through ver/ rough country. Ths
first trip wasr^a^nly f*long the northwest coast and was foggy,
cold and very disagreeaole. The last trip, from which I have

just returned, v/as in Shasta ard Trinity counties where the heat
was excessive- 106*- 108* every day. I succeeded, however, in

locating sorie littl«-known I'^ians vrd in obtaining a rather

reriarkably full vocabulary of th->- v.r^^--

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Unfortunately ny atjtoraobile tires are getting
worn out ar^i I had to buy a new one recent, ly. Tlie tire I
wanted (Silvertown Cord) now costs ^3.50, so I comprondsed on
a cheap tire for $40.00. Two of the other tires are so
badly worn that I took them to San Francisco to be retree^ed and
hope to get t}iem in about p week. They roay cam/ rrie through
the rest of the year without the necessity of purchasing new
ones, but this is by no means certain. The bill for retread-
ing will coine in the Septeiubor account.

Yes, I think we had better pay the jncreased
office rent for Apart-nent 701 at the Korthuicber land, which,
beginning t>» present month, will be at the rate of $71.50
per mnth. The telephone bill of $1.05. which was fonvarded
to me last mnth, I arn returning herewith OK'd.

Accompani'-i rg v otich.er s :

Ver; truly y^vrs.

Prank F. Lieb:g,

H. Moses

C. L. SteirJiauser

g. U. Axelson

F. Matheson

H. Chanfcera , ^,

J. f . Scollick CI.

Skulls $20.C'C'
62.00
IC.OO
100.00
35.00
92.00
5.50

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6
10

6-12
6

7,6

9

10

11

12

16

15

19

23

^ wv.^'^*?^ *P ^'^ Francisco and return
lunch 85c- street car fares 20c *""»""!

SiJ? L«^J[fr'''fP*ir^n5„**^l*"peed shutter
l^tii 75f^frLj° San jSrancisco and return

ttktJfS^^X-f^^^^^

Trio to^Hni*i^?^^y/°^ lfi88.6len»nce ^'

Meals 2 days @ 2.50

fn^^^v^ ""^ Indians (vocab.)
itoom, Vance Hotel Eureka »m. 6-9
3 days @ 1.56 ^ ^»
garrying case for mss. vocabularies
Stage fare Eureka to Orleans bJ J
_ and return
Breakfast and lunch
Services of Indian, evening fvoca^ )
Orleans Bar. Humboldt CouSfv JSS^r

Wh'SS^SrTeJ ''•^'^^^^^ ^ •

Services Indians
Meals

Room, Hotel ?ance Bureka, Auc;. 10-12

Trip las: nitas to San Francisco and returl

111" "^-'uri^'StV^'^'i'^

Breakfast and supper en route
Tracing. paper an^>nciir
A^to trap Co San Francisco;
luto fern/a^e Sausalito to San Fran-
5-r. CISCO a.-d^return ''^*"

Fare of self Sausalito to San Fran-
.Cisco am return *"

Kl^ ^J I^e'aimton tK)ewriter
Jjepair of electric swfCch on^

Fare Sar. Rafael-S.P. am r«+>iy.»

^■«iii?£i S7!i§f ;h^™

voucher

1
2

12.96
5.00
4.00

4.50
1.00

17.00
1.25
1.00

1.50
1.35

2.16

.40

2.50

2.25

3.00
12.96
2.50

1.94

6

1119
1.05

.22

.45
.65

1.19
.95
.20

4.00

2.26

76.33

3.04

2.91

6.79

41.59

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. 25-30 Trip to northern Trinity Corn*/r:

25 Fb-e. Sa.: Rafael to dn Frsnci-co
^•r/'i '^a^Sage 20c. streot car 10c
h.H. fare. S.P.-Reddir^ & return 15.23

26

27

28

29

30

30

.55

.30

Maals

Privilege
Sleeper (lower)

1.27

1.65

.40

3.00
2.00

It^gl'^dding-Weaverville & return
SS? '^^'^'v^ll^-Junction & return

Indian services (vocab.)
union Hotel, Weaverville. room

Aug. 26-28
Breakfast and lunch
Tobacco for Indians
Indians services (vocab.):

J. Tye

Other Indians l.fO & 50c
Paulsen ranch, supper , lod^ir^ and

Dinner i|nd supper

Room. Golden Ea^le Hotel, Redding.

Ito charyre clothes)
Tourist sleeper (upper), Reddiw; to

San Francisco, with privilege
Ifeals

Baggage, San Francisco 20c: street

cars 10c
Fare, San Francisco to I^gunitas

Marsh & ??•. Photo developinr: and printing.

raonth of Aurrtist
Telephone charges, San Rafael, Berkeley arri

San Francisco

' , month
,03)

18.15
2.00

15.00
3.00
1.50
1.60

2.00
1.00

5.40

2.00
1.75

.75

1.74
1.50

.30
.81

10

11

12

13

14

two hundred and twenty ei^t

fifty two

228.52

849

59.05

10.68

1.65
1.30

14.03

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228.52

038

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Resex, Montana

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Aug. 31

Skull of nal9 ffrizzly from Glacier Park,

iibntana

20 00

B. Moses

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\l Tfarion St., Seattle, Washington

1918
Aug. 31

Sicull of male Brown Bear from Aitdraltv Igl-rti

3 Slculls male Grizzly, Baranof lBla'-'^l2;10;lC)

2 Skulls Clihs 5.00

20 00
32 00
10 00

20 00

62 CO

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62.00

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. Yakutat, Alaska

1918

iug. 31 3 Skulls old male Brown Bears, Yakutat Bay

1 Skull inale Grizzly
1 Skull Cub

25.00 75 00

20 00

6 00

ttr. P. Matheson

fraqgell, Alaska

1918

Aug. 31

1 Skull ferals adult Grizzly, Stikine River

2 Skulls Oibs

1 Skull male Grizzly, stikine River

5.00

10 00
10 00
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Charrrpa^ne, Yukon, Canada

1918
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1 Skull Blue Bear

2 Skulls nsila BlacX Bears

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1 Skull old male Grizzly from Hoochil Lake

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V. S. Kational itiBoum, Washington, D. C.

1918

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1918

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S9p+>«»ialier 9, 1918.

li". F. V. Coville» ^ . . ,^

Botanist, Dept. of ARTicultura,
^'Hshington, D. C.

Dear Coville:

T?hen yox. wish to aciaify anil for huckle-barriee,

f3rns, baltil and the like, what acid.and in what solution, do

you use?

Have definite ohservatJonB "been published on the

derresssnt effect of overhaad canopy on the growth of pltxnts?

For instarce, a youi^ and energetic Doiiglas Spruce, when its

tip reaches up to within a font or bo of the branch of nny kind

of deciduous tree, gets 8t;ar9d and quits f^rowing upward. '^iie

8a) le is true of certain other apecies. Thej/' seem super-

sexiditive to an incoKiprehensibly infinitesimal at'^spheric

pressure of some idnd -- sor'^ething that raglit be liker^d to the

sensitiveness of a bat's wir^ to objiicts \^hich he would be

supposed to strike, but doesn't. I have seen here at Lagunitae

so uiany instances of this sensitiveness to an overhead branch

that I am curious to know what has been published on the subject.

TWiat ift Cabot's liddress? I want to write him.

Have recently fiade two interesting field trips,
one to Humboldt Bay and Xiaioath River Ca^n ut the junction of

16r. ?• V. Coville — 2

the Trinity, the other to Trinity Kiver^it.ch hir^er up, in
Trinity County.

Tlie J-adrones are in auperh palage now, liav^i^
completed their nonnal molt a month or so ago. and the redwoods
are no* sheding their dead red t.-igs. ,;hich impart to the trees,
viewed from a little distance, a gloriouB golden glow.

Why don't you corbie out here to enjoy yourself
and see interesting th/i^s^ This is the proper place to
study the proper kind of botany.

Our love to you all.

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September 9, 19 IR.

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Dear Profeaaor Kveriuann.

1 ♦♦»r. nf the 4+h in«t. con-
ThenkB for "cur letter of tne ^.n

Ar>Hl,c Islnna. ^ri lookire up ny Pyramid
cerniiK the nnrne AnhJio Isinm.

T !>• J i.via+ fW* 'native nanie ol ^no
WKe Piute vocHhulary I find that tv« .*>-

ox '« -h K^h*-*^t which means "in tne water, way
i aland IS '^ftil't'^"""'' "™' " • 1. J »

, , ^ . Bo it 3 8 Obvious that the r^.» toaho is

off. set dowr.. » ' ^^,.^„,

of exotic origin .m doubtless came from the ... u.c i
It surely sounds liice a Hawaiian isla«i name.

The interesting question remaining, i*- ^^^^
to ««. is who ,avo the na.-. Anaho to the island. I have
n. literature here likely to shad light on the ^tter. but
would s;.^.st that you look at I. C. ^ssell's report on Uke
.. Hont^. published sor. yoars .:o in the United States

T »o Riiaaeli if he did not Vestow

(Jeolorical Survey vcliuaas. Kusseii,

i,-~„«Tf io liicel^' to state who did.
tha rjin» himpeil , is iiiteA^

I greatly enjoyed your splendid groups of
r^r^U er.^ birds ar.1 hope to a.e the. several tic^s more
before lea^'int" for the east.

With beat wishes fmni us all.

Professor Barton V. "Sverniann,
Acadsi-y of Sciences.
San Frarjuisco, Caiin

Veri' truly yours.

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Forest Service, Weavervilie, Calif.

Dear Mr. Jotter:

Herewith I eun fiendipg you a STiall specioen

of our common coast lilac ( <'^eanothu8_ thyrsj f lorus) which

I thOi^ght yo\i mi/^it like to have for compHrisor with your

cornaon apeciee of the interorrirois r:;r oup.

Very truly yo* rs.

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Dear Kelson:

Your letter of Aiiguat 22 awaited riy return

froK a recont trip in northern Trinity County where the

Piid-day tenr.erature ran about 106-- 108- ev e r y day, and where

forest fires are raf^r^ in a terriVly destructive manner.

I aw not surprised that the draft has hit
the Biolo^-ical Survey between the eyes. The sar^ is true
of nK)Dt institutions and business houses out here, of course.
Here one finds woraen in va^cus unlcoked-f or places, in-
cluding the railway ticket offices.

Sorry to hear that the V^ashirgton suffragettes
are still riiKing idiotic displays of themselves.

Sony the Ford tractor clipping I meant to
send you slipped a cog. Howerver, another and later one is

enclosed herewith.

V;e shall be raiglity glad to see you when you

reach this part of the country. If practicabla, please
let us know th*=» probable date a little aliead so v/e iiay be
sure to be here .

S. w. Nelson
biolo/Hcal Survey
^Vasliirvston, li.H.

As ever yours.

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Sopter*er 9, 1918.

Mr. C. A. Chiu.i})erlHin
roraet Service

Weuvorvilie, Caiif.

Dear '.ir. Chanbarlain;

^lenyou left your office at TeavervJUe
election evening I thoi^t you were condr^ hack and waited
till nearly rrddnight, hut was not able to find you again,
which I regretted.

I wanted to talk with you abrut snm of the
geographic maoes in your reeion. Perhaps you will be
willing to write rae about a few of these when the forest
fires oive you a little more time.

I was told that the rid^e between Clear

Creek
and Trinity River is known as "Trinity i-^ountai ns . " If this
is 80 -Ahere does the break occur between the Trinities «nd
the Bully Choops? And if the name "Trinity }^untain8- is
to stand for tMs relatively low ridge, how are you going to
distinguish it from the very nuch hi^^.er Trinity "ountains
east of Hoopa Valley'

And what is the nasoe of the ridg-? between
Weaverville and Canj^on Creek'

And is there any name for the divide aa a v/ho^a
between the Trinity drainage and the ?!alraon River drainaf^e'>

Very truly yours, * ■

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Sept finder 9, 1918.

ISr. G. 0. LeiWB^ ^ . .

Fish and Garie ConmsBion.
Ikn^Clas City, Calif.

iLy Daar Sir:

It proved irapracticable for n» to go to

Douglas City to sea you diirir^ i^r recent very >rief trip in

Trinity County, hut I hope to raake a longer trip up there

durir^ %he next few weoks and shall inake a special point of

goir/^ to Hee you.

I got soriG interest}!^ naterial up Salt Flat,
hut was not ahle to find ar^ Indians of the tribe formerly
livint": in Canj^on Creek and thence westerly. This tribe
extended to Korth Fork, Lew Fiver, and Burnt Ranch. If
you know v/here any of thera live at present I shall be obliged
if you will kindly let me know.

And *i^w about the Indians in the Hyairqpom country*'
Th they not ti»^ ^' different lar^iage from those at Salt Flat?

I an hoping to niake raj' next trip in iry own car
so t>ftt I Aill not be tied down to stage lines or livery teams.

^liarJcing i'ou for yoiur kind letter and regrettii-g
tiiat I was not able to see you,

'^ery truly yours.

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Dear Bhi lay:

It mP-ht be well. *« emnhasi zine an old story,

to tell your Boy Jk^outs that ye.tarday. here at I^mitas,
a boy of 15 pointed an 9rr.r,ty gim at Hr.other boy, of 16.
Tbe errmty f^m went off. as uBual, killing boy No.2.

The deer are just now particularly trouble-
so.., this bair^ the driest tin. of the year eo that feed is
scarce in the woods. As a consequence they ha^e skinned
onr Tnimhle-Berry bushes, some of the Wild '^■rrants, meet
of the Hencheras and -^ellims, and have nibbled off the tops
of MuidredB of our Polyrodies. Besides this, they have
claaned out u lar^.e part of the Kedwooa Strawberries in our
fern beds. They startad nn this work before m return from
the last trip ard the small ano'.nt of blor^l fertilizer we have
U8«a since nas not been sufficient to atop thera.

7nen at Wea'/ervill« last week the forest service
rnen sbowea rie Bpeci.!«n« of KHLmiU3i-^r-'^Jl>lvlla. and Imco^JKie
from the >iif',h no'untains of northern Trinity Coimty.

JorflHt fires are particularly bad this year In
Trinit", fli ski you, and HuraJ-'Olat counties and many of them are
supposed to have been set by the I.^'.W.

As ever,

Soptei'iber '5, 1919

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Fiat, Alaska.
Dear rir. Twitchell:

^iBvy n6.ny tha/ika for yoxvr letter of J-.jI^
15, which reached ne a short time a^o.

1 H:a Y9ry glad to ht^ve the exact locality
for ths Bt^ur from the middle Kuskolcwim, whose skull you
rtent f'is tsor:ie time ago, and I ain also id^ity glad to knov/
atout the condition of the Bear, the fact that its face
and feet we^e stuck full of porcupine juilla^and that it
Kiil^ arjil ate one of the dops sent to chase it. The
ohservasion of the Indians that Rrr.wn Rears, when unus'.^ally
poor, stay Kit all \»nnter instead of derjiing a^;rees vrith
inforrn'^'ion received frvxn other places on the sane subject.

I aia lTiterest3u in everything relating; to
Bears and their hahits and I en alv/ays p-lad to know of
huntir^, incidents.

TJiarJcinr; you for the inforrrntion in yoTir
letter and hop*] r^ yor» v/i 11 secure additional 'drizzly or
Brown Pear bkuIIs for me,

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Deer '-'dss n.em»n<s«>;

Zer^ida arxi 1 re+Aimsd fron Klannth Canyon sevaral

days earlier than expectad for the reason that we were not

able to make the canoe trip down ♦.he Ixjwer Klanath frm

Wetchpek to tlie ocean, the WTiter Veire so low that the

heavy dueovts would have to Ye hmded over the hara, so

this part of the trip (only 45 tdles) is postponed -antil

next saason.

^■e arrived at San Bafael ^-^8+' at dark Thiirsday
«v*rs-,r- ^uUi'her ?fi, and ^s^r^ disappointed to find that
the tires for our c?j- had not yet hear r^t-iJDed from the city.
HO that we were ohli.-ad to hire a nan ?rith his own car to
v^nni '-^B ho!-e in the nif^t. >'ex+. nominp J went to the
city and phoned Mss Bell. Since then i have hean working
steadily on ♦he notes mde di^nng the trip. I
^ot 9. number of new ranoheria names, ynd also a nmher of
^^^^j.tj„r5s in mnes P.nd locations on oiar list.

TV<* cunvon was most hea"t5f'.l pnd jnteres+o r^, Hit
the horseback trip over the noimtain trails waa a little
roMHh on the old mn. ?rhn i- net at present i^sed to ten or
twelve hours h day in the saddle. ^^enaida stood it, very

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I infer from yoiu- letters of the 14th and 20th
that you were so occtipied with the work in hand that you frr-
got all about the lonf; trip I told you we ware about to mke.

J^w about the I^aeion records. I do njt juet like

the idea of asking "^resident Wheeler for a letter +,o the
Bishop, but rnuch prefer to stand on o;u- own f e»t . Perhaps
I will try to see the Bishop in '5an Francisco personally dir-
ing the present week, or, if I do not snc^ed. my write hjm
di r Bct •

In yoiir letter of the 20th you mentj on the f 3 ndi ng
of a hunch of Kssion records "in with Pinart^e ms. collection."
Thie f^ves ne the hifjrest thrj 11 T have felt durinp- the nreaent
season^for, as I think you may rementier, I have heen trying
for yeHTB to pet a line on Pinart^s work. He published sone-
where a lefaflet or few paf^es relatii^, in whole or in part,
to Indians found hy him at Banta on the west side of the lower
San Joaquin, hut I have not seen the publication arjd we have
failed utterly to find v^irry trace of it in the various serials
searched. I liave assumed that it was published in. Pari a.

AliQost anything of Pinart's would be worth copyir^,
although it mif^ht be expected to be lackir^j in extreme accuracy.
At all event II 1^. is a p-rew'*- f-^nri. 'H^e mrr?=^ of hip s^/^^ff wf^

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our nwnthly accoimt and with the notes obtained durir^ the
recent tri p. Then Neleon has \vritten th»t he will ^e here
about the firnt of October, so llMfc I shall have to clear decks
%o give Mn a day or two.

Fe ware expecting to start on Wednesday on a long
autoSiebilo caiapinp; trip up throiigh the inner coast rangefi, and
wastarn edf^e of Sacraranto Valley to Trinity RiYG^, but
probably will not be able to f^et off before the Ih^^^ V^^
of the week.

TliankB for your bills arnour*-'^ ^'^ $7.55. a check
for which I an handir^ you her^^*

Hopir^ to see J-^ i^ * ^®^ dajrs,

Yoirs very truly,

September 50, 1918

Mr. a. 0. laws.

Deputy Pish Conirnissioner,
Doxiglas City, Calif. .

ytf Dear Sir:

On retiirrur^ from KlwratJ, (\4,nyon I find your
letter of the 13th in»t., for which I an vor]^ niuch obliged.

I shall hope to see yen and visit Kay Fork and
possibly Burnt Ranch during the next two or three weeks, pro-
yidad I an able to obtain as stir ranee from ^ashir^'a^ that our
house will not be corrrainde ^red for ani;^ use if vre reirain
aray after October 15. I an no?r '^viring for a rositiva
answer. Present news is rather aland ng for Waohir^.cn
house owners.

. Tliankir^ ircxi for the additi cnal information you
have giTen ne and hoping to see you soon,

Ver;'' tnUy yours.

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1;^ Dear Ifr. Colby:

Herewith I an retiu-nins the two letter* from Mrs
PareonB which you were idnd eno»i0i to loan ne and lAich
have interested us greatly. We have taken her addre«B
and shall endeavor to write her, as she seerae to want
letters from oiir side of the water.

Tt was a pleasiire to rMet yon all on th^ train
t}B other eTenir*; ani I regret that we are all so busy
that wo have little tine to see one another.

IRth beat wishes.

Verj' truly yours.

}tr. filliara 7>. Colby

nails Building

San Prancisco, Clalif.

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IJwir Klorence:

Our Klamth trip ims a c»mora>^le one and ctaick
fnll of iTBat from top to bottom, htit I am not eoi np; to write
you ahoi* it as Zanaida has this on her docket. I will
merely remark that the Canyon is forested for laore than 150
mles, perhaps 200, with primeTal forests mide up largely of
huco trees, mainly IJadrones, Canyon Uve Oaks, White Oaks,
Black Oaks. Umballularia, and Doup;las Spruce, with areas of
Ponderoaa Pine and Ubocedrus. It is well watered with
springy and small sparkling side straans abouncilr^ in nrssy
nooks, full of mBidenhair and woodvrardia fams.

Va traveled light with two mules and a horse, but
had to go too far in a day to suit ny age and quiet habits -
tan to twelve hours a day on hrrsaback diffarir^ in several
particulars from similar rides twenty-five yeara ago.

Got full notes on distribution arri loCHted about
sixty Indian rancharias.

Because of low water on the bars we were tmabla to
make the contami)lated canoe trip in a i^edwond di^out from
Watchpak to the ocean, but expac^t to do this in the sprii^.

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The Me rainB w had before leaving put out the
forest fires and cleared the attnosphere .

Klamth Caxiyon has no rim- rock ard no definite
top, but keeps on to the sunDdts of the neighhoriiTg nountain
ridges on hoth sides, its depth varyiTg from het^reen two and
three thousand to upwards of five thousand feet . In most
places it is verj' rarrow at the hottora with spurs corning in
as rock cliffs or hif^h hluffs rising almost vertically from

the river.

Ve e^ect to return home ah out the end of October,

if ve can stay ariother month without daiTger of losing the

house. The newspapers say that vacant houses not occupied

by October 15 will be commandeered. I am wiring the

Housing Cor»niBRion to-day in order to obtain a definite

arjswer .

WitJi love to vou both and to Jferiar and Barbara

froTTj U8 all.

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'^^ussicn,

Washington, D. C.
Au erga^ed i. field .orJc in CaHi-.-rnia. Will w house
runetoon nineteen aixt.sr.th .traet be safs fro. c^nfisc^tior

ban Rafael, California.

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CoBfOOB Club,

Just rsturned from Kla^.iath Canyon. ¥o a^cpect
U raturn to WaBhington lata October to occupy our hcusa
dTirirg winter. Ref:;r9t cannot accon^^wdata ,->,;.

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Mr. E. A. TPV^>)le,

EioloeicHl Harvey,

Dear Prahlo:

Aeain I am iinder obli£>ti<»iB to you for the very
full account you liave Bent ine of the hear slculla received
durir^g t^ie rionth of September.

I fiave iruidi^ out the neceQanry voucH»r8 and have
written to all the lobii frrci cAiora ekiJlls lia^e heen recaived.

In the CHBe of S. J. Weitjynan, your letter of
Saptei*)er 23 gives his addrese as Kane. Alaska, irhich 1
atttiuae to V^ a Btanngrapher*^ error for Haines, Inasmich as
he lias prevjou&ly writtan frora Haines and I find no such
^ostoffice as Kane accradit<^d to Alaska,

It ^ill he a great satisfafc'jon to w&e all these
skulls whan t>iey liava heen cleaned. T'hey ahould hel|)

.'laterially.

I have recently returned fror4 a »<vr«what arduous
trip throi#^ Xlanath Canyon from S}iasta Valley to liirtSr*
Ferry, a ai stance of ahont 155 ^iil^fif and an just now over-
wiielffitsd with work to he cleaned up hefore ray next trip.

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Wa haT« bid a fine rain »nd it is drizzling a
liUla today ao the fire darker B»9<m to be ower for this
>duon.

nth kind regards to you all and renewed thanka for
^l^trouhle yon have taken in sending m mich a full acoiuit
of the ^icalU,

Very truly yours.

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Mr. A, Hh»«eP)orF,

Junenii, Alaska.
Ify Dsar Sir:

On returning frc^m h trip throwpjh Klaeath Hanyon
I find yonr latter of fiapt. 5 awaitii>- attantinn. It is
o>.e of tlia raoat intersstij^ lattara I hava racoivad in nmy
a day and I wiah to thank yoTi for the larg^ air^imt of jrJfor-
nat inn it contains.

All glad to know that you ha?a shifped three i^ra
skulls of big bears and shall he glwi to see than on cy
raturn to l^'aBiini^von the latter part of this iionth.

I an v^iiih interastod in yoiir statement that tha
big bears ^pt the 5ncrea8a of the beaver down on AdnirKlty
1 8 land. Hov> do- they gat the beavers^ I never hnani of
Vris before afd 8:iall be ^iad to have any infonmtion yoii can
give rae on the subject.

Wish T cor- Id spend a few days at your place t6 sa#
and b^ar those big bears «iieji they are after Balwn. It
would be a great ^xpe'^ience.

I

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Glad to know that you have had a new f»iigazina put
in y^ur old rifle. Hope that ynu will hare no nora tmubla
with it ai^ that it will help you ralia?a tha Island of a
aojAyer w>ra of thrviia hig blears. Fro« your account of your
recant experiancaa in huntir^, thay iiust ha raighty toqgh
custof«rs. It eeans extraordinary that they can do so -^ich

whan severely wo winded.

I axt^ctjto rat. urn to Watliington in a>v>ut tiiree
weeks ard to ra Gain txiera until sprii^. till attend to
pa3riient for the three skulls you niention on ry retiirn.

With hast wishes and many thanks for the trouble
you have take?^. in writing ras so fully,

^ery trtily yours.

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Vr. D. R. Roltston,

Grolaan, B. C, Caiisicb^.

Dear Sir:

Tlie Bjolofdcal S^irvtiy notSfieB m of the receipt

of four BK-allfi of Plac*: Bears »hiw>ed >^y yon on Sertei'i.er

11. One ?/H8 labeled as a ariExly. birt turned ont to he

a Piac< 15 ke thj? others. Probariy it wan 5n the c5nnftnon

phasd of coloration cowon amonc thd Bl&u:k Bears of British

Cbliiiifcia. For these siaills I have credited your account

with ?2.0C each, arrimtir^ ir. all to $8-00. a check for which

will ce uent you from the Sridthaonian InetJtAition on or

about October IC.

I do not care nuch for skulls of Black Beara, >^t
am anxioua to ae^vj-a a*j runy akulls as posaihle of Crrizy-liea
arxL ai>i praparea to pay a t:oo*i price for thaa.

I eiL?;ect to return to VaaMiiPitoR the latter part

of trfJji Kcrti\.

Yoars very tnxly.

October 1. 191S.

)!r. S. J. ▼eitzEBii,
Hain©». Waft'**-

^^ TaB Bioloe^cal 8ur.«y notifies ra. of the receipt

frc« yen of three .kull. of ariz.ly Pears from Oulkat
V.ilev Althoiv^ theee are not of e.,x«..l value I l^ve

l^ld the. at m.OC each, r^'^ins ^3.-00 for the three.

a check for ^d.h «U Vb sent you fro. ^ ^3it..or..n

Institution on or at <Mt f>ctoV.er 10.

4. ,«.T, ♦ ft VarM nrt on the latter liar^'
I expot*' ^o retirn to rasfunc-"^

ot tl^s Month

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Kr. Smest Kir'l>irger,

Xak3, Alaska .
Desu^ Sir:

Tlie c3 >ear skulls ahiired Vy you Auf^ist 14 reachad
the Biiolcv^ical Siirvay safely and af^'eed irith yoiir invoice
except that ^lo. 4, labeled as Crrizzly from Port Hoi^tcn,
is a Black B^t^j- instead of a (rrizr.ly.

For these skulls I have credited your accovtnt Trith
$74.50, a check for '.-Thich will he sent j'-ou froro the Sidt-V
soriaii Inbtitutinn with voucher about the ICth of October.

I expect to return to Wasiiii^on the la^^^ r*^rt
of this month.

Yours verf truly.

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Carr»,cks, Yukon, Canada.

Deiur Sir:

Your le+ter and invoice of rear skulls, dated

/.August 5, has been for/?arded to ma from the Biological
• Survey along with the rarort on the akulla received. Four
- cf the BkTillB entered on yorj- liet as Grizzlies turned out
' to \>e Blaok Bears, so that t>iere are only foiir Grizxlies
; in tlie lot and one of these is a hadly bmken young ski-Jl.

For this let I have credited year account w3th
•; $67.0C, a ciiecK for which will be sent you from the Snith-
sonian institution with detailed statement on voucher, on

or aV<>ut Octoher 10.

I expect to return to Washington the latter part.

'•,- of tlis tnonth.

Yours very truly.

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\;!;oita^S=dth»cnian Inst.

Dear ^fr Adtuau: ^cw>unt for the montli

p^r->witv> I a- •ncloaing ray expense accoim.

,, *40^68 and voucher, as per accwtt-
of SepteniJer mnoiuiting to $402.58. am
pa..4 liBt. which I .hall he ohliged if you wall R.«il. P

from the Harritnan ftiA, * • „^ ^nd

fn.i.ful. *«♦- ™»»- ••"" ''^'' *"'"• '^'^''^ ^°^ 1
fnu -r^u, uu The bor.ehack part with

U. np. ^ do^ 0"r .t«P. "^^.^ "^^-j^,. ^^

^,1,^ ^r, to the roari^ "'"•.^^"Tno^y. i.

. ' * vn* a trifle hard on the old nan, wno nowiuu»j
otandpomt hut a iniie -«
not ueed to in and U hour, a day on a mxle . back.

" "ter all I ...e fir^lly. .-.. -- ohlis^d to huyj.

, off «r kaeoinr the old one. for 5 weeks,
new tires— the Company , after Keepint, w

ir^ to receive the ^.terials necessary for retreadans-
: Ls acco..t they allowed .. forty odd dollar, for the old
ones. Givir^ i«e the two new for $94.60.

AccoB^janyinji vouc^ters:

To:n S. Bee ^67.00

G.H. Peterson 28.no

D.R.Rolston |''"'

f?.J.W9it.ztflan 36. on

7.. Merriari o9.-h7

J.^.SccUick 7.70

Very tnily yours.

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1918
•S ept.3

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l*^*T,^S''®,^^SitaB to San Rafael

San Rafael to San Francisco

MBal. 1.65- street car fare. .20

Fare, San Francisco to lagunitas

Fare, lafwnitas to San Francisco and return

Meals 1.90: street car fares .20

Half pint faternan ink

George E. Butler, nagnlfying p;lasi/3 . 00 ;r»p

Sub
voucher

15

13

13-26 Trip to "l^eka and Klansath Canyon, self and

assistant: ' '

2 Fares legunitas to San Francisco © .81

2 Suppers @ .75

2 R.ir. fares, San Francisco to Yreka © 11.99

2 Sleepers San Francisco to IZontague @ 2.48

Privilege ^ 1.91 ^^

^als on train @ 2.50

Yreka, services of Indians (vocab.)

ifeals © 1.75
■ Services of Indians

ifeals @ 1.75
• Hotel, 2 room. Sept. 14- 16 incl.

Registered mail, vocab. to Larnnitas

Msals @ 1.50

Tobacco for Indian.
Staffs fare, Yreka to Sottville P? 2.00

14
15

16

17

2

3

.45

.35
2.06

.81
1.19
2.10

.60
3.15

1.62
1.50
23.98
4.96
3.82
5.00
4.00
3.50
3.00
3.50
6.CX)
1.36
3.00
1.00
4.00

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887

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18

20
21

22

23
24

StS fare Hamburg to Jarpy Saqp G 2.50
HappY CaiT* servicoB of Indians Uocao.;,

Happ^ tar^^^B^ aEsistant supper S«pt. 18- ,

breakfast Sept. 21, mcl. .'l
Blunt 's, 3 lunches a^lroon feed 3 horses
lliza liliott, supper .lodeing, breaxfast ana

3 Lu^S^s^KSn feed.3 ^^aj^^Su"

^-S ^rs*oSgg!^5l1^^p5^£!!r^?^^^^

OrleL^Bar, feed of 3 horses, night Sept. 23-24
Orleans w, ^^^ ^^^ Ferris, dinner, supper,

lodfi-io' arjd breakfast, 3 persons ^ 2.00 e

Sfea<re Orleans Par to Sireka.Z persons <? 9.10 9f.l0
TeT«pli'^n»»^l^^ to Ifcirtens Ferry & down raver

1.00

7.50
2.00
1.00
5.00

4.00

8.00
2.50

5.25
2.50

5.85

40.25
2.25

6.00
18.20

35

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26
30

Lunch and dinner @ 1.26

sireka. Hotel Vance, 2 rooas ri^t of Sept. 24- 25 11

Z R.R. fares, Bureka to San Francisco ^^ 12.96

neals en route, 2 persor^

Ba^age

2 nires, San Francisco to la^Eiinitas @ .81

Fare, Iaf!:unitas to San Francisco and return
>£eals 1.50; street car fares .20
Postage, nionth of Sept.

Marsh & Co., develomm and printing photos,
Septfi.a0;0ct.2f3.?6; films'l.OT

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?or tiiss S. R. CleoiBncs:
11 Rental of tj'pewriter, Sept.7-Oct.7
20 Photographic copy, roap or San Francisco Bayz.
27 Paper and pads %

For Miss Hazel R. Bell: * *

Services as stenocrather and typist (-Aorkiw
with ISss Cleaence) i month @ $100 per mo.
2 Hound trip, Berkeley to lagunitas
Msals
Rciupd trip Berkeley to lagunitas -„*.*-'•

12
13
14

10

2.50
3.50
26.92
4.50
.26
1.62

1.19
1.70
1.00

6.28

4.00
l.CO
2.26

50.00
1.41
1.00

1.41
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QornackB, Yukon, Ckimda

889

1918

30 Rovmd trip, B«riteley to lag^aiita* (iftw Bell)
Heals

tiff. 22(Dela79d receipt) KLectric current, NorthuntoerUnd

Office, Jane 25-July 25 15

Oct. Z Two new Goodrich autoeaoibile tire* 36x5 a 47,30 16

Sept. teleobonea to San Kafael, San fyencisco
and fiericeiey

1.41

1.00

1.00
94.60

1.65

Sept .4

2 Skulle of adult Orizzly Beara
1 Skull of young Grizzly, broken
5 Skulle of rihle Black Boars

3 aralle of fernale Black Beara
1 Skull of fainale Srizzly

18.00

2. CO
1.00

402.68

67.00

f our handred and two-

fix^ eight

402. -vQ

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67.00

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Ernest Kirbirger

Kake, Alaska

.U&ckay & Dippia

Ctleary, Alberta, Canada

1918

3 SIrallB of mala Brown B«are from Eliza Harbor 15.00

8 Skulls of male Black Bears 2.00
3 Skulls of tig aald Black Bears 1.50

9 Skulls of feroalo or iiimature Black Bears 1.00

45.00
16.00

4.50
_9.00

1918

Sept .2 2 Mult Grizzly Bear Skulls @ $12

24.00

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74.60

24.00

74.50

tweitty-four

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24.00

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Sitka, Alaska

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Soldon, British Coltinibia, C&mda

1918

1 liale Brown Beeir ^cull
1 Cub Bear Skull
1 Skull of Saa lion

18.00
6.00
5.QP

1918

Sept. 14 4 Skulls of Black Beara from Kinbeasket Iftke,

Brititfi Columbia

2.00

8.00

28.00

8.00

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S. J. Weitziaan

Haines, Alaska

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Sept. 14 3 Skulls of Srizzly Bears from Chilkat Valley,

Alaska

12.00 36.00

Jer^ida Merriam

Lagunitas, Jfarin County, Calif

1918
Sept 1 25

icoe 818 assistaRfc, Sept. 14- 25 incl.,
12 days © $3.25

39.00

36.00

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36.00

39.00

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39.00

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U;S. N&tioml I'hisaum, Va8liinp:ton, J)

1913
S©pt.3C

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15 skill Is at
1 aknll at

50
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7.50
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Oct. 4, 1918

Dear Ifiss Lea:

Inataioi of takir^ the 2:45 train for lAgTinitas tooorrow
(Saturday) please take the 3:45 train for :?an Rafael, whidi
leaves Ferry Boildii^ by the f?aTiBalito Ferrj^— same as the
Lsgiinitas train. Get a return trip ticket froia S.?. to San
Rafa€klf nAiere 1 will maet you at the station.

an ilerriaia and ay daughter ara going ^'O the cdty today
and will coioe home tomorrow via San Rafael on the sacae train
(3:46). They vdll trj^ to j^one you this evening, to cake
doubly sure.

Should it really rain tomorrow, which seeras unlikely,
then tirjJce the 2:45 train dirrot to LuKiuiitas.

Very truly yours.

16 ss (Borgia Lea
1603 Obdrord Street
Berkeley, Oalif.

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October 6, 1918.

}fr. C. k. Chanberlain,
FcreBt f>ervice,
Weaverville, (Talif.

Dear Sir:

yery many tliariks for yoiir letter of F^eptetober 13th ;

which awaited roe on ny recent rotiim from Klaimth r^anyon^
where I met three Forest Service men — Fx)rtsan and Jar^BS at
Happy ^^^ ^^^ Harley at Orleans Bar.

Don't you think it a pity to have three ria.^eB for
different parts of the Ba#e mountain ranr:e, as in the case
of Trinity ?!ountain, Bully r!hoop mountains, £«rd Yolla
Eolly J-ountainst And similarly in other cases.

In hantily InoKirig over the Trinity map I notice
a nuinber of duplications of strr^ar. names, mostly on this map,
but alfto in other areas^ Ibiong such are Big Hreek, Browns
Creek (one en each side of Trinit]? RiverX Willow rtreek. Cow
r'reek, DoV)binB Creek (spelt in two way8)^Clurii Creek, Cold Creek,
Rattlesnake Creek, Indian Creek, Squaw Creek, Bear Cre^, J?iddle
Creak, and Chanchalulla Creek. T'he latter case is particularly
objectionable for the reason that the name is so unusual that
it should be distinctive. But the whole state is so full of
these uniiappy duplications that it se^^s almost hopeless to
trj'^ to t^et rid oflthem. However, it is usually worth while to

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find out the original Indian name of the stream so
that in cases of duplication the aboriginal nanie, if
easily pronoimced, may be substituted for the duplicata.

If you are ever in the Bay region during the suooer or
fall I should be very glad to meet you in the City or at
San Eafael and bring you out to our place at Lagunitas.
This year, urifortunately, wa are obliged to return to
Vashir^^on at the and of the present month in order to
save our housa, whach otherwise would be comraandeared by
the gnvemraent. I hava just received a talegrari frora the
GnverTiment Housir^ CoinoiBsion, extending iry tiros from
October 15th to October 3*th.

With best wishes and thanks for your letter.

Very truly yoiurs,

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% dear V.B.:

Your letter m^thout date has arriTed. Your
tion of naphthalan spray doesn't feel good to xsy nose;
however, I will keep the raatter in mind for another year,
but think I prefer blood fertilizer liiich keeps ^he deer off
if attended to. They, the de«r, modS a pretty clean sweep of
eYerytJiing but the big: f*«» d^^^ing our recent absence; but the

•^{..oi^..^.^ •^^coiied vegetation everywhere in the fields and

rainsTuiv^ ^ ^

forests BO that the deer are now lettir^ us alcne aid probably
will stay out of the fern bads until next sucrjer. They took alJ
of €Axit ox^liB, heuoiiara, telliaa fi^nd lots of other J^CT

tiling, aixi also tha polypodies on the stone walls. But as
a resiilt of the rains new crojis are comi/^ up everywh-jre and
erean grass is already four inches hif^.

Glad to know ahoctt the your^ gHszly from the Teas
courtry, and.he^e the sk^Ul cf its mother )i«ill be available
when I tjet rack; but I would nudi rather see that of its
fat/ier. Try c^Axi, to get the others you mentioned frra that
regi on. .

ai&d Paul is ahle to go to school this winter. He cer-
tainly has done good work. Hope the scouts will get liberal
retiirn for the com.

rotir scoiits paay be interested to JcnoJthat in the YreJca
country, ??cott Valley, Klamth Canyon, and the Trinity River

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ccunlary at le^ast nine Indian s>Bcks out of every ten had from
one to four stars on the front door or in the window. The only
homes nnt fcaving stars are thos. of very old people who have
no sons of si.i table age. They all. also have Red Cross sims
in their windows and have given liberally to the Red Cross
and 8»*scribed fcr Liberty Bonds. Ifhere so nuch money ca^ae froa
is a cystery. A partial eaqlanation my be found in t'ne fact t
that Hapiy Ctop lias £p ne dry ei nee I was tlsre ten vgars
ago, andthe Indians have been juorlciTs in the chrome itdnes and
also on rar.ches

Yesterday I stacked up a lot of fireplace wood on the
piazza and ifwe not k If dors when a little winter wr«i visited
the pile and conti nied to glide in and out asMn^ the sticks
between arafuls.

In Klamath Clwiyon we saw water ouzels all the way dorm to
Orleans Bar.

It rai ned heavi ly hero last rJght and thds forenoon •
I have received an answer from tte Govemwsnt Houa rg
Board to cy telegraa IrKjurir^B if unoccupied condition fkf cy
house would be respected lantil our return, the end of October,
They agree tr this with the proviso that we fill all avail-
able bed spactwith soldiers or gcverrjaent workers,
ith love to you both, as ever.

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October 6,

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eno\J^ to go over ,

Voura very tnily» ,

Dear Prof esBor l^ermnn: ^ .^^^^ would

Rerlvin^ to your note of the 3d mstan.
Replying . - ^ . .w rit> <« WedneedKy

-yt>^t I expect to he xn t^^r.t.^^^ ^^^

„,.t. «^ al^U er^e-or to^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^. ^^^

In the early afternoon- ^^ v^

^^ ^ if it i8 convenient for him to be

,^t !fr. Pitzh^*^

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Very tnxly youre.

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ilcadeny of Sciences,
SftT. Prfncisco, f«lir.

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(Tctoher 6, 1918.

Dear MiBB Clooence:

TliankB for yours of the 4th instant just recaivsd.
The vocabularies msntioned are probably not worth ccpyiTjg
with the pobttible exception of?bhe one you have entered under
the iMfaiiiiiar nane ^mlo^taca. It mi^t be well to
copy iiiis one. Wliere was it taicen^ I don't seem to
re^oBirber it at all. .

Be sure to aake a thoroiigh search of the books and
parophlets in the drawer with ^inart's Yocabulariss. There
should be soraethiry; interastirc anonK them, even if the
long-looked-for leaflet on Banta Indians is not there.

TharJcs for Jfr. Huntir^on's address. I will write
hira at once.

Very truly yours.

Kiss Stella ^laraence.
Hotel Bancroft,

Berkeley, Calif.

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Mr. Frank 7. liebig,

K8S.X, Uont&rwi.
near Mr. Li ©big:'

l>n ratumine from a field trip throu(^ Klamth
f^njron in the northern part of this Stat.. I foimd your
letter of Septeni-jr 17th i*cdjthe leaf and flower you
were kind enough to sena o^our wild rhubarb. It is, as
suspected, the cow parsnip, JIa??x:yjOTjLamj^^ I am
glad of this specioen to put the matter of its identity e^
rest, and am f^lad to know that the bear feeds on the youn g
shoots in spriir:.

I sliall return to Washir^on the latter part of this
month, and hope yoii will not forget tc send m the grizzly
skull from Kalispel when you g) them- I shall^ls^, of
coiurse, be very glad of the photograjh of tie laet grizzly y
killdd.

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With best wis>ie8.

Very truly yours,

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October 6, 1918.

Mr. (?• H. Riiraj^revB^
Happy ^^^kmp, Cklir.

Dear ?&•. Rui?5)hrey s :

)fy daiie^ter, T^enaidn, and I reachod horns two days
after leaving you at Orleana, and tnist that yon arrived
at your hoiae about the same time aid foijnd 3'our family well
We both feel greatly obligea to you for your manj' kind-
nesses to ite, and your helpfulnaBs in promoting ny wort,
and hope to see you again next year.

I wonder imt would be practicable for you to pur-
GhjaBe for lae some acorn flour from some of the Indians of
your region. I should like to get from three to five dollars
worth, ana do not care ^hetriar i t i s made from the black
oak orthe taa.bark. If you con get this before the 20th
of the present month, please ship by parcels post or express
to me at ^.agunitas, >&.rin County. And if you will notify me
in advance, I will sand you the money to pay for the flour
and chy.rj[^eB in advance.

rran you tell me the Indian nan© of Preston Pec^k, and
also th^t of the liigh mountain back of T^odgers Fid^^e between
the Klariith aiid the Salmon— the mountain wa looked back an
in gojng down Klamath r'arg^on after lenvir?^ the 5?aLnDn.

We liave just had a day's rain hare, and the papers say
j^ou have had a severe s^.orm in northern Cklif orrJ a.

in whW^rl^^^l^t^^fofes';^ ^^^- H^^^^78 and the children,

Ver}' truly yoairs,^

OctoT^er 6, 1918.

Mr. J. S. Johriston,

Warden, California State Prison,

Ran Quantin, Ralif .

Dear 5?ir:

Hr. V. RHrcla3r f?tepherm has jnst forwarded me your
letter of ths first instant, eund I am gratified to know that
ym will allow me to interview aoae of ycur Irxiiars.

If you will kindly let rw know the localities from which
these Indians cane, I will know what vocabularies to take,
as there are more than a hundred tribes of Indians in the
State, each speakinR a language, or at least a dialect, dif-
forent from the othora.

If convenient for you I Bhould like to visit the prison

on Thursday, the tenth instant, and probably would not want

to talk with more than one or at most two Indians on that

day. l^Jien I know where some of these Indians are from I will

know just wliat material to take \i th me.

TharJcing you for your kir^ offer of assistance,

^erj tmly yours.

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Mr <>ilV'ert arosvanor ,.„.»„
rSreclor >Iat.. aengraDhic Scciftty

7/aehi rvTton, O.rj.

Dear Vr (^rosvenor:

The July n;in}-.er of the ^k^zine reached ub about, four
days Hgo and we lutve road aloud evenir^ ^.ha Bpleralid
artieiw on New York City and on the aeographie Society's

^ , i. M iii-r T?T««r>.>ft '''hiB is no reflection
Hospital ^arda at Neuilly, l^-rance. nie -o

on the "ard Hael cf the T-,.rk, v^-^uch we ha^e not yet had
time to read. 1 congratulate you on yo:u^ ability to sac:^re
Buch recHrkable atories for the Ka^azina.

I wa happy in the feeling that J .«de even a tin-/
Uriblat of a oontribT-.tion to the fv.nd you started for the
firat ward, ar^ take pleasure in enclcainc herev^ith a a.aall

check for the new one.

Wit,h best wishes, "'fen' truly yours,

ZenaSda nrxl I ha.e juet returned fro.o a horseback trip
da«n the great Kla.«.th r^nyon in northern ralifcmia.

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Oct. 8. 1918.

Jfrs Molly ClauBon
Yreka. Oftlif.

Dear !&•» Clau8on:

On havir^ vjy jjhotA^raphB developed vrr dai^ig-hter and I
were greatly disappointed to find ^hat ^'our DJcture ie .
Bpoiled by fallir^ o^^r the edge of the plate. The same ^
thing liappenad to other i>hotographB taken on the trip, and
we did not know it till they were developed after ouip^eturn.

TJie trouble was th^t the finder on the camera got bent
to one 8Jde--the left side- -so that the picture was taken
too far to t.he rlpiit. We ar^ dreiidfiilly sorry, and if we
are able to go to Yraka as «re expert next sprir^, I will
try wj best to get a really good picture of you.

We had a fine trip down Flaraath ^anyon," and carne hOTie
dovm the coast by way of Huj:nboldt Bay and ^el River*

Please ^pve the enclosed photos to ^^ ^^ike.

We hope you have heard frc«*i j?'our sons since we left.

)V daughter ^enaida joins me in nest wishes.

Very truly yours.

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f>ct. 8,1918

Miss Daisy Ruth Alphus
Happy (J&Bsp, r^ii:

Dear ifisB Tkisy Alplrm:

Herewith I enclose two S'ThII photographs of you and
your mother with your pretty ponies, which you were good
enoueJi to let me take on the Klaiiath Cianyon trai 1 a short
tine ago.

^ You were lookir^ a little too solemn , hut still the

pictures are yccd ard have an attractive hacker ound. I
hope you wJll like them. later on I will send you sonje
enlarged prints, which prohaMy v,i 11 >>e more satisfactorv.
I hope you speak the larv?«xage of your people. Some
of the young folks now-a-days try to learn l^rriigh onl-
forgetting that the heautiful language of t^^jr x^rents is
a valuable asset and likely to be of value to thlm later.

We expect to leave ov-T sr«^r V^ at I^..y- ,^, ^^^„,
r>ctoUr 25. to go to our .inter ho-y, in Washi^^or. h.f
hope to return to (TaiiforniH next spring.

''i^-h regards to yoiu- mother,

Verj' truly yours,

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Oct. 16,1918

Karen & Co.
oan FrttJicisco.

Dear lir MarBh:

TliankB for your letter ah cut the enlargon^ntc.
Ab there arc^ so r7iai:y, I Bbnll be obliged if 3^ou will
Ekvke 2 each, instead of 3.

I expect to oe in the ^ity on 3at\irday afternoon
and will oall to see if any are done.

Very truly yourB,

Hfj

Dear 15 bb Cleioence:

Oct. 16, 1918

The San Fernando MiBBion Record is not in Lob Ar^elea
but in New York, in the library of H. E. Huntinf^ton, father
of Howard Huntir^ton of Lob Angelea.

I've been working with Indian? everj' day of late and
have had great good luck, getting lote of rnaterial. FiBh
I had another nonthto put in.

Any Influenza your way? None yet at LagunitaB.

This morning early we had a regular deluge, but now
the Bun iB out a^ain. Its a great climatel

When are you plarjiilT, to Btart FAstv/ard*^ Do'nt forget
that I hold a couple of etripB of paper tliat may be of inter-
eat to you in that connection.

We are going away Satiurday, to return Sunday night. CSan
you not come up here Monday morning for the day^ Ve will
looK for you on the mail train, about 10 dclock.

Ven^ tndy youre,

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October 18,1918
W dear Mr. Rerrin;

Again luck ie againat iio for qy
f «ni ly i 8 engaged for a trip on the east
Bide of the Bay for Sunday.

Hoi»over, I shall be in the city
toQOrrow (Saturday) afternoon and will
call on you about two o'clock. But
dont Btay in if you have anythir^ on hand
as I can call again a few days later.

Very truly yours,

v.'

}tr. Vm.P.Herrin
San Francisco

are

916

October 21, 1918

Mr. ?. K. Phillips

U. S. Pi;hlic School
IliHcma, AlJLaka

Dear Sir:

I/jr. William Hamilton of the Bureaii of

Kducation v/ritea ma that yon have macie inqidry as to the dis-
position of tear sknlls. In reply v/ould say that I am glad to
purchase skulls of grizzly ana big hrown bears from all parts
^ol Alaska, provided each skull is labeled with the locality
where the bear was killed, and if known, the sex and approximate
datu also. Some tags for thispurpose arn enclosed herewith.
Your r^ace shoulu always be written on each tag, so that there
nay be no question as to who sent the skull.

I an particularly anxiov^s to obtain skulls oftfully
adult bears. The matter of size is of much less corjiequence
than th^at of age, as some of the species never grow to be very
1 arge, v;Mle others are hr^ge. ,

The prices I pay for reasonably perfect skulls rai^e from
$4 for young up to $10 for adult females and $15 (in some cases
even as hif;h as $20) for adidt males. Damaged skulls and those
that have lost many teeth brir^ lower prices of course-
Skulls should be securely packed and shipped by express,
enlarges collect, address TJ. S. Biological Survey, Dept. of
i-.ri culture, Washir^ton, D. C. YOur name and adaress should be

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written on tha outsfede of the packaee. You aho^ad write ma
at tha 8aP» tin., giviig date of Bhipnent and number of

slculle sent.

I am returning to Wuuhii^on next weftk. Yfhere I ehail

remain during the winter.

Very %rnly yours.

M

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October 21, 1916

Oaar lir, Coville;

y^ny thanks for yovr lotte>- of
Sept.ml,a.. 21, i„ .,,,y ,, ^, inquiri... It ,,« a^ui^ng
on my return frora field work in northern California.

^d ym ever try to conb .aolaasee out of vo;u- beard
with a fine tooth conib' Would this not be an easv t'STwith
the job of raking dead leave* in apring out of a fern I'U
carpeted with redwood Btrawberriee. c«ali,. ^.Jtanco.r.erj .c

It Btrike»me that you are probably right in attributing
retardation of growti. of Doi^-laa spnwe anu «on» otner plant.
to reduction of light caused by overhar^^irg bi^ncxha.. I
ehall be .-lad to adopt your 8U£5gostion of an actinoaetar
but fear it is too late this year aa we are alreaciy begin^
rj.n6 to pack for Washington.

Tho^Jca for ..bofs audress. I ara writi r^ him at Deep
Si-nnge I^ch via Big Pine -and .iah I could go up there
t}U8 year. Hope I can next.

Tr.HUr^^ that yon and your f«.nily have escaped the
infinenza. antl with best wishes,

Vary truly yours

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Mr. F. W. Coville.

Botani 8t,

Wasnington, J). C.

Octohar 21, 1918

Dear Cabot:

How goes it in Deep Springs Vallej''^ lb it
not a ^lorirus thing to be able to Bpencl a year of cne*b life
aoid such interesting surrounaings and engaged in lines of
action wholly different f ronaiy you have previously known,

/Ire there any Iiidians in the '^alley^ And what have you
learned a% to the locution of farailies or can5:B of Pananint

Indians^ *

We are obliged to return horae in a few days, which I
deeply regret, Vnt next sprin- ' hope to coroe out early enough
to raike a trip in Inyo county, -^nd to co^^qplete as far as
practicable my Panamint ^mte'^ial.

Z and I have recently returned from a trip through
KUmath River canyon in northern Califomiik. Tne canyon is
approxinHtely 260 miles in length and the wagon rom stops
at Happy Car'?;, below wliich we traveled on horseback, speritil)^
the nights with the Indiana and obtainir^ much useful
information.

With test wi&hes fron us all>

Verj'' truly yours^

e..v^^:^^-\^,^

Cabot Coville,
Big Pine,

Inyo Co. I Caiif.

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October 21, 1918

l^. W. C. Monclenkall
Goclc^^ical Survev

Daar Mr. Jiendeniiall:

Referring to yo^jr letter cf 'October

fifth, which I found on my return from a field trip in northern
California, wo^ld aay that I shall be only too glaxl to help
you out in any way I can in relation to your biography of 0. K.
ailbert, but fear I can be of little aesiBtance. However, hit
8on Arch Imls forincL some of the data you asked for. and thinks
he can find more in his father's old journals*

I met. Gilbert first in the winter of 1671-2, probably
auring the ChristtaiH holidays of 167i. In the early spring of
1872 we both went West to Salt Like'; mai he went South with
the Wheeler Surrey, wiiile I went North with the Haydan Survey.
In thinkire over the early Wheeler K>.ped:'tion inen who are
still living, it occurs to me that your most likely source of
information Wll be Henry W. Henshaw, who lives at the Ontario
in Washington. General Hox ia also migiit rnmer^^er incidents
of value in connection with the early Wiieeler ezpeditions.

I expect to return to Washii^ton in a few days , ai>i may
see you in the not distant future.

Very truly yours^

i

October 21, 1918

R. J. Thorqp^n

II. S. Biolo^cal Survey
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Thompson:

Owing to ny absence in the field
I aid not receive your letter in time to rerly tjo your
inquiry as to the bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan sub-
scribed for by me. The sDOunt is $800 on the installment
plan.

Regretting mj delay in furnishing this ir-fonnation,
ar^ with best wishes,

Very tnily yours^

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October 21, 1918

Mr, William Pfcumlton

Bureau of Kducation, Alaska Division
Waslungton, D. C.

Ify dear lir. Hard It on:

Yoxir letter of October 5 reach9d
me recently on r%r return from a field trip, I am obliged
for the address of F. If.. Phillips of Ili&iram, and am *
writing him by this mail about the bear akulls.

Very truly yours^ •

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October 21, 1918

Postmaster

Washiri^ton

D. n.

Denr Sir:

On and after receipt of this notifi-
cation kir^dly forward no more of mj fa^iily mail to
La£;unitas^\out deliver seam to Northumberland Apart-
ments, New Hanpsiiire Ave. & V St.

mkJi
This applies to iS.il addressed to Dr. and Mrs.

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C, Hart Merriam, 7. Kliza eth Msrriam^and Miss
2enaida Merrian at 1^19 Sixteenth Street.

^ery truly yours^

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923

Ifiss Qeorgia Lsa
1605 Oxford Street
Barkalay, Q^lif.

Dear Miss Lia:

Harewjth I an enclosing check on Crocicer Rank fort7.34
in pajoient of sarvicas and travelintS expanses to lafmnitas
on Octoiar 5, and shall be obligad if yow will kindly sign
and ratum tha accoiaf>any i r^ receipt.

I mgret tiiat tha infliianza and oti^ early return prevent
yoViT comne a^^n as I had hoped to have another talk with
ycii before setting nut for the Kast*

Should you cxjai^e yoiu- imnd about coming to Fashir^"ton

please write ma.

Very truly yours,

C.Hart Herri tua
8

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6

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Sarviuas as Stenogjraphar one day
Round trip far«8,Berk»lay-Lag!imtaa
MsalB

Berkeley, CSalif. 24th
Seven and -------------- 34>

October

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191S 16th Street, Jeshingtin. D.C.

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Mr .7. I. Adams .,, . , . *

Aocountant, amithonian Inst. ^

Dear Ur Adams: .

Herewith is my expense account for October, amounting to
21^.62, and three other vouchers ass per accompanying list, which
I shall be obliged if you will kindly pay from the Harrimfm i'Mnd.

I^especting the payment of $12 to Indians October 7-17 would
soy that e voucher was impracticable, but the amounts are entered
in a book for the purpose in 3an Ouentin Irison. eech payt. follow-
ing the name of the Indian, and signed by me. I made the trip to
San Cuenton Prison from Lagunitas each day {32 miles) in my car,and
usually had lunch there es a guest of the .Tarden. but on two days
drove to 3an Hafeel (6 miles) and had dinner at the hotel.

!>eturn trip reduced fares :5an Francisco to Lagunitas were
abolished Oct. 1. so I had to pay two one way fares during the

month.

Heretofore you will remember I have personally paid half of
the monthly Garage bill at San Rafael, but this time have included
the whole bill in my account. This is because the car was used

exclusively for official work.

Very truly yours,
/ccomponying vouchers:

H.H.Bell, stenographer ?50
J.B.3collick, cleaning skulls.'14.50
Hudson Bock 3o. Books :ri7.50

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October Expense Accoiait, 1918

Oct.i:: Pare, Lagunitas to San Francisco ^ Berkeley i; return
Street car fares 30; meals 2.50

9 ^^fire,3an Francisco u; return to Lagunitas

rf Iff ,4"®* ^^^ ^*^"s •^O; meals 2.00

ia^ A^^^^5^ ^i SanQuentin for services l;j. ;ine^ls en route2*

ly Pare San Bafael to llameda vi return. 76:«eal 1.00

21 Miss Clemence, Pare Berkeley-Lagupites i return
Meals en route

2Z Pare. Fairfax to aanPrancip^o i return .54 mealsl.
Return telegram to Chi^^ago, engaging sleeper
8 gallons gasoline ^.^1

26 Thayer Garage: 2 new tubes, labor, gasoline ic 1

26 Ifarsh ik Oc. Ptg i developing photos 7 roll film 2

26 Baggage out, Lagunitas .50; baggage tr. i>anPran.25

26 Pare San Rafael to San Prancisco .35; meal 75

Slee; '" ^^

Mea!
Same for Mis? Clemence, SanPrancisco-nasHingto]
27 Telegram from Sacramento, Calif, to Smithsonian

30 H.L (i J. B. McQueen, Ifenzanitas

14 Rental of typewriter for Miss Clemence

Miss Georgia Lea: Services as stenojjrepher
Oct.6,4>i.50; round trip Berkel^y-uigunitas 1.84;
meals en route, 1.00
Nov 2 Expressaga on box MS sent from San Rafael Oct 26
Postage, month of October

sixty two

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1 84

2 80

1 62

2 20
14 00

1 76

1 84

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Miss Hazel E. Bell

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E233 Ellsworth St., Berkeley, Calif.

Oct 30. Services as stenosrapher and typist t month

of October, 1918,: $100 per month

50 Oo

J.. 7. bcollick

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U.S. National Museum, Vashington, D.G.

Oct

3C For cleahing Bear Skulls:
2 skulls^, .75

26 skulls « ,50

1 50
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Got
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Phillips, Letters from Oalifornia

^Jlff?r^^i-?^^?^^^^? ^^ publications by
/allejo, Bi dwell, and others ^

5 00

12 50

Nov. 4, 1918

Mr A. Boneiti,
Postmaster.

Lagunitas, Calif.

Dear Mr Bonaiti:

In leaving Legunites I forgot to give you any money for
postage on forwarded mail. To remedy this, I aw enclosing
herewith check for 51. If more is needed at any time before
my return, kindly let me know and I will remit.

Very truly yours.

929

17 50

*wal:^

fifty

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Nov. 4, 1918

S.G.Fahrney, Esqr.
/dams lixpress Co.

66 L ot., m:

.Vashington.,D.C.
Dear 3ir:

Referring to your postcard dated Cct.23,1918, just reed. on
my return to the City, would be obliged if you will have the
package in question delivered to me at my house, 1919 161 1 N;/
where charges will be paid.

?esp.

■3r-

The pkg no. appears to be 4C034

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ar ;;ir:

Nov. 7, 1915,

cents collected .y error .t my house ^1910 16-. ) ^
for alle-ft'l — f. .. i6ot. 1 on Nov.l.

^j.n P,..n • - ^ '"/ trunk . c^ecl- no. 146014, frcir

Pacific .,-„„„ ,.„ f ■ r-" '""'•" '--'■ ^"'T- ^o^them

Tw T """"' "' '■'' "' ^'^^'"^ :i"it„1. „.i,i ,
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to tUo .v-„„t in t.„ ^ "• """ =="'' '''<= '='■■'<*

. ,. ^'^- ^'^''^ ^t ;.cion 3t£tion. Tf ^^o

delivered next d^V_,rr,v i • '

rec.i^t. ,s the ti-unk could not uo^.^i'lv k

1 ,,-. ^, popsi-jly hiive crrivcd before

^oc cricjrgc- IS or ccurEo t mi-take.
*"< enc, ..c.n..ter ttg:^ enclosed.

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••tisfiington, D.C.
Deer :jir:

Nov. 7, 1918

I ehall be Obliged if ,ou will Hn.l, re.it the 54
cents collected by error £t n,v h ,,.

for alleged "Itorsfe- on n,,, ♦ ^ 'ov.!,

^ "°^f^« °^ 'ny trunk . check no.l46814. lYcm
oen Prancigcc, Htlif. t j-roni

I.per9cn..ll7 checked this trunk rt !-ern' ^Id. - .•
Pacific Offices s. n -_ • ' errj ^idg. outhern

ana left r "°* '" ''^ ^^^^^'^^ °^ ^^t. 26.

na left next „cn.ing at ..40 b, Cverl.nd li.itod. errivi,
m :7a8hington ebout 5 ?,i:. Oct "7 ..a . ^

f *, ''•^* ^'^'^ ^^ once /ravp tl^e chrr^l.

to the /gent in the Bf.g^«p« rccm rf r • ..

delivered next d.. ,ev . "" "* '' ""

rec^i.t - ."" ^'" "''' ^^^ '^ ^-^^ -^^-'^d

did. the storage" chax^o is of course a .i.take.
:Jeceipt and 7rencfer tags enclosed.

14

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•7. ./.Carpenter,- Esq.,

/gt. .'/ells Pcrgo :?AL;resa
acn Prancisoc, Calif.

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Dear oir:

In your postcard dr.ted /pril 3, 1910, in reply to my in-p
uiry about o lost package addressed to Poiapeo L'ertinelli,
Legunitrs, (Jalif. , you stated thf-t the matter would be given
prompt attention an^'^ I would be edvised further et sn early
dtte. Not hearing from you again I af^sumed that the package
had been found and delivered*

But I have recently been told by Ilartinelli that it
never wtiS delivered.

The package (;7hich contained books worth •9.0(') was
shipped by me from this City on January 30, 1916, and was
very pl<.inly marked. I still hold the shipping reoe-ipt.

Kindly try again to dig up the package, or remit its

value.

r?esp.

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:j^.ii ?n:ncir'!c, :'alif«

Deiir :ir:

In your pcstcr.rd dnted /.pril 3, ISIG, in repl}- to my in^
quiry about i; Ic^t packc^go addresced to Pompec Tsrlinelli,
La^nitis, 'Ji-lif. . you ntc/ted i\ihi the maiter \7ould bo j^iven
prompt attention ar^ I y/ould be r.dvi?Gd farther f^t an ef.rly
dc-te. Hot hccring fror. you as&in ! assured that the pc-ickage
hcd been found and delivered.

But I have recently been told by rcrtinolli t^ir-t it

never v/cis delivered.

?he peckago f^vhich CCIltLincf^ books worth •5.00) wss
phipped by ne fron this City on J^nuery :X, 19ib, end ^vls
very plainly merked. I still hold the 5?hippint; rei.T-int.

Kindly try cgcin to dir; up the pccbigo, cr reFiit its

Vcilue.

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Hudson Book Oo.
25 Jest 4::d 'Jt.
- New York City,

Nov. 7. 1918

Bear

3irs:

On returning fro. California I found your statement dated
Oct. 20. .nd the Collection of pcpcr. from 'Jaliforni. 'Magazines
but Taylor's Sketch Hist. Oalif. has not arrived. By looking '
up your shipping record you may be able to trace it.

If you had written me at time of shipment I would have had
son^eone look after it from this end of the line. Your state/

ment says it was sent in /ugust. T i»ff n„„u, ^

u^u 1 cei^ .oshmgton early in

July, and returned just e week ago.

I have sent the .aithsonian Inst, for payt. from my fund
a voucher covering Thillips Calif. Letters (^5.00) and the vol.
Of Collected papers {^2.50. making in all n7.50. a check for
which will be sent you at once.

"hould be glad to see th»> Taylor. *

"ery truly yours.

I

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936

Nov. 12. 1918

rov. \Z, 1918

lifersh (5 Co.
71£ Lterket St.
Uan Francisco.

Dear LIr I;Iarsh:

Thanks for the prints? and, enlargements
received, but neither negatives nor bill v;e
were found in the package. Kindly send
both at your early convenience.

There tos a greet public outburst of
rejoicing here yesterday, v^hen the news of
the signing of the Armistice was officially
rnnounced, and I suppose the same ^res trae
in 3an rranoiscc.

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Verj tra^ yours

Dear i:iss 3ell:

Very many thanks for the fine bunch of vccebultries end
other material just received from you. I ."v^preciate botu the
neetnesc end the accurecy of your v,ork. It certainly pr.ys to
teke pfcins, but lots of people do'nt seem to think it worth while.

Miss Clemenoe is still in mode Island, so jurt now I am
rery short-handed.

lira. Llerriera and Heneide have been working hard cleaning
house and making ready for tlic 'Mai- workers" we ere ordered to
lodge. ,7e already have a ^lejor, and expectations of s couple
of others in the near future.

■,7e all h£.ve escaped the »Plu', though both "enaida and I
have had our usual fall colds.

Trusting that you have received your clieck befo-fj tyds,
end with kindest regards to Ur Priestly,

7ery truly yours.

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Nov, 13, It 13

Mr iL I. Adems

Accountant •
Smithsonian Inst.

Deer Wr i\dems:

Herewith 1 ara handing you aCy check on the TIetional
Ketropolitan Bank of this Oity for five hundred dollars
($500) in repayment of the seme amount advanced to me for
field eitpenses on July 3, last.

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De^r honry:

On lookinfj the riiiitter u^; in my
;3^,iifcrnj.i. jcurntls, I find that the dste
of our call on Dr. J. G. Cooper at
Hayv/i.rds was September 17, 1868. I neg-
lected to record anything as to our con-
versation.

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iiS ever yours ,

• ^i>»iii^

Henry m. Henshz^;?
The Ontario

'Washington, D. C.

'*

November 19, 1918

Mr. Enoe /. Mills.
Longs leek, Colo.

My dear Mr. llills:

On returning from California a short time ago I found
your letter asking for my latest classification of grizzly
bears, m reply I am sending you a copy of my revision of
the big bears published early this year. It covers both' the
grizzlies and the big brown bears of Alaska.

You m«y be able to find such t, picture of a grizzly
as you are looking for in some of the journalG devoted to
hunting. If not. I u^y be able to supply you from our
Washington Zoo.

Many thanks for the photograph you enclosed of a
mantled ground-squirrel feeding from your hand. It certainly
is L post at'tn.ctive picture. "^

7ith best v/ishes,

Very truly yoiuT,

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Nov. ^1, 1918

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Net. 6«ogrsphic Society

Detr' Sir:

Enclosed is my check for $4*.^ in pyment of Dues for 1S19
for Myself (as per licccaajn^.^ing bill), and for Pompeo MertinelJi,
Lagunitas. Iferin Co,r tJ^lif .

Kindly seri# both receipts to me rt above eddress and oblige.

Very truly yours.

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Dr Gh^.ries P. Newcombe

Victofia. B.C.
Pplt Doctor Newcombe:

•nxe current number cf the New York Zoologictl Society
Bulletin lUiS en trticlo on 3eb-Licns b<.3ed mainly on a
recent report of yours, which I ht:ve not seen. I m
much interested in the subject tnd should be very gl^^d
if I might be fi^vored with c copy of the report.

.7ith best wishes. Very truly yours.

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945

I

Nov. *:i7,1918.

Mr 0. R. Johnstone
Brosmiins O^my

Jervis Inlet, B.C.
c 33 Ghesinia

Det-r 3ir:

Your letter of NovJ. has just roc-ched me. and i^lsc a letter
froTT^ your wife d^.ted Jept. iibrWhich wt:S more thoil 8 month before
I left California to return to Jashington. Both letters reached
me at the same time, which will account for my delay in replying.

Unfortunately, the two Grizzly skulls sent by your sons about
the first of July never reached the Biologicel Survey, and we ere
not able to find any trace of them. More then 100 Bear skulls
have been received during the summer, but yours are not among them
and the records of the Survey do not contain any entry of any such
shipment. If you or your sons had written mo at the time of ship-
ment frs should always be done^ I would have taken the mtitter up p
promptly. /.re you sure the package was correctly addressed'?

You had better notify the Express Company and have them send
a trrcer at once. O^ving to .7ar congestion during the summer,
seme shipments were long delayed, but this will hardly account
for r five-month delay.

I wrs particularly anxious lo get these skulls, and hope
they nu-y yet be foimd.

Very truly yours.

1

%ent American Express Co.
Vancouver, T^.O.

Nov. ^7, 1918

Dea

r Sir:

l...B.olog.c„l Surve,) .a= shipped fom Jo„i, ,„i„^ ,, ,,^ „„.^„
otoe^h.p oo. Of V.„cou„. „na turned o,.r to ,ou fon or ..o.t .TuZyE,
for forwiirding to this City.

The package has never been delivered .t thi. end tnd I shrll
oe ODliged if you :vill kindly hcve it tniced.

Respectfully,

-mtmyt

8^G

n«r;ftnib.^r 3, 1918

V.r* V»'. I. Ad«xc«

Ca»«f /ccoui-itant

Srr.ithsonian Institution
W«5^hir^-;bon, D. C.

Dear Mr. Ma/rs:

Hero/.dth I a/r. transniittiri^r rriV exxionee
«ccour.t for tho n.o>r.h of Iloveaiber ^mcuntins to $20.3^and
bills and voucher? as ^.er acco/Ti»..ai. irv; jiBt, wvhich I sn«il
be obli-ed if you v^Ul kindly p^^ from the Harriman Fund-

You will note th.t the bH^r gkull vouchera ^re for the
two month. October .r.d IMnvember, a« T ^as 'unable to exf^An^
the RL«ci;r:an8 in time to i;ut :^y cf t},«n in the October
-'^ccicunt.

Ven/ truly yours.

Ace oirj any in^ vouchore:

Nor thunbeil Mud A i..- r trr.ent

^Her.t for December
iiuaecn 5ock Co.
i*o/.derrr,ilk l, Co.
M. II. Ward
J* 'i • Scollick

Torr. E. Bert

C^narii^ R.nk of Cornr-rce

•• • £. Durj^'ea

♦•:. M. Fnrrftflt

TJ It" T-i .

•1 . C. Gird

$71.60

5. no

6.50

16.64
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46.00

71 .or.

5^ - on
2Q.00

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C. K. McNrJil

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F. J. Roehl
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1919 16th Street, J^shingtcn, D.0<
iiScpense recount for November 1918:

Expressfjge on ^ook from Hudson Bock CO. ,M.Y,

Pint bottle ink .75; 2 rubber erasers .10

3ubscrii.it ion. Outdoor Life for 1919 (2 cojjies)

Oherv/oiniin, Housec leaning office Apt. et^rly Nov.

be:; cleaning office month of Nov. 4. 50

Jt'-nitor

StoiTijjv^ c.nd stamped envelopes

Electric current

Soap and paper

Tvi>cwriter ribbon

3 caries Wazama W-aanzine at 50 cents
3 teie'^horid Ofills

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1918

Nov. 14 Taylor, Alex. 3. —Hist. Summary Ix)wer Calif.

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Miss Mabel H. iVtrd

5516 4th Avenue, Brooklyn,. N.Y

1918

Nov. HO

Expenses, trip New York-7i.shington x return

&s per tgreement

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U.S. Na ti one 1 Museum, iTashington, D.C.

1S18

Nov.** Cleening Bei.r skulls, month of November:

16 Skulls --o .50
1 Skull "'■ ,Z5

.50
.25

Eight

800
25

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twenty-five —

8.25

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Tom £. Bee

Camsacke, Yukon

191«

Oct. 8 Skull of old male grizzly frorr. Naling Kiver,

Yukon

2 ekulle of female grizzlies from Norden-

skiold River

25 00

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Canadian Bank of Conineroa

fthite Horse, Yukon

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1918
Nov. 8

For skullB of 5 fc^ri^-zlv bears collected by
Jac^uot Brothers of Kluane Lake:

3 skulls f^f «-dalt ferriale ^riazlies at ^10

2 skulls young adult ferrales at t8

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f . E. Durvea

Dutton P. O..Iliaoma Bay, Alaska

191ft
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1 old male brown bear from Chinitrut h^;/

1 aduH. rt"i*. frnn Tn^Rkin Bay

2 ftku"! 1 *< of brown bft«r8
1 oub

25 00

18 00

2'* 00

6 00

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Earl M. Fnrrft^^

4^*6 Hif;h Street. Ballir^Am. Wanh

P. W. Foumie

Hoonah, llajska

4

1918
Oct. 15

P rWulls of male Polar Bears at $10
H* fftfliwle Pol«r8 at w6
2 cubs at $6

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3 ekulle of grizzly bears from Chichagof Island
1 skull black bear
1 skull sea lion

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William C. Gird

Duck T.«ke. vi« Browning. Montarv>

IQlft

t>v 19 Your^ tr.ale grizzly from St. Marys Lake.Uont

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JunfiAVL. Al #11^11

1918

P *dult ohla fcrizzMfitK trcm Adiriralty Island
1 adult f amain

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Charlefl H. McN«ii

■«>mifth«k via SeldoTia, /lade*

1918
Oct. 2

1 old female grizzly from K».minh»k B«v

1 cubs ftt S5.no

•>-hr--,n b^-rfl from near C»ae roifcl«« «t ^10. QO

1 three-year- eld cub

In AA

1ft no

P.O 00

6 00

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959

H. UnRSft

77 Marion Street, Seattle, f ash. . Care OscAr G^rd

1918
•Oct ^

1 skull female brown bear from Chichagof Island
1 cub from Adfrarnltv T«l«»nd

lA OA

5 00

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Fred J. Roehl

ITiacuv*. Alafik**

191H

Nov- ^ 1 skull adult male brown bear from Kcjmishak Bay

1 f em«l 6

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12 00

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1918

; Oct. 11

I

Ta-v^. or, Biriun,^ Pedlar k Co*

*T?-itehor8e, Yukon

10 r>rS7.7.]v ..nri 13 Black Be-.r skulls from
luknn Tftrritnrv:

1 old mals Crizzly

"^ '*Hul t mal-r Griz7.lv

1 adult male Grizzly

3 odult fiffiMlft Grizzlies at i£lO

2 female Crizzliep f imT^BrfftJt''* ^6 ^aid i^.6
1 voun,- fmialft Grizzly (darr.uged)

1 voun^'; *»niult female r^viII -^n-- R'r"*^

13 Black Bear ekulle, for the lot

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ITcKnllon. Kew JJexico

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December 6 I^JIB

?lr. TT. !• Aflrms, iiccountent

tjiLithsonicn Institutdcn

Jcr.r !:r. Aac^ns:

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Tours of the 4th. irst. rcceivf^d v/ith the
cccoiT',.Eryirg ' Isnlc sh-ets fcr crrbcnj^ c*" rcuchers. -vhich
I ;vill hcvc mcfle crA rend >cu rs roqu'^rted. (

Ilerelofcre it hen teen iry practice to ir.eke |

E s<-jt of 'cr-rbons of vcuchers for coRvei.ient reference, |

but sirce I krop pr^.?^ cr.ies sl^o it i? Mct rr-clly neces.ary, ^

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for rae tc hc.ve cr.roons..

Very truly 4-^ • I

Der;eml:er q.iriS

lirtdsfy Lnnd i Livestock Oo.

Oet'^-i. , Uteh

T)efiT sii-s:

A nev/s^i^er olij , ing rtrtos th- t cno of yc-jr v.rrdsrs
hj r killed a iarsn bro;vn bear v.oighing 9G0 ,,:unds. If this
ir correct tho bear mm^t be a grisly, en-l i should liV:r to
purchase tl-. skull for t:-.o KEtlcnrl f'ure-^. Ccn ycu tell
mc if the skull was or^r^^rved.

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6.1

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G.T.rs Yr.lley

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^he reason thr;t I h^^vr- nev:r
r.+* .- tirr.l.rr wolf cnyv.horc in

the

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t;-o inountain ccjcte

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Hudson Bocl. Co.

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Vr.r the o:ci,rcss cr pcny t!ic lost ^cck. nemely, Ta/xor's

^he ilistci7 cf Lc-r l£-xrcmi£'. I hrvo therc-
^fi-^ i-tc f. ^:..iUi?ci.ir.n Inniilu-xcn r. vouchf^r for
,: i. pr:.o.t fo>- ^.e ..: .. . c'.e.k for it .111 le ..iled

t. uir. n :'e-.7 dcys.

?h^rik^ I'cr jcur catf^"-:^3 ^ntitl-d 'Ancriccn L=cf:l

History' ju rrcvred. I .u.._ .. ^

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Hon, J. A. Johnston, Tardon
Calif ornic b'Ute Triscn

Derr "^ir:

■■' • * '

7/h6n I pr-^ ycu last I ex^.-'^^t--' tr yirit '^rn ""umtir pr-nin
and contirue tr -vork Erru.i:^^ ^,our Iniiens. But unfortunately
I VKT not cl.le to get mj tirie extended, and /• 55 rblif,ud to
return to :Vr:sli5r.gton Utc in October in order to srve my
houf-e ^Ym^ cor.^inor.Mrn by the ccT.-mment :\usin£; CcLjiUSnion.

Through your Virr^rri-"' T "t<^ rb?e to f^c(ra"*"e a L'^r';^
aincunt c^ hifcrmrtion ^rcm Inf^innn of r-'^rrl r'lfr^^-rt f-ibes.

end v/ish to thrnk ycu for your :•' -^ery
;E7r vzrittcn S( r : r '.ih

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case cf C'^ii^pe for norrij three week?.

With best wi^-ier,

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-^lit^nln for ycur 1-
ju^w received. 3^f t

etter of yes

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an a.spi?t:j-t--

^ve £lrO£d;

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will bo a

^^0 ^3 li^ed ia

-i^fiiiisii flueiitl

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great help t^

•/ •

whi

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i^*i the aouthwes

?n.e i., j,^^ ^j^.^

v/ori;

1^

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Xomr latUr oi: Ootobar S addreaaad to thi
aidtlMieBiaa laatitutiavpvaa raferrad to Aa oa^ntuim
trmk Oalifornia.

laat I mm gladi^to parohaaa at UAt ^rioaa
akilla of tka adalt Vroas^^aiid grisilj baara of llaaka,
proridad aaok akill ia pr<^rlj labalad with tha oaaa
^^ tha lacalita[ ahara tha baar laa killad, tha aaz if
kMviit tha approzipata data, aad tha naaa of tha oollaetor.
Itega for labaling akmlla ara anoloaad haravith*

Sknlla should ba oarafuUy paokad to prarant
braakagi ia transit and ahonld ba ahippad by axpraaa*
ohargaa ooUaot, addrassad *ni. 3. Biological Sarray,
BipartMttt of Agrioaltura. laahii^on, D. d.^

Tory tmly joura.

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December 10, 1918

Decenbor iO, 1918.

Ir. Jfred J. Roehl,

Iliaana* Alaska*

Dear 3ir: ^ _

The -ale and female skulls of brown beam

which you sent fr« Ia«ishak Bay arrxTed safely, for
which a check of $32.00 has been sent you.

Very truly yours,

CHM/MG *^'

Mr* A* Hasselbox^,

Juneau, Alaska.
1^ Sear Sir:

(to returning fro» Oalifornia, I was giad to
find the two adult male and one female bear skulls
mentioned in your prerlous letter. j?or these, a cheek
of ^.00 has just been sent you from my account.

The skull mentioned in your letter ot
lOTember 16 has not yet arrired, but is likely to
come in the near future.

lour account of the bear you killed October
22 is B»st interestlbig, and leads one to infer that
you hare settled in a Teri table bears' den. i^w people
would care to haye their houses ahaken and their windows
broken by orer-^Iamiliar Hoots. I am obliged to you also
for your interesting notes on bear and b4^er: all of this
is new to ma.

Kith best wishes.

cm/m

Very truly yours.

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December 10, 1918,

■r. Charles U. lioReil,

Tia Seldoria,
Alaska.

Dear Sir:

fhe serea skulls ol brown bwfs. inclwling

the .other and three cubs, shipped bj you last July.
arrived wre thaA a ••nth ago. and a check of ?56.00
in payMUt for the. has been sent you fro. «y account
in the aaithsonian institution.

I a. glad to hare the «>ther with her own
cubs, ana a. glad that you took the trouble to label
the. so that there is no doubt as to their relationship.
«e often receire skulls of cub. and she-bear, in the same
8hij.ent. but hare no eridence as to which cub belongs to

which M>ther.

Wishing you a pleasant winter,

▼ery truly your»,

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77 llarion St. ,
Seattle, Nash.

Dear Sir:

Beplying to your letter of Horember lo.
would state that tbe two Dear skulis shipped by you
1. September hare arriyed. The one fro. Ohichagof
Island labeled -tele" is a fa^^ie. fcr which I hare
allowed you no.OO. The skull of the oub fro.
ih.irBlty Island is worth |5.00. ^.king |15.oo in .ii
for Which a check has Just been sent you fro. .y .cco^t.

▼ery truly yours.
CHH/liG <.

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Deowber 10, 1V1»*

dacraber 10, 1918,

■r. C. L. Ifarnock.

■ogollon, N. Il9z*

Dear dir:

The grisslj atatll shipped by you on

Septeaber 14. earn dtUy, ami I em rery glad to
hare it. A ch«>k •! ♦2©.00 in payment has been
sent yon lro« mj acconnt in the aaithsonian
Institution. If the base of the sknli had not
been injured, it would hare been worth eren ■ore.
imt 1 urn Tory glad to hare it, and shall be glad
to purchase anj others that you may be able to
obtain*

Tory truly yours.

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Brock. Nebraska.
Hy dear Sin

Oa returning from the season's tieid work m
Caliiomia. 1 find your letter from Unalakieet dated
July la. and also the lone lost load of seal skulls.
Aere are also a few skulls of polar bears frcm Hainwright
sent in by «arl M. Forrest, for which I hare made returns
to him direct.

Jlhile not prepared for such a delnge of saal
skulls. I sm nsTortheless glad to be able to add them to
our National collection, and will send you about $100.00
for them if you will kindly giro me your present address.

fith best wishes.

CHk/K

Tory truly yours.

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DMeaiber 10, 1918.

V/*o B^lSr.^Sj.. Pedlar & Oo^ny.
VhiUhono, lukon, Canada.

Sear Sir:

(to returning fro« California a short tiae ago,

1 found sereral letters fro« you and the two shipaents

of bear skulls mentioned. These foot up to |135.00. a

eheek for nhidi has doubtless been sent you before this

from uj account in the aaithsonian Institution.

Ihanking you for your trouble ih the matter,

Teiy truly yours.

CHM/iG

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Mr* TOm X. Bee,

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Caznacks, Tokon.
Dear Sir:

Returning irom Califonda the last daj of
Ootober» I was glad to find the tvo aknlla of feaale
grissliea reoentlj shipped by jon froB Horden^&iold
BiTor, for which I hare credited your account |18«00.
fo this account I hare added the 925.00 due you for
the skull of the last old sale grissly you sent me fraa
laling KiTer in the spring* and which by sosie accident
was not paid for during ny absence. A check for the
total amount (|43«00) ims probably mailed to you two
or three days ago^ and should reach you in the saaie
■ail as this lettyr^ if not earlier*

I tidiall be glad to purchase any additional
skills of grisslies you are able to secure* proTided
you are sure of the locality where they were killed.

Tory truly yours,
CHM/HG c..\v^

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DeoMiber 10, 191B«

Jaoquot Brothers*
Kluane. lak*,

lukon, Canada*

Dear Sire:

lour letter of October 4 awaited ae on «y return

froa California, and I was glad te eee the five grisslj
sknlle sent, hut sorxj that thej eere all fables, for
the three adnlt fenales, I hare allowed jou 510.00 each;
for the two young ones. 18.00 each, aaking ^.00 in all,
a check for which has bera sent, in accordance with tout
request, to the Canadian Bank of OonMrce. Whitehorse, Tnkon<

It seens strange that you should get hold of so
manj femle grisslies without a single nale. Can you not
send ne soaw slralls of nales in the spring^? idnlt aales
in good condition, you know, are worth at least twice as
■noh as fenales.

truly

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Mr* I. 1, Ooryea,

Aitton, Iliana Bay,
Alaska.
Dftar

<ki returning troa Califomia, I found the
three skulls oi brown bears shipped l^ you. and a
short tiM ago receiTod the two irm Iniskin Bsy,
•aking fiTe skolls. including the cub. wor these,
I hare credited your acconnt with ^1.00, a check for
which has just been sent you froa ay acooont in the
SMithsonian Institution.

Very truly yours.

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10. 1938,

43B Hi^ St., ^ .

DMT Sir:

(to wtnniing fw« California. I find jmr

- A_v^. ^ -fMM ii^. and alao tha polar
lattor of SaptoAor 3, fr«« 9am, ai» o* r-

baar akalla to *hlch jou tofor. t«) -laa. fonr fa-leo
^ two cam. for ahich I bar. oraditad jonr aocoimt
154.00. a chaok for which haa baaa raoantly aant jo«

fW« nr •«»«•* ^ **^« *****'^*" ^■"*^*'"**' '**^*

rtalla -ra -Hod fro. ialwrlg^t. Alaaka. and I aaa«
vara kiUad in that riclnity.

Yary truly youra.

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■ooaah. Alaaka.
Sir:

(te ratvmiite trm CaUfoniia. I fonad fiva
akalla trm you, thraa of gristjy baara. ona biaak
baar. nd ona aaa lias, for vhioh a ehaok of 929.00
^* *••■ ••■t yon froB ny aoooant in tha aaitlHoaiaa
Inatitation.

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fx«B ^ mootmt ia tha ftdthaaaiaa.

j«a saooaai ia obtaiautg aagr akalla of
, 1 ohall te 0iad to p«]r a coed

Voxy naij joaza.

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ONa 11, 1918

■r. Charlea Ha HSNeal
Rldgoiiay
Ool9rado

Dear Sir:

Tour letter of HoTesber 20 giving your address
as RidgwajjCol. has just reached asa The shipment of
skulls you sent from Seattle has not yet been reoeiyeda

lour previous shipment of bear slralls from
3eldoTia»Alaska^I found here on my arriral from Calif omisa
A oheck for the payment of the same in my loTMiber accounts
was sent you at Kamashak via 3eldoTia» Alaska ^ which was
the address you gptTe. Probably you have left your new
fonmrdlBg address with the postmaster at Seldovia, so it
will reach you. «^

▼ery truly ycurs.

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Or.BBlph W.»ver, Librarian.

iaerioai lesetn of Katural History
lai York '

Dear Sir:

I would like to hare a set of the following

pt^lications in paper, if poasibla:

HaMbooka

* lorth Aaeriean Indiana of the Plains

bj Clark Wissler, Ph.D.

Indian of the Southwest

bj Fliaj larlt Goddard, Ph.D.

<r Axiaals of the Fast

bj Frederic A.Looas Sc.O.

* Pinoaanrs

by I.D.Kstthew. Fh.D.

* Teaohera' Band book, Part i, The Horth Assrican Indian Collectioa

by Ann E, ThoHa8» Ph. B.

Illastrated Guide Leafleta

* North Aaeriean Bodaants

bj J.i.illen. Ph. D.

*> Ibf Attoiani Basket llakers of Southeastern Utah
by George H. Pepper,

* The Indiana of Manhrttan Island and Ticinity

by AUanaon Skinner

^ The Ivolution of the Horse
by R.J}.MBtthew. Ph.D.

* Manaietha and Haatodona

by i.0.1iBtthew, Ph.D.

« The Big Tree and ita Stoiy

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• The Qround Sloth Group

by W«D.lfBtthew, Yh.d.

« The Ancestry of the Bdentates
by ai.D.ltotthew.Ph.D*

4 and also a copy of the February ,1918 nnmber of the

American Meseum Journal* Please send a bill with the

books and s check will be nailed you in return.

Tory truly yours t^

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Dear Doctor Abbot:

a bad man gets irtiat Is coning
to bin, the people rejoice; but this is
as nothing cojqmred with the genuine joy
that pervades the atmosphere when a good
man gets his desarts.

Hence you will pardon me for sharing
the feeling of satisfaction that must mam
the hearts of hundreds of scientific men

when they learn the news, that the affairs
of the Smithsonian Institution will he in
worthy hands for many many years to come.
And let me congratulate you, that so
young a man has, as a reward of ability
and untiring industry, attained a position
so exalted and so potent for the good of
science.

Dr ^ 0.

Vith best wishes
Abbot

wisnes. ^
Tory truly yours »

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December 17, 1918

Hon* ThomES Kiggs Jr.
Governor ot Alaska
Juneau t Alaska

J)ear Mr* Biggs:

In compliance with your request I take

pleasure in sending you a batch of my publications on

bears* Ihifortunately 2 or your purpose most ot then

are purely technical. Uj popular work on bears is

not yet ready for publication*

The gOTemnental legal status of bears
in Alaska as tutlined in your letter is simply prepos-
terous and a disgrace to the intelligence of the
American people*

The term Brown Bear should be restricted
to the big urown Bears of Alaska and British Columbia,
and should not under any circumstances be understood
to include the brown or cinnimon- brown color phase of
the common Black Bear*

I have little sympathy with the unreason-
ably drastio features ot the Alaska game laws*

Kith best wishes, very truly yours.

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Dear 3«toB:

Tour letter of December 5, addressed to me
at the Biological 3ur?oj. has finally reached me. Yes.
I am now in Bashington and expect to be here till spring.
3^11 be glad to see you at any time,

■o, I hare not seen your Indian Sign language
book.

As ever youra.

Mr. I. T. Seto>
GreeBwicH

Conn*

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Hon« ThOBi£8 Higgs Jr«
Governor oi Alaska
Juneau, Alaska

j)ear Mr* Higgs:

In compliance with your request I take

pleasure in sending you a batch of mj publications on
bears. Dkifortunately tor your purpose most ot them
are purely technical* ^y popular work on bears is
not yet ready for publicatioii*

The gOTemmental legal status of bears
in Alaska as outlined in your letter is simply prepos-
terous and 8 disgrace to the intelligence of the
American people*

The term Brown Bear should be restricted
to the big urown Bears of Alaska and British Columbia,
and should not under any circumstances be understood
to include the brown or cinnimon-brown color phase of
the common Black Bear*

I have little sympathy with the unreason-
ably drastic features ot the Alaskn game laws.

Ifith best wishes, very truly yours.

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Dear Seton:

Tour letter of December 5. addressed to me
at the Biological Surrey, has finally reached me. Yes,
I am now in iashington and expect to be here till spring.
3k%ll be glad to see you at any time^

»o, I have not seen your Indian Sign Language
book*

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Greemwicli

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Dece«ber 17. I9i8

"'off ic; Sf^Fam »anag?«ent
° iepartoent ol Agriculture

Deer Sir:

The copy of oection 1 of the Atlas of A.erxcan

Agriculture, entitled 'frost and the growing Season!,
.ent.oned xn your letter ot November 18, has finally
reached .e. for which 1 a. rery -uch oblxgea.

on looJcing at the maps 1 am al-ost startled
by the resemoiance of some oi the. to .y .one «apa
based on the distribution of 8nx«als and plantSc

Tory truly yours.

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Deoeabor 19. 1918

Mr. Charles Stbtt
1310 >•» !•!* krww
flashington, D.C.

Please send me 1000 sheets of your Blue Ca«b#«l
Bondlsanple enclosed) si.e 8 inches by 10| inches, pries'. :
quoted to »e yesterday. ^.40 per 1000 sheets.

Very truly yours.

1:

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Seoeaber 21, 1918.
Dear Dr. Stephens:

It is a long tlM since either of us has heard
tnm the other. I should hare written you long ago, but
for the urgent pressure of work oi various kinds.

0» reaching hoae, I was unlucky enough to derelop
■y usual fall cold, which lasted about three weeks. Then
I had no stenographer, and have been struggling srsr since
to clean 19 the back work on wy desk. JTinaUy, after the
Bar was declared off, I adyertissd for a stenographer,
with the result that no fewer than 53 applicants appeared.
Zenaida was obliged to sit at the phone continuously for
two days and erenings, while I interriewed applicants by
appointment sTery half hour froa eight in the woming until
nine*.thirty in the ironing for two days, with stragglers
at interrals oyer since. As a rasult, I hare engaged two
for the prasent; one of these has been in South Ansrica, and
has a good knowledge of Spanish, but is not expert as a
stenographer; the other, whoa I depended on for corras*
pondenee, was taken sick with the Influensa the day befora
she was to begin work, and has only arrired at wy office
to>day. We now hope to unload back work in the reiy near
futura, and to tackle the final disposition of last
season's plunder. Hiss Cleaenoe, as I think I told you,
was acre than usually fortunate in securing an ianense

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in spite of the stortoess of the season, was eqnally for-
tunat. in .y field work. Hence, we have a lot of good
things to dispose of in order to clear decks for our

return to California.

Klizabeth and Zenaida have been well, barring

colds, but have had their hands full, as we have had no
servant, and have had four people in the house besides
our own family, namely, my brother and his wife and two
officers, a major and a colonel. My brother was her. for
nearly a montb. and h. and his wife left us this morning for

their home in Northern Hew ToA.

Arch Gilbert is on his way from California, and
will doubtless reach us before this letter fsschfs you.
How long he will stay, we do hot know.

We have had a rather open winter so far, for
■ashington. but long to get back to California.

Dr. J. C. Merriam of the University is still here,
and is expecting his eldest son for Christmas, -me boy has
been for sometime in the Aviation Corps at Pensacola.

lou doubtless have been as busy as usual. Wt
trust that you and all members of your lamily have escaped

the Influenza.

With compliments of the season, and love to you all

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Mr. Ittchard Suratt,
5 ffest t)8th si..

Hew loit City.

Dear Sir:

Tour letter of Rovenber Ji5 addressed to the
fcithsoBiaa Institution has been referred to me for reply.

Tom asked if there are any specimens from the
Uard District that would be of interest to the Institution.
I shall be glad to purchase at good prio^as many skulls
of griszlj bears as you are able to obtain, providing each
skull is labeled with the name of the locality where killed,
and if known, the sex and approximate date.

Specimens should bi shipped charges collect,
addressed: United States Biological Survsy. Department
of Agriculture. Washington, D. C.

Very truly yours,

CHM/MG

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Uj dear lias laatwood:

It gave ■• Kioch pleasure to forward your
application with accaqpanjing check for your nephew
Colin Clegg. for menbership in the national Geographic
Society, and trust that he will receire the Bagasine

promptly as issued.

We hare been haTing a fair winter so far,
for this part of the world, but it is cold and dreary
eoapared with the bay region at this ti»e of year.
Tour state«ent that you found about a hundred species
of flowers bloo^ng on Mt. Tamalpip on your recent
walk. Bakes us long to be back in California.

Mj brother and his wife ''"O" Northern Hew Tork
hoTo been Baking ua a Tisit, They returned thii Boming.

The last letter froa Arch stated that he was
setting out for the East, and that we aig^it expect to
see hia at our house soon after Chriataav, l^)rtunately,
the two officers (a mejor and a colonel), who hare been
ocoupying the Gilbert rooas hare just gone away, so that
he will find a place to sleep in a familiar spot*

Ilizabeth and Zeneida join in lore and best

wishes.

As ever yours.

Hiss Alioe Jiastwood,
ioademy of Sciences,
San jfrancisco, ualif.

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boo.3 valued at ^.oo by .ells Fargo iixpress tro« t^ -
oxty addressed to Pompeo Martinelli. Lagunitas. CalU
en which I paid .34 cents charges. This package never"
reached M«rtlneUi, I h.v several ti„ea written the
San Francisco cilice, but to no avail. On April 1,
last, your San Francisco office wrote »e that the Itter
woald be given prompt attention and I would be advised
at an early date. Since April, I have heard nothing
froa the eompsny. although I have written two or
*hree timefo

If the package is lost, I shall be obliged
If you wil^ remit its value ($5.00) plus charges, 34
cents.

CHM/MG

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Dear Sage:

T<mr new application for a collecting license

fer the co^ng year arrired in this .oming's inail. end
has now gone to the Biological Surrej. properlj endorsed.

Congratulations on securing another Goshawk.
Af if tj-onet jeers interral between specimens of a specie,
beats By record by little, but not by Tory auch.

ly brother and his wife hare been with us for
about a month, and left this Boming for their hoiM in

northern lew Tork.

With best wishes to you all.

As erer.

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