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Very truly yours ^,. , March 26, 1932 PuDiisher Bod and Gun in (^nada Montreal. Canada - Box 125. Station A Dear Sir: Please change my address for Rod and GUn in Canada from 1919 Sixteenth Street. Washington, to Lagunitas, California, for the summed, changing back to Washington with the October numher. Very truly yours n n :1 M/H U/H \- \ \ i\ \ I \ V .\ March 26, 1932 Publisher Science and Scientific Monthly Grand Central Terminal New York City Dear Sir: Please change my address fw Science and the Scientific Monthly from 1919 Sixteenth Street, fash- ington, to Xagunitas, California, for the suirmier,. changing back to Washington with the October number. Very truly yours / \* \^ ■, vt M^ )• 8 March 26, 1932 Pu'blisher American Forests 1523 L Street Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: Please change my address for American Forests from 1S19 Sixteenth Street, Washington, to Lagunitas, California, for the summer, changing back to Washing- ton with the October number. 7ery truly yours M/H • Ml (,.! • il j<* \ i e March 26, 1932 National Geographic Society Washington, D. t. Dear Sirs: Please change my address for the National Geographic from 1919 Sixteenth Street, Washington, to Lagunitas, California » for the siimmer, changing back to 11/ashington with the October number. Very truly yours. M/H March 31. 1932 Science News Letter 21st and Constitution Avenue Washington, D. C. Dear Sirs: Please change mj address for the Science News Letter from 1919 Sixteenth Street. Washington, D. C, to Lagunitas, California, for the summer months, return- ing to my TTashington address with the October number. Very truly yours s »^ *^ - " '■■• » f I I r I \ i. \ 1 i i I I K i 10 March 26, 1932 Mr. N. W. Dorsey, Accountant Smithsonian Institution Washington, D. Q. Dear Mr. Dorsey: I am planning to start in about a week for my soramer^s field work in Nevada and California and have ar- ranged with a young man at Fallen to take me south through western Nevada to the Death Valley country before going to my sumirier base at Lagunitas. T shall be obliged therefore if you will send me the usual advance check of $500 for field expenses. ll(y account for the current month I expect to turn in on the 31st. Yery truly yours M/H M/H rr \ / / 12 i t' March 29, 1932 Mr. Eobert Sterling Yard General Secretary National Parks Assn. 700 Twentieth Street Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Yard: Thanks for your letter of the 28th instant in regard to details of the killing of a man "by a Grizsly in Yellowstone Park, Any information in regard to injury to men or women by hears in Yellowstone or other parks would he most thankfully received by me. Tilth best wishes Very truly yours v*. fc H-t'- _y^ ¥^ »^„^K »/ M/H ^X^ t::tL,C<. ^ *-> fj .- ^ — f*-^>o»-^. -Ji^ -t ■f^*- «»<**— y ■''v.^-'S^ 05'*"- -? L— C*i \ I i ■ »^ i^' March 29, 1932 n^;- ^^^^^i^ ^- iiatthes Chairman Com. on Glaciers u. b. Geological Survey Washington, D. C. "^ Dear Doctor Matthes: Thanks for your letter of the 24th instant acknowl- edging the Harriman Alaska 3xpeditlon glacier photographs which I had the pleasure of giving to Mr. Field a few days ago for permanent preservation in the files of your important committee. I feel that the work your committee hag undertaken is one of much importance. With best wishes Very truly yours C% 4 ^-^^ ""ii^^ r . w* ♦*'_^^ '>« ik M/H ! , \ #■ f ^. I* 4 1 I M rr March 29. 1932 Mr. Bo'bert Sterling Yard General Secretary National Parks Assn. 700 Twentieth Street Washington, D, C. Dear Mr. Yard: Thanks for your letter of the 28th instant in regard to details of the killing of a man by a Grizzly in Yellowstone Park, iny infonnation in regard to injury to men or women by bears in Yellowstone or other parks would be most thankfully received by me. lith best wishes Yery truly yours Q.% tVts* 0 V (V " H/H / I Retak \ I \ \ \ i: V. 1 M . 1 ■■ '\ / -V \ \ f3> • 12 ^ „ March 29, 1932 Gbainnan Com. on Glaciers Waahington, D. C. Dear D&ctor Matthes: Thanks for your letter of the 24th instant acknowl- edging the Harriman Alaska Expedition glacier photographs which I had the pleasure of giving to Mr. Field a few days ago for permanent preservation in the files of your important committee. I feel that the work your committee has undertaken is one of much importance. With best wishes Tery truly yours Ct|»(^|f9^i '- '*• ""' • •■•Sr^h^iNk.' M/H ^ r e of Preceding Frame I f • ^'\ ^4f 5 f* £ r r \ \ l4 I- I i March 29. 1932 Cashier Crocker National Bank San Francisco, Calif. Dear Sir: Herewith I am enclosing a U. S. Treasury check for $500. which please place to the credit of my account Very truly yours •* v^ fr Please change my address from Washington, D. C. hack to Lagunitas, California, for the summer. / Ma^rch 29. 1932 Mr. Buford !• Pox Agricultural Commissioner Bakersfield, California Dear Mr. Pox: Again I am obliged to you for additional information concerning the elk herd in Kern County. It is encouraging to learn of the success of your effort and that of others to preserve this in- teresting band. ^ Yery truly yours »»• I'i ii K/H My^ I 2r Id March 30, 1932 lir. Prentiss N. Gray 46 William Street Kew York City Deer "Mr. Gray: liy ^ear paper has not only changed its skin but has grown so much that it is hard to stop adding material' and may exceed the limits desired. If so I can easily cut it down. " There are two points I would like to ask about: (l)The matter of author's separates: Can I have as many of these as I wish to pay for? (2)l3 there any danger that the book will be copyrighted so that I might be handicapped in using this material if J live long enough to publish the book on. bears that I hare been at work on for nearly forty years? Very truly yours • '^T*N,>N«.^^ ** "*-^-^-,V x-.,^. uM March 30, 1932 Dr. F. W. Hodge Museum of the Southwest Los Angeles. California Dear Doctor Hodge: . Today in getting stuff together for California I found the package of separates of your Henshaw article and am forvvarding it "by insured mail. It was within reach of my desk all the time, "but oddly enough the pamphlets were arranged in two piles side by side so that they made a large flat package which was obscured by ethers of approximately the same size so that I never suspected its contents. Am expecting to go to the Death Valley region again next ^eek^and shall surely call on you if you are in Los Angeles at some time during the season. With best wishes • Yery truly yours ih 1 h [M M/H ^ vr 18 ■ i March 30, 1932 Mr. George W. White. President Natipnal Metropolitan Bank I'/ashington, D. C. Dear Mr. White: Thanks for your letter of the 26th instant in regard to the mortgage note. I am greatly disappointed to learn that the payment is to be so long withheld as I have counted on the use of the inoney. I expect to start for California in three or four days to he gone until October and shall be very glad if the money can be placed to my account in your bank so I may draw on it when necessary. Very truly yours, VL^ y^jt >s...^^ ^ M/H ' , March 30, 1932 Dear Doctor Stephens: When your last letter came some time ago I was disappointed that you were so uncertain that it would not be practicable for us to go to Death Valley together. Furthermore, we both were uncertain as to the time when it would be practicable to start. I have recently arranged with Claude Mills of Pallon, Nevada, the young man who was with me in Death Valley a year ago, to take me in his car. and expect to meet him at Hazen or Pallon on or about April 6. I expect to work with Indians in Pish Lake 7alley and in the neighborhood of Beatty, and also if practicable at the mouth of Cottonwood Canyon, and possi- bly may go to the site of the old iron trough known as Eagle Borax Works in Death Valley. I would like very much to visit the Indians at Ballarat in Panamint Valley, but doubt if it wiH be practicable this year as I am told the old road is in . poor condition; and furthemore. the heat is almost cer- tain to be too great at the time I could get there. ' Much as I regret it, it looks therefore as if the chances of our getting together in the Valley are mighty slim. However, if I live a f^" ^^^^^ longer Elizabeth and I hope for the pleasure of seeirg you all at Lagunitas. - M/E > I J (I Id 111 i m ; ; er March 31, 1932 Mr. N. If?* Dorsey, Accountant Smithsonian Institution '^Tashington, D. C. Dear Mr. Dorsey: Herewith I am handing you my expense account for the month of March, amounting to $66.12, #iich kindly pay as usual from the Harriman Pond.. Please also pay from this fund the following vouchers which you will find enclosed: Miss Edith Cocke. 2841 Twenty-ninth Street, Wash- ington, D. C, $111.25 for services as typist. Miss Lois M. Hall, 736 Twenty-second Street, ?/ash- ington, D. G. , $91.88 for services as secretary, B. Leitz Co., 60 East 10th Street. New York City. $121.81 for Leica telephoto equipment. Very truly yours C.H^..i>C r« -XiXT' M/H •I !, s \ ^ ?«b. 23 ^r. 2 8 16 16 17 19 23 29 31 31 20 C. Hart Merriam 1919 Sixteenth Street, Washington, D. C l^3X i 1 Pred Lookley. Overland Monthly ?^«t^L Fn^ V qI* • developing & printing Leica films 2 Bastman Kodak Stores, enlargements Leica film 3 fixpress charges. MS to P. Harper 4 B. Leitz, loose-leaf file for Leica negatives 5 Remington Rand, typewriter cylinder and repairs 6 Chas. G. Stott 4 Co.. Mending tape 7 Columbia Photo Supply Co. , developing and printing Leica films 8 irthur Allen, photostats of map 9 New Process Company, "Mysafe" desk letter safe 10 Chas. G. Stott & Co., stationery " 11 W. H. Luers, enlarged Leica prints 12 Postage and envelopes Street car and bus fares Plorance Johnson, waxing office floors Bdith Strothers, cleaning office rooms month of Mar i Gas Peb. 18 to March 21, $7.65 1/3 Electric Current Peb. 13 to Mar. 15, $6.10 1/3 Shell furnace oil, 4C0 gals. $24.00 1/3 Telephone to March 16, $6.35 l/3 Telegram to Calif. for shipment of camp outfit to Pallon, Nevada 13 14 15 i Sixty-six twelve $66.12 1 3 5 1 4 00 04 60 38 62 45 90 4 6 6 4 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 53 00 95 80 61 16 B5 00 50 55 03 8 00 2 12 I 1 63 66 12 *M I I 111 f to 09 April 1, 1932 City issessor Berkeley, Calif. Dear Sir: The enclosed notice of assessment on my Pord Sedan has just been forwarded to me. Thie car while registered in mj name does not belong to me personally but is Ijfiiernment property, paid for bj U. 3. Treasury check. For more than thirty years I have been engaged in field work in various states in the West, chiefly from Utah and Arizona to the Pacific Coast. For the past twenty years my surmner heedguarters has been at Lagunitas, Marin County. Californis. which is my base for field work in the West- chiefly in California. Nevada^ and Oregon. During this per- iod I have had several carsTwMch i1^ winter have been stored in various places in California, but have never before re- ceived or paid any bill for assessrnent or tax. Evidently the present one is a mistake, and I am. returning it to you herewith. Very truly yours "^ two ^ekl!'''^''''''^ ^"^ Lagunitas, California, in about ^ XT » ipril 1, 1932 Automobile Club Eeno^ Nevada * ' Dear Sirs: Will you kindly send me your road map of western Jovada ^homng the best roads south from Hazen or Fallon by way of Walker lake. Pish Lake Valley, and Amargosa Des- ert to Death Valley? Shall appreciate the favor if you will indicate places where gas and oil may be obtained. and where a person may stay oTe might without a canp out- fit. For more than twenty years I have been continu- r ously a paid-up member of the National Headquarters, Washington, D. P., and for the same period of the Cali— fomia iutomobile Associatiioi. My number for the current year in the District of Columbia division is 150522. My annual dues in the California UA are paid up to Sept- 1. 1932. My California car license number for 1932 is 3G-3295. Very truly yours * *-.,-, 1 V. M/H Pl.ease.send the map c/o Claude Mills, Fallen, Nev. -J M m \ % \ ft!*: OS \ *^€.tCjQL Te^jqrk%-to C^stS March 31. .1932 Statement of cost of telephoto equipment for Leica Camera with items as below: E. Leitz Co.. 60 Ea6t 10th Street, New York City telephoto 135mm, $60.00 wide angle lens 35mm, $33.00 Universal view finder, $14.70 new shutter, $2.10 converting Model A Leica camera into Model C.,$18.00 total $127.80 less lOjS, $115.02 overhauling and installing 6.00 postage and insurance .79 n Total of Bill $121.81 r f 'I w I 1 1] i * PC m m Apr 2 1 />» 1^*^^ Mr. I. M. Klsuber You have given me a great f^uro-^se end at the saiiie time' much pleasure "by jour mo.t rslusble contribution of Hernetclopical pofore l-sring on the Snakes. Lizards, snd Salamanders of Soat.hsrn California. I hsa liot dreened tli;.t 'an.^one ha.' done the va-t aiTiCUDt of detailed iech:acal v7ork ou these anin.als that ^ fV yoa obviously hevf- dene. And your oxoplleLit Herpetolo2i ■j'Ahvjest ^ith special refer- ence to these inte"^'e? ting people. I sin just setting out on the ^es?on*s field ^ork in Nevade an^. CfMifornia ^ith headquarters £s usual ^t La^uijitas, a short iit^tance north of San Francisicc Bay. V/itb best wishes and renewed thanks Very truly y cures 'lT '] I I f. 6l i:/li i -^pnoT'io^ rf'i^ I'oA ?^??^^ss M. Gray New Yorjtc Citv April 2, 1932 New York City Dear Mr. Gray: Thanks for your letter of March 31. In accordance with your desire expressed there- in I ha.e withheld the main part of what I have written on t' e Bears, and ar. sending you herewUh by registered .ail enough .^terial to fill the 1.^00 words you mentioned, ar- ranged under the fcllowine subjects: The Big Bears M^jor Groups of Americex. Eears Bears of the World Bear and Man Bears of America Power of in^ t^,.,^,. Stroke Historical I am retaining matter under the following headb: Paiiges n -p ilncestral, iberrant, and Fos'^i Outstanding Species of Grizzlies Pood of Bears Bear Meet Attacking Man Sating Man Disposition and Attributes Age Attained by Bears ears Overlapping Ranges Pomier Abundance Protective Coloration Distribution and Habitats Hibernation and Young Bears Sucking Their Faws Grizzlies Versus Big Brown Bears Size and l'easure':',!Gnt9 Ground Ploughed by Bears My address from nov^^ on will be Lagunites , Marin County, California. „ Very truly yours **■» • "v"^ * 28 e' - fl> 1.; PC on I / THE BIG BEARS Dr. C. Hart Herriam Ever since Baar and man came to dwell on the same ground, each has been of interest to the othen This ie ehoim by huge skulle and rude but unmietakable pictures of « the Giant Cave Bear of Europe that adorn some of the caves occupied by prehistoric man. And in America there is every reason to believe thou^ absolute proof is lacking that the Big Bears and man were well known to each other and were enemies. '/ i i ! 1 ( ^ - 1 f 1 ^ 4 Sears of the World Bears are primarily a Boreal group, belenging to the colder parts of the world. In the Northeni Hemisphere they range completely around the glolre, inhabiting the Polar ice fields, the colder parts of all the large land maases, and some of the adjacent islands. But in the Southern Hemisphere they are few and widely separated. '^ In North America a century ago Grizzlies of one species or another ranged almost continuously from the Arctic Ocean te southern California and the State of Durango* Black Bears from the mouth of the Mackenzie River to northern Mexico and southern Florida. In Rirasia the true bears (genus Sxaiift) rang? from Scanda- navia easterly across the vast expanse of Siberia to Kamchatka^ Japan, and the Island of Sa^lin, and south to the Himalayas and also, thou^ in isolated colonies, to Germany, Austria and even 41 im I • ■ « ' t % , > h ''* 1 r \ ■■'4 ii iWi' i.. to the Pyrenees of Spain, and easterly to Syria, Persia, and \ China. ~ O* *'«' In Asia, in addition to the true boars there are two aberrant typea-the Sloth or Honey Bear* (gpnus gsOiiaWl) of India and Ceylen. and the small Sun Bears (^nus Hfl^tpp) of Burma, Si am, the Malay Peninsula, and even the larg^ islands Sumatra, Java, and Bomeo, In Africa, Bears are unknomi except a single species (JIUBft c rowtheri ) irtiich is restricted to the Atlas Mountains. Tn South America also there is only one— the small and very aberrant spectacled Bear of the Andes (gsnus y^gpapjctos). This little animal is the sole living survivor of a large group Aich in Pleistocene times ranged over vast areas in both North and South America* There are no Bears in Australia, Papua, or New Zealand* / / / / ^ Beeurs of America North America is the land of bears. No other country ap- proadies it. In fact, all the bears knovm from all other parts of the world together fall far short of the number in this conti- nent. And here the greatest bear center, both as to species and individuals, is an area in the northwest embracing Alaska, Yukon, and British Columbia. Hence, so far as the living species are concerned, the development of the bear tribe in this area is without a parallel. In North America the splitting up of species to meet the re(}iirements of climate and food has g>ne so far that there are bears for every temperature from the edgs of the tropics to the pole, and for the varying degrees of dryness and moisture from the borders" of deserts itoere the annual rainftll is less than six inches, to the humid Pacific coast lAiere it exceeds 110 in- ches. And furthermore there are bears for almost every type of country: For the Everglades and palmetto marshes of Florida, the canebrakes and cypress swamps of the Gulf States, tfee arid Qesert Rangps and chaparral hills of southem California and 'p i Mi •I V: M 1 , . Ml k m ^►•*J I' n 4 I i" / W 1^ 34 Arizona, the dmse coniferous forests of the Pacific coast, the vast maadowlike expanHes of verdure that overspread Kadiak Island and Alaska Peiiinsula, ihe lonely mossy tundras, and even the barren icefields of the Pilar Seas. Major Grau|>8 of American Bears The Bears of America appear to fall naturally into five generic groups: The Polar Bears, genus '""geS^s^rLs^"'"'^^ Ground, Brown, and Giant Alaska Bears, The Black and Cinnamon Bears, genus Euarctop Hie South Americaji Bears, genus Tremarctpj The Patriarchal Bear, genus Of these, the Polar Bears and the South American Bears de- rren Ground, part most widely from the ordinary type- The Grizzlies, comprising the so-called Ba Brown, and Giant Alaska Bears, inhabit the westem half of Horth America from the Arctic Ocean southward to northem Memico. Ihey never oc cupied the Aole continent, being absent from eastern Canada and the eastern United States— thei eastern limit crossing \\^ Manitoba, the Dakota-Minnesota boundary, western Nebraska and Kansas and txtreme western Texas. Grizzly Beam were well known to Indians and Eskimo from time imnemo rial —doubtless for many thousands of years — but the first white man te record their existence appears to have been Samuel Heaine of the Hudson's Bay Company. Heame in the course of his remarkable overland journey to the Arctic Ocean discover- ed dens of Grizzlies in the Copperaine River country in July 1771 The Black Bears inhabit most parts of North America from the notrtheni limit of trees south to northern Mexico, except the arid deserts and broad open plains* The Patriarchal Bear (, ) is an inhabitant of the arctic tundra between Great Bear Lake and the Polar Ocean. The type and only known speciwn was collected at Rendezvous Lake June 24, 1B64 by that intrepid explorer of the Hudson's »ay Company-Robert McFarlane. Its molar tec^ differ in important details from those of Hlffltt and fiiaXSifiA and suggast an ancient lineage, with affinities toward and yrtMf-^PP^ "^^ame's Journey, p. 140. published 1795. i ii 11 ri 'f- ^•^.f.- f i i # t 'f-i ti I "1 o Bear and Han Since long before prehistoric man arrived in America, man and Bear have been enemies* In the *01d World* when domesticated animals, sheep, goats, and cattle, came to be raised and herded by man, bear found these animals much to his liking and a never-ceasing warfare sprang up between them. The Polar Bear regarded man as an article of food, and the same is likely to have been true of the Great Cave Bear of Europe, and possibly of others* But in •^erica it does not appear that our Bears— Black, Broim, or Grizzly--ate the bodies of the men they killed. However, as time went on, bears oazna to be hiihted, for the aboriginal Americans, like their ancestors in Eurasia, found them usefUl for food and clothing. But the weapons of primitive man were ill adapted to warfare with such formidable antagonists, and the Bear was often the aggressor. Even in the days of our grandfathers. Bears attacked and killed people. Today, thou^ much mo n rarely, they do the same. It is the fashion nowadays to belittle the fierceness of the ? / i f 1 i 1 I : 1 \ t Big Bears, many writers claiming that Griziliee are friendly * animals, never attacking man except in self defence or in defence of their youn& Nevertheless everyone at all faniliar with the history of western America must know that from tixe earliest period of nhich we have record until tiie development of modem breachloading rifles. Grizzlies were as much dreaded-and as just-' ly 80-as are Lions in Africa and Tigers in India, This is abun- dantly proved not alone by the statements of old Indians and frontiersmen, but also by the published accounts of early explorers. Beliefs of Primitive ttaa Ouraative Indians and Sekiaea "are deeply impressed by the many re- semblances in form and anatomy of the skinned bear to human beings. In fact, more than one California Indian has told me that there are three kinds of jpople. tiitemen. Indians, and Bears. They assure me that Boars are like people: They can stand and wilk upri^t; they have hands and can take hold of thinga; and when the hide is taken off, their bodies are found to be like ours; and furthermore, that they are able to understand what people eay, and that both old and young Bears like to dance. Thes« boliefs 0( 4^1 >(. I'i •4 ■1 \ 4 J^ ^',T ■^ u (' \ /,.:'. T£ A naturally developed a re verential feeling toward bears, lead- ing to the conviction that Beara poseesa supomatural or spiritual qualities. In fact, many tribes, on killing a Bear still deem it prudent to placate or propitiate its spirit by elaborate cere^ nioniee. ending in some cases by placing the skull on a pole and forbidding its desecration or removal. • • V 7 / -, » ^P9y9r, of th9 g9fir*B gtrQfct The power of the blow struck by a full grown grizzly is beyond comprehension. Not only can he kill a horse^ smash in the skull er the ribs ©f a man or break the neck of an ox with a single stroke of his paw, but in the same manner it was his prac- tice to slay the monarch of the plains—the mi^ty buffalo bull, whose massive form and hugs shaggy neck would seem to defy any antagonist. In California in the days of the Spanish-Mexican possession it waa the fashion to entertain strangers with Bear and Bull fi^ts* Accounts of eyewitnesses say that the bear often met the bull's charge with a li^tning-like sweep of his paw that broke the bull's neck, thus instantly putting an end to the en- counter. Sir James Carnegie tells of a remarkable instance of this kind that took place in the North Saskatchewan region in 1859. Four Buffalo bulls were feeding by themselves when a larg^ Gris*- ly advanced very deliberately toward them, attacked each in turn, and with a sin^e sweep of hispw, broke its neck. The fourth bull was youngpr than the others and had sharper horns. There wds a more protracted grapple, and as the ball fell dead the bear dragged himself off, mortally wounded. M ii i\ r* .i •4, u W es ipril 2, 1932 Mr* George S. Hamilton Two Pivers, Wiaccnsin Dear Mr. Hemiltcn: Your letter of March 3C reaches me just as I am leavirip for California and Nevada where I ex- pect to be engaged in field work for the next five or six months, so it will t?e better not to send your big skull until my return in the fall. Yery truly yours ^ ' -I- \9\ m i ■HI il i\ M/1i *1 i 01^ e.y Mr. Donald Dickey *^^^^ *• ^^^2 California Institute of TeGhric'!c Pasadena, Galiiornia Dear Mr. Dicksy: Thanks for your interestinn letter of Meroh 22. Sorry my suggestion put you to sc much trouble. However, what I ;,.as rather anxious to know is whetL.r cr net ycu had changed your point of view in regard to the ' value of real Natural History. It appears that we still aP^^.. as of old. I am writing ir, great haste as Krs. Uerriam and I are leaving Washington tor.crro^ for California where I expect to spend the season &'•■ pqi-sT t or„ ^♦^ • »- . ob^i. .„ usuc I am stopping off in Nevada for a trip south to the Dest!^ laVi-^f reaion fK« u t ■ '^^^-y regio.i, though I may not actu- ally go to the southern carf ,- f ^o^ fi, ir i- prn part of De<..th 7«liey, owing to the heat it sor.:e time during the season I expect tr, vi^^it southern California and .ill of course endeavor to see you On the other hand should you be in the B«y region 7 y,,^^ ^„..^ will give us a little visit at Lagunitcis. With best wishes io ycu an\ Mrs. Dickei^ ^^n truly yours i I f April 4, 1932 Mr. Ovid Butler Editor, ^aerican Forests 1727 K Street. N. W. Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Butler: Eepljing to your letter asking for photographs of Alaska Black and Grizzly Bears, would say that I am leaving for California tomorrow and am under great streps to get my summer outfit packed and off. so that it will be impractica- ble for me to hunt up photographs at this late hour — even assuming that I may have any that would be available. Wliy not deal directly with people known to have just what you went, namely: The American Nature Assn., Holtsworth, Pinley, and the Biological Survey. Very truly yours ci:. , >t>-"' — ^ ' V */***—'• m/h frj- # . '^^ I w ' •. ♦ • n ,1-, M '1' ",•:» M M/^ f \ ^ ?' i: 1 f Btf^ tiriiii iiL. \ Sl^ 1 April 4, 1932 Dr. William Duncan Strong Smithsonian Institution Washington, D. C. Dear Doctor Strong: Very many thanks for your thoughtfulness in sending me several of your papers, all of vshich I am very glad to have— particularly the one tellinf^ about the Big Hun'wit who killed two Indian women on Cahuilla leak a num- her of years ago. Wish I could get hold of his skull. Aa you see from this, we have not yet gone to California, but are starting tomorrow. "ith kindest regards to Krs. strong and yourself Very truly yours M/H I I April 4. 1932 11>-. Frederick W. iRilAon Adin. California ^^'^^^^'%,r letter reache3-.e>t as I am setting out for .evada and ^a^^^;-^- ^ ^,,,,, ,elp you. Unfortunately I am afraid 1 • oA thfit Indians ought to 1 have -always claimed that .^na V f «n^ fish for .their own yf e re- * A tvifi ripht*to hunt and iisn iv . ^.e granted the right . ^^fartunately for gardless of themite^n's ^-- ^^^^ .^ ,,^,.,,3,. T .• r,« the ^iteTnan's-lai. does not lake ,,e Indian, .h b ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ,,^, . .JL to >..tt against a violation o, tne Ga»e ca.>se he «ould ^, ^^^ ,,j to 1^,3. lamvary.aorryW laono ,.lp you. -llou i-.= t„i, joura .A m/h 1 1! :.ll II 111 I I. ) \ f f^f^ "T ' ■ ' 1 1 I 1 1 1 ' ii \^ 46 A »- ^prii 5. 1;.3£ Dear 3lr: On end after ;i>;r'"^ ^ , i ^^ifo-U8,an left • w i. or war] to i^^aj... oauresseJ to T-q •' -^ ■-•■ l.l,- oixteeiith Mrf^^t Alt "--^-u* ■^^^1^ It tun.od .'ve.- f '^^^^, i'r, John r. Tlio->5- ^ -* *xau..d-, for attention. L ^: iiA^^. 1 • 'V T I . u \ ^fclil April 5, 1932 Chief of Police .Washiflfjton, D. C. Dear Sir; Today ipril 5 I am closing my house 1919 Six- teenth Street, bound for California where as usual rr.y address will be Lagunitas, Marin County. I shall be obliged if you will as heretofore have your patrolman for this district keep his eye on my hou^e from time to time as h^ passes. In case of trouble please notify Yernon Bailey, 1334 Kalorama Eoad, or Mrs. Marcus Baker, 1905 Six- teenth Street. Yery truly yours tv^ JC^^ -i*. »- K/H III J Yl^ ipril 5, 1932. Water Department District Building 'flashingtors D* C. Jjesr Sirs: Today I have turned the water off from m^- « Louse, 1919 Sixteenth Street, to remein off during my al)sere«r Sirs; B«£,rring to the eaclosed bill of ?12.00 for 3^.11 Fun«ce Oil d.lir.red in March, would call your •ttentxon to the fact tha^ March 25, Just before lea.i.g W^lung on for California. I sent you «y check for Puel Oil deliTered in M^-ch. $24.00 for 400 gals to datefcheck no 55Iational Metropolitan Bank. Washington .D.C.). Verj truly yours. 1#'i '• } E3 April 30, 1932 Mr U. W, Dorsey. Accountant Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. ^ - Dear Mr Dorsey: I»in back again at Lagunifi» after a pretty hard but most saroes&ful field trip of about a thousand miles by automobile ewer the deserts of Nevada to Death Yalley, Oalif and lots of other places. Worked with a number of Indians of ffeferal Shoshonean tribes and obtained much badly needed information on language and tribal boundaries. ConfideMially, I'll admit that I'm not so young as fonatrly, and that driving over desert^^at 45 to 55 miles * an hour and working long hours with Indians both early and late,i^ not so restful as it uS:od ta be. Enclosed is my expense ac4iun?\ior^Aprii , wfixch lindly pay from the Harrinan Fund, and oblige. Very truly yours. t. I, t r J ■■'•' i * •■- i I 1 - ] ' i f 1 V ••J • Hart Jierriam H4a HA 50 Iscgtadtas , Oalif orcia Expense Account for April, 1932 Jar 30 C.S.otott: Letter Copybook of 1000 pages Allen's Press Clippings findians) for Feb. Api,4 Leitz Inc. 2 Leica magazines & films li F. Johnson :Covering Office files cases &c for sunBiiQi' Allen's Pres» Clippings for March Ratjure Magazine for 1932 6 Fidelity Storage Co & Express insured to Caiif&taiat Vocabularies, Manuscripts Sea iffi Fare- ^ashn to San Francisco & Los Ang.3: return Compartment Trunk to station 75;Taxi 25; station porter 25 Telegram to Claude Mills, Fallon,Reva5a 7 Chicago: checking haadbaggage 30- Porters in & out •» 6 rolls film iT^; Bottle Ink35 6-8 Meals en routel3 ietft • S4.50)$13.50;car porters 1. 3-17 Auto Field tripfabout lOoO milesl: Hazen, Keyada.to Tonopah, Beat tj. Furnace Creek(Deat? '''alleyl & ret. Tia Imargosa, Goldfield, Lida, Fis> Lake & Deep Spgs Valleys, Owens Valley,Kontgomery lass^insi, 3: Haaen 9 HairthorB 4 gals gas i .OOjTonopah H gas 3.15 -Oil .45 Meals self & asst 10 Tonopah; Mizpah Hotel, Room self & asat \^ fJas 11 gals 2.45i0il 45;Car storage 50;bkfst 5t din 3.60 10-13 Furnace Cr Inn,!) .7. Hot el self & asst ><.&. B3 Panamint Indiane,2 days 6; 2 filoaJJO Wotfll T)orters f^- 5 sals'' gas 5: oil 2.20 13 Beatty.KeY. 6gals gas i 1 Q t oil lB50;Inds 2.50;meals4.10 Amargosa:3i gals gas 90 56 films 1.80; battery repair 50 14 Cloldiiald Hotel: Room, self *^ asst. v:?. Car storage 50- repair radiator leait 50; nealB 4,50 Pd Shoshone & Piute Inds Lida & Fish Lake Yal S^meals d 15 Big Pin«, Calif :Botel Butler, room y^ Meals 3.50; Pd Inds 2.50 ;6 gals gas 1.38; Ink 25 Car storage 50: oiling car 1.50 16 3ishop,Calix; Katie L»« Inn. Boom v 1 Keale 4.50; Pd Owens Val Inds (Vocab) 3.50;Miria Inds 50 17 Mina Hotel Hoo© tm. Heals 3.50 F«aion Sarage: 1 Firestone H.D. tire ft tube(4.75 x 19)^ Pd Claadt 'Hills, services and oar, Hasen,!{evada to Death Talley 4 return, April 8 to 17 incl v.m Sleeper, Basen to Berkeley 5.75; porter 25 18 Berkeley, Calif. Taxi & trunk 1.50; bkfst 1. 19 Bichmona-San Rafael Ferry. car &. self 85;motor oil 1.50 S San AnseLjuj, 5 gals gas.73; Science Press Separates 9,76 6 4 6 3 5 3 16 191 38 1 1 2 14 75 24 21 00 01 00 43 21 50 25 37 80 15 50 3 90 3 ao 5 00 f 00 34 50 i?8 8 10 3 20 4 5 7 2 7 2 6 8 2 3 00 50 00 00 63 00 eo 50 00 50 11 80 75 00 6 00 2 50 2 35 10 49 f. 575 59 54 w ?. «1 ft 55 April 30, 1932 Mr tfeo. I. IJuU. l^eaidMii ■•tional MstropoIitaB Bank Ittshingten, D.C. My dear Mr Ihite: •V » T J , , io' $1000 ma A,L, aaa J.s. rarker mtg note^which i liold falls da« on May U, 1932. I dp not wish to renew and shall be oblig«d if you will kindly deposit to my account in your bank and notify ae when paid. I trust that^the unfortunate Barnes note is being adjusted and will soon be paid* Very truly yours. e.,>^^ ,- *^ ^'N^ ,^ 'H. i: I is 't 56 i; Haj 1, 1932 i- Mr Prentiss B. uray 183° St £ So SirA ^ H'ew York City My dear Mr Uray: tflad to know from your letter of April 21 that you are satisfied with my Bear article. Bat it is iapossible to send you aay more, for tb* reason that the manuscript is locked in one of my safes in my Washington house, which is closed for the season. On the way out here 1 dropped off at Hazen. Herada. and made an auto trip of about a thousand miles to -Death Valley and the Amargesa, going by way of fonopah and lioldfield, and returning via Li4a. Jfish Lake ana Deep Springs and Owens Valleys, Montgomery Pass and Beatty, There is still deep snow in the mountains and the weather was cold. Very truly yours. •I I') :i i ",♦ ^; 'A V3 [# I r May 18 ,1932 Mrs Bnuly Stewart Jones 325 ninl St.^Reno, Nevada Dear Bnily: Tbmnks for your iatexeatifig letter of April 24. I5ut it ie sad that your father afte* so many years of patient and painstaking work should not have lived to gmi it in shape fer publication. 1 feel this most keenly because the great bulk of my oiQi work is in the same unfinished con- diticii — and I am now past seventy seven. Ho other person can due justice to the unfinished manuscripts of someone else, for which reason it is hard to * give advise. And after thinking it over for a couple of days 1 ]|^ve come to the conclusion that your suggestion tfl^ leave it /pr the present in the California State Library, may be the b^t thing to do. On Jhe other hand, if the l^ijids and myths he collected are nearly in shape for publication, could you j not arrange them for the pointer so that this mutch might appear without too mutch del^? j .. It may develop that in the near future someone | whose work we respeot, and of course wbo would gire full I credit for your father's unfinislied mat0rial, -will appear, ' Meanwhile the matter will be in mind. By the way, do 7°^ hgpen to know anything about iV. T.Duncan, who writes newspape:^? about lokuU of lokoia Valley in the old d«y8? i T . i I s \ • i 1 1 r i i i ■ * i i ■ •> f *5ay 12. 1932 Judge Fred A. Baker Indian Agency Sacramento, Calif, Dear Judge Baker: * Very many thanks for your letter of April 14 enclosing a list of Wuksache Indians with their addresses. Although fairly familiar with this tribe and the country they live in. 1 had no idea that so many were still alive. Some I infer from their names strike me a. "probably not true Wuksache. though coming from relatea tribes speaking essentially the same language, i hoi^e to interview some of them daring the present season. t The tribe I was anljm particularly anxious to get in touch with is the ffUOI^." You mentioned this tribe in one of your «afljrjPorts and I should be greatly pleased if you could tell me^any of them live. My delay in acknowledging your letter is due to my absence on a thousand -mile auto trip to Death 7alley. With best wishes. Very truly yours , 58 i> 4 \ )..'■ Wi r*. ; Bay 12. 1932 I Mr G. l". Jameson Burns, Oregon f, Ify dear Sir: ■ lour letter of April 18 wm forwarded to me by Vernon Bailey «id would Have been acknowledged earlier but for the fact that i have been away on a thousand mile auto trip to Death Valley. 1 am very glad that you and ErFrank W. Thompson are willing to let us have your interesting lirizaly skull from Malheur lake . It will be preserved in our collection ol Bears in the National Museum at Washington. In payment, I am enclosing my check on the Crocker !fational Bank of San Franciscolfor twenty five dollars. j Very truly yciirSj V I '-^^ ^ a.^ — ^ >v « -• "^ ^^ :xr^ ^.>o^l J< I'.- 4 May 12, 1932 Mr Marias "Barljeau Ifational Museum Ottawa, Canada Dear Mr Barbeau: igain I am indebted to you for a batoh of interesting Sriszly Bear stories from the Wilds of Canada* Returning to my summer base at Lagunitas, Calif- ornia,after a thousand-mile auto trip through the deserts of western Hevada and eastern California, i found them on my desk, and hare read them with interest and smiles. They have the flavor of aome of the tales X was amused and thrilled by in the mountains of Idaho and Wyom- ing sixty years ago. How on our side of the line the old time hunter and trapper is little more than a memory. ft Many thanks' for your courtesy in sending them. Am hurrying to get off on another field trip. Very truly yours. CO >*4rfl f, ^# \i • ^ \ \ ! 1 • 1 • , . . if : '■-«'*M^*Ci,i &! i"' { M i^- r * I t -4 eg 1 77* lUj 12, 1932 Mr Q. 1I> Jaauaon Buns , Ortgon Ity d«ar Sir: lour Utttr of April 18 iwui forrorded to me bj f«m. Thonipaon are willing to let us hare your interesting liri»«ly skull from Malheur Lake. It will be preserved in our oollection ol Bears in the national Muaeum at laahington. In payment , I am enclosing mj check on the Crocker lational Bank of San Prancisco(for twenty five dollars. Very truly ycara, t v.. ^.. » ~i- » 'Kj > -' ■4rV, •"Sr"'*- fpk- ^«.J^=-' ■ ^^ i^^ffi. - . -.^^ I: r May 12, 1932 Ir larlus Barbeaa IftloBal Kustm Ottava, Caaada INar Mr ^urbtaa: igalu I affi indebted to joa for a batoh of imttrestiisg Srlszlj Baar stories from the Wilds of Canada. Hetmi9iiig to 117 suBsaer base at Lagimitas, Calif- ornia^after a thousand nnile auito trip through the deserts of western leradli and eastern California, i found them on mj desk, and hare read them with interest and aodles. They hare the flaYor of some of the tales I was amused and thrilled by in the mountains of Idaho and Wyma- ing sixty years ago. low on our side of the line the old time hunter and'tri^er is little more than a m^aory. Many thankr for your oourtesy in sendiz^ th«a. km hurrying to get off 0^ another field trip. fery truly yours. 60 f .J ' U ••I [4 f [Retake of Preceding Frame 61 .d MX May 12, 1932 Vr Umin K^m Ftark VatoraList Orax^ Caiqro&^iBOiui l>aar Kr H^'Kaa: Can yoa tall me: Do any Boutherxi Flutes liTe at Kanab? ^ Or, do all tbEt band live at Uocoasiii Springs? And, how fmr is Hoooasin Springs from Kanab? ind^ can an ordinary well-belmTed ford gat there? ilBO: Btm early is it likely to becom- fortable weather for working there? ind^ is there any stopping place at Kanab, so a man could get along without a oamp outfit? Sorry to bother a busy man but do^nt think of any other way to find these things out. / lith kind regards to Mrs M^^ee and yourself, Tery truly yours. ^^H^ Y^ I 'i ?'» „ •■ ;*ij '•; ^ B*-^ ^o f%. ^C?^''"*-^-**^ .*»«. .^-.^ v-^,3^1^, 'ik-'**!^%%^ ^.1 '«-iM, 1: •- V ^Jow ^ «\«^»..*>»^^ ' S"* It"! r4 ' i-'i h* 1 * I n i <■-& ^ Is. 1^ I* * '> i' lnj i2« 1932 li ife^ 8«atlMXB Platft liT« at Kanab^ te« i9 ill tttit basd llTt at Moooaaia. Spriaga? iiid« k« te t. ■..O.U «,»«. fro. U»k7 i.a.0.... •nilMCjr «all-WiB?aa fnri gat tliara? llao:'lMr aarlj ia it llkaly to btoon- fartakla Viftthtr for vorkiflig thara? ind, is thar* any •lafpiag il«oa tt Xanab, ie a aan oould gtt along without « • aaan Mtlit? *. Batrj ta botltar a Voay man but do'nt tttink f •t 9mj Mter «u to find thaaa things out. litli kliii rigards to Mn Mfi^ and yoorsilf , Twy tralj yours. ^1 ^^ ^% t^* %\,<'» " '»,■''%,■- B^ ^"^ Am^ msf^ ^^-^1 Vjk**,*^ ^ *^u»»,J)fci«M •. l%\ iiir '"^^^M Retake of Preceding Frame 63 May 31, 1932 Mr N. W. TJorsey^ Accountant Smithsonian Institution Yfashington, D. C* Dear Mr Dorsey: Enclosed is my expense account for the month of May, amounting to |325.39, which kindly pay feo from the Harriman J?'und as usual. During the month I have worked with Indians in three fairly remote areas, in course of which i have driven my Ford car more than twelve hundr^-ied miles. 'ihe items for meals and lodging' in the accompanying account are without exception for two per- sons—my asst and driving helper, Alvin kartinelli , who for several years has been working in a Buic garage. very truly yours. » ."" 4T^ ^-^^ t » ->; 0 Hart Merriam / Lagunitas, Calif. Expense Account for May, 1932 Apr 26 Science Press Heprints with covers * 28 E.l^Swenson .Devel .& ptg 6 rolls film May l-2:Saa8alito ^bttj ret ^;car storage^ 50; meals 1.50; Street cars 20; 3 gals gas 1.16 H.S^Crocker, 1 Swan Fountain pen '^•H. Swans on. Photo work •ausalito Periy ret a5;stirage 35;6 gals gas85; *n^ . ^ " , "* 25; *• 35; gas 1; St cars20 Allen's Press GlippiMs^or April i 1 2 3 4 9 3 2 1 76 62 25 36 5 00 4 31 10 1 1 5 45 80 14 Sausali to Perry ref ^;car sforage 35; tazi & St ears1!.4o 2 00 2 67 14 Spindler & Sauppe, ilioto wqrk 6 14 Spindler & Sauppe , Camera case 9,90 -tripod .ball headA view-finder 9.60;lid magnifyer 6.50 & odds & ends 7 16 SanRaf -Richmond Perry, car .self .A asstfAlvin Martinelli) Tracy ,6 rolls film 1.30:lunch self & as8ta..35;6 gas 90 -,« 1?®^??* 3«S?^^i^,^;°i^ 70; Visalia, dinner self g asst2. 17 Visalia, Hotel Johnson,Booa, self & asst Martinelli 8 1 ,, .. , . Garage, night storage 50:3 gas 44 9 17 Meals for 2: B^fat 130: Lunch L25; mnner 1.80 Pd Tejon IndiansrChf liJuan Oliros 2; ingelito l;otlierl^ 18 Bakersfield, Habersfield Parage: Oiling car, stopping leaC 42 1 00 00 J?. 55 Hotel SI Tejon^Hoom £ phones El Tejon Sarage, Night storage 5 gas 70; 01115; Me&Ls for two 4i0 11 12 3 5 4 5 7 6 86 00 94 35 00 95 00 A' 1;. 1 .'^.| r3 ■' i, Kav 18£ernville, 7i gas 1.30;Pd two Indian women. 3. i 15&20 So Pk Kern.rd Tub.otelobel Inds .Steven Msiranda & son 20 Kernville, 7gas^; oil35 " l.^romi Co. 6 rolls film 13 21 " Kountain Inn, Room bkfsts & dinners 18-21 14 19-21 lunches, self & asst :. ,»j. 22 Visalia, Hotel Johnson, Koom self & asst 4.50;PhoneM5 , " Nt storage 50;.7gals gas 1.02 ««.T-6 22 ^Drove 263 miles{Visali^o Tule Kiv, Mereed & TraoyMieals 4 30 10 50 2 80 1 80 14 10 23 17 18 19 50 20 Tracy Hotel, Hoom self & asst ^ levana 'iarage , Storage, (ias, & oil San Kafael,5 gas Alvin Martmelli, Services Asst May 16-23 incl @ 5. 26-27 Sausalito Perry 25;Day & nt storage 85: Fhones 60 San Prancisco, Street cars J taxi 1.75; meals 1. 27 Spindler & Saappe. 90inni telephoto 46.50; ex case, repairs, and lilms 5.60 31 SanF.afael-SanPrancisco ret 60; Ut cars 25; 6 gas 87 yan Francisco, Dinner 1. 31 B?f§ B!'§lks?^f ri5§?§^l6r£'^^'^ * ^^'^''^ ^^^'"'ii Omitted: I May 18:Frank '.7. Thompson, Old Ixrizzly skull from Malheur Lake, Oregon 2^ S!a^ 5:3anI^'ranGisco, 5 films l,80;dinner l;t5tpars 30 j 4 7 1 5 40 00 10 52 00 40 70 73 00 70. ^ 3 25 5210 1 72 I 00 50 !2 4H 25 00 3 10 325 39 Three hundred, twenty fire — thirty nine - • I 325.39 ^.IWSis. I '^*'>,« ■ 59 N h U ;' June 6, 1932 Mr Xrio H. siwenson Dear dir: '•^'^ n^'lhanks for tD6 big o^atcii of photo priiitfe(288) just recieved. • , Many were correotly placed ia envelopes^ with the side of the film l^ox labeled by me, but the larger number 1^ comprising all of the large last lot. came all mixed up without any of the original labels, so I have worked all day in trying to place them. This is very bad business and a serious loss to me — as it is impos- sible for me to remember s6 many mountains and valleys. Am enclosing herewith wf check on the Crocker Bank for the amount ($43 #30) of your memorandum tag, and shallbe obliged if you will send a regular bill, receipted, as T have to send it to Washington as a voucher. f / r in ■ * ■I I iJ' I, At I •Jt Ir*s ..f f Li 93 - July 5, 1932 Mr N. W^ Dorsay» Aeoountant Smithsonian Institution "Dear Mr Dorsej: Inclosed fin two envelopes) is mj acociint for the month of June, overlapping to July 2 in order to close the last long trip, and amounting to $ 341.39. During the month I have made two trips to widely ;i different regions: the first to the Tule Hiver Indians in Ual:.-c. fornia; the last to various tribes in Nevada, Arizona, and Utu^j. The route of the last trip covered two thousand twr. hundred miles, mainly over hot deserts in temperatures of 105*to 110'; but on one mountain in Jtah falling so low that we ran for many miles between big snowbanks. Besides Indians, we found colonies of V/oodchucks and Prairiedogs. Seoured rocabularies from several much needed Shoshoni.n tribes, difficult of access. Very truly yours. C ^^-^XhCa - ^ 'i»A^>-.>.a ^<-*^ -^^^x^%. — '^ r t I 'I C. Hart laerriam , ' Li^anitas, California Expense Aoooont for June 1932 V 15 ots .5: driver Aivin June 3 Eric Swenson! 238 photo^eiiLarginents .; 4 5 gals gas 30- 8 roils film 2 ,40 6 Auto trip to Tule Biver Indians; Asst Martinelli. Pdchznond Ferry, car and 2 Tracy, 8 gals gas 1.20; Hotel meals for 2, 4.50 7 Allerfs Press Clippings for Kay 7 Hotel Fresno. Fresno Calif. Room, self S: asst Car storage oO; change oil 1.75; 5 gals gas. 70 lieals for two 8-S Tale Hiver Indians :St eve Soto, vocaoaiary worn 9-10 Louisa i^^rancesco 'i: daughter 4.50; old Koyette^l- Dick Francesco 1- another 2; Philip H-onter 3«qU; Interpreter Ellison 2 days 7.00; 5 gals gas 70 ^ckard Motor Co, greasing car ^ chg oil 11-12 Philip Hunter h son 3.J0;old Jose Yera & man i V 43 20 t S 20 i ij S a. - " ^.^ 30, " . 20 Map sheets 45; camera repairs 50; meals 1.65 5 5 5 00 5 70 3 00 5 00 2 95 ''■ 75 00 50 50 7 70 2 75 4 75 20 00 17 50 5 90 2 02 1 80 80 2 60 67 \' M 69 I » Auto Trip to Indians in Uevada, Utah, and Arizona June 20 San Rafael Ferry. Car, self & asst 1.00; oil 15 Bakersfld, Padre Garage ,8 gas 1.12- storage 50; oil 18 T " Padre Hotel, Eoom.self & asst 22 Las Vegas .Nevada, Boom. Hotel Apache i\ ft fl ' II El r(o Garage, storage, gas,chg oilio 1 23 ni ! 1 1% I I Paid Moapa Indians Moapa, Nevada Arizona Strip Hotel, Room ^. ^^^ , Pd SivYit Indian, Santa Clara Biver Utah 25 Predonia Hotel, Ariz. Eoom & board Jane 23-25 24-^5 Moccasin Spring: Pd Indians Yocab work 26 Hotel Liberty, ST. George ^ Koom Garage rGas and oil ^ .. ^ .. ^ -, 26-27Santa Clara River: Pd Siwits Indians two days 10 rolls film Arrowhead Hotel, Room i- storage 28 Brvce Canyon Lodge, Hoom ?c 3 meals, sell & asst 29 Cedar City, Utah: Lliy^^Mtel , Roo^i » rr t^ Cedar Motors: storage, gas, greasing 30 Austin, Nevada; gas X.BO; storage 50 " " Internat, S'otel, Room ^ ^* Pd. Shoshone Indians July 1 Auburn, Calif .Hotel Auburn, Room & phone ^ ^ Storage, gas, oil Richmond Ferrv.l.OJiCarquinas Bridge 80 ; July 2 Marin Co Motors :Ad just bearings, clean car etc 24 Alvin Mar tinelli,Serv ices Asst June SO-July 2 incl 25 I 11 1-4 i \i\ I 15 1 80 5 00 5 00 4 29 3 50 4 00 1 00 15 13 10 00 4 00 1 34 5 80 2 50 4 50 15 50 l§8 3 70 1 70 3 00 2 50 3 90 :. S6 1 80 11 00 65 00 ^1 341 39 Three hondrsji, forty one thirty nine - - — 4 V'l 341 .39 i I .4» ov \ 4 •I I £»f i ^ ? i 'l • t ! ' ■ f % ,* \ 1 « July 7, 1932 *° Crocker 1st national Jiank San Pranoisoo, Calif. Dear Sir: Bill you kindly fill out the yalues as of July 1. of the Stocks and Bonds listed on enclosed foraa, and greatly oblige, Yery truly yours i lU l^^ ^ .)-.xH.,rH c 'dU ^ 1 I 72 July 15, 1932 Assessor, District of Columbia Dear Sir: Herewith I am enclosing my Personal Tax return for the current year. If you send bill during or before September, kindly send to Lagunitas, California, as I do not expect to return to Washington until October* iTery truly joars. i h I •-m f; / ii %i»k 73 California l)ear Sirs: Jaly 24, i932 laoloaed is ohiek on Crocker Bank in payt for Insuranca Policies receiyed ($31.79)for dapage to person or car of some other person, caused by my car. Kindly send me reciepted biUfor the amount paid, stating, on the reciept that th^ Insurance is a •gainst d«nage to person or property injured by injured carfPord 3edan,19a, 4444046). ^ The explanation -Z» in your bill herewith en- closed will not be accepted in a OoTt account. » f # ' 'J '.;' k r August 3, 1932 Mr n. W. Dorsey, Accpuntant Smithsonian Institution Dear Mr Dorsey: Herewith is my expense account for Jul.?, excepting two bills for photo work and materials froiL . Spindler and Sauppe of San Prancisco--one for ?18.42; the other for $4.63--both of which are paid bat the reciepts have not come back;will send thorn soon. Tou no doubt feel that 1 am spending a good deal on photo work. I am. For years past I have anderestimatei the .ruportanoe of this, but now 1 know tht "its now or never", and -t my age it seems worthwhile to secure as quickly as possible the naterial for illustra- tion of forthcoming publications. Very truly yours. The enclosed bill is for |174.13 -i rVvcAjxj,e accompanying vouch me mSw thetotal $197.18 instead ot $174.13 ^^^ I \ f ^. Hart Merrimii lagunitas, JBarin Co., UaJlf. ^ense account for July 1932 5 3 77 19 2 30 Meais"2'daysT5o" rf^^v^ 67; street cars.75.0ar ] |dward DeS|, Majs ^^"^ ^^°°^ absorbers filied'if'^ ^ 5 £ ^l^^foT, zs.r^-'Smii ^^-t-circuit a. .5 bchwabacberiK^p- nt. tli'-J^r^^^ cars. 20 ^9 Sausalito Ferry^it:25'ca?l oV^'^^^ ? '^^' San Fran. teixi& street cL^f^^® 35;lunch 35 n . : ^erry ret .25 bt^IrsPO .l^'^r.^- ^'^^^ Sci 5- ?-„yrockei^oj Stattnn*.T.r ^^sars "I It" 4 1 3 2 6 2 3 1 00 44 00 42 50 30 60 40 22 30 27 45 27 27-23 jiok;F?^'^i^f6^?'^«-»"f »w* SiiS-^are shUu' 2^fi^hl^ ^^^""^ 25;meals 2.25 * "'ll:^*V'«« * Sattpp. .Photo Mterial S work /.63 IS .42 f I 1 2 2 2 2 20 05 50 55 50 40 55 3 10 3 1 00 75 12 00 31 79 3 50 174 13 H^.18 One hundred, seventy four — - ~ ~ thirteen - - - 174.13 75 If 76 •«{ mt August 10,1932 Mr Chas P. TliomaB loa St Station luhington, O.C. Dtar lir tliOBae: B«th Irs Verriam and 1 ar« very sorrj to Itam that you liayt be«n shifted to another deliTery district* We thank you for telling us about your sue- oessor (Urn. Wattrs^ onthe 1900 block on 16th I3treet. I hereby author ize you to giye him the key to the out- side front door of our house, 1919 16th Street, with the request that he dump all non-letter mail in the vesti- bule basket, and forward letter mail to as at Lagunitas^ as you have been doing for many years • Both Mrs llerriam and 1 thank you for your trouble in handling our rather balky mail|all these many years. Me sfall miss you on your daily rounds for we have come to regard you as a friend; and we still hope to see you from time to time. Kith best wishes^ Very truly yours. H^ \l ■1 77 I r 1^ i. M J i August 10, 1938 JoXltjtor of T«XM nistriot of Otlanbia ^•ar Sir; On July 15 1 sunt the Assessor mj Personal *»x retara for the current jiar. As 1 M absent oa ?ield work nuoh of the time 1 shall be obliged if joa vUl send m (aidrissed to Lai itM, Calif) the bill for this tar. Tory truly yoara. C.^ "v.^. '^^■•v Aj^-..^*- I / *! 1 { 1 73 . August 15, 1932 0 ■i" '^t er Kaiek«rbook«r fi ■•Uon & Sons I9th iTt ^ SI oat BlTd San fraaoiseo 9«tar Ir KBiokerbookar . J&ulosed is ny check for |i85.00 on the Crocker Bank of San. Prancisoo in. payment of Pire Inauranoe Policy of SeflSuranoe Go of Vew BaTw (Policy ITo 183041) on wy house and outbuilding at L^ganitas, Kurin Cc.Ciaif., Tor $9,250. from Oct 5, 1932 to Oct 5, 1935. Please hsTe Policy properly executed ani return with reciepted bill. Tory truly yours 11 i: ?»! I' J' 4 m • ! 79 '^tm^' Barriod • • « 1 1 but aniy^back home August 18, 1932 lUss laitli Cocka 2SI5 Qnrjrland ire. Biobnand^ Tirginia Thn Kiss (Sooke: Qlad to hear from you — supposed you had and '^gone West**** Uto done a lot of at Lagunitas for a veek or more. Drove more than two thousand miles in 2117 Ford on one trip — over the Kohave Desert to Arisona and Utah, returning through Hevada; and on another trip went to Death Talley again and had better luck than I did last year. Tea, I think I oan give you a job in the fall. The time (date) of return is still uncertain but is apt to bekn late October— possibly a little earlier. Very truly yours. * f^ i, •' ♦ ,» k b:i H* I* f \: f I Ml -j*i ^ 0 »- # \ BO Aug. 18, 1932- ^ sin??.«««i» oit. D«ar Sirs: Tour l6tt« aated August 9 (sigBsa 1i")reod. Iqi admit that I •eo.pt.a your offtr aad purchased yoar Wen St.Ba«rd faoyclopadia ^<«g witlv the a-yar extension of mj subsoription ^o Tha Digest. But in spite of this you nmj -«e hafe «« record Of having rood any pej-i^t fro. you M for th. Digest hayond larch 1932." . .v \ t Th. only explanation of your stat«M»t that I can think of is that you hold that th. temporary changing ,f a sabserib.« address oano.ls his subscription-^hx^ tf course is unthinkable. ' taring paid for iDy subscription io Marchl935. it — w.T.«i haok BUBJbers aad also the seems that you owe me seToral baoic numo ^f «• -Qbacrintion till larch 1935. continuation of my suDSorip^iwu Yery truly yours. .4 I h I t r8 82 IM Aug. 20,1932 Spiodler & Saappe Siqa, Francisco, Calif. Daar Sirs: &olosed are seven leica film negatives of wMah please send me two enlargements eash, postal sise. Very truly yours ^ Aug. 20,1932 Mr Eric Swensoa 2119i Shattuck Ave Berkeley, Calif. Dear Sir: Enclosed are 8 film negatives from which please make four enlargements each, postal size, and send me the prints as usual. Kindly never send prints and negatives b- same mail. I have suffered several very serious losses in this way. ^ery truly yours. ' r 3? "'"' ft f I Aug. 23, 1932 ^^|ric H. Swenaon 2119i Siattuck Ave. Berkeley, Calif. !)ear Sir: • I am greatly pleiased tod^ by the reciept ' of the last batch of prints —fine —the best j^t. . Am returning herein 19 of the sape negatives (registered) ai^d shall be obliged if you will make four (4) more prints of each of them, same siz^ as those reed todajTt 2 7/8x4 7/8i Very truly yours. »»j Ea ,1 August 24,1932 JJdmond Heller Director Milwaukee Zoological CJarden Dear Heller: lou were very thoughtful and kind to send me those Bear photos along with a lot of interesting notes , incladin^ sexes and ages. But, except in tTie case of the alleged 'Kodiak Bear', you forgot to say what species you were talking aboat, or where they came froml How do you know that the ^Kodiak' boys actually came from Kodiak Island? Even tho' they were bom on tee Peninsula, or even on the Kenai, they might easily have been shipped from Kadiak< ; ' My reason for doubting their Island origin is their excellent photographs, which you have been kind enough to send me. You say both are males,, and that they are seven years old. fhey f^erefore shoull have rather highly domed skulls --instead of the only slightly convex crowns shown. If they really are unquestionable mid^endorffi^ the species must be much longer than 1 had supposed in assuming the characteristic dome. 1 certainly would like to see your great Zoo, and still more to see you, but its^ hard for a busy old man to stop off for a side trip when on thanscortinental i' •* M i^ 84 Heller 2 journeys. But '•Here's hopes" it may work out sometime. Vosbit Zoo report you sent me Just before 1 left Washington amused several of iny family and friends, all . of whoa agree tkat your comical streak is worth cultivating —whether in literature or "the movies'* was left unsettled! Since comimg out here early in April Uve done a lot of field work for an old oan (78). The last trip took me over the Mohave Desj^rt and into Arizona and Utah and back across Uevada—more than two thousand miles in my active and reliable Ford. Good luck to you and appreciative thanks for the photos. • . . Iliad you knew Barvey Hall so long and so well. Pity there are not more like him. And the saddest thing is that his death seems to have been unnecessary. Tours as ever. HI f1 ♦» i I- ! r > 85 Aug. 27, 1932 t Mr Srio H. Swenson Berkeley, Calif. IJear Sir: Herewith 1 am enclosing check of $4*80 in pajment of acoompanjing mem bill • TMb is a personal account for photos of my daughter ani family. The others will be paid in sty official account at the end of thE month. Tery truly yours 1 J ■ ^ i b >i ii» ^ ;f « Bif: «:« si I ;r. . 1 it i i' ik 86 i Ao^asc 31, 1932 all i r 86 Third Street ban Jfraacisco, Oalif . ^ar Sirs: 1, am sending yoi\??SSf?rh^ fl^^ ^5^^ suggestion camera. ^ •'^ Herewith by Insured mail 7 my Lei on my Leica H 4 m trouble is that^Jartl'of^^i ''^^ remember that the occur on a nSbe?"f%h°e J?gati??l!''^' ^'""^^ necessary repairs^MnetSn ?^« "*^ °^^® *^« jr 4«iirs ana return the camera promptly. %::» ^ery truly yours. % ■-^ 'JHM:lIW m t s ( f ■1)1 1 ? >» V8 !' August 31, 1932 Dr. Joseph urinnell — ».— . University of California Oe«r Dr. 'irinnell: Keturning from a field trip some time ago, 1 found a bunch of important natural history papers from the University awaiting attention. Obviously they came from you, iour contribution entitled ^rype Localities of i5irds Described from California" interested me greatly and nnturally takes its place among my important reference documents. It resembles most, of your writings in thor- onghness and evidence of an enormous amount of work. 1 have read nearlj every word of it and have found uiach of interest and a few surprises. In your valuable List and riap of type Localities 1 / notice that many species are credited to Nicasio— presumably collected by the late U. A. Allen. I'ossibly you may not know that most of Allen^s bird collecting, except in the very early years, was done at Ban lieronimo or Lagunitas-— notwithstanding the fact that his printed labels Uore the « ^1 J 'J -2 August 31, 1932 name of Ms former h-me, Kicasio. 1 think Joseph ilailliard once published in the aondor a statement giving the date when Allen moved from Micasio to Lagunitas; it was many yetes ago. Allen told me personally that the bulk of his bird col-v^cting was done at Lagunitas, although for many years he Uvea within a few rods of the railwav station t3an (ieronimo. In view cf the fact ^hat l^icasio lies in - valley no£th of the east-west nountaip range known as'!«!icasio Kidge', while both Lagunitas and ban -JeronlEo are n f^^e^quth side of this Kidge, it would seen desirable to distinguish the Lasunitas type lonAlTtieS frOfu the Micasio ones* This type 'ocality paper^ like so many otVer of your contribations, is t?e result of such tedioas investif^ation and has involved so much labor that it is hard to under- stand how you have had time to prep?wre it. Among the other papers of interest to me are those, of Alden H. Killer. He surelv is Tv.ell on the :ioad and a worthy son of his father. Just now 1 am working at Lagunitas, after half a dozen field trips, one of which took me into Arizona, Utah, and Nevada, another to Death Valley, and others to less inac- cessible localities. 88 H J it fit ' ^o / 90 J" if h. I August 31, 1932 Agent or Teacher Santa Ulara, Utah •'y dear Sir: Bill 70a kindly ask some of the Indian* under your care about the name "0§ld§^'Y U was given me as the name of a place said to be northwest of yedar City. 1 oannot find it on any map and assume that it is an Indian name. A reply will greatly oblige. /ery truly yours, ^- " • (JHErlfii k ^ept. 1, 1932 £• ?- \ 'f- Jackson rresident iJiological Society, n'ashington Bear Doctor Jackson: nea.e pardon ray long delay in acknowledging t>e receipt of the certificate of Life :^er,bership in n,e Biological Mni;.if>fw nf ;To.-.v^ „ ,4. -„ ._%,:. J „^ .-•-^-'.ii.Lf^i.>'ii, vTiiiCr ij-emoership the Society ^-3 so courteous as to award irs last spring. ^ excuse for the long delay in acknowledgment is that the certificate cane in a roll and w.s stacked away with nuiPerous ot>er .rticles supposed to be unimportant, and therefore was a very long ti^^e in corning to light. ' i few days ago I sent tie liioiogical Survey the skull of a woodchuck (LIarT^.ota engleharriti i which 1 obtained on the edge of the Kokagunt Plateau in Utah during a remarkably interesting and fruitful auto trip of raore than two thousand miles. In tT-e same region 1 saw several colonies of Ihitetail Prairiodogs. i^est wishes, Very truly yours. li r f Sept. 2, 1932 Mr. Brio Swensen . 2119i Shattuck Avenue tJerkeley, Oalif. Dear Sir: Herewith 1 am enclosing nine leica negatives from which please make two enlargements each of the size next smaller than postal size. Very truly yours. 91 cfluam k. t ■ t m k If 1-1*1 i^* f r i f I t Clu.-. i r 92 bept. 2. 1932 Spindler & bauppe 86 third sfreet San JVancisco, Calif. Dear Sirs: lour statement of August account, amounting to $4«d9 reoeired. Before sending cheok 1 would like to straighten out what appears to be an over-looked back item on a yellow slip which I i^eceived from you on July 27 and herewith enclose. Unless these iten^ were in- cluded in the July account, which 1 very much doubt, they have not been paid and therefore should be added to the present account which 1 will hold until 1 hear from you, . « i 1 am hoping that the trouble with ngr Leica camera. / which 1 sent you a few days ago, is not serious and ^ that you may be able to remedy it. l^ery truly yours. T*-', :.imm»m».mi . ■ r If ;1 ••■•I. I \ 1 4 If ■■; i 93 Sept. 8, 1932 ft Mr Brie E. Swsnson Berkeley^ OaLif. Dear Sir: Xnolostd is my oheok on the Orocker J3ank for $4.63 in payment of attached memorandum bills of Sept 2 (for 1.93) and Sept 6 (for 2.70). Please send reciept. On yoar bill of |11.40, reciepted Sept 3, you unfortunately wrote a letter, . This spoils the bill as a ffovernment voachbr and I am obliged to ask you for a dttplieate to send to Washington with my account. Very truly yours. Mr £ria. H« Swenson Berkeli^Oalif. Dear Sir: — S«pt^-16,^l932 ' V tnal , 1 dateU t>eff' 1 (reoieif ed S^pt 30) v3-s for vhibh I asked yotKfp^ a duplicate ofi'^ept. 3, is enelosel herevith (^iiloann^ to $11.49) « ^ I Is a |iul week ias>alap8ed sino^ I wrote you for \ / ' I ^\. ^ , 1 ^ for the I duplicate, 1 infe^ that /ba did not have the ^ - -c. figures .906 eseary for the duplicate, a^dtheifef ore am ^^^^^^enolosfi^ the Original. Please send as sbQja as possible as my acooont has already been held ap far too long. 1 n Sept. 17,1932 »r- f^.W. Dorsey, accountant i>mit>isonl^r Institution Dear Mr Dorsey: Jinolosed is my expense account for the six ^^reoir^- weeks from the first of August to the middle ©f Hopt. Pardon me for dividing amonth--a thing 1 never did before. 1 had no end of trouble in getting reciepts from the two photographio establistonents. this six weeks account amounts to $117.87, */ ■!■' •> which kirdl? dot from the Harriman H'und* Veij truly yours. ♦ •»* ^^pf^^y I I £ ■ 1 ■'- ^, \ 5 1 •• *- 1 i •1 ^f Ik -.4. 4' ■I •V "I e 1 11 I <4 • Hart llTeriiam Lap^tjiitas, Earin Co, Calif. 1932 4 3 50 ^ iri<'*rS®iif^Sg^HS^^^ °^^ battery i 9I w o n ^i'®*'25;i^t cars 35; car storage 50- meals ? ^k 26 H.b.Crocker Uo.^lank scheaale sLcotsTclifis l' pq ^ S^°^? Outdoor tife^25; thermometer 75 ^ ^ 29-30 bi Perry ret 25:St cars 30- August (iasoline: 40 gals 30 Hckwick Hotel Hoom & phone o A « « '"^^ ■'*• -Blectric current Jult 24-Aup ^ f^ "n X Sept. 18, 1932 Mr A. 0. doole' ^il'aiDg Salt lake Oity, Utah 423 Clift Mil h My dear Sir: For some years past 1 have been working with Shoshonian tribes in California, HeTada, and southern fcrTrrSj^ Just now 1 aoi anxious to collect vocabulary material from Ute and Bannok, and also Terifications from full -blood tfosiute. ^ , Col O.H.Lipps tells me that you may be able to help. «hat I particularly want to know is this: If 1 go to Salt lake in the very near future, can you pat me in touch with members of the Gosiute. Bannock, and Ute tribes? Tery truly yours, •«r«|^ wy*%i»-^4 .,-M'- 4t% • ifftflNMu- 4tt#M^ ^ffMN D 1i k.5 ' i ^' Bopt. 17,1932 . Mr Joseph M&illiard 1815 Tallajo St ; ^ San Francisco, Calif, ©ear Mr Mailliard: . - Joseph Qrinnellifn his recent paper on the' type Localities of Birds described from California, lists all species collected by C. A. All en as from Nicasio This raises a question as to the date when Jtllen moved from Nicasio to his later hoi^e on rour land near San Geronimo station. Do you remember the year? . Allen iold me a few years ago that most of « his collecting was donaiit Lagunitar—on land included in the forest from what is now called Forest Knolls on the east, to |*<^gymitas Creek on the west* With kind regards to your brother and yourself Very truly yours. *^ t 4 I t^ Stpt 30,1932 Hr Albert Huber Indian Offioe Salt Lake, Utah Dear Er Hubert Tery many tbanks for your letter of the 2lst inst. which 1 find on returning from a field trip in the Trinity mountains. X appreciate your courtesy in passing mf request for information to the Superintendents of soTeral Shoshonian Agencies, from each of which 1 find replies. I now expect to call at your office in Salt Lake Uity on Honday October 3 to find out the best way to reach the ^ort Hall Agency. Tert truly yours, U.Hart Iterriam I r 99 Sept. 30 ,1932 *r ^.4.Qro88 Supt^ Hall ifimoj 9ear Ir (irossi lany thanks for yout letter of the22* inst, 1 plan to reach Sfit LiJce on Monday October 3, and to go at once to your igency. Shall inquire at the Salt Lake Igenoy as to the best way to get there. It is sixty ysars since 1 was there-nrtth the Ha^en ik>Ternment Irpedition, of which 1 was Naturalist, So you "may infer that 1 am no longer a boy I I appreciate your kind offer to put me in touch with .^Qriaock and Shoshena Indians. Very truly ycura 4S- 1 U 2 «J ' '^' o Sept. 30, 1932 ^ Hr H. Qi« Dorsey. Aocountant Saithsonian institution Dear ttr Dorsey: Enclosed is my expense account for the Matter half of September, amounting to $84.57, which kindly remit as usual from the Harriman fund. Have just returned from a most successful trip among the Hintoo Indians— bat the mountain roads were about the most appaling i have s/ofr driven over, and this Is saying something. We cliibed and drove down the loity crest s of twojbf the Trinity ranges on one-way roada which for miles and miles almost overhung the preoipitoa* canyons hundreds— in places thoasands— of feet balow. Very truly yours / &o 3 U. Ib^t Merriam Xitgunitas, UaLif. iSxpense Account Sept 16-30,1932 tept 16-20: 15 gals gas 20 Marin fioter8;Ghg oil .grease car .pack hois 21 8 rolls jsaatsan film 21 fickwiok Motel, San Jfrancisoo, tioom 20-22 Santlaf ael -oanfrancisco ret 60;bt cars & Taxi l.BO " " -S&n JTranciseo: meals Trip ih at Shasta and Trinitv Mts for lintoo Indiana S^t " 25: Dunsaair/rravelers Hotel :Boom for Mart inelli 4 ii5: ** (iwraga: Uar storage 25:Breakfast & Iwoch.Self & driver 25:Treka,7 gals gas 1.58 26:Carrville lianch.Supper , log % bkfst self & driver 6 26:Fd 4 Vintoo Indiaaia 26: Trinitv Center ,5 gals gas 26: Lunoh ds supper^ self & driver 27: Hotel fiadding ,!iooB self & asst 7 27: (31 overs CJarage, Sedding, storage, 3 gals gas, oil 8 27: TacatiUe^ gals gas 1.70; Carkinas iJridge tolMBO 27: Hiolinond Ferry. Uar, self 3b driver 27: AlviB Aartlnelli, Asst & driver i days G 5.oo . 9 30: P.a.& I. Jaeovric cufrent lug 2^-^tah anol up into iiahc— to i'crt Itoll, vhert I wjw lath tlie Hliyes«rt ai tm» w two other piattae, after which Mrs Marriai aad r aaqsaat to paek up and set sail for leehington. «e azpeot to arrive about the first oi iatwbtr but ^u had better not com uatil yba hear tTtm as, as there maj be a delay ef a few days. Very truly yours •V ,f m Mi I 1^ 103 , Oet.l6,193» Hr !• 1^ t. Jmolpioii lasUngtoft,, D.G. IkMor Dr jMkaon: Bj tUs nail 1 « sending you the skull sf a SfiiJa wlilQti X fowd dsad by the steps of wj house ei few days ago* is i n yery old and Tory rusty on Shaewa 1 sltonia appreeiate year identifioatim. H»y irply yours , f 1l' i ffS 104 Oct .16 .1938 Kr FrontisB I. Gr«y Bronx, New Tork ^ Dear Mr Gray: Thanks for your latter of Sept. 27 wMoh 8irait«d ■gr recent retom from Port Hall, Idaho, I tare had a Tory itttiWand rery fruitful field seasoB, and on return frQB0lR»e faaTdollMtor larlA Ct>. I>«alr sir: Mtrevitli i m •noLoaing Bf ohMk on the KfttV of &aa fraMisoo for ^o&.4Z, in payt I OB mj property at LagoBitas for 1932-33. ¥ory truly yours. I *■ f i 1 n %i sor ii 10? ** vV mr !l*W.Dorsey, Accountant Smithsonian institution Dear *r i)orsey: Am now packing ±or Washington and shall oe De obliged il you will icindly hold my Octooer salary check onttL iay return. Am just back irom an auto trip oi twalTe hundrea and iiity miles among indians of the mohave Desert ana south* jocpectlng to see you aoon^ tery truly yours. Oct. 24. 1932 6tfr_ Street ,4 u 6t. liasliingtoB, i)*u. Mj dear 6i,r: OB ana alter this, please hold ail mail for lira Merrian aAd ayaelt until our return to BasMngton, as .e are now pacicmg ior the return trip. Very truly yours. i] I Cnr 110 n Is i ]^ ' ' .■ ^ if/ Out. 29 ,1932 Br priQ H. »5wenson jjear wiir: aerai»itt i m enclosing eleven negatives lor enlargement, two prxats each, postal or «r.aU postax B..e. m tne tt. ase oi one pi tnwe^ahowing a group or indian8)raea8e make separate prints oi two oi tue men, as uescriDeo on tne envelope. Is . «B returBiBH to nasbanf^ton early next «eei. p.oasu aadress .nei. to me at i91i<^ Sixteentli Street, aa.h- ington . D.U = And registerj^^e^gackage . *ery truly yours^ Oot. 29, 1932 Kr Eric Swenton' Berkeley, Calif. • • ' •* Dear Sir: ;• Snoloaed are six negatives of my grandson. Please make three prints of each, small postal size. And send me a separate bill for these as they are personal. to me at 1919 16 Street, iMa3hington,D.C. "4 ^l^^^fcT' iYuu ^ m ^ \ i: f i t' - Ootobar 29 ,1932 Mr Tluaias Ib^o 3aat a Clara ' Utah * y . V . • / V . *> • Daar Sir: Toiir latttr of October 25 aams tliis morning; ;(- I «i sorry that the photographs of Mrp Mayo and ywuraalf vara lost or stolanln t^rMdl. . But fortunately I hare ai^other set of prints «d ^ seiding tham to you in this let^ar. Vary truly yours. N Uashington, D.C Brs* Mary Rumsey Arden, New York The news of your Mother's death is a ^e^ere "blow. Her kindly and generous understanding has enalDled many, includ- ing myself, to carry on the most important work of our lives. Tfe grieve with you. ii •^ . \^-> ^- "V* \A^. '.\ -19 lu ' ^ '■■ I, # ' '*•< is 7 'M I I # 4 I, i 112 lft^r.J'"'§i"' ?• Gray B??J^: ii; l?lSS?t^^rn Boulevard Nov. 12, 1932. Bronx, New York City ^ar Mr. Gray* were mLV^TI T '"'-''" '^^'^"^ ^"^^ ^^^^^ °^ "^ ^^^ ^^^^le ■ il : ''^ "^'^'^^"^^^ institutio^a distant point whxoh I usually visit two or three ti.es duri^ the ,e.r. at th'T ? r' '"''"''' '^'" "' '^^''^*^° ^^^^-« f- P-^ted at the head of my stationery) has been, and still is. IHlSaaii^st. In comparing the proof just read with the text in my copy- l)Ook I find that so5eone_h8s taken an unwarranted liberty with the *!i*-«J*^i^ I never stand for. Sp,ggestion_3 are always kindly re- ceived but changes without my -knowledge are a very different ...tt.r. In this particular case the change of a heading and the omission of the few lines necessary to complete the clarsifi cation of the iaerican Bears makes the statement incomplete. I have restored this matter as in the original manuscript. The proof is ret-orned herewith In my letter to you of March 30, 1932 I asked: f^\ mT?®^?*®''® l^° points I would like to ask about- ^'^ a^^'^wL^ftS^lfe' ^^^^"^*^^= °«° ' ^- -'--^ °f these (2) l3 there^any Sanger that the book will be copyrighted so that I might be Eandicaoped in using this materiarirf livriona ■ for'^Jl.P^JH^*' ^^^ ^S°^ onlears that I have been It ^o?f on lor nearly forty years^: Very truly yours. ^uIhl£^ '^ |^r^. -ilc I :Q 8rr 114 I Noven'bcr 14, 1P3E. Spiadler 5: oauppe 3fen ?tcincisco, Calif crnia Beiar 3irs: On OctoLer 2G I -^ent ycu iry cjl.eck on the Crocker Bani^ for $4.12 la payr-^nnt cf jcnr bill. The receipt Ivjs ricf reached ms, 7- this is a GcvernTiLont acocuut I shjli he cbliHed if j?Qu kiiilly send me the rrcei./ted bi:i. M:C .». pi Nov. 14, 1932. H1191 Shattcck ive Berkley. California Dear Mr.. Swenson: Returning to Washington I find your letter of November 7 and also the three inclosed slips, but no bill. The amount of these slips, if I figiirs it correctly, is $26.22, for which I am enclosing check herewith. Please send receipted billc Very truly yours, M:C 'ii (i I # :.1 . i ■' 115 ^ 1 «*i- ,4. I ■ i i I i SSei ,M Tecfiirevol! iiox;fif;txirBxiI OQiaoEdiimB :)C98toa .tM is9a SI TecfmevoK o* I Tedo^foO .hotI boxTsq .di aax-revoo aiadoxroTrfira eiii ffioil LsuBu B8 ^8q eeaslq rioidw .28.60*$ oi aniimrome fins • ftfixfl asmiiisH i&\ ion ersd BredoaovduB sni^^neqnroooa edi lo owT cJbasd oi smoo 91.:^$ iiow o;foxiq .sqqjxsS :^ lelbniqa - 81 .oil 2V.8$ oxlfr e^oiW .eix/pisM - OS •oJI X^xla flexit BtswioI LLiw bae eeedi io\ aefii-rw 9V8d I evXTts t8ixyoi[ xlini \i3Y ^A - 'J^-j^^ 0;M ipart froM shorter trips iny three princiDal were as follow: ^ •^ i' v^^^c^x outc rips isoleiDbe^lcotrvfllJv^L^ ^'^^ Northern Arizona. 2.126 ^2£ieauiar. ocott vaiiej and Trinitv lita. 7Rn octoi»«r. tfohaye Desert ajid Southern California 1.25 •>'-:'-! These of coarse take^no account of numerous shorter'ant, ill?' ^5^i^* "»^^?e^*^4P from California to Salt Eeke Sd '^^f J^2S^ ^*^*?°® S?'^*** to Port Hall. Idaho (i»here I outfitted with the Hayden Survey 60 yrs. agoj «uniiieQ ^ *■' ^n •f arr T /- O • November 14, i-^o*:.. Mr. N« W. Dorsey, Accountant Smithsonian Institution Tfeshington, D. C Deer Mr* Dorsey: Herewith is my exper-^e ace cunt with accompanying enbvouchers covering the period frcm October 1 to November 12 and amounting to $409.85, ^tich ple^:se pay as usual from the Harriman fund. Two of the sccompanying subvouchers have not yet come to hand: No. 18 ' Spindier S: 3auppe, photo v5?ork $4. IS No. 20 - Marquis. Vlho^s Vfho $8.75 I have written for these and will forward ^hen they arrive. Very truly yours. M;C niri eg II J ojiTQ Isqioniiq eeiAi rwollol 86 ei9vv o3>^dSI,S ,eflosx'ir\ aiediio'A has xlsiU oi absveH asoio4 :0a ISS^J BirnolilsC niBii;tiJo2 fcOB iiessa evsdQiTTTetfoJoO IsJoT OJ06 leiioria BuoTenikrn lo tojjooOB on eisi sstl^oo lo eeexl? bnt^ eial ifIsS oi BiaiolilsO nioi\ cuji enslqiis eii^ fcns sq^iii beiiiliiso I eieriw) oxlaf)! .IIbH iio^ oi diioll eoneriit Jbeoilisi (ogB .SIX ^ I9V^n8 neb^sH edi diiw J.* * , 1 I 4-6 o 8 Cc Hart Karri am Jxpenpe account Oct. I-N07. 12. 193 1919 16th St., TTashirigton, D.C. ! ^'TagiillM lo'"''^ -"'"^ ^'' SJ-O^i^l^^d (ret) 42; 3F LuncI 35; Street Csrs 25; Supper 75 Oakland iirpcrt Bus 1: Baggage 25 United ^^iriines. round trig Oakland-Salt Lake City City 1 rip ua, c Salt Lake TT 4. -. T,^ ^ r,'-r. vHotel Utah) Hotex Utah, Salt Lake City, Boom Breakfast and Lunch 1.50; Taxi 35; Supper Port Rail Idaho 35 R3 fare (ret) Salt Lake City to ?t. Hall 3.78, Tele gram 70 Ft. Hall, Idaho; Board (8 meals) Indirn School f 35 per sissl raid 2 Indians 3 days 8.00 each (Shoshone ^- Bannock Paid Indian with car for 3 ret. trips per day for three days (1 mile each isay) Pocatillo. Idaho: Supper 1; Tele i — >-,*^*w, x^'^^v . oupper 1; Telegram 35 Pullman seet Pocatillo Idaho to Salt Lake City Salt Lake City: Hotel Utah 3 mesls Paid Ute Indian forenoon Paid Shoshone girl (May Hfjrdy, Vocab. work) PM and ?vg. 3.; Taxi to neer Ft. Pouglas 75 Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, Room, 2 days 1 1 1. 1 paor iust i^assed I visited During th6 tieii 3^,0.01. juou ^ . ' -rpp c-oss^d !.^evada three times, acain northern Ari^iona ^nce. c.c:^.. ^ -1-1 «^^-.-!^c nj:iri-s of northern „,n.ltea >8th Vall.J as -ell ar var.^vs .,o. - „„, ..then, Califovii. ., 3.to. on. in a^itic.. .... an ...plane t.ip to Salt UUe . su,,l,.ented .. ra.l to Rrt Hall, ul. -a-cre I o.tfitt»i .it,, the Ua,«n Survey s-.t, .ear^ ago \1ith best •■•iishe". 7ery truly yours. r 12 3 B ' i> !lii /-*! i November 14, 1932. Mr. Arthur C. Davis Touring Bureau Automobile Club of Southern California Los Angeles, California Dear Mr. Davis: Pardon my delay in acknowledging your letter of October 14 with accompanying maps which you were kind enough to send me and which proved most helpful. Tour letter would have been acknowledged earlier had I not been obliged to return to Washington immediately after covering the trip through the Mohave Desert and various other places in Southern California. In my letter I forgot to mention that I have been a continuous member of the AAA in both Washington D.C. and California for more than t.venty years. Very truly yours. ■J If November 14, 1932. Dr. H. H. T. Jackson Biological Survey Washington, D.C. Dear Doctor Jackson: Thanks for your letter of October 25, giving me the identification of the Lagunitas shrew as Sorex trowbridF.i monterevensis and the woodchuck as Marmota flaviventris enfiflehardti — the latter I already know. I have had one of the busiest seasons of my life, visiting Utah twice. Northern Arizona once, and crossing Nevada two or three times in my car and once by airplane; also revisiting Death Valley (for the third or fourth time) and various other parts of California, both north and south. With best wishes. Very truly yours. iM iuti^i Kovan^l^r 16, I?:5. 124 Crcc«>5:- 1 «^ •'"O y^. '^ I ^ Ak ^s O-Ji* X ■* v; i.^ v« ws^iiorniij BdQ jye- .;»^ V ■ >.• ■.- j^ or ^vT r: . ^ iia are no-uiirif; sufcio- \, w'--' JKV ■.ff ' i - 9 V<,Q V 1 ^nd Tel f{f5u i -.—4- * * -. - 4- i^xijLcais I.* rnr?erl ^r A'* xiin-^iiu* H>' \v -L i' /I i V . «lj 4. se: d th^ acrojrse^ n>tj AV .. '^e NaticTic'l Met re no] ^ z,r, V ^yr X V C2 i 1.4^ T»y ,- c." '/■_ • n rf L-^rLt7ion, D ■f^r C'.rtu-rrri ^ oiiri iliat pOSt'Jge 6r. insar^iTxe tc my ecoount \« *a *-■ - .» niiy ':'Ours [A* i« \s , \i I ^1 If * I ! ■ »,■ t ; > I i K Nov. 15, 1532. Mr. F* S. Hall Drawer P, University- Ststioa Ssattle, Ua'^hingtcn Deer ILu Hall: Eeturnirsg to Washington after my usual season's field work — this year cohering nearly seven ironths in California, Nevada, Utah and /,rizcna--I Lsve been looking over the two issues of the Murrelet published during my* absence* The' la=?t one, Septejiber, is one of the n-cst Im- portant publications from the stcniiicint of Mammals thi^t I have received in msny a day. Your Historical Pesume of Exploration in liTa-Lingtcn state is of special interest to me and I shall be obliged if you will kindly send me two additional copies, for which $1.00 is enclosed. Seme years ago, beginning in 1886, I did s good deal of field ^crk in Washington, but the urrssure of other matters prevented its publication as originfdlv intended. Iffith best wishes, Yery truly yours. m^' 9t « .»-*4 <*<: 25 «<—*.a&i«» / , 125 Not. 15, 1932. Ir« f# S« Hall ^krantr P, tJaiversity Station Stattls^ fishing ton fii«r Er. iaHs Bi turning to lushing ton after my usual season's field work—- this year coreri^g nearly seven months in Oiliforaia, Revada, Utah and Arizona— I have been looking o?er the two issues of the Murrelet published during my abaanee. the last one, Septemhert is one of the most im- partant pmhlioations from the standpoint of Maiamals thet I hare reoeiTad in many a day* lour H|gtorical ^sume of latploration in Wa^hingtc atata is of special interest to me and I shall be obliged if you will kindly send b^ two additional copies^ for which |1«00 .is enclosed. Sane years ago, beginning in 1886, I did s good deal of field work in Washington, but the pressure of other matters prevented its publication as originally intenied- lith best wishes, Yery truly yours. ^fc t Hf"*»-s^--.'^ V ..J^^Mm-r ''milf* '"^fitftrnJ^-" ••itjt. I Retake of Preceding Frame as k 1 27 i ■ .-f '4 ■ I h MFo Vemcm Bailey Ka^al3na Sonora. Dear ?is:T:an.s Haruig ;u3t leajT.ed by phore f:-3!K Flcronc© iaat y are likoly to r^-ich f^erico considerably earlier (.ban sTpeciad,, I ajr, writing l*iim3diat«.ljr 30. yau *ri 11 b« reasonably aurs of hearing -^gr. you arrive. Froai y^ur ni.giit i-9i.«gn«B to Floi-encs it is obvious thi-.t you ha;'5 --.g^ie betitsr titna thaa e;tpect-ed, -^ich !^:*i]:.i that you havj mst rith fa^er obstaolan -irid Iiava had good aucceeg. It indica::ea a]eo„ ^i thlj to me p.am,: '-or/ important, tiiat you r-U 09 able U c©ntlnu^> wt^stcrly and north.vi^;.3rly early •nou,^. to acoofRpliah i.ho' dsseri, work and return to the •Jnit?>- -rtr-r^ +^ v^-o mo3i of ths iusto ^^u BaiL r * ! aB/r OB. I hava not yst cleared decks of tha accunwlatsd season's literatura but hope tc start f9w day8„ on rsgular work in a Uy aaaaon's field itork in riia west waa„ from the ethnological standpoint, most success flU. as I was able not only to cover more ground and visit more tribes^ but having the foundations already laid was able to fill many ^ps and secure much needed tsminal material,, particularly frcrn several Shoshonean tribes not previously worfced by jse. Our house had not been entsred„ thanks to your barri- cades in the rear end, and eve^thing seems all ri^t except for a leak over the hack cellar steps which we hope to have attended to in the very near futurso With best wishes to you and lint-hrop and continued health and success in your work^ As avar vourso ^^ I* V *J . ? ■ d^A i 1i: r I ' «f i| I.*' * lii 1 I 8Sf JJ^oVo 19; 1932, olt.,^* *o Dorsey, Accountant Sfflithsonian xno Washingtonp D«C Dear Mro Doraey: Herewith I a« .nclo.ing ^ check o= the National UoTopolitan Bank of thi, city for fi.e h„„,„d doUare (,500, - rej^j^ent of .d,a.n=e f.o. t.e H..ri^ f.^d sent ™ about ' the end of March last. ^ary truly yours. }• ! i 1 I : i f .'! Jf III I 129 Nov. 19, 1932. Prof, T. H. Shaw F^ Memorial Institute of Bioloay feijing, China ^ Dear Prof. Shaw: Returning from seven months field work in western United States, I find your letter of September 19 awaiting attention* It is interesting to know that you are engaged in studying the distribution of Birds in Hopei Province with respect to the life 2ones they inhabit. In compliance with your request I take pleasure in sending you herewith several of iny papers on zone distribution^ Very truly yours. I; 0- f^ p rt 131 ** W Nov 79 T r\r>r- ^ f^r. m curinp. 0::.ic? n lit vefy irs -i-.r.. -uGcise seiiu !i^c two coui»iS for October 193; i- '^ 1 r ■*■ ^ » i^' f >" n ^' <3 Xroin Carl Mev~r ,' r«" ^ * X wi h Ml]. tor •:iTii3 nr • CT 'ODJC? ?. c* ri; nuch irte * >.. 1 »•■%: itlC •yi.x-.J 1. er T7T II \, i- r ■ , ii ^crati'^nto' T ^ ^1 lx.'l t-i-t^^nql ftt rensieXicn 0: Da rts y •♦Ti »■ III 7 oersooa -iC J. ?«5»^. Very trulj 7011 r? TJBiversity cf Minnesota Press Minneapclis, Kii.n,. Dear oirs Herewith is my j! * t**. >■ CK to %>. CO in pey^eri a copy of fne BirJs of Minnesota Ipy Dr. Thcmas Kindly forward tc my winter address, ooerts -Li? J.O Cn C! i w « Washington, D.C Terv truly vou •vr« W^-^ w. H^. « I • I .\ It ,! IN H I ;!# r T^ >■ I O OO Nov. 22, 1932. Mr. 0. H. ?. Tate Imerioan Museum Natural History Rew York City Dear Mr. Tatei Very many thanks for your courtesy in sending me the five parts of your critical and highly^important paper on South American Cricetids and allied groups • I fully realize the vast amount of labor you have put into this piece of woit. Such of your papers as I have received in the p^ist are filed under the genera or larger groups to which they per- tain so that I lack an author^s file of your most important contributions. I am anxious to supply this need and shall be greatly obliged if you will send me as full a set as you can spare. Kindly send also a memorandum of cost as I wish to pay for them. 7ery truly yours. 1 h' )! ii'- J' '^* !»•' <4' »ov* 22, 1932. Dr. litnar atmo Acadaoqr of SciencM Hiiladelffaia, Penna. Dear Dn Stone: : In running oYer my accumulated mail since returning fro« California earlj in the month I find a copy of the Tear- book or your Acadeooy bound in a aujperb picture of a Oreat Bear -«ene of the most fascinating animal pictures I have ever seen. Would it be poaaible to obtain a duplicate coj^ of this report or a separata ef the cover pictare? I laa particularly interested and delisted with your informatifa article on B ird Hi gr&t ion —congratulations! Fbr an old man I did a fair job of field work in tlia wast this year, driving about twelve thouaand miles by auto in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, and making one round trip from San Franciaco to Great Salt Laka by airplane. Also viaited Death Talley agstin for the third or fourth time. If I can last a few jrtara longer it looks as if my Indian material will be in pretty fair shape. fith kindest ragponda ta lira. Sterne and yourself, Aa fwer yours. r u c^- -vr*- #c V. i i-sr I HOT^ 23, 1932. Mr. N. !• Dors §7 y Accountant anithsonian InslxtutioB Washington, D#0; Dear Mr. Sorsay: Harewith I am anclosing tha two Spindlar £ Sauppa racaiptad bills for photo work (381^*38 aBOnnt ing to $4.19) antared in my last account aa snbTOuchar 18 undar Octobar 30. Tha racaiptad bill for ffitf ^? yfr9 4r AP^ricj has not yat coma to hand. it } I f Yery truly yoars. w- i: * i i i.-l. *^li > \\ f • I I V i' If^ -V iii 3sr I . *:* Hot. 28, 1932. Mr. I. W. GiffoTA 2»lT«r8i tj^of tolif Qrnia Dear Mr. Giffosrd: Batnraing fPO« «j season's field work a few days ago and looking over the accininlated Mil, I hare just discoTered your sost adairable woi* entitled: Thg Ie«ferday b^ing Sunday, I spent mich of the day and evening ^n perusing it—^ interest in this group beiflg rather acute as I hare worked with rarious neabers of the tribe at interrals during the past 34 years. I have obtained mmo material that you did not get and you hare obtained MBLph th^t I did not get. Are. you sure that the water bottle pictured on plate 14 (a) was aade by the people in question? It looks identical with Hortheni Piute water bottles froai Mono and Walker Lakes. The old woiian working on a basket shown on plate 16, giren you by T.f. Watemua, does not beloi« in this aerie This old woman is a T99-hgp^.lnft t soKetimefl pronounced Wo-pung-wi^phe As usual in such cases^ you interviewed several members of the tritoe unknown to me, and I worked with several not mentioned by you. I am Eaturally greatly interested in this paper and regard it as one of the most carefully prepared and accurate of th« numerous publications thus far issued on California Indians. With best wishes , Very truly yours. C.H .-A> > JwA--cv-^^ Nov. 28. 1932. Outdoor Mount Horria 111. Dear Sirs: Please send me a copy of Outdoor life for iugaat 1932. I shall be glad to remit on receipt of bill. Very truly youxs. i: r \ 1 1 -;:.-^'. ■■-« ? 'i -* 1 HOT^ 28, 1932. STf J. Ot Horriw, Presidrat Carnegie iBstit^tion faehiqgtoii, 1).0# Bear J.C*: In the acommlated literature on my desk is a p«9phlet frea ihe Carnegie Institution of Washington en- titled Inraatigfltiona ^n lecloffy under the direction of Prederick I« Clenenta. In e^aneiqg orer this pibli cation I find Bys^lf staggered by the language* for instance (p. 267): ^itib the growing appreciation of the Motic essence of the conranityt the concept has been shifted to applj t« t^ l^eae, thou^ with plants still constituting the jM:triz*^ Agpte sari l7 as inlaeA w :•): fiten less^Tisibly so, the ece i« neces- e aa the vemilting specxent or i^mnmity; sourer of the motiTe enoTigy, it ia sore dyn ic. '^'^ adaptation or eccgenesia xs understood the re- sponse of apecienl aod biome to ffte^ direct factors of the ece*** thai dM8 all this mean? iBTf truly ymirs. \i \i ); t * jI V F ) I-, it t\ ' * I J' Owl Nov, 28. 1932. Secretary of Commonwealth Boston, Mass# Dear Sir: Enclosed is my check for $1.75 for which kindly send me a copy of the plates accompanying Forhush's Birds of Hassachnssetts, These are noteworthy illustrations and I hold it fortunate that it is possible to get the«n apart from the volumes. Yery truly yours. r * r r esr 4 « i NOT. 28. 1932. ^^^^^^, « . ■ . " • ■ !1 .^ If I;* * ■ t i ii' » 'i^ ■♦• r B Insurance Departnent Oalifomia Auto Association Vanness iTsona San Prencisco, Calif. Daar Sirs: I hold 8 Property Damage Insurance policy on my Pord Sedan (nixmber 4444046 - 1931) dated July 7, 1932 and covering the year to July 7, 1933* , ^^ _. In purchasing this insurance^I told you that I am in California about six months each year, rsturning to Washington for the winter, and asked to be insured until Norember* , Tou told me that it would be better to take the insurance for the whole year, and that on notification you would return part for the period of my absence from Califoru ^ Therefore, I hereby notify you that I left California for Washington Norember 1, storing my car October 31, in a garsrc in Berkeley where many Government men store theirs. I shall be obliged therefore if you will kindly send me, addressed to 1919 16th st^. Wash jg ton, D.C., the rebate due from this insurance. Very truly yours. w*«* %- i /» f n sll . J' ♦ I 'I- J .1 ' I? I W i <■ 1:* 13 t» ml' f ' Not. 28, 1932. Mr. Warren ?. Sston 63 Nomel ivoDU0 Upper llontclair, ».J. . Dear Mr, XatoB: . Haring noticed in the carrent ornithological journals that a chart showing hewks and owls in ;51ight may be had on applicatioiyl shall be greatly obliged i| yon will kindly^send me a copy. Any charges connected therewith I shall be glad to remit. 'J •H l:i^ >?.i i*i ri^r lov. 29, 1932, Oakland, California Bsar Vr. DaWitt: I shall bo obliged if yoti will sand copy of laaao L. Hylar»» Barlv Tian «t the for iriiich $3.50 is herewith enclosed. Tery traly yours , lOT. 29, 1932, The UniTsrsi ty of California Press Berkeley, Oalifomia Daar Sira; Kindly send ae a oopy of jgtatlaa by Saner ai Brand, for iriiich $2.00 is herewith inclosed. Ihan the toIom by Belph L. Beals entitled, r of Herthnni Mmxit^^ '^aform 7 is on sale, pleas a send ne a copy. ^^rj trmly yours > r I ^ i i I {4 4 ! i ' I f ^ \ (■■ J Ifl->| '•n t si^r Hot. 30, 1932, lr« Artlmr Voodward Inotition Park Lol ingelas, Daar Sir: A recent issue of the iBififfJi balletin states that in a talk on the Indiana of California you said that in early years ••Different tribes of the Costal Plain were aetire in tradiiiig with other tribes and those of Arizona and lew Mexico • For many years I hare been interested in the matter of inter-tribal trading and shoald be thankful if you will kindly put ne on the track of definite information giring the localities and tribes concerned. Very truly years. ^ . tVJu<9^--/-^ V .^, \ V I '1: m h' f; I' f m it. •» m iu t t 3 ^ ri f 144 I 1 » ■ >'[ ;•• i-s J A# Deo. 1. 1932. ^s <•• wkiagtoi ll»r Mr. SDrsaj: *, ,«^ ^•"•"'> »• "T .IP.™. Kscomit frm EoT«b.r 15 to ». 1932 «„„ti,^ u »67.9ts «1« T.,ol,.r for Ms, Mlth J Very truly yonrs. I' 1932 Nov 15 16 23 23 7 23 30 30 30 30 30 30 0. Hart MMrtitm m9 16th St.. Washington. D.o. i lien* 8 Srie H. SSJe2^^|frSlJ°'n^^S*«^ f Indian.) orTttmac* 170 gtls 11.48 furfii current) 5.69 l!!i^"S*®?.<^«s Light Co 4.74 Bdith Strothers, cleaning office rooMs 5 25 26 00 2 00 ^ 25 3 83 4 05 1 90 58 50 98 60 00 1 15 2 4 :i^ i H ¥ ¥' 1 Jr? 'i , H 1/ ..' •44 fit sixty-flewn ninety-four 67.9i 67 94 .V T' I f r |\f \ December 2, 1932* Miss Laur© Berge, Circuleticn Depfirtment, SCIENCE ^>EEVICL Washington, D. U. Dear Miss Berge: Thank you for j'-our letter cf the Ist msiani informing me that I have paid fcr two subscriptions to SCIENCE NEWS LETTER. You say that I am ♦^receiving dupli-. j^te copieF^-" This i? an error, as I have never received ^t one copy. This, 'during the summer, came to ray California address, I^gunitas, Ceiifcrnia, and since my return has been coming to my winter hone, 1919 - loth Street, as reqursted. Inarmuch as I h^^ve paid for two copies, I !5hall be glEd if ycu will continue sending one to rne rat my present address, the other to ir.y daughter, Mrs. Zenaida Talbot, 2672. Hilgard Avenue, Berkeley, Csiifcrnia. Thanking you for your coartv^sy in the m.-tte-, Very trulv vours. I ) I ^ Vn^ 146 Mr* Prances B. Yeager Estes Park. Qolorado Dear Sir: Enclosed is my check of $.50, for which please send me a copy of Dorr G. Yeager ^» recent publication, The Animals of Bockv Mountain National ParV. Please address me at 1919 16th Street, Washington. American Forestry Association Washington, D. C. Inclosed is my check for $3.50, for which please send a copy of Chalfant's Death Valley to me -at 1919 16th Street, Tlashington. Ct^ M' V i i 4 (5 i ut 1 National MoseTiB Ottawa, Canada . Enclosed is my check of $2.50, for which please send me a copy of Diamond Jenness' recent publication on Eskimo and Indian tribe« of Canada. Please address me at 1919 16th Street, Washington. # { I I %: m I if i. 8^r ^1 »■ > V if. -^ "^ ••!•■' Dec. 7. 1932, ^ Dr. B. f. ABi«r«oi Rational Musam Ottaw. Oanada Daar Dr. iadersoa: Your latter of Horombar 26 arrirea duly, but I hare not jet had ti«e to nm down the wtter of the "Okanagan life Zona**. I hara only recently returned from California and SB naturally orenrhBlmed with accramlated mail and other Batters. ly early Zone Maps fldiowed a tongue of the area in question, but unless I as greatly mistaken it waa not named by ma. Probably Metealf named it. When in the Okanagan Countzy soTeral years ago I trarersed it on horseback. IBgr same mail I am sending you copies of my Zone Maps of 1893 and 1897, lou surprise w saying that you hare 11,500 oanaials in your collection, airely these will afford plenty of good » vorking Aaterial for years to caBe» and doubtless the collection^ like the small boy, will continue to grow. You surely did a fine thing when you got '•three good bears from Mackenzie** * Are any of them fully adult? Yery truly yours ^ 1^ 4 V'* QPt Deo. 7, 1932. 'i } Mr; »•?• Baxter Taft, Britiah Oolunbia Dear Sir: loar letter of Sept^aber 12, addressed to the Biological Sunreyt reached me on my recent return to on« In regard to grimily stalls: I am no longer purchasing skulls of immature griazlies, by which I mean those under fire or six years of age, hut I soBfitimes buy fully adult skulls irtien accompanied by reliable information as to the locality lAiere the bears were killed. The price for good old skulls reliably labeled raries of course with their condition and the locality where they were killed. If you hare any skulls with authentic data you had better pack them carefully (so they will not be injured in transit) and ship to U.S. Biological Surrey, Washington, D.C. After seeing them I will write you what I will pay. Very truly yours, I. I ► ■ n if '•it' \ \ it 05 r ; 151 Dec* 7, 193E. Mr* iniil Tennsend Haima Touring Topics 2601 So. Figaeroa St* Lo« Angeles, Calif. Dear Mr* Hanna: Tery many thanks for your courtesy in sending me additional copies of Tonriny Topics containing translation of Meyer's W^ch dem SaeramBnto^^^a Tsluable piece of work. For sometime I hsTe been carrying in my pocket- book a memorandum about your re-publication of Boscana*s ca^nig chinich^but hare looked in vain for the price. If you will kindly haTO a copy sent me with bill for same, I shall be greatly obliged. I have a copy of Chinig chinich as originaiiy published by Alfred Bobinson (lew Tork» 1846) With thanks and best wishes, Tory truly yours. I i f '% ^ \ !• I i « i I Dec. 7, 1932. Prcf. ?loyd Bralliar NashTille Agricultursl Normal Institute liaaison, Tennossee Dear Pnjf. Bralliar: Replying to your letter of the 17 inatsnt re- questing copies of my scifcntific publiostions, would say that I hare just been overhauling my separates in your behalf and am sending you herewith such as still remain for distribution. The supply of meny of them was exhaust ed some time ago, and I heve no extra copies of my bound volumes on either birds, mammals, or Indians. With best wishes. Very truly yours. **'a I ! ♦i ■H s *- a.kwint of the desert country near Cedar City? Do the yi.TaT-Tits know the name of the tribe or tribes claiming the country either south or north of Bscalante Bierer? Be you know the location of the tribe or band known •• B,TLTiit-i>ah? I was told that they lived somewhere north- vest of Cedar— rather a ragne description. Tory truly yours. Ibere (cri6ina> the/fioMe of the fi-gtla? / I *^ "^ I*- \^ 1^ f 156 II 4* Dec. 12, 1932. Superintendent, ShivTet Reserration Santa Clara, Utah My dear Sir: I should appreciate the favor if yon will kindly find out from the old Indiana how far north and west the tribe originally extended. Was Virgin Blver their western boundaryior did they go still farther wait; Of faS thfi BeaTerdam Hange the boundary? On the north, in the old days, did they reach Santa Olara Birer? Or did their territory extend OYon farther north? Their eastern boundary as I understand it was a nort'tv- south line passing over Mt. Trusbull, but I am ignorant as to the north end. When working with some of these Indiana during a rery hasty visit, their tribal name as I heard it was Sir-Tits^ but I an well aware th^t it is usually written Shi^eta. Do they generally pronounce the 'h'? Do you know where the tribe or band known as Hav^ vin^pah lived? I was told that their oonntry was somewhere northwest of Cedar-— a rather vagus description. Trusting you will find tiae to secure this informatioix Tory truly yours. I ^ |^.A^-- Where was the original home of the Pi->#ds? # w :• } Dec. 12, 1932. Mr. Weld i mold, Librarian Harvard Travelers Club Cambridge, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Weldf Replying to your letter of November 18 asking for contributions to your Library, I would like to make sure just what you want. I assume that you wish bound books only. I have published hundreds of pamphlets, but very few ^books^; and of these books have still fewer copies on hand. If I find a duplicate of any of thOT will' be glad to send it on. During the twenty years of my service as Chief of the U.S. Biological Survey I published a number of issues of a series entitled North American Fauna. Soh» of these deal with Regions (from the standpoint of geographic dis- tribution); others with groups of American Mammals. Copies of these, so far as they still remain on hand, may be had by addressing the Chief, U.S. Biological Survey, Washington, B.C. In the case of such numbers as are exhausted I may be able to supply most of them. Very truly yours. - u I !l I- if si •i 15 n il 157 \\'' Dec. 12, 1932, I Dr. Robert T. Morris Merribrooka Farm St8«ford, Conn. Dear Dr. Morris: Returning from my sufflmer field work in California, Hevada, and Utah, your letter dated September 16 was found awaiting attention. The fact that one of your red squirrels was ob- served carrying away its dead mate is most interesting, but your question '•Where did the squirrel go with its mate?** could only be answered by Mrs. Morris or yourself. With best wishes, • Very truly yours. iSo 83 r I i I Dec. 12, 1932, Mr* Warren f. la ton 63 normal ATenue Upp«r Montclair, N#J» Dear Hr« Eaton: Thanks for your letter of November 28 and for your trouble in sending me the chart and other material on hanks and owls. I hare always been particularljr in- terested in hawks and owls and shall nerer forget the thrill and excitement attending the killing of my first redtail. is a boy I was somewhat noted as a rifle shot and regret to admit that I slew a painfully large number of hawks with a heavy small caliber muzzle loading rifle* But you may be sure that later, when I undertook the examination of stomach contents of birds of prey in the early days of the Biological Surrey. I was quite over- whelmed by the unmistakable evidence of the part these birds play in keeping down noxious rodents. With best wishes. Very truly yonrs. •f I ¥ • 1 .III #1 i-1 e:3 r ^ Dec. 12, 1932 Mr. Prentiss N. Gray 183rd Street and Southern BouleTard Bronx, Hew York City Dear Mr. Gray: I an glad to know that it is possible for authors to obtain separates of their articles which you are publish- ing in Bscords of ^orth American Big Gai!ie> and shall be obliged if you will kindly have a hundred copies of my article struck off and sent me, with bill fOf SSIS. And inasmuch as the book is to be copyrighted » I shall be further obliged if you will send me a waiTer of right of reproduction so that^st may be incorporated in my Boar book in case I lire long enough to COriplete it. Very truly yours. c. jiM ^ i "f. 'rt ■a I * .» 4 I 'Si . 1 •'i . !• t? « . 1. 1 ^i 1 09 r ri Dee. 12, 1932. Mr. Hugh B. „Log»n InTemess, Calif. lour letter of Sorember 9 reached me soon after my return fir>« the season's field work in California. It is interesting to know that part of a walrus tusk has been found in an Indian Mound in Drakes Ifctero. If you or its owner are in doubt as to the identification I shall be glad to examine and return the specimen if sent me for that purpose. I quite agree with you as to the importance of critical systematic examination of the Indian Mounds on Pt. Beyes Peninsula by competent ethnologists or archeolo- gists. Much of value remains to be learned. With best wishes , Very truly yours. '\ m ! mi 161 Dec. 12, 1932. Dr. H* H* T. Jackson Biological Survey Washington, D.C. Dear Dr. Jackson: My memory is so poor nowadays that I fail to recall Aether or not I wrote you about a grizzly skull in our collection (No. 206135) James L. Clark of New York wrote me sometime ago asking that the name of the donor be corrected from Oharles King to John B. Thees, adding that the skull was a gift to the museum from Mr# Thees, not from Mr. King (his companion on the hunt). Very truly yours, - f , ■ i i >l Si * it; ft I 162 } If Dec. 12, 1932. ■r. M. B. Snyder, Insurance ABerxcan Automobile Association San Franoiaco, California Dear Mr* Snjier i Replying to your request of the 6 instant I am enclosing herewith the insurance policies on my Ford car (Hoi* B^729978 and A-5U5117) expiring July 7, 1933. and shall be glad to receive your chedr for the unexpired part of the year. Yery truly yours. m I ) 163 i^N \w\ 4 i 1? Dec. 20. 1932 u« Mrt Prentiss N* Orej 183rd Street and Southern Boulerard Bronx, Now York City Dear Mr. ©ray: Thanks for your letter of the 16 instant stating $S8.00 as price for 100 separates of my Bear article with illustrations. Snclosed is my check for this asount. I em obliged for your waiTer of the right of re- production of my Bear article. Tery truly yours. '!* u m \n ,' fM * J! i f M i t r •I It 'mmmmm ^3r Dec. 20, 1932. Ooiamissioner, Land Office Interior Department Bldg. Washington, IKO* Dear Sir: I shall be obliged if you will kindly sen* md Addressed to 1919 16th St* this city)copiBi of yonr most recent l^nd office maps of California, Nevada, and Utah, with bill for same. Tei7 truly yours. 91 s I I. t { f ►.:'» 29 r '^1 mm Deo. 20, 1932. Mr* Arthur Woodward Los ingelea Museiim, Calif • Dear Mr. Woodnard: ThankB for your letter of the 13th instant in regard to trade between the costal Indians and those of the interior. I have long been aware of the exchange of commodities between the Mohave Indians of Colorado Hirer and those of the Tejon in California, but had not collected data concerning similar barter ings for the coast region of Southern California • Tour evidence of the occurrence of "red-cn-bufr* patt^iry rmBT Wilmington is new to me and of much interest. Jwt what do you mean by the tern ^lipnp** ware? Pew tems in anthropology are more abused then the word Tiono.* It is good to know that you have taken up this line of investigation. I hope you will continue it and push it as far as possible. It would be interesting to Iccow how far back in time this trade existed. Did you not make a slip in including "deer skins in the material "traded to the coast»»? I should put it the ot^er way around. Speaking of beads: Tou doubtless know that the old cy- lindrical beads traded by the Hudson's Bay Company are plentiful on some of the cremation grounds of the Middle Sierra foothill tribes. •^u V Thanking you for your trouble in writing so fully pn-^ ith best wishes, f^ry truly yours. .'^**-^-»-/. en^ wi >¥l t- I F n # w KJ %^ I I- \ 17 m Mr. Phil Townsend Hanna Editor, Touring Topics Lo3 Angeles, Oalif. Dear Mr. Hanna: Very many thanks for your letter of the 12th instant in regard to Chinigchinioh. Prom allusions in the press I had sup- posed the "book already out. Kindly place my order for a copy when issued. I am delighted to know that John P. Harrington has been and is working on the accompanying explanations and notes. He is an indefatigabla and scholarly aan but hes a very liSi habit of re- cording his results in too technical language-and sometimes in- vents symbols not in our alphabet. In this connection you and Harrington may be interested to know that Mrs. Mabel L. Ohilberg of Aguaa has obtained from a local Indian a rather remarkable, and in my opinion highlj important story (in 22 chapters) which it might le well to consider-particu- ' larly since Harrington frOm his study of this historicc-relig^ous myth IS probably the only anthropologist qualified to make good use of it. If you ever come to Washington in winter, or Lagunitas in summer. I shall be delighted to see you. Very truly yours. # \ B f If ll T rr Dec. 22, 1932. Dr. 1. B. Bell Biological Survey Washington, P.O. Dear Doctor Bell: Thanks for your letter of the 9th instant addressed to me at the Smithsonian Institution— an interesting place which I usually visit two or three times each year. It has been for- warded to me however and I am obliged to you for the trouble you have taken in the matter of John K. Howard's bear skull from some- where in Alaska. Just now I am under such pressure of accumulated work that it will not be practicable to visit the Museum for a few days. Soon after Christmas however I expect to go there and will phone you in advance so that the skull may be made readily accessible • Very truly yours. f H. 168 i./l *c. 22, 1932 fv-^pp*?"^*'^* Doooments E:« Pfii'ting Office tashirrgtou, D7C, Dear Sir: Bnolosed is my check for two dollars fop which please send »e two copies each of the latest W Office map. of California. Nevada, and Utah. Very truly yours. •r* 1 ¥. ff <=i%W.^r"%: c < -^ l^- I 6 i^^t-, \A>^\^ / ' ! V>'> ¥V * 14. A ah- ii. 4| ear *. ; I Dec, 30, 1932. CiTil Service Commission Washington, D.C. Dear Sirs: This morning's mail hrings from your office aft ap- plication blank for position of Statistician (Medical Social Service) fro. Miss Stella Eandolph.hut no infonnation as to ^en she worked for ma. I have an indistinct recollection .of the name but cannot place her without additional information, and therefore I am returning your blanks herewith. Since I oame to Washington forty-six years ago I have , employed more than a hundred stenographers, and I am now confused as to the various individuals. Were I to see her. or were I fur- nished mth information as to the date when Miss Randolph worked for me and what she did, I probably would be able to furnish the desired information. Very truly yours, .1 • h\ I f t I i ■^ :% f I' i I-' ovr Mrs.^ibby ?. iiien S«B GeroniKo, Calif, Xtear Mm. illen: Dec. 30. 1«32. Tour Christmss card arriyed this morning.and Mrs. Merriam and myself were pleased to hear fro. you. We regretted that «e were not ahle to see you last sumer. I was away on field work most of the season traveling »o»e 12.000 Miles in my car in Dalifomia. Nevada. Utah, and Arizona. During .y abnencas Mrs. Merriam stayed with my daughter Zenaida (now Mrs. N. W. Talbot) in Perkeleir, Our elder daughter Dorothy firs. Henry ibbot ) is now with us with her two children for the holidays. Two or Aree weeks ago we had nearly two feet of snow but now it lud .sited or been cleaned sway, I wonder if you re.»«,b*r the year when you moved from loc'lit r ''"""'' ' " '^''^ *'^^ '''' -^— to the localitx„ Where certain birds were killed, as Mr. .lien used Hxcaaxo labelings for all. even after coming to San Geronimo. daughter ^°'" "' " ^''' "'^^'^ *° ^°''""^^ "~* ▼ei7 truly yours , I / ■ i 4 Jbh. 4, 1933, Mr. N. H. Dorsey.Acoountant Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.O* Dear Mr. Dorsey: Herewith is my expense account for the month of December amounting to fU1.09 yftich I shall he obliged if you will pay as usual from the Harriman Fund. Also salary vouchers for Miss Edith Cocke for serrices as stenographer- assistant $100.00. and Mrs. H. B. Barto stenographer-assistant $100.00. I am enclosing also an endorsed check from the California State Automobile Association for $16.58 to be credit ed to the Harriman Fund, the same being rebate on insurance .on our field Pord car in California. Very truly yours. #. 1- ■r ■* 1 svr 'I "932 2 3 4 9 9 9 . 12 03 20 26 29 31 31 51 0. Hart MerrisH 1919 16th Street, WaBhington, D.O. » / Chalfant, Jannass, 2 copies) , ^in:933 reaiddar ft Hosa , TrjinB of 1 .Iberly »a Sana TSpairing and weatbe r jproofing leaks ^ oyer and between file rooas and connecting toilet 81.00^,, , , „ a T^ ■'■/^ ♦ lllan'a Presa Cllppings^for Hov. end Dec. _^_^^ ^^^^^ th Aif^'^^^^ Chft0ftp6J :# £ Pote T( article I 7b ^ 1/3 5 bpresdage ott book* .69; Deo. postage 3.37 Washington G«8 Xight Co.HoT.21.I)eCa21-5.13 1/3 PotOBfiC Hec. PowerCo.SoT.15-Dec.15, 6. 00 1/3 Shell Furnace Oil, Dec. 10-29,585 gala 38. 8E 1/3 Bdith Stro there, cleaning office & file roonua month Deoaaher Plorenee Johnson, cleaning after repair nork ^ I 3 50 2 50 1 50 1 00 2 00 1 63 2 87 27 00 6 00 10 00 1 92 4 06 1 71 Z 00 12 94 4 00 1 25 h I. 1 I f r r r I ,'iT I 4 1932 Dec. 31 Procc Washington Acad. Sci. 31 UniT. Calif. Press: Sauer & Brand, iztstlan 31 Ralph L. Beala, gthnography Northern Mexico 31 Puertes & Brooks, Portraits of New gnglanonBirds 31 P.W.DeWitt.Early Days at the Mission dy feaacL.Myl 31 U.S. Land Office, maps of Calif. ,Nev. ,& Utah 31 Rod & Gun in Canada for 1933 & taxis ar 31 Streetcars iOaitted from Norember account) elephone: Connecting charge 1.50: Serrice Nov. 5-26. 4.03;Advanc6 rate 1st month from date of bill. D.75: Telegram «50; $11.78: Less personal telegram .50, $11.28 1/3 Dec. 3 2 rolls Dennison^s tape -95; twine .70 One hundred and forty-one nine 173 5 2 1 1 5 2 2 2 00 00 35 75 00 50 3 76 1 65 141 09 < I 141.09 I^Vr 175 m^n January 5, 1933 Mr. Y^^^on Bailey 8931t San Antonio Street Southgate Los Angeles, California Dear V. B. : Florence has just phoned ae your address* stating that it iwill be only for a short time, so I am dropping you a hasty line. Bell says you are to go on with the deer work. This, tc me^ is most important, for the lack of definite infonaation af to the distribution of California deer, after the many years of field work by Tarious members of the Survey, is e public disgrace One of the outstanding holes in cur information is iH£.!L3^^i^ ^^^ 3ants Barbara region deer changes to the deer of Monterey; and just whet the Monterey deer is. You may remember that some years ago somebody published a stupendous error in regard to what these deer are. It is of high importance also to determ.ine the limits of range of scaphiotus. I described it originally from the Gabilan Range, San Benito County, but had no information as to its range^ Grinnell, as you know, has given it a very consid- erable range to the northward. « Mr. Ternon Bailey — 2 Several serious questions relstc to de^-^r territory in tho SierrjB: Witt is the southern limit of columbianus on the west slope of the Sierra, and the northward li.Tit of the srnail form ci the Mule Deer? This involves at least two questions: la Do both the coast deer and a forn of the Mule Deer occur in losemite — and if so, at what sessons? ' 2. Dees the big Mule De-^r of the east slope and adjacent desert intergrede with the •imfill Male Deer cf the ^^sst slope? And does the letter pass into cjilifornicus of the Santi: Barbara - San Luis:^ Obispo country? These points seem to me fundaKental. • In haste, A3 ever yours. I f « ?l I it ■'I fi Mr I'i \ II •I f m 4 Jsn. 5, 1933. Hati9n8l Metropolitan Bank Washington, D. 0# In accordance with your statement and request dated December 30, 1932 in regard to outstanding notes of J. W. and !• S. Barnes on Conduit Road property, I have copied and here* with inclose the statement you sent concerning renewals of the notes under name of Beall R. Holstein. Very truly yours. 176 ffi tf. ^^'\ i\ 1 ! I »» ' I December 31 « I'^SS rational Metropolitan Bank, Washington. B.C. -.?," mi:®*^^ ^ooi P'^+nte notes in the amount of $9^.7. 06 Hfr. Oeore^e W. White, real ^ -ate no. -.^ ^4, 1928, -^.r.d made by J. *• .,PMv"' icl?3^ orfot 817. Square 1371, now due remember 24 ^"^^^^^^i; £id notes '^e?^e foreclosed known aa Lo^ ^. ^4"f;7po 1Q32 at vublic 'iuction. July 20, i.-^^ Very truly ycara V.W i rV » , ^-U i t 0->v*v^ . ^ \w 'I' ti I- nr -.78 / \if U Wb^ January 5, 1933 Mr. John K. Howard Shawmut Bank Building c/o Gaston, Snow & Co. Boston, Massachusetts My dear Mr. Hoisard: Yesterday I had the pleasure of examining your fine grizzly skull from Admiralty Island. It is a most interesting specimen and, so far as my memory goes, is the second full grown male I hare seen. It agrees with the type specimen in practically all respects except that the arch of the skull is less elevated and not so broad, hat these differences may be attributed to the difference in age. as your skull is that of a yo-ong-adult while the type ia that of an old male. The teeth are remarkably alike in the two specimens. Owing to the high scientific value of this skull, I trust you will not think of burrying it in the skin. It is not only bad practice ^,o mount bear skulls in skins, but it is undesirable from the standpoint of per..anence, since the original teeth co^only ,. to pieces in a few years wViiio fv,<=> «„...•. years, while the composition teeth, such as those made un^er the direction of James T n^r-v r-F i-u » oi James l. Clark of the American Museum m J^ew York, are permanent and beautiful. Thanking you for the privilege of examining this most interesting specimen. Very truly yours. * - 1 * i f t I I January 5, 1933 Or. H, E. Bell Biological Survey Washington, D. C\ Dear Dr. Bell: Since acknowledging your letter pn the x4o\iyard bear skull on December 23, I have been too overwhelmed with other matters to exairine the skull. But yesterday, chancing to be in the Museum. I dropped in to the Survey Maimnal Range snd found not only the HoT^ard skull but also type skulls of several species of Admiralty Island bears. In the case of the Howard specimen, identification proved easy as the skull agrees sarprisiTigly well with the type specimen of Ursus mirabilis. Both are full grown males, but the Howard specimen is the younger. Mr. HO'^srd's skull is of great scientific value, for which reason it would be a real calamity to have it m.utilated and hurried in the mounted skin. In fact, such a procedure is contrary to modern practice, j^ince in the case of hears it is usual for taxi- dermists to replace the original skull with a dunmy, or to replace the teeth with the .wonderfully perfect sets of teeth made under the direction of James L. Clark of the American Museum. Yery truly yours, » * I , i* I \ i If r ^ ex I r^"""-' ""'"■" ' r? 1 •* I ( .4. £ . t 180 f ■:,» *i y \t' January 5, 1933 Mr. G- H. E. Tate ^ , „. . American Museum Natural History New York City Dear Mr. Tate: Nothing but unremitting pressure has delayed me in replying to your letter of November 23, and in acknowledging the splendid lot of siammal papei^s which you Y^ere generous enough to send me. They certainly are a monumental contribution to the subject of South American mammals* You mention that you would be glad to receive some of my papers. I still have many separates on ^x§nd, and shall be only too glad to send you such as you may desire. Most of them relate to mammals, birds, or Indians, but there are others in other branches of Natural History. Would you care for everything of which I still have separate!, or sre your interests centered in mammals? With thanks and best wishes, Very truly yours. 1^ « I Jan. 5, 1933. Mr. J. 3. INade Bureau of Entomology Dept, of Agricultura Washington, D.O. Dear Mr. Wade: ' . inferring to the announcement card of the meeting of the Biological Society for January 7th, I notice at the bctto. of the card the interesting fact that the Biological Society offers for sale copies of my paper on the Olographic ^i,j:,:^2:::^:^^ "^ '■''' ^^ NcrtbMerica, 1892. ^ith the color- ed Life-zone Map. I shall he greatly obliged if you can send me five copies of this paper w^ 'ch hill for same. I shall be glad to remit. 7ery truly yours, ^1IP \ i 181 [I u Byron 3. Adaat 512 nth Street ;ott, D.O. Jan. 6, 1933. Dear Sir: Tour quotation of $7.25 for cover, titlepage, and binding 100 separate* of article on Bears is accepted. Please obserre the following points in binding: CoTer. broTO paper like your sample. Title and reference identical iiith that of titlepage. Pefarence to source of publication to be in vjry '""f^LS^® ^Sd wintSd Snjper Eft ^nd corner of titlepage and coTor (proof to be submitted). Pages and plates to be properly arranged as in sample. fcharge for which to be added to above f7.*iD) ISdges to be trimed 3/8 inch all round (top. bottom, and sides). 1h. page bearing the attached printing (list of Bears) to be d*polit«d in laste basket. Very truly yours. \ i t • h I '4 % .4 t^ \ S8r h !<■■ , Jem. 7, 1933. IJ.S* Civil Serrict Commission Washington, D. C* On Decamber 30th last I received from you a re- quest for information in regard to Miss Stella Randolph nho worked for me some years ago. Having only an indistinct recollection of Miss Randolph I wrote you asking for the date of Miss Randolph's service and ••what she did^ so that I might be able to furnish the desired information. In re- ply yen wrote on the bottom of my letter **Mis? Randolph states that she was employed by you as a secretary from Oct. 1926 to July 1927. « This gives me no information what- ever as to what she did, without which information I have no means of recalling tier. If, as I suspect, she was the one who compiled from my vocabularies a dictionary of certain Indian languages she was a competent and industrious person^but I am not sure that she was the person in question. t*v ■-■^*, fe, t*i t W .t^ 1 88 r w Jan- 7. 1933. Shell Pttroleum Prodacts Ca Baltimore, Maryland Duar Sirsr lour bill for oil for the month of December has not yet been receired. Bnt as I am anxious to get the matter out of the way I am enclosing herewith uj check for $38.82 which appears to be the amount on the tabs receired from the delivery man. Kindly send receipt. CO .1 A i \ f^R* I 5 >4 Jan. 10, 1933 • Mr* J* S, Wade Bureau of l?ntomology J3ept. of Agriculture Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Wade: Thanks for your promptness in sending the fiv6 copies asked for of my Geographic Distribution of pife in North America published in 1892. I am exceedingly glad to haye these, since for some yeartB pest I haye been unable to supply requested copies. Enclosed is my check for $3.75 in payment for same. Very truly yours. Mr^ N. w. Dorsey, Accountant '^^^^ ^^* ^''^^^ anithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorsey: Your statement of receipts and disbursements under the Harrlman Fund during the calendar year ended December 31. IV32 has just arrived, and I am very much obliged for your promptness in the matter. With best wishes for the new year, Very truly yours. J \ i 38 r k January 13, 1933 Dr. Frederick V. Ccville Department of igri culture Washington, D* G- Dear Coville: More than forty years ago, when you and I were young and enthusiastic, we were much impressed by the strange aspects of the great Mohave Desert. The barren abruptly upstanding Desert Ranges, the rast stretches of send, the alkali flats and sinks, the multitude of unfamiliar types of desert brush, and most of all the weird forms of the Tree Yuccas appealed strongly to our imaginations — and from my sensations during recent trips over the same desert I find that I have not emtlived the original response. Believing that you still hold the same regard for this marvelous region, I am sending you herewith a batch of photographs, mainly of Tree Yuccas, taken by me during the past season. With best regards Yery truly yours / I b * January 14, 1933 Mr. P. Martinelli Legujiitas* Calif. Dear Mr. Martinelli: Glad to hear from you and to know that you hare bumod the brush and tops on my place. Inclosed is check on the Crocker Bank for $10 in payment. ibout 8 month ago Mrs. Merriam fell and hurt her right shoulder and arm, since which she has suffered a good deal and has difficulty in dressing. She joins me in kind regards and best wishes to your- self and Mrs. Martinelli and all the good hoys and girls of your family. s>-- f III t ^ f% m> 189 1^ I I January 16, 1933 Miss Alice Eastwood Academy of Sciences San Francisco, Calif* Dear Miss Eastwood: Very many thanks for the trouble you took in send- ing us such a beautiful box of Eedwood branches. The top bunch made a fine miniature Christmas tree. It was far better than a wreath. Dr. Srarman's death is a great loss. His fore- sight and ability in building up the collections and erect- ing the new building were quite remarkable; and the Academy is most fortunate in securing the able serrices of Dr. Grunsky to fill so important a post. Our daughter Dorothy with her husband and both children— Mo rri am 10; Beth 15— were with us for the holidays. A few weeks ago Mrs. Merriam had another accident. She fell and broke her right arm, near the top of the humerus. Otherwise she is doing well and joins in kindest regards. As ever yours. January 16, 1933 Mr* John K. Howard Shawmut Bank Building Boston, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Howard: It is shocking to learn that I failed to give you the name of your Admiralty Island Grizaly. It is a fine specimen of llrtm nirf>3,lia* I am glad to know that the skull will be perman- antly preserved in the Museum of Comparative Zoology-which is next best to our National Museum, where most of the types of American \)ears are safely housed. Very truly yours. If \ n i ^L I 191 h i f. January 16, 1933 Mr. Aroh Gilbert Bolinas, California Dear Arch: Thanks for your Christmas reminder of the glorious Redwoods. This photograph is one of the few I hare seen showing the exquisite carpet of QxfiUa.. We have some of it on our little Redwoods circle in front of the house but the deer don't give it a chance to make a continuous carpet. Your before-Christmas snow storm must have been a great surprise to the residents of Marin. It is eminently proper that the children out there should be permitted to learn what snow looks like. Dorothy and Henry and the children spent Christinas holidays with us. driving on from Cambridge. Their children are maturing fast-Merriam ten. Beth fifteen. La«t season I traveled about 12,000 miles by auto, and to Salt Lake and back by plane, gathering a goodly quantity of new materiale With best to you both, in which Elizabeth joins As ever yours, 8 f 'I- January 16, 1933 Mr. 6. U. H. Tate American Ibiseum Natural History New lork City "^ Dear Mr. Tate: Eaplying to your letter of the 6th instant: I am glad to know what subjects you are particu- larly interested in and will send you a batch of my papers as soon as I can pick them out« i few weeks ago I could not have complied with your request for my essay on Tho Gff9gTaph^c Pistrl^uUoq of Ufe in Horth America (1892), as I had not a single copy* But fines then I hafe had the luck to purchase a few and shall send you one with the others. Very truly yours, ■v,i»,- ser January 16, 1933 Dear Mrs. Taylor: Thanks for your recent letter. We are glad to know that you are well and that you are back in th« Bay region. He had a long seaaon in California last year April into November. I made numerous field trips covering in all Boio than 12,000 Biles. During ny absences, Mrs. Merriam had a happy time with our daughter, Zenaida Talbot, in Berkeley. Zenaida 's baby is a fine boy, now more than two and a half years old, and full of energy and in^uisitiveness. lour Clear Lake visit with your brother wist haT« been a great joy, if not made during the exoessiTe heat of summer on that shore of the Lake. Zenaida and I hare been there many times, but during July and August have suffered much from the high temperstures-which even after midnight registered above 100°. Mrs. M«rriam joins me in kindest greetings. \i tn a c.vH>L.va-- /i. Mrs. Jessie Taylor 1116 Mandana Blvd. Oakland, California ser January 16. 1^33 iiY> willia* Henty Bw* Kiadiii. Celifornia Dear Mr. Bwrtt Vexy wny thanks for yoor courte«?y m sending »• separp*^s of sararal of your papers on .a««als. and also for your review of HoAt^e's attack ,„ p^.>.tw. Adaptations. His article struck « as .isaing tn. «in point and I .hould hare reTieW it had I not been under great pressure after serro ■onths in the field. lour closing paragraph is certainly well within bounds. In the near futur* I shall return your courtesy by sending you a number of my publications. With best wishes Very truly yours. Cvw-Osn cu t r^ — J -4^— «-3^* ,A t-a '''i*--* .K >V •■"— J- X. <*^, . _- 1 I. I p-^l cer January 16. 1*33 gr. liUiaa Henry Burt PaUdMfl. California Dear Mr. Burt : Vei7 -any thanka for your ccurta^y m aending me separates of aeyaral of your papers on .a««la. and also for your revie, of MoAtae'a attack on ProtectiTe_M2E*£ii2M . His article struck «e as ■iselng tnc main point and I .henld hSTO rerieiwd it had I not been under great pressure after serro months in the field. Tour cloaing paragraph is certainly well within "bounds. In the near futur« 1 shall return your courtesy by sending you a number of my publications. 11th best wishes Very truly yours. ^v -K-ac-. % 4 I:. i-'- "•—'-''■ 111 iimi, Retake of Preceding Frame f-er Jan. 18, 1932. •I- Mr. Geoiige W. ?fhite. President National Metropolitan Bank Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. White: In preparing my Inoome Tait Statement for 1932 I find only one entry (that of July 6) for interest paid by the Johnsons on their note of February 1932, which was renewed to February 193S. My passbook was posted on Janu ary 11 instant without mention of any payment of Johnson interest later than July 6, 1932. Very truly yours. I L*"t r W '4. I 2G I 196 January 18, 1933 Dear Urt. Aljltott: ThankB for your letter of the 16th inatant. Bllzabeth'a ahoulder and arm are firmly bound to her side awaiting jne healing of an oblique fracture of the up- per third of the humerus. It's hard luok. Henry and family reached Cambridge nithont serious inconvenience from the weather and are again reestablished in their winter routine, as ypu doubt leas know. We are hoping the children suffered no setback on account of the lateness oi their return to school. With kindest regards to yourself and daughters from Elisabeth and the old man. Very truly yours, Mrse P. V. Abbott Sumnerville, S. C. January 18, 1933 issMSor District of Columbia Bear Sir: Will you kindly infora me whether or not I am in arrears in payment of any taxes in the District of Colombia, or if any tax will be due in the near future. Eespeot fully, t I January 19. 1933 Mr. William B. Palmer Cedar City, Utah ly dear Sir: I am much interested in the limits of distribution of the various Indian tribes of southern Utah and northsm Arizona and should be greatly « obliged if you will be good enough to send me copies of any of your publications bearing on this subject. In return, I shall be glad to send you some of my publications on California Indians if these would be of any interest to you. Very truly yours. cor 1 ^ I 95 ^M January 18, 1933 Dear Mrs. Abbott: Thanks for your letter of the 16th instant. Elizabeth's shoulder and arm are firmly bound to her side awaiting the healing of an oblique fracture of the up- per third of the humerus. It's hard luck. Henry and family reached Cambridge without serious inconvenience from the weather and are again reestablished in their winter routine, as you doubtless know. We are hoping the children suffered no setback on account of the lateness of their return to school. With kindest regards to yourself and daughters from Elizabeth and the old man, Very truly yours, Mrs. P. V. Abbott Summerrille, S. C. ' \ f ( i; S I f January 18, 1933 Assessor District of Columbia Dear Sir: Will you kindly infora me whether or not I am in arrears in payment of any taxes in the District of Columbia, or if any tax will be due in the near future. Respectfully, January 19. 1933 Mr. William R. Palmer Cedar City, Utah My dear Sir: I am much interested in the limits of distribution of the various Indian tribes of southern Utah and northern Arizona and should be greatly obliged if you will be good enough to send me copies of any of your publications bearing on this subject. In return, I shall be glad to send you some of my publications on California Indians if these would be of any interest to you. Very truly yours. UtimmmmmKm 19S January 19, 1933 January 19, 19o3 Mr. W. C, Mendenhall, Director Geological Survey, Washingtoti Deer MtT. Mendenhall: I have a nephew named Richard Merriam, of San Marcos, California, who is now in Pomona College, Southern California. He is anxious to make Geology his life work and is 7,?ondering if it will be possible to obtain an humble position on scnie field party of the Survey during the coming season. Should such an opportunity occur, I should be greatly obliged if ycu would let me know. With best wishes, Very traly yours , Dr. Prank M. Chapman Miami, Plorida Dear Dr. Chapman: Your letter of the 2nd instant was most wel- come and was a surprise in revealing your new winter quarters. I have delayed replying in ord^r to dig up the information you seek concerning Bellas Wood Rat from the Hudson Highlands. This, owing to my age- handicap of unreliable memory, has taken some time. The history of the case seems to be as follows: Baird, in his foundation work on Tfefijiemr: m.]^ of North imejdca, stated under the head of ^^Afnpfl floridane; "A few specimens of unusually lar^e size terfcaptured ^ome years ago by ^^^ G. ^11 near Piermcnt, on the riudson Sver but 1 have not l^eard of any in iitemediate localises." (^ifiifl-S^ TRepta., Vol. 8, p. 469, 18o7 . . In 1893 Witmer Stone described from South Mountain, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, a food Rat which he named Motoma^r.nsylvanic. {?roc. Acad. Nat. 3ci. Phila., p. 16. February 1893). i »i a '^ ,1 i -< ■■■"■v** ; TGr 19S Januery 19 » 1933 Jenusry 19, 1933 Mr. W. C. Mendenhall, Director Geological Survey, Washingtorj Deer MtT. Mendenhall: I have a neohew named Richard Merriam, of San Meroos, California, who is now in Pomona College, Southern California* He is anxious to make Goology his life work and is 7/ondering if it will be possible to obtain an humble position on scina field party of the Survey during the coming season. Should such an opportomity occur, I should be greatly obliged if ycu would let me know. With best wishes. Very truly yours , Dr. Prank M. Chapman Miami, Florida Dear Dr. Chapman: Your letter of the 2nd instant was most wel- come and was a surprise in revealing your new winter quarters, I have delayed replying in ord^r to dig up the information you seek concerning Bell's Wood Rat from the Hudson Highlands. This, owing to my age- handicap of unreliable memory, has taken some time. The history of the case seems to be as follows: Baird. in his foundation work on T)i9 Um- ^^^. .f ^.^th America, stated under the head of Bi?^t^rf^ flpridana; !■' M M i I LI g?i:; but Ihave not heard of any in ^eptB . . Vol. 8, p. 489, Wof). In 1893 Witmer -^tone described from South Mountain. Cun^berland County. Pennsylvania, a Wood Eat which he named ^fiotom.jennsiliaiiic. (Proc. Acad. Nat. 3ci. Phila., p. 16, February 1893). I J P J^ \J ^ Chapman — 2 Chapman — 3 H %^ is \ I * i year later J. A. Alien, undei* the title, iscoTerv of Neotoma in New York', mentioned the capture by his son, Cleveland Allen, on October 30, 1894, of a Wood Sat on Storm King Mountain, Orange County, New York, In this paper Allen remarks: "Dr. Merriara has recently written to me in referring to the capture of Neotoma on Storm King (of which I had previously in- formed him) ss follows: 'Some time ago I examined the original Bell specimen from Rockland County and found it to be H. penn- IZiZsmjsa.. as I had supposed— thus removing the theoretical objection which argued against K. ilorid^i^a from so far North.'"— Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. N.Y. , Vol.6, p. 363, 1894 This would seem to cover the matter except for the LeConte reference—which I don't seem to find. Your mention of John G. Bell calls up other memories. In our younger days he was not only 'The firept Tpxidermif^t.'. but also a naturalist of some re- pute; and because of his association with Audubon on the Upper Missouri expedition, was looked upon as a man of distinction. Therefore, in 1870 or 1871 (prob- ably the latter), I got my father to go with me to see him in the hope of getting him to give me lessons in taxidemy. But when he told us that his charge for re- vealing the secrets of bird skinning was $100 we departed and went to see John Wallace on William Street, i^allace charged only $25. which my father paid, and I spent Saturdays in hie shop during the winter, skinning and mounting birds. i i I- It seems almost inoredihle that in a city the size of Miami you should find a wildcat and marsh rabbits, but the occurrence of the interesting birds you mention is less strange. Wish I could winter in such a favorable situation, though I fear the outside attractions would interfere sadly with the task of writing up one's material. You ask about Mrs* Merriam, She fell a short time ago and broke her right humerus near the top, fortunately not injuring the joint itself. She is now enduring the misery of a tightly bandaged shoulder and arm. We both join in kindest regards to Mrs. Chapnan and youreelf . r " It nay interest you to kn«» that last suniiier, old as I am, I drove my car with a boy helper for afternoons, about 12.000 miles, crossing Nevada four times. re-7isiting Death Yalley, working in various parts of California and making a flying-machine trip (first in my life) to Salt Lake City whence I went north to see some Indians at Old Fort Hall, Idaho, where I outfitted with the Hayden Survey in the spring of 1872. As ever yours. I iOS January 20, 1933 \r- }\ Colleotor of Taxes Tfashington, u. u. Dear Sir: , . ^ill you kindly inform me whether or not I am in arrears in payment of any taxes in the District of Columbia, or if any taxes will be due in the near future. Respectfully. r?-J.V ^. 2 o'> January 20, 1933 I Director Geological Survey Washington, D. C. Dear Sir; Kindly send me two copies of the latest edition of the Survey's Index Map showing the areas now covered by topographic maps of California and Nevada. Respectfully, i t 9 it n January 20. 1933 Mr. George W. W^i*?' ^^i**'''* National Metropolitan Bank Waahington, D. C. Dear Mr. HHhite: Thanks for your letter of yesterday explaining the matter of the payments on the Johnson note. I had not obserred that the last payment in 1931 was advance not due until February 18 of 1932. Thanking you for your trouble in the matter. Very truly yours. -1 xt\- ' 1 I sos: Jan. 21. 1933 I- Assessor lashington, D.G. Dear Sir: your tax bill for nj Washington real estate for the year ending June 30, 1933 amounting to $183.36 receited this ■oming along with a penalty of $7.33 for delay in payment. In September last I wired yon from California asking if any taxes were due. In reply on September 14 I receired the following telegram: "C. Hart Merriam. Lagunitas, California. lour per- sonal tax paid in full September 7. Signed. Charles A. Russell, Deputy issessor." tw*a*^4 Since the date mentioned I hare not ^received any tax bill from your office. In view of this fact is it fair that I should pay a penalty? Incidentally: For the past forty-fire or foriy-aix years I have been engaged in field work in the far west for about half of each year so there hare been some delays in receipt of the bill. But each year on receipt of bill I hare paid iminedi- ately. Respectfully, ^os: Jan. 23, 1933. Editor Bod & Gun in Canada Montreal, Canada Dear Sir: In the January number of your interesting Journal I am saddened at seeing a picture of a Buck Western Mule Deer labeled, ^The graceful Virginia Deer.** Why should such blemishes occur in a publi cation that one hopes to find authentic? Very truly yours. rlr u in 'lira I eos January 25 » 1083 • Mr. Jolui Collier 219 Firat 8t«t W.M. WaablngtOAt D« C« Daar Mr. ColUar : Thm draft of a latter you aeat na addreaaad to Preaident-neot BooaoTalt alille uameoeaaarily long aeeaa to ooTor the oaae and I aa wHliag to aign it, althoui^ if I wnrm to write it I vould out it dom oonaiderably. Suob buay lettera. aa RooaoTolt kare little tiaa to read lotts Bat I atroiigly diaapprore your InteatioA to aend a copy to the preaa. With beat wiahea. JT^' ♦I ,1 If 90S 7anuBi7 ^^» ^^^* r n ii * Mr* Birr a. awBTtk Aoad««]r 8ol«BOtt9 San nranolseo, Oalit* Daay Hr« Svmrtt: Altlu>ii8li under emoraous pressure of vork In trjing to oatoh up, I ooiild not resist reeding your roTiew in the Janoary Condor of papers atteaq^ting to establidi as reoognisable forms, niorosoopio differ- enoes in tlie pXunaages of birds from sore or less ad-» jacent loealities« I agree heasrtily witb OTerything you say and / / oongratulate you on your suceess in stating the ease 80 elearly* With best wishes. vos ,» I E' ' if ! r Dr# Frank M. Chraman Miavi , Florida January 26. 1933, Dear ChappuHi: Tour letter vlthoat date received. Surely one of vb it off « Ib the matter of memozy. I hare no reoolleotion ihateVer of risiting Bell at his place on the Hndaoa. Didn't 8<»e other man go with yon? 1^ wmorj^ I regret to adnit^ is not idiat it used to be« Nerertheleee it nould seen that a Tisit of this kind to John 6. Bell would hare be«n too fimly impressed on mf mmnory to be forgot tent If the date could be more closely fixed I sight look it np in By Jour-* nal« If we oan rely on Baird't record, the original speoiaea of the beaet aaw knom as '^flfttfflin mF'«f^*«"<'** was net destroyed hat is in the Rational ttasevi. This speoiaea, fnm Beokland Connty, Mew York, is or was a noonted exhibit in the National Ifaseiai, liiere it was ex- amined hy ae soae years age. It is of coarse the one mentioned by me in my last letter. This explains iiiy'!Bell had no specimen" at ths time of yonr visit* Ion ask hew the marsh rabbit escapes the wildcat: If water is close by and the rabbit sospeots nearbyness of his mortal enemy he plnages into the water and remains so nearly snbmerged that only his nose and ears are risible. This I hare myself seen sereral times in the swamps of the coast region of Sonth Carolina. With best wishes to Mrs. Chapman and yourself . As sTer yours, , m I. ^^n ■»•., m SOS I. 209 § -2- fU Miss Isabel T. Kelly January 26, 1933. Moapa Indian Reservation Moapa, Nevada. Dear Miss Kelly: Very many thanks for your interestii^ letter of the 10th instant. It would have been answered before but for a slight ill- ness. I m particularly glad of your information, especially since a sood deal of it agrees with what I got tron the Shivlvi tH, and Mftfliav Indians. The western limit you give of the Ki-vav-vits agree, with mine except at the south end. They told « that continuing southward from the western part of what is now Zxon Park the line between themselves and the SMi=iiU passes in Arizona through the mountain mass the principal elevations of which are known aa Mt. T:n»mbull. Mt. Logan, and Mt. ^a. and continues southward to the Colorado Canyon. They did not give it to me as swinging southeast to Antelope Valley. Like yourself. I was told that Horserock Valley was one of their most populated areas. ^^^ ?or th. Cedar ^^i ,„Hh of Oolot Peak I ,ot th, „». j^ I en^ ,o«r ability to ,Uj Ur^ enough in a place to do a rea^ ,0, of .cri. I a» eo old »d .y ti™ i. ,„ u.iu, ,^, , iZVT-T ^' °' "' ^'"" "'*" ""''-'"■ = "-^1^ ««* «ood ai.o a fair bit of vocabulary material, but there •* I* ?- I < J I Kelly is always so much to learn that I am sorely troubled to feel obliged to cut my Tisits so short. After a l)rief visit to the Utah-Arizona houndary region « I did some wrk in Nevada, and made an interestii^ trip into Idaho* I also re-visited Death Valley for the fourth or fifth time. <*• • Daring my painfully hrief stop at Moapa I made no attempt to secure the nanes and home localities of the several bands on that reservation-- this I hope you will do. I shall be oblig- ed also if you will give my kind regards to Superintendent J. Harvey Pooock and his wife. Among the publications found on my desk on returniiig from California is one by no less^personage than Miss Isabel T. Kelly, entitled^Ethnography of the Surprise Yallev Faiute\ This inter- ests me much as I have done some work with these Indians though decidedly less than with the Aghomawe of the west side of the mountains. While I have not yet had time to read your contri- bution I have looked into it far enough to see that it contains a large amount of important material. With best wishes, • Very truly yours, \ >, r j.J t- / , j I o.'n January 27, 1933. / Editor Science News Letter Washington, B.C. Dear Sir: Soienoe Newe Lattflr for January 28, under the foolish title "NflTsr ask for th^ Jn^", states that the groundhog "is strictly an American animal", and a few lines later says "The hedgehog is as strictly of the old world aj^th© grqunihog is of the new." So far as the groundhog is concerned this state- mant is absolutely untrue, for. as well known to naturalists and thousands of others, the groundhogs or marmots (genua Manaata. fomerly called 4r2jiaBlft)are of wide distribution in both North America and Eurasia; and furtheracre. raanx more species are known from E*urope and Asia than in America. Surely you don't need to be told that untrue state ments like this are not very helpful to the reputation of Scierioa \>i^fl. Respectfully, il f rrs Iff N ii ! • i I' f ii i: January 28, 1933. Dear Habel: Glai yon are alive and in sufficiently good ft health to tell m something about your meetings and to ask a queitioB* I am glad you are training in such good pompany* Replying to your inquiry about Sequoia, ifould say that you will fiirfl a full account of him in most encyclopedias. Briefly: He was a Cherokee remarkable for his genius in inventing a written alphabet* He was bom in Taskigi. Tennessee, in or about the year 1760. In 1821 his system was approved by the Cherokees and it is said that in a few months thousands were able to read and write their language .• He died in 1843. The Sequoia Leagoeand also the genus oontainii^ the big tree or Giant Sequoia wwi^ named in his honor. With best wishes to your mother and husband. As erer yours, «?.is ~^V^^~-K^. Brs, George Spalderholz 1808 Alaraed. Ave. Alantda. Calif. f I if f 1 srs 213 ;'» Woodward It. I ' 1(3 0* / Mr- Arthur Woodward Janmry 28, 1933. Lo8 Angeles Museum Los Angeles, Calif* Dear Mr. Woodwa^;^. Pardon ^j delay in replying to yours of December 27. I hare been an^ gtm am sick- Prom sereral of your quotations or references it is obvious that you and I hold quite different points of view as to what con- stitutes trade between coast Indians and those of the interior. Under this head you appear to group trade with tribes no farther apart than Tulare County and the coast, while I have not thought of anything: nearer than the Mohave Desert and the Colorado Hiver coun«* try. The saofisllfl. mentioned by numerous early and soiaa recent writers, is well known, and still used by many tribes. I have Hugo Beid---* both the early and the late printings. Thanks for your trouble in copTing the panoghft articl. froM Shuck. O.oar T. Shnok'e Oalifornia Seri^bo«t is a rare hook of which I was fortunate enough to secure a copy many years ago. I am glad to know that your use of the term Monty Indians refers to bands liriig in Owens Valley [.not Owen's Valley]. You speak of the complication of tribes in the Tejon region. When I first visited the Tejon nearly thirty years ago I found there remnants of about a dozen tribes— from moet of whom I obtained to- cabularies. Omitting reference to those that came from a distance, it is important to bear in mind that the Tejon was the actual raeeting- -2- grouad of tribes of filmfflaall. laknt. SonthArn Pinta. and the Mohare Desert tribes commonly called 'Serrano »'.^..bnt I don't use Spanish names for Indian tribes. On my visit to the Tejon a few months ago I i'ound remnants of only two tribes. With best wishes, Very truly yours, 41 'mf, nV m UMP^Mi ■W' tl 213 '^j^ .1.4 Jannarj 27. 1933, Mr* John J. Madigan, Chief Clark Geological Surrey Washington » D. C. Dear Mr. Uadigan: Many thanks for sending me the maps asked for of Roherts Mountain, Nevada, and two copies of the index to topographic mapping in California and NoToda, one of idiich is oorreoted to date. These will be most helpful to me. Very truly yours. I shall be greatly obliged if you will kindly send me for official use two copies each of the new rtieet^ you are good enough to indicate on the index to topograi^ic maps sent me. One of these sets is for my office here in Washington, the other for my field office at Lagunita*. California, ^ich is my field headquarters for six months each year. If yon 0€ui have these two sets sent to me at 1919 16th St.. Washington, D.C,, I shall appreciate the favor. r II r I. % if i' JU* ^•c- m ■ Hew lap Sheets of whidi two copies are desired by C. Hart Merriaa, 1919 16th St., Washington, D.C. Angle Arroyo Sequit Bena fiat ton-wi How Deepwell Ranch Delta Faras Dcoie Point last Slk HiUs Xdison Fairfax School Goose Lake Gosford Humphreys Lane Las Flores Momtti of Cantura Creek Moutii of„Keni Bos sell Talley Bio BraTO Saoiinole Solstice Canyon t"*^ O V-, o Stevens Towns Oil Station WheatTilla West of Lethent West Elk Hills CD o o o i'-*-l I IaI i : H. '' a rs 217 January 30,1933. ( ' • t' t m Dr. Prederiok V. Coviile Department Agriculture Washington, D.C. Dear Dr. Coville: •Blanks for your letter of January E7 in regard to the photographs of Tree Tuooas of the Mohave Desert fftiich I sent you scw^time ago* While as yet say some of thOT are beautiful examples, nevertheless none of the» exceed in symmetry, 0 beauty, and background the one with your horse standing under it, ^ich beautifies your celebrated work on the Botany of the Death ?alley Expedition published forty years ago. Unfortunately I have no means of determining the height of the one shown in the photograph you mention. I am very glad to know that you found this tree growing in tiie upper part of Grapevine Canyon, and that you found Iucc5a mohavensis in the upper part of Cave Springs Wash, so til at both of these splendid examples of desert vegetation are to be included in your Death Valley Flora* As ever yours. m\ id n 1 ■^1. Janmry 30, 1933. Shell Oil Co. llwCourt Square Bldg. Baltimore, TId. ^ Dear Sirs: Enolosed is my check on the National Metropolitan Bank of this city for $22.28 in payment for furnace oil received during the current month (150 gals. Jan. 11, $10.13, 180 gals Jan. 21, $12.15). If this is correct kindly send reo.ipt.d bill. a. I aa anxious to close my official accounts as near the en5 of the month as possible. ^^ tv-3o^I!i^^~?^ jp 8r^ I / Pebraary 1, 1933, Mr^ M. «• Stirling Chief. Bureau Ethnology Smithsonian Institution Dear Mr. Stirling: Will you kindly send me a copy of the Smithsonian aLphahet used hy the anthropologists of the Bureau? I am continually distressed by alphabetic signs and symbols which in my ignorance I ani unable to interpret-- not that I have the slightest intention of employing these, but I'd like to know what the various authors intended to say. I have written vocabularies averaging probably more than a thousand words each, of upwards of 160 tribes and bands of California, Nevada, and Utah Indians, and in only a single instance have I found our alphabet insufficient— -and that I attribute largely to the inability of the victim to speak clearly. # Very truly yours, I m n P P ers 220 ill I I K'. Pabruary 1, 1933. Mr. N. W. Dorsey, Accountant anithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Dorsey: Herewith is my expense account for month of January, mounting to $92.23, and also salary vouchers for Urs, H. B. Barto, stenographer-assistant $100.00, and Miss Edith Cooke, stenographer-assistant $100.00, all of ifcioh kindly pay as usual from the Harrimai Fund. Enclosed also are three belated receipted bills which should have accompanied the De««ftber account but did not ccme in time. Some of these end-month receipts are always too late to send with the aocoont — a great annoyance. Very truly yours. 'W 1933 Jan. 6 10 10 14 14 20 21 21 21 24 25 26 28 30 30 Feb. 1 1 1 1 C. Bart Merriam 1919 16th Street, Washington, D. C. Expense account for January 1933 Anthropological Soc. Wa8hn..An Anthropologist 1933 |ioi. 5oc. Washn.,S9Bar»tf)g of ErfigaaT" oaye Kedwoods League— -literature Eastman Kodak Stores (13 photo enlargements) Chas G. Stott & Co, office supplies Chas. 6. Stott & Co, 10 albnm binders for photos Foreign money order Anthropos, Austria, bai. on Carrier Lar^OTigp^ ist & Ontdoors fi jPQUS fori 9pedia Religions by Oanney lute Langaage. Yol 65,Proc. Hanna & Harrington, Chinigchini Shell Oil Go for Jan. SSO'sals .28 Am. Acad. 1/3 Allen's Press Clippings for Jan. Byron S. Adams, 100 cover-title & bindirig Bear artic Underwood Elliott Fisher Co, repairing typewriter Pot. Elec. Co, service Dec. 15-Jan. 14,6.81 1/.3 Washn.Gas Light Co, gas Dec.21-Jan.l9, 7.70 1/3 Ches. Pot. Tel. Co, service Jan.26-Peb.26, 5.75 1/3 ir, bus, & taxi fares led. envelopes,, postage 4 registrations .itn Strotners, cleaning office rooms month of Jan. Ninety- two Twenty-three- 92.23 6 3 2 5 1 4 1 2 3 1 3 00 75 00 20 65 20 20 00 00 00 50 7 50 5 00 7 43 3 00 8 25 8 50 2 27 2 57 1 91 •3 92 2 3 yi U \. ■5 K — 7 i ~ *f "j» »«»■*. ■ % OOP PlJOB ^i ^^^W (1^ February 4, 1933. Mr. G. H. H. Tate American Museum Natural History New York City ' Dear Mr. Tate: Replying to your letter of January 6 in regard to subjects in which you are interested: I have selected a bunch of my papers on the subjects outlined by yon and am shipping them to you by express prepaid. I trust you may find in them something of interest. With best wishes, Very truly yours. February 4. 1933, H«U!^i^a.^™°.^ • Librarian n^Sf! Travelers Club Cambridge, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Arnold: After some delay I have been able to select a bunch of my publications for your libxaryjand m shipping the sane by express today prepaid. I fear that you will find .oat of th«c. na- Buitable for the needs of your library, and if so kindly place them at the disposal of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Very truly yours, ^ . Wtt^,^^'^" rv.- li ■u i r^ f^ -"^ Jpl 224 February *» 1933. Mr. WllliaB Henry Bnrt Inatltut* of Te^Bology Pasadena » California Dear Ifr. Bart: Today I am aendiqg yon a Inndi of ny iiMMin'l papers in irtiioh I trust yon say find Bowmikif% af iiiterest. lltb b#fit wishes, Terj trulj yours. »■ i"' I i '\ Hhrmxj 4, 1933 Mr. Iraan Herri oi ()Mi&liig. Hew York Dear LToaD: Thanks for your clipping about the Allegheny loodrat# It is an odd ooincidence that during \im last few days Chapian and I have had soibb correspondence in regard to ttiis same anisal. The species is very rare in colleotions* So for lAiioh reason I trust tl^ skins and skulle of the speci- mens will be preserred. Tou astonish me by saying there is no snow in Lowi« County* I reaeaber bare ground up there about the first of the year but we always had plenty of snow before the end of winter. Tour question as to when we expect to go to Califor- nia ie easier to ask thaa answer • I oqght to be in Southew California the first of April, but itoen it will be praotloable to get there is another matter. llizabeth fell and broke her right ai» a few weeks It is not a crosswise break but a split in the humerus, but enough to glre her much misery. The doctor promises to remore the bandages next week. 4 Lore to you and yours. «go ^tv «*--|i-* SS2 ftlbrmxj 4» 1933. Mr* Ulliai HMOf Bart UMtilttt* of TtttBology PciMd*m» OAlifoTBiA Doar lfr» Bart: Today I «■ vendiJS T>^ * teiiflh papers in litieh I trust ywi say fi floattlii% of iiiter«8t. fety tmly joiim. %^ - ^B 1 1 ) « 1 ! ■' ! 1 H J i i i ■ Hr*-'''~-\, ,1 r'i f Retake of Preceding Frame m Hhrmxj A, 1933 ttr. iMwn Mtrrl Dmt Ijmb: nuadcn for yoar clipping itent Iho All«|^enj iaodmt. It ia an odd ooinei dance that dazing tfaa laat few JtytfihipiM? and I hara had aon corraapoidenca in regard ta ttiis aaas aniaal. The speeiea is rery rare in oolleotions. So for litioh raaaim I tnst the skioi ani skalla of the speei> ■ens sill he preaerrad. lott astcmish me by saying there ia no snow in LmHL* Ooonty* I reoMBbar bare gronnd «p there abont the firet of the year but ae alaays had plenty of asoa before the end of * vinter* : ti lour question as to ah en aa ezpaot to go to Calif or- .ida is easier to aak thaa aoaaar. I onight to be in Southern OalifavBia the firat of April, bat ihen it will be praotloAle ta gat there is uiother matter. llisabeth fell ani broke her right arm a few weeks I ia net a oroaswisa break bat a split in the huaeras. but enoogb to giro her awch misery. The doctor promises to rosof # the bandagte next veek* Love t0 jtm a&d fraxHt •go 224 0!!l!^^ifc j" ft ( ^ B. tlLi^C^x- S^^ Petruary 7, 1933 Mr. Maarice S. Sullivan Redlands, California Dear Mr. Sulliyan: Your letter of the 1st instant interests me. You are undoubtedly right in referring Makalumhrv to MfikfilBBUSLf ^^^ your PatJQutry is a sticker. The only word I think of in con- nection with it is Pitcaohe. a Yokut tribe in the foothills above Pollasky (now called Friant), about a mile and a half above the site of old Millerton. This however is so far away that its application is exceedingly doubtful. There would seem to be no question as to the ^B^laffigM?' tho the name is spelt in a variety of ways. The evidence is overwhelming that it was an Indian rancheria near the junction of the Merced with the San Joaquin. Viader in 1910 located it on the East side of San Joaquin River about 7^ miles northwest of the junction of Merced River with the San Joaquin. But there appears to have been another rancheria of approximately the same name but belonging to a widely differ- ent tribe, for Amador in 1777 mentioned the rancheria Apalames as located in the Canada del Harabre south of Martinez. And Chamisso, in Kotzebue's Bntdeckungs-Reise gives AfialaBIl as a Sacramento River tribe— •Kotzebue's original German M. Vol. I, p. 23^ 1821 [■ Apalamq in Lloyd's English translation of Kotzebue. London, Vol. 3. p. 51, 1821.] There are other spellings. Very truly yours. ^.H<^-:^-'-'^W. '•-.*A.- / ! 6<:^ "•^w* February 7,1933 ft'* i' Cashier Hanover National Bank New York City Dear Sir: Has the City of Buffalo gone bankrupt on its Water Bonds? The February interest on one of these which I hare held for some years and which has always been paid by your bank promptly on or about February 1. has not been received. Very truly yours. r, I it i' A- 4 i-l ,t .y. *l.. . r ■ ■ ■ ■ - - -— ■- • % • i - i « Pebmary 8, 1933 1 i Mr. Weld Arnold Cambridge' Mania. D»ar Mr. Arnold: llio aaolosod postal froa the Railwaj Izpress Agenoy in Boston states, as you will see. that they oan net delirer the package I sent you a few days ago beoanse they can not find you. Trusting the postal will enable you to secure the package. Very truly yours. ■I if .^1 I, •ii.'Vc^ Si^.-x ^,^S:-.^JJ^'-t::t..J^^-^ •M HI J. i vss 'm r-: Febroarj 8» 1933 k w«bri4g«, lilt. Omt Mr* AneU: Hm wttlMtd postal fren tht BaiXviy bpr*M Ag«a^ in BMt«i vUtos. as you will see. that they can not doliwr the paoki«e I sent you a few days «go bepaase th^ can not find yon. Twstli^ the postal win enable yon to seeore the paokage, Very ttnly yours. p i-&>c^ 3^ o. 4:5t- -UX -t^^-fc**. X>-^^v>-OiJU^ (JJbu^f ^*»sa.>» ^fc*"*^ A^^A^'-M^^t % ■ 1: $ Retake of Preceding Frame Jf ^1 ii l:-U i! i ■ ..M» I' ' i* • II' I " r1 If 'i 4 1^1 iij* 8SS February 10. 1933 Mr. Bay Wade Lagunitas, Calif. Dear Mr. Wade: You may remanber a tall sloping tree on the ground below my road wUrcEh'you cleared and burned last Spring* The tree in question slopei toward the spring* I oan't remember whether or not I asked you to cut it but in any case I wish you would cut it and bum up the trash* If the wood is of any use to you, by all means take it* With best wishes to you and your wife and little girl, in which Mrs* Merriam joins. Very truly yours , % \\ I I t * r < \ 1 A I 229 February 10, 1933 Mr. C. P. Clow San Rafael. Calif. Dear Mr* Clow: Many thanks for your courtesy in sending me a tracing of the outlines of my place at Lagunitas^ and also for the information that the railroad spring surrounded by my land is about to be abandoned and may be open to purchase. I don't suppose you have any infoimation as to what the price is likely to be. It would be of no ralue to me so far as the water is concerned but might be of some ralue because of the possi- bility of defacement by some building or tank. The map you were good enough to enclose is ex- cellent so far as it goes^ but I wish you had indicated on it the location of my house and road. My check of $25 in payment of your bill is enclosed herewith. With best wishes. Very truly yours. ii*i i k I I I OSS 231 February 10, 1933 Mr. G. H. H. Tate American Museum Natural History New York City ' Dear Mr. Tate: Glad to know that the batch of separates reached you promptly and that you found among them several of interest. If among them you did not find a copy of my address on The G^o^r^n^^^. ni^^rihution nf Jif" lo North Amnri OH. published by the Biological Society in April 1892. I can send you a copy as I recently had an opportunity to secure a few separates. With best wishes, Very truly yours, ^ . IV0>-.'^w'^y I , ^- ^v^. ^1 i il V I February 10, 1933 Mr. W. H. Ludlum HanoTer Bank New Yoric City Dear Sir: Thanks for your courtesy and promptness in replying to my inquiry of the 7th instant in regard to the Water Bond of the City of Buffalo. I find that you are entirely right in stat- ing that the Spring coupons fall due February 15 instead of February 1. I apologize for my error and am indebted for your courtesy in the matter. Very truly youars. L^H i\\ f* .-I- W t»» February 13, 1933 Mr. iidwin D. McKee Park Naturalist Grand Canyon, Arizona Dear Mr. McKee: The only reason I have not written you during the past few months is that since ray return from California I have been continuously overwhelmed with more work than I cotild possibly get away with. I want to congratulate you on the excellent form, of your valuable publication. Grand Canvnn ^.f,^^. Eniss., a modest serial that puts on permanent record a vast amount of useful knowledge. The regular publication from the Grand Canyon National Park has always led in the value of its materi- al~and I have been one of the most appreciative of those to whom it has been sent. The Life Zone Garden described and illustrated in No. 8 of Nature Notes appeals to me strongly. So far as I know it i. the first thing of this sort that has ever been done. The zoological material and the contributions to archeology that have appeared in recent numbers appeal to me strongly, and about equally. Long may they continue. i \ \ i 1 i I 1 1 i' n 11 If i *1 1 MoKee- — 2 It is obvious that you are overworking. Take the advice of one who has been similarly op- pressed and let up a little, especially evenings. During the greater part of my life, particularly for the last 65 years. I have continuously overworked, starting early every day and working long hours, often until after midnight. If J had not been a country boy with a strong constitution I would have broken long ago. With appreciative regards to yourself and Mrs. McKee, Very truly yours. I 'ii II i * \ m i. W " i i-i > \ 235 Howell 2 February 13, 1933 Mr. A Braaier Kowell Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Dear Mr. Howell: Thanks for the hatch of publications you were kind enough to send me a short time ago. It. is good to see that you are publishing im- portant evidence against the wholesale destruction of hawks. When I was a boy living in the west- Adirondack region of northern New York and knew nothing of the economic value of hawks, I had one of the old-time muzzle-loading small caliber rifles which my father had given me. With it, in addition to having been excluded from turkey shoots, I prided myself on having killed more than 300 hawks, mainly during the Fall migration of these fine birds. Your paper on the Anatomy of the Muscular SygtQpi of tbQ Ns^rjiml and your splendid contribution *^ ^^^ £.Q?fiParativo Anatomy of Dipodomyg and genetically and functionally related jumpers from other parts of the world have given me great satisfaction. You cer- tainly have succeeded in crowding into these papers a vast amount of informative detail along with a most satisfactory series of graphic illustrations. For about ten years (1875-1885) I had just one ambition, namely, to obtain a position where I coulc devote my life to studies in comparative anatomy I had several offers, but the salary was not enough to give a man a decent living. Pardon me for intruding personal history in a letter of acknowledgment; and with best wishes to yourself and Mrs. Howell, As ever yours. i: -Mi] h ass ^-^ebruary 13, 1933 Mr. W. C. Mendenhall Director Geological Survey Washington, D. C, Dear Mr. Mendenhall: Durirg the past 35 years I have colored most of the U.S. .Geological Survey and ^ar Depart- / ment map sheets of CalifdVnia to show the areas formerly inhabited'by Indian Tribes. In trying to complete this work I still lack a considerable number of sheets, and shall be obliged if you can send me for official use those enumerated in the following list. Very truly yours, \ ^^^ p , D HC J' Ik ' 731 i ;' 09 ShMts D«8in Hi By C* Hart lUrriam, 1919 16th St. . r Washington, T>.Q. iin«d) / 239 £riwtf&ll«7 <^ ■ , lf»v. Baatista SQvnr fmk, lev. ibatiatm Oaiiforaia 1 Z HwitlMCT Ottlif. & In. duly A^«rftti«a«) fMOpah, Her. ?«MVilU Yisalia labaaka, Ktr. fahtoln f«Iltk«t(Mi. Calif. Winters WoocUaad Tuw» e«Uf.-irts. t A iii 926 HiSkor ** "^i^lians Santa Ana, Calffornia % dear Sir: February 16, 1933, rom The elegant copy of Chinigchinich which you sent ffle sometime ago with it., ^.i • ^0 with Its voluminous ultra-technical ^nr,n r ujr iiirea Kobinson m 1846. and alsn have myself obtained a distantly related r.v • ,. ^ ^ -^ ^®-^<*':ed religious myth f- the Seche CahuiUa at Palm Springs. alth« H ''' '''"'"' °' '°" "" ^''^'°° '^ -^ impressive, although one cannot help feelir^ ti«t the artist erred in putting Chinese eyes in his paintings of the ancient Indians. In my.l846 copy the pictures of Father Geronimo Boscana' and of the Indian dressed in the Tobet are vastly clearer than those reproduced in the new edition. I shall be greatly obliged if you will kindly send a copy of this most notable book to Dr. Stirlir^ Bminell ffor Mrs Bunnell) Medical Building. Post Street, San Francisco, for which is enclosed my check for $5.00-a surprisingly small sum for bo sumptuous a volume. 0 Very truly yours. 0*> OO Maroh 16, 1933 Mr. T. M. B, Dann Internal Revenue Service Baltimore, Maryland Dear Sir: Referring tc your letter of the 15th instant, in which you add $191 to my income tax. would say that I was not previously aware that interest on bonds and mortgages was to bo added to the salary. In accordance with your statement, T am enclosing herewith my check on the National Metro- politan Bank of this city for $109.67. Respectfully , O, tViE-^.J' t ' ."J w\ it r<^s I Maroh 1, 1S33 Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor. President National Geographic Sociotv Washington Dear Dr. Grosvenor: Again it is my pleasure to thank you for two fine bound volumes of the Geographic Magazine (for 1932) iwhich you have been good enough to send me— most interesting and attractive books. The summary statement of mombership and finances, while disappointing, is what might he expected in riew of the present low »1A> in the finances of many thousands of our people. That there should have heen a surplus of $388,694 in such a year seems astonishing. I heartily approve the recommendations of the executive Committee for filling four of the vacancies by the election of Dr. Lyman J. Briggs, Mr. Walter S. Gifford. Admiral William V. Pratt and Dr. Alexander For the fifth vacancy I would suggest W. G. Mendenhall. Director of the U. S. Geological Survey. Very truly yours, / t- ft N 242 ■urob 1. 1939. Shfll OU Oo. Baltiaart^ Id. ^acl9—d it ajr ebfdc on th* latioiial l«tropolitu B«ak «f f|^» oitjr for $36.48 la payMBt of AmI oil 4«liywr«d to ito at 19» 16t»^.8t,, laahii^ton as folleva Mb. 4. 200 flkls* $l^4fO Mb. 13. 290 eia* $14.86 rob. 28. IM flKls $10.13 Kiaily aood roooipt m ireaptljr as praetieahlo. Tho dolay in joor roeoipt pato mm to au^ iaoonvMionoo f fc' IJ i ti 4 \ 243 -.it. M* Hureh 1, 19S3. ttr. StexMB B»sl«tt ■oMiai «f S«o1mt DBiTendty of llehieui Iteaurlr. Ro«l«U: Ib ea^pliane* with yoor r«q.u«8t of Fobrnary 1( I hftTO dog vp a bateh of ^r Mparatos on nnals and aa ioHding th« to jm hf oxproM, troatiitg tlioy my provo of aorrioo ia your vortu Tory truly yoora. If '■'•« ^ M- 'm Wv'f '•■,1' I ».'■ a •I ' *j HS i ■ _-■ t. ,~" \-J* February 26.1933 Mr. N*f« Doraey, Accountant Sffiithsonian Institution Washington t D.C. Dear Mr. Doreey: Enclosed is my account for the month of February amounting to $71«21, together with salary vouchers for Mrs. H.B. Barto» stenographer-assistant $100.. and Miss Edith Cocke, stenographer-aasistant $100. : also a bill from Edgar Baum Inc. , 914 E. Street for three all-steel--letter files $63.00, all of which kindly pay froa the Harriman fund. As usual a few belated subrouchers are en-* closed. Very truly yours. ) 1933 Feb. 1 1 2 3 4 4 6 7 9 9 13 25 March 1 2 2 2 2 C. Hart Herriam 1919 16th Street, Washington, D,C. Szpenae accotmt for February 1933 Ab. ftie. Hat, Hiatory, Sat. Hi at. Joum. for 1933 CftUf. Out of poprf^or !933 */ ^^^^ Sol.noe Preaa. 8oi.no. for 1933 „- ,^ , -i. MonthlY for 1933 Ry. Sxpreaa: Fkffisl to H.H. Tate ,f. H.Burt ,W. Arnold 8.i!aim oona (HoT.Z aetal Cloaeta Kanington Rand a|faire Mo^a for 1933 i^ Igi for BMnth of February Staa^a and ataatpeSl' envelopea Car, bua» and taxi faraa Idith Strothera . olMuilag offio. roona nonth Denniaon tap* |1.20. 2 peacila .20 Shell Oil Co. 770 gala r«»l oil $3e.4e^ ^^ Pot. Elec. Co. aerrice Jan. 14-Feb. IS ,$6. 76 laah. Gaa Lirfit Co. gaa Jan. 19-Feb. 16 , |7. Ch.aap.Pot. Tel. Co. aerrio. Jan. 26-Feb. 26 Chas.tt. Stott Co. . 1 box carbon p^per 1/3 1/5 e> 1/3 5- 5. 76 1/5 ^ 3 1 6 3 6 2 2 2 9 1 3 1 2 4 1 00 00 00 00 00 74 00 00 83 76 60 00 06 46 00 40 12 83 2 26 2 46 1 92 3 00 (> I ,t I 71 21 Seventy-one Twenty-one i It 71.21 II WTi ai^s Mr. John J. C«eroH. Secretary "arch 2. 1933. U.S. Geographic Board Library of Congress Dear Kr. Cameron: In the course of recent field work in California I was told that the nme Ahwahnee had been accepted by the GoTeninent Geographic Board in place of WassamaA. a stags station and hotel on Fresno Flat, traversed by one of the roads to Tossoits. This action, if true, is a distinct step backward, not only because it rererses the previous acUon of the Board, but also because it duplicates tht well known and widely publish^l original name'CAhwaJjsgs) of Tosemite Valley, so that the sane name becomes applied to two distinct places only twenty-six' miles apart— thereby abolishing the proper aboriginal name w^i^fgfy. well known to all of the Indians and early white settlers of the region. I cannot believe that it is the present j«licy of the Board to destroy aboriginal names— particularly such distinctive and euphonious ones as Waa-aaroHcaii. Tery truly yours. By consulting the Mariposa Quadrangle (U.S.O.S) of 1912 (reprinted 1920 j you will see that fassanna is only 26 miles south Tali^tly east of due south; of Yosemite. \t* vt^s 248 Mm r^ sj Karoh3. 1933. Mr. HaroU ShuBtl Batioaal laajraB WaahivgtoB. D.C. Dtar Mr. Shaael: Tbaaks for yoor letter of the let iaetant. Tott are eatirBly right !■ mseuaii^ that I voold like to eee the big Sheldoa aad BocdM Bear akoll fr«B Borthem Britieh Ccliaibia, hat eliM yea aeaoM that I voold like to *ideaUfy it, I «■ h]r no pf nt ao 0unl Hoverar in a faw daja I will drop in wbA m^m it. Tbftnking you for oalliag 87 attaatiom to tha iutt tar, Vary truly yoora. C . tr^^'^^f March 3, 1933 Prof. E. !• Kotok DniToraity of California Dear Professor Kotok: I am overwhelmed with disappointment and chagrin. Ever since we met at the Cosmos so long ago both Mrs Merriam and I have been on the sick list. Mrs M. has been and still is going to her surgeon every other day for treatments for her broken shoulder and arm, while for three weeks I was laid up with a rather rare disease— chicken cholera, from eat- ing infected chicken. At the same time I was having 80 much trouble with my back teeth that the dentist chisled out all but one of my remaining molars, as a . result of which Pn still in the midst of the slow healing process. Yesterday I tried to get in touch with you at the Forest Service but was told that you had already gone back to California. I certainly am disappointed. If you come east again before we go back to California, please let me know. With regrets and best wishes. Very truly yours. II fit u f GtS Muroh 6. 1933. Hiss Laura Bergi$ Soieiaoe Sarrioa Waahi^gtoa. D.C« Rafarriag to yotars aarkad LK: 13079. would say that I an enclosiag horawith my cback for $7.00 in payflsaat for ooatlauad iubaoriptioaa for oat yaar froB data of expiratioa,i f or nyaalf (addraaaod to 1919 16th St* « Waahingtoa) aad mj daq^tar Kra« Zeaaida Talbot. 2672 Hilgand Afeaua. Barkelay. Califoraia< Very truly yours. ^.tt- *> JC^ 'VVJL.»-. March 11, 1933^ Cashier Crocker National Bank San Francisco, California Dear Sir: Herewith I am enclosiig my check on the National Metropolitan Bank of thrS city for $600#» which kindly credit to my account in the Crocker First National Bank, Yery truly yours. •■I I I % * oes 252 Ur. William lU Palmar Cedar City^ Utah Dear Mr. PaliMr: Maroh 14« 1933, Kiodly pardom my long delay ia replying to your letter of February 14, and ia thanking you for the three aumbere of the Utah Riatorioal Quarterly containing your most important artiolee on the Indiana of UtsA» particularly those of the southern half of the State. I am astonished at the enonaous amount of raluable material you hafe put on record. I am glad also of other articles la the Quarterly. Ify own work with Indians during the }>ast forty^fife years has been mainly in California although I hare done a good bit in MeTada and a little im southern Utah and northern Ariiona- Prom the ethnological point of ?iew the contrast be- tween California on the one hand and Ne?ada and Utah on the other is eimply astoundij«. While all the Indians of Utah and Nerada, except th. IjHfeo£ (in a narrow atrip on the Careon-Reno -Honey Lake part of the Califomia-Herada boundary), belong to the eiagle atook—Shoehonean—those of California eomprise approxi- mately 200 tribe* and band* diatributed among at leaat twenty linguiatio atocka. Moat of the California tribea hare definite boundarie*» but aa to thoae of Utah I am not aure— probably you oan tell me. I infer however that moat of the Utah tribea, while ranging more li •t ^ ^ \ 3 ^•2Mmr' r»th.r d.fl.it. Umtortal bwadarl... •hat ia the proper name for thia trib.? I fi^ *u und.t. 94» . w . ^*°* *^*" mentioned ^ ^ Did the £ateaiS.of Long Talley on the upper Serier reach eaaterly to the .alley of Uut Fort Se.iert W on Z w..t wa. ^r. a definite north-aouth boundary on the Marka^ PLteau betw.«, the M::^,:iis. .nd the 0^^ Tribe on the weatt Wd the aisU. (or Sldrvi^) r««h w.aterly to Tir^ia BiTer. aai may the Tix^gin be 4eoepted aa their weatern boundarr all the way «>ath? In thia oaae the Bunkerrille country waa theira. Do you know what tribe lired on the weat aide of Ti,^ Rirer aouth of Bunkerrille. indvding of oourae St. Thcmaa? The boundary between the 5iTTii. and aismi^ wa. Siren me aa approximately a north-aouth line paaaing orer It. Trum- bull. I a thia eorreot? Did the KiTftZjiia elaim territory aa far north aa the headwatera of Seep Creek, laat Fork Tii^ Ri^er. and Pwia Hiwr? And waa Paria Hirer their laat boundary? Did the SiuiJa territoxy include the upper Santa Clara BiTer and Pin. Talley. and did their weatern boundary lie in or beyond the BeaTerdan Mountaiw? In Uos Talley waa there a definite boundary betwMn I ♦f;i IfQ i ; A 4 •I i a 1 J 1 1' ll»>.J1 253 Ik \i Palaer- th» IV\^n'« of Panguitoh region and the l[22ahaim band of the Rlehfield regionj and how far north did the Kooehapy go in this ralley? Did the Koasharsffi bawi claim also the yalley of Otter Creek? that tribe claiaed the Bryoe Pinnoolea Country? Do you knov what tribe (or tribea) had Long Valley, J}eYada,froB Caliente north to Panaoa and Pioche? I aa aM4ed as well as delighted that you ha»e done »o onaoh oarefUl work with the Southern Utah Tribes, and that you hare already published so muoh of ralue. A day or two ago I sent you a few of ay publications on Califoraia Indians— a drop in the bucket oo^>ared with the unpublished material I haTe obtained fron California Indians during th0 past fortyflTe ymn. I am now serenty-dig^t but if I hftve tha good luok to continue a fov yoars longer I hope to put in print a good sharo of this natarial* During tho coming year I hopo to finish field work with tho Shoshonean tribea of Southern California with whom I ha?e woriced at intenrals for many yearso With best wishes » .. ,,, Ui h ■ i % 4 * 4 i |M U s ^as } larch 15. 1933. Editor Utah State Historical Society Salt Lake City. Utah Dear Sir: Herewith is my check on the Crocker National Bank of San Tranciaco for $5.00, for vhioh kindly send me the Taluabla trolumes of your publication so far as issued* If the inclosed is not sufficient kindly let me know and I will reoit balance. I am paurticulfiurly interested in the articles on Indians by William Re Palmer and Je Cecil Alter* Very truly yours. fi "I- %i I 4 'I I ^ ^ i f*i ^m * ■hi aas March 15, 1933« Professor Robert M. Yerkos Hew HaTen, Conneotiout Dear Professor Terkes: Haay thanks for your interesting paper on Gr9<;«"1nff' I have read it with profit. The practice is so unirersal in the oonkey tribe that while I hare nerer studied it at all I was glad to learn what you hare to tell about it. It is interesting to note how so nany ap- ' parently insignificant traits are proring wort}y of study. With best wishes. Very truly yours. ■v. HrtvC^""; I it 3SS y It," Uroh 16. 1933. 1 \ i lit ?i,'? J^^rt k Co. 161-lfi6 t. 2&th St. ««• York City D»ar Sirs: FImm Mttl ■• vith Mil a evpy of th» artlcl* ontitlod Tho or«^t;^i>n myth of thy p. by Jaiao do iogalo and WilliiM H. Bai la iathr^pos 27, hoft. 1,2:261-274. MSdll^g nr. Tionm. Jm. -Ijxril 1932. ▼•ry truly youri f [♦ ) i a % . / I vss 41 n t I I m w^ Haroh 16, 1933. Mrs. H. Ti LeSieur Part Hall, Idaho Dear Mrs. LeSieur: Pardon ny delay in replying to your letter of February 9. I have been hoping to fiid a market for your beautiful woman's buckskin Indian costume, but so far without aiocess. It is hard times here as elsewhere and few people hare money enoi^h to bijy clothes ifcich they do not really need. However I n hoping for better luck. have had a fair winter with only a moderate amount of snow, all of which disappeared some little time ago. The buds on some of the trees are swellii^ and Bobins have already returned. With regards to your friend Mrs. Bessie Edmo Judson and best wishes to you both, Tery truly yours; ^1 t !.rt 8SS gfi^g^grffi/""*"' »»'* ^'- 1933. ■ Washington, D. C, My dear Mr. Cameron: lour letter of the 10th instant gives me much satis- faction, for when in California I had been told that the Board had reversed its previous action and reinstated the name Ataatafil to the Fresno Plats locality-^ich tte Indians had always known as laaLaflBB4. I Ml glad to see that the Oeologleal Snrrej still «tai„ toaja„ „ tk, 1528 ^^.^.^^ ^ their Mariposa Quadrangle. Bat the Forest Serrics has nerer accepted laaaana " JOT. mil see fro. the latest edition of their mp of the Sierra .ati ooal Fo-,st-on *ich the, still retain U„,l^. . rl /" °" °' *"' "^° *° *°" " 1-* — «r that Very truly yours. K ft: eas 'A March 16. 1933. Prof. H. H. Lan* UiUTersity Lawrone*, Kansas My dear Prof. Lano: Pleasa pardon my unpardonable delay in replying to your letter relatire to the Bear skull you were kind enough to loan ae sonetime ago. Tfarips the past year I vms engaged in field wort in California for about 7 months, as a result of which my ««ail accumulated to such an extent that I hare not yet been able to clear decks. The Fossil Bear in question, as I wroU you a long time ago. belongs to the genus luarctos. But in my judenent it differs «f ficienUy from aasHcanas. to merit recognition as a different species. But we hare so pain- fully little fossil material of the early Black Bears that I hesitated to nmm it. Please f«rgire my long delay in replying. Vith best wishss, "^•ry truly yours. I * 9l « l\ 4 cas Vareh 16. 1933. ^« R. 1L iadfiraoii Ott«m, Caaate D*ar Br* iatl«rsoa: Hxiou agr d«lay ia raplyiag to your loiters of Jaanarjr 3 aad SB. I «■ mnopod with work boyoad hopo of roeoYory. ' ' Toa M«B to havo solvod tho Osoyooo-Okaaa^ui Xoao buoiaoM— aad cortaliily you kae* aoro about it thaa aayoao olao. Tftnr wnnal oolloetloa anat bo a vondorfhl ■ia* for atody. Tou aro to bo eoi«^talatod oa havii« obtaiaod ^ May Blaokfootod rorrvta frca 8a«katoh»«aa. I m hurjias to got aaay for California rhoro anoh fiold work still aaaita ao-aad I •■ bow 78. With best wishoa to you aad yours, ▼ory truly. {] t 111 i ' pi 'h t. '%1 r. V if-% h-§ ras 4 Karoh 16, 1933. Mr. fmeh QilMui Blvmiqg. Calif eraU Thar Mr. OilaMa: Do you hftjipwi to kam »l»tb»r or not thtro mtt Inwmmr B«>ini,« u^ Indian trm tte lonnisi rogioa < •d jaatat parts? Horatoforo I bkw not had rary ^od luek with thaaa Indiana. I « parUoularly amcioo* to varify tha »•»•» of tha tribaa and banda of tha San Bamamno Itottntalii rtgioB and adjaeant daaarta.ani aa hopiqg to n*it tha rtgion ae»in in ipril. lay I oall on you for assistanoat A» a rula tha youqgar Indiana know littla of tl old boundariaa. and on ay prartoua rtalt. tha oldar P»opl# with who. I trtad to work wr. ao daf iciant i« k»owlad«i of Ihgliab that 1 failad to gat tha aa«iad in- fozMation. With boat wiahaa, ^•ry truly yoora. I »i a ! ^ i I I •f * i u. i S9S March 21, 1933. Hr. Dee T. DaTia Kapa, CalifOTBia My dear Sir: A T^ar or so ago a newspaper clipping was sent me from the Rapa Register of September 5, 1931 tellipg of the excayatioA of an Indian monni ten miles nortti of 'Hapa-- presnmably on the old Bale Banch* The article states that the Indians in question were GallAJomanaa and that three hundred were massacred there hy the Spanish settlers in the early days* Do you happen to Ipaow the name of the Banoherla i jind can you tell me whether or not this was the place where a large numher of Indians were harned to death in their roundhouse years ago? I am much interested in the early distribution of Indians in the Bay region^as well as in other parts of California, and hare spent many years in locatii^ the boundaries of the numerous tribes. With best wishes. Very truly yours. II 1^ i 3^ S8S 265 -2- 11 March 27, 1933. Dr. Alexander Wetmoro Assistant Secretary Smithsonian Institution Dear Dr. Wetmore: Replying to your inquiry of the 20th instant in re- gard to the skeleton of the Guadalupe Oaracara, formerly in my collection, would say: The skeleton was given me many years ago hy Walter E. Bryant, an enthusiastic California ornithologist i*io collected bird skeletons as well as skins, and in Lower California as well as California proper. He was an enthusiastic and capable young man. Had he lived, he would have made many valuable con- tributions. That he planned a work on California birds appears from the following remark in a letter to me dated October 21,1884: ""I hope some day to be able to send you the 'Birds of the Pacific Coast', or 'Birds of California', with Author's compliments.^ F. A. Lucas at the tine he left the National Museum, was deeply interested in the study of bird skeletons, for which reason I gave him most if not all of the material of this kind in my collection. I then kept a catalogue of bones, labeled as I remember it, Qstgolggiffftl .(Icillggtim. This catalogue should be in the National Museum, where I think you will find the ne- cessary data. During the quarter centuiy from 1885 to 1910, my letters from numerous naturalists in America and other parts i 1 I I] r .1 it * !J I m ^tatOTB of the world, and also ite copybooks containing my replies with the results of examinations of many hundreds of speci- aens, were carefully filed in the Biological Surrey. But after my resignation in 1910 they were destroyed by «y successors, These copybooks filled and overflowed a high shelf occupyii^ an entire side of the room. A vast amount of priceless material the value of which TTOuld have grown as time goes on was thus lost to the world. This will explain why I am not able to refer to Bryant's letters giving the exact data for the Garacarft skeleton now in your hands. Very truly yours. •*i I March 29, 1933 III Mr. Francis P. Farquhar 114 Sansome Street ^ San Francisco, Calif. Dear Mr. Farquhar: Your new volume of the Sierra Gluh Bulletin arrived this morning and. as in the case of previous is- sues, contains very much of interest, both in text and illustrations. Among your reviews, I notice one on Eussell's book on Yosemite, which I am pained to see appears to ap- prove Russell's eulogy of Major Savage, a man who was savage not only in name but in disposition and action. To my mind he was one of the biggest scoundrels who ever carried on a lucrative business with Indians—a contemptible man from almost every point of view. How else can one regard his betrayal of the families of his five Indian wives and his utterly cruel pursuit and capture of poor old Chief Teniah — not to mention the way he obtained great wealth by trading trinkets for gold nuggets? So far as I have been able to learn from existing sources of information his only redeem- ing features were his physical vigor and masterful determination. With best wishes to yourself and mother. Very truly yours, ■ >', H 4: I f t4p V9S 268 March 30, 1933. Prof. S. M. Loeb Dniyersity Berkeley, Calif. Dear Prof. Loeb: Your pfl4)er entitled Th^ BMterp Kuksn Quit arrived this morning. A hasty look throu^ it impels me to express my gratification that you have placed so much additional material on record. Most of the localities in lAich you have worked are very familiar to me and it would be interesting to know if we had the same informants. On page 214 you treat of the**Eimsey EataLilT which you visited in the spripg of 1931. I am wondering who your in- formant may have been inasmuch as the Capay Valley Indiana dis- appeared some years ago. I first worked with them at Eumsey thirty years ago and have been there repeatedly during the last few years without findiig a single native, although a number of Indians from other places were working there, particularly at the season of the almond harvest. Your contributions to the'Kuksu' or ^Hisi' ceremony, supplementing those of Kroeber, puts on record a most gratify- ing amount of new material. If I live long enou^ I may add a few small fragments. With best wishes. Very truly yours. 1 *i I * I III March 30, 1933. u I Mr. 2. W. Gifford Uriyersity Berkeley." Calif. Dear Mr. Gifford: This morning's mail 'bring?= me a copy of ycur most important contribution entitled The Cocopa. for which ! wish to express my appreciatiTe thanks. . To be a])le to mi'se such important contributions as you have dors in this and other cases is something ^'orth living for, and I congratulate you. It TCuld he useful if you had added a map, but I realize the difficrJties of this. With he^t vishc-s, Very truly yours. i-- 270 •OT^M '/ It- March 31, 1933 • Dr. Herbert Putnam Librarian of Congress y/ashington, D. C. Dear Doctor Putnam: Durii^ a loi^ and rather active life I have accumu- lated a quantity of material likely to prove of value to future students. I have traveled in every state in the Union and have twice visited Alaska. My journals cover a period of more than 60 years. The materials collected are chiefly in the fields of Natural Histoiy and Ethnology, on iriiich subjects my published writings number more than 400. If my journals and other manuscripts hereafter men- tioned are deemed worthy of a place in the Library of Congress I shall be glad to so bequeath them. From boyhood my main interests have been in animals and plants. In March 1872, Prof. Spencer P. Baird, then Secre- tary of the Snithaonian, secured my appointment as Naturalist of the U.S. Geological Surrey of the Territories (Dr.P.V.Hayden in charge), thus enabling me to study and collect birds and mammals in Utah, Idaho, and western Wyoming, I was then a lad of sixteen. After 3 years in the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale I studied medicine, graduating from the College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons in 1879 and for 8 years practiced medicine and surgery in northern New York. Usually brief collecting I * t U ll Putnam trips %ere maie in summer, and in March 1883 I visited the Arctic Seal Fishery on the ice fire?? off Labrador as SurpTtOn on the oteajriship Proteus~the sane vessel that had taken the Greely Expedition to Lady Pranklin Bay and which later, when on way to rescue the Greely pi:trty, was sunk in the ice of Smith Sound. In 1885 I established in the Department of Agriculture an investigation of the economic status of birds and mammals which almost immediately developed into the Biological Survey, of which I remained Chief for 25 jears. During this period I conducted field expeditions in all of the States and Territories v/est of the P.ocky Mountains and also in Alaska and British OolT:imbia^and at the saofie time became interested in the languages and customs of oar western Indians. In 1901 I was appointed jointly with Professor T. 0. Mendenhall, then head cf the Coast Survey, as Pur Seal Commi- sioners and sent to the Pribilof Islands in Bering Sea to join . the British Ooinmissioners in a study of the Alaska nSar 3eals on their treeding rookeries. In 1910 I resigned from the Biological Survey to ac- cept a position in the Smithsonian Institution under a special fund provided by the late Mrs. S. H. Harriman to enable me to carry on. ^onhampered by Government restrictions, investigations in natural history and ethnology-investigations still in progress U /' f A-rl H y. i 3 271 -3- Patnaa '.e- if # In recent years my chief field has been California-- for the excellent reason that in California there still exist remnants of many times more Indian tribes than in any other State of the Union. For more than 40 years I have been studying these Indians— -their customs, beliefs, and languages— and have written vocabularies, some exoeedipg two thousand words, of all the existing tribes, nearly 200 in number, together with the names of maamals, birds, reptiles, insects, and plants. Durix^ the same period I have mapped in colors the areas belonging to each of the tribes — using for this purpose the quadrangles of the Geological Survey and Engineer Office and the larger maps of the National Forests and National Parks. Both the vocabularies and the colored maps are in duplicate — one set for the Smithsonian, the other available for the Library of Congress. In case my journals with one set of Indian vocabu- laries and maps of Indian tribes are desired by the Library of Congress I would like to stipulate that no part may be taken out of the Library Building, and that the ethnological material (vocabularies and maps) be not available to persons outside of the Smithsonian for a period—say of 5 years—after my death. If the material above mentioned would be acceptable to the Library I shall so provide in my will. Very truly yours. f » ■•*% r^i SYS 273 ■i : i March 31, 1933. :i Mr. N. W* Dorsey, Accountant aaaithsonian Ins xji tut ion Washington, D* G. Dear Mr* Dorsey: Herewith is my expense account for the month of March amounting to $37.55. with accompanying vouchers for Mrs. H* B. Barto, stenographer-assistant $100* , and Miss Bdith Cocke, stenographer-assistant $100*, which kindly pay as usual from the Harriman Fund. I am enclosing also a belated subvoucher for February Press Clippings on Indians (paid in Feb. account). Very truly yours. 3 t li I t I. 1933 March 3 15 31 31 31 31 31 C. Hart Merriam 1919 16th Street, Washington, D.C. Expense account for March 1933 I 16.39 75 Lms Ey. Bxpress: Pkg. to 3. Hoslett, Ann Arbor, Mich. Allen's Press Clippings Tor March Shell Oil Co*March,400 gals fuel oil, $27. 01 Pot.Blec. Power Co. service, Feb. 13 to Mar*15 Wash. Gas Light Co. gas, Feb. 18 to Mar. 20, $6. Chesap. Pot. Tel. Co. service, Feb. 26 to Mar.26.|5. Eastman Kodak Co. , developing and printing film 6 rolls Kodak films $1.80, 3 boxs clips .25 Postage and stamped envelopes Bdith Strothers, cleaning office rooms month of March Car, bus, and taxi fares i/3 h 1/3^ 5 3 9 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 1 67 00 00 00 13 28 92 10 05 20 00 40 i : t |J*!l il ■n A 37 55 'i »1. "'If i thirty-seren- fifty-fire. *i I. 37.55 ti.u-;:?^^--^ 'A-?-. * - --N.-**. 1^' t: ht ! k * I/. i i 274 'i t I March 31, 1933. I J I* 4 Mr« ?• Gehan, Postmaster Lagnnitas, Califomia Dtar Sir: On and after date of receipt of this letter kindly hold all of the Merriaxn mail until mj arrxTal at Lagunitas, which I hope will be in the near future, With best wishes to you all. Very truly yourvS, April 3, 1933, 1 V » i \ \»- < , Ml U ^■ -4 'I I Mn C. ?• Clow. Surveyor gan Bafael, California* Dear Mr. Clow: Very many thanks for the additional plat of my land at Lagmitas showii^ the location of the road and the honsot I an enclosing check for $10^ 00 here- with for your trouble in the matter. I expect to reach Lagunitas in the near future. With best wishes. Very truly yours. ^*W-^. i 275 ■ i 1 V^>^ I mi ■ i ^\S April 3, 1933. Mr. M. W. Talbot E672 Hi]gard At«, Bsiitcley, Galif. D»ar Talljot: A memorandtBi just received from Zenaida gives the prices of batteries: Pord $6.90; national 7. I want the beat, so use your own knowledge of relative merits. Please have the car thoroughly cleaned, oiled, and polished, dianging engine oil and putting in new spark plugis all rotoad— best on the market. Would like to have the car diecked and greased all along the line —brakes, springs, windshield wiper—to be sure that everythii^ is in good condition; also please have the tires carefully examined as it would be horrible to be caught on the Mohave Desert with one or two busted tires Ixpect to stop off at Yuma, and possibly also at Indio md Banning, but Ma expects to go straight through — ^so you will know irtiere I am at • io be headed again for Lagunitas looks good 'id I ^^1 (? '1 P- .V* to As ever. I d\<^ n li -2- 277 'ii Palmer A I ■A April 4, 1933. Mr. William R. Palmer Cedar City, Utah Dear Mr. Palmer: Tour long, interesting, and informative letter of March 22 contains much information I an glad to have and is greatly appreciated. Nevertheless there still remain a few matters con- ceming which I am in doubt, so I am impelled to trouhle you for additional infoimation. Did the original territory of the ShiTTiti^ extend as far north as the St. George region, or was the Virgin their northern as well as western boundary? Did the Fahrposl tn reach westerly to or beyond St. George? And to the east how far did they push up the Virgin? Did the T0P0kffipt:.g. of Dixie National Forest reach westerly to or beyond Beaverdam Mountains? And what were their limits on the north, east, and south? What tribes claimed the great Escalante Desert- aay fran Modena to Milford? Or did more than one of the bordering tribes claim parts of it? I crossed this desert on horseback more than 40 years ago but met no Indians. *l I i J Did the Pahvant reach south to Minersville, or even to Milford? Did the Kivawitg claim north to the Pink Cliffs and Altono? Do you know approximately the boundaries between the Shi wits and Pahrooits, and those between the Pahrooits and TgBgkwintg? What band occupied the northeastern comer of Washington County — say from Bellevut aid White Butte on the south to New Harmony and North Pork Virgin on the north? Or did the Tonokwints push easterly over this section? Many years ago I rode a horse from St. George to Pine Valley but did not find any Indians. In a few days I expect to start for my summer headquarters at Lagunitas. California. stopping to work with two or three tribes on the way. So when you write please address me there. Por a good many years (30 or more) I have been collect irg references to the published spellings and usages of. the names Efliuitfi.. PittU . and Ziyacdia. "but have not yet published-for the reason that the material is still growing and I'm overwhelmed with pressing work. Long ago it became apparent that the Northern Eijlia, so called, are a quite different lot of Indians from the southern group. The two groups are nowhere in contact H ii-i i I i 8VS -3- Palmer ift' being separated by a broad belt of the Shoshone tribe. So far as names are concerned, the spellings Hall-Ule ard Pi-nte an you doubtless know have been applied to both. For this and other reasons, I have adopted the early Spanish spelling Pi-TO-chfl for the Southern group. In spite of the fact that the language of the Southern group is very close to that of flts.. it seems to me worth while to keep the two separated. A fairly good reason for this is the number of tribes and bands included in each. If you have not already looked into this matter you may be interested to note some of the early spellir^s of Pivuchq! PayUffhoa. Ami jo, 1729-30 Cottfthft FftV^lchftfi. Armijo, Jan. 7, 1730 ray-tt-Ctlflfl. and Pt-tt-ch.aa. Garces, 1775-6 Ittt&g Fayn^'hiff, Escalante, 1775 ia, Dominiquez and Sscalante, 1776 iBtgg PflTncM?., Dominiquez and Escalante, 1776 Eaziickaa, Font's Map, 1776 PayUQhea, Cortez, 1799 EiliSii, George C. Yount, 1830 Pa¥BChfiff.. MuhlenpfordtJ.844 PaJBghf^a. Simpson, 1848 PSTWOhftP. Bancroft Uftfir m«Mo»,„.p.>.j*> lon^ ?3 k #1 \ V k 4 > 1 e^s ^« Palaer Eillfillfifl., Whipple, Ewbank, and Turner. 1856 Pi-u^Gheg. Beckwourth, 1856 PajTicbe 8 . Domenech, 1860 Another troublesome case is that of the PIBDBS, J. H. Simpson in his Report of Wagon Boad Routes in Utah Territory in 1858 (p. 53) states: **The Pieda live adjoiniqg the Pawani^a, to the south of the Bearer mountains, down to the Santa Clara river and upper brandies of the Rio Virgen. Quanarrah is the chief of- the upper Pieda, and Tatsigobbets of the longer Pieds> Their language differs from the Ute, though similar in some respect s.** Brigham Roberts in his History of the Mormon Church. 1909-1915, writing of an expedition to Little Salt Lake Val- ley in December 1850 says among other things: "The settlers were welccmed by chief Peteeneet and his people, a miserable tribe known as the 'Piedea^. 1*0 ex- pressed themselves as pleased tliat the brethren were settling in their valley. Peteeneet said his tribes owned the country- a declaration afterwards confirmed by Chief Walker." Some of the 2ifli references follow: £ifllift£, Brigham Roberts, 1849 ., Roberts, 1849 Zifldft, Armstrong, 1856 £LMaa. Ind. Affrs.. 1856 ¥ m .' 'Ji y i ■ X, . i. I I li 4 i] I * f l\ J.> l-^t^l '1I t 14^ 1# ;;! if "I 08S Falser -5- Carralho, 1857 Pied, Armst Piads, Ind. Zaxfidaa. Payeda Piadft Piftdea Paida Piadff , Bean in Simpson Pv-aed^ , Simpson, 1859 U±Maa.f Ind. Affrs., fie-Bdfln. Irish. 1864 i Pv-edaa , Simpson, 1869 FY-gdftfl., Garland Hurt, Py Bdea, Bancroft. 1874 fi-OOdg.. Garland Hurt, FTfldgS , Gatschet, 1876 SZfidfijS.. Bancroft, 1886 fj.9d9fl, Christensen, 19 Fiodg. Billy CrosbT- 191 J. I I ( Tbe Long Vallej.NeTada. to which I referred in By previous letter is called Meadow Valley on some maps. It lies just a little west of the Utah-Nerada line and ex- tends northward from Moapa to Panaca. The term LCBg Yallffj in Utah used bv me i n »^ I m IP * i ♦* tt- h )r 4 '!' #1 i rss -6- Palmer foraer letter is tiie extraordinarily long valley embrac- ing the headwaters of the Virgin and continuing north- ward over the very low divide to Hatch and on through the Long Valley of the Sevier~dne of the longest valleys I remember ever to have ridden through. A little southwest of the Utah boundary, do you know whether or not the Shewi ta occupied or claimed th« whole valley on both sides of the Virgin River? Alao, whether they followed it south to or below the Bunkenrille region— a vast flat of treacherous quicksands in lixich I nearly lost my horse aid self many years ago. Is Beaver Valley in the southeast part of Pahvant territory,or northern Pgtof the MgBiia territory? Simp- son in 1858 located therSXth '»Parran and Beaver Valleys." Vith best wishes, Very truly yonrs, I ti.- ir I r M M S8S J. ilf 't).l '» *1 1 f ^ If ^ r 4 if; Dear Mrs. Sheldon: April 6, 1933. s am came Please pardon my long delay in attending to the photo- itating of Sheldon's letters. They were finished last night and I sendizig the photostats to yon by express today. In the main they oat rery well though in a few places where the ink was pale they are not yery clear. Bat most of them seem to me satisfactory. Ton oertainly hare been suffering much more than your share dufiqg the winter. We hope you are now in mmch better health and that you and the children will hare a good summer. Blisabeth and I hare not been in rery good shape for the past winter and spring. Her broken shoulder has troubled her a great deal and since the removal of the fiiii^s she has been taking electric and morement treatments and can use her arm pretty well though movement is still painful. We are trying to get off to Califoniia this week, but there is still much to do. I expect to begin work in the hot country of the lower Colorado Hirer near Tuma. for which reason it is highly desirable to be there as early as possible-I should be there now. Elizabeth will continue on to Berkeley where she will stay with Zenaida and the dear little boy until I join them on the way to Lagunita^. With apologies for the lopg delay and with lore to you all from Elizabeth and myself. 4 Very truly yours, Mrs. Charles Sheldon Milton, Massachusetts r 1 ; ^ f » h t ( S8S I Will and bequeath to the Library of Congress .y journals (covering a period of .ore than 60 years) a«i also one set of my manuscript Indian Vocahularie . . ahout 200 in number, mth accompanying colored manuscript map, showing the distribution of all known Indian Tribes in California «d Rerada. [The other set goes to the Smith- sonian Institution]. 1>. 5)^<^ tv. *• m V ^u I J* n "^ i h-l L, 4 i April 8, 1933. fidelity Storage Co Washington, D. 0. D»ar Sirs: My materials for California are packed ready for shi^ent. addressed to me at San Rafael, California. . The shlp?!!ent consists of three pieces: A small chest of manuscripts, a package of manuscript maps, and a package of manuscripts and other materials^-yaluation $4,000. Please call for them at 1919 16th St. They should be shipped express, charges col- lect, as usual. The shipment should be held until you receire a wire froi me tellixg when they should be started. Very truly yours. t'S.A**'*' ■*^" V'A„'-*A.^ ■' '-' 284 m » . f V if MJ n-'4 iS SB^ 286 April 10, 1933, m t* April 8, 1933 'rJ Postffiastar Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: On and after April 10 please forward to Lagonitas, California, all letter sail addressed Mrs. C. Hart Merriam or myself at 1919 Street* iU other nail shotild be turned orer to the postman, Hr* filliam Waters, for attention* Very truly yours; Water Department District Bailding Washington, D* cT ' Dear Sirs: Today I have turned the water off from my house, 1919 Sixteenth Street, to remain off during my absence in California* I do not expect to return until late 4* October, and the hotese will remain un- occupied durirg my absence* » • Very truly yours. ■•I mi •>_ I 4 V8S April 10. 1933 Chief of Police Washington, D. C. ^ Dear Sir: Today April 10, I am closing my house 1919 Sixteenth Street, bound for California where as usual my address will be Lagunitas, Marin County • I shall be obliged if you will as heretofore have your patrol- man for this district keep his eye on my house froii time to time as he passes. In case of trouble please notify Vernon « • * Bailey, 1834 Kalorama Road, or Mrs. Marcus Baker, 1905 3urte«nth Street. Very truly yours. 1 } ■f\ I > k 288 April 10, 1933. Washington Gas Light Co. Washington, D. C* Dear Sirs: Today I am closing my house, 1919 Sixteenth Street, for the summer, and have turned off the gas where it enters the house in the basemont. No gas shouM be turned on until my return laW in October. Very truly yours. .1 li: *- i. i * ;V.l 4i. I \ ■ if- I '. e8 ^^ • 1^ 4 r... EH* V m 1^ Ges ) i-^^ Cc.v,-J:a^ / CLc!ijy ^ iiprii 23, .:-!'^. Dear Mi- Gilman- I find I can't get a>ay beforiay 1 or 2, but will write as soon as l know definitely. it's great good lack t^^at you will take me i.egards to Mrs C-il: .-m. r* V i^r ng, Calif, i' ^% m April 27, 1933 A.A.A. San Francisco, -i^lif. herewith is my clieok on the Orocker iiank of San Francisco for $31 .79 in payment of Insurance on my Ford Sedan 4444046 to April 20, 1934. Kindly send reciept prwnptly. » • r 64- '11 }■' ;t y^ fl §u i fej.» i^f '■ ? 111 I ^! 1 ros .'^02 ■] >tf ,v April 27, 1933 §r John Collier §19 First St.,R£ Washington, D.C. Dear Mr Collierj Returning to Lagunitas from a trip in the Colorado Desert I learn with great satisfaction trat you have been appointed to head the Indian Office. I have known you for many years, and although i have not always agreed with you I believe you are better fitted for the job than any other man in the country. Xou know many Indians of many tribes, and you tnow the troubles and tribulations of the Indian Office ana alao you -^ow what Political Pressure means . And besides all this, I'm sure your heart is in the ri^ht place. ^ With best wishes,' April 27, 1933 Mr Horace M. Albright Director, national i^arks Washington, D.C. I>ear Mr Albright r Recently I have been told that you are to appoint a Naturalist for the new Death Valley Hational Park» If this is true i would like to reccnnmend M. French Gilmac for the job^ Mr Gilman is a wellknown naturalist, par- ticularly an ornithologist and desert botanist. i doubt if any ot^er man knows the desert plants and birds so well. Also, he has been a teacher in Indian schools i?*or some years past he has lived at Banning in San Gorgonio Pass where he has a remarkable gardeii and display of shrubbery. ^ i have known him on and off for mere thran twenty years and have the highest confidence for what 1 believe to be liis unapproachable fitness for this position. Very truly yours. m IT' |; AW :f«'/fe.* mi" : i >» 4^**? V^v^l A I \ A' i p ^ 'h 1 1. ■* 'I y I April 3D, 1933 Mr N. W. Borsey, Account ant Smitlisonian Institution iSnclosed is mj account for the month of April, amounting to $459.46, which kindly pay from the Harriman Fund. On the way out 1 stopped several days at :^uma, and made a short stop at Banning in San Gorgonio Pass, obtaining supplementary material from Indians. ^v^r.flcf fn po back t^ere in a few days. It's cold herel Very truly yours. !i 1 ■I m ^08 30 V y ] ^\ k,>, - |«9 i 1933 April 10 13 16 18 1^ 21 0 Hart ITerriaaii Laguttitas, Marin Co., Oalif^ Xxpense Account for April 1933. 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Yuma Indian 4 dajs 38.00 fd* Kamia Indian 1 day Hotel del Mifig,Iuma; Kooti 4 days (82.5 3 Meals, Yoma Hotel Banning Banning, Dalif. ^om Meals 3.00 ; faxi to station .35 rullman JCunta-Banning Sleeper Los An^^eles-ym Francisco "^ Porter Bkfst & lunch Taxi SP Station-iJ'erry ^ \ "'2®^'^®^®y ^erry return •42; Taxi •35 Berkeley: James L*Macnair,i« inter storage of car, new bpark plugs, greasing ^ew oil , adjusting breaks. cleaning^new Battery etc 1933 Auto JLicenae i?'erry,2iclimond-San Rafael Car & self t 20233 ^2 25 1^ 150 75 200 aoo 3po iqpo 2fX. 335 128 630 2f; 1.7c i 77 n 35:. 6,c 22 27 28 22 24 26 28 Apr. 3 t 27-158 30 i &.?<>Stechert:Angulo, Porno Myths S.I.gvOleSoc.BuIl. 1933 iSric SwoBb^n^ Photo enlargements Ualif •AAT^tNiiiance on i<'ord Car 'trunk in^Lagunitas Bj Express A^* Expres8age& insurance MsSiSaiapa Wasn-San Haiael «- Boonville Herald for 1933 Allen's Press Uli^pingjfor March Sausali^o-SP rfit Ferry •25;Sau3.Garage.35 Lunch liP & St. cars Saus-SP ret Perry .25:Saufis.ijarage.35 Lunch SF &St*cars 1,1'^' ? p^ftls ^«s Is?-^ 25 btampt envelopes H.P.Wall ^ban Rafael* Orerhauling typewrit e^fScnew ribbon Bu3& 6*c car fares .40: Stampt envelopes .99 A.P.S,%feker 190 rtiotostat letters lSt%m'at;.^oujni. Am,Liiigul3tic3 vol.8 Kastman Oo.Devel.^prtg films .45: St car fares sSO To ZeE.ai{JaK. Tslu0t,A5st. Sdays ^.00 ii'erry ,S'aii RafaBl-Kicfijnond Car& Self.85; 2 Meals 1.25 3.55 1.50 6.29 31.79 75 1826 2.00 3.00 .60 1.20 .60 2.33 .80 6.50 1.39 28.50 5.00 .65 iO.*jO 2.10 459.46 '1 « ■I'l « ■» -^ ' it P *.'l -Pour hundred and fifty-nine — - — forty-siX' 459.4(5 308 307 M ^ May Id, 1933 Mr M. i^'rencli Gilman Banning, California Dear Mr Gilman: - In looking ov6r my material from last trip i am mortified to fini that I underpaid the last informant at Banning — the ''Serrano" worked the last day and whose name if 1 remember correctly is Uharley Bosley. I paid him $1.50 instead of $2*50, When you sea him riGxt^ kindly give him the enclosed dollar, i try to neither overpay or under- pay Indians. Sorry to trouble you with this. Am working on the materials brought back but can't say how long it will take to finish. Bill let you Icnow as soon as 1 know, and shall be mightfy glad to have you take me south if you are at liberty. With kind regards to Mrs Gilman, Very truly yours , •>•- m I May 15, 1933 B, LotTirop, JSsq Lang Healty Corp 39 Sutter Street San Francisco Beplying to your letter of the 13tli instant; 1 sliail be glad to have you renew the Compensation Ins urance issued by you a year ago for the benefit of any employees 1 may have during the current season. 'Sry truly yours. t *-.•■•«»-« f I I] 808 ►ef I 'k'. 'I I May 22, 1933 Doctor Ciilbert (irosvenor President, National Geographic 3aciety Dear Doctor (Jrosvenor: Eeturning a few days ago from my second field trip of the season, 1 was pleased to find the photographs you were thoughtful enough to send mo of three of the four surviving Pounders of the National Geographic Society. I have given one to my daughter Zenaida (Mrs Z. U. Talbot of Berkeley, Calif.) and am send- ing the other to my other daughter, Dorothy ( Mrs H, D. Ahbot, Oimbridge, Mass). With thanks and best wishes, '/ery truly yours, ^wC# June 6, 1933 Manager, JPickwick Hotel San Francisco, Gal if . JJear 3ir. On leaving your hotel this morning, 1 made a mistake in the matter of the bill. The first bill I thought was wrong but now I think it probably was correct. lou made out a second bill including my wife which 1 am returning herewith. X was in such a hurry to catch the iferry that I did not examine this bill until reaching home, i am therefore returning it, and shall be obliged if you will send a corrected receipted bill for $3.50 for myself as usual. Regretting my error Very truly yours. r ^ r I H . } i t June 7, 1933 Mr. K. U. Dorsey Disbursing Officer Smithsonian institution Washington, U.u. i^ear Mr. Dorsey: Herewith is my expense account for the month of May (overlapping 3 days into JuneJ amounting to ;{>413.33 which i shall be obliged if you will pay as asual from the Harrircan i^'und The auto trip with JJ'rench oilman in his car covering more than 700 miles was a li'^le severe on a man of .my age but was most satisfactory and profitable inasmuch as i was able to obtain additional and confirmatory material from a number of tribes of bouthern Ua' ifornia Indians. liilmanrg charges are rat>^er Y\^)\ bat as Dr. Gov ill e c-^n tell you irilman is a man of superior knowledge and attainments. He is probably the best informed man in America on desert life in general particularly as to botany, and having spent most of Vis life in Southern California is familiar with the places where the Indians live and the roads leading tliereto. Moreover he speaks Mexican-Spanisli , the universal language of bouthern California Indians. Very truly yours , •^ Hi I X X5" SI rrs C. Hart Kerriam pm Lagiinit.8S , Calilornia •It ■ I iy«' s t ifl iaay 1 San Fran. iDt. cars and J^'erry.83! Taxis .35, .65, .35 Lay 2 ilay 3 Li ay 4 i^ay 5 S: May 7 b.P.B.R-, i^^t, ticket ::*an Yxc irUllman^Sli f ran. -Los Angel 6 an-i5anning es ideals 3a§ga,ge & Porter .60; keals Los Ang. 3: banning 2.75 Hotel banning, 1^0 oni 5: s elf) I'ay 8 Kay 11 i^ay 15 y 2.00 i^eale for two(j?'rench 'iilman, A-ss' t Paid Indj€jii vocab. work Victorville, Hotel Stewart, iioom Palm Springs liarage-Eepair tire yas-5 gals. .93; ieals for two 3.50 6 Meals for two: oan Gorgcnio-fcorongo region Pd. Inds. h Interpreter: Serrano 4)1.50; Koopa Ohecieweve ;{>1.50; Help^-r translator $S.00 Hotel liannin^, Koom ita}' 4-7 E. French iiilTT-an sejvices-self & car May 3-7 Meals self and k. Gilman 3.00; J^. Ina.Josley i^or.Va 2.50; r-averpi de-i.pt3 Angeles itailroad 1.35 Sleeper Los Ang. -Oakland (Section) '^axi .25: i<- 'd. J^orter .25; i^kfst & Lc^. 1.25 J. I. .jaacnair- car titorage and 5:as oaa i^efael Ferry- self S: car Alien's Press ciipDings for April Sausalito i^erry ret .25; keals San Fran. 1.50 5 i 2 22 Vx 8 2 i3 2 2 3 3 ^ 7* ^ays Vie ?r''- V V r. 4 3 7 7 53 r o 1 2 3 1 18 25 10 40 35 50 70 25 00 75 4S 75 00 50 :o 35 ^ 75 63 85 oa 75 ■.;ri T* i m Y 15 J4€ K., -7 '18 7 23 -19 0-: oc y,?4 _ 1 3 s r yan Fran, otreet car«.25 Pickwick Hotel, r.oom Meals ^ "^-^ ■■• 8 ,^ ban xidxatJi-racmnond i'errv iteals (boat) . ^ liichniond f'erry ,jb car .85; Meals l.?5 -^ r 26 27 f UN I r 23 Z2 ce ^,^5® ^'g^ey: Cabin lioom tljft'iJ^- ^''' ^•-' '^ ^^1^- S^s 1.33- raid Indians Pd. Ind. .ampo 3.50; Pd. Gamno Ind. IKarren ilch. Campo—iioom & Meals for r«oori kay 26-fioon May 27 Pine valley Uabin xioom Ich. & Supper for two, Warner Hot Sp^- opes .25 ^ight storage 50 7 gal. gas 1.23 J^'ord Gfilman 3.50 1.50 Oil .30 back of Hotel 'viilman c!ic self ings V 2 1 1 2 1 2 V 6 18 5 1 \r., 4 1 „ 3 Yk 3 I 4 V'- 6 V .2 4 25 50 90 94 93 25 10 75 75 10 05 75 00 82 30 00 63 Jo 00 60 50 00 r If y II th I I '1= •'A .■f 4 r c \ t 3\ VV May 28 Lay 29 lay 30 K:ay 31 June 1 June 2 Pd. Ina ev eni ns J une 3 .^.. _or 2 (8 meals J Warner inds. 3.50 ra. in... Ortega for afternoon ."^OHot bTJrinss Hotel , Kooms ^ clays Meals -IkfSt 29 to JSkfst 30 incl. f Fd. J : Ortega ind. 1.50; i'd . Warne fala: Pd. two Indians Dinner for two .75; 9 gals. |as 1.53 i'allbrook: Lfig., bap •'c sithi for two Lunch A Sapper for two Hemet: Hotel Atastjadero rioom , o p:a fd. bant a .^.osa i.t . ind. 1.50; iueals 3.50 boboba inds. 1-00 . xiedlands: Hotel La ir-osaaa Koom Meals 2.50; J^d. ban iianael ind. 1.50; 8 gal gas 1 .3b fullE-n bleeper— Los Ang.-ban iJran. ^. ij'rencl, (iilman-bervices * Car 1° days fcay 24- Jane 2 incl. Services $50; Uar 700 miles 4.70 » Y V i'emec aobobo, lacaipa Val.. ^al ^as 1.08; ban K^f iledlaiids ael i*'erry--ca r -^ c self .35 Luncn 3 6 ^', 0 ■■ 6 OO 50 2 28 6 2 2 30 50 00 1 4 5 3 120 00 OiO 36 10 •v. r*. vs 1 93 50 h iifiii 5 O^D i ! I r GS ■ ll UL' { ( ^•c • ;"c s £ Cc I SS ■*^ Ci 08 3 Oc: s CC ^"r •M. '-i C( ^ cc 4^' 08 c <> r t CI f :9 OS r ji a Jiine a, 1933 Dear ^r. W>.ite: of .Zl '"" '^ ""' ""'' '° ^"^ "' ^ »— ^- ^.noe „acHng ..Hfo.nie I ^ave .ade several ^,0W miles amonp the inHion^ • . ^^^ i-ne Indians mamlj in t^p -nnnf • qn/^ troTT . •^ ^ --mountains a"dva„e,s,„the.o„mr..Eart„f,^,,t3,,. f»it>i best wishes. Very truly jaurs. ¥ ^-*i n^ ^-^-v-.^.f,^^^ -». » If t. vi:: 1^ I. t^ ;i''. w ^ i ; m mh Wju ff33 $41S.83 Four Hancred ^- Ei^^'teen 413.88 i'lg'hty-iight f-. ¥r "Jfl^f* 3rs 317 JUj e 9, 1S33 H lilG O i U "1 .' H n m hr •V ^^10 r:)Wonscn 211S§- bhattuolr Ok iiveniiG 3! Hernia ^>enr /m W. oir : H8rev7ith i am enclos m.^ a b ^ioh plea ■-> :!, ^postal sise «^' <^ -s 3H instead of cuttrng down t y '-' 'i more troilbl e negatives (whi mak es e in prinrin^^ i i / ne^-ative a '-^ic sencdn^^ th who! fid shall e f t> ),, e sf:y a iiA De bl i^ed if V ou i^dll cut out most enou/^-h of the si si£e ivints ^es to make th ^Vl e. postal il5 i t r; I i .> '4: D tor- oe fiUl .'» '^^ iiv^C^T.F t'fcil Natural ocic rues clUtl ra o n-»' -• c;-' V^-lA )r I » / c ton ett 01 the 3^'^ inst!irt ^- rr ere at Lar,:in.it •~f^n I>J/ )•' /i . • .'Ur/i ^-^aoout trm r^'^-.. * J- \- A. ^ -^i-ii 1- i. J • .-LI T: •rn -> r- 01: I ' iUi. t lon^ anc ni iixa VI ,'\ ■••• >• t V- J i. v^ y t ■ f ■^» - r r H -t the lun ■» »» r 1 '8r .3W1 c-o '^erfte n*TT ' r\ n ace :.ia£:nuij witr '^ ^yXiV V '- u J6 -"^ ■♦ ■^ • H .1 f V, appropri!i; ion t J I '^ r^ r\f ■X w- V" h c -» « Ulj U.f, ** •>■ *T"«0\,^ r The ^•^ are 20 Lie 9 of ?: ca negativcf— n o: i nd oonwry in i^an Dieeo U lan cliilc!. en. 0 antv Frnff t>u n I -leca negatives of Ind 1. rnai.e ^ s ets of Drints- ian children t)1 a^:e one 0 -i«. •-<;^-- ar already stated set about 2k x 3J the 0' er v,< ■U vili -jf«r wic-.i-^e 1 -X r- ' r* c? ^' jju J. ^ f ,- nd r^irstl »'- rom iiir Q ."^L^y* '"^ "i ; • ■*^'« ."^ »•. ■^1 I J^l 'i aij t -I '-'le 0J.0 rn^iri to llTc: poor imprint '■I t, .( ;t Vi* I I it -n ■V .4 hi H'l 318 June 9, 1933 > PJ* '•'fitmer tit one i.aitor the lut- ^fff^y Natural ociences Dear Dr. t'.toner ^c..r letter of the S^d i.^tant has just reached T.a ^ere at Lagunatas -on my return from a long and -oundabout trip through t>outhern California. Sorry to learn that the fund for the puolication of the Auk is so low. m accordance with your request 1 herewith agree to the appropriation of not over $500. foY thfi July iuk. With best wisHs to Mrs. otone and yourself from Mrs. Merrism and the old man. lours . ■^ H •'lit I'r- 4 ers 320 i*f^ I f ^' June 13, 1933 !)ear ilrs. iirminie vocgelinr Ret arm ng froni a recent ^Bj 31 was found in my boic. lield trip, vcar letter of I am gl.gj to know that jou and year hatband have L^een and ar? r.aking an intensive study of tie Tabotelobeia. 1 " Is^^e done a j-oou deal of .vcrk -vi!h thi- interestin<' +ri'np begirmin? in 19Gv3, snd am expect in? to publish in the not distr^nt futjre. Qi t>e aniinal name': I have niore than 100. Don't -rod think your request for these is- rather a lon^ order? Hcv=ever, I s>an be .^lad •. o help you. if you will -send me '^^e Tubotelobela n.niea for the npecios you have found r.entioned in their ir.yt^s 1 will ^ive you fso far as i have them) the proper £n.Tlii:h and scientific names. * 1 a;n in the field mo,- 1 of the tiro so jf you Imve Kern Yallej^ before ny n^z-f -^et^^^n nip^cp ^n^r^ J ./ ^.-'.. - t.^_i, piease give joar auuress. Very truly years oj i- 4 0, € June 13, 1933 Dr. Robert T. Morris Stamford , Conn. Dear Dr. Morris: Your letter about the orows Tias been forwarded from Washington. — As you indicate, crows are pretty smart birds and it is something of a job to get rid of their raids on poultry and eg,c^s. Personally, I have never attenpted anything of the sort. Toa ask about the degree of solubility of thallium. I don't know anything ab.^ut t>^is, but from evidence collect ad by some of the Jniversity of California people I should never think of using this dangerous poison. Is my memory goes back to our days in Kew Haven in the middle 70»s, I infer that both you and I are now in—or at least rapidly approacUng— the class of antiques'. Yiith best wis>^es to you. As ever yours , 'V t '■'-At i P., it? V-, . I J i! Your letter of May 26 awaited my retam frOxTi a recent fiela trip. You appear to have aag ap a lot oi most interesting information in regard to Jedediali Smith's wanderings in the lower Sacramento re-ion; bat being far away from sources of information, i can't help wondering wher^- you got your data. Unfortunately I am still busy in field work far away from sou ces of inform.ot ion— so I am obliged to say with regret that I don't see how I can >elp you out. with best wiB^es. Very truly yours. roc ft « 9 • • ' ~ ' i - ■ • * » June 13, 1933 i " - i. Dear Mr. Sullivan.: : V-A I ) h 9Q0 June 13', 1933 Assessor District of Columbia- I shall be obliged if you will kindly send me 2 copies of the Personal Tax Return for 1934, addressed to me at Lagunitas, California. fU Very truly yours. ^^® ^^"* Berkeley Branch. JjE.Trust Go. Shattack Ive * Center St. , Berkeley, Galif. «^ ^o- , Should any of Nos. 1,2, or 3 require my signature LJ ^^ ^^ M. ^% ^L% A ^*Hk before sale, kindly send with Kos 4 & 5 to Berkeley riist Go as aboTe. ic • Very truly yours. 325 f r r- 325 VJ '-4 'V ' f 'I n . « T n M H i !■ i. July 3, 1933 Miss Ruth M. UnderhiU, Treasurer iaerioaii Folklore cJooietj iJarnard College, New Tors Gity ' «f <5*« B- ^°9losed is my check on the Crocker Bank ?hV.'SrSS°jr /" ^-^ *' '»'»"' "' "•«!" for .dar,B». 1919^6tl,°ltr2St,"SshSgtoSf dIS."' Permanent Very truly yours. r V. lif-- m • » r r* *••* ^ July 4, 1933 ..a Mv N. 1. Dorsey Accountant omithsonian Institution Dear Mr Dorsey r Enclosed is my expense account for the month of June, amounting to $2o2.79, which kindly pay from the F^arriman Fund and oblige. Very truly yours. u^»eiv#3^ oaiii. 1933. Jane 5 i'xpense Account for June 1933 ifl«n^l'*P?^ Saappe, Photo work siif^lLfrff^^iiPP'^^? for May J 4. 13 16 20 r 4 3 2 2 11 28 7 1 3 1 ' 1 ■ : 1 \ 1 I # mm * 1* 1 ^f ,'^ if 1 4 J i? 1 1 21 22 23 i, SanFrancIico>;;;r^r1t 25^ -Fclif ^r''^* ^* ^^S^^) q»-__-„ tn. . J^iCKwiCK Hotel room fp? ? ^ Photo work BoSrof sf«n^^r;;v^*^°°«^*P5«^. Services 7 days uaut Fish & Game Bull for 1933 National Parks Magazine " " San Eafael Perry, Self & car San Francisco: Taxi & St cars i.DO- dinner i nn So. Pacific Go:Ret ticket S.f .-Los'AnaeUs i>leeper room to Los Angeles -angeies Baggage .25- Porter 2§ Los Angeles :Train porter 25; transfer 25- meals -^ on ! xiedlands Hotel La Posada, room • ^°^San Bernardino .30; Taxi San Manuel Re«? ^ o^ San Bernardino, Antlers Hotel room *' k^o I ^'l^' ^fga^e 25- pd Indians 3.00 ^t ^us.5an Bernardino-Banning 1.00; John korongo2-meal =; -5 oc It tSh3v"V'^°^- *"^'^-<^*7 3-25: John koro^S^evg?7-lld?lk?R 5*1 25 IndsrMrs Suis: Marv Mite.- Mrs Tom koron?^ r.S2?eachl ^^6 00 June 25 French Gilman: Services self & car two days 6 7.50 *o 15 00 26 Hotel Banning Baaning, Qalif.Room 2 days U 7 50 Bus,Bwming- Riverside l.lorEl car Riv'sd Los Angelesir35 2.45 Los Angeles :St Cars 20: Porfers 35: Meals 2.50 ^ ^i S.P. Sleeper roomJLos Angeles-San Frzuicisco San Fran. Porters 25 & 15: Oaklnd Ferry ret 42-Taxi 40 Macnair Sarage .Berkeley: Gar repairs * " Sausalito Perry 25; car storage 30- St cars 25;mealsl35j Mann Go Motors rrepair water pump Ford car 8 gals gas 4 IScts^ Postage amd stampt envelopes 2 18 8 3 5 2 2 3 3 2 5 96 00 75 50 02 00 00 00 00 75 00 75 10 50 50 15 50 00 30 25 00 50 27 29 30 3 8 1 3 2 Apr -'^4-7 3 ^. H.Swenson, Photo work June 15-27 ^-Jun2i .Pacific Gas ^ Elcurrent .Apr 21 -J une21: $22. 27 '^ ^ » 1 1 13 7 05 10 22 50 15 70 44 80 50 35 328 i!^ t- i 2o2 79 r,» Two hundredand two x x x x x x X X seventy nine ,^«/i^ • f •/ J k y\j^c f V. H 329 !\ July 4, 1933 Board Personal Tax Appraisers Office Assessor, I^istrict Colombia Dear Sirs: Kindly send me two copies of the form entitled '^Personal Tax Return** for 1934- Very truly yours, dm Hart Kerriam Address ,Lagunitas, Galif. » r Ik- m L\ 330 ■ .i I! If, ii« « ^ht !: Jiily 13, 1933 Mr F. E, Hildebrand last. Cashier Mat. Metropolitan Bank Washington, D.C. Dear Mr Hildebrand: Toar letter of the 7th inst with enclosures as stated, together with a very clear statement of your action in the matter of sale and transfer of certain Bonds in accord with my request of June 29, together with three coupons and the key to my safe deposit box, came this mor- ning, for all of which I am greatly obliged, I appreciate your promptness and the trouble you have been put to, andreturn my best thanks. Very truly yours. \S % llr f*-f- w •- •If r.« ' ii 1 "i. July 19, 1*933 Bditor P. a. & B. Progress San Francisco , Calif. Dear Sir: The Juiy number of P. G. & E. Progress contaiils an interesting article on the nesting of a pair of '%wks" on a high voltage transmission line tower. But your writer forgot to state WHICH of California's large array of Hawks was guilty of thia indiscretion. This information would not only be of interest to many readers, bat would at once put into our ornithological journals a new and interesting record. 7ery truly yours. 331 i]t 1 » ll 332 A I Si I' J J i >i '^ ^J.^ 3^^^ Jdly 23, 1933 Aaditor D.C. Dear Sir: Referring to your undated letter just recieved concerning my 193i assessment for street paving (doubtless Caroline ^t near 16th) which I paid at the time, and of whiQ^ I am entitled to a refund of $lo6.19, would say: I am in California engaged in fieldwork under the Smith- sonian and do not expect to return until October* My business papers, accounts, reoiepts, canceled checks and so on are in my house ,1919 Sixteenth Street, which IS closed for the summer, and therefore inaccessible. Howerer, though unable to fill some of the blanks, I have executed the affidavit and am inclosing it here- with along with the accompanying voucher, which I have signed as payee. If this is sufficient, kindly send refund check to me here (Lagunitas, Calif. J If not sufficient, it will have to wait till my return to Washington in October* Eespectfully, fc''V>. IP* [ MA i', 4; l?-i ^i^t i 5^ ^h! V. i1 I- I I 3' ^ " " ' III ».iii I Jiu ■ w'^Jp'L*' Lagunitas, Calif. July 27, 1933 Boar Mrs Mexia: Tou were very kind to bring your beautiful and most interesting aXbuins of imazoniwi photographs to my daughtei^ in Berkeley so I might enjoy them; and now comes your 'Three ThwxsMd_iaies,_upJthe^ Amazon* . from the Sierra Club Bulletin. Mrs Itorriam and I have read it with pleasure and profit. In this article you have touched only the hig*- epots. .^^^^ ^"^ ^*'^ material for another anu eqixaTly interesting .iyour South laerioan travels, lith this in mind, I would sug- gest that you send a copy of the Sierra Club article to Dr. GroffTenor with a note mentioning that you have a large number of additional photographs. HiSj^ie, Dr Gilbert Grosvenor, National Geographic Society, Washington. (^"^ Very tpuly yours, Mrs Tnei kexia ) c^\vnov; about the coming bus schedule. Too bad you have beeji having such hard luoii with eyes, but good you are now on the up road. Tie came early and I worked on lower Colorado Hiver in April, and later hit the ilexican boundary a,r;ain, and also various pdrts of oouthern California. Have you learned anything, about the Inaians on the Oarmel ? My wife joins in love to you both and in the hope that vou will be with us next week end. As ever yours , r '■V ? ^' 334 « iSWftW; ■i 1' tl i'tm July 30. 1-933 Bear Walter: ^ loor letter dated July 15 oame yesterdayl Slad to hear from you just the same. And shall be still gladder to see your good wife and yourself here. How about next week-end? Can't you both come Saturday August 5 and staj^ over Sunday? I assume that you will drive up. Our branch of the KU Pacific dies tomorrow and the tracks are to be taken up. And we don't know about the coming bus schedule. Too bad you have been having such hard luck with eyes, but good you are now on the up road. We came early and I worked on lower Colorado .aver in April, and later hit the Mexican boundary again, and also various pdrts of Southern California. Have you learned anything about the Indians on the Oarmel ? 9 My wife joins in love to you both and in the hope that you will be with us next week end. As ever yours , Retake of Preceding Frame 334 M i n u ,t ■ \i! August 2, 1933 Recorder of Deeds San Bafael, Calif. Dear Sirr .. "" ''"° '""y ""^ « « oopy of the Deea fr« th. Old.. «.iUi„a to the »orth.est.„^Pac.fio i^n.o.d of he sprl^ .hich tor^, ,»„, ^.^ ,„^^^^^^ ^^^ T. " """"*"• ' "'°^ » " - 10' ™ Of 3„,- d.«.ion 3 of the lagonitas Tract. ^ilu„a I^tate. 1905 wftich I purchased some years ago. * Kindly send bill and I will remit at once. Very truly yours. 336 0 'I u i hi- fl 4 S' »i! Pi i- ', 1^ •"""m^mmmmm tjK^ i ^-IM*-' '-m-'' I. (I i ! W ■ v 1 'I 1; . if 5 •: Augost 3, 193a Ur £rlc S wens on Berkeley, Calif* Dear Mr Swenson: Prints of the boy came this morning, BuT NO BILLS. Plaase send all bills to me the last of the month so I oatt psQr them at oiioe and get your reciept back in time to go to Washington with my monthly account. I'm still holding^ waiting for yoar July billsr-both personal and official. In future, Please send me contact prints, and also one set enlarged to 2iX34- before returning the films—you holding the films till I write about enlargMients print^L After all^lfaYe been sent me, then wait a day before sending the films— to avoid possible loss— a very sad affair. Very truly yours, Enclo9ed are 20 Leica negatives for enlargement to2ix3# as directed on the inside envelope— all ^Personal. -t" 4 f n I 888 t! Aa.^ast 6 <, 1S33 Kr N. W. Dorsey Accountant Smithsonian Institution Dear Lr Dorsey: Enclosed is my expense account for July, amounting to $95.66, which please pay as usual from * the Harriman Fund, and oblige. Very truly yours , # July 5 6 6 13 13 15 14-15 14-15 17 20 28 29 24 !41 C. Hart Lerriam LaRunitas. Calif. Expense Account for July 1933 (to Aj?^. 3 ^ Allen's Press Clippings for June (Indians) 1 Pickwick Hotel, San Francisco Hoom 2 Seven galls Q-as g 20 - Marin Go Motors: Oil and a just car 3 Folk-lore L'emoirs, 1933 4 Pickwick Hotel, Room 5 San Rafael -San Fran HH & ferry, ret San Francisco: Meals 2.75; St cars neg mail (negatives) & p6stage dito ferry ret 25; Oaklnd : 60; 25; meals l:Taxil 3 2 1 5 6 2 2 clips & celltape503 Aug Sausalito ferry ret 25; Oaklnd ferry ret 42; 5 gas 1 St Cars 25; Meals 75: Car storage 2^ nights 1. Montgomery -Ward : Pair heavy duty tires for auto 6 Sausalito Ferry ret 25; 3t* cars 30; meals 1.75 5 gals gas 1: meals 1.50: Ferry 5: 2 nights storaHe2.25 Saus Ferry ret 25; Camera repairs 1.25: - o-l_ . : Meals 1.50; 3.F. St cars 30 Pacific Gas & El: Carrent June 21- July 22 S 9.04 ^ Water Kent to end June $16.48 Spindler & Saappe Photo work month of July Eric Swenson, Photo work month of July 7 3 7 gallons gas Allen's Press Clippings for July c 1 2 20 2 4 1 i 3 ^ o 5 14 1 3 00 50 40 75 50 50 60 50 55 67 JO ao 30 75 50 80 01 12 4d S5 66 ffl l| ■If' It 1 MM * h Ninety five xxxxxxxxx Sixty six 95.66 r i i i ^4 # ■ I ^ »■ I ^ If r *" i t I t'^f n 1 * i f ■( .1 342 ■i n August 10. 1933 Br T. Silbert Pearson President Nat. Assqc. iudubon Societies Dear Dr Pierson: Thanks for Gat laws and suggestions, lou say that Tagrant Gats "Shall be taken and impounded". This sounds good"B U T: Did^nt yog forget the most essen tial preliminary —How to catch the cat? Tory truly yours. f * 4' II j| 4 •f y ft If n % i I ■ i, H ti i ii-i * August 23, 1933 Aalomobile Assoc, of So. Galif .- Kindly send me jour map or maps showing roads between Kern River on ti^e north, and Mohave Oesert on the south, covering the Caliente-Havilah^l'alker Pass- Red Rook country, l»ve been continuously a member of the Calif. A A A for more than 20 years. Very truly yours. And can you tell me of places where one may stop over night in this region besides Kernville, Weldon. Onyx Ranch. Galiente and Piute? 343 1% J f \ '. i ip. \'' I; S3I' Hi Ih i .,v. 4 1 I I rs ^ , ,. ^'^^^t 23. IS33 J^^Jfftn. Collier Dear Mr Collier: ^ ^'"^ '^•"°^'^'i'««' concerning the . 1 «l-arest and H»ot,e aceurat« .f * '«^^«^eci. a is the Msuae that the curse of fv , system has gone so far tw / °'' ''^°^"^«"* *^-e Of the In,ulsition-!:rnlT '''^'--"^^^^ on the subject but it was so cut i ^■^''" '" ''''''' lose most of its sting. ^^^ ^ *^' ''^^^^^ ^^ to Congratulating ^ou on accompli.v on behalf of our ln,ii ^'^'^^Plishir^o this sta*. o«r Indians, and mt^ ti^. ^ , ^,.' wishes, ■ ^'""^ --eoar.:? ^^^ ^^^^ 7ery truly yours ^•fVt^-^^^ '« X. -^ 344 'I i 345 \ hi ••■ 1 ' } ^ tf u \ ■ y y I •i •i; m % i m ^ I \ 1 ' '' P • • August 27, 1933 H. K. Porter, Inc* Syerett, liass. Dear Sirs? Thanks for letter of August 22 just reed. Herein am enclosing check on the National Metropolitan Bank of Washington, D.C. for6^2o, for which please send me one No 3 H.P.K. Forester, prepaid, as per your letter of the 22d inst. August 28, 1933 AutomoDile Uluo of oo Uaiiioriiia Attention Lr Hu,q:h ^.illaru ">■ Thanks for your letter of the 25th iist with maps of t>^e Kern-Piute country. I now want to ask for another map--the one covering the Ooast region from Paso Hobles and Templeton south and southwest over the mountains to and do.vri Tore Greek. I assume that this is a better war tha-i uovm to San Luis Obispo and i^ the coast to i^orc Jreetc»-as I aii going from the north southward, 7ery truly yours. c m % /I M *»pi l«-if '^ I I ^ 346 Aagast 23, 1933 Gol . 0. H. Lipps Indian Office Saoramanto, Qalif. Dear Col Lipps: Can you tell me what became of the Indiaris formerly living on Toro Greek on the southwest slope of thepoiintains 61 of Pei^fleton aid l\H of oaa Lais Obispo? Llaybe they were not laoveJ. I Jo 'at iinov^. Yery traly yours, . . '!■ .1^ ; (' n,' t 1 •».' » I 4 ..I ) ( i%4 i K H w* 14 ■( i^i 1 1 H- V|^8 Ai.>ast 30, 1933 ^ol. 0. H. Livps :^aaramento, Jalif. 5oar Ool. Linps: Thanks i/or /oar pro/n>>1:np^q in r^iV* - - iny letter -of th. ^fj ^ ..^f aad far tsUiii. mo 2boat the Ola lz:iolr^an:.a laaiar^-. I shall tJy to 306 t'la-u Latar. i o-ir-, vv- '« ^o. »-•. n- ■ 4. •• vi/e .vj.r^a^ '.Viii I us ttnoe a ^ooJ deal and have more than a thousand v/ords of tVeir lan^iiage. If you know the namss and addresses of any Indians in the SacraEento or Delta region,! would be very glad to have them. No hurrj abojit this as I expect to work in Galifornia until the miidle of October. Very truly yours. * 'i- August 3o, 1933 Dear Miss Eastwood: It was good and thoughtful of you to send me yoi^r Leaflets _of western Botany. I'm now so old and out of touch with this kind of literature that I did'nt even know of their existence. Howell's remarks on Arc tost aphyl OS columbiana on the kendooino Plains interests me as I was much in- pressed, by the unusual aspect of the manzanitas, and some other plants as well, in this peculiar bit ofcoast. And kilo Baker^s A.densiflora makes me regret that it was not described when I was rather actively studying the group. A month or so ago I was rather bewildered by some of the manzanitas in Southern California, par- ticularly by a beautiful densely flowered species on Mount San Jacinto. 1 want to congratulate you and Lr Howell on the excellent appearance of your new Journal; and you also on your continued activity and success. As ever yours. i3 I ■ I i f w Sept.l, 1933 Dear kr Logan: The photographs (enlargements) of that -remar- kahle head on the Bay cliff come only today. They •trike me as very good, so I am enclosing herewith one from the best negative. It would be worth while when you see the owner of that large bit of coast, to ask if he knows anythm about when and by whom it was done. I shoiUd be very ^lad to know. Bas Brayton Bryant gone to Deip Springs Valley yet? I want to send him one of theae photographs. With appreciative thanks for taking me on that interesting trip, and with kind regards to iirs Logan, Very truly yours. Mr H. B. Logan Inverness^ C«lif. rr 349 * 'I 4 if I V I I ■ m i \ \h » i I ■ I 4 -J I i Sept. 11,1933 Mi: J, 0. Strittmatter 461 Market St. San Francisco Dear Mr Strittmatter: Thajiks for your letter and Lagunitas Ulub statement of the 7th inst.in regard to fhe surfacing of the road. 1 am jast back from the upper valley of Carmel Hiver and shall be glad to meet krs Strittmatter and Supervisor Thompson at your house at 10 A.L. on l^ednesday the 13th as requested. In accordance with your further request I am today sending my check: on the Crocker i5ank for $75.' '^ to K. A. Hoack, Secretary Lagunitas Improvement Ulub. Very truly yours. 350 I A^ ? I IT". i 1' 14. I Is ■' I- 351 Sept. 12,1933 iL£:f' Bouok, S»cy Dear Sir: In c«»pli.noa witH the request of J. G. .tritt^tter, fOH S..ent^ fi.e aollTs to be applied on the i.prov^ent of •our n»«j trm the railroad up to the aollan hill, m accord with plaim 8ah«itted by Supervisor Thompson, Ghaiman of the Maria County Koad Conmittee. Very truly yours. lis f If. I I ,1 '0 u 1 if I ....^ >.. • wtii-tUtmmmmiMittmmtM .♦, I 11 \U ICf' I I* ,1 i(i I .« 'I i- V, "I :| \, . '^•Pt.12. 193^ eaa Jrrancisco, (Jali^, iiindly send me your latest Koad m^p of the region from ^Un north to include banta Lucia i.t now sometimes called Junipera iSerra Mt, Also, skall be obliged if you can tell me of any stopping '|>laoe8 where one may stay over night without camping in this region. • * Very truly yours. Sept 13, 1933 H. K. Porter, Jisq Everett, Mass. Dear Sir: N^It is now more than two weeks aince I sent you ny check for $§^2o in ^ payment lor ote of your No 3^'S P K P^rest^rs ty ' w but to ait 8 haft not had' or heard anything / from you. It is eefting late and i»m anxious to try the th>4g on fff>t>" brush. Kindly hurry It ap. y 352 -% I' I %. .1 % I, 5 J «■ -I if''' J s 1 354 r-f- I: ,1 ,H I '. . f f* ♦1 Oct. 1, 1933 kv J. w, ichultz rio^eman,, Montana Dear ochultz: Heturning last evenin,:^ froci a field trip 1 found joar letter of :beptember 13. wo. cur house is not for rent. Lag-Anitas is in the UoastJiai^^^eJ.t,and is not not a comfortable place for anyone to stay after the end of t^e present month, ^e tried it out two years aiid then gave it ur, .such continuous downpours as wb have hTre^i^in- teresting as natural phencniena. tut dreadful to endure. Our littlB railroad, after running at a loss for a year or two, gave up the fight and quit. 'ilad jou hav8 put through another bock. lou sure are inuustrioiis. As ever yours. k Oct. 1, 1933 E. 1. Forde San Anselmo, Qalif. Dear Sir: Heturning to Lagiinitas i find your bid of $350 for paving my road at Lagunitas, thus shoeing that you are not interested in the job. ci w i fcf -i 1 n u \ 355 .«. If *w m. 1 1 *4 Oct, 1, 1933 Mr Geo. Ml •White President Nat .Metropolitan iJank Washington, D.u. Dear Mr »hite: Herewith 1 am enclosing my check on the Crocker National Bank of ban i^'rancisco for foar hondred dollars (400) which kindly placeto credit of my account in your bank. Am expecting to return to ^mshington about the end of the month. With best wishes. Very truly yours. k- '^t-> I" ^y !l v4. ,1 'f 4 H: ' '» '* n 111 ' 4 I' ■ 1 'i October 4, 1933 Boar Doctor Stephens: It was most kind of you to take jflizabetli and me to Stanford University to see our old friends Jiailey ISillis and wife, botlt o| whom we hare known for nearly half a century. Ind we also enjoyed sitting in your beautiful garden with Mrs. Stephens and yourself, not to mention the sydaiog and the opportunity to renew acquaintance .^^UQizabeth and with^^tuart. le regret that time did not permit a call on Bruce and his wife. Wish you could come here again before we go back to Sashington. It's lovely here now and 1 have just had a big Douglas spruce cut, the one that obstructed the left side of our view of Bolinas ridge. This leaves a broader and clearer gap through which we see more of the forested ridge. It's fine that iSlizabeth keeps busy and is looking so well. 1 am trying to get things in shape so that 1 may soon pull out for another field trip in the Naoiemiento country. With love to you all. • ij 356 V\ Ik it. i I .jt :• i^i^.A- m vas 358 i» 1 il ' 'r^l ,4. = <•,; rv*. ^z 7 October 6, 1933 Mr. N. W. Dorsey, Accountant Smithsonian institution Washington, D. C. ^ear Mr. Dorsey: Enclosed is my ezpsnse account for the two months, September and^tober, amount ine to $261.28. Kindly sead check here to Lagon- itas as i expect to be here until about the end of the month. You may observe under date of October 2 a rather large bill for repair of car, result ing from collision with a heavy truck. Very truly yours. Si. C. Kart M^rriam laganitas, Oalil. ^ *> V3 1/3 Expense Account for August,, 1933 ^'^ 10 S?U^?i«n°F,1;f • f^P"^ ^- Oaklnd'fferry ret 42 i«- 5 gals gas ^c ^^^ Seronimo 'sfater Go. $2.7.0 IS Ficbrick Hotel, Eoom Aug 17-1 9. $5; Telephones 40 M 1*^ f^f^-J®'*}^-^-^'^' sf cars 40; Perry ret 25 o^ i*w*i ^' Electric current Jaly 2i-Au^ h 9 30 30 A.M.RoDertson.fcook,Legen1 22 23 25 26 l?PnSn'*^pJ'®r^y ""^^-^S; ^. F.-Oklnd J^-erry ret. 42 San Pran-Pickwick Hotel 'HooS "^ ^^ oausalito 'Jarage, 2 days storage 5: work on car W'^ 9 J' 1 ^-^ iil^Gamino .Keal , Koom |p t?^ cfS%S;«fjf|^gyt- 3.50:lnas 3.50 '»l ^f;;::; SSf"Sjy« accompanying vouoherj DA t'^j'""" ""2i not el . i^oom i^d Ind Dave Lora 2.5(3: wife 1.50- meals ? ^n Jn ^1 Garni no rieal 'Hoom' S«« I!? ?-^°: ^ S-ls gas 1.47 %p\'-l^^^fh^'^}"'y -'^^^ & self. 85= 5 ?-■■- ..«^ 1 no Blank JouJn iSo^ Jullft; of 'f * i^^^-'^l-^-"-^ais 1 ^.jw. quality sq. lead pencil 1.00 00 67 13 54 4 66 2 50 1 00 3 45 2 60 2 50 9 84 3 50 8 00 1 00 3 09 2 50 6 50 4 09 5 00 3 63 2 50 2 00 3 97 1.37 2 00 2 50 \l S'*'?'^. 28-30 San i<¥an Ferrr ret .25; meals 4.50 San fr an, Pickwick Hotel, ?ioom & Rone (2 days) {it.\ , Cot2 San Rafael: Neil's Auto attached statament Oiling & Greasing Car S X lepair Service, as per f >« 7.96 1/3 4 75 5 50 49 42 2 55 2 07 2 65 1 X 09 3 00 261 28 TN/? hiirired and Sixty one twenty-eight — 1 *4 261.28 i f J 1 I ii; ' ras '^ ->^>. 362 ,1 "I IM P •. 'I li .1 n ?: " " *" 14 5 October 9] 1933 pear j^lorence: Very glad to know that after your long and peri- laus trip from Atlantic to Pacific you have Drought pP at Twin Oaks. It is a satisfaction to know that fO^ are there, and another satisfaction that you are stay- ing with Virginia. It's the best place for you all as there is plenty of room, and with your i^'ord the place is handy to the other parts of the valley. Am not surprised that your house is not finished, but Vernon will take the bull by the horns and push the rest of the job. i Zenaida and little Lee spent Saturday night and Sunday (yesterday] wifH us, much to our joy. That boy is a wonder but >e rieeds more spantcings t>'arj he is likely to ^et from his tender-hearted parents. 1 am amused at your remarks about the Sitgreaves Pass in t>ie Needles iange. Zenaida, iiilizabeth, and 1 Ov^ VA.^/VJ >— -^^li. ^-.Xm>k-4K.M<0-^^< 1 % I I i: jt? L*i -2- en joyed ft greatly on our lflc;f ^y.\^ J oa our last trip across. We stooped for lunch at the Harvey Hotel at Alojave where i com- plained to the proprietor t^^at the icy temperature of the dining roori was a dreadful strain on everyone. tlJreatening pneimonia. He asked me how cold 1 thought it was and I told him about 40°. He then showed me a thermometer jvhich read 72°. Of course, the feeling of cold was the^change between indoors and outdoors as the thermometer outside was 112^'f ^at that Needles Bidge is something worth riding over, it would be fine if we could make the trip every week or so. 1 naa planned to do a good deal more work with Indians in San Diego GouSj^feS had expected to see much of our Twin Oaks family, but there was so much to do north of I'ehachapi t>at i haven't finished yet. Love to ViJ and the inhabitants of all three homes. til ■f»* ■ ^ iJ I I sag ^ \i^> 14 i i.^., ».,!!■■ r> ^ \ 364 li - » *% 3^'i ♦;; f I Vr. Joseph Grinnell , University of Ualifornia Berkeley, California Dear Doctor Urinnell: Eetarning from a recent field trip i found the bound copy of your new book 'Review of the Kecent ktmimiii rauna of California*' which you have been good enough to send me. It is not only a great contribu- tion, but so far as i am aware is incomparably the most complete and painstaking statement yet published on the Mammal Fauna of any state. One has only to glance through it to appreciate the enormous amount of work you h^ve done in fitting it for the press. I appreciate your reference to my early work and thank you heartily for the bound copy you have been kind enough to send me. With very best wishes, j>>-A. i t*\ Kr. A. R. Pitkerton Assistant Auditor BasMngton, D. G. Sir: Replying to your letter of September 27, refer- ring to a refund to which 1 am entitled under Section 11 of the Act of February 20, 1931, would say i have not received the forms mentioned --although if 1 am not mis- taken 1 filled out and returned to your office some- thing of the sort about a year ago. pf fn y^a^nr-r. +; Q ITY liashington homs , 1919-16th Street, about the end of the present month. Kespectfully, V vxA./^^sjsJL'x^ 4'.,*' \i 4 ' u i ■ k H I f i 1 V '•-'i f . i»* ill' i i i • I 1 II' « I . » )it f <■ i V: s 366 October 9, 1933 Mr. Ernest T. Seton Santa Fe, New Mexico Dear Seton: Thanks for yours of tl^e 6th instant, (ilad to hear from you again. Glad also to subscribe to your TOTSli 3GAW. My sister i^lorence and her man liailey enjoyed their brief visit with you and your interesting comman ity. Hope I cnay be able to drop in there one of thBse days. With best wishes to you and success to year an- 3ertaking« As ever yours. ^^ v^ - I .1 4i If- I H» i -^1 r t •0 I I i :i>; I' I Tas October 10, 1933 Dear tail Hard: Returning frorr. a recent trip in the San Antonio and Kaciemiento Kiver country I found your letter of Septenber 25 aj^aiting attention. Your evidence in regard to t^e former presence of the Black Bear in iv.arxn County upsets the belief I T^OTTia Vr\/^ -T^NI- ,r*^^^ ," .vo^.v. .u u.i8 ciieuL mat tne 'Jrizrly was the only bear in t^is re^inn w, * i..as region. But your memory in connection with Swarth's identificatinr, .f j.uouLiiic.ation 01 your paw ■^oald .con to .stabUsh tia former present ler. of -"' ^"^'^^^^ ■i'^is ^paets ., baUei that the Kus- -a„ .W.r forest .3.te. t.e s„„t.e.„ l.„a of «stri..tio„ 0^ t>e :31ack Sear. lesterdaj mornir'^ i ^A5:^,'ri f>>« -r- i. ,. »^ -^^r, i. eaiQ the first Ore^^ of the season. son Hobin Ifith best wishes and myself. s and regards fmr- ^^4.^- i- ^r^cirus xroir Doth iars. Lerri am s l^^l'^,.Vallejo Street ban /rancisco, California ^ery truly your -^.-rV V f i October 10, 1933 £rs. M. S. iiaker 1905-16th Street Washington, D. 0. Dear Marion: Can you find time to transact a small bit of basi ness for me? The enclosed postal is all 1 know about it. Wease p>>one the "on >iand'* n^n at the liailwaj luX- press Agency, 2nd and H Streets, asking him to deliver to you at such day and hour as suits your corvenienoe the shirjmrinf ^'f^fafr-r^A, f- : 4,-.^ ^n.^'^ors^ -rxz-r.-^^! »? ._^ ^ — ^.^^.. w a-x^^^yxxou to in I? V enciosej Doscai. Elizabeth and Zenaida have kept reasonably well, although Zee is under constant jpressure because of t'^a innumerable details inevitable incident to house building--even in Berkeley! 7/onderfiu to relate, Florence ana 73 have arrivod at Twin Oaks. Elizabeth and 1 hope to return to .^a'-hin-toa about V^e end of the present nionth. Hopin,;-;; t'^^st you are well, and -ith love from us both 1 > 369 I 0\8 ^ October 10, 1933 iir. R. A. Houck, Secretary LaAunitas Improvement Club Laaunitas, California Dear Sir: Herewith is my check for $3.00 in payment of Improvement Club dues for the current year. \^ery truly yours. r% ^ - . *\ja-'«.-^"^^ ;A -^ -• .A. I m I » I I I t i I ris.,1 rT8 1 i H October 16, 1933 Mr. Jlric H. SwensoK 2H9i- bhattuck Avenue Berkeley, Ualifornia Dear ^ Mr. Swenson: Just back from anotTier trip south. Am sending you enclosed herewith a batch of negatives (41 in number if l have counted correctly) from which please make t>-e number of enlargements indicated on the envelopes. m billing these please note that 23 of the negatives are o/ficial. 13 personal; also that the number of prints wanted of each is indicated on the envelopes. A l>atch of contact prints and s.all enlargements all official, mailed by you on the Uth, arrived this morning, the negatives will probably come to- morrow. When 1 will probably write you about enlarge- ments. "^ Verj truly jours. t ■■;'» If- F t ^ S i (i I h uV: ! i: ) r* « 1 svs October 1?, 1933 Bear Talbot: Referring to oar talk about the possibility of a joint trip south before 1 go back to Washington: I find that the time necessary for the Tehachapi- Caliente roand trip would run from 7 to 9 days accor- ding to circumstances. This is more than either of us can spare, I suggest therefore that we give up this trip for the present season and substitute a less distant and much more certain one. My work with the remnants of the Banta Lucia- San Antonio and iiigeleno bands is very incomplete and unsatisfactory owing to interruptions one day by tnree pri„t.- another day by the owner of the proper- ty on which the Indians live, l would like to go ^ tbere again for one or two days to check up discrep- ancies and get additional words of the two dialects •ihe man speaks the northern, his wife the southern. The trip moreover is through a most interesting country with beautiful oak forests of several species Ind an " I ■ i I Talbot -2- October 17, 1933 Abundance of chaparral on some of the slopes. Moreover, while i am at work on the Naciemiento, it would be en- tirely practicable for you to take the car and ran up to the banta Lucia Indian camp at the ori^i^inal kilpitas (the present name iyiilpitas havin^^ been moved down stream a number of miles). It strikes me that this trip would mean much more to you than the Tehachapi trip and would • consume less than half the time, as it is practicaole to drive from the farthest of these Indians oack to berkelev in a single day. Just think this over until we meet* Trusting that you and Kotok had a successful trip into the i^'cothills region back of Madeira, As ever yours , r lAi e. {^j u } i ft I '1 I r ^ T i ' VS iJ it I I :. ft f 'V I: If; I I S| Im ■ ■ ■* I? t '•I ' • I 11 l!r' .i r: j October 17, 1933 Berkeley, Ualifornia Dear Jlir, Swenson: »= last roll of „egati„3 arrived this .or„i„. ' <" '"""""-a to find t*.t so Isr«, a n^b.r w.ro "' iadly ligMstruok-doubtless booaus. of the poorU closed oontainar of this batch of Agfa fii„, ^nolosod herewith are three of the negatives 1 should appreciate the favor if ,ou are able ,o I-urr, up an ,y work still i„ ^our hands as it is verj 6ard for me to IrAA-n f>»o^* r keep tract of so many photographs and in at least two ca«?fi<5 t o,r i two cases I am long overdue in sending Indians the promised copies of their pictures. Very truly yours. Snos. S 374 » t I i I If 1., 376 W October 20, 1933 Mrs. Walter K. nsher uarrnei, (Jalifornia Bear iars. i'isTier: it last 1 have received the photographs taken during the Monterey trip so long ago. Enclosed herewith are those for krg. Meadows and "her brother which you v.q^^ ^^^^ enough to say you would deliver. Will you kindly ask their full names, which i forgot to record; also the name of the younger woman close by wT.0 had just had a baby and therefore GOuld not be photographed. In another envelope you will find a pair of the important white folks among the inter- ^f }■ I Mrs. Fisher -2- October 20, 1933 eating birds and flowers and beautiful oaks of l!armel valley. 1 assume that your husband is now in the effete east, but have forgotten when he said he would be back home again. if'or several weeks past 1 have beenworking mainly in Milpitas, San Antonio, and Nacie- miento valleys and may return in the very near future. We are due in Washington the end of tnis month, but whether we shall make it or not remains to be seen«-for t^^ere is still much to be done out here. With love from us both, As ever yours , m t f » t 'I f "f I vvs 378 1 I' I -. V it ilH yi ' %i .4 i/i October 20, 1933 Mr. Eric H. Swenson 2119i- Shattack Avenue Berkeley, California Dear Mr. tJwenson: Thanks for sending the batch of prints which arrived this morning. I'm much pleased with most of them. The fact that one of the Indians was out of focus is my fault of Course. Am sending "by this mail another roll of film which kindly treat as usual. Very truly yours. h i \ I October 20, 1933 Mr. Roy lieadows Uarmel, Ualifornia Dear Mr. Meadows: Herewith are a few photographs of Manuel Onessimo whic>. I took more than a month ago. He asked me to send them to you so he could get them. I very much regret that all of thei photographs are very poor. The light was net good, and evidently 1 made a mistake in thi focus. If I ever get down .there again, 1 will try to do better. se e Very tralj j^ars, « •tT| f It I I ■f. i f '. I I* 379 :il V ••i I I r II fH ^U f^ w I s ■ I ! 1^ H Oct, 25, 193« Mr K. W. Borsey Iccountant Smithsonian institution Washington, I>.G. Dear Mr Dorsey: Just back from the last field trip of the season and shall begin ta pack for Washington as soon as 1 can write up notes. Hence, please hold October salary check until my return. Hastily yours ^ L^ Wh V "v. fe: " ii i A-ii' a Ml 4. m i ^.f .i ^s h * i I: ,» U Nil J?' I 08£ October 25, 1933 Washington, D. 0. Dear bir: On and a£t,r r,o«pt of tHs U„„ Mndlj hold all -an for trs. M,rria» and „jrs,lf „„tii „„ „t„„ ^^ 1919 16tf. Street, where .e hop. to arrive in the near I u tar a. Very truly yours. 381 October 25, 1933 f Science News Letter 21st and Constitution Avenue Washington, D. C. Dear Sirs: Upon receipt of this letter please change my address for the Science News Letter from Lagunitas, California^ to 1919 16th Street, Vmsh ingtbn, D» G Yery truly yours. M/k y fe ^ ft I. i i I i El f it 4 I m Ui ? I*" .1 ' Ni I'i^lF S8S October 25, 1933 publisher loz fij ^StJ^ Canada ^ear air- w«c>,- . ' 'California to 19iq 7^.v .... , Washington, d. u. "'' ' ^i-reet, ^ery truly yours Jt/lj October 25, 1933 Outdoor Life Publisliing Company Mount Morris, Illinois Dear Si'r: Upon receipt of this letter please change my address for Outdoor Life from Laganitas, California to 1919 16tli tJtreet, »«ashington, D. C M/li j» r ^ i^i 1^^ 1 t 'i t... ^8S October 25, 1933 f^^ifri ^^^S^ap^ic Society Dear Sirs Upon receipt of this letter please change my address for the National Geographic from Laeunitas, California to 1919 16th Street, i^ash: ington. Very truly yours. r '•! n I I Publisher American i^'orests 1523 L Street Blashington, D. 0 Dear Sir: October 25, 1933 Please chansie my address for American i?'orests from Lagunitas, Ualifornia, to 1919 16th Street, Washington, D. G. Yery truly yours. If /v. liU / MX r ^ i¥t a U p ' • ? 1 \ 1 ! » k i r , October 25, 1933 •. f . ^publisher yJanfr.^?^ Scientific Monthly % NeSlorf City '''^''"'^ Dear bir- On and after receipt of this letter please cliange my address for ticience and Scientific Monthly from Lagunitaa, California, street, .Vashington, D. c. to 1919 16th Very truly yours. k/k 'J October 25, 1S33 Publisher i'ield and Stream 24 West 45th Street New York uity Dear Sir; Hease change my address for £ield and Stream from Lagunitas, California, toTgig 16th Street, Washington, i). c. upon receipt of this letter. Very truly yours. •i.tw:* M/M N (i B' l« Ut: J! I I r \ % J October 30, 1933 Col. Lawrence Martin Chief, Division of Maps Library of Congress Washington, H. 0. Dear Colonel Martin: Tour letter in regard to the kuir journals came a long time ago, while I was in the field, and as I have been in the field most of the time since, it has been im- practicable for me to visit txs. Handa Muir Hanna until a couple of days ago. Mrs. Hanna has charge of her father's journals and other literary belongings, and lives near the old family homestead not far from Martinez, When I told her that I had provided for the perman- ent keeping of my journals and various ot>ier materials in the Library of Congress, and suggested that it might be difficult to find a safer or better place in which to de- posit John Muir's journals, sketches, and so on, she expressed pleasure at the suggestion, and from the subse- quent conversation i assume that she will act accordingly. Mrs. M. and I are returning to ttashington m a few _ • • days and >^ope to see you soon. With best wishes As ever yours. 388 w- • i; i \ 4 11 I* I 9^ --■'■m-t J 389 if 'I m I * '^-t If 'H ■T^^S'*** "hit*. Pr«sid«iit "•sbiogton, D, 0. D»ar Sir: R.t.r«lng fr« Cllf.rtU, I h.T. ^r l.tt.r of th. M x..t. in m^ t, tfc. „,„.^ j^^ ^^ ^.^ ^.^^ f.ll to. Oo..b.r 6 l„t. I not. that yon har. .xt.nd.d W.«00 of thl. t, OotobT 6. 1936. with interest at 6< par. able seMi-annually. Also, that you hare extended the balance of this loan. namely.$l.ooo. so that $100 plus interest at ^ is to be paid on the 6th of each month until the balance of t this note is paid. I appreciate your attention in this matter, but in future do not care to extend or renew any more notes-for the reason that I « now close to serenty nine years old and believe that my executers would prefer some other kind of iuTeatments. Very truly yours. il ■ ■ I * t I > :i 'II ■i !■ .'.- m r i it [4 I I ',}' Not 10, 1933 Prof Henry 9. Donaldson fistar Tnatitute. Philadelphia Dear Dr Donaldson: Betuming from California, I find your inquiry of October 27 about the rats mentioned by Catlin as in the Mandan Tillages on Missouri BiTer in the early thirties. It is well known that European rats were passen- gers on early steamers on the Mississippi and Mid«^ souri riTors; also, that natire Woodrats (genms Neo« toma) of both round- and bushy--tail species were^ and still are, indigenous to the upper Missouri country. Being exceedingly busy opening and heating my house lifter 6 months absence, I am taking the liberty to refer your inquiry to E. A. Preble of the Biological Survey. Very truly yours, t5Vv-' '■fif ^ 90 ii i 41 mM ■i m I i / f ■ I -•*' 39 Nov. 12, 1933 Br. Gilbtrt Grosyenor, President National Geographic Society Dear Dr. GroSTenor: .^^^^ Thanks for your letter of tne «U1 kindly send me t^o reserved 1 shall .e ohliged xf you yll ^^.^ eeat tickets for the society's Lectures 0 . • « TJ-riflav evening November i^. constitution HaiforthU series; a.,o, -• ^ of the lectures t- T4-V, i«5 fullv restored, Trusting that your health is fully ^ery truly yours ^"-^ V^ ^w-Ji )i t.557*4^ it ■ 1 I* w U »4 (K [I. November 24, 1933 Mr. J. H. Fleming 267 Rushholme Road Toronto, Canada Dear Mr. Fleming: Eetnrning from California a short time ago I found your thoupjitful letter BfS^SL^,.*? ^? ^° ^^® 'Tubilee meeting of tie Ornithologist's Union. ^ „-4 4.U • ^°^ several years past, due to age and the infirmities that go with it, I have been obliged to cut out practically all meet- ings— a real deprivation. With best wishes. Very truly yours, M:s ■' 'I November 24, 1933 Jr. J. W. Schultz 669 Sixtieth Street Oakland, California Dear Schultz: Ifour note of the 14th instant, forwarded from Lagunitus, reaches me here. I returned from Lagunitus a couple of weeks ago and expect to remain here until spring. Sorry to miss your call. As ever yours , M:S f 396 '\ 1 t I III «'■ .* ^ :# k^ 4 ■♦t'i ffe h h t ,J November 24, 1933 Mr. C. P. Jacobsen Cashier National Metropolitan Bank Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Jacobsen: Replying to your letter of the 23rd instant, regarding the collection of City of New York Coupons, would say that I cannot imagine any reason why these coupons should not be collected as heretofore in New York City. The suggestion of having them sent to England for collection strikes me as ridiculous Very truly yours , M:S f 1 i; Not ember S4, 1933 Prof. A. A. Allen Cornell University Ithaca, N. Y. Dear Professor Allen: Thanks for your letter of the 20th instant, acknovvledging receipt ^^ .^v —r-^ to your questions in regard to ornithological educatio?}* I shall be gla.-^ to hsre a separate of your article Very truly yours M:3 I 1^1 VGS November 24, 1933 f ft 398 ! n 'I November 24, 1933 !i N- 1 4'« '^f I Prof. Otis W. Caldwell 433 West 123rd Street New York City Dear Professor Caldwell: Thanks for your letter of the 18th instant, which arrived soon after my return from California. Unfortunately I am not able to attend the coming dinner to Doctor Cattell, hut shall be glad if you will kindly give him my congratulations and best regards. Very truly yours, M:S If M t Editor The Canadian Field-Naturalist ob a note entitled "Shiirom^ is.. Snake." It is signed "J. M. McArthur." but I fail to find ar^ reference to the locality of the incident. The locality is important as indicating the species or subspecies of chipmxmk concerned. Can you give me this information? Very truly yours, M:S I i vioO 402 November 29, 1933 Standard Book Company 235-237 West 23rd Street New York City Thanks for Book List 159, just received. From this please sond me the following: Alaska Bear Trails, by Harold McCracken $1.10 The Mammoth, by Baesett Digby The Butterfly Book, by W. J. Holland .90 $3.98 My check for these, amounting to $3.98, is enclosed herewith. ^ Please send by express, charges collect, addressed 1919 Sixteenth Street, Washington, D. C. Very truly yours , M:S ^1 November 29, 1933 Mr. Frank Bond Cleveland Park Washington, D. G. Dear Mr. Bond: Since returning from California Mrs. Merria/n and I have been so busy attending to housecleaning, changes in plumbing, and so on, that I have only now finished going through the two barrels of mail accumulated during our absence. Among the surprises discovered is your delightful little book telling of the doings of your Bird Boarders? On finding it^ I sat down by a good light and with uninter- rupted pleasure read it from cover to cover. It is not only an incentive to others and a real contribution to ornithology, but also 1 found it good medicine for a tired old man J And moreover, it is just like you, and I thank you for the joy it gave me. Mrs. Merriam joins in kind regards to Mrs. Bond and yourself. U'^ Very truly yours , 403 November 28, 1933 Witor The September number of your magazine (page 245) reproduces a photograph of a deer at incompr ehe ns ibly close quarters. How oould one pose a live deer to stand exactly in this way and apparently within arm's reach. And where did this deer live? Information will be ftajikfully. received. Very truly yours , M:S ^ 1 ^0^ 405 December 4, 1933 Mr. N. W. Dorsev, Accountant oKiii.hscnian Institution V/ashinp,Lcn, D. C. Dear Mr. Dorsey: Horewith is my ciccouJit fcr Octcoer arid Novembor, amount i!F to * — J kindly pay as 'jsual fro"-i the Harrimn the months of 1326.01, which Pond . I think you know thi.t in California the prioe of gas per gallon varies vrith location (distance from railroad), p.rade of gas, and some- times also from month to rnonth. Am enclosir^ salary voucher for Mrs. Buby Schofield, stenographer-assistant, Kcv. E4-30, at rats of r^-QO gp.c ^nonth , amountinH o Very tnily yours. M:S 4 -..Ci r-i «-s «^ C, Hart Men*iam ^^ ^ 1933 Sept. 13 9 10 11 12 22 23 24 9c oc 1919 Sixteenth St.. Washingtor , D, rr Kzpense account for Oct. -Nov. 1933 || '^Omitted frorn Sept. Hcct.] 7 Leica fiLPS 1 National Acacu Sciencs & Proceedmps 1933-34 beton, Inaicji Service Woodcraft Lagunitas: Muriel Martineili. stenog. 4^ days 13 King City: Hotel Cuinino Real, room Oct. 11-13 V A T 7- s^o^.^'^e -^^'.S g^l- gas~i:47; meals 2.80 Paid Indians: Mora 5- vsife •"oom 14 Salinas: Santa Lucia Inn 5 ^al. 4 15 17 21 E »» Cas 1.03; rr^eals 2.d0- Ferry, self .8E; stora^-^e .25; meais l.?o 5: car • 6 San Rafael: rubber iiiat for rord car :in route south: adj. brakes .75, 6 gas 1.30; mailp 2, 4 rolls Leica films 9 gal. gas 1.85; oil .30, r.torage .50 King City: car storage .50- 4 gal. gas .87 Hotel El Camino Heal, room Oct. 21-23 Meals 3.00: paid^Indioiis, Dick Mora & wife 4.00 Salinas: oaxita Lucia Inn, fOCm 8 gal. gas 1.64; roll Leica filin .70; meals 2.00 S.P.-Sausalito ret.: car stor..75; st. carsJ35; meals 4 5 o 7 8 9 10" *» n 3 36 10 00 12 50 3 4 4 5 4 A 2 4 55 98 00 00 77 00 00 16 ^ 82 1 75 20 A 2 2 1 5 r» y 2 4 5 87 65 32 00 00 00 34 10 U\ il 30 ^ 407 30 31 Nov. 1 6 7 8 10 15 27 30 > a «0 11 12 S.J?\ Pickwick Hotel, room Muriel Martinelli, stenographer 5^ days P.G.&E. El. current, Sept. 22-Oct. 24 7.78 1/3 San Raf. Perry, car I- self .75; meals 1.25; 5 pas 1.05 San Raf . Jj^orry , " " " .75; S.P.-OaJdand Ferry. 42; street cars .25; meals 1.75 j > Brio H. Swensen, Photo work in Oct. 13 3o. Pacific E. R. Pullnidn stateroom S.^.-Washn-lH^-J- 14 Meals en route: sup. Nov. 2-bkfst Nov. 6, IL; porter 1. B ^^age in .75; taxi .25 n.: Fidelity Storage: Insured fixpressage (mss. ~^ — ) from Calif. Stream 1S34, 2.50; M. Forests 4; Birdlore 1.50 in 3 Continents (Boone & Crockett Club) ,ni . 1°^ ^'^^1 5:00;V.Chapraan, iutobiography 3.80 M I?"! ntu\°-^^P^\'^^^ (Indians & cougars) for Oct. 1 Mattole (Athabascan) LanOTage, by Fan^'-Kuei Li F?nrrr;« T^^ ^'^ ^P ' 2^0^ .kiiweek^Pic tori^ 2.00 ii9rence Johnson, housecleaning office Quarters 5^ da 18 Gij'Ma?'l8!llJJ!*20'^"'"^'^^ °'^^"^"^ fir ^f#^ II Blectric current Mar. 15 -Nov. 15 6! 52 1/3 21 Shell furnace oil Nov. 29, 550 gal. 37.13 ' " Telephone Nov. 7-26 n n Wa & ma Field Hunti The A IS 16 1^3 ■/ 1/3 22 2 50 17 50 2 59 3 05 17 34 73 55 50 12 00 1 00 15 24 5 8 3 3 4 1 2 8 00 00 80 00 00 50 13 75 3 33 92 17 12 37 3 70 Ruby B. Schofield 31 Westmoreland AveHue . Takoma Park, Md. \ B 1933 Nov. 24-30 Services as stenographer-assistant Nov. 24-30 23 33 * 326 01 23 33 Three hundred t^entv- IX one 326.01 ri' t Twenty-three . . . thirty-three 23.33 •• rT'iXj^iw.S'' 1 80 f^ December 4, 1933 The Science Press Grand Central Terminal New York City The book ''American Men of Science," fifth edition, published by your Press, arrived with bill for $8.00 on November 29. The sm& day I sflnt u check for this amount. But on looking over previous check books I find that I paid this bill on July 4 last. So kindly return the duplicate payroent of $8.00. Very truly yours, c.w^^^CX N, M:S m 409 December 4, 1933 Edmond Heller Washington Park Zoological Society Milwaukee, Wis. Dear Heller: Returning from California a short time ago I laid aside your Elephant Bulletin dated May, 1933* I have now read it with great interest and satisfaction, and shall be obliged if ycu can seni me a duplicate copy. You certainly have a clever way of saying things. And you have written the best account I have ever seen of elephants. As ever yours, M:S W\ 0 1 \^ December 4, 1933 Collector of Taxes Washington, D. C, Dear Sir: Herewith is ray check for $40.98, in paymait of second half of my personal tax for the year 1934. Very truly yours , 106*19. I enclosed therein an affidavit and voucher, ^hich 1 si^^ed as navee , but have heard nothir^ from it eince until the receipt of • your letter of September 2:\ Kindly inform me what adJitioral action en my part is necessary: If mere voucher^^ are desired, kindly enclose them. Respectfully, # wx^ M:S i' DecemlDQr 4, 1933 Dr. S. A. iJarrstt director Milwaukee Museum Milwaukee, Wis. Dear Doctor Barrett: Returning to Washington a fey; days a^o I found your letter dated April 11, 1933, stating that you were forwardiig me a paper entitled i4L_e]iiJ On going carefully over the voluminous material tkit arrived during my atsence I find no such paper. an3 shall be greatly cblif-ed if you will kindly send rae another copy. AH coct ' ccrinected therewith I shall be only too glad to Pis'*' *^ith kindest regards, Very truly yours v^, 413 11:3 414 m December 7, 1933 Auditor, Washington, D. C, Sir: Thanks for your letter of the 5th instant (signed by B. Harrison, Property Survey -Officer, D. G, ) in relation to the rebate for taxes paid by me on Caroline Street in the spring of 1929. In compliance with yoir request my original check fdated April 30, 1929) to the Collector of Taxes, D. C, for ?113.42, is enclosed herewith. I hiave rnade affidavit as requested on the blank you were kind enough to enclose and am returning same herewith. Shall appreciate receipt of check for the amount nentioned, e^l06,19. 1 Ci . W^x^.^ |'t'oO'^r\Ao3i M:S 47 5 c ,5 December 13, 1933 Doubleday, Doran and Co. Garden City. N. Y. Unclosed is my check for $15.00. on the National Metropolitan bank of faahington. for lAich please send Ann Axtell Morris* book entitled "Digging in the SouttarBat/ to the six following addresses: Dr. G. C. Birdsall 1832 Kalarama Road Washington, D. C. Dr. H. H. Kazan 1911 R Street. . - Washington, D. C. Mrs. Sterling Bunnell Physicians Building Sutter Street San Francisco, Calif. * Mrs. Zenaida Talbot 2590 Cedar Street Berkeley, Calif* Dr. Bruce Stephens 12S0 Bay Street ilameda, Calif« C. Hart Merriam 1919 Sixteenth St- Washington, D. C. Please include one of the enclosed cards in each book. » v.- -yVu^^oJi, M:S 41 G Deoanber 18, 1933 H Cashier Crocker National Bank ^n Francisco. Calif, Dear Sir: Herewith I am enclosing my check on the National Metropolitan Bank of Washington. D. C. for $100.00. which please place to the' credit of my account in your bank* Respectfully. Mis % vr^ 418 n... l^^cember 19, 1933 Dr. S. A. Barrett Mil-aiik-e Public Uuv.eivn Milwaukee. Wj^con^in 'Dear Dr. Barroct: The throe lur^-e and valuable ..eludes you hare been good fnough to Pend me hav- a---iv-,i ^'-,.- Cbvioi..ly they ar. th. fnu ts ,f t)>. „.,., , in th. fi.i,, •■-"•■ ^'"^^"' ^^^ '"'^^^ spent • To mo it -]a .,,, ^• ^. ^ H u ^ aniuziH;^ that in a Hn..> ..e^>- ,,.., J^-ave been abl^ to hri^r ov^ « • "' ^ ^ ^«-f.g.aT.j^^te you on liviri.- f^ o,r.« • -••^^r:....nt ^;ork o.n the Por-o h-,. ^ ' ^-, .v.ii^,: ,ve have ro+ •'.T,.--,rc r^^i^lt, your pain.ta.:inr .ati^.o. aH - . ' are obvious. '"'^'^ er,.-e^^or to rind the tn.th "^' -'o.any, a.nd ethnology .,.,.^ ,.. --^-rcn ,n fn^v hundred papers T - -. rr " ' "" "'' '''' * '"''^' Pnb.lirhef a ^^^in.. to ..e in print ^cr. ,-.-,. . ^^'^ ^''^'^^' of the s^e 3y.to:r, and ^n i-h« .y.^ " /^"^ ''^^^^ ^^<^ record., ip ^' -V t.hoy may be a !# iJ ^* i i1 I S. A. B.. 2 . ■ available to ordinary educated people. Some of the tribes us you well know are already extinct; others will soon follow. In the case of the lomo. Mewan. and a few other stocks, I have spent seve-ul field seasons with each; with others, only time enough to obtain vocabularies, tribal boundries, and a few myths. Doubtless the ?ubptance cf a considerable part of my material has been collected by others ^-though recorded in such specialized alphabets as to be unint-llirible to most English- speaking people. But my lists of mmmals, birds, reptiles, insects, and plants are not likely to be duplicated since no other worker in these fields has hai the training necessary for the accurate identification of the species, I have been particular also tc record the n^mc and home locality of the individual Indians from whom the material was obtained. Very truly yours. M:S w \ erf^ A m December 19. 1933 B. W, Lirxlstrom Secretary^ American Society of Naturalists Iowa State College Ames, Iowa Dear Mr. Lindstrcm: Thanks for your kindly and urgent letter in m regard to the comng meeting of the .Imerican Society of Naturalists. I regret that o^np. to a^e and the mfimities that go with it I ar. not able to attend. With best i^vc?h^<=! Very truly yours , M:S t ' ^ . f 'tah?j?f„?;°i?':jr' '"""y December 19, 1933 For many years I have been filinp unr^^y. fv. . . , -Liiing under the proper ;':'r ''^'""'' '^o ^y^'tt^^ P^^li^^ed by th, society. A.a fo. =„e.al years I have been deeply i^p.eaeed by the waste of .x.e required to ,laoe each Sej^rate in the file to which it belongs. Why not require authors to furni.h titles that will g.ve at least so.e inkling as to the division of the ani.al or vegetable kingdom to which their contributions relate? For instaiice, in a batch cf Proceedings recently awaiting attention are the following titles: "t fc5?*c^®^.''^ Peltostigma from Mexico " A Secorf Species of Ormoloma." ^^^^^^o- • 4™« M '^Pgcies of Paiania from Cuba " 'ftewXttsi^rirS.' hy ^-^ ^'^-^i- " Though doubtless prenaturally .tupid , I nevertheless beg to ask why it is necessary to force a busy .an to read part of an artioln i. which he ha. no interest, in order to fi.d'out- whether it relates to plant or ani.al. and then fin either case) *° ^'^""^ 1gM JHiJlOr division it ...n„V^ ^, fned nnHn.7 Do you not realize that you are inflicting very busy people ^ith a lot of unnecessary drugery? Why not put it up to the author? M:S Very truly yours , !' 421 V f^; 1 1 ,-,. J December 20, 1933 Dr. B. W. Gifford UniT»r9itj of California Berkeley, Calif. Dear Doctor Gifford: A newspaper , The Orovnip ReffiH<;pT- of Deoeraber 2. contains an article entitled "An Anojpnt IndiM Mnr with an attractive picture of a lot of ■or tar holes on a big flat rock along with some baskets and three Indian women. The only information given as to the source of the illustration is that it is the reproduction of a painting "obtained by a Mrs. Drobish through the assistance of Doctor Gifford of the Department of Anthropology." Is this picture in the University, and if so may I have the privilege of having it photographed at Biy expense? Was sorry not tff be able to see you last season. With best Irishes, Very truly yours. ^ ^ ttn;»-»rx:'-,'^'t>- •<— >*>JW-^\ U:S 1 #4 December 22, 1933 OkmAm Qmt T«r Utter of the 16th instant Has jtat arrired. I rwmlwr you reiy well, and regret that you like so mai^ other good mn have been handicapped l^ the present depression. I ii . 1 t' :-l (^ 3' - '* 1 H; 1? ''f r\r% OE^ 431 t M:S J !'. January 4, 1934 Gosmos Glnb WashingtoE, D. C. I herewith resign from the Cosmos CluT), of which I have been a member continuously for more than 46 years. ?or the past 15 or 20 years, possibly longer, I have not used the Club, going there only two or three times a year to call on some one. •Nenty-fiTe dollars a year for an imaginary privilege is beyond common Sf?rse; wherefore I tender my resignation. Very truly yours , M:S it it I I I I s I January 4, 1934 Mr. Harrv S. Alien Allen ♦s Press Clipping' Bureau Cojmnerical Street " San Francisco » Calif. Dear Mr. Allen: It beirg Christmas time and your army of girls probably in a happy frame of mind, I am wondering if you will ask them if in trimming Indian clippings they will be a little more careful* For a long time many of your clipping headings at the top of the clippings have been pasted more or less sideways so that they project from the northwest corner, making it necessax7 to cut or soak them off and repaste before they are fit to go into the file cases. This trouble has continued for several years, but a new and possibly worse one has recently developed, namely, the cutting into the right side of the clipping so that the words on that side lack several of the terminal letters. Inasmuch as the selected clippings are to remain permanently in the Smithsonian files, a little more care in their preparation would be appreciated. With kindest regards to Mrs. Allen and yourself. Very truly yours. !.'' I 'I i, i' i»" ii op ^ ii l« II l4i January 5 , 1934 Mrs. Georgia Davis Piske Boonrille, New York Dear Mrs. Fiske: Thanks for your lettw of Deoember 23, which calls up many memories of my old home in northern New York. It is seldom that I meet anyone nowadays *o knows any- thing about our home country orerlooking the Adirondacks and still more rarely that I hear from anyone who has visited my father's place and my old museum at Locust Grore. Your letter therefore calls up many interesting Some of the beautiful old paintings you mention are in my house here in Washington; other, in the homes of «y two d^ghters. one in Cambridge. Mas... the other in Berkeley, Calif. It was kind of you to write me recalling memories of per.ODs and events long since past. Althoqgh I etill take the Boonville Herald fbnt don't often read it) I didn't know that Garry WiUarf had died. Very truly yours, M:S It, 11 I J • January 5, 1934 Dr. John B. Guborlet §2Lf?^ S'^^J^^H^y station Seattle, Washington Hy dear Sir: Herewith I am indocing check on the Crocker First National Bank of 3m Francisco for $11. ten of ifcich is for S^etaining Hember- •hip for the year 1934. and one for two oopies of the forthooming Cheoklist of the Birfle of Washington. With best wishes for the eontinned success of the Society, Very truly yours, 1I:S January 9, 1934 bar & Pine Bookshops fif th i^mue torit Dear Sirs: Thanks for Booklwt just rt^ired. fttm it please send ne with bill for saaie: HewooMb. Bexford. The Old Mission Churches and Historic Houses of California. Vary truly yours , ^- tt- X M'.S (I "^- I ;i Ir^ * ) .1 I 'f f» t^Si^ I'f' / 455 Inl 1^ January 9, 1934 Yft;«l*f ^m'^^?"^°? . Superintendent Xosemte National Part. Calif. Dear Mr. Thomson: Many thanks for your letter of December 29 with the two extra copies of the November issue of ^^^^^^'^^i^Mivj.S.m^, and also particularly for the excellent photographs you were good enough to enclose of the Mountain R^ i. .^u en the .elting glacier. Zr ""^ ""' """^ "^^ °^'«-^^^^ ^-» the printed la. greatly pleased to know that your Mr a-, na. ta^.n the carcass to Br. Joseph G.i.,ell of the university of California where I tnist it will b pemanently preserved. Tour method of handlim, and tr«rK, .• i„ ^oyfoi 1 ^ 'transport! m elk IS certainly a VHsf i^, ^' •^y a vast iraprovement over that no«^ ^ «"' Wh, oapt„.ea at B„tto„^Uo. '" ''' «'Hbe.t Wishes a„dtte.te for ,o„.eo„tesy. ^ory truly yours, M:S I i) ( I nm*.2-^?^® «. Hibbard Unirersity of Kansas i-awrence, Kansas Xtear Mr. Hibbard: January 9, 1934 very many thanks for yo*- Revis.^ rM..^ y,^..^ ^^ ^«tt«UtafflaU Just received. You certainly have done a service to mammalogy in publishiug this important and care- fully prepared paper. It interests me tfi note the emphasia you put on the type IPffality. When I began wo Aine on «^als the term -type locality- was utterly unknown; and when working on specimens in the National Museum nearly 50 years ago, I found hundreds (if not thousands) of spread eagle skins of our small mammals chucked promiscuously on top of one another in deep drawers so that legs and tails were often missing—and in some cases the label was attached to the missing part. Naturally, the types were n^t designated. A little later, when I introduced the term "type locality" I Was criticized as "finicking." Whenever practicable 1 file Manmal and Indian papers in two separate files—Subject and Author. Therefore I should appreciate the favor if you will kindly send me two additional copies of your important Check List. With best wishes , Very truly yours. M:S >^'-* tV-; I »■ r t; d i- t h h '■i t<' asi^ 437 I. t l» I t. Jacuarj' 16. 1934 Sfl.^^-'^iC^^'^*®'^^^^^- President -National GeograiDhio Society Waahiiigtor:. B. C. "^ Dear r?cctor Gro37enor: Tour better o^ thA '\^,*u -f-^,4. . , ^^'^ ■^•'"'^ ir.atant ia a erw.t aurpria*. It xa another evidence ofrycur jerseverance-and auccas* ^n f..air^. ,ew ar-.d i-.rcrti.ht..dv«ntureB for the Society, ■' '^"' '"^" -^^^^"^-^^-^ ^-^ obtaining- the enthusiaatrc support of ^ ■rv-.p.r-l- a v r. n .. „i ■■ , rf vj >?.,,»... ,8 If. aerial work finri ^ hjio».*.ii, ard Ka v>^ *,• - ,• .- ^ Captain Albert Stevens ^ -t...,.r*d in.your letter. ^ery truly y^ji^g^ .is R^;H 'January 15, 1934 Mr. Pomppo Martinelli Lagunita8, Calif. Dear Mr. Martinelli: r Thanks for your letter of the 9th instant, just received. I am very glad to know that you have cut the ferns and burned the brush on my place, for ^hich I am enclosing herewith my check on the Crocker Bank for $17. We have had very little sno^^ this winter but plenty of rain, and^hope to see you ail again early in the spring. Dorothy with her husband, Henry Abbot, and children^ drove from Bov^ton and ?pent Xnvd& -^eek with us. Please tell Alvin that I was ^riai to have his letter aM am pleased that he like?? the pictures. With best 7?ishes to you all, Very truly yours, **- % Vit**i^*^%^ ' 0 :-i }t^ -^ I •mmm mm' f SZ^ 439 Jamwqr 1^, 1S34 Janaary-tiS, 1534 Mia. Alice W.' Bgrlwi. U^rarlan Dear Mifls Barlow: Since receipt of your letter of December U I hftve aad© unsuccessful inquiries in regard to the publication to which you refer, on the "co-extension Of certain plants ai»i animals with abrigines." I ♦till hunting anl if successful will let you know. Very truly yours, M:S t ] 1 p ,1 Dr. A. Wetmore, Asst. SecrAtarv Snithsonian Institution fashiogton, D. C. Dear Doctor Wetmore: Many thanks for yTDurlietter of :the.5th instant. feli<)wed by the copy you kinftlya#ent,.^ of the' Museum Beport for 1900. I am Tory. gi4d:;'to hare this and appreciate your courtesy in tbe ®%atter. With best wishes, Verj^-^ruly yours , M:S k % Ot^ F"" "fi 1 1 1 1 1 1 u i k- t 'i I i * ■ 4^1 i H * I January 15, 1934 nl* ^* «,• Hazard, Secret arT Cosmos Club. Wasl^ington. d:c. Dear Mr. Hazard: Tour letter of the 10th instant is at hand. Please present my appreciative regards to the Board of Managers for their courtesy in . relieving me of further pa.7>„ent of dues instead of accepting my resignation. Very truly yours , lf:S Lf k% > ii n 1 I 1 1 1 January 15, 1934 Dr. i. W. Gifford Museiini of Anthropology DniTwsity of California Dear Doctor Gifford: Tory many thanks for your trouble in locating the picture recently reproduced in the OrpTUlfl Beelfftffr., which as you kindly tell me was originally published in the Annual Beport of the National Museum for 1900— the joke is on me. On returning to California in the spring or early summer I hope to accept your invitation to call on you in your museum. I had hoped to do this last year but failed. With kind regards. Very truly yours. M:S * 4 m Ml Pi ■ / ■m f t«. i ^ I 442 \ Janoaiy X7, 1934 ISlt iSte."?!!!^."*'- "''"-J fro. th, last „^t„ 0, Bat„„ ^ ^^^^ ' " 7 '"" ^°' ""* "• "• ^»1*-' »»ok on herewith VT '" ^^ '" *"" ~^"' " '-l-" the. to « at 1919 Sixteenth St.. Washington. B.O. Very truly yours . M:S ! t :S 11 i i p.' « ^1 ■ I ^i( f» i 4^- ^\jt Aj ..%jk <44 i4 If "^ :f t January 18. 1934 Mr. Alvin Martiri«Hi Lagunitas, Cali/. Dear Alvin: Your letter of Decewber 27 came promptly and Mrs. S^erriara and I were glad to hear from ycu. I have beftn wndering if jcx^ have found out anythinr^ morn about the £tor.e head carved on the face of one of the cliffs facing Lim^tour Bay. When convenient I should be glad to know th ^ na-ne of the owner of the land in question: also whether he lives there or ro.ewhore else. Hoping you are having plenty of rain this winter, and with best wishes to all of your fa-nily, Very truly yours. » wi M:S ft* Januaiy 18, 1934 Dr. W. D. Strong Care J. P. Sterens Associated Oil Company PellonB. California "^ Dear Doctor Strong: An article from the fresno B«e anA T?gpublinftn of January S entitled "Tha TniA»w^» b^h^.w ir.+.-o«f„ ^ greatly. It shows where you are and that you hare already accomplished a fine piece of work at the old Rancheria site. This I am Tery glad to learn. One thing you mention seems to require confirma- tion, namely, the identification of posts as Bedwoo(^, The extreme southern limit of the Redwood, if I am correctly informed, is in the Coast Strip of southern Monterey County. Buena Yista Lake would necessitate a long, difficult, aid apparently impossible journey of more than a hundred miles. Mrs. Merriam and I received a Christmas card from your good wife, and would have acknowledged the same had we known her address. If you are in California in April we should be most happy to see you both. With best wishes and kindest regards to you both, Very truly yours , U:S i in *^ii I' I tr ft r ■ii fi ,»• * "1 : » ,1.- ill •II \ 1 I* ?.hh \m^^ H6 1% January 18, 1934 ^\' N- ''h Qorsej, Accountcint omitfisortisin Institution B ear Mr. Dersev: Very many thanfe for your pro.-npt.ness in -ndiny me the annual state.^cnt of receipts and disburscuonts under the Harrimr Trust ihxnd for year eMiny I'ecambp'- ^^ to-?-; 4.1, • 1, iecdraoe. d^, 1^3^., thir monixng received. ^ery truly yours. i January 18, 1934 Mr. J, D, Figpins Colorado Museum Nat. History Denver, Colorado Dear Mr. Piggira: Your important paper entitled "The Bison of the Western Area of tho Missiseippi Eusin" arri^red in this morning's mail, for which I am ve^y much obliged. I ehall be still further obliged if yov. can spare me two more copies for my files. . i congratulate you on havinp secured encoph of this material to adriit of the preparation of so important a papor. Vemcn Bailey and I have long felt that our Buffalo were badly in need of critical study and revision, but the material at our end of the line was toe insufficient to ^init of satisfactory results. With best Irishes, Very traly yours, M:3 • j- 11^ i i t ■■( I 1 i I ,■ ! 1 M4. . ,-ii«.^- ■i;! Vl^l^ Sditor Science News Letter Washitgton, D. C. Dear Sir: January 18, 1954 The last issue of Nbto LattftT- (January 13) contains a picture of a Buffalo and says "The Bison should not be called a Buffalo." Isn't this a rather arbitrary statement in view of the fact that more than a hundred million people in Aaerica call our Buffalo, "Buffalo"? Of course we know that the guropean Bison or Wisent and other foreign species were called Buffalo, but is this any reascji ^y we should ask good Americans to forsake the name Buffalo so universally ani diagnoBtloally applied to our animal? By the way. bow long does it take Science Wawa to correct an error? A year ago this month l' wrote you correcting a statement that*the groundhog is strictly an American animal^and called your attention to the fact that many more species o/ groundhog or marmot are known from Europe and Asia than from America. You or some other member of your editorial staff replied that the error would be corrected in the near future. The correc- tion must have been trery inconspicuous.' 3Qignc» NftWff is a very convenient publication, particu- larly as it gitfe^ the reference at the end of each article so it may be out and pasted "as is." It would be an_^nosnous^_satisf^ tion if its ifinumerable statements couldjejelied upon as authentic. With best wishes, U:S Very truly yours. — 4., 448 January 34. 1934 Dear Sirs: I am encloming check for $1, for which kindly send four copies of "^irds and Usmmals from the Kootenay tal2»j. Southeastern British Columbia." %r Joseph Mtniiard, to me at 1919 Sixteenth Street, laahingtoo, D* C. Very truly years , 1 'm '■ I B ' :€! t .■'II $ i i!-* 2^^ a. 450 ■( f January 29, X934 1155 f , Six MiXe Road Detroit, Jtluhigan Dear Ure. Aotona: Tour letter of the 15th instant hae finaU? reached me. I regret very muoh that I am not in a position to help you. I inherited nothing from my father's estate and hare always been in vary moderate oinmmstanoeB. And now in my 79th year I am trying to provide for my wife, and so far as practicable for my daughters and their children. One of my sons-in-law has been out of work for two or three years, and hi. children must eat and go to school. Your letter show? that you have had a 7g-- active and most interesting life. I ^, ,ained to know that you like myself have suffered fn,m the results of the general depression. With best wishes and regrets. Very truly yours, M:S ? f V A Purvey Januaiy 29, 1934 W. C. ilendenhali vil^f°l "• ^ Geol. Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Mendenhall: For the purpose of plotting Indian tribes and villages along a section of Sacramento River I m anxious to obtain a map covering the strip reaching from just below Sacramento north to Nicolaus . and including the flood lands on both sides-parts of American Basin on the east and Sutter Baein on the west. If you have such a map I should be greatly obliged for two or three copies. I should be thankful also for two copies of the Davisville and Vernon sheets. Very truly yours, M:S ,<1 y tr I i f '>f J- I I / f I, 4 . s J I i1 If I 451 '4 H''»' »tl ^1 January: 39 . 1934 Sri«i*j^*»^^SSins. Director Dear Br. Figf;ins: Very many thanKs for.isftMing -ae the addi- tional copies of your important paper on the various species liTJng and extinct of our inerioan Buffalo. You haFe certainly been surprisingly successful in securing so many skulls. With best wishes. Very truly yours, i 1 ♦ r j' |l 41 si saA i! 453 \; P.P I January X), 1934 Dear Zenaida: Ihon we made our glorious trip to the San Antonio ani laciemiento Valleys via iCing City and Jolon» in the course of which I did som9 Tocabulary work with !Pito Bnsinales and wife ok the base of Santa Luoia Mount a in, and with Darid Mora on the Haciomiento Biwer, we were pressed for time and I was too tired nights to write up ay notes properly. The result is an unfortu- nate confusion. You and Tally will remember. The first day.frran King City we drove to Milpitas Yalloy at the foot of Santa Luoia Mountain, and up the liominabl^ steep twisty and rooky road to the home of Tito Enainales. near whose place we saw three of the saall Californi* aule deer at close quarters. These deer are the Southerly Coast fom known as Qdocoi>i^n califnnTTffnt Returning to the camp and swimmii^ pool, we started back, and after going a short dis tance, Tally «d I stopped to photograph a row of handsome Bald Domes at tiie base of which I collected a specimen of the rare manzanita Then: Did we go straight back to King City? Or did we go 'on the same afternoon to Dave Mom's place on Naoiemiento Rirer, Or was that the next day? You folks will re«e.ber for you had the good fortune to drive up to the top of the ridge from which you looked f i 1' '^ < • 1 i * i. 1 * j f I 1 *. down On tho ocean, ajid where Tally collected Bome highly interest Inp^ plants. We spent two nights at the Gaaiino Real Hotel at King City. But I am sadly confused as to whether we wont to Mora's the first day or only on the second. I really don't think we went there twice, so it must have been the second. The first ^ay, we stopped several times to take photographs, so the time ^^ould be fairly well accounted for. Please straighten this out for me. In all my half century of field work I don't think I was ever before confused in this way — penalty of too much old age »m AkJ^u^iiK^, ."^ i-oA»«UU. J.^H^'^i^-^c UV*~^>.^ -:*!5#5:. 6^*^_ >iMJLC^-f^ 1 1 ' \ til a, .1 it r r I, i- r: p^'d^ 455 41 1- February 1, 1934 « Mr, N. W. Dorsey. Accountant ' Smithsonian Institution Dear Mr. Dorsey: Enclosed hers^ijith is my expense account for the month oJf January, amounting to $111.06, and also salary vouchers for Mrs. Ruhy B. Schofield for the month of January, $100, and for Miss Stella Bandolph. 3i days, $11.66, all of which please pay as usual from the Harriman Fund. Kindly send me som Subvouchers, as I affi entirely cut. Very truly yours, M;S i Jan. 2 5 8 9 10 15 1? 18 25 29 31 C. Hart Msrriam 191S Sixteenth St., Washington, D. C, Sxpense accoact for January, 1934 \ (2 vols. ) Wash^ Acad. Sv-^iences, Free. 1934 American iinthrcpologist for 1934 Oheck List. Biras of Northwest George .^. Simonds, 20 Photo Albujr. Covers AuduDon Sec. Bull. Catlin's "N. Amer. Indians" Colored plates Yosemite Nature Notes for 1934 (2 copies) Calif. Historical 3oc« Publications lor 1934 NeTicom*b*s **01d Missions of California" Save Radii?ood£ League 1934 Sheldon's Deer of California (2 copies) Tamalpais Bull for 1934 Mailliard's Birds & Mammals of Kootenai Natural History (Am. Museum) for 1934 Spiers^ Yuman Tribes, Gila Eiver Journal Heredity for 1934 ^ . Jnlai'gements from Leica negs. (do ^ 150 :5c 16 c* 10^ j Allen^s Press Clipoings for Jan. •Edith Strothers, defining office quarters, Jan. Stamped Envelopes and Pcetofi.e Electric current for Jan. g--g Jan. ^-^y D 00 6 00 5 50 6 00 00 12 95 4 00 5 00 4 24 00 3 1 3 4 3 for Gsis Telephone for Jan. Shell Oil for January Sus laras 5.50 45.31 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/3 1 2 3 4 5 00 00 E5 00 15 00 14 35 00 %j 4 1 1 2 1 00 80 99 ?0 83 15 10 20 111 06 One Hxmdred Kleveu — SIX -------- 111.06 «i.K^--:ir-4V. U \i )» 1 J .i ,»> r S ' - ^k V • ! ■i!f i a3^ / 457 f 1 -I m r, t -*-WH| ' ^ ihr* A. I. PUher Bear A* K«; Pebraary 5, 1934 One of the batdies of photographs of Himiboldt County rednood dugouts I told you about has come to light* I have had the negatives enlarged and am enclosing the prints herewith. Others, and the notes and sketches I made at another place many years ago, I have not yet discovered. Hope you escaped most of the heavy rains that usually flood the Northwest Coast country in winter. If you have time irtien in the Bay region, drop in and see Zenaida--2590 Cedar Street, Berkeley. As ever yours, M:S February 5, 1934 Dr. and Mrs. Walter K. Pisher Pacific Grove, California Dear Polks: Herewith are a couple of enlarged prints of the Leicas I risked on you some months ago. As you see, they are not good, probably because I trembled too much. A few days before your father set sail for the North- west Coast he wanted photographs and data concerning the big dugout canoes used by Indians on Klamath River; and also on some of the big Lagoons. Since his departure I have discovered the negatives of those I took at Stone Lagoon, a few miles south of the mouth of Redwood Creek, Humboldt County, in September 1921. I have others from other places, and also some sketches and descriptions, but thus far have not been able to find tiiem. Those from Stone Lagoon are enclosed herewith for your father, who I hope will reach you in the near future. All things considered, the time of year he chose for this trip does not altogether appeal to me. We had a few inches of snow a few days ago. which is still on the ground and banked up along the gutters. Just now it is snowipg again. . Love to you all, * - M:S 'if ■ t t .1 1 t 1 f it. 4\ i if lit 1 \ 458 la February 6, 1934 j^v bouth Wyominf? Avenue Ardmore, Pemisylvania Dear Morris Green: About Christmas time you kindly sent us a pair of friendly squirrels perched on:a bit of birch bark^. a pretty picture. . Before going to California last April I expected to return the seventeen interesting volumes you leaned me some years ago, entitled NfttuurlYke Historie des Koninga ■ KaT?4iiQt. Dopr foffon en Daubenton. 1773>?5. At my request Doctor Stejnegerv^ame and looked through them with me. But it was then too late to return them before my departure. I am an old man na.v and it would relieve my mind if you will kindly give me thts addrooo tu whicn 1 may return them — with^iiany thanks fmrvyour thought fulness. It is many years. jBinc^e we '^m^t^ for I no longer go -to meetings— ^the natural result' of 'SY9T-increasing pressure of my West CoaSt material. I have eoll^cted vocabularies of every knoflrn tribe of California Indians, roughly about 250 Id number. Have also taken huridreds of photograjhs and of course. a- good deal of natural histoiy material, a sirall part of-^hic-h I still hope to live to put in print. In thinking of vy^ni I never forget your threatened attack on the Se'cretaryl As ever yours. 459 ^4 i : 4 > f ' I Febnjary 14, 1934 Br. W. C. MenSenhall U* S* Geolpfioal Survey Dear Bootor MendeBhall: Tery many thanks for your courtesy in sending me duplicate copies of the Surrey's raaps of Sacramento Talley, and particularly for the Bulletin on Ground Water Besources of Sacramento Valley. For acre than forty years I hare heen engaged In locating and mapping the houndaries of the linguistic stocks and tribes of California and lA pll^ttiqg eites of hundreds of their Tillages. Without the nap sheets of the Geological Surrey this would hare heen impossible. Yery truly yours. Cl,Hrs^\^ H:S General Lard Office Dept. of the Interior Washington, D, 0. , 11 *€ I Kindly send me two copies each of the large scale m^ email scale map of Oreic^oh, for which 60 cents ip enclosed herewith. Very truly vcurs , M-S OB^ 461 .1^ n< If* ' L4 m I* p» ;:l. February 16. 1934 Mrs. Wanda Muir Hana*** Martinet, Calif. Dear Wanda: Soon after returning to WaFhiHf^ton I told Colonel Lawrence Martin of the Library of Congress that you seemed pleased with the sugftestion that the litBrary and natural history material left by your father, John Muir, be placed in the Library of Conferees. 7he Librarian of Con^^ress . Mr. Herbert Putnam, wrote me! "I oar,not forbear «endi'np you a separate note tc tell ycu hoT.' much we appreciate your .ugeesticn to Mrs. Hanna, aix^ our exceed- ing hope that she may in dvycourse adopt it: for certainly ^he custody and preservation of then, [the Muir manuscripts] h.re would be to us a high privilege, and we should feel corfidert of affording the. not .erely security but distinction and utility " Now that ycu and Mr. Hannu have had time to think t^e is the best place in the world for th^ f4r,.i -^ . '^"^ ^^^^1 preservation of ^hp Muir manuscripts. '^ It was r(5cri-'t6- see you arai- an^ ih. v - .- , . ^ <«'d.i-;, and the members of vou^ family who have arr*rve3- sinco tho -1 vo .r -i.x. the days of our acquaintar.ce so many years ago. ° With best wishes to you' all. H:S Very truly yours. ^ I i n ? ^A Cameron. Secratar U . y . Qfi* ogr -j-ph i c Boa rd LiDrary of Gon^ress February 16. 1934 ue^^ s dr ..,r. Cameron: Doubtless I have tc Ikank you for the three copie just received of the Sizth aoport of th^ Tl. R^ Georraphif. Board, 1890^19;^^ I oon£;ratulcite isjf?elf on liaving lived long enough to see this work in print. The labor of combining in one volume the naling?^ of the Board for all these years has been a tremen- douf' piece of ??ork, but is amply justified by the ueefulnes?? of the \roiume. To rryii it is one of the most serviceable books ir my library of Fcrie thousaniv^. of volumes. If yea have '"copies to r^pare , please send one each to: H. W. Talbot, 2590 Cedar Street, Berkeley. California Dr* Sterling Bunnell. Pliveician? Bldg, , Sutter S^., San Fra^icisco Ljrran lierridm, 0^*?inir:g, New York Henr^/ D. Abbot, 6 Berkeley Place. Carnbr\d^e, Massachusetts^ Vernon Bailey, San MarcosV Culii., R. i^. D. Route 2, Box 472. V^ry truly yours, f.cj M: e.w i * ir I' I ■« vr March 1, 1934 Dear Dr. and Mrs. Bunnell: •In all the 49 winters we have spent in Washington 16 ncTer but twice, if ny memory serves (whicni it don't as a rule), have had so much continuous oold. The snow is still about a foot deep on open lots, and more in the comtry, and three ^or four feet along th« city curbs. It has been approxiaafeeiy «ero nights fcr some days, but we are hoping for a thaw aeon; in fact it seeias to be bisginning today. It is hard on the birds, but they, like ourselves, haven't yet signed the N. R. A. How is that splendid boy of yours? He is the handsomest kid I ever saw, and I hope to live long enough to eee hiH #ien he if? two or three years older. It is great tx) have Jore's children both husky and handsome. Zenaida's boy also is husky but by no mean? ^o good-looking as yourc; yet we ^ould like to see his smiling face again and hope to ibefore long. We know you and your good wife are busy and trust you are happy. 'Vernon and Florence Bailey are living in their new home in Merriam Valley (otherwise known as Twin Oaks) in Southern California. Vernon is still trying out his non- break-leg traps and among other beasts is catching possums. la hope to pull out fcr LagunitM in about ^ month or as soon thereafter as possible. With best love tc you both. As ever yours , 462 I t^\ ^ I f i •i il I h •' f ttitmmtt sa^ 464 March 2, 1934 Mr. N. W. Dorsey, Accountant Smithsonian Institution Ddar Mr. Dorsey: - * Enclosed herewith is my expense account for the month of February, amounting to $57,28, and also salary voucher for Mrs. Ruby E. Schofield for February, $100,00, both of which kindly pay as usual from the Harriman ?und. Very truly yours, i'eb. 1 13 El 26 C. Hart iwe>rriaffi I9i9 Sixteenth ot., Wachi lTpen^.e account for February, 1934 loO Manila Enve lopes X ilectric Larnp ^SMuSSOfl f 0 r 19o4 "^iii£,.leiltl4v for 1934 O^JIiiai lor 1934 ^f^.^on.D. C» ??maU tripod^ ^, Gar? for February Telephone for i^^obruary bnell Oil for February Alxen 's Pres"^ Olipcinr"^ f'^- '^^h ^di^h Surothors, clsa;:ir;r^ offi-^^ 9 41 5.90 38.02 otreetcar and A i-f (^u^rtu^rc, ^ i^^K 70 20 6 00 5 00 4 00 50) 1 60 12 4G 50 .i/:- 1 76 *5 4 3 1? 1 97 1 y*^ 12 6? 5 3 CO 6 4 00 1 35 •i* Ji f^ Telephone bill net j^t rpravrived. but ^0 obtair.o amount of the bilt aver f^ie uhone. ed the <. f: ., V Pif ty-seT3ri twenty<.ei/::ht ^*.\Wj^-a3^--ryV\A,^,,^.,j^ ^i^ .i^ M ; f ii W Cl T^ ri. ^- March 3. 1934 Dear Mrs. Bunnell: A couple of days ago I wrote your good husband ant now comes your exceedingly interest- ing letter of February £5. I an delighted to knew that you two h»e actually driren to Death Valley and hare canped there — wish I could have been with yon. It interests me to know that you went by way of Kern Valley and Walker Pass — a route I hare taken on horseback, by buggy, and. by antoaobile in successire years. Kern is an interesting valley for several reasons — scwiic, botanical, and anthropological. The river has another fork, the Sorth Kern, which coae» down from the mount af^B on the north and is largely forested, and in addition groas interesting and rare types of brush. So the Doctor renewed his youth by trapping Kangaroo Rata and Pocket Mice! I did this with much enthusiasm mazy years ago, .. . Sjridently you did not take that splendid . . . - • ? '; 1 ; ■ s ■ i \ i 466 ftinnell - 2 boy with you as he is a little too young to appreciate scenery, and the matter of food is rather serere on youngsters. We are expecting to start for California in a month. I hare a little work to do at Tuna, "but hope to arrire at Lagunitas by or before the iOth of May. With kindest regards and best wishes to you both. Af ever yours. k r J : i r i Mrs, Sterlii^ Bonnell, San Francis 00, Calif trnia* .1; "1 :j tMemmmmmmUm*' »>in1>».. I V?)li J ""•oh 3. 1934 Dsar Talbot: Thanks for ymr letter of February 25. »• are delighted to i«m that yo„ pro- P«.d experi,.„tal range area in tto foothllle of Uaderoa ooonty has been approved b, the po..re that *^. Tb„ .ill keep yon b«,y f.r a while, and 1 ,„epe„, keep yo» away fr« y„„ work In the Pit Ei„r co^nt^. rcu ««t take „ to ,e, yo„r 3600 aore Job when ^ high pressure job lets ap a little. A1.0 thank, to both of you for the plan 70- .-ggest for the c»l^ seeson. It oertainly ha. advantage, as well as 3o« di sadrantagee . », b„, It under ernest consideration. Our «,ow is .,Ui„g ,,pi„ a depth of 3 or 4 foet. ^ell that husky boy of yours that »« . /jlfl^ K«» I, 1- j'vuis mar wo are glad he has been to La;ranif«« o«j ^^dganitas and we hope to loolr h^m over and take hi„, back there in «h. . owa. unere m about a raonth. With best love to you both. \R1. Mr. ik:=^^ Talbot, ^rfceley, c '^1 i 1 8dh Ifauroh 6. 1934 If 469 March 6 , 1934 1^ '. Jfr* J»lt«r Oor» or Smut Clr: 1 DOTap^MT dllHtl^s ra^iii^ this Mraii^ I that yM kUlMl «Dt of tbf Ura Bod Boars a tiM 000 aad that it mU^b^A^nly W powiis. « ••»• ths «kla and skullt If you did I sfaMld * to pi^nBfaoso tbm txm jwi nd m willii^ to ■»h «* ^.00 for th«s. I Mfo ono spocl^a ■ boar but'l^aao not tullj odolU ^■»iti«« your r«ply. Twy traly ymxrm. t: 1^ ^.■' 64 laMndray St« San FrmnoiscOo California Daar Sir: / Your lettor of February 26th haa just arrifoda In aooordanco vith your raqueat I hara foraardad to Henry Abbott » 6 Berkeley Place, Canbridge. laasa the letter you eneloaeda The delay of a fev days vaa cauaed by the fact that your letter aaa addreaaed to John Ca lerriaRo Carnegie Institution • and it was forwarded to Be* Tours Tory truly. ^^.^K ^« ^i I Pi- larch 6» 1934 Hr. John Col liar CoBttissioner of Indian Affaira Washington, D.C. Dear Mr, Collior: Toa oertaial/ are a eoura^sooua nan to under- take at one fell swoop the reorganization of the whole series of laws eoverii^ the Indian Serrioe.* Tour new bill, H.R.-7902 reached ae Saturday night, I ha»e read it with much interest and feel sure that you will weloone my ooiaaents thereon. Taking itaaiii page by page: Pages 13 and 14, Section 8: Is not this matter muoh too detailed, too difficult to aeoonplish, inTolriag too much regmation, and in laz^ part unnecessary? jP«fl»^16, Section 8 b. Line 11: le not the requirsment for a -bonded dis- bursing agent- somethi.^ rather difficult for an Indian to Page 16 (e) lines 9-10: Are not the words -preTiously. to the Secretary" out of Dlao«» .4- ■j i * f Collier - 2 471 f9&»J^l9, Section 12 b: Profides that charters may be issued to Indians who were "on or about February 1, 1934. actually residing within the present boundaries of any Indian Reser- Tation*. This is not clear to me. Some of the best men of a tribe — including the Chief ~ may hare acquired property ami be liTiqg in haa»» of their own on land outside of the limits of the reservation and still be the choice of their people. Would you refuse such men a "charter"? Page 22, Section 1; The Cenmiss loner is directed to pro ride for training Indians for widely unrelated 8*jrTices, such as education, public health, law and order, forest management, grazing, keeping accounts, statistical records, construction and maintenance of tuildir^s anl publi« works. Theoretically this may be fine, but as a practical matter how can any reservation have teachers qualified to train Indians in all these varied lines of Service? fouldn't this require a collie staff? • P«g» Similarily, isn*t it asking a good deal of the Ctomissioner to direct him "to prepare curricula for I ( s\^ 'fi Collier - 3 tf^^ . r i ■ . . Indian couraes in Indian history, /art* and craft* » »ocial and MvnoBio problaBS of Indians, and the history and problems of Indian ad- ■inistraUon*?^ And isn't it equally certaia, as in the require- aents specified on Page 22, that the thing simly couldn't be done? gege 25, Seotian 1; Of ccMTse it is highly iiqwrtant Suard Indian lands against alienation," but isn't it bigger job to protaot thaae lands agalnat •physical I>fi!» 26, Section 2^ and Page 33, Section U: 1» it quite fair to require that no land, tribal or other -.Ml be allottad in sereralty to any Indila"? Of course we are bitterly oppoeed to the old -Allotmont By.t«-, ■•Torthele... inatance. occur where an Indian has already built a ho»e bat is uarilliag to build a better one or uaiertake i«. prorements unless certain of perpetuity of hi. claia. Pag® 26. Unos^ 10-16: Why should lands -not CnowJ needed by the Indians- be open to sale, setUe-ent or entry. Ihy „ot lea., •omething for the future? f f • * - if:- > > 1 * 1 ■ * j i i i . i ; Ceiller - 4 P«e»i VJ The Secretary is not only authorized but is directed to classify lawi -areas, to make maps and surToys, •to inTOsti^te Indian aptitudes and needs in agricultural and industrial arts, in political and social affairs and in education* and so on. How many years and how rauch money will this inresti^tion require? Va^ 33, 3«ctios 11, Lir.ca 1-3 racite that; ■■Ml' ""* ' >n the death of a person ~- 'All rights of exolueiro'occupanoy of, a«?. all physical iatproTaaents iRsfully erected on, tribal or. coewuaity lands, shall de«Jond according to rales of descent ani diatril.'uUon — *. la thit — «r is it not -- contradicted by Lines 17-22 of th« same p«gp, which read: On death of the Ir.iia.1, -all rl^t. interest, arl tiUe, in r^.tricted aiottei lands, but not including any proportinate interest acquired p.rs'a&nt t. Section 8 »— »haU pa.s to the chartered cowminity within whose territorial limits siu^h lards are located- - thus dislrJjeriting a man's ohil-ir^n. Pau^ 51, S^-::Uon n. Lice 19: This appears to ^ 4. ^v4..-,,vi« It States, 'A member's proportionate 473 i f 1 I 475 Collier - 6 Oolller - 6 1 interest aay descend to the heirs of such meffibar out not to any non-aeaber*. The iaportant question as to whether a Reserration Indian can or canH legally bequeath his home to his heirs sesas thus to be left in the air. Indians hare complained most bitterly against this law, and more than one has told me that the reason he would not taild a better house or make pennanent iii^jroTarants was that on his death his home would be giy«n to aomeone else, thuB ieavi-^ hia *ifs a7..i children nymal«3s„ fr'ir:: ny point cf ' Tiew thij 13 most vi-a!,. GgneraljgBaarks Prnctio.^ly e7er7t.hir;g ir, the -^ U-, »Hera tc be aa^.ed at Reserration Irai.ir.a, I fail .^ find much S l^^^^ ror ^ion:^g.rvation Indiaa. ^^ ^ a. vcu ^.,ow. most -.- -r. p.xad^e California are Tree frcir, Raaerv.. tion r3si.ri:!taona. -'oporta' :.nt- for? ¥ Are you rot asking too muoh in the way of Ma,. .Ma not off set- the iniepeadenc. you are .i^r- •*■ - * * -' -^- -^ V 1 1 iiQ *^ *^^^P-»'"^^^nt, ajTd some would r.^oesaitato jud^.n. the DiU i. .u.h .00 Icog. too tech.ica. and .^es into far too many details. Isn't the oft repeated expression 'Rttles and ^«a^»tion»* obnoxiously prominent? Since Indians like our- selTes are now free citizens and therefore subject to the same laws as ourselves, why so much ^oial government? Why so many "ftules and Regulations-? Why hold a club over their heads? To se many things in this bill look like ths tyranny of the old Indian Office - a tyranny that you and I used to fi^t against. I realize that in drawing this law you had no such attitude - but nererthelesa it reeJs t-h^t wav to k», ■jr general fse'fn? aftar reaainc T>e bill several tiaefe is '.hat, m ^dditon te iu Isfigth it is much too detailed, .necessitating frequent changss as time goes on, that it tends to h»i/|)it.3n the distinction between Indians and Whites to the diaadTantagfe of the Indi-an, end that it fails to look i to the d'ly -« diiitB.nt. tho xt, say ba -■- ismn our Indi?»Tic will ineritablj' beooa^'* ae-rfridd eith th<» Whit«j ocTnilatian The T,m legislation you haT6 profiled under the heading "Oourt of IMian Affairs* not only reYersea tha foraer tyrannical and often actually brutal control by the old Indian Office but inauj^aratea a new era ~ by lar the mo^t husiane ^nd farreaching step yet prop^s^d for the benefit ard advancamant of our Indians^ Another excellent faaVJj'O it tto one prc?i..l- ing .for the tr&;;sfer af offensive Federal emplovac^i^^ 2 0 t \ 3TI^ 0*11 ier - 7 i Tour ooftt ofwrwhalalogly spl«Mid aohivv*- aent if th« bold stand 700 Iuit* taJun toward th« evantoal reliaquiglMcnt te th> Indians of the ri^t of self^i^TtfteNit far off as this sould se«i frosi ths iBmsMrabls res triot ions plaosd upon than by tha present bill* Trusting that Congress will pass ths reforaatory legislation needed, and wi*h fory best wishes te you. Tory truly yours. c. <».. I- 477 larch 8 , 1934 Secretary to Hon. John Collier, Cosnissioner of Indian Affairs Washington. IXC. Dear Sir: I hate just sailed to Ir. Collier, address- ioR hia at Sante Fe in accordance with your directions orer the telephone, a letter in re©u^l to the lill H.R. 7902 now before Cor«ress. I am sending you the encloeed carbon for your files or for Mr. Collier in ease any accident befalls the original just sent to hia. Very truly yours. 1 enclosure of 7 pages 'A. ri ? \ 8Y^ jf-*» 479 I March 9. 1934 Hon. Clarence L. Fisher Lyons Palls, H. !• Dear Clarence: It is good to hear from you after so many years. But your earnest inquiry in regard to the eansarks of cub black bears aasuses me and sets me to wondering whether the Hew York Legislature hasn't anything better to do than waste tioM and mental tissue on such foolish things as laws to protect cub bears. Of course I nay be mistaken » for it is possible that during the half century sinoe I ?isited the Adirondaoks^ baby bears and other animals may hate changed their habits. As you know, I haTe spent a large part of my life in the so-called wildest parts of most of the great forests of the United States, and also in Tarious parts of Canada, British Columbia, and Alaska. During all this period of rather intimate acquaintance with forests and fomst animals I have seen exactly os^wild cub bear, and the only reason I was able to see this one was that it had lost its mother and was rushing wildly throu^ thi woods making a great outcry and obyiously rery hungry. From personal experience I think it would be safe to say that out of ewry four or five hundred hunters, possibly one mi^t hare the good luck to stumble on a cub bear. C « L. F* 3 Beally. can't the New York State Legislature find enough roal work to do to keep out of such frivolity? A lam to protect the mothftrleae babes of Hew York would be raatly preferable. With beat wishes to you all, Yery truly yours. MS ff 1 • ■;* i. ft y 11 y^4 OE^ larch 9. 1934 Saoretarr OaiTersity Club Washington » D. C. Dear In reply to an undated card inriting me to accept mmination for aemberehip in the UniToreity Clab of Vaahingtoai^ eould eay that I never have been a club oan, and although for leany years a member of the Coaaoa eiub of this City I practically mrer go there. While appreciating this nomination, I respectfully decline. Tery truly yours. K:S i 1 \ \?>h V 482 iti Marob 20. 1934 f i ■ ./''■ •♦ > II w ml Mr* George W, Ihite, President HatiozBl Jfotropolitan Bank flash log ton « B. C. Dear lfr« White: Tery many thanks for your statement ■ardi 14 in regard to the expired Kerlin I>)an. Ton hare made the matter very clear, Driiioh I appreciate. Very truly yours. M:S •f March 20, 1934 Dear Doctor Bunnell: Thanks for your surpri8e~»^«uty of ni^t." It'« a great book and one that I had nerer aren heaH of— result of too nuoh concentration on other lines. ■Phe pictures are most instructiTe, many of the. stnnning-and the clouds both glorious and horrible and all wonderful. What a help they srast be to the neteorologist .' ■i What a catch that waterspout was (65) . and how beautiful the three smoke screens (64). I never dreamed that smoke could be so pure ani white— so lovely. • ■ On the other haiii. what a dreadful place New Tork has grown to be— almost as bad as a cave. Can't find any of the streets I used to know or even the site of the old College of Physicians ani Surgeons. It's snowing again this evening— we 're tired of it. Beet lore to you both, including that handsome and kindly boy, from both of us. 3 t' M:S % ► \ ( 483 m f Mareh 23, 1934 piaf s.sl Blologioal Survey iMkiqgtoB* 0. G* JDaar Ir. Strlisig: T»ttr letter of yesterday gives ne tiie flrst real ground for hope for the Biological Surrey that I have had Ib ^angr a locg naarj day. To M tile Biological Surrey, except for a racant name, has already ceased to exiet. As you dom^tleea know, the Survey has degeiwrated into a Bttreao itioee principal bneineee eeem to T>e aimed at the dee fraction of a considerable part of our manmal fauna* And becausre of the mental alertnes or the excessive rate of reproduction of the various depredators, the efforts tonard their extemination sees likely to go on forever* It goes without saying that I shall he most happy to meet you and do anything in my pover to help save the day for the Survey. If you desire I will call on you at the Survey, but it would give n» more pleasure to see you at my home, 1919 Sixteenth Street, any afternoon or evening that migjhit suit your convenience. With best wishes ^ » TeiTT truly yours. \ i M:S ( »• f : it - 1 / 48^ .1 Maroh 27, 1934 ■r. Us I. Darling ghief F.S. BiologToal Surrey WaflhiogtoB. 0.0. Dear Mr. Darling: Wien I wrote you a few days ago I forgot to nention that I tm expecting to leave Washington in a few days for California, where I expect to be engaged in field work for the next six months. I m Boat aazioQS to see yoa and hope you may be able to OMie before I le*Te* Regretting that the time is so short, and with best wishes, Tory truly yours, ,(^*L^«^ i-y> s^ M:S ? '• \ 1 ^ 485 ^ I w \ ft k 1" I ■-to. 1 i 1 f I • W Mawh 34. 193i ap^«lb«rt Gro»f«mMr» Prwideut Dtar fir Groertnor: B»plyiag to your iinrit»tion of th« 22* iiwt. , Irt MvrriM aaA I shall b« Tory glad to be preseat at i P.M. ttB Satordigr Mareh 31 in th« Baeoftion Bora of the Batioaal Gaagraphio Soeiaty to witaaas the aaard of tha HnbWrd ladal to Ira Anna Liodbarg. It geac Vithent a^yiog that both Mrs llarriam and I ara davetad admirara of Col Llndbax^ and hia won- darfnl aifa. Very truly yonn. 'f .) . / ?• t; 486 March 26, 1934 Mr. Janas Sil-rer ■Ilfci *2^®Sic4 Surrey iMhington, D.C. ^ Bear Mr. Silver: Thanks for your kind invitation to attend the «fth Annual Reoeption ef the Survey on April 4. »i8 will l,e impracticable, as Mrs. Merriam and I •xpect to be on cur wqr to California at that time. Thanking you for your courtesy in the ■atter. and with best wishes for the Surrey under the guidance of your new Chief. Mr. J. N. Darling. Very truly yours . H:S -Mi i 487 ri J April 2, 1934 Qitfhitr Crdtfktr fii?«t Hational Bank Bm ?r«iois«». California JQMr Sir: Barawith I «■ enoleBing ay eheok on the lational Hatropelitan Bank of Washington, I).C. for $500. itiA kindly deposit to mj aooosnt in the Crookor Bank. Kindly tend receipt to m at Lagvniias. Marin Co»ity, ■• I axpeet to leare Waibington for California in a few daj«* ; f' . If H:S I U ■0 88 ^ 489 C. Hart Merriam r i; i , \ t it- I I Mr. N. W. Doraey, Accountant ^ithsonian Inetitntion April 3, 1934 D«ar Mr. Oorsey: Hereidth is my expense acconnt for the month of March amountii^ to $68.63; also salary roucher^s for two stenographer-assistknts, Mrs. Ruby B. Sohofield $100, and Miss Helen M. Howes $93.33; also Toucher for The Columbia Planograph Coapany $164.80 for printing 150 copies Comparativs Vocabularies, all of which kindly pay as usual from the Harriman Fund, I am trying to finish up work her a and close the house in order to reach Southern California before the heat ia too great, grpect to get off in about a week. With best wishes, and thanks for your kind attentions, Very truly yours, M:S 1934 •V-arch II i 3 8 14 19 26 31 1919 Sixteenth St., Washington. D. C Bull. Western Soo. Naturalists for 1934 Calif. State Historical Society for 1934 New York Zoological Soc. Bull, for 1934 Allerfe Press Clipping Bureau for March American Polk Lore Soc. Memoirs for 1934 1 sheet Opal Glass Stamped Bnvelopes Luxus Laboratories. Photo work , . -, Byron S. Adams, printing titlepage for Animal & Plant Vocabularies Faner Towels for Office Electric Current for March g.Oo Gas for March o-*)^ Telephone for March ^.w Shell Oil for March oo.o^ Edith Stro there, cleaning office quarters, March 1 Metal Cabinet with ShelTes Taxi fares 173 1/3 2 00 3 00 1 50 1 3 00 6 50 15 82 t 13 15 9 6 75 1 80 4 1 69 5 2 80 6 1 83 1C> fiQ t 4 00 8 2 95 4 00 Sixty-eight sixty- three 68.63 68 63 i, ^ . l- i Opa w \ April 3, 1934 Mr. P. Gehao. Postmaster Lagwutas, California Dear «r. Qehmi We are about closing <4r hooee here and "tting out for California, ,o ki^iy h,H all of onr mail until our arrival. Trusting you have had a s>od winter. Very truly yours , April 5. 1934 Publisher field and Stream 24 West 45th Street Hew York City Dear Sir: Please change my address for Field and Streaa from 1919 Sixteenth Street, Washington, to Lagunitas, California, for the sunmer. changing back to Washington with the October number. '7ery truly yours. ^97 .»'* '^-H--^v?C-^ H:S jlL^^t'to^^y /Vvv.»-^ Jtr. 4 Rod ana vcie«3t K Yn e, r V. c cxTv Forcsts gtciev^ee Mev^s Letter >:r I 'f -^ "^^ 1^.%'^ 7 3 4' . f ^fr. I I i is. IK pi' '± O^^h i; I li=i- \ April 3, 1934 Ir. P.^Gfhan, Po*tai«it8r Ii««Bitu. Calif ernic ••ttine ot* for Californi.. «, ti^xj hold all of Ottr aail until our arriral. 'n-tiag you h«re had a g^od wint.r. Very tmly joara . 11:3 \% l:.'^ • \ IV April 5» 1934 Publisher field and Stream 24 feat, 45th Street 1I«» York City Dear Sir: Pleaee change ay address for Field *"** ^*^* ^"»" 1^19 Sixteenth Streot. WaahTngton, to Lagunitaa, California, for the suimar, changing haok to Washington witti the Ootoher number. Tety truly yours. 491 u. ■:S ^x ,/V-i a,.' w. ju..1rc..... A^-*- ^ >,^^ CM^^:> - ^ ^ 3^ '^ ^ {..3^5.^-^ H 4 nod anci CJpy^Tx In Ca-nadq, S* • ' * Kme i-'iccxTi Forests (Facie 5 7 3 f 4 \ Retake of Preceding Frame 9i ^Wi- 492 ■' \ 0 ^ t I April 6. 1934 Chittf . Maip Ro«B n.S» O«ologioal Sorrey Wftshingtoa. S. C. Dsar $ir: T^aterday yoo wem good •nou^ te ••nd ■• a copy of the OstroB I19 Slw»t,fer vhieh I •■ obli«»a. idjoiaiqg this ob th« north is the Toba City SBadraoelo (jb2^ the lurysTill* Shoot, which haa Tuba 01 ty and KarysTillo in tho soathoast part and do— not fit ths OstnMB Shoot). I «■ ancioao to ha«o the oerioi of Saoremonto Rivor ma^B up fitery»»illo on the o—o scalo. If you will bo good onou^ to aond ao , by boarer, tho Yaba Cit;t^^ot. I ahall bo groatly obligod. Tory truly yours. cn-.HH } .M SQL ^9 A April 8. 1934 Morris If. Green Ardmore , Pa. Dear Morris Green Please pardon my delay in acknowledging your letter of February 21. I have been exceedingly busy and not Tery well . The set of 17 splendid voluaes of Katuprlyke Hiatorifl des Konings Kab^pet. Door Buffon en Dauben|^n. 1222=Z5.t ^ich yoQ kiodly loaned me seversd years ago, I have ivMt sent to the National Museim Library, thinking it might be the place where they would do the most good. Ton did wisely, I think, in giving your mammal collection fexclusive of Shrews) to the Mosem of the University of California, through Joseph Griraiell. They will be a most valuable contribution to the enormous collection of mammals already there . and I look forward to seeing sane of them in the not distant future. It is a blessed experience to know that you have caught and prepared some 50 specimens of SxBafttflBIl of the three species S.. Qoppftrl , S^^faijiua of Bangs . airi fi. hslal^l^, -You certainly have ca^^^t on to the right way to trap these interesting little beasts. , i i t J. t M. M. G. Z Tour monumental collection of shrews I had already known about. llhat a marvelous growth mammal collecting has undergone since the days we began this work.' - Now that you hasre given your mammal collection to the University of California, perhaps you will take a trip out that way to see how they look in their new quarters* When you do, please notify me in advance so that I may be sure to have tiie pleasure of hringinp you out to our home among the Redwoods of Lagunitas. less than two hours ^ drive from Berkeley University. Ton talk as though you were beginning to be an old man at only 64, ' Ian 15 years beyond that, but have to . admit that I am no iMger young. As ever yours , M:S I (■' *f 1 If, t { t 495 April 7, 1934 Dr. Charles G. Abbot Secretary ^tiithsoniaii Institution Washington, D. C. Dear Doctor Abbot: Soiaetime ago Morris M. Green, an enterprising naturalist fomerly one of my aissociates, loaned me his splendid series of Buffon^s Natural Histoiy— the revised edition by Daubenton dated 1773-75. It consists of 17 quarto volumes, well illustrated, and in tte fine old original bindings. They are profusely annotated by some old natural- ist, the annotations carefully written on the flypages. On attanpting to return them, Morris Green wrote me to give them to some institution where they would be appreciated. So I phoned Dr. Wetmore and he sent for them and they are now in the National Musexxm Library. Perhaps you will send a brief note of acknowledg- ment to Morris M. Green, whose address is Ardmore, Pennsyl- vania, Very truly yours, H:S L l^ i'Pli!iSPPi""^^P"»- 496 It' ;i March 9. 1934 Mr. J. D. 3td«le San Baphel, Calif. Dear Sir: Thanks for your letter of April 2, epncerning ■y Ford Sedan. Am obliged for the application hlanlc for oarrent year and hare just filled the same and an inclosing it hereirith. I note that the amount ia $31.79 and that you are holding a refund for 90 cents, making the net amount $30.89, for which my check en Ihe Crocker Bank is inclosed herewith. Am starting back to California this week. Very truly yours . ^ .\w X ^' "^^'^ M:3 HJ t. >f li 497 fp t I » I; :l^' %t iji M 1^ April 12. 1934 Mr. N# W. Dorsey, Aocotihtant ^ithsonian Institution Washington, D#C# Dear Mr. Dorsey: Bnclosed please find vouchors for services of two stenographers, Mrs. Ruby B. Schofield, April 1-12, $40.00, and Miss Helen M* Kew««, April 1-7, $23^33, both at the rat$ of $100.00 a month. Please p^ these as usual ^from the Harriman Fund. I am leaving today for California. Very truly yours , M:S < n •i •f» A. f5 -..* ^ I I* i 8ei^ r April 22. 1934 i->- Lb Pine % er ref^on Dear Sir Thanks for voiir letter of karch 16. fardori my -o-ni delav in repiyin, tj > but i have been on the ^0 and now ar ^-> ik at Tr:v saF.in er headquarters in J alifprnia, as above 1 air >^ lad to have t>e photos yoJ sent of t>a little bear. appears to be S>^e eev s to have a very sharp nose ana in s 10"^ excellent heal th that i fear she will live to eniny -er ■Y\y esent quarters a' KA 'r lends for ir.anv oav s to ore But should she change "her Tr.iri; 4-T- proper treatment would beto — ^ u lit UD V^t belly al 1 the war and skin oat leaving t'-e bones o flesh; . Glean t^e SKin f t>e le.^^s in -place(after removirip; t'^e f all flesh an' fat . and rub in <,«! alt Then, alter a ie'^ near o - fold the sicin ana lav it" aside where t>e air r.sy rats, or do,f;S» Glean t^t skull, but take et at it— -out no cats (r'f ea t care not to cut off anv nart of it. TaKe I out all the Drains through t^^e ural hole whore i na usual Iv by reans oi a wire loop t ioins i^e back bone. This is aone D ed at the ena T i^JT ANY SALT UN THii.br.JLL, for salt eats the tender bones Just dry theskuH natura^ L - 1 -w" but ^(n i-1 TH^ 'Sm. And keei) it away Iroin dogs cats ana other evil disposec critters s^u T -• if a few davs--sa- a couple di weeks—wrap the dry tlie' skin in another paper, and then ij pape put the two in a ,-^uC. box and ship oy e i^r^' 't..tf rr n f'^icsf^Hii tn THfi at Sail Rafael. cnargei collect , acoressdu to me at ban iiaf ael , Calif. There is_ no eA^cei'^ Cifice'at Lap'unitas Drop .:e a lino J Lagonitf^ so Twill be on the lookout for 'it Very trul 't yours * ee^ 500 april S^, I'^M -y T«g«r La Fin'', Crf;f^/)n ear cii I'lianks :oT your Utter of Larch 16 iarclon et T v..,-!- i v^.trr- hpc Of t'ne ffo and now am oelay ir. replying, oat x >-.:.vc oce.. -; . ^-^ ., a^ rv siCTTAer ^^.^'^dqunrters i.n jaU.prD.ia, as Eoove. I a-: "laa to heve Vt p>ctce. yo-.; nent :>x t-e littU iJepr. S^-e >-.eer^s to ^av- a v'^rj s^arr. nose and aT^pear. to oe in ^ac> .xcel>nt >^caU> tMt I fear snc will liv^ to eajcy her --rsent nuart*-.r? ana friends for -antr ds^s to corie. i^ut s^oulu she chnngt Ver procer tref-t-ert v.'oa-Ld betc: on 4 4. .^ fve b«ll7 all the wav anu s'cin- oat, Icuyinp r^.,1? %e'-"''- s^rin rrall he.:> - • ,-nt . ana rac ;■ -•: t r en after a le-K hours, fold t^e siun and lay it a.p:de"v>;re t-^e air v.ay ^et at it-Dut no cats. ■"'^^hean't>'e*sk:in. tut take ..reat care not to cat off antr it of It. '^eh cat all, the .rain, t-ro^gi t'^e natural hcle w>ere,a 391ns t^-^e oao>. core. ihi= ^^- aoce usaall^ bv T-^eans 01 a vixro loop'.: "t,- re er,;. tender oonj-... Ja':t '^r" tic Dr.un nsl .--.-. ■ Dut NGl' THr. ^a.. Ane. keep it away irotii aop.s cats and other 'svil ilspoEoo critterb. in £ few davs--sa- a ooapio :r -seeks— wrap t.:t -jry skull ir peoe. ^ :" sxir i:: another paper, t t^-^en put t'^e t'-'v^o put t'^e two'. box ar§ ship by express. . 9-;=^ 5o-. ,.r , tc me ;^t yar. .laiael, uaiu. i'".,i. IS no 6XT5.-.. ......^af Lac--;unitas, '3rop :.x -■ ■ ua7;afat.., so I 'will "be on V (. looi:o.;.t icr it. V erv tT'i i April 22. 1934 Mr Lyon de Gamp Thendara, W. Y. Dear Lyon.- You put off writing just about 24 hours too lon^ and 1 fear it is now too late. bince I became ^'AN OLD kAI^» and suffered a failing of memory, I have lost track of the standards of the various reservations and parks, but the way the thing strikes rte is this: There is no area between the ?ireat Snftcies and Canada that Gompsres with the Adirondacks in natural features than If details are wanted, no one is better qualified yourselt to furnish them. ilizabet>^ joins in best. Is ever yours , Ijilirniimr-iirf • roa I t ■Vi U' ^4 14 1- r ■■ :i f*f,?^^"«J.S. 01 ark ^^'resno, Calif. "' Dear Sydney Ularkr ^Pril 22, 1934 1? Your kindly letter oi the lit. inst ,' . . "asfcmaton. reached us la.^ .. • ''- ^^^t . ,sent to ub last eveniiiP^. lie are back gf .'i-o>- ^t i t swsor. -,^o,n, f„. , <" ^ l»guni tas for tK, to sae ,7„„ ,n5 y„,- f^., "-J »op. ■i-a, .. ,i . : ""° -^"^ "° "'< '" 70.. ^r.sence is leU every time we t,«o v •I'T t>:e ffiorning i »n o«+i- California o. a r^.i, , ■ '^ ""'^ '"* "^ ^^"thern ^- d. , leio trip, sTia^l V-., . ^— - ^ny Dones tell r. fv,,, ^' ''°'' ^^^ ^-^^ L-^ r ere are no^ i^>-i^ 4. ^ ^'^-ore a>:ead. -^^-«^J to be manr Tn "^ '' ^^ils out, •'t'Jiy, ^j. J ^ith best to TTo:, all ^ve to ayd,^» ^' Lay, 1, 1934 James Uillard Sciiiilts 669 Sixtietli Street Oakland, California Dear Shalt z: Returning to Lagunitas last evening — in the rain-- we found in oar aQa.air.alated SsPfSSf^l jRWi5(^8?^ip!?^21 . So you are leaving for Lontana May 7f^ . He shall be here until that date and shall be ^laa to see vou any day o r \ . k "1 Cl.^ ■%\ toz mt0' April 22, 1934 ^rtsno, Calif. ^ i)ear Sydney Clark: Waslungto-, r,.oh.d us last .v.ning. ». «. b,ok at a„r »ld Lagonita. for th. to M. .ou .„a ,o„ ,„,!, .,„ ^„„^ ^^^_ ^^^ P^^ That w B1.SS your d.ar mother goes without sayxng. Her presence is felt every ti.. every time we pass her house. in the morning I'm setting out f«>. « *. California on a field trip s. n . '"^ y..r ae .. . . ^' ^^^^ ^*^« *° '^^k hard thi^ ^ " ""^ '^''^^ **il «^« there are not likeir to h more ahead. ^^ *° ^« »"any ¥ Kizabttfc calls out ^^ir^ ,,^ . k^ith best to jou all ? I May, 1, 1934 James Mllard Scliultz 669 Sixtieth Street Oakland, California Dear Shultz: Beturning to Lagunitas last evening—in the rain — we found in our accumulated feFf5if^lifff^8f^ip!?%. So you are leaving for Montana May 7th. «te shall be here until that date and shall be glad to see you any day, lours , J Retake of Preceding Frame 503 %>^ iii iSdw. H. 'irove Tif&ter Kagistrar K!».sMrr:tG/i, D.G. ^ ^ 9 Lay 6, 1934 Dear Sir: Arriving here after some field work in Sout'rern Ualifornia 1 find your letter enclosing bill of $15.75 for water supposed to have been used at my Washington house, 1919 Sixteenth street. Permit me to call attention to the fact that for about fifty years I have been engaged in 'iovermneRt field work in Ualifornia — iiiological ISarvey and Smithsonian Inst* rhis work has kept me in the far west during the suminer season, usually for six or seven months, during which t"he_hoaoe hac been closed jand tlyjjjjiter^jtarn^d^^ff . No water has been used oft the lawn, and in the house, only the small amount required by iirs kerriam and myseldln winter. Several years ago the liater liegistrar told re f^e bill he had sent was an error and that there was no char^^e against me. in view.of these facts, am I still liable for water not used? xiespectfully , % Cua4f^^ ttbi l.v "i 'i J 1 •' J- *^0c W 5, 1934 ^lih ^v horsey Accountant Dear Lr Dorsey: Enclosed i. :,. i^xpense Acooant for rronth of April a'l'ountinp to un*' at /4f ? t ^f^, to ,4U..63 (if I }iave added correctly) wMoh kxndly pay fro. the Harridan fona. Since arrxvinc; ,, California 1 have maJe onlv 0- Held trip. ,.t a. e.pect.n, to start off a,a. soon. It s cold here at La..anitas. but as an offset we have ^ad .ood rains ard t>~e country is beautiful. Very truly yours ^1 0. Hart kerriam Lagunitas, Calif. lipr lo ' 13 5 -12 12 12 12 12 12 -16 Account for April 1S34 atanpt envelopes, stamps, & pke postage cJtreet car & Taxi fares idith Dtrot^*rs, Cleaning Office Apr 1-12 Florence J (Vinson. n "^ „ i}. ^ovtna n ^^vc Boonville Herald to Acril IQ^'^mLr ? "/ ^oors P«nr> PP. W-? +• > Y ^^n iiS^Pl^'®^ <^ jieavor matter) renn .dn: Ket tiCHiet .msh^^anx^'rancisco Drawingroom.X-cianJj'ranGisco a574.0j h«1 f Meals en route naij. frn!^!'.'^^ ':^^-ica^o, >i 3an Francisco ot Cars & iaxis 7 J.L.^acnairrDead storage on Ford Car.bept 1933-Apr 7 1? r«^i? ?a;^;.^^'V^'' ^"'■^'^ lp.'asht*c 3.50-6il Chd 1.50 il tf i^; ^^ ^®f insurance Renewal of 1§33 784989) Not«^°? B«rkeley:Overhaaling car ilH) as per bill Notary 7ee for Non-use otf.58; License 1934 $3 K2^>*f ^«J 3-73; Hdlieht adjs{ 50-Uas 75. * Jerkeley-i,an Fran ret42; ot cars ^;Leica film Dan xiafael Ferrv,Car f self 75; lunch 75 iixpressage wash^-ban nafael on three Insured p>^s vocabularies, kans. and other n>anaeori^t« by^ S? Apress Agcy . . : \ . /. ^ oan 'jeronimo loter Co. ..ater("t>ill 4il2j 1/3* Allenos lYess Clipping? i.arch & April (indians) 17 18 20 20 20 23 ban^iafaei .-erry:Car ^ self75;otCars & Taxis 2.10 ;lch 35 1 85 2 20 1 60 5 00 2 00 160 60 37 00 11 00 1 55 1 50 24 25 31 79 17 36 0 0 50 4 98 1 50 22 63 4 00 7 04 3 70 ■■-T"- i \ '-^^smmmi mmm i cOS f If Ch!£ 1 ^1,^ April 23 aProan i^Tan. 24 :3kfst 1.00; 25 id ounta . -LOS An^^eles 18.75 i-bedrooni 5.46: sorter irorter 26- i^'are Los AnReles-Oceanside 1 sa Vallev ind 3. lunch 50 261dvllwild: Dinner, room, and breakfast , self c: asst 26 :/anta nosa valley indiar. 3; Uas 1.50; Vale tire 95 Pd Koopa Indian 'J^oman (vocab work) 27 i^are, Ooeanside-Los Ane:el^s, 1.70; oupper 1.00 Los Angeles Taxi 5o, i:!sdroom sleeper to 3an Fran .D^. 40 2S 3an ?ran, i^kist 1.00: Porter 25; I'axi 50;3t. oars20 F-d.SCi' $ 25 24 46 .70 2 95 3 50 7 67 5 45 3 00 2 70 .40 5 90 1,95 • •• 4 I r* « 'i I 1 I • '^' i# ft •U ; • ■ J rr * if ■ ■ VJ- i l« 4^ TO'' s^ Aiav B. 1934 Mr. C. Archer Kllis 161 'Jower Street St. Johns, Newfciindiand Dear frieiid ^^.llis: Your letter of Larch 30 forwarded from .ashirgton reac>ied me in iioat^ern Ualilornia where 1 ^^a^e bnen work- ing wit^ i^'iians. it >^ave me m,L^^h joy to hear ircin jm. 1 vvell re^e^fjcr t' c corripanions joa "ientior on oj.r trip fhro'i'^h t^* icf; to t^e Hocdej seals. If I liv^ ? h-ir!dreo ye^^s i ccald never forf-^et Ospt^.m title, ph-rticularlj oar return to St. Jo^n::: ^Ven >5d -racket oauk 3nQ Cort"^ en t^5 briu^^e, i^ajciifi^ the >6avil laien Troteas sal el v to V^e ';7'^arf . ar-u ^n '-^oar or J. '. .r \^ X, Then re filled t'-;ie bi^^ arr j^air ona ^ec??ivea t'^-e inuiti taae who csrie aboard to con^retalate hiin. vou have oeen stioklnr^ steadily to voar easi- ness as on^ioesr, 1 "^ave ra:?de severed shi i i 1 t"'^^ Vv??v of OGUU'oatlor. in l:i:i5 1 -avo o^-) t^p rrr-jtice of mecioins and sar^arv In nrrt^nrn Nf^^ Yor^: to acce^'^ s =-ov^rr/-ert position in uasfurf^ton^ v/'^ere 1 Pttablisheci a h\ir^^.u o" Ornithology unoer the "Jeoartrnent of A^ricult'ire. i -oon -1 DAE -2- kav 8, 1934 had its najTje changed to the LI. S. Biolo^-^^ical Survey, of which I remained chief for 25 years. During this period J condacted explorations in the aest, collectin.;^^ speci- mens of animals and plants and napoing the areas inhabited hv each.* In 1910 i resip^ned fror the 'Je"oartTr.ent of Agri- culture to accent an independent position under the Smith- sonian institution, established under a special fund pro- vided by the late £. H. Marriman, for my worl: in ie Indian tribes o^ t>^e far viest, particularly in Ualilornia and Nevada, and have es- tablished a stummer "^ orre at a little plcice oallcd La-u-itao in t^e forests of redwood, rr/aarone nnd oaic in the coast repion nort> of San Pr-^ncisco^-fron' 7Fh;o>: i aiii now writing- During all these yearr. 1 "^ave had a pleasant rerander ox vou in f^e s^a^e of b set of iiusk-ox horns from Lady Franklin x3ay ivhich vou were generous enough to gtve me in 1083.' 'r^?j '*'ave been aarr.ired by many. i >^ave no nons bat ^ave two ^^appily r.srried daa:^^hters with families, one living in i3oston, the ot>er near ar on San Francisco ii^ay. While we ^r^. of about the sair.e a?,e , i see by your ex- cel 1 ent'handwritim^ that your hand is rraich steaoier than mine, lour good letter calls jt^ riany pleasant rerr:ories. TKit^ kindest ref^ards , 508 ^ 1 = r Lay 9, 1934 ;J ier LTTons l^'alls. New York Dear Clarence Fisher: Your le-tter of iwarch 26 awaited uv ?^: rival here at La^nnitas. I did not Gcrre from Viashington directly >^ere, tut went to Southern California w^ere i die same work vjitT-^ two tribes of iniians before turnin-^ nort> to ny filLTjner "-one "^.are at Lar,^rAt9B • Uon^ratiilation^ on vour son's vveddin^-^. As to t'he proposed Uab i^ear law: After scanning f^e various opinions you inclosed i see not so v^ixch as Ve s>ado7/ of a reason for ohan.^ing ny opinion on V^e sub- ject. 'Of coarse, I adnit t>^at once in a lifetime socie Vunter oas t'he luck to run across a beards oen wit>^ a chance to ;ct t^:G cabs, but V^is is so rare an evsnt that its effect on tie bear popalatior. is not^l i -^^ible . i note t^^at some of t>^e persons quoteo speaic oi Ji year old Gub'-^', 1 ' ao no reference tJt'-ese ojt orl v to v^'ircr cabs, and even if the year old ones were incladea >ow msnv oi t>ess did voa or any of your friends ever coce across in V-e forest V To rj rrdnd, le?,isl3tion for tVe protection, of beer cabs migT^t be classed wit^' corrospondin^ lec^islatien for the control oi shootm^^ of 'Vlt^ best wishes to you all ars Very truly yours, I f kaj 9, 1934 Mr. Glen lore jistes f«rlc, Colorado fcy dear Sir: Your letter reac'f^eJ me on my recent return from work with Indians in boat>'ern Ualifornia. 1 am an old man, nearly 30, and it's oat ni t ■ e qaes- tion for me to attempt to answer your inquiries aoout bears. As to f^e grizzly population of tVe dniteu btates and Alaska, would say that estimates of this kind are the ni3rei:t guesswork and to my mind are m/isleading and reprehensible — for there are no facts on W^^ich t^ ey m.ay be based. iou ask for a list of my publications. As 1 have pub- lis'nea r^ore t>an Wn papers this is too big a iob for me to undertake . ^.e-rettinp, my inability to Velp you out, Verv truly vours , 5'iO \ *' <; f :■■' 1 w% » lil! |4» Mr id l): ft f '.;• ^>o«^i ^ay 10, 1934 |r. (T)r. or Frof. ) Lalcolm D Eel cut Oolle.^e ■ ■Beloit, V.isGo'nsin jrode Bear iir. Brods; T>am:s i-or your cordial lett.r tT.at awa.te.J .,v >-et..-n fron recnt work wit^ Indians .n ^oat^ern U.Hfor.^a. anoxont article on i^iolo^y m^Our Jolie.^s. ,.e ^^axr/ trouble ..vu^ t^e classes in ..Biology-, in .ost of oar coll- eges IS t>-3t the teachers know notvia. or li^t- .^- ^ . ^u^^ ui little 01 f V a <" - ural iiistorv. oouc oi' t>er kno* f>.^ t'e uncominon oirdf--h f i-^.. ^ , ^ir... Out how T5;any know anTt>an,^ st ail about rnemals an] reptiles", it'c -.„^. f^v . , _ , -^^^^ ^°^ "' "-'a^' to teach w^at ^-e doesn't kicw' nanirals of t^e vvest coast the La on the birds anc smll country I spent sorne ti^e ivi^-h ^■a>^ Indians, of Keah i.ay. near t>e niout^ of the b trait of j^';^pG iy-^„-i- - . '^■^'^- '"''^^^^'^ i beca.,e interested in iv, indian-s knowledge anc curious ideas abo.f « iuc^n^ aoout some ot t^'e I { 4 I i I •J" i^ if kDB -xuy iv^ , it^d4 and later in t>e Indians t'^err.selves--becajiie dominant, and has remained so to t>e present time. T>ias tlie transition of major interests from Nataral History to x^thnology were natural and easy. But tVe fi-eld was too bi=;, for which reason my work became limited to ualifornia and bordering parts of Ure'^on and Nevada, i'his interest in Indians increased until it came to usurp what i had previously considered rny life work--maiTijr.als and birds. Last ve^r i had succeeded in obtaining fairly corcplete vocabularies, including t>>e nar.es of roairffials , birds, rep- tiles, and Gc;rjr:on plants, in tT-e lan-ua,^es and dialects of about 150 tribes and their subdivisions. This year i ar. hoT5in?^ to check and amplify t>^ep.e vocabularies, including the lists of snimal and plant names. H>^.ile in the field n^ost of t^-e tirre, -y hoir.e-base for about half of each year during the last 20 or n.ore years hBS been here at Lagunitas (about 25 tr'iles north of ban Francisco) where krs . LerriaT and I would oe very glad to see vou if you chance to be in t^is region. kiit"^ kin-lest re>^ards. Very truly yoiirs , Ai v^ I i y 514 •r ■i «^ H ■ M V I .1, M .11 lA' ii i ii Lay. 10, 1934 kr. John ii. Lewis Ariel ia Goiirt House Virp^inia Dear Mr. Lewis: On returnim^ to mj suimner place here at Las^untas after some work wit>: Indians in oout'-'ern Ualifornia, i was T)l eased to find your letter of tare"'- 11. 1 re^^ember you as one of our field collectors i^ t>^e i^iolo.^ical burvey about 50 years s.^^o and am pleased to "hear froin you and to know t>at you have oeen so succesf fal in raisini^ a family and continuin*^ your interest in natural history, lou certainly had a good teacher w^-en unaer Dr. A. A. Allen of Cornell. vour vocation for so many years aw in Ai^ricaltural Extension work must ^-ave been a real help to aavanced students and young farmers. 1 aiD still acutely interestea in several branches of zoology and ootany/out for many years >ave worked mainly s wit>^ California Indians. liii^ best wishes , Ver7 trulv vours. *^'V/V, ^•t fl i f H 1 1 Lay 10, 1934 Llr. Thomas R. Hanna Martinez^ California Dear kr. Hanna: Your letter of April 3 reached me on my return from field work among some of the Indians of ISout^^ern Califor- nia. 1 am very .^lad to hear from you— glad also to know of TOur discovery of t^e new trout from i^ish Lake Valley. Vihet>er or not t>^e National ueographic Lagazine would be interested in the article you suggest is beyond my ken, as 1 have not oeen on the editorial staff of the magazine for m.any years, i suggest that you address the iiditor at Washington, D. C. It is good to know t>!at ^anda approves the plan of embalming her iat>^er's journals and manuscripts in the Congressional Library, it might be well to have this un- derstood during the lifetime of the present Ubrarian of Congress, Dr. Heroert futnam. lie is much pleased wit>^ t'^e prospect. i3ut we have no idea who his successor may be. Permit me to say %e too^' to your feelings as to t>^e '^ Democratic New Deal. V^ith kindest re.^ards to .mnda ana t^^e rest of your good famalv, verv truly yours , .„i. ' '4 I t I U t »1 ri f * I : ii! ,1 ? Bra i^y 10, 1934 idwara Dmnj a Uommny b''4 oacraniento -Street oan i'rancisco, Ualif. • 5ear Sir: Please send me if you have them, with bUl fpr saine two GODies each of the foil ^jreological biirvey: 3an Gforj^onio 3an Jacinto owing nuadrangles of the U. b iiamona Oajramaca Indic 3T)eci^l very truiv voarg > X- V f r I Mav 10, 1934 Lrs. Alice Schenck Hicks 429 £. Padre Street Santa Barbara, Ualifornia Dear Mrs. Hicks: Thanks for your kindly letter of April 27, winich reached me on my return from a recent field trip among the Indians of oout>^ern Ualifornia. Your uncle, Charles it. Knight, lon^^ ago attained highest rank as a painter of mammals and reureator, as well as painter, of t^^e monsters of the past. Lrs. Merriam and I have known and admired him for years, and Tie and his wife have often been at oar Washington T-ome. Twenty years or more ago i built a sumjner home here among the redwoods of Lagunit^.s, which ^as been and still is ny home-base for field work in California. Ly sister, Lrs. Yernon Bailey, with her husband. started iiast a s>iort time ago to attend the meeting of the Llammsl Society in fiew York--an org::nization of whicT^ Vernon Bailey happens to be President. In case i am in the danta Baroara region before the first of June, it will give m.e much pleasure to call on Similarly, we should be very glad to see you at our you. sttmraer homie al Lagunitas. Viith best wishes, Very truly yours , 515 i ll' VfJl \l ii :^f i Snr»fr. ^> '^'=111. Sure rO'T+cc' ^^^^ta ,-iosa^ OaIii\ ^^"^"^- Dear n^riards: ^ h-vo bad news to t-11 r... t. -* ^^ -^ t^e inside wo-k^ n*- t'-^t your ^i,ta,e.^ ^M, ,,, '^^ '-^^'^'^^^ «« i.t. ,10 net come out well abou^ ^>is „,+ ,.^^ ^ Oil. 2 3ff,, sorry - -n visit you attain K^fv.. , 51"" J '5. and will trv f. . f^avinfi uaji^' LTV to <7«f rr,^^^^ _l . >. . .- May 28, 19:^4 or^Js. and will trv f. . ■ trv to <79t annn ^1 i -■'. t>iis safie -ail i or.. ,.^,. ested P)i ^i„3..^, . •' ^■■"'>' '^on ,viii be infer ^i^^iory^ j,v, ,;, , - ' ''' ''"'^^^^^^ the neweo...- ^•oeiv.c' oy t^. ^,,n ..-o .,.. , , "^ " ^^^^^^^ '^^H not be P^^ter .. tH.t it ,3 to^J" ^.^ "' '"'^^ '^^«'' ^^^' ^'n -.e tanc^ i, C;on,:re.s. " ' ^^^aii^m, ^ove>-n.:ent «.sis- •iince j eavi'^^7 •n--. ,>• '- -» ."'-' Tuars: , ?,«>, ■• ^'^ -eve hsc •• — -, 1 ■ *•'-:- E to you a"'! q.„^ T, . l*ter Of. • '-'^ ^opin^ tg ' -a. Qays oi ri i.^ Verv t 4{ Mr. R. u. horsey Accountant, Dmithsonian institution ♦iiashington, D. U. D«ar kr. Dorsey: r T>>anks for your memorandum and enclosures dated May 14. Will attend to t>>e Leica film item in next ac- count. T"here are several makes of f^ese film.s varyincr materially in price, so i left the amount blank, ex- pectin.^ to look up the price of t>-flt particul.^r batch — and then forgot it. ll«ve recently returned from a successful trip amona the few remiaining Indians of the Ciw'ist Kegion between here and oanta iiaruara. liith best wishes V erv truly yours i.y m > I i ,1 / 519 6' i. -•f M 4. I P ^1. [f '4, tay "^1, 1934 Mr. Hart iihaltz I'acson, Arizona (Box 1173J Dear Hart tJhultz: WTien your father was hera the early part of t^-is ronth he asked ne to write you at I'ucson, which I promised to do. But I left on a fiald trip for Southern California fron, which 1 >'aT« only recently returned— hence the delay. It was good to learn of your success as nn artist and 1 hope at soBie tine to see some of your work. Xour father ana L have known each other for -ore than half a century. Once we met on t^t shore of roarth Lake in the Adirondacka, when 1 was carrying a cub black bear i bad killed on a nearby mountain, lour father had killed several panthers but no bear, and felt quite indignant that 1 sVoald have killtd one. l pointed out that this was merely a little cub. Ut replied that '|jhat ma^^ that iLwas ^f«iAlL.JlLi tame and he had never killed one. a Wow w« are both old men and have had varied and ver^ different experiences. •Kith best wishes for your continued success, /ery truly yours. W %' 0£a % m '^K?' June 4, 1934 jt'yi 1^^ "I' ^ ^^ • -^. it » Dorsey -accountant, :iiPil^^soni«r i .,.-»- -i- ^- * "'^.shi.nrton, D. (j/ -^^^^t i tuti on h, c-Ai-.n^e voachr-r ic-r tVs lon+v- T^e last item, ov/enso/^'s ^iH nf M.72 ^'.r v>v.f , - " . cii . .u xeoB.*^^^-'^ O0/T18E Oacif On t-.e field trip of My 16 to .ay 21 inolusiv.^ r ^^3 acco-Tiparied by an assistant, E^roicf Swentor,. D.jrjnj tMs^ trip we had liree fl^t tires th^^f hac to be v.Icanired TMs nean. that i.y tires an. tabee ,^:re all old, f.r'.>,'.v • reason 1 expect to rurc>are -t Imr-^^t ^vo -^^^ «.n. . ^ — . ^ .,. L lei-tst w\. u t/e\\ ones during t^e next few da\rs. ^>>enkP for promptness in sending l^^t c^fch. Wit>i best wis-es, Very truly yomr s i 1 Mav 4 ' 5 10 13 14 15 17 13 19 20 0. Hart Lerriam La^'initas. Ualif. i } ± lanuh *60 75:iano?,75 Saasalito-San ^'r.^'erry ret •25;bt .cars .30;lanch.70 ban i^'rancisGo, breakfast .7d Hotel fickwick:, room ban Kafael: Stationery ban i(aiael--berkelGy i^'erry, car & self. 35 Berkeley -ban h'^faei l«'errj{ret jcar -i sel bausalito i^'erry to b.f .lD;Dt .uars.20;lancl:i^dinner Hotel rickcwick', room 2.50 M riet . from 6¥ to bausalito for car «15;bfi:?t on ooat.75 bausalito: Uar storage and rer^eir fan strax) aoloen ^iate i^'erry car & bell tobF;60;btf€tre6t'Jars ,30 Uilrov lanch,?elt ± arst. 1.27;r.ing -Jity ,10g.al^as.l .45 Atascaaero Inn, dinner, self c: assnf. Atsscadero Inn, rooi:. , self J: assnt. iitascadero, 5 r^als pas, 73; oil .31; vale iin rcate, bkfst. i liinct:, ?elf '^ assnt. • ban Luis Obispo, lotel inn, dinner sslt 'i'oro Creek Indians rJoe Dylon 2.00; woman ban Luis Obispo, kotel inn, room , f . , liotel Inn, bkfst. self X- asst 1 . ;bantaLaria 4 .^,as.53; Tunc^r .60 . banta Ynez: Uhumash womai,ClRr^-iranoa ./occb. Santa Yner: Ohuifi^^h woran^^i ;Tirl lancli lath & 19t>- 3 .50 banta 1lC2. .another tire valcanir.6d ! 1J25 75 tire .50 : as^nt. I.OJ ^0 90 U5 1^0 U75 1^ IDO 90 1^4 3pO ISO :i)0 3^0 Si8 3?5 "il>0 75 *^^'Vrv„^->-.«>' I ■| 4 ¥? '. 3-' ^f » ^'H i (Cj. ■1' ft y- * m jyiay 23 21 22 30 Mi^ttei's rpvern r:om533ieals»Di^n6rka;/ 13--j3kist Lsv 20 v! Anof^'er tire Talcanized .50- ^iavJota 7 Fels j^bs I .OP. ■ Ventura 4 >'als -^as .53'oil .31 ; tire repair,Df> Lebec, lunob for '2|1 .Id^hakersf ield 8 l^ls ;^8S 1.08; [ .'Trasno: oupper i or 2^1.60 "Fresno Hotel, roo^, self & asst . "^^^ Breaiiiast KIO; car storage ^50 il'resnoru'hell U.7b;i:jt 0?-rj.'30 V 4C- 45 30 3 i 2 2 50 38 56 00 3 72 167 54 One "hundred and sixty-seven sixty-f oar 167.64 i>«¥ a 'May 4*^ 14 15 I V ->- t . SanAii8*XaM: Q i;ali gas Edw. l^mqr: 6 Jtitps ' Murirt MwrtiBtlli: 3i days StMOf? & tj^Bg # 3.30 ■' % 1 Oil' " miJr € ii aai ei gh ty ♦^hty tw .^**4j,^m e I r • Jane 4, 1934 t Mr. Bdward H. Grove Viater .:egistrar, D. 0. Dear ;Sir: Renlvmp to voar letter of Lay 13 woitld state that I returned to Wasl^in-ten last fall on tloveir.ber 6, on whi^h date presara'DlT t^^e water was tjrned on in my T^ouse. In ffiv letters to your office 1 ^-^ave generally mad tte statement tV^at 1 did not expect tc return to washing- ton until, late xn October, cut as a matter of fact 1 do not -en-'relly return until sometime in early KcveKber. I't is manv vears since water >as been used on r,y la.vn, the only water being that required by niy wife and Fxyself for house use. ioar predecessor m f'-e water office several years age agreed t>.at it was manifcstl'^ unfair to charge water rent during the period in which t>e house was closed. • .L ^ . ,v. .m T "lill send check for the On receipt oi yoar Jili i -^^^ -«^'^ amount you state to oe due. nespectfall^^. x% i/' « »- ^2 ^ f^r "^ F^2 f f' jtu:i 21 on )ijin^ 1 i^^ttei's i:rY&rn,r:onic:i:ieaiS"Di ^ nei^^cij/ 13-i3kist La? Anof^-er tire yalcanizea .50; ^iavj. ota 7 F?.ls_^as 1 )/«ntura 4 -'als -;ao .53;oil .31 ; tire repair. d5 Letec . tunc?' :^or '2|1 Advbakersi'ield d ^^alc ^'^es 7i • i— -^ V 38 \/ v.* *- Zb \ 56 00 N/ 3 ■?£ One '^iindrsd ??nd pixtr-seren sixtr-f o:jr 167.64 ¥. ^^■■ 5^ 4.-5 14 14 15 Sansalito: :jar stor^ '^ ' Jan^nsftlmo: 5 ^^Is ra^ ^^an Jaf ael : 7 -^^gl b c7as Ldw. Denny: 6 ii^aps Lariel Lartipelli: 3i d?ivs ^teno^^ typinp^ ^ 3.50 .Mtii'.c fljicaichtv fiv6 eighty two 1 67 54 V 1 12 78 09 25 ' ./ It Jane 4, 19:-'4 ^1 irr M p, tr «»?T, n P T « Mr. Mward K. Qrove ^ ..attr .:e--istr9r, J. o. Dear .-Sir: BeplyiriR to your letter of Lay 13 Tiould state that I returned to wrsF^in-tcn Ifist tVnll on ricveroer 6, on ^\^^ date preEar.aG> f^e water ^as tarnsd op in n;y >oase. In ffiv letters to your ollice 1 ^-3ve generally mad'; the statement t>::at i 3id not expert tc return to .ashin-- ton untJJ.. late in Cctocer, cut as a ii;atter oi fact 1 do not -,en«relly return until son;eti:r.e m early it is Tranv vears since water i^^?. been ared oh niy la.,vn, the only water being that required by niy wife and myself for ^'oar.e use. Your predecessor in t^e water olfice several years a.-o a.^rcec! t'-nt it was r.ani fcetl'- aniair tc charge water x-i • ^;; ; 1-1 n-T i r»V tv*» "^^ousG vVa- closed. rent .P>rinf: t^-e perioa m vwicn i e ..uat). v*^ ■ ^ -y^ ;ii \ '"\11 send check for the On receipt oi year Jiii i -^^^ ^""^ amount you r.t^.te to oe due. xies pec t fuller, 1^ ^\ ■ .mimt.mymm»^mWim$H>HI'^ Retake of Preceding Frame »' ,< i- f f If ^B^ f- J — , Jtine 4, 1934 ^f,' |ric H. Swenson ^119t Shattack Avenue Berkeley, (Jalifornia Dear Sir: Enclosed is my check for ?8.72 in payment of accom- panying^ biU for photographic work 'during April anu i.au! T>.e camera was found to be badly out of order and ' w« repaired toy .pi,,,,, ^ 3,^^^^ ^,. ^^^ ,,^^^^.^^^^^ Very truly yours, C -4_. ■- -— > ft i* I rj •-;%> A if '^ SB 527 > ii i ft. If If ^ June 5, 1934 ^li^-i '^^v horsey Accountant bmi thsonian institution Ma?hington, D. (j. Dear Air Dorseyr ' Enclosed is my expensa voucher for the month '.f tiay, amounting to $185,82, which kindly pay from the Harrimah Fund as usual . The voucher for Swenson's bill for photograph developing and printing has not arrived but will be sent in ,11 day or two. Onthe last field trip (i.ay 16-21) I was accomr)anied by my new assistant. Harold Swanton. During this trip w. had THREE Hat tires that had to be vulcanised. This'.eans t^at my tires and tubes are old and untrustworthy, for wh^ch reason 1 expect to purchase at least two new ones next ti...' 1,^0 to the city. Thanks LOT promptness in sending last ch^ck. f With best wishes. \ ^^^ V~ ^ I $ Very truly yours, w r \\^ '^-tLx fk , B k f-^-jt* ^ v-Sk-^-v-c.r !r^x ^vg^.vs,v_ ; 1 ' ^. f i 1 ) ^ » f > ' ' i P Ii i f k I June 9, 1934 Mr. Bmt« M. Bail«7 tlnlTtrsity of Mioliigut iBB irbor, MioUgan, u. 3. 1. 1>««r Mr. Bailoy: In Moerdano* with your r«c[ae8t, i an sending yott iMrewitb « £•« of tlio soparatos of 017 puJblioa> tioBS. fhWM ara all i hmjppvi to bar* Itere in Ualifania. if ▼« will frits Ht alMJUt ths end of the yaar, addraaslBg ■• ait 1919-16tlt atreot, iiasliington, X slwll bo glad to send 70a a nimber of others. 11 tb boat wishoa, ¥ery truly yours. i cS? i^ ^ r; •' it- ■I I '11 \ I W. i .. June 5, 1934 ^^5"' • W.Dorsey Accountant bmichsonian Institution i'e city. Thanks for promptness in sending laet ch«ck. P ^ W-(^ §^v ^-i.B-k I With best wishes. Very truly yours, / S i i I j t June 9, 1934 Mr. Bmt* M. Bail«7 UniTtrtity of Jtiohigan Abb Arbor, MioMgaB, u. 3. A. Ooar Mr. Bailoy: In aoeordano* with joar reqaost , i an sending yoa bortvitli b £o« of the stpBTBtoe of 117 poblioa- tioBS. fboBO aro all i bmrpoB to h&f Iwre in Ualifonda. if y«i will mrite at about tls end »f the year, addressiBR ■• «t 1919-16tli btreet, iashiogton, i slnll b« glmd to sond you a manber of otliors. iitli bout wislioo, ¥ery trulj yours. Retake of Preceding Frame i ■• « '.■ I < t « .1' \ June a, 1934 ^Mz Sin: l»di7 I m stftding Jfa by txpr«" . pr«P»id and in- •urtd, wf L«iM o«a«r» f«r repairs. I liaTe teken it twice te year Saa Fraaeisoe agents, Spindler & Saappe, but \\9f tare aat raaedied tlie treoble. Is ««M oiiii. w apsaiag the owera, the film steata apt aid af aaoraa la rained. Lately i find the wlsAm %t t%a •yliadrlaal fila oantainer epen and the iiumti fiiB rataai te OTMiBWtioa it appears that the M« fy—a ayliadar vltiali aeataiaad the film baa been raplaaad by asa af tha aid BMttTl Und . i destreyed all af tliaaa last year aad replapad them by the new greered kiad. Dariag the paat manth er six waeb 1 have taken folly a hoadred ezpesuraa ef Indians ef little kaewn tribea, fren all af whioh 1 hare Atl SifiUid A fiiiieU j|^ulilgSUll"tae disoearsging te be longer centinaed. The travsl and expense ef these recent risits te distaat iadians has east me maeh mare than $150, and I hare net a aingle pietora te shew fer it. fleaaa pat the camera in perfect oenditien and re> tarn te me iasored. My Fest Office address is Lagunitas, Harin Geanty, Ualifarnia; Jtxpreaa address; San Hafael, Califeraia. very truly years. ■•^"A^.'V**'.^ 528 /, i i •1^ fl if s : uf \ Wi 4 f if? f h 5 ■-* # esa Jane S2, 1934 Mr. John M* Olney a hat tack at Uarlton i5erkeley, Gal if. Dear bir: ihe lower part of the bill given me for work tf . A. O ^r * 1 on my irord sedan, June 16,;v.is so obscured that it does not state clearly the total amount. i regret to trouble you, but since this is a goYernment account, i shall be obliged if you will make the bottom part a little plainer. very truly yours. l \ ft- i Irv 4*; June 22, 1934 Hon. Jola collier Cmaaissioner of Indian Affairs tl( ashing ton, 0. ^j . Bear Mr. Collier: Have just returned from a trip among the Indians of bouthwestern California, borne of these are women, one at least very old and poor, they have no visible meajis of support, for which reason 1 took them some loaves of bread and ot!)er supplies, fhey live down in the bottom of foro uanyon, a mean place to get at because of the steepness of the mountain slope and narrowness of the ^ road. the accumulated mail tells me that the Indian J5ill has passed. Should be very glad if you could send me a few copies in its final form. Hope you succeeded in carrying the most important features of year new legislation. with best wishes. Very truly yours. // {f S£< ; ^A.i»0 ■1 I f ■f \ } i , -f I Si"nS!-uffi};JS.*"'" June 22. 1934 ^••r friend*: aiitt. Titii^ yott on May 28 1 ia„ btB w^Un^ iit -iou. parte of tU state, ^.ora l-^^. , ^J^ 0.T the na^atiraa l took of your fa^iy. ^ ^j, ,^ bottom part wag eat off, tha rast of thm ,»i«* «««^ .. . , • '^^ *" "• Pietoraa vara a^ good that 1 aant th«a to a photographer f„ «a«,j,.«t « sat of tha. tc you herewith «d thiak you .Ul b. «Ud to h«Ta thaa. ia apif of tha faot that tha feet .,• oat off, i *«re seat to iaahiagtoa for eopiea of the £67 iadiaa Bill as masad a f«« <).^ ^ IMaaa a im days ago..ahax» they arrii*. i will sand one to yoa. with beat wishes to yoa all, Very trulj years , u.. 55;' JuM 22, 1934 UTm trie a. i:^w6]i8on 2119f 5liattii€k Av^xuie fi#rk«l«y^ Ualifornia 9«ar IfTe Swensmi: Tlianks for tbe two batches of photographs ro- €oiTod — the saall ones that came yesterday and the e&largaamits of the uahuilla iiemadas that arrived thma n>niiBg. 1 SK glad to Bmj that they are so Tery much hatter tiaok the former lot, bat you hsTO forgotten tve things: 1 • fbat ift tuS case ^f unimportant foreground 1 prefer to tmt the foreground so the picture will be narrower, i ha?e no objection to narrow picturese 2. 1 spoke also about the borders, remarking that 1 dislike such narrow borders, i thought you noted this, but in the present batch the borders are }ust as bad wm the others, Mith the same size paper it will be easy enough to leave a little wider mar- gin. I am enclosing 23 of the prints received yester* yesterday. Tou have the negatives. Flease make 4 en- largements aTOh. {usual size) of these —making 92 in all Very truly yours. H~'■ *r W sj W '-f June 25, 1934 »J, H. H. Httman maooliope iSaskatehewan, Canada Dear Mr. Pittnan: Returning from a field trip i find yoor letter of June 7 airaiting attention. th'S four photographs you enclosed, two of a red squirr.el and tfo of a flying squirrel, are interesting. One oi' the flyiog squirrel i am glad to keep; the others are returned herewith. 'ihe price for the flying squirrel, ^.00, is en- closed "herewith. With bsst wishes. Very truly yours. • .^H :\ n i n ,1 *.■ il !f{ I ft t r n u !(*; !]] 0 a . u June 27, 1934 Mr. Alfred iSly 70 Hne atraet New lork Uity Dear ilr. aly: iour letter of June 22, forwarded from Washington, reached me this morning* in reply to your inquiry would say that the name you '^«, "Spnora 3ri2Bly", would seem to coTer geTeral quite distinct species from the desert region of the soathwest- species inhabiting isolated mountains or mountain ridses surroimdsd by broad areas of arid desert not.farorfd by bears . i^«8,JK>r,riaett»> the species originally described by Professor iJaird in the ii^ific Kailroad xieporte in 1857, came from the Uoppermines of southwest em Hew Mexico. Ur8U6£elBon^, described by me in 1914, came from k;oloiua uarcia. Chihuahua, arsus texenjis inhabited the isolated iJavis mountains in western i'exas. iuTiich of these several species you refer to as the "Sonera Grizzly" would be hard to say. 1 am now an old man, nearly 80, and hate not been working on bears for some years, ij'or this reason please forgive me for not replying to your inquiry as to where specimens of any of these may be obtained. very truly yours. t % ^ June 27, 1934 Mr. Otto tJ. ^i»$^«.„i, "ttioaster, ualifotnia . / . P^ in regard to the so-called Indian Play» * ,. f« be staged near Lancaster on the even- ■TTlO V'ri"?^^ Arrowlto be stage« n -u 4^4*.«o -sttcli as i ha^« attenaea lo^ ^«*^j j celebratioas — ^^^^ »• ^ ^ ^v -v „rloa. ,«t. .f tM .tat-obtaining th.r.fro. Buoh ,,!««. «.rtr.p.l.gi«1 ia£om.tion. line of work. Again thanking yoa. Very truly yours. ,t 1. b H d r J/ i* si ii \ -11 MM -8l^ 54 «ni July 2, 1934 Mr a«org« Hi. Vliite i^id«Bt national Aatropolitaa Jiank WatUagtttA. D,(i, Dtar Jtr iliita: £nelo«ad is s^ qlieok on th* Urocker national Hmjt ft Smu AraoHMo for xwe hundrdd dollars, wbioh kindly #ap«s4t toiqr Mcoant io the National Metropol- itan naftk of Waahii^ton, D.C. Iltb kind rogards. Vary truly yours Sl^^ July 2, 1934 Mr H, W. Dorsty Acooantant Smifhsonian Institution Wasliington, D.C. Dear Mr Dor«ey: Snolosad is my expanse account for tlm nontli of Juae, 1984, aMunting to ^17.83, which kindly pay m usual from the Marriman rund* During the month, among other things, made at least three trips oyer the Atascadero Mts and down the steep* eat slioot to the bottom of the deep and narrow tore Uanyen that were ever Biade by even a well -experienced i«'ord car. Had to stop each time in Atascadero uanyon to pick up an Xwdian voBan to translate back and forth my work with the old roro Greek woman, and then take her home again across a deep precipitous gorge. viot lots of good material. As ever yours. 1 • *., i 4 ' *i rJ^il T*-'^ ^ »>■;«-♦ Q. MET M£SRIAM I ay 31 J ane 6 6<5c7 10 la 13 14 LAGUWITAS, UALIFOKNII s 111 en's Pr«ss Ulippings for May (Pd» June 8> i>a& l&salmo: 5 gals gas ban AnselffiO: 7 gals gas ^aa Fran Ifarry, car, self & asst., ret. fire berrice Uo.,2 Firestone !i*ires & fubea 'iire ber^ice Co., 4 rube iYotectors for tires H* S. Crocker Uo: Stationery San i^an. Hotel Ir^iokwiok, room ;ian /ran Meals, 2 days, self & asst. San Pran Right imrking.50; JUay lurking .25 iiicluQond i?*arry, self & aesti car iierkslsy^ grsasiDf^ carla Swanton, iia , JSric bwenson, rtioto work Jane 11-^ 1 1 4 4 2 1 3 4 1 5 4 2 1 2 14 75 00 00 00 14 00 16 00 10 50 00 83 50 66 86 66 27.78 Three Imadred, serenteen JSighty three i "4 i /* * ? sj^- i I Qlj La^ • lo; r 3 V '. Kf K iff ii. ^'k. * rr nl ^an Francisco. ualifoJniJ'''' iiear ijirr i shall be gr.atly obliff.d if kindly sand »• th. market v. 1 *"' '''' instant, of the fallowing ^ -lexiowing securities. ^«ry truly yours 'i : [ ~v. '«nta i^osa yalloj, South- ern Ualifornia. but am not sure of thoir correct addroas. Simal cases have often bothored ms and recar from tiae to time. Congratulations on your INBims at WORK. most interesting and I'm sure helpful also. Very truly yours. It is »/ ■^ PERIODICALS TAKEi: IN OFFICE I'^SH-F S-^0^ THE CTPRELET Old Capitol Bldg. , Oljinpia, V/ashn. THE AUK Lancaster , Pa. THE CONDOR Buene Park, Calif. BULLETIN: N.Y.ZOOL. SOC. 101 Park /ve. . N.Y.C. BULLETIN: ZOOL. SOC. PHIL/>rEI.PFI/» Philadelphia, Pa. PPOC. ZOOL. SOC. LONDON London. NATURAL HISTORY Journal, I^Juseum Nat. Hist. , N.Y.C. BIRD-LOP£ Harrisburg, Pa. S/VE-THE-REWOOD-LEAGUE Berkeley, Calif. JOURNAL W/SH". ACAD. SCI. 450 Ahnnip St. Menasha, Wis. PBGC. NAT. ACADEI'Y SCIENCES Waah'^'- D.C. .mjSEU]-,? NOTES F1^3taff, Ariz. JOURNAL HEPEDITY American Genetic Assn. , Wash"- D. C. . NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TAG/ZINE Wash-- D. C. TRANS. SAN DIEGO SOC.NATURA.L HISTORY SIERRA CLUB BULLETIN San Diego, Calif. 220 Buah St., San Francisco , Calif. NATURE K/GAZINE 1214 16th Street, Washi. D.C. FIELD AND STREAM 578 Madison Avenue, N.Y.C. AMERICAN GA>^ Investment Bldg. , WashiD.C. OUTDOOR LIFE 381 Fourth Ave. . N.Y.C. JOURNAL OF MAIMALOGY • THE SCIENTIFIC TXNTHLY * THE LITERARY DIGEST AIIERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST 450 Ahnaip St. , Menasha, Wis. INDIANS AT WORK Com. of Indian Affairs, WashlD.C. THE TOTBf BOARD Seton Village, Santa Fe,New Mex. AMERICAN FORESTS 1713 K St. , Wash^ D.C. ^ N ■ -s * * I' •k i it 4 W 551 ■»»■ w. juit 4. 1934 B«r U.i. Upp.: j„.t.Mloe .idr.ss ,1 in4i«„ in S»U «.» "^ll'y. '^o'^'"' '"'''• w .. ~. iMiat tat m not sar«. 1 »•*•' *° iBdiwA of tli« gwta^Bofa^efie^ iitli batt wislxea , U'^.i.Mw f-^jiltr vfllirS . .r-' P:: ^V I *'Ml| I m I*. Is f.Vf # T;*' WljN»;*-. ■*-— . ,. S5S r r: o Ns^ *-> • 11 .July <-', 1934 iva- Jose iiylon roro (J any on i'empleton, Ualif. At last I have recieved ths photograph prints from the negatives I took oi' the several niemoers of your faaily Ust nonth, and am «jnclosing a set of them to be divided amoug you, as your mother may wish. Hops ^ou «ill lil:e thsE. 1 am now getting ready for a trip north to see some Indians near the ure-^on line t «f «.>• • », a v-*r5^uj 4.*ne. latpr^ i hope to jcese another trie to Toro and see you all again. ^ust now a doe deer and ner tso fcwus £rs playing art.i feedin?^ near my window. «ith idnd regards to your inot>.er ana sister and the school girl, i'ery truly yours. I July 6, 1934 Mr Frank jistrado Santa Inez, aalit\ Dear Mr iiiStrado and Mrs Clara kiranda The enlarged prints af the photographs X took of you last month have just uome back frqci the printer in lierkeley, and i hope you will like them. They look ^ood to me, bat those of ik^rs L.iranda are not so good as^they would have been if the sun had been in the right place. Later in the season if i have good luck, 1 hope to see you both again. ith best wishes, Verr truly yours. f4\ I -4-! ')■'»<'] flul ^n ¥ *&..** ■^i It' lit Ui m ^^d I i i July 8. 1934 Miss iiidna Merriasn ban Diego, ualif. Dear Miss i&erriam: lour letter of June 24 is at liand. lou need a copy of the Merriam uenealogy^^but i do'nt know where you can find one out here. The Merriazns did'nt come from J'ranee, but from itngland. ffe all desoended from one or the other of two brothers who osDie to Amerioa a long tiise ago. One settled in Lynn. Massachusetts, t>ie other in keri- den, Oonnecticut. Dr John C* Merriam of whom you speak is brother of uharles E. Merriam of the University of Chicago. Dr John U. is President of the uarnegie In- stitution of washington,D.C. and a very eminent man. fly consulting Iho^s lf>ni which you will find in any good library, you may learn something of seme of our tribe. Very truly yours. r f t , i ^1 ft i l! 555 Lagunitas, Ualif. July 8, 1934 Mrs Jrtiilips 0. terry Orendo, Washington Dear Mrs terry: ne turning from field work with Indians in southern and western ualifornia 1 find your undated letter inquiring about sources of information concern- ing Indian artifacts from Washington state, particularly from t>e uolumbia xiirer region. Much digging and collecting has been done along uolumbia itiver and on some of its islands, but i ffl& far away from my library and therefore take the liberty of referring your letter to the Smithsonian institution, rom which you will doubtless recieTO the information X you seek. i^ery truly yours. \ 1 S^ N^ V/ ii July 9, 1934 Col* 0. H. LippB S apt • Indian Ixf airs Saoraaanta, Ualif. Dear Col. Lipps: Yery aahy thanks for your promptness in replying to my inquiry ai to tbe oorreot i;Sost office addreea for the Indiana of Santa Rosa Valley* I droTO up there awhile age-^Ho^ second ▼i sit— bat misplaoed the address. Peaaibly l may hare succeeded in changing the foint of view ef some of them toward the Indian •ffice. Hi til best wishes. Very truly yours. H ' t m I H-~ r V a i- Jalj 9, 1934 •*•••* •'^ Prt»ftB of tb* phot^ *•* of y«i «« i^ njo. ^4 f .^^ J ^j^^^j^ •• Ml g«td ttl0Q«ll to •«.«, t>MWM tho bot «it .ff , tat Mv tlM7 iMk prottj good to M •»« I »oi* ,«i win ukt ti«i. If I » «bi, ^, Ti.it rni .gai. i, tta frtl i tMBk 1 •«. g,t bottor rr::7 60f«t r«gi » vmrkiag with iiidiau •oMknct oaliforni*. y tinlf J99XB, ifi III; i'l k «•»{ , iT . ' ' h\ 4 M ■H If t. , +! ( n ,^ 1^ t i 5 ^ ,«»**• / t^-^ »<•»». y^ -J -^ c» ?^^IJJ^ ur««k«r Bamk Usdlj MpplT Mftftt valttM of oblig. 0. Bnrt Jterriik, L^gu^tae , 'oSlif! ^'••^^y ;'#,.«^: 0 M A St Bwa Oi^n ^ ft Ltg Ml & Bn] 111 Q«Kt (Lt DiT ) lap BiMtUB ar«44t irra & I So OdLif^idison So Calif 3as • Mf: fliitaniati Qi iTliCTfal 0*" 4a 1989 4f 1951 4 1943 6* , 1953 1919 H 1954 r 4 - — — — 6 1956 1941 5 1939 4* 1961 i 1 ^ s 4 19S4 1947 i IS t — i '1 i t- II \-A 1^ ^p r ^A 13 Jolj 12, 1934 !>•«• Sir: fi«fl7l«g to your ondatod letter just re (fcmrdod trm lasUagtoB) and Mrked{|%»l8. «< •t«t« tliat 1 oi ongatgod ia fiald work in Oalifom da aot aspact ta ratiurn to laahiagton before acme in Ootober. Ob ratum, i aluai be glad to fill and return t^a bliBk TOtt aaeloaad. Tary truly youra. Subjaot: Bofnnd for atreet or curb work. ■ f i'i 4 I'* • ^ . i? 03?. rf Mr Eric Swenson iierkeley, (j.alif. IJear IHr Swenson.- Thanks for small prints r«.^ 4.v A-. , P^nis reod. this mornino ^ -..usin, 10 s.an prints ^ Of .naian. for enla„ to .ostalsi., 3 prints each. o.nciaX. ilao 2 small prints of ironsides Mt.for en largement to I'ostal siz. •? • * ^^ axze, Spnntseaoh. Official. il8o 4 of the Berkeley house for .„i to p««*. 1 • •n^ar/sament to i^ostal sx«. 3 prints each. 'i'h«se of the house are all too a v ^•^"°'»1. ^ark prints. ''''* ^ '°^^ ^^^* «ot having reed your regular bill to save *-e i am enclosing herewith two checks fro» «HP bills; One of $35.03 for the Of fL 1 '^^ '^''" ^ 'Tt , « OffiQiai work(31 ?2 an/^ o.Ti equal ^'^ (T^i. *i, a, \^i-^'>c ana yuai .50. yj;. the other of 5 ^53 f«-^ ♦v .i„ T '^^ "' *^"» ^•rsonal houses i^moly send recient h^r r-.t. ""«sos. ^' °y return mail as if 4c, - getting late. ^* ^^ °°" - /ery truly yours. i 0 ,*li 1; ^ i , 1 * i. 4 > ^. s i . i 1 s 1 ^^_ £ s I f i C 1 .w 1 ill 295 r c'^ August 2, 1934 Dr. Duncan Strong jiureau of iStlmology bmithsonian institution Washington, D. C. Dear Doctor btrong; Returning from a field trip in northwestern Cali- fornia i am agreeably surprised to find your letter about your work at the lulamniu bites, in spite of the drudgery tt sust hate been most interesting-as 1 be- lieve digging for treasure always is -but you amaae me by telling that you had 200 men at worki ky first feel- ing is that this flould be like turning a drore of bulls loose in a crockery Sucp. 1 am now revisiting various tribes, checking up and amplifying previous work. As you know, i am getting old and have no time to waste. idth very hw% wishes to you and krs. Strong from ji^s. llerriam and myself. Very truly yours. C , H-o -."IC (^ 1 August 2, 1934 Prof* J. McKean Uattell (iarrison, N. T. Bear Professor Uattell: Returning from a field trip in northwestern Oalifomia 1 find your pleasant letter of July 27 acknowledging receipt of n^ note on ••Seals". It is a pleasure to see your signature again, and 1 wish I might have seen you when you were here. With best wishes, V«ry truly yours, i!^ V I -1 f! ■4 August 2, 1934 JWr. Hart M. Shultz iir«er, Arizona Dear Lone iNolf : ileturning from field work in northwestern Ualif- ornia, 1 find your beautifully illustrated letter of July 5 awaiting attention, xhe horse and rider make a fine picture. borry to know t>at you have been sick. Until the receipt of your letter i did not know that you had ever been up in the edge of the Adirondack country in northern uSl! lork, where 1 was raised and spent niy boyhood. Ulad you like the way i treated the Mewan Indian tales in my book "The Dawn of the Horld^^. Wish 1 could have had you to make some of the illustrations. Hoping you will soon be perfectly well again, and with best wishes, Y®'^ truly yours. li / I .4 I August 4, 1934 Mr. N. W. Dorsey Smithsonian institution iiasMHgton, D. C. Dear Mr. Dorsey: Herewith is my expense account for the month of July, amounting tc ^241 13 ^^i^h please p&y as usual from the Harriman ifund. Two or three days ago I returned from a trip among the AthabMcan Indians of northwestern Califor- nia, going as far north as the Oregon liiia. On this trip 1 had a young man named Winton Jones from the university of California as general helper and after- noon driver. He proved much more reliable than his predecessor. It is very hot in the main valleys now but cool and comfortable on the northwest coast. i'he price of gas has been rising for some time, and now in places is more than 20?^ per gallon, as you may have observed from recent accounts. lilease send a few more vouchers bb& subvouohei^ like those on which the present account is typed. Very truly yours. 56 u J I ■if' » t H 'J t \ 98S Hi. r* "^ t C. HAKT MERRIAM i J. * I 1 1934 July 1 10 13 17&18 18 19 20 21 Lagunitas, Oalifornia WCi^:^:-^ :^^rT.':i^- :r^:is.' ban Anselmo, 4 gals gas ban Fran i<'erry ret. 25; bausalito garage, day & night storage .50 Meals Telegram N. Y.fLeica camerajl.25;aaasalito 5 gals, gas loOO ' ir'ickwick Hotel room Meals 1.25; bt. car far# .20; Uar Battery .25 Allen's Press Clipping (Indians) i;'ish & Game Magazine -i year j Sparrow Bros., work on car & new parts i ban Kafael, 6 gals gas 1.20; 1 qt. oil .31 i San Rafael J^erry ret., car. self & asst. * Meals 2.25; 4 gals gas .80 Leitz(2 LeiC'S film mags, 5.40:Postai9:e & ins. 11 Uloyerdale. 7 gals gas 1.44; 1 qt^ oil .31 Meals, self & asst. Ukiah, Palace Hotel room • Meals, self & asst (Hotels, Ukiah & CrescentUityJ Ukiah garage Pepperwood 8 ^als gaj 1.72! 1 qt. oil .31 Klammath, 5 gals gas 1.10- I qt. oil .31 i Orescent City, 6 rolls f ilm&tax,l .34 6 Photos, Indians .25 Crescent City, Lauff Hotel, room Urescent Uity garage. 50; 2 gals gas .44 i r j» 5 1 * 3 I 30 75 1 25 2 2 1 3 1 25 50 70 08 50 10 29 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 4 2 1 51 00 05 41 75 20 50 a 35 03 41 34 25 00 94 ^ iijt^^fcar.-^iXtn i% ^ -t i| *? : 5 S!' . ' 1 1 ■ ». X 1 J ' 1 .: ■ 1 1 s 1 s ■ J 22 July 21 Mrs. Edward Lopez Indian, Vocab. work Meals, self & asst. . Urescent Oity, Lauff Hotel, room ' John Lopez, bid Indian vocab. work iiarage .50: meals, self & asst, 2.35 i Klananath, 4 gals gas %88; 1 qt. oil .31 ; Orick Urick inn, room Oriok^ grease car 1.00; 4 qts. oil & tax 1.23 Meals ^ self & asst. \ Hoopa, Pd. Indian woman, vocab. work Meafs. self & asst. ^. ^ ^^ Hoopa, 7^als gas^5-1.75: Hoopa-Pd. indian83.50 Hoopa, Meals self & asst. -n oi ^eaverville.o ^als sasl.l3: 1 at. oii .cji Orland, Koyal liotel,' room ' yulliaias,6 gals gas 1.23; 1 qt. oil .31 Meals, self & asst. . Napa, 5 gals gas ,1.00;UarquineZi:iridge car, self & assistant. 80 6 i:toll3 film & tax ^ ,* .-. oi Berkeley, 3 gals gas .59; 1 qt. oil -dl Cian Rafael Ferry, car. self ic asst. LaF,unitas, 25 stamped 'envelopes 23 c 26 27 30 31 ir. Winton'jones, services as asst, July 10-31 Muriel Martinelli, services as stenog.July ^ Icyir- P KwnniBinTi Pl^ftTO work lug 4 iiric H. awenson. Photo work ItfWKKK' ]^ ^ ? ^ 3 00 3 30 3 00 3 00 3 35 1 19 3 00 2 23 2 65 3 00 2 65 5 25 2 55 1 44 1 2 00 1 54 2 05 1 80 1 29 90 1 00 75 « 88 00 3 50 41 12 241 13 ^-•.«-T«'»«*T - Two hundre ^ forty one J€ x>acxx thirteen xxxxxxx | 241 as -m Ml ti' r k I . f August 7, Mr j»dw. M. Grove mater Hegistrar, D.G. iietoraiflg again Irm field work ia northern California, 1 Had still another ttatat i»nt bill and « returning it to you hwr.ia. i. you will see. it ooTera two yeara the last of which(1934i I hare your r^iept for— dated July 24, 1984. rne prefioiia Mil, as stated in your letter «f July 14, "lias been cancelled" as there was no con- stanption of water. i-or more than twenty years 1 have been en- gaged in field work in the west-usually for six months or more.-4ttrtng which iny house ha. beeihocked and no one in ««ehiagtpn has had a key. T itespeotfully. ^~- ^ T%*-'X.?- \ -* S. 31 -i I li 569 lugust 7, 1934 l88ii88or. District Uolumbia tta8Mngtoii, D.O. Dear ^\r: Inclosed is ugr Jr^ersonal tax return for 1934. 1 regret that 1 was unable to attend to it earlier, i have been away collecting Indian languages for the blnithsonian. Keapect fully. |?s L I ^f 1 ^f1 ! n, I' '4 Ff I f I !| i \ B70 14 1/ August 10,1934 1 It I rhm rf«l mUforton* i« frwkr memory— tliejibility to r*- 0t«r frmak. ulmiBan: Btturning a fw day« ago from a field trip along the uaHforaia-Oragon line i was deligWed to find your letter of July 4. flat don't brag about your -flrree acore and ten.* i.U .oen reaoH my i^aur aaore and ten. MeTertheless I'm boamd to admit tbat I'm no longer mhat 1 used to be. Lack of ^jyaical vigor and aprynesa are to be ea^cUd call ii«a8 and plaeta •ij^^^i^^^"^^^ *^^ '"^ * ''''^ trial a «e had not liaard t>tat joa had batn in a Miami hot- pitel; »9r had wt ap wwli as a word about yoor good and tind wifa. iJita har our baat lore. I'm atlll driTing iiy own if ord--with halp afternoonsi and atiU doing good work with ualifomia Indians, having obtained vocabularias of all liTing California tribes. Laat winter i read and reread your autobiography !^nthu8iaaa, thrilla, and joy. Made notes and meant to write- but tl«e nerer caaie. jMst loTe to you both from both of as^ lours always. mttk f *.*>,^'JU*.*.*i'«i'^ ^^^^ \^- 'V\ #-11 m f m $i i , ' 1 v<^ August 10,1934 aIoi« tin viriifonil.-Or.goii lino 1 was doliglited to fUd your Itttor of July 4. Mk do»'t^ri« about your •Itofoo •ooro and ton." to a*dt t1»t !•» ao loagor aJiat I oaod to be. Lack •f H^i^ tigw «« •FT^" "• *" ^ ^*^l^ '^ •*"^' • tSt t!a r«2l •iS??^'»*« ^* '"^ --ory- thajbility to r»- «ril aaM* aad plaaaa •ij^^li*i!«^."'?~"*- *^' '" • "*^ trial. it liad Bot liMTd t^t jvn had boan in a uxmx lioa- pital: wr 1m4 »• W wwli as a word about your good and kind wifa. «llva iMr our baat lotra. I'm ttm driTiag wg vm jford-nrltli liolp aftomoonsf •Bd atill doing good work with ualifomia Indiana, Ijaring oMaiMd Toaibolariaa of all liTlng ualifarnia triboa. iMt viatar i raad and roraad your autobiography ^nthttaiaaa. tloilla. and Jay. Mada notoa and maant to writo- bnt tlaa aavtr iMst loTO to you both frua both of us, laura alaiya , Retake of Preceding Frame !l -'-mm i1 i f^7! I > 4. August 16, 1934. D«tr air: «•«»• iriM 1000 sheets lettBri,«.w« .... "'ofcB loiieriieads same tvTM •»/) B«ms Sits TMiMv ... 1 ^** •^" ^«* 4o bs dtliTSfsd to lira tt u • lu ^ ^.. «♦>..« ~ - ■ » '« *r8. M. ». Talbot, 25^ q^. ^n6 bill to ms at Laguaitas, UO^ilomi., th^rs 7- X Purtio«a Very truly yours. fi. If . Bsokard 2I0i (jfroTs St., i I'rs Ml ^1 »| ■« 4y ill /HM ^nia-iiiiiMiiiit 572 !v Fl«M« B9nd a* tvo oopl«» of joar Road Map uhcmin^ tU ©oontry bttwMn Mono Uko and Oaraon City. il8o» kindly iftfonmo as to t^ •topping plaaa8..food and lodgiags— along thia routo, Tary truly ygors. lugoat aO. 1934 Fariat Sarviaa Stm fraaaiaao Haar Sirs: I aliall ba graatly obliged if you will kindly aand aa two aopiaa of your nap covtr- imi t1» r^ian batwata Hobo Laka ai^ Caraoo Vallr Vary truly yours , !i .1^ t * ! 1 i, ' 1 '■ ! "l ■ ^ >, s t 4 57^ sJ August 27, 1934 Dtftr Mr SwtBsoh: Thanks for prcnptMss instndlng prints of last batoli of ai^atlTM. TDey omie out very satisfactorily. JbMloaod liaravitb are iiiao of the small prints trianed for aubjtat. Raaae ealarga all of these to postal aiaa and aMid i^ three prints of each* What oaoBM the aoratches on nany of the prints? 1 thought the Leiaa aerer aoratohed* I Mail io thank you again for the beautifully colo red print ihloh year arMat lady mi^e froai one of my photoi;: of Saa Higoel Miaaioa^ It is a work of art. Terr trulv veurs. tf y 1 n 1, :■(! ^ I v\ r i * 'j » « ^VP « V** August 29, 1934 Mr. William Tiamerman Assistemt CoininiBsioner Offiot of Indian Affairs Washington, D. G. Dear Mr, Timmerman; Rtturning from a field trip a few days ago, 1 found your letter of August 7 awaiting attention. Tou ask about the PIT RIVEE tribes with reference to plans for self-goTemaent. I regret that I have no recent in- formation on the subject, aa it is some years since I Worked with tliese tribes. For many years I was well aoqoainted with Indians of the Tarious divisions of the Achomawan stock and published two volumes on them, one in 1926. tl» other in 1928. since which I have not visited them. '^ Iwo of tT-e leading men I know to be dead (Billy Quinn of Ap-pe-dah-dS, and Jack Williams of Likely Valley, chief of the Ham-mah-we Indians). Another, Istet Woiohe aViUiam Hulsey). head man of the Modesse and speaker for the group as a whole, was a very old man when I last saw him; another, Sam Spring of Ganby or Hot Springs Valley, one of the leading men, spent much time in company with his brother in surveying the tract of land guaranteed to these Indians by General Canby. This tract includes a conical mountain known as Rattlesnake } f I i J m Buttft or Otntenrills Butt«. -2- Augast 29, 1934 In addition to thtst, t?ie chief of the Achomawe tribe proper, living a little northeast of Pall River Mills was, and still maj be. one of the leaders of the group. If I remember oorrectly he came to iiashington a few years ago in behalf of his tribe. All of these men are deeply interested in the future of the Achomawe as a whole and I believe may be strictly relied upon Turn siattGr of organififtg the various tribes looks ear enough on paper, but unless I am greatly mistaken is one Hcely to give your office almost insuperable difficulties* iVith iSe large tribes still retaining tribal organization there may be little trouble, but Txtl most of the California tribes, each represented by a handfull of individuals scattered over a large area, I don't see how anything can be done. In northern California, apart from the so-called Eurok, Karok, Hoopa and possibly also the Ach(»aawe, the case seems hop«l«s«* In middle California thtre still exist many Eidoo, Mewuk, and lokiit ip^ople, scattered remnants of a number of tribes that hare no direct contact wit> one another and of course no 575 i % Hi /*: * .",1 i ■PI 3Ta •3- orp;anization. Along with thest may b« mentioned tht liintoon. Porno, and so-oalltd Monaohe, ommitted for the doablt reason that few individuals are left and that the groups as a whole are composed of remnants of so many different tribes or bands that it is doubtful if they could be brought together. In brief, in California there are so many scattered bands consisting of only a few individuals and unacquainted with one another that any effort to organize them strikes me as out of t>>e question. To u know, of course, that in California there is nothing approaching the tribal condition existing among the Navajo and the Pueblo tribes. With kind regards to Mr. Collier, Yery truly yours. 577 I i August 28, 1934 Mr Joe Guflaan and Family Hilts 9 California. Since leaving you a few days ago I haxm had the photographs 1 took deveopod and enlarged. The^^ Ottte out well and I «tt sending jpwi some of the prints to you in this letter. Hope you like th«a. I hope the Grandfather is better and that he will grow stronger^ With best wishes to you all, and thanks to the little girl for helping with the Grandfather. ?ery truly yoiurs. I -'-1 ■f '1 f. ^fi WMm I 4, 8ve August 30, 1934 Medina, Hew lork Dear Mrs. Kennan- yoTknS iTl^^ "^y incidentsr-ir: tne greatest admira- lo* a°a respect. Among other tTi«a« ?f®^^®st admira- latf B. H. flarriman broaeM out t^f^?' *i^ ^^"^^ °^ the man's remarkable iindaSf stead f*!* I^^t^aa to Mr. flarri- since Tou mention the Harr?m«« k^J ^P^esty. Incidentally know tl^at E. H. HarrimS hS^othfL^w^^^' ^ assumrrSu^' the Harriman of the -'baSk fiasJi^!^ whatever to do with the s?5rSJs^f*;i?ii^?J| fSr^ri'^^^ *»^' architects or along the lines oFnat Sal hLt«ri'«^ °J^ interests being ^anr years I have bela stadyijj fL i ethnology. For ^ Indians. '"' stuaymg tne languages of California t^e pUasaS?%1jSi4°f w%\^i^a'j°^«?t f?f J^^ff^ --Us t^e yoKrlll?^ '''^' ' ''' ""' ^^y "^y ^hich I could help Vbtj truly yours. ^ * "•v ■ w ^A>OV>*aJC» August 30, 1934 !)ear Florence: Returning from a field trip i found your letter of the 12th awaiting attention. Hope Yernon has succeeded in opening arrangements with the trap makers for handling his catch 'em alive product. You gave me quite a shock by telling me that a colored apartment is in process of erection on the corner next to Harian's house and that her house may be engulfed in the transaction. This brings the dark shadow pretty cloBe to our own home-with only the apartment betweeii. Yes. I agree with you that "things not in use get burdensome when they have to be taken care of. Still. I'm glad you are saving enough so your beautiful house iv-. "i«eo nf all th» ""nns of books, pic will not sufier iron the loss ol aii \r - tares, and other things you have been giving away. ie are not surprised that you find your comfortable Kalorama house much to your liking. 580 i, *t.^ i^-4l # f ■ V. '1 1 » ' u k hi * .■ r • 581 •TpN-. I t t Sept as, 1934 Kr H* H. Pittman Itoar Mr Httaan: *Ioar latter ihM small Bat id at hand* Tha apaoiaa is tha coimnon ^^Jgsl of moat parta of the Jnitad Stdaa and aaatara Canada. Its soientifio nane used to be , ohaegad in 1910 to by Ealliatar. I irilll turn tlie spaoiman in to the Biological Scurraj Uollaotion as a praaant from jaa fary truly yours. (fi VI\iCl\^,VvS '\:?eY^^^'/^ \ I Ir. i' n r I I 582 I ''e check in qncgtion to me here at Lagoaitaa^ Calif, and oblige. Very truly yours. r^^ V ''^ "^ s 11' > it m ^j < 1 'ft i-=i 'P' -*• -Hii f-i m -V..- % JfSQn October 2, 1934 Mr. N. W. DorseT Smithsonian Institution WaaMagton^ D. G. Dear Mr. Dorsey: Enclosed is my expense account for the two montTis , August and September, amounting to $390.90. The receipt for the letterheads (amounting to ^9.9a>as not yet arrived but will be forwarded later. ^ If the weather holds good, I expect to cross the High Sierra on mj laat trip for the season, ith best wishes. Very truly yours. 1934 Aug^ i 3 31 \^ a W^K^Jr ' O >-.M*-^ -As>*- .t-\y^^5<^ -fcJ^. i^ n c^Xr "l A 12 14 15 21 22 If 1- / 30 .3C 1-31 4 5 7 8 3 40 i3 16 17 18 25 a Hart Merriam Lagunitas, California i 'X, I Dinik^m* i.»^ 3 Account for August & SeDtember San Rafael, 5 sals gas,^UOO- 1 qt. oil .31 Allen's Press Clippings for July H.S. Crocker Compan?.: Stationery Schwabacher Frey Co/: Film 2.37:tanch San Rafael Ferry, car & asst .35 Dausalito Ferry ret (self ) .25:ii m^ais (self^asst Jl .75 Asst: |riT)Lagunitas-Niles: #erry.35: 5 gals gas .98 o ,5' J^^^^J^y^^^l^® ret.85:lunch .5d;5 gals gas .98 Self: Swaalito-SF Ferry rel.25- meals 1.20 Photo Envelopes: 4 pkgs. 1.00; St. cars .^ San Francisco. Hotel Pickwiak, room 14 Meals, 1*TO- Street Gars .30 San Rafael Ferry, car ,self&driver, 1.00; Meals .75 San Rafael Ferry.car , self , asst .1.00;5 gals gas 1.00 Niles lunch 1.02:San Jose, dinner, self&asst. 1.12 Paid 3 Indians 1.00 each San Jose, Hotel Vendome, room, self & asstc(Phone) S San Jt)se Garage. 50; 7 gals gas 1.23; 1 qt. oil .31 c San Raf Ferry ,car, self .asst 1.00;4 Meals, self ,ast 2. ^ San Rafael ,5 gals gas 1.00;Ferry, self & asst 1.00 Pdc Indians, «iles,3.00;Meals, self & asst. 2.60 Dumbarton Bridge toll to Palo Alto, self & asst. Palo Alto, Hotel President self, asst, room & garage 1 D.affibwton Bridge, toll .50;Meals,self & asst. 2.^ Irvington, 5 gals gas .98; 1 qt. oil .31 Berkeley: Greasing car ,1.00; chg. oil 1.23 1 San Raf^ Perry, car, self, asst l.;Meals self , asst 1.30 San Rafael 5 gals gas 1.00;50 stamped envelopesl .55 Muriel Martinelli, serTiees as stenog. 1^ das @3.50 G* Winton Jones serrioes as asst. Aug. 1-25 @4.00 San Francisco, Pickwick Hotel room Saosalito Ferry to SP (ret) .2o;Meals 1.55;St cars. 25 SF Street cars .40; Meals 1.60; Saasalito car stor50 San Francisco Ferry ret.25;Meals 1.50;St.cars .25 San Francisco, Hotel Pickwick, room Meals 1.50;3t. cars.20;Sausalito car storage .50 San Rafael 5 gals gas .97; tires .25 Swenson Photos for August Perry -SF self& asst.50;St. cars.20;Lunch .60 Patrick Qo:Schedule Paper & Celluloid tape Sausalito Ferry SP ret .25-St.cars.20-dinner .75 Saosalito car storage 1.00;Meals 1.00 Asst.SSFerry ret.25;More ScheduleBlanks(32x41)l .52 San Haf Ferry .s el f(S^ts3t. 1.00; lunch .90 J.M.tJlney.Pord Agcy, overhauling ^ar & 2 new tires Berkel^y-San Fran ret . .40; Meals 1.50 Richmond Ferry , car , self&asst l.DO; Mfals 1.00 San Rafael, 3 gals gas 1.52; 1 qt. oil .31 San Eefael , 5 gals ^,Bm 1 3 k o #e I *^ 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 5 4 2 1 2 2 2 5 100 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 13 1 1 1 2 1 1 26 1 2 1 31 99 87 87 85 00 83 35 45 20 50 05 75 00 14 00 30 04 00 00 60 50 50 75 29 23 80 55 25 00 50 05 50 00 50 20 22 91 30 25 20 00 77 90 90 90 00 33 95 %\ i a t U :| I 11 I n '^- f 1 mi Ootober 2, 1934 I •■N> Mr. V. W. Dorsey »iths«Dia& Institution , Dm C. 4 T>9mT Mr. DoTsf: I&el esed is 117 expenso aoooant for tbe two montlts , August ajid Sept«mtMr, aBoonting to $390.90. nio rMoipt for tho lott«rlk«ad«(jnoaiitiiig to ^9.98>«» aot ytt «rrivod but will bo forwarded later. ♦ ^\ *** '•■***'^ ^•^^^ 8»<»d. I txpoot to oreas the Higfc Sierra «i 07 laat trip for the aoaaon. «it!i best wiattea . ^ : !l Tory truly yours. Q.. \¥vv.,j>c ^ V I C ^-4^ . V*3cVi' ''"^^^- -^"\e ^ 1 K 1 <^ 4 0. Hart lerriasi I^oBitas, CBliforeia 1934 lag. ^s i ^ f ^ i ■ 1 ' if ' 1 V « I 1 I I* '* 1 I f 1 1 r 1 » f t t 3 n Aoo«»Bt for liiguat 4 Septonber ??? ^"SJ:' 5 g?l8 gaa. 1.00; : Allett's Press uiipf^ags f^r Jni §'<^^^^!^^^^ Company.: Statiuno SolnrahMlier Frey 6o7: filBS 2.37; San Bafaal ferry, oar & asst .86 Sausalito Perry ret (self) .25-2 aeais (8elf^as8t)1.75 *l5i * If *l l'!5"£fl""*4«Si l«"t»35i 5 gals gas .98 Q^ • J^4??**ll^S ret^aSrloncli .5d;5 gals gas .98 Self: taMAito-Sr ferry ret .25: neals 1.20 Photo teralopaa: 4 pkgs, 1.00; ^t. oars .20 ,« San PraBeiTOo . Hotel Hckwiok, room u 12 Moals, 1.75; Street Cars .30 lA ^5» ^^5«^,%'y» oar ,self<6dri¥er ,1.00; Meals .75 14 San Bafael Perry .car .self ,as8t,1.00;5 gals gas 1.00 15 Saa Jose, lotel Twdene. room, self & assta( Phone) ST San J»e Garage. 50; 7 gals gas 1.23: 1 qt. oil .31 e San Baf Perry , car .self . east 1.00;4 Meals .self .ast 2. 21 San Bafael ,5 gals gas I.OO;Porry, self & asst 1.00 Fd.. Indlaaa, Iile»',3.00;Meals, self & asst. 2.60 DumbartMt Bridge toll to Palo Alto, self & asst. 22 Palo Alto, Hotel Prasideat .s^f ,Mst,roan & gar DoabwrtOD Bridge .t^ll .50;de^8^self & asst. 2. Irrington, 5 gals gas .98; 1 qt. oil .31 Aug. 22 Berkelay: Greaaing oar ,1.00; ohg. oil 1.23 " San att Parry ,car,8elf,a«st l.;Meals, self .asst 1.80 San Hafati. Segals gas 1.00;50 stamped envoi ope si .55 Muriel Martinelli, serrioes aa stenog. li das V, •'■ If H ft 1 J !'^' I.I i I, Retake of Preceding Frame Sept .23 29 30 7 30 Field trip San Joaquin, Plain & Sierras BerkeleT. 6 gals gas .1.11; Tracy 6 gals gas l.i4 gt. oil.25: Meals en route 1.25 Heroed, ISdging, Anderson's Motor Inn liaderal 8 gals gas 1.52: 1 qt. oil .25; Meals 1.50 South Pork (TTiornber.^'sI supper, lodging&bfst. '' 7 gals gas, 1.17; 1 qt. oil .25 Mero«d 5i gals gas 1.05; Meals en route 1.35 Brio Swensbn Photo work for Sept. ^,-*' fan Rafael Ferry, car,self&asst .1.00:5 gals gas .95 Harold Jones, services assistant .Sept .V-30 fe 4.00 — Muriel Martinelli, services as stenog. f da; @3.50 da.;^ San Rafael, 6 gals gas 1.14; 1 qt. oil .26 sheets to match Ommitted: Allen's ?re8S Olippinfea for August 8 San Prancisco, Hotel Pickwick, room 2 25 1 50 1 50 3 27 2 05 1 42 2 3 1 90 33 95 0( 1 40 19 98 3 00 2 50 ) \ I \ \ 1 I .1 390 90 # >» #1 ^Ihree t.undrad an^ ain^tr—r-t' ninety- 3^.-*J ■II I*- I. i tli *^i-. t CitM 4< t 9- V85 October "2, 1934 California Advertising Service 2104 Grove Street Berkeley, Galifornia Dear Sirs: The letterheads which you printed for me, without sabmitting either sample paper or sample proof, were never delivered to me^but yesterday I found they were in the home of mf married daughter, Mrs. Talbot, in Berke- ley. lour bill datsd SfiMtsnisr 1 for ths letter^ieads and blank sheets, amounting to^l9,98,is paid by enclosed check. Kindly raoeipt and return. Very truly yours. -t-t . , { J v^ J. ♦ X ■*--«' OLiKp , K. '^^ u ^'K" 9 I ' October 3, 1934 Mr. Ernest Thompson Set on ?ioodcraft League Santa Fe, New Mexico Dear Seton: Returning from a field trip 1 find your letter ask- ing for a duplicate Indian basket for your local museuml If you were a mother with a small baby or two and were asked by a kind-hearted neighbor to give her one of your superfluous babies, she would probably ;?;ive jou about the same answer that would fit in the case of an Indian basket.^ As a matter of fact there is no such ^Mng 5g a duplicate Indiaa basket, for no two are alike, and at t>ii8 late day e^arr basket counts. I have photograph of everyone in my collection of more than a thousand, and in the vast majority of cases have acuur-ate iiield data. Very truly yours. y j 1 wA n: ^^ it- ,"%• *.■*-■ n •4 I. i \ ( i ti i 11 J \ -o, K/h^ *^ Ihar gir: Got. 18, 1934 n«M8 change mj address fox- Bod and Sua in O^Bada fro« lagunitwi, Oal if oral a, to 1919 SU- tf«|»» Street » lasMagtoa, for the winter. Wiy did yoar illastrator label a photo- fi^m ot a Buktirtl buak and a asfiktftil dw f .ao!i abaolately identified ir the picturei fro» tfca .hor«i of the fiesti^ouuhe l^irer. when as you aost. h«m,thay belong a coaple of thousand miles farther west? Tory truly ytttrs t*-^- "^ irv |ditor M aad <|aB in Oasada «ofttreal . Oaaada > Bei H. 1 1 I I . t * » '(• .4 i?- '1 t»i li. ?Wf J < I »l . *1 ♦tl ii; '{ ! ^' n f >c- I :*i f f^ Oot. 23, 1934 9^" ai:* 42Mi«V W«Ul«t (Mloiibift */ - ■•^^mmmf^m ti*«*> fl»i«i8 ptitti^ ti«t • n«ld m»ic to tte l«r m&k flriMttihRtMi hmn (1919 16 St) to t1» toll, Muallj abMt six r>»^ i| «# ■MMlUy fMWMii ly Itttir Mil —bat 9mm%immMimm •m* •• •ppw— fly to th9 ptmmt iMtaaee. Just umr I am iAaj%i by illsMS bat tliall ntorn as •••n as pmebKHM (tmW jmr^ iAA]i It yta hni atatad tlta a— ant diov i wtold tBolMe alkaok Itaravitli. • Biaiiaatially, I ■AM ufii -k i til n I'! I 19? • f J 41 V I i October 30, 1934 Mr. Fred Collins W«lden, OalifMrnia Dtar Mr. CoUias: The photographa I took of you and j»v x«ia Jiie eraning I riaited jou oa.e out poorly as there was not •ough light . I«t thoae I took the next aom- 1* .re clear aad good as you will see fro. the en- olaaad prints of your famly. Sorry yon were not in this picture, but when I " l-ft you that .Tening I did not expect to return. On thinking of i t that night . I decided to go back and SSS you all again, but unfortunately yoa ^re away on the pina nut job. If I liwe till next year. I s»««t * 11 again. ' ^ Expect to see you With best wishee to all of your family. Terj truly yours. October 30, 1934 Mr. Bdrt Miranda Weldon, Kern Co., Calif. Dear Mr. Miranda: The photographs I took of yo-jr family are a gruat disappointment, and it's all »y omi fau.lt. I missed on the distance so they are all badly out of focus • I aa sending thea to you, however, so that you obxi tee 'i*iat they show. If I live another year, I shall surely go to see you and will »ake sure to get the distance right. With best wishes to you all, Terj trnly yours* Indian De I^I,^ Iisns ?ine, Calif* Deaf ITs Ite 1^7- Inclosed are the photogr^hs I took of you when at lillii Xake a siiort time ago. I hope you will like ^em* With best wishes. Vary truly yours, ^ t 1 > ■' 1 f i - 1 1 C p 1 ; i If^ I 1l] tn .'A t 59 * t *?i^ K / ■\.. I ♦ I October 30. 1934 Ir. Henry Jimson Mono Lake, Oalifomia Dear Mr* Jii&son: Bio photographs I took of you at lono Lake oane out fairly veU, and I am sending thea to you herewith. If I liTe anothor year I shall try to oall on you again at Ifeiio Lake or farrington Bandi. With iMMt viahaa, Tery truly youre. October 30, 1934 ?^^^*I^^*^r^® Coapany 1420 V atreet ^ Washington, D. C. Dtar Sirs: Yesterday I made my annual insured shiproeot to you of various manuscripts and other materials, marked "to hold^ until my return to Washington. Kii^ly hold these until I notify you, which will not be many days after this re ashes you* Tsry truly yours. i Kovem'ber 12* 1934 Dr. Gilbert Grovernor, President National Geographic Society Washington, D. tJ, Dear Doctor Grovernor: Very many thanks for your letters of HoTember 2 and 7, and for the bound volumes of the Geographic Magazine for 1933, and notice of compli- mentary season tickets for the coining lectures. T flhj^tn hm obliged if two lecture tickets may be sent to my house as heretofore (1919 Six- teenth Street). The? bound volumes are greatly appreciated ani as in previous yearB will be sent to California. With regards and best wishes. Very truly yours. CHM.S i .1* /|| * p V 'I' 1 H' '.A 1 ■^ ti r t '' November 12, 1934 Mr. N. W. Dorsey, Accountant Smithsonian Institution Washington, D. C. Dear Mr, Dorsey: Herewith is my expense account, amounting to $419.84, for the month of October, overlapping nine days into the present month, November, in order wC complete the expenses oi me season's wori in California and return to Washington. As usual, please charge this to the Harriman Fund, and oblige. Very truly yaufe. <2-.W V-' -.._• GHM:S 1934 /Ct • X 5 6 e 8-10 11 Oet. 11 12 13 15 16 15-17 17 20 25 29 30 3 30 Nov. 1 \ *# » ^ifi fXr x^-iri^.,. nn 1919 Sixteenth St., li(ashington, D, Ixpenee Acoount Oct. l-5lov. 9, 1934 * Allen's Pr«S8 Clipnings for Sert Riohaend-San Raf a«l Ferry, c^t self & asst. 3«a Bafael: 5 gals, gaa ,95; i at. oil .31 San Bafael Ferry, car. self & alat. l!£S^i!^^ Jirl ^^'^5 h^ 3.00; 6 gals, gas 1.11 sontra iMi: rooas.self & asst. Garage .25- aeala, self & aset. 3.00 Bridgeport: Hotel D9 Chaabeau ear. iSO: 6 gale.gaa 1.62; meals, self & asst. 4.60 Bridgeport Indxans (3 Indians) c. 2 3 4 T Tioga Ifl^e: Mono Lake, lodgipg self & asst. .36 Heals , 3 gals, gat .81; 2 qts. oil .72 Leaioasag creek Indians BishoB Hotel: ("littie Lee Inn") Ldg. self & asst. i»*t!***I 5f^^ */S*?M-'^i garage \50; 4 gals. gas. 94 Bishofc Indians (3 Indians) e e Lone Pllf: fow Hotel, room, self & asst. Oct. 8-10 Heals (8 days) Lone Pine, Kelso Cr. & Isabell ^arsge i5 nignts 1.00; ? gals.cas 1.63; 1 qt. 0 Paid Indians: Lone Pine, Orlaocna & Kelso Creek Isabella: Auto Cabins niAt lodging, self i asst. Tslare: Hotel rooi, self & asst. 8 gals gas 1.52; meals, self & asst. 4.73 Heroed: D^als. gas .96: 1 qt. oil .31 Berkeley: o gals, gas 1.11; oil .62 Biohmond-San Hafael Perry, oar. self &. asst. San Baf.- Richmond Per. ret. car. 85; San 'Ratid^a^.aaaS^ Saasalito-SP Perry, self & asst. .50; bus&Bt;carsr25 Schsabaoher-Prey: Stationery Pickwick Hotel: Eoom 5.00; Telephone .45 Garage (2 ni^ts) 1.00; San Anselmo: 4 gals. gas. 76 Saosallto-SP Perry, self & asst. (return) Saus.-SP Perry, asst: ret. .25; st. cars. 15; dinner.50 Garage SattS.-SP Perry, ret. self &. asst. 50, garage .35 7 gals.gas 1.33; 1 qt. oil .31 Saos.-SP Perry, ret. self. 25; garage .35; 5 gal.ga-B;^ 5 5 10 11 13 I ( San Bafael: Grease job on car San Bafael Perry: self & asst. Calif. Adrertismg Seryice, 500 Blank Letterheads Harlel Martinelli: services stenog.,0ct. Eric Snenson: photo wrk, Oct. Harold Jonas: services Oct. 1-Nov. 1, 1934 fAsst.) Sleeper: ban jrr«nci»co -Washington. D.C. 74.00 l/H ■eaXs on train ^ Train porters: SP-D.C. 1.do> Baggage in D.C..85 fidelity Storage Co.: Sxpress Tin«ttred) & delivery— Tooabulafies . maps & mss. from Calif. 16 14 15 16 17 3 1 1 1 4 5 92 00 26 00 11 25 4 50 3 25 2 6 b 3 3 1 1 50 72 00 50 59 53 50 4 50 6 17 4 00 00 50 99 50 00 6 6 2 5 2 7 4 00 3 50 6 25 1 26 1 73 1 00 1 80 75 5 33 5 45 1 76 50 90 35 85 1 64 1 55 2 93 1 00 19 98 4 00 53 55 128 00 37 00 10 00 35 2 S6 88 419 84 4 .' • Tea ^x * . ^^K^ » ■<■ »; * I November 13, 1934 ine borrento. 1001 Tfirr-v At-*. Seattle, Waahiigtin ^ ^''^• Dear Doctor PalD»r: On returniDg to Washington from field work in th» .,3t I H„d y.„r letter of «„,„,„ 4 ^ attention. ^ The list sent m of je„r Indian iasket, V ' "' -""P-'-ied by d.n.it. i„fe™.ti,„ eoueb.,,ets,lth„„t,pe.Uic..t..„ Of little or no value excpnf -e ^ ^jLcepr as ornaments. ^our list is returned herewith ^m CHM:S Enclosure Very truly yonTf> , I f 1 ! ^ r. : ^ ; ! i : 1 i ! i t < t 1 I November 13, 1934 Dr. H. Clare Shetiardson FitshuRh Building San Francisco, Calif. Dear Doctor Shepard!?on: I have just received from the National Vaccine and imtitcxin Institute of this city the results of chemical and blood examinations As you will note, there is no sugar in the urine, but «^ f^^ -ui^^A tnrrq ^^ r,^.- mn 3- Cf ^ICCd/' iil WUO -^XUUU. JLf^ «'-*e.»'' l''-'^ -^^^ WW ».^ Because of thi? finding I have reduced the insulin from 10 to 5 units morning and evening, and assume tbat this should be ocntinuad until the blood test is more satisfactory- Not having discovered a diabetic physician in ^a.hinr;ton I am tdcin^ the liberty to impose once more on your kindly at ten ti en. With best w5.sheS; Tery truly yours. :5aM:S \ , ■'1 ■ I c i'i fi .f u % cee i V pOO f (' November 13, 1934 Mrs. Alice B. Maloney Stewart Hotel S&n Prjuieisco, Calif. Dear Mrs. Maloney: On returning to Washington from seren ■onths' field work in the West I find your letter of October 19th awaiting attention. I ekottld be glad to help you but am so orerwhelMd with the season '• accumulation of nail and ether .atters that it is i.pos8ible to take the ti«, necessary to look up the inf oration you wiA in reeard to sources of early history of the SOutnern Oregon CoiSt Region. I would suggest that you look into the historical works relatir^ to Oregon.- Begretting that the pressure of accumu- lated work makes it impracticable to help you. • Very truly yours, CHM:S k^p ^iL^Str 1U t=^^ Koyember 13, 1934 2r. Charles H, Town^^-'n-i ihe Aquarium, BaUery Park ^BY^ York City %i ueax iJoolOT iownserid: l?eturning from seven months' field v?ork in California I reached Washington apparently on the SoJie day that your article on the Newfoundland Seal fishery appeared in the Bulletin of the Rew York %oo logical Society. I hare per^ased it mth much interest, hut im. somewhat astoni.sh0d at your statement that the Jewsoimdlars? Seal-^f.i3hery ^i« imir^u^ in that it i© based on the taking of young seals only, the number of adults captured being negligible.'' Of course you refer to the Htirp Seals only, for in the casf* of the Hooded SealF, with which I am personally familiar ^ sxaotly the contrary is tnie — for the ad lilts aro the only ones taken, the pups being allowed to perish on the ice flees* Knowinp that you are as busy as always , and trusting^ that you are -J^eil, As eyer yours. l,i\ Y •f.. .1 I' - n 1!' ro9 602 |l I •i' November 14, 1934 Assessor District of Columbia arrears Division, Eoom 123 Washington, D. C. De ar Sir: Referring again to your notice of October 13 stating that a tax on ay property. S^. 190. lot 805 (1919 16th St.) remains unpaid, and mj reply of October 23 from Calif omia: would way that this tax bill has never reached me. Since writing you from California en October 23 I have returned to my Washington home fl919 16th St.) and have searched through my accumulated mail without finding any tax bill. I shall be obliged, therefore, if you will kindly send me the bill for the tax in (juestion. Hespectfully, ^ v CHM:S v^ jva I m Miss Mary A. Eumsey 1344 30th 3t. Wash** ".^MV^ I» ! .•'if \ "I* % <4 h ^k t b' kh\ Vi Hot. 23, 1934 Or H . Cl«f(i aiM ■8StJ D»ar Deotot Shepardaon: T«ar kindly wMtmraglog letter of the 17th Inat. giTe« ae great la&fcl^^—l^ for m you well know. it»i a real relief to be rid of the insulin hypoder- Mn Mtrritt it msmi particular with the food aad I'm nai lik#|j to rolax again. ia aaeard with your inatruotioM. Pm taeting tha antlra 24^oura outpat. and so far without trace of wvieK^ With appreeiatiTi thatuce for your trouble and Idalnaaa in writings Very truly youre. .n. ta'M »^^ I' J, r 'f; 60^ I December 4, 1934 t « * IhilT«nit7 of Mlchig«n inn irbor* Miohi^as nease 8«nd ae a oopy of "Tha ^aa ■ '* Dr. C. Hart Merriam i 1919 Sixteenth St., Washington, D.C. Ixpense Account for Not^* 10-30, 1934 P.G.A E. Mlectric Current 0otltNov.20 7.70 1/3 Bepairing Desk L«p .25: Boy washiqg windons 1.25 Staciped Inve lopes 2 pts. BBS? TpT Paper Cement 1.00; Office supjiiaaOS 50 Album Sheets for Photographs of Indians Taxi and Sua fares Florence Johnson, 3 days' labor ( fall cleaning office quarters 6 2.50) Xditb Strothers. dsily cleaning office quarters for KoreTOer Allen's Press Clippings for Oct. m ft tf ft jj^^^ 6aa(klar. SO-liav. 20) 9.33 1/3 PotoMC lleotric Current to Nov- 23 7.10 1/3 Telephone (Nor. 6-26; 11.17 1/3 , Standard Oil Co.,ftiel furnace oil for Novi^ 24.54 1/3 Of f iee Daak-Laap Mrs. Wetharill's 'Traders to the Naragos' Remington Rand Coupon Book for typewriter ribbons aad repairs Nature Magasine for 1935 Bolton's traveling with Birds* D.C. Water Registrar: Water rent to June 30,* ^/^ 1935 6.56 1/3 1 2 56 1 50 3 21 1 89 75 1 60 2 7 50 3 5 00 4 3 00 5 3 00 6 3 11 6? 2 36 7' 3 72 8 31 3 GO 3 00 8 10 00 3 00 1 15 2 16 69 84 Sixty-nine eighty-four 69.84 ^ 1 •■ I .:. '1 * fit ill: ^^ ,% '"♦Sfci^ 612 a-1 I, December i?^ i^.^v'>^ Mr. WillicviTi Henry Burt. Caiifcrnia institute of Technology Patadena, Calil* Hear Mn Burt^ For 5)Tne time past ycu have neen sending ma separates of your papers on maniirale. These I have fcuay I have rot ackno^^led^^d iLei:., On rewurnirg fro!^^ the season '^s «crk in Cali fcmia I found on iry aci^k ^'SiJ^^^i^-^C^i^H-^iA^ Nevada*^. Pnie inLeree^f? r^e greatly as it treats region with ishioh I wbs^ cnce r:::.ther f5:j!dliar, a::d coverB the resultfc of vaetly mor^ extensive collecting than Vernon i^ailey ixnd I were etle tc do d^j^rla^ our hurried work in ccnn^^ctio!' with the Death Valley Sxpedition k about thirtj^five ?eirB r^^ Too tea ycur frortiiipiece-rnap, while locatirg a nurrher of calleatirg localities, f^il^ to give the sligjiteat clue to their naarked diffei^encea in altitude* The ^eat Charleston Mount airs are not even inaicated, for ?y*hich reason per^cne unfainiliar with the region mi^.t easily aseiime the spotted Iccalitiefc to be of the same altitude. poor imprint ^3ome of ycur plaiit names worry me, such for instance as "quail brush\ and othera whose botsi^ical names are not rnenticned. Althous-. I have made aeveral hurried trips over part of tne region since the ori^nal D. V. Sxpe- dition. I am nevertheless greatly eurprised at the n^^ber Qf ranches end place nair^es you a;ent,ion. 'Uis circumstance thet you carried on field 1. -^ K^fv- ^c?p' ^"d 1929 from Mayto^Auflist shows work m ootx ^.^c-u v^*^^ ^.r*-^ s-- "-^^ ..^t^- ■""' "^ . ^^i^£*r? ^y^^ opeaT ion of oeat?iu cXiouCx*^^ that you have solved ^ne quea-xui. ^^^^IU(-f^^t hav^n^: becoine quite d^uring the hot season -- eviuer.tiy n^^^.u^ a ''deaeit rat • Your remarks and critical canparieons on . .y,^ „..».; OS 0^ ^dcii irupon^^rt aeries were c -^o«+ vplue -' and to me the ^jfcole collected are of great value ^^ ^itt-i-inct oersonal interest. • paper is of aiSwinc^ pciov^. ^ , . :i x^ -..--o SI '-^h a critical I'm gl3.d to have Uvea to ovv o.-.. .' •>, ^^.r f^ *v.- kr.nvledfej> of the mamiruil fauna of contnhution t- ---"- *^' -"'•' ^ thi B • _ ^ remote desert region^ With appreciative re^ras, Veri^ truly yours^. • ^v 613 January 4» 193^ Mr. J Cecil Alter Jtan State Hiatorical Society- Salt Lake City. Utah % dear Sir: I am arixioue to complete rrry set of your most valuable publication, the Utali Historical :iuarterW. I have a complete set from Vol.l, Noa. Jan. 1923. to Volfo. No. 4. If you will kindly let ac know the ?rice of the numbers issued since October 1932 0 complete my set, I will remit at once and shall appreciate the opp9rtunity of reading neat, if not all, of the articles. Very truly yours. flX..^'-^- If J ll > ft. *• ;»:WA a» » -■ f**-!-; .'1 : -^-. ^_..^ I k y F*1 f»» T. -? o*^. t * Cha rl>-# ton .-. * n » "• ■» I r» ^- c •« -^ i:.hs h?>>r3 :f ..liCmZ^y >:<^^L Hc.lsvf^rrh's ^es.t on AcIi^Jv^itv he revie-t.5d trc; ielar.:^ -c-'^^ral ftnes ,^nd- ri)aae .t moat va^T.abie sen^e of ^otogr-p^v^ ■ "* th^n, n^ae in t,h- act of eati-g sal-^^on. helpf-jl f?.:d rr-jxL ^-/:rl red durir|; the w'.rit-: . -- bit ': -r>..T ICC t!-t reascr thv,t I h^-'fi -, t a:;ck.-a or u^^d ^oc;icco Henry . r;or:;-t'-,-. ^m^ th'» -hiMren had «rod luck J * » - . 'V J, , .4 t,... *. i p >J -Cf" f 4 's Is 1' i. J-» /'' ,1 ■ % I # t M^ i mm f- ^t ti^A. poor imprint m 616 1i January 7, 1935 Dr. N. H. Darton 1765 Church Street, N W Vashington, D. C. Dear Doctor Darton: Tery many thanks for your kindness in sending me a copy of your lai^e and very useful map of Arizona. Inasmuch as it covers all parts of the state, both north and south of the Grand Canyon, including, the Painted Desert, in all of which I have carried on field work, it is of much personal interest to me; and if, aS uCp?d, I am able to do more work in the region, it will be of real service. . You have accomplished a big piece of work and one bound to be of much value to many people • With thanks and best regards, Yery truly yours. nits' N n. ^ w^ h January 8, 1935 Dr. Joseph Grinnell University of California Berkeley, Calif. Dear Doctor Grinnell: In looking over the numbers of the Condor that came during my absence from Washington, I find on page 217 of the September 1934 issue a note by Lila M. Lofberg of '^ig Creek". Calif. There are so many Big Creeks in California that I'm confused and should be glad to know which one is referred to. eince Miss Lofberg mentions the Magpie instead of the IfiUcadiiii it sseT.s paHicularl; important to know which part cf the state she is talk- ing about. I want to congratulate you aai the author, Harry Harris, on the interesting and hip,hly valuable article on John Xantus in the September issue. In by- gone years I handled a good deal of Xantus' material -. particularly his bird skins - but have never before learned so much about him ^d his remarkable travels and field work in the western United States. : With best wishes, Hastily yours. , 1! i.V if ifn- If 1 ill t ■ r Li P ' pi' t !*' 3r-» Jamuaiy 9, 1935 V Dr. W* B. Stephens - Alameda, Calli* Dear Doctor Stephens : Kindly forgive my tardiness in acknowledging the "box of the finest oranges ^b have ever had the good fortune to eat. They came in perfect condition and are gratefully appreciated hy us all—especially as oranges are a part of my daily medicine* « How are you all? Busy as bumble bees I take it. Tou are fortunate in haying your family so near, although I imagine you don't see very much of your dear Stanford boy. Bruce, I assume, is as usual oontisuonsly at the Stephens Opthalmological Center. Florence and Vernon, as you doubtless know, decided that it was better to enjoy their comfortable home here for the winter instead of throwing it away for the low price that houses sell for during the present depres- sion. Vomon is still struggling with his "catch- 'em-alive" traps of which he has made several models of different sizes and patterns for different kinds of animals. Before Christmas Dorothy with her husband and both children drove on here as usual from Cambridge and \ i -. 619 Dr. W. B. Stephens Alameda. Calif. spent a couple of week» with us, much to our satisfaction — for we see little of them nowadays, I am pegging away at routine office wort "-itn little hope of getting the results of last season's field work properly elaborated before it will be time to return to California. Thus far we have had only one snow s torn— a couple of inches that lasted only a few day, and Dorothy and faaily were fortunate enough to escape snow l.oth comina and going from their Cambridge home. Ti ?« «hlch Blio»>"'"' join*. With lore to you all. m ^^^°^ " As ever yours. \ •i. \ \ in *■- \. ^U-'» -M' w ■■i ■i r>0 ^-•)^Jf ! January 14, 1935 ■7-'!] M Ur. N. W. Dorsey, Accountant atnithsonian Insti tut ion IteuBhin^on, D. C. Dear Mr. Doraey: l^ynic* for your letter of the 12th iiwt. encloeing your usual annual statement of receipts and disbursements on account of the Harriman Trust FUnd for the calendar year ended December 31, 1934. With thanks for your promptness, Very truly yours. .n II H m. ::^ ./'^■' n > * . t !l r U h-*l ^1 JaiiuAT7 9, 1935 Vt. WilliMi Tre lease. University of Illinois Thrbana, Ill# Dear Doctor Tre lease: Glad to hear from you* Eary HoMrey'e death was a severe bios, tot a? you say she was a rare, fii» girl« Idleness and fashion- able society sere repugnant to her. In New York she did rarious helpful things for the underdog, and here in Wash- iigton occupied rather a high position under the Government relief • To break the strain of this she continued her habit of horseback riding, but finally struck the inevitable snag and was killed* I have talked over tne telephoiw with her daughter, Mary Rumsey. but as yet have not seen her. Unfortunately I don't know any more than you do about her younger sisters, Cornelia and Garol, and her cousin Beth Averell— all fine girls* You know of course that the two boys occupy rather prominent positions. It was a great trip that Mr. Harriman gave us in Alaska thirty-five years ago--a great experience we all had toother; and also it was a fine thing to have enjoyed the rather inti»te companionship of our host and his remarkably worth-while family. With best wishes, as ever yours. >^V,A^, *^ "% -^ 't t I f it M't 1 ite. I ;*■>. *" t M K« 622 if !'i I Jawa«7 10, 1935 HI I I 'i ri !• Igbart Ba^ and Co. ■ 219 Genesae Street Utiea, N. 7. Soar Sin: Thanlro for renewal of Insurance policies on my furniture, Indian baskets, and scientific specimens to Jan« 18 193il^^^%^ ffMuntii^ to $33«76, for which my check is enclosed herswith^ Tory truly yours » Hi \^. Vr<^JC^ ^ ( ^^ fs^r: January lO. 1935 I m I' n 1^ Vr^ HfLools J. Bogers San Siege Mueem Ball)oa rark Sia Siege » Oalif* Dtar Hr. Hogere: Yery many thanks for your letter of Jaimary 10, gi ring me the information wked for concerning a gamhling tray, which I m glad to knov was male hy a Tokut woman on ftile BiTer. fith best wishes I 0 Yery truly yours. • '^H i'! \: Wif * I >*'• ! r i 1.^ \ - ^•^«««r J t C. Hart Merrlam 1919 Sixteenth Street. N W I I 'J » - * t If -^ f i si 4 . 8 • January 10, 19Cf5 '4^ithJ'- ^or*®// Accountant SJ^®*'?^*° In?titutioE Dear Mr. Dorsey: Sncloeed herewith is my expense account for the period December 6. 1034 to d*.te. anounting to $116.46; also '.oucVr, f,r M-s. Ruby Sohofieid" ^ ^^-enograpner-assiotant December 1-31 for $125*00. and Jear C^r^ v^ • ' . etna wean Carr for services as secretary December l'^-31 ^or fA!> ra ^n ^ .. , o.. .or $0^,50, all cf which Irindlv yav as usual from the Harriman i*\ind^ '^ery truly yours. Dec* Jan. 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 13 14 29 1 ftcpense Account. Dec. 5 1934-Jari% 10 1935 Nature Assoc. ^Four Nature Books*' Boulton, Traveling with the Birds Luxux Lab. Photo enlarging and printing Marjorie Savage, Sec*y services Allen's Press clippings for Nov. Canadian Field Naturalist for 1935 Bird Lore for 1935 N.Y. Zool. Park Bulletins for 1935 Americai Forests for 1935 L.C. Handy Studios 7 photos Im. Ornith. Bdith Strothers. cleaning office quarters, December Desk Lamp Hecht Co. 1 E 3 4 5 5 Meenehac^s Co. Wiring electric desk lamp 1S35 Anthropological Society Washington for Natiorial Park Assoc. Pubs, for 1025 C-as Nct.20-Dec.20 - 4-7.00 i/3 $7.00 - ^2.33 81. Current Nov.l6-Dec.l6 |5.2Q 1/3 $5.E0-$1.?3 Telephone Dec.26-Jan25 $4.$0 1/3 $4. SO - $1.63 i:>t.r V'3\j|»ueroil Star. Oil Co. N.J. $37.26 1/3 $37.S6-$12.42 D9C.l-Dec.31 7 8' 9 4 1 8 40 3 2 1 1 A 14 0 3 3 6 2 2 1 1 12 I 00 15 20 00 00 00 50 50 00 00 00 C)0 00 00 DO 33 73 63 42 116 46 »yf 1 One hundred sixteen- forty-six- US. 46 I .. Mr I ♦ t i: e/yj h I- i^ •o January 11, 1935 Dr. Witraer Stone Academy of Natural Scisr.ces rhiladelpnia, Penna. Hear Doctor Stone: The January iUK has just arrived and I ha^e looked through it with a good deal of interest. Tha only ctrticle I have read is yours on the subspaoies question. You may be surprised to kno^ that I have read it through thras tifflgg; alfjo that I agroe mth aln'.ost everything you h; said except (a. minor matter) that I do not entertain ^r^ur high regard for 3ujnner'3 Tfork. Thi??, so fai- as i ha?*^ read his publications, strikes me as hi.*iy superficial. He usually sets out to do something worth whil? and ends with a feebl9, half-dirested conclu5?ion. Howerer, this ir apide froni th? point of ycur articlo. You dnd I seen to ^ptpp )>i<->f f;-,-^ -in— »«o«b, .-v- a^cp should be our oritori^n in dealing with subspecir!?, and your additicnil rsmiirk triat th<5 o^r^nnal -j-a^-^'^ -n,,,,~... in any plan expr'^pses the terrible truth, for no group Oi ruituralists .vill ever agr^e as ic juj't how much differ- CTce is neceesary— and unhappily minor differences are unmeasurable . l: Dr. iVitmer Stone Philadelphia, Penna. One of your remarks makes me smile, na-nely, "that we try to gi^e an object a name by which it may always be known and then continually change that name".' You amase me greatly by saying that the Yellow- billed Magpie hag ever been regarded as a subspecies! No one familiar vdth thi? bird in life in spring and early summer could ever think of such a thing a? calling it a subspecies of the Great Plain? Magpie. Many times durir^', the past two years I have seen great flocks cf those birds at close quarters— flocks numbering in several cases from 100 to 200, and in one instance more than 200. In the opinion of most eastern Ornitholopis ts the yellow bill seems to ce the distinctive mark, tut the most striking difference is the bright yellow ^ide of the face, which in many lights is much aore conspicuous than the yellow bill. To Gousider the Yellow-billed Magpie a subspecies of the Great Basin species could be poFSible only in the case of persons who have never seen the bird in life— another ex- ample of the pernicious result of kncving birds from dry skins only. Witli best regards to Mrs. Stone and yourself. As ever yours. v* i'- I', I, V I 3S8 629 iF^ f January 14, 1955 Mr. Lewis M. Miitoume, Acting Collector Treasury Department Internal Revenue Service Baltimcre, Md, Dear Sir: Replying to your letter of Jan. 12, inst. in reference to IT:R-211, Accov^nt 60QdOO, would say that I have looked over niy accoujits ajid en- cloEe herewith the Btsteo^cnt of bend holdings reaueated, which I trust is correct. , Respectfully, '^/'^ -r- L,^X^ '*H < ^ - -^^C ^ Bonds Owned by C. Hart iterriam in 1933 1919 Sixteenth St, loahingbon, D.C. 1000 C M & St Paul 1000 Conn Ry & Ltg 1000 Del & Hud 1000 111 Cent Lv Div 2000 NY NH & H 1000 U P 1000 So Ry 1000 So Calif Gas 1000 So Calif Edison 1000 PG&E 1989 19&1 1943 1953 1954 1947 1994 1939 1941 4s 4^8 48 3is 3i8 4s 08 4f8 58 68 IntPPP^ Rec'd $ 40.00 45.00 40.00 35.00 70.00 40.00 50.00 45.00 50. 00 60.00 mm $ 475.00 i ■>f il U 6 17, r-^^. m^ ^» ee. Fifth Ave., Nsw YorkCity Dear Sirs: Please send me by exprees colltct 2ifl-^Bfi£it^aLii!ftid*iaU£t ma^^lne. 1868-1872 (6 voU. ) as listed in your Jer.uaiy 'mo Cata lo0ie No. 163 under 1025 Natural History. Verj' truly youra. January- 24. 2935 u^ I * ' i ' •■ / • c4 i J A ] Mr. C. B. taeireto ^^^.^•o?iation of the Pacific ^0 California Street >^ii Francisco, California Cear Mr. Laatreto, aicl-oaed hej-e^ith find one dollar for •hi Oh please aend sue four copies pf y^ur puo- acation. "Hirde of jfarin County", ^ Lau^ ^. atephet* a«d Cornelia C. Prinze, price twerty five ca^te «l cogv, Verj^ truly your©. 4,; I « 1 fill:;, I f i: H «? ii ^« it 63 i ¥ 0 -■anuary 17, 14,35 l^', J. Cecil Alter Salt Lake City, Utah Ni W V^ Wi. Hf ^-^ V ^^ ^'^'^^ vaj.uaDie Kiatori- cax Quart erlv rrrp^*-^'' ^- /^^ -V i4>..vt;. jt contains nieiiy articles cf it-f^^^^^. ^ J^rcha« another co.plet, .et. 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Sixty -SIX ----- 53.66 Retake of Preceding Frame m m f 1 P t jH Fl e ril If » n i I r jf» / ii February 1, 1935 Nltioni^f>«Slf*>!?"<'S- President fl«ar Doctor Groavenor, Many thanka for letting me know about the Eaeter laland pictures to be showi Dy Dr. Gilbert liahra at the Kationai Olographic Society headquarters on Monday afternoon, Febnoary 4th. at four o'clock. Having read much about Saater laland, inclu- ding Robert J. Caaey'a recent book, and feeling that veiy much more is to be learned, I shall be particularly glad to aee Dr. Rahm'a pictures and hear what he hae to 8ay. The subject is of rwre than ordinary anth ro po 1 o e:i o interest and I ani ajiiious to learn as much as possible about the early inhabitants of this remarkable island. To my mind the fact that prehistoric navi^tors were able with their big hone -made canoes to traverse thousands of miles of open ocean and discover and inhabit these stom-swept islands has an important bearing on the original human inhabitants of South America. Very truly yours. i ll •I f February 7, 1935 Dr. H. Clare Shepardson Pitahi^h Building Sao Francisco, Calif. Dear Doctor Shepardson: About the middle of November you wrote ne that ^y blood test of 178 seemed to satisfy yott. Later on I sent you a blood test of 170. Herewith I m enclosing the latest which to my amaaenent reads 153. If this is correct maybe I had better begin to eat sugar between meals! Incidentally, the deep snow we have been under for some time past is melting rapidly, tor whi^ we are not sorry. With best regards , Very truly yours. 1:3 J i i ■, m * it! I' 1 if < « ■ 1^ i i *% f \H I Doctor Grosvenor Feljruary 8, 1S35 Dr, Gilbert Grosvencr, President National Geographic Society Washington, l)«C. Dear Doctor Grosvenor: One of the greatest surprises of my life was your letter of December 1*7, infonning me of the astonishirgly generous gift "by the Board of Trustees of the Mational Geo- graphic Society to each cf the four 5?ur7iTfcr^ of these of us ^ho incorporated the Society fortjT-sreven year? ago — namely. Gen. A.W, Greely, Dr. G.H. Tittricai, Prof. J. Howard Gore, and myself. For more thai; fifty yearr I b.ave serred on the Governing Boards of various Scientific Societies and in the jDast have delivered niany lectures to their a dien-es, but. up to the present time have never accepted compensation therefor. Hence, ^;vhen you told me of Uir ^Action of the GeopraDhic Board 1 at first felt that 1 must lecline, "but ci: further consideration hare decidod to accept. My roason for aooepting i« that I ar. r;ow able to show ny approcioition 'by preeentirg to the National Geographic Society the following' materials ; 1. Two series of \xniq\i6 photographs. tali:en by rr.y- seir, of Indians weariru- th . wonderful ceremonial feather fl costumeB that constitute the spectacular setting of the sacred rites of some of the California Indian tribes — in this case of tribes of different linguistic stocks — the Shotea Pomo . in 1907, and the Western Wintoon in 1925. Years ago, 7;hen I had shown some of these pictures at one of the never-to-be-forgotten Wednesday evening gatherings at the home of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, you spoke of the desirability of reproducing them in the Geo- graphic Magazine. I replied, as yau may r»oall, that I had promised the Indians in return for the privilege of talcing the pictures that I would not publish them during the life- times of the actors. The actors are now dead—the ceremonies extinct—the costumes no longer in existence, so that I am exonerated from further secrecy. And I am loaning to the Society, as guides for coloring, ray colored photorraphs of the sacred costumes, made by my daughter ZenaiJa— now Mrs. M.W. Talbot— who in both cases was with me in the roundhouses durir^ the ninhts of the ceremonies ard then and there made these color sketches of the unique and startling costaT^es. Such ceremonies as there photographs represent are worth going a long way to see. The bright-colored cos- tumes are by no means tho only features of interest. The rhythmic pulsating of the holloT?-log drum, accomparied by the beating of bare feet on the ground, the blomng cf the bone i fl 1 r fl «i fl J'- 4 '^oO < 6 Doctor Grosv^nor 3 whistles, and the long-continued vigor and agility of the actors hold one's attention hour after hour. It is impossible for persons who have not witnessed these or other sacred Indian ceremonies to realize the intense religious fervor of the impersonators. While one of the ceremonies was in progrosa an uninvited ex-preacher arrived, Bringing a professional photog- rapher with his big tripod and moving picture outfit. He was forbidden to take pictures, but nevertheless set up hi? camera and exposed a full roll of film. By order of the chief, the Indians closed in on him and despite his protest forced hi,, to take out the film, which wa. then given to the Indian children to play horse with. 2. I present aleo to ^he library of the ^ocietv my series of geographic and miscellaneous files, con.istinf, of material, from various sources relating to the .V.^tem " States. Canada, Artie America, an.-' -^rin.,c f • .. ' ^ various foreign countries— the accumulation of a lifetime v.h,'„ * • , iietimc^ ,his material now fills -ix four-dra,er file oa„. (i„ ,u, Z', drapers), footi,,. „. to ab=„t 330 fe,t of .h,l, „„,. j.o o! th,., m„..,,^, ,,. lating to California— I a"i -til"^ nciro a ., on .tu., ucing and therefore- Tvithhold for the prerent-to be turned over to vou l.t^>- Herewith I am loaning the Na^-ion^l '^^^^ ^ ^ U..C i.avionai ueogranhic society the fifty.t,o negati,.. ,Moh I took durin/th. Grindstono Cr.olc .„ster„ Bintoon oere.ony i„ May 1923. II li Doctor GrosTenor 4 When you have made such prints as you may desire from these, kindly return the negatires. Then I will loan you the neg- atives of the Stony Pord Shgjj^^omo sacred ceremony of 1907- perhaps my most precious possession. In closing,! want to express my deep appreciation of the generous action of the Board— due no doubt to your personal sympathies — in behalf of the surviving founders of the National Geographic Society* With appreciative regards. Very truly yours. Ci ! - ■w*-«^'>«ir>«i«..AMA/v^i^ «ii^^ 1^^ ■UK' I \ .: r« ii«,j *"*!'" J' After reading it to iirs. MerriaEfi I put it in the tray on my desk with other letters to be ans^^ered promptly, expecting to ^rite yoij in a day or two. But unhs^pily, some evil genius made a^'ay with it, and although i have searched in various fileiE: ani corv.^r^ nearly every day slrce^ no sign of it has been discovered. - beg a thousand parclcns and hasten to express my appreciation anl my joy at re- ceivir^ a letter from ycu after so long an interval, 'iour persistent studies of the Icnp'-l ailed jumpers and other little-known bea*^ts have aided much tc previous kno'^lsdge* I congratulate you thereon. I have often heard of you in connection with your various mu:^eum duties and had hcped that on some sun- shiny day you might again drop in on us in Washington, it is years since I have seen any of you^ and I had almost lost I jligo Carolyn Sheldon t^i-^ me of her re^-? home— . V rf vcnr mother ^hen ricrence told me tracl. of year m Umitlaas opporturitxes , yr-^r. ,,Mch ^ould Bern to af.or... d hoffi^ ^> '--' A =.■>■ the same '-^'^^ " for enjoy ir^E f-^^^ --u. . 1 hi=torv c"bservations« K.aking naxaral hi-^cry p-rinr the ^ast years 1 huve hee. V w ccnectinp the lang^iagee an. oth.r ^hcLmingly husy m co.lec W ^ California <. "i-Varj a hundred trio^^ -* S-a6a W.ans that ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ,„ hiftoTJ ,ort-eicef - ■ - ,„„aerful country. , 11, .„Tl^vs and r.onntaine ot ma through tho ^alloy ■" „a"iaf.. '^'^i " accompany Zenaiia. before hor ma..-^ ■ ,T »rk ard »a» .ost helpful. e=p»=iall7 -"-- - in .T m*- -^''J^ ^^^„,„^,,,,, ,uh Indians .ith- .he ha. the happ, f-»l 7 ^^^ ^.^,, „, ,,, „„t ruffling their foeUngs. ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Uttle ^oy four and a h^f years ag -- ^^ ^,^^ .^ to ,0 *th «e ercp. on . -. .^ ^^^ ^^_^, T - i?rrf^ ^e crossed tne ni^u n,y little Ola .crd ^^^^^.^^.a to Mono Lake and ^^^ -onrnevod soaunv?«*^^ wv of Sonera Pas. and ,ourne^ ^.^^^^ ;, on^h +0 the desert; then turning in continued sou.h .0 ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^,,,,,a and clitr.^li'^ part v,ay up .h. l- ^ ^^^^ th a little-known trihe. and thence ho:ne .. «ay •«ith a iH'"-'-- Vaiifiv. r. » .rA thf. lonp :an Joaquin Vai.^ey. "^^ "" :l ^hL Pla^^cd to CO.. a.t i. the .prir« ,,nTi t. it Dorothy in 0=.hridcear,d. ith us. n "'"; ;:« learning that 1 «ust return to Oaliforn.a Washington, oui- ■J ^f n 0 'I i t I' .«• t m t o? i^i^a n ^arly ik April sho has shift 3d h-r plars anc? no^ err)ects t.:< start on the sixteenth c^ thi. ^.cnth, hrxnairg h:^r little four dj.d a half j^ar old Hy. lee. ■'^/ith much Icv9 and repeated apclogier I'or my df^lay in acknowledpinp 7our --ft— ^^n^ -.Uu v.-.,> ^ gards to jcur mother a-hen ^/cu write. ^iS ever ycurs. ii I' / February 25, 1935 f 41 Mis p. Carolyn Sheldon 431 Highland Road Ann ArBor, Michigan Dear Caroljrn: An interesting article on has just ccTis to hand in the January numher of the Murrc'let. Knowing your intereet in the group I am pending; it to yea here«ith~not to be returned. With best wishes. ■^"■^f""^ February 11, 1935 Dr. Joseph Grlnnell UniTersity of California Berkeley, Califomia Dear Doctor Grinnell: AppreoiatlTO thanks for your recent revised paper on the Life Zones of Oalifonia, including a fine colored nap. This will l>e useful to Tory wmaj people. I notioe that you include Salinas Talley in the Lever Sonera. On and off for ■ore than thirty years I hare done a good deal of work in the ralley and hare failed to find Lower Sonoran fonts. Owing to the ciroun- et«ioe that its north end faoes Monterey Bay it receires enormous aasses of fog irtiich, oaorried by the northwest wind, fill the ralley to such a depth that en lookiiig down on it from the Santa Luaia and other motrntains on the west it is ecmpletely hidden while it has hot days, it is its species seea to be Upper Another thing that the introduction of an Upper Lttoiasand the coast. I hare during past yeax^ and failed forms to justify putting any by fog. As a natural tesult, normally a cold ralley and Sonoran. I do not fully s^preciate is Sonoran strip between the Santa crossed this strip many times to obserre enough Upper Sonoran worthwhile part of it in '/ II V h i > /-r* f .' *» ^ i / 1 ^1^^^^^^^ ^ --' ' -^M 644 Doctor Qrinnell 2 this Zone. I regard the whole mountain area between Salinas Talley and the coast «> disJlflCill Upper Sonoran with a tinge ef Boreal on the higher mountains. Howerer, barring a few details your map is a great adrance orer prerious exhibits of California's Life Zones and cannot fail to be most helpful to all who rec- ognise these Zones as of primary importance in studies of animal and plant distribution. The January number of the JonmiLl nf f.>^ ?pri-ty lor thO Prnffmatifln of tha P.nn> »f t^. ^^^^^ arrived this morning. In it J « gratified to find your "admi rable attiele on the Natural Balance of Wild Life in National Parks. I hare read it with deep interest and heartiest approval. Hare you any separates of this article'^ A few evenings ago we had the pleasure of having jour daughter with us and hope to see more of her later. " She seems deeply interested in her library work, which Means of oourse that she is making good. With best wishes. As ever youra , c^.^r -0^ r.-f". v| %■ 2fa 6 ^C I •^ February 11. 1935 Dr. Joseph Grinnell University of California Berkeley, California Dear Doctor Grinnell; By same mail I am sending a separate of my article on the I^ig QJ T^mp^r&turgLCQPtroI published in 1894. and also a separate of my Bears of America. from the records of Kcrth American Eig Game. 1932, This latter article 7;as so unsatisfactory « to me that I vvithheld the separates. It was really only the introduction to an article which I wrote bx re que s t for the Bocne and Crockett Club bock of 13P2, Just before rerding the aa^nupcript th'^ editor wrote me that it must be re^'trict-d to a certain number of ^^crds. i therefore cut cut everythirig beyond what is here pub- lished and was so much disgusted with the whol*^- affair that I withheld thr^ ^'^parates* However , you ma? be interested in this frc^^cnt. iis ever yo-jirs. I, t I < m\ I it > Miss Isabel T. Kelly February 11, 1935 Depattment of Anthrcpolopv DniTersity of California Berkeley, California Dear Miss Kelly: Tour paper on the Southern Paiute i^ands of Nevada and south;vestern Utah with the accompanying nap was receired with much interest more than a month ago. Evidently you spent much time in gathering this information. Having traversed every area outlined by you north of the Grand Canyon, except Kaiparowits, Gunlock, and Beaver, i ara naturally interested in the outcome of your investigations. I regret that I did not meet you in person at Moapa where you arrived only a day or so after my departure. After leaving Moapa 1 worked with the Shivvits in southern Utah and the Kivavvits in northern Arizona* I had seen a band of Shiv- vits in the spring of 1891 but did no work with them. In the saae year (1391) I traversed Pahranagat Valley and visited the lake of that name — but lound no Indians there. lou were a courageous woman to invade that region of arid deeerts, forested mountains, and tremendous cliffs, and it must give you a feeling of ^satisfaction to have made the only contribution to its Indian lore f except those by Dr. William E* Palmer) since the days of the daring Major Powell. With best wishes , As ever yours. ^ .^ \\ v_K7 ::, .1 i il \^ f i J .. ^ji* \ I 647 ♦"'■ l\ Mr. M. W. Talbet 2590 Cedar Street Berkeley, Calif. Pebmary 19, 193 Dear Tall/: To my great sxprprise I have just received a bill of $30. for corering oicr garage roof at Lagunitas with "boards and new roofing aateriaL, presujuably tar. The contractor as you may remember was to hare done the job a month or more before we left Lagunitas but kept putting it off, ^ and I had not thought he would by any possibility do it in my ab- seme, but from his bill it appears that he has done the job. I shall dtlay payment until I hear from you.flSo some rainy Sunday when yon have nothii^ else to do []] kindly take a run up there amd let me know how it looks* He was to re-cover the entire roof. We strongly suspect that we shall see the touring part of your family in the vety near future — doubtless within a couple of dagrSy whereupon great joy will fill the bosoms of the Merriam family. Fortunately our snow has , at l^st departed and we hope it will not repeat itself while the California contingent is with us. I hate to bother you to malse another trip to our empty house at Lagunitas — cmd really there is no hurry. 3o long as the man didn't come when he agreed to, there appeal's to be no reason why he can't wait for his pay. # Best love fr<»ii Ma and her old mari. 5 f ■0 t < 6^8 ^ I\8bru»i7 20. 1935 '^ Im Dr. Charles 1, Soback . New York Zoological Society Hew York City Ify dear Sir: In the January-February number of the Zoological Society** Bulletin juet received I have been auch interested in your account of the eeaaonal ■ouli of the Hew York leaael ^Ullftlf noTabaracanaia. Bat I am aatoniehed at your stateoent that the animal you were obaerting was only "about ei jjit inches long". Is this net a misprint? The small size would seem to indicate the Least teasel. Did you really mean the Laaat feasel or was this a slit) of the pen for Mua^fila npvaboraoensis? Very truly yours. *s 1i* ▼a I e^3 650 February 25, 1935 Dr. t/. li Bell, 4cf.inp Chi-^f S-creau of Bioiopical 'i^urvev Vrashirinton, E.G.' ■n^. i'ear Doctor B^^ll: Esplyino tc your lnttr;r cf the 2.1st ir?t. in regard to the i-iforrnal hanhom. I ehall be ghxd to mako a fow rmii^ks on ewoTits leadiri^^ zo the fo:tination cf the Surr-v. wlii"*^^ I tr^-of morr u^ -.*? - -.. ^t--j, waiiv... 1 trust may oe of interest tc m^moors cf the Sutt^t* With best ^\«jh '^s ^sry trulj yours. r +1 I*.! ♦ ff %• f February 25, 1936 Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, President National Geographic Society Washington, jD.C, Dear Doctor Grosvenor: My daughter Zenaida (now Mrs. Z. M. Talbot) has just arrived from California and would be very glad to be present at the informal lunch to moet Miss Amelia Earbart at 1:00 p.m.- on Saturday, iiarch second. Would it be practicable to add her name to thope invited for thir occasion? "Verv truly yours, r l II I t '* fM J ■♦1 I" . 611 February 25, 1935 1 O^di0 IbsftiBiV UniT* of Kansas Imr^ncB^ UDsas Daar Mr. Hibbaard: Tary aany thanks for the ssparatss of TOur mhmI paper a jmat reeaiTsd. I aai Tory glad to aaa theaa^ not only beoaxise of their intrinsic Tains but also as sTidence of your actiTitiea in this fiali~iAiieh for the greater part of my life, has bean my principal interest. Very truly yours. 'SI 3^' mr IT -T- •T M t i m '] J 4 i- ; " 4 < 4? jU \, A Pebraary 27, 1935 ■i isditer. B.C. laBhingtoB, B.C. Dew Sir: Ib oonpliaooe vith your letter vith en- oloeuret reoelved and acknowledged by me July 12 » 1934 irmt Lagunitaa. Calif** I n now enclosing the Touoher and blankt filled in as re^uaeted* The ariglnal canceled dieok dated April 30, 1929 for ^13.43 for the aeeesment inrolred waa eent Dacenber 7, 1933 to the Auditor by request of the Property Surrey Officer » B^ Harrison* The rebate then recelTod was $106* 19* Very truly yours. Sbc1« I ■I V* I W r \ ^ "-^Ml \A S *| \ !l iV Ittreh 1, 1930 r -*'*i i r I ! Dr. f. Raid Blair. Director New York Zoolo^cal Purk New Yoit City Dear Doctor Blair: Very tmny thanks for sending me the Zoological Society's 'brochure entitled •Gallery of Animl Paintingi" containing reproductions of most interesting paintingi by Carl Bunglus, Charles lU Rhi£^t, ad one or tiro others. They certainly are a fine lot and I am Texy glad to own the album. With thanks and beat wishes. Very truly yours. aarch 1, 1935 Mr. Adoldi U. Stebler Ifuseum of Zoology inn Arbor, Michi^ui Dear Sin Stebler: Your letter of February 2nd asking for separates of some of n^ mammal papers is at hand. Juat now I am too rushed to pick them out but will do so in the near future. Very truly yours. i i t I r A I i h ^ \. t II 1 lisLToh 2, 1935 Mr* N. W, Dorsev, Accountant Smithsonian Institution Washington, D. C« Dear Mr. Dorsey: finclosdd herewith is my expense account for the month of February 1935, amount- ing to $6R.64, also vouchers for Jean L. Carr for secretary -stenographer services, Feb. l-28-$145-00, ^^ xMrs. Ruby B. Schofield for stenographer-assist- ant servic^a. Feb. 1.28.$125.^jO, all of nhich kindly pay as usual from the Harrtt«^n pund. Very truly yours. h 1935 Fab. 2 2 Q 12 13 19 20 23 28 2^ 28 28 28 2« 2ft 28 rr r f Dr. C. Hart Merriam • 1919 Sixteenth Street, Washington, D.C, Expense Account for February 1-2?, 1935 National Acad, ol vSciences Pubs. for 1935 Waahin^oa Acad, of Sciences Pubs for 1935 (jrinneil's Li f e Zon< inn Coun 'Ory Repair of safe lock Grace Reichard's Soider Woman ScieTice for 1935 Redwood Leagae of Calif. Pubs, for 1935 Allen Press Clippings for Jan. 1935 Office supplies: pencils, carbon paper, ruler Stamps and envelopes Paper cement and container Tari and carfares Pot. Slec. Current, Feb. 1935 Riel Oil, Feb. 1935 5.52 55.98 1/3 1/3 V V 1 % J 10 00 5 00 1 00 1 00 3 00 . 5 00 3 50 6 00 2 00 1 3 96 f 40 2 43 1 75 4. ^ 60 N2 5 00 3 1 63 4 2 o7 5 1 84 11 96 i VI \i .ll-f 1 \ 68 64 ;. i i I ft 4 1 Sixty -ei^t----- — --— — sixty- four — --- — -- 68.64 It % I • / ' 4 :h 65o I ^ March 6. 1935 Mr. Cbarlet R« Ovens Stmndard Oil Coapany Vfudiington, D. C« Dear Sir: Replying to your letter of recent date would eay that your deliveries of furnace oil have been entirely satisfactory and if all goes well I shall be glad of the same service next winter. Very truly yours. 0_ vV«^ My check for $35-31 is enclosed herewith, in pay- ment of my account for February. 1935. - 1 I \ I I a tlf I! I f 1 'I < 66 *» ilarch fi. 1935 1 Dr. H. Clare aheparcL»on — m^u* Building 3an ?r«nci»co, Calif. Dear Doctor aiepardaon: I am enclosing late reporte on my blood mx&x content and urinalysis, both of itoicl seem to me to be hi^ly satisfactory. ]fy wei^t on two public scales after this morning was 169 and 170, so all With best wishes. Very truly youirs. seema well. 1 Wk * r I 4 ! - i / 662 March 15, 1935 Mr. ?rod Lodcley 4227 S.S. St«ark Strost Fertlaad, Oregon Dtx Mr. LoeUey: nuBks for List 717, just receiyed. Pron this I shftll ^ glad to purchase: e Amy by Gen. John !• Schofield. 1897, $3.50. jteniiai "by h.n. Hutohin son, J. W. Gregory and R^ Lydekker, two vols,, $3*50. Yoiar list and ay check for $7«00 are en- eloeod herewith* Very truly yours. .►-X in I I £9a efA r March 18, 1935 ^ s. 0. C. Hall 345 Forest Avenua Palo Alto, Calif, Dear Mrs. Hall: Please pardon my delay in acknowledging the fine Apache basket which you were so kind as to send me a short time a^io. I intended to write you at once but your ad- dress or the wrapper disappeared and I have hunted for it in vain. Just now Mrs. Merriam confesses that sii^ swiped it from my desk, intending to write you herself, for which reason please pardon my delay in acknowledg-' ment. The basket is an excellent and typical example of the most characteristic utensil of the Apache tribe. and I am very glad to h^xve it. With appreciative thanks and best '.vishes. Very truly yours. I I l-^- ' 1 March 18, 1S35 Mr. Paidclph M* And*:^rson Natiorial fiuseum Ottawa, Canada Dear %. Anderson: Very many thanks for your courtesy in send- ing me your recent graphic and valuable publication on thQ distribution, abundance, and importance of p,ame and fur -bearing mammals of "VVeytern'* North America. You surely have done a s^ervice to maTimalopists , f not to mention the large number ofpersons interested in general natural history both in Canada and the United States. But just whj you limited your title to Western instead of Northern North /jnerica is not clear to me. It ir a fine thing to have so much infon^a- tion dug out of a grsat mas? ci more or le?s unhan^iy literature and brought together in such concise form. With best wishes and many thanks, '^ery truly your^, e h ,f' i 503 / 666 March 29, 1935 gr, Frank Stephens ^ Sural History Musem San Diego, Calif ornia Dear gr. Stephens: „. ^ter You mil he surprised to hear from «e af ^er T called on YOU onoe in San Diego all these long years. I called on , «v,.r* el«e. Am no'fl writing to asi a but you "vere somewhere ei^e. question: ,.^. •, „„«• During the Death Valley Expedition days you visited Monacl._Meado._s_ on the .est side of the High Sierra north of Kern Valley. The name 'Monache' is used hy rr^.y Inaians in southern 0.ens Valley, and also hy .o.e of ^'^^^ ^^^^ .est slo^ of the Sierra, hut 1 never succeeded in fir^xr^ an Indian .ho could tell me jn.t .here the Indies U.e v.hc claimed this name. Lone Pine Indians say the Monache lived m of the Sierra, hut I never could find any one on the ^est slope who kne'w jnst where. I am wondering Aether Monache Meadows is low enough to have heen the home of any Indians, and if so, whether you h»»e found any there. Very truly yours, ^■""^fend answer to r.y sumrner home at Lagunltas, California. March 29. 1935 Mr» Will C. ftsimes 80e North Saoond Ave • Phoenix, Arizona Dear Mr* and Mrs* Barnes: Very many thanks for your letter of the 18 inst* telling what you have heen doing all this long time. It is refreshing to know that yon have perpetuated for the benefit of mankind in general and those of us iivho are inter- sstsu in tuG nGSt in particular, your most admirable and useful ^nrV-^A^fizona Place Names—a document badly needed and one that will never wear cut. Sorry ^e shall not be here when you arrive as we are expecting to go to California in the very near future. As you know, I am getting pretty old and feel the necessity of winding up my work with Califomia Indians while still able to drive a car. Late last fall Zenaif^a ar.d I drove or<^r Sonera Pass to Bridgeport and thence r^outh through O^ens Valley and back by way of Kern C»yon to the Bakersfield country, and north to cur Lagunitas home. Mrs. Merriam joins me in kind regards to Mrs. Barnes and yourself. With best wishes, ' As ever ;7curs, I have just ordered two copies of^your Arizona Names so may hare one at each end of the ^me. we V83 March 29, 1935 Prof. Angus I. Woodbury University of Utah Logan, Utah Dear Professor Woodbury: It was very good of you to send xm a copy of your fine paper on the Biotic Relationships of Zion Canyon* I find it of much interest. It is good also to know tiiat some of our younger naturalists are qualified and interested enough to appreciate and recognize the Life Areas and Zones of our country^ with a view to the points you have "brought out. I shall never forget our unexpected meeting at Zion several years ago, and if not so old would repeat the trip. With congratulations and best wishes, Very truly yours. Mr. Pred X-ockley ^ 4227 S. E. Stark bt. Portland, Oregon Dear Mr. Lockley: Thani:5 ^or your numerous 'book lists which I am returning herewith. In the future pleaee bear in mind that I an NOT interested in miscellaneous bocks on the West hut only on those relating to Indians and MaESSlS- of Cali- fornia and Nevada. Also, that I m a very old man— too old to search through a lot of book titles in the hope, usually ^ain, of finding something in my line. Very truly yours. March 29, 1935 Mr. G. G. Goodwin American Mixseua Natural Hi«!tcry New York Oi ty Dear Mr. GooQ^i?»in: Very many thanks for your courtesy in finding me a ccpy of your paper on the Mammals of Kazakstan, which I an very glad to add to my mammal library. fe'ith be\st wishes. Very truly yours. 663 \ n * i •I If i I Qdd MftT'-^h «i^, ^y'-^ Ur. H. B. Anthony .H„f«^„ American MuseiJin Natural liistory Ne^ iork City Dear Mr. Anthony: Many thanks for your joint p^er ^ith Tate on South American Squirrels. It is most satisfying to see these contri- l^utions to knowledge of the Mammal Fauna of South America, which for many years has been in such a state of uncer- tainty and about flhich so little is knoi»n. Kindly present my thanks also to your asso- ciate, Mr. Tate. March 29, 1935 Librarian University Arizona Tucson, Arizona Dear Sir: « Enclosed is my check for three dollars, for which kindly send me t^o copies of Barnes' Arizon/^ ll^e ^m^f^ which I believe you are about to publish. if carriage is extra, let me know how much. Very truly yours. 1 ; t i 1 -, ■< - >-• I - Mr* Gust av Swanson Soil Erosion Service Spring Yalleyt Minn. Dear Mr. Swanson: Appreciative tlmnks for your interestir^ pa^er on the Least Weasel in Minnesota. lou are to be congratulated on having', been able to make such an important contribution to our knowledge of this little-known beast. In a few days I hope to send you some of my papers on Mammals. Very truly yours. March 29, 1935 Mr« Lyman L; Merriam LyoM Palis t New York Dear Lynan: Thanks for the interesting clipping you were thou^tful enough to send me a few days ago. We hare enjoyed it, but would have much preferred to f^ee your good wife and yourself in person. Replying to your inquiry, we hope to set out for California in about ten days and expect to see your beautiful daughter not long thereafter. Hith love to you both from Elizabeth and myselff As ever yours. 670 . !' i: rva v4 h i „i March 29, 1935 ue a Dr» H. C. Btrapus 110 N. Madisoc Aven Pasadena, Califoml Dear Doctor BumpTis: Last winter Dr. Philip King Brown wrote me that you were willing to operate on me for enlarged prostate. This pleased me very much and I had intended to write you earlier. Now I am expecting to go to California about the 10th of April. If you are going to he in FasadSui ahout the middle of the month I shall he rery glad to have you examine me and if everything is satisfactory, to operate. Having passed my eightieth birthday I w no longer young hut nevertheless am in fair physical condi- tion. Last year i drove nearly a thousand miles in field work. I remember you as a boy with your father on our special train to San Francisco at the time of the big Biposition. With best wishes. Very truly yours. l\ f n I l> tl (^T"*^ 673 I' * he r ■r ^Dr, 3eth B. Benson ^ .-, p: .^ Museum VerteT)rate Zoolo^ ^^^^^ ^' 12^35 Ann Arbor. Michigan Dear Dr. Benson: Your paper on concealing coloration of desert rodents has given me much satisfaction. It i<, .,««^ ^ *u elation. It IS good for the up-growing ^en- rectr "'""'"'" '^ '^"^^° ™^"^ ^^'^•"^ Observation, ^n I. reading it I find reference, to puhUcatlcn. h. ....... of my assistants and other naturalists but none to an.^r'^'^ publications or to any o^ th« n. ^ ""^ °''" Y. ^0 any 0. the numerous early writers on the subiect ^ou may pardon my liberty th^-fo-e ir . ^t ^abject. jf i-i.-.^.o. e, m calling your attf^rtinn f^ some remarks on protective colorat--^ ^^ u .• ^^^^^^'t^cn to a Biological Survey of f>,» ^ . " ^^^^"^^^ ^^ o^ the Little cTloL L ^"^^^^^ "^""^'^ '''''' ^^ '^^^ ^auna No. 3. ^^ "' '^''^^'^' " ^^^""^'-th ^.rioan Page 52 under I^aiaa (now ^mj^Mmj^j^iOl^^s)^ , . -^^. "Specimens from the cedar belt T^u^^ those from the desert. ' l^^htly darker than - The ..ntelope Squirrel »ni ,-f = ^^ a-trations of^ the 1:^^:7^^:-- T ^^^^^■ adaptation combined in the s^e individual T^T '' '^''^ ani^al is seldom seen, i.s color and .^1:^"^'' ''^ i^nnony with its surroundings in ob.H • ^ ''''"^^''^ *• obedience to thp i-,. ^ d iil^ coloration. But the inst.nt it starts t '^'^'^" elevated and its conspicuous white und^r-side VT' ^'^ ^^'^ '^ una.r side is turned toward 1 i m % m ! '*'S } t i _ 1 V H m i ii « Br. Seth B. Benson 2 2 the observer, forcir^ itself upon the eye whether on the look- out for it or not. This is ar example of what Professor Todd has termed diraoiiza coloration, under which head are classed colors and markings whic^^ r-omnfo mi,f„-T 6^ wi.ic. promote mutual recogniticn at a dis- tance." habiting the north park on the main mountain-side is typical of the new subspecies, its general color being d.rk russet-hazel. and its spots clearly defined. Specimens from the black iava beds along the lower edge of the pine zone are still d.xrker. ex- hibiting the darkest phase of coloration yet observed in the species and are here named Spermophil^ip s. obsidiamic.. The form inhab- iting the desert is very pale, and is here separated specifically under the name Spermophilns crvptospilf^ tnc. , no intermediate forms having been discovered in the intervening region. In fact, the transition from the nearly blacl: soil rosultirig from the decompo- sition of the trachyte and ba-cilt ^of the lava beds to the light soil of the desert is so abrupt that there is no suitable place for intergrades to occur. Protective coloration is almost hs marked in this group as in the. Horned Toads (Phrynosoma)of the same region," [See also p. 57.] Page 56 Spermophilus spilosoma obsidianus. ''The IXieky 3per- mophile is a dark form of the Spotted Spermophile group. It in- habits the disintegrated lava soil of the cedar belt, and its re- lation to S, cryptcspilctus of the Painted Desert is precisely the same as that of Qnychoniys fuli^Unosus to Onychomys pallescens. f'Ta 1 ' ^ ^ 1 i i / i 67 Dr. Seth B. Benson 3 both being striking illustrations of the la^ of color adaptation. Its relation to --pftr-^r^'^^"" snilosnma DratengJS of the parks in the pine belt is very close, and it may be regarded as a dark fonn or ^^M animal. It is highly probable that the specimens here described do not ic^^esent the darkest phase of the sub- species, as they Her© taken in the upper edge of the cedar belt where the soil is not nearly so black as in many other places." Page 59 Onyohoaya fuliginoaus. "This new species of Scor- pion Mouse inhabits the pinon and cedar belt and the lava beds between San Francisco Mts. and the Desert of the Little Colorado, where its dark, almost blackish coloration, unique in the genus, is in as complete accord with the prevailing color of the decom- posed lava and 'malpais' soil on which it lives as the pallid- cinnamon tints of its congener of the Painted Desert are with its environment. The two forms, though inhabiting adjoining areas, exhibit the extremes of color variation at present known in the genus; yet it is clear that both sprang from a common ancestor in very recent times, for the region which they inhabit was only recently (geologically speaking) rendered habitable for any mem-. ber of the group Therefore the differentiation must have taken I place subseguent to the invasion of the region by the parent form, the well-known laws of protective coloration operating to clothe ' the colonies which made their homes respectively on the light sax^dy desert, and in the black lava beds, with garbs which harmonised best with their distinctive surroundings. I^early parallel cases occur in the SfiaUBfijLhUttg spilo^omft group, the Pero^nathn. fi^^„„ group, and the Thomomvs prouD inhAbif^r,^ t-u x- group mnabiting the same region. Better ( % Hi I' ;eil I ) Dr* Seth B. Benson 4 examples of color adaptation to environment would be hard to find.^ Page 74 Perognathna faliginosus> ^^The Dusky Pocket Mouse is a dark form of Perognattms flavus. inhabiting the lava beds. It is modified in the same manner and for the same reason as Onv- chomys fuliginosufl. and the remarks under the head of the latter species apply equally nell to the present •** Page 76 Lepns texianus> '^ack Rabbits are common through- out the upper levels of the Little Colorado Desert and in the pinon m and cedar belt. Daring the intense heat of the day we frequently started them from their hiding places under the low branches of junipers or in tufte of greasewood. At such times they remain abso- lutely motionless, squatting close to the ground with their long ears laid flat upon their backs. When in this position their colors haraonize so well with their surroundings that they are rarely seen until they start with a great bound and gallop swiftly awagr." And Doctor Stejneger in his chapter on the Reptiles of the same expedition, writes fp.lU) "In the cedar and pine belts of the San Francisco Mountain the dark brown color of the soil and stones covering the surface is closely matched by the ground color of th« Phrr"^""^ "^^'^^ *^^ greenish gray and orange colore markings which somewhat irregularly adorn their backs are perfect imitations of the lichens covering the rocks and pebbles among which these odd-looking creatures live. Near the rim of the Grand Canon of the Colorado, on the other hand, the ground is covered with small pebbles of variously colored sand- stone, ranging from a clayey white to brick red and dark brown. t; 9Y8 Dr. Seth B. Benson !,\ Dr. Seth B. Benson P. 77 ki i and the specimen which I collected there (No, 15724) is such a faithful re|)roduction of the surroundings that it would un- doubtedly have ronained undetected had it not heen moving, fiven more remarkahle are the specimens which Dr. Merriam collectad in the black lava belt east and northeast of the mountain. One of these (No. 15815) was brought to camp alive, enabling me to make the following description of the fresh colors: 'Ground color of uppej side, including head, satiny black; light markings on median third of body dull "Naples yellow", abruptly changing into the yellow ochre of those on the sides; tips of most lateral spines white; tips of largest cephalic spines marbled with ochre; under side yellowish white, densely marWed with blackish; collar, light ochre yellow'. In these specimens even the gloss of the black lava was imitated." But, so far as the fait of simple protective coloration is concerned there is nothing new about these observations save the mention of specific cases, for articles on Protective Coloration have appeared at intervals for nearly eighty years-as you will see from the accompanying fragmentary list. Canon Henry Baker Tristram, a keen naturalist who traveled extensively in Northern Africa in 1857 and 1858. remarks: "In the de.ert. where neither trees, brushwood, nor even undulations of the surface afford the slightest protection to its foes, a modi- fication of color which shall be assimilated to that of the sur- rounding countty is absolutely necessary. Hence, without exception the upper plumage of every bird, whether lark, chat, sylvain. or sand-grouse, and also the fur of «n fv... »-. ti une lur 01 ail the smaller mammals, and the . i \f Vi i I 1 I * 1 ) '{ < ■1 > skin of all the snakes and lizards, is of one uniform isabel- line or sand color". (IMs. Journal of Ornithology, London, pp.42 433, 1859) • The principle of coloring for recognition appears to have been first stated by alfred Russel Wallace in his article on ^T'he Colours of Animals and Plants" in the Macmillan's Magazine, Sept. -Oct. 1877, and more fully in his volume on Tropical Nature (Macmillan & Co. London. 1878) in which he gives the following classification (p. 172): 1. Protective colors. I 2. Warning colors Animals ♦ ^ ' m™;^.! ^oi.>^ci rN«nft ehanped in 1891 to 'Nomal QqIqX^ fa. Of creatures IS- Of defensele L icking ^. specially protected* ss creatures mira- i; Plants 5. Attractive colors. Wallace does not include Recognition Marks as a heading in this classification, but in the text gives a subheading entitled T^,,,p,.H..cmcurs under which he refers to birds axd insects and mentions Darwin's example of the upturned white tail of the Rabbit. Had he been more familiar with m«.ls he might have mentioned many other equally strikir^ examples. some years later in his important work on Natural .e ectxon entitled -....1.1^: Wallace had much to =ay on various phase. of .i.al coloration.. Under the head of ^--°7^;j J ^ i.- „„4«qTc!- vello'fi or brown m aeseri, •mite prevails among arctic animals, yeiio/ !inix.e yk^^^ ^ ♦.^^rx;/»-4i pvprprcen u-T «^opr i«. only a common color m tropical cvergr soecies; while green is oniy a , ,, „;„ai.! ^ ..■ „^r,r,c there ar? a number of animals forests.... In the arctic regions there ^f > / 11. I. 8V i Dr. Seth B. Benson 7 which are wholly white all the year round, or which only turn white in winter.. ..Those which are permanently white remain among the snow nearly all the year round, while those which change their color inhabit regions which are free from snow in suiraner... "In the desert regions of the earth we find an even more general accordance of color with surroundings. ..Birds are equally well protected by assimilative hues; the larks, quails, goatsuckers, and grouse which abound in the North African and Asiatic deserts are all tinted or mottled so as closely to resemble the average color of the soil in the districts they inhabit=-toinim P lOQ 1«90 »>U, the presence of a epeoial type of prot^ti„ coloration -o„, gro„.a-d«Ui„g „„^,. ,j^, ^^ reptile.ha, lo:.. k-«, .3 „^ ., ,,,„ ,^ .,^ acco„pa„yl„„ u,t o tit^ V mained for a N«w »„ t ^ . ' -^ •^^'^ ^^" o^ titles, it re- Wew iingiand artist-.the late Abbott Thaver ir IR^^ to recognize and demon«.trate th. v "'^^r-m I8.0. about. *'' "^"^ '^ "^i^h it is brought Thayer's personal observation of .hore birds led H' . -t.ce that protectively colored bird, had oa " parts shadinr into the color of the^d " " ' ""^^^^- previously overlooked fact t^at "t ''' "' ^'°°" ^""^^^^ *^^ ^-- d.rk to white, counteracting' ^ T." "^^^^^^^^^^"^^^^ -■ P-^-ed the invi..MZUy of . ol '' ''' ''''' ^'^^ ^J^ver in all n,v 1 ^^^^d-dwelling kinds. all my long life have I .eon . proof than that afforded by the Th. "'°'' convincing -unted specimens of g^^^.^.^^^.^^'T'^^^f ^^^ starting .Uh T^yer darkened their underparts 2 7. "'' '''''^^' '^''^'^^ ' "ith nor.^1 backgrounds. Tv It ''^' °" ^'^ ^--^. uous-3tanding out so boldlv It "" ^'^'''^^^ °-^Pio- - that no one could help seeing J P seeing them. r r t* I 1 t. Dr. Seth B. Benson 8 Then, by simply wiping off the dark pigment he had put on the underparts. the birds instantly disappeared and the most intense" scrutiny was necessaty to detect them.' It was an amazing-yes. thrilling— demons tration. Abbott Thayer made exhibitions of this kind in the presence of many naturalists in Y/ashington. New iork. Cambridge, and Chi^ cago in the United States, and in museums in London, Oxford, J; this invoice and reft^n, to n« at 1919 Sixteenth Street. Washington. B.C ^ "^ Very traly yours. tVou f. --^ 1 n * \ * 1 • I ( 6 0-> April 6, 1935 fgjfigan Mosetng Natural History T7th Street and Central Park f. Ifew loit City , . Please change my address for Natnml Hjpf, and also for the Journal of Mnmifflngy from 1919 Sixteenth Street. Washington, D.G. to Lagonitas. California, for the summer, changing back to Washington with the October ninnber. Very truly yours. ^.U.^J^ .» 4*. Similar letters sent A|)ril 6, 1935 to the following: Rational Geographic Magazine Washington, B. c. ^ Aaerioan Anthropologist 450 Ahnaip Street Mena8ha» Wisconsin San Diego Soo. Nat. Hist San Diego. CaHf; American Forests y 1713 K Street 1/ v/ Washington. D.C. Indins at Work Cram. IMian Affairs Washington, d. C. Nature Magazine 1214 Sixteenth Street Washington, B.C. Science 4 Scientific Monthly Grand Oemtral Terminal Hew York City Literary Digest 354 Fifth ATentm New York City Museum Notes 1/ Flagstaff, Arizona u I I 683 \ April 8, 1935 Dr. Sath B. Btnbn Una em of Zoology Ann Arbor, Michigan Dear Doctor Benson: Herewith I am sending you a batch of H^ mannal papers, among which 1 trust you will find 80»e of interest. Very truly yours, c . ^__ j;^^ ^A,- -- -- - =- ..a , X.. . .. ,....,. Udolph IL StebUr and «. H. JJnrt IfnattOi of Zoolofj Ann Arbor. Michigan Ansel If, Hall UniT. Calif. Bariwley. Calif. Gnstay Swans on Soil iSrosion oet^rice 3pring Valley Uinnesofa 1 » i; 1,1 N il f^ V88 1;^ k April 8, 1935 Mr. Hobert Turner Pioneer Uall, Univ. Minn. Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. l*urner: lour letter of April 1st is "before me. The .1 numerous questions you ask would take a long tirae to answer and I'm going to California this week. i5ut your letter shows that you are counting OH an Utterly l^npossihle way of becoming a naturalist. There are some things one cannot learn from lx)oks — a knowledge of mammals is one of them. The only way i know of to study mammals is to go into the fields and forests with a bag full of traps and set them in appropriate places. Follow this by getting up at daylight, visiting the traps, taking out the catch, and skinning it — and by ekinning 1 don't mean merely taking off the hide, but also measuring, skinning, labeling, and making up the skin into a proper museum specimen. The slcull of course should ce properly cleaned and labeled and given the same mmber as is attached to the skin. When you have done this for a few years you will have learned your first lesson in mammalogy, an3 will have learned whether or not you have enough interest in the subject to amount to anything in that line. I* Turner 2 You speak of mastering this and comparative anatomy by courses in Zoology, with a little extra study. This to me is a novel idea-- something like studying astronomy through one's bedroom window, or learning to swim by going throu^ certain motions in a gymnasium. It is said that a naturalist is born, not made. This is an indisputable truth. If you have the desire deep enough to prompt you to do the necessary work you are likely to suc- ceed. Otherwise you might as well study the catechism and be- come a priest. If you go to Juneau, Alaska^you will be in a fair col- lecting ground for both birds and mammals; but by all means first fit yourself for the work bv trannin^. skinning, arid labeling as many specimens of mammals and birds as possible. I am just packing for my season's field work in Cali- fornia and cannot stop to ar^wer more of your detailed ques- tions, most tf which strike me as wide of the mark since you fail to realize that the only way to become a naturalist «■ is to begin by collecting specimens in the field. With best wishes, and kind regards to Dr. Roberts. Very truly yours. 688 esa f April 10. 1935 Or. H. C, Bumpus, Jr. 112 North Madison Avenue Faoadona, California iiear Doctor Btnnpus: ^our letter reached me promptly and I m rerr glad to know that you will -ttar,^ «. u jrou will attend to me when I reach raaadena. ^ unfortunately. Mr,. M,m«. h„ be,„ c.nfl^d the middle of this m„„th a. planed l „^ , / ° t7 or Wore April 20. ' "Pect to be th.„ Will write vou ai^ain «.. ^Ki ^ X ^ " ^^^^ ^9 Mrs. MerriM, ,« able to travels ^erriam is Hastily yours. c ^ Hi 5i« 31 *l april 10, 1935 Lang Realty Corp* 39Stitter Street San ]?rancisco, Califs Dear Sirs: lour letter of April 5th. forwarded from Lagunitas, has just arrived. Yes, 1 shall be glad to have you duplicate the insurance you attended to for m about a year ago 1 do not expect to reach Lagunitas until about the end of the present month. Very truly yours. April 10. 1935 Dear Barbara: f ^^ Please forgive me for not acknowledging your letter of March 13th, which in the rush got snowed under. Thanks for the clipping. Zeiiaida's l)oy. Lee. caught cold a few days ago ^ut is now recorering. Ue is an astonishing kid for his yeat^. Zenaida took him to Camhridge for a little visit with Dorothy. She is hack with us now and we all hope to start for California in a few days. With love from all of us. 19 Bla^tiltthon Lane Ihi^*! Plains, N. I 690 ^ f I •% ••4 ^ P i |l April 10. 1935 Mr# J^rank Stephens 3746 Park BItST San Disgo^ Califs Dear llr# Stephens: Very many thanks for your letter of the 4th inst., just reoelTod. The infoitnation you give me in regard to lonache llefiows. anl the apparent certainty that no Indians ever lired there except for temporary summer camping is exactly the infoxmation 1 was in need of. It is good to know that you, although six years older than 1, are still in such good physical and mental condition. 1 expect to visit San Diego during the coming season and tshall be only too glad to meet you and Mrs. Stephens Msy 8, 1935 Very truly yours. Dr. C. A. Abbot Secretary Smithsonian Institution WasMnsjton, D, 0. Dear Doctor Abbot: Will you kindly have sent me at my surnner address, Lagunitas, Marin County, California, two copies of the Boscana JUsoount by John P. Harrington published in the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, vol. 92, no. 4 (June 1934?). ?ery truly yours. til • I I r L^'ii^ inr I*m 'M a ■) 1". In r ■^ <— i"-ir 19 ::-.'cnrc ;cco;nt for ^rrii 1935 "ns'un tor, '>,;,. too. cull.? '•,:if:!r-.J^^-f. .ril l.r iaxi- nri cnrforer to -^pril f" ^"-^"«* • ■G 3 4 Traveling Experscr.: .y^e'-i- to- f- ff> • .: n /r- 1 . 00 «, .-% r^ rn-oirco n< rcta^T ■rail *>{; ntntcro- . -r. -»« ^ -, / • cnln on tr-^i- n.r-* °i*, • ' 'v-^' 1/-J r - C-, -^ot ;;•• ''^'•^ ^^'^ ^ ^cs'^u^r .0. OiiC7 0. ^^Inrcc cnrried f or nrd 3 02 4> 4 2-) 2 ") 1 P U 1 ro in GO T )3 i '■} 3 50 1 n 60 a 33 3 ■"■) ^'. 33 13 r) I OJ 9' I 0. ^nrt Herri a! lananitns, ^^ann Jo .n.1y, Cr?li.or^na t . rxncnso x.ucoa t J. or April 1935 ^ tX '0 o iptil i«^ •4 U ;■(• Lj. poor imprint Dalance ct'rricd iorvfard ^ - , . lenls: :»T)r.ri-n''.: '.,1; porter:,..;) , T?3-c r " o:^ri"!re i.on .in-cicr-.D? afD"a .: ret. 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Onrr , cervices as Secrelary- t.nogrnp^er, acnt'i of April 1935. bot" of .t^mc'^ kir^ly pay as asa-il fro:^ t' e Harrinan '^unJ* Joi vrili observe t nt I narc^'^scd a fwrw IC^o ^ord c^r. tr'):iin^ in -ly old -or J in part paynent. Very traly yoars. ^^^^^ .^ sea Kay 28, 1935 Miss Alida C. Bowler 3upt. Indian School Garson City, Nevada Dear Eiss Bowler: A few days ago I was macli disappointed in not bein? abls to see you at your wonderful school, but had to ^et to Truckee that night • Prom the Lake we took the old soimner road ffr^ few miles, got stack in the snow, and '^ad to hack up and go ro md by the paved road—all in a tren^ndoas rainl However, that is not what I wanted to talk aboit. I would like to see you, of coarse, to talk over the i?,enera"! situation; and also for 5 r.ore personal reason — to ask ab^'-^t the possible chance of doing a couple of days work with one or two intelligent imshoo Indians — and also possibly ifith Nort"^ern Piutes at your school. Several years ago I completed reasonably full vocabularies of every known tribe still existing in Oali* fornia, and now am verifying, checking, and adding additional words. I recently verified and extended my Piute vocabu- laries for the Owens Valley and Mono Lake regions. In this sort of work rather old Indians are necessary for part of the vocabularies, but for the great majority of words V, I '1 69 o Uiss Bowler younger Indians who can speak plainly are better than the old ones. If I am able to visit Garson City again could you pit me on the track of suitable Washoo ana Piute inform ants—especiallj Washoo, as I already have rather full Pitite vocaT^ularies. What a pity it is that such an exceptionally earnest and capable man as John Collier should be so harassed in his struggle to better the conditions of our native Americans I Trusting that you are enjoying your work at Carson, and with best wishes, Very truly yours. ^ea i i \i - May 29, 1935 Dear Florence and Vernon: Your letter of May 24 arrived this morning and it is good to know that you both are well, and we hope also "^apr^y, Returning from a field trip aeross the Goutlern Sierra by way of Kern Valley and Walker Pass and thence up Owens Valley and later Kono Lake, Bridgeport, and Carson Valley and on to Lake Tahoe and over the Truckee divide, we landed in Berkeley to find the California part of our family decidedly under the vveather. During the last three days, however, ooth Tally and Lee have improved very much, as we learned over the phone this morning, and we hope their health troubles are over. Before starting, I turned in my old Ford for one of the large, palatial new cars; the kind of a car that keeps up a steady fifty-mile gait and is a real pleasure to ride in — big enough for the family, with luggage and camp equip- ment. It really is a marvel and I wish you had one also. Mono Lake and Mono Craters are as impressive and <3ttractive as ever and to our joy a remarkably fine hotel with accompanying auto camps ^^as been built close to the ■s ■ 1 \ i f T 1 I i west end of the lake in full view of the most interesting features. It is a delightful place for a stop, but rather expensive. Returning from Carson Valley to Lake Tahoe, we fpl-* lowed a dirt road north from the lake anJ after three or four miles landed in a snow drift. It continued indefinitely northward so we were obliged to back out and follow the north end of the lake around to the paved road. Prom the north end of the lake to Truckee the country is practically all under snow, and we were caught in very heavy rains and hail^ but from Truckee down to the bay region had glorious weather, aiiu splendid roads • •olad Henry is stationed in '.Vashia^ton for a while^ He is a good and helpful neighbor but not much addicted to letter writing. Lcve to you all, including Marian, As ever yours. 695 \ \ A aea 1^ .1 May 29, 1935 Dear HenTy: Your good letter dated May 9 arrived just as we were starting on the first real field trip of the season. We drove down San Juaquin Yalley about three hmi3reel miles, thence easterly over the mountains to 4ern Valley, ap the Kelso Canyon slope of Tehachapi ano back, then oat through Vialker Pass to the desert and north into and through the entire length of Owens Yalley, and later continued northward by Kono Lake and Mono Craters and on to Oarson Yalley, Lake Tahoe, and Truckee. North of Tahoe we got stuck in the snow, so we had to back out and go around by another road from the northwest corner of the lake. Next day we drove over the suniDit and down the west slope of the Sierra to the bay region mostly through magnificent forests. Reaching Berkeley we found that Zenaida and family had been, and still were, having a tough tim, both "Ealbot and little Lee being pretty sick. Lee»s ear drums had to be opened and the ears douched several times daily. He had failed so much that a blood transfusion was necessary and his mother supplied the needed pint. Ee was tolerably weak and very pale but is now on the up grade, as we learned by phone today. Tally also is reported as much better. They surely M J" \ X 697 if? I If it n l*v , 1 .1^ Imre >iad a ixg dose ol hard luck. 1« saspwt tliat yoa are among the imltitade whoeer «^ciaiiiaitj may be tlirown a little off balance by recent de- Tel opraanta ia lashlngton. Wi\h best love from Elizabeth and her old man. Is aver yours. 2S^I ,18 ^ tiHBiTieM laed :[9Jiad iijd ,^Bbrf*-xid luoit ^^ *^^ beaaxni I ^io8 evBri nem bID .eisl leven .i9«ed Iliis— isven narfi eJBf .8^00 lo 8*oI qxia bflB aeiiomenr ?/cf8 tneoeT liio no 8u .^iiw need evB/^ bluou i^o^ rfexf^ lo ^nsffl ?,flomB bns btpIIby teei:^ er^:^ lo emoe rf?,xioiff* qiii bellow eW .eJaia aijoiiol^ aid* ^o anis^nuom bBlo-wonB er^J B gnxJoeiroo aedxiJ tneienib \o snaibnl lo ledmun b ff^iw • iBiiajBOi boo^ lo JmJomB txbI sqaifieq ,bIo ooJ ms I eioied ii>,iJOiie bio eiB uov il ^elxrfwnaeii .aqxi:} eaerft lo eno no am ff*xw uox q-^bI IP I .jp^ boos ^ ®^ ^* eunxJnoo bns e^Biuoo luov qy qse^ ^evol rfoum rfJxW -^ lerf 11 *Br^i iet3X3 euoIiYXil -x-eb iudt[ fie* esBsn-.S^I qo-ib oJ Y^J IXU bio oo* fi^^B I eioled aemoo ij;Bbr';Jixd Jxen ^aenxl wol b •xorf' -4f vea 698 ,>fojJl bSBii lo 98ob sitf s barf STa/f •aoriw »6ijJiJXjwf »jTJ j^oflus eifl iio^ ^^i toeqaoe ©f .iI0:f^iff8Aiir fli S;f0CU9qQX9Y «nsm bio iQd baa rfJedssxIS cioil evol Jsetf rf/iW May 31, IS?35 Dear Merriam; Sorry I missed out on your birthday, oix.t better late than never-still better, never late. Old men have slow memories and slip lots of cogs. .Ush you could have been with us on our recent trip through some of the great valleys and among many of the snow-clad mountains of this glorious State. We worked with a number of Indians of different tribes collecting a fair airiount of good material. If you are old enough before I am too old, perhaps I'll take you with me on one of these trips. flteajr,?hile keep up your courage and continue to be a good boy. 7i(ith much love x P.S.-Pleaso tell your de.-r Irivilous sister that if her next birthday comes before I aja too old I'll try to drop her a few lines. ■ ! liay 31, 1935 Dr. Joseph (Jrinnell lllu8««BB Vertebrate Zoology Berkeley, California Dear Doctor Grinnell: Returning from a recent field trip we were mach disappointed to find that we had missed a call from yoa and iirs. Txrinnell. On the other hand, we were greatly pleased that you txok the trouble to come to see us. At Kono Laiw a few days ago I saw a number of small Grelies, but could n«:t get close enough to make oat what they were. Large Oulls >.ere in evidence continually and several oi them were so hotlj pursued by Brewer Black- birds that they had to escape by pluicing down into the water. Some of these days if I ever ?et Hirly caught ap 1 hope to drop ia on you and voar assistants at the MuseoB. ■A'ith kind regards to Mrs. Grinnell and yoarse.f , As ever yoars. 1 1 1 •n# vy ^y 31, 1935 Dear Dorothy: It was a saa coming baok to find Tally siok abed = nd littl, lee in a ^r,, weak and unhappy condition, even after the transfusion of a pint of good Merrian, blood from Zenaida.s ar». 2e. has kept up „cbly, but it has been a lorrible strain. Bews over the phone this morning is en- coar..^i„, however, both the kid and Tally being «„h better. ■10 we again settled at lagunitas. The we-ther up to yesterday was a continuation of wint-r -ut v..f , '*"^*^^^# 'vut yesterday o.r real .agunitas s^» began and yesterday and today have been two typical, delightfully cle»r and pleasant days, such as you may recienber from the distar.t past. »e '-.d a profitable ana very interesting trip .oing south though San Joaquin Valley to Bakersfield a^ then over the mountains bv Havilnh t„ v ™ ,, "^ """l"!' to Wn Valley and thence up Kelso .roek Canyon on the south slope of lehachopi H- back to Kern Valley and easterly over Wker Pass to the' desert, north to and thro^h Owens Valley and on to Mono Lake and on so« „re to Bridgeport, Oarson Valley. Lake lahoe and over ,he High Sierra divide and thence ho« over the usual. pass. In passing around the north end of Lake Tahoe we -de the Mistake of taking the su^er dirt road, and afte. Ir 'it- I about three miles got into deep snow and had to turn hack and pass around the north end of the lake to the paved road to Truckee, in the course of which we were caught in heavy rain and hail. After a night at Truckee with accompanying bedbugs>e drove over the Bonner Summit and thence down among heavily snow-covered mountains followed by snow-free areas of wonderfully beautiful manzanitas in full bloom. to the Bay region, and so on to Berkeley w> ere we spent V^e night before coming home to Lagunitaslvhich is nov; aboanding in verdure with the new leaf tassels expanding on the madrones. ThQ rnagirones were still in blo^ I feel hardly able to answer. The absence of Gray Squirrels, Pi piles, and Gros- beaks is just too bad. Still, the western Herr.it Thrushes arrived during oar absence and are full of song very early in the morninp and tor a sl^ort period evenings. No news from Eenry except by way of your letters- which are thankfully received and read witi^ interest. He seems to ^.ave gotten the hang of the old house .vitv. its various pipes and valves without apparent difficulty. I JsT \ i rov h Purthermore, he seems to "be fairly occupied— enough so at least to keep him out of mischief. Possibly Mama and I forgot to tell you about our new Ford, -^t is the great big hump-back model, "green in color, and the most marvelous performer you ever rode in. She keeps up a pace of fifty hour after hour without turn- ing a hair, and is so roomy inside t' at a whole family can ride in corniort and still have room for their hand baggage and lunch, and in the rear is a locked compartment big enough to >iold the camping outfit and no end of grub and playthings for the children. Tour several birthdays, while not promptly attended to, have not been altogether forgotten. With love to you all, 1 ' f L J ■ t\ f U\ 70' i>^ 1 935 May r It 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 0. Hart Merriam Lagunitas, Marin County, Oalifornia ftyji asst 1/3 Expense Account May 1-May 31, 1935 50 stamped envelopes $1.64; S.P. ferry ret 60<^ Ixpressage, A' ash^ -San Rafael : vocabularies, maps c?-. ^ f^^^ manuscripts, 3 insured packages San Hafael, 9:^ gals gas S 19^ t^'TI. San Bafael-Hichinond ret. car. self D.C. Telephone Apr 26-May 25 | 4.90* Telegram D.C. to Los Angeles ^^fael-"ichmond ret^ car and asst f ;as $1.71 o?f4«l'*-»t^T'"-''*'*^*^'' ^'^^■'' J-i^non, self & asst 84cf S«ri^® qo?4^?*-iPSP®?' Pfnoils. paste ^ rJJ^' ?!? Bafael -Richmond ret car, self and asst Gal iT. AAA par insoirance on New Ford 78 Wv fn°^ f ^^1 ^^^ '^?^'* l'§-05; car storape HnrnTn T«?*^' ^®^^' ^ assts 75<^; linches $1.0^ Harold Jones, services, asst, Apr 25-May 16 22 @ $3.00 per day -fnl «ii^TJ JS"" storage 35/; films $2.15 2 24 22 42 35^ days < -. .■ J 1 76 2 00 1 63 1 44 1 70 50 3 25 1 04 1 30 2 00 57 54 2 44 1 82 66 00 1 00 00 , 84 2 09 2 50 6 00 3 72 iB^TcT . I |i 4 1935 May 17 17 18 19 19 19 20 21 91 21 22 23 0* Hart Merriam ui Lagunitas, Marin County, Calif prni, Expense Account May 1-May 31, 1935 Page 2 •RoVo>-^4«i^ n 1*-^ n ^t)alance carried forward ^^^Q^field, Calif: 9 gals gas @ 17^ ^^^tfiiia' 2?^n-"^^^H^ ^^^' l^^^J^^ self & 2 asstss Meals, $4.50; car storage^ 25^ ^ w ^ ?®^^^^^ ® T^^' ^}'20: food supplies 97;^ Hewooah Indians, Kelso Creei, vocabulary work Onyx, Calif: Onyx Camp, Rooms, self, 2 assts 6 Meals »t ' ft ft . '^ 6 gals gas e ?0^ * Tubotelobela Indians, Onjrx, vocabulary work Lone Pine, Calif: Dinners, self and 2 assts Brkf, lunch dinner, self and 2 assts Dow Hotel, rooms 2 nights, self and 2 assts car storage 2 ni^^hts ?1,00; brkfs, ^1.23 9^gals^gas © 22/ Piute Indian nian, vocabulary work Independence, Calif 2 Lunch, self and 2 assts Bishop, Calif; 6 rolls film & 30$, tax 04^ Bishop -^iute Indian, vocaoulary work 1 day 5 gals gas ©22^ ^ Kittie Lee Inn rooms 2 nights self, 2 assts Meals, sell, 2 assts Car storage, 2 nights Levinino;, Calif: 5 qts oil @ 35^, tax 04/ 24 Mono'Laice,"'Caiifr6"'roirrfilm''i'36/, tax 04^' balance carried for-;vard 8 187 73 1 53 5 00 I 4 75 i 2 17 ! 5 50 3 00 4 50 1 20 5 00 1 95 5 57 11 00 2 28 1 98 2 00 1 60 1 34 3 50 1 10 14 00 11 31 1 00 1 79 L 84 283 14 ♦ j. .1 •J li lii 4 ^0T i m 4 1935 May 24 25 25 Z5 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 29 31 31 3 C. Hart Merriaia Lagunitas, Marin County, California Expense Account Kay 1-Kay 31, 1935 Pa^e 3 balance carried lor Mono Lake, Calif: Piute Indians, vocab. work Tioga Lodge, rooms & meals, 2 days, self and 2 assts. 4 gals gas Q ZTji , , r,. ^ Bridgeport, Calif: Photo and intorm. several Piutes CsBiping supplies ^ . , ., . Coleville, Oalif : Photo Bishop Piute woman & child Carson CJity. Nevj 10 gals gas @ 23^ Truckee, Calif: Dinners, self and 2 assts Hiverside Hotel, rooms, self and 2 assts Car stora,?e 50^; brkfs. self and Z assts 1.74 Fairfield, Calif: Lunches, self and 2 assts Carquinez Bridge toll, car, self, 2 assts Berkelev: Room, one night asst. $1.50; meals $2*00 L*"erry, Sichmond-San Rafael self, car. 2 assts San ?.af ael : 10 g.^ls. gas @ l9t^ Lagunitas: P.G.E. 21 . Current Apr 19-May 21$9.06 l/''ll Charles Isham services asst May 16-31,i6days $3,0u 12 Aliens Press Clippire^s (Indian] -*ay 19"" 283 14 4 00 29 67 10 08 00 30 00 30 07 50 24 87 90 3 50 1 15 1 5 1 1 2 3 4 2 '35 31 Schwahacher-Prey Co. San Francisco, photo work 13 3 02 48 00 3 75 4 08 Total 404 52 T? "car hundred four fifty-two — 404.52 ci. w. Jane 3, 1935 N. W, Borsay Aocountant Smithsonian institation Washington, V). C. Dear Mr, Dorsey: Enclosed is my expense account for the month of May 1935, amounting to $404.52, also voucher for Jean L. Carr for Secretary -5teriOP,rapher services Kay 1-31 -$145.00, both of which kindly pay as asaal from the Harriman ?and. During the month of May I was able to make a very ii:-^^ortant field trip, goinp, soith t>^roa,qh San Joaquin Val- ley to Bakersfield and O^^licnte, thence easterly to Havilah and Kern Tall ey anl t>en up the south slope of Te>^.ac^.api by way of Kelso 3reek and return; out through . vV Jt- J?; »-2 -« * -^ ^ f' ''^• *ri In hunting Moose^ as far as 1 know, still- huntins: was the method used. With best wishes, Very truly yours. ^w^ f (X 0 IJfK^ June 8. 1935 ^ Pflaecer Assistant Cashier San Francisco, CaliioTnia "" '"^' Returning .eoentl, f.o„ a fl.X. trip I ^o... ,our letter of U.y 13t. forwarde. fro. '^-^'"J*-;;-;' "t.ni« Be that the «tire issae of Souther. Oal orn.a telling ™ ^ oallea as SaisOB S!5 bonds due Sovember 1. 193- of July 1 , 19S5 »t 105 ana interest. , rtoaa be P,ua to accept year offer .or ool v,i . tn forward t>e Dor -e at this time ,ectionbnta.unaX t *^n- deposit vault for the reason that they are m y in ^lashington, Yery truly yours. eov I) ' 1 ;f» 1,1 1 June 10, 1935 I'iss Alida C. Bowler, Supt. Carson Indian A^rency Stewart, Nevada Dear Miss Bowler: Marty thanks for your letter of the 3rd inst* I have delayed replying in Order to finish recording the results of my last field trip, but have not yet succeeded - hope to \\'ithin a few days. Tou are very VAnd to allow me to stay at V^e Agency while working at Carson, but I am not alone: there are three of us this year: myself, my secretary Miss Jean Garr, and the driver and general utility man who looks after t^e cor and some other matters. If we could stay at your school and pay board in the usual way it would be fine. If not, I suppose we coi^ld find quarters at a hotel in Carson. It is particularly ^atifyinp, that there are plenty of ^as^oes in yo ir iimnediate neighborhood. Piutea from ,ro-;r repion 1 really do not need except Cor a little checking, but it is many yerrs since I warked with the iVarhoes anj I hope to obtain much additional material. I have worked with PLutes at ?eno, and also at t^6 once big Piute camp on. the west side of Pyranid Lake, i i It . 1-^ iss Bowler sc t\iat ny present interest with them is to check pre- vious material and a.M a few words. If you are sure to be at your Agency on June 17th or 13th I feel reasonably sure t^at I ooul i reac- you at that time. ■Jlth many thanks for your kind offer of help, Tery truly yours. P.S. Tcu nay wonder that I am not alone. I passed my eightieth birt>^aay about six months ago and am not in good health. June 10, 1935 H# Eric H. Swenson 2119V Shsttack ivenue Berkeley, California Dear Ur. Sv/enson: Enclosed is my check on th£ Crocker Bank of San Francisco for $8.^2 in paraent of your April -Ifay account for photo ^ork. Kindly receipt and return year enclosed statement. Enclosed also are ten nef?atives for enlareecent to about postal size; four prints of e^ch please. Very truly yours, c« ■ ■-■• ■ - 710 I I ( C I I. 1 1 \ 9 June 10, 193^ Jonathan 3. ^«^^. 244 Kearny otreet San Francisoo, oaiii. Dear «r. Webb: - . Tour letter of June 3tb in regard to the na..e •»fo^ trails reached me this norning. LM Tamalpais and associated trails r.a 1.1. Tamaipa mountain a. pronounced The aboriginal name ox i « . , .,,ic • v.«« ♦prritorv it stands ii^lm=^-P^-^ by the Inoians m -jrhose territory «. 1 its STMSoific distinctive na-ne. plus 2i^(^r from 2aBidSSl» ^-^^ spooiJ-A Pi'*8s) meaninfr mountain. , ^ ■. The trail n«e yea ™e.t lon-Te.ell« HxSgc Iraxl- :. .£ oo.ree an a.«i..Mo ab=mlat»a a„a olu^r,. re.aerin,. - T!.,a name you ,.ote free tV.e ,!cvtV,o.,te.. Pao.tio vUted »lssp.lUn,. of t.a »»■- 1«1^ -IV. S: aa.ei for 'trail*. 'r I have never used t^e ni..e y.u o^-- in any connection v;hatever. T^e name T^on-koo-^-k^ which you apply to a trail, \, r.me of t^'e tribe formerly inhai.itiac', t>^iS re..ion. - the correct name of t. ^ ^..^^^ The fnrm Te-meU is a" mccrroct speli.m- two syllables of the proper na.e of tve .oantei.-.McV o.v- ■■T vT c ?c. nf crurse TW-mal-pi^s (or £L^s j . ided into syllables. I'o ot course i Very truly years. A rv June 11 . 1935 ^Tcd Collins L7«l.er-at>.. l^ay seem to me .ery -.ood and I >^.ape you and yoar faiiiily will like them, Vjith hast wishes. June 11 ^ 1235 Miss Meld in Andreas Onyx, California Dear I^iss indreas: rnclosed are enlarged prints of the photographs I took of Yoa ana year ir^nily v;^en X vras at Onyx, May 19. I think they are excellent pictures and hope you will be satisfied with them, Y/lth oest wishes. 713 Jane 11, 1935 Harrison Diaz Indian Agency Bi?hop, Calif. Dear Mr^ Diaz: Enclosed are enlargements of the photographs I took of you whon at Bishop the 22nd of last month, Some of them are excellent, others arc over-exposed. I i:^as very i^lad to see you ngain at Bishop and, if I live, look forward to seeing yoa again. vTith "best wishes. Jane 11, 193*5 Mrs. Sally Lundy Mono Lake, Galii. Dear Mrs. Landy: Enclosed are enlargements of the photographs I took of you and some of your family on l:ay ;^4. I ar. sorry that i coald not get hetter pictares of all of yoa. YJith best wishes, ii V: \ ^TY .3 1 Jane 11, 1935 Postrnaster Olanc^a, Calif* Bear Sir: I sliall be greatly obliged if you will kindly give Vne three photographs enclosed herewith to the InJians living along the oreek a short distance frcnn yoar office. I forgot to get t^^eir names when I toak the pictures a few weeks ago and therefore ani imposing on year kindness. 7ery truly yours. / / June 11, 1936 Mrs* innie 'iarrxson Colevillo, Calif-, Dear iirs. (Jarrison: Enclosed are prints of the photographs I toolr of vou and your little girl on May 25. With best wishes. - COPY • I Lagunitas, Calif. Jane 12, 1935 Dear Miss rtathbun: My absence in the field (on both sides of the Calif ornia- Hevada boundary) delayed the notice of the celebration of your 75th Birthday so that I was unable to send my congratulations on time. So you have nearly caught up with me—for 1 see that you are only five years behind! l^Iany things have happened since our first meeting — was it in 1305 or earlier? Our memorable trip across the continent bo many years ngo and our life in camp in Tuolumne lieadows along with John Kuir and daughters and my own wife and small girls, when you slept in yoar hammock near our tents can never be forgotten — and now in our old age comes back as a delightful memory. Tou have been a tremondous worker^ 'inown the v/orlj over by t'-e extent anJ quality cf yoer writings on the group of crus- taceans of which you arc the world^s acknor/leuged authority. Please accept my congratulationb on your long an. fait'-ful service. srA e^iinent acconplishjnent?^, and with earaest wishes for the future. Your olJ friend. Dr. irlary J. Rathb^un 0. y. mtional Kuseum Wash inert on. B. C. i '» i f I \ ^ 'ii Hi Jane 11 , 1S35 Postaaaster Olanc^a, Calif* B^sr Sir: I sTiall "be greatly obliged if you will kindly give the three photogr-^phs enclosed Kerewitli to the Indians liTing aloag the oreek a short distance frora yoar office* I forgot to get their names when I took the pictarea a few weeks ago and therefore an imposing on yoar kindness. Very truly yours. June 11, 1935 Mrs* innie Oarrison Colerille^ Calif t Dear Mrs. Oarrison: Enclosed are prints of the photographs I took of vDU and your little girl on May 25. •Vi ;-- / : /'r\^ / With best wishes. • COPT • Lagunitas, Calif. Jane 12, 1935 l>eax Miss Rathbun; My absence in the field (on both sides of the California- Hevada boundary) delayed the notice of the celebration of your 75th Birthday so that I was unable to send nry congratulations on time. So you have nearly caught up with me*-for 1 see that you are only five y»rs behind! Many things have happened since our first meeting*-was it in 1385 or earlier? Our memorable trip across the continent so many years ago and our life in camp in Tuolumne Meadows along with John Kuir and daughters and ay own wife and small girls, when you slept in your Tiammock near our tents can never be forgotten — and now in our old age comes back as a delightful memory. Tou have been a tremeadous worker^ known the world over by fhe extent an-j quality cf yoor writings on the group of crus- taceans of which jou are the world^s acknowledged authority. Please accept my congratulations on your long arJ faithful service and eminent aoconplishjnents, and with earaest wishes for the future. Tour olu friend. Dr. Mary J. Bathbun 0. S. Ilational Museum Washington^ D. C. *<>^ VV'^kj-^*. >/>>, ►-,-^1 Co O^ V. "^1 K E-J^J-ttetiUj ■^.ii^i uMim^ltfi.^mi Retake of Preceding Frame 9< Jane 14, 1935 716 BisB llida C. Bowler Carson Indian Age nor Stewart, Nevada Dear Miss Bo^er: ' Thanks for your letter of June 11. I appre- elate Tery muoh your interest and help in arranging for us to stay at the Agency, and an glad to know that there is a hotel in Carson where our driver may stay. We expect to leave here Monday morning, June 17 and arrive at the Agency sometime in the late after- noon, and should like to stay two or three days— accord- ing to the way the work progresses. In case you are not at t>e Agency we shall report to Mrs. Ault, as you sugo;est. Very truly yours. \ 'hJ I I. m 't. \l\ June 15, 1935 Dr. i';alter K. Fisher Hopkins Biolo<^ical Station Facjifio Grove. Gslif. Dear waiter: TTianks for yox letter of Jane 13, just raceiveu» So yoa -vere in Oars on City a few days ane and saw soirte of OoVn's baslrets, r'^-^tioalarly those- made bj the old V»aahoa wonan, Datsolaleel I saw a n>Jil±er of then: many years ^o, Thej '.lerB of anusy-l excellency as to worteanship but seme were overloaded .vith d-riprn and others had desiring forei-n to those cf the A'asboo people. The extra-fine weaving is by no raeans charaoteristic of t^e '.l.nshco. though ther always r.ade a hi^h-class hasket. T^e price asked for t he s e -$LQ ,000 in of course preposterous. Old Oohn, who kept ')atsclalee, v;as the bigrest Hnd of a humbug. Years a-o he showed me several hundred ^^askets an of v/hich he said were TTashoo. I remarked that a iiamber of thor; were V.ashoo and were Tal.aable. but that t^p vast Majority were ordinarj everyday Piate, and that if he didn't know f^>,e difference bef;.een Piute and ..ashoo -.ork and deMT^n I vroald be glad to show hi,,. V.-hereupon he closed ' his mouth very ti.^ht and walked oat of t^e stor.,. I have not seen M,, si^..^, _„, ,,^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^ . ^^^ ^^, ^^^^^^ ^^^^ liable. Walter K. Fisher 2 I was in Carson Gity a couple of weeks ago and expect to go there again, starting tomorrow or nexi dar, for a little work among the Washoo, especially checking nj old vocabularies, as I have not worked wif^ them for a number of years. Hoping to see you and ^nne here at your conven- ience daring the present season, and with love to you both from both of as, As ever r^ours . 71 C 719 Juhe 16, 1935 Dorothy dear: Thanks for your letter of June Mth* So your "big girl has gone through with her fashionable performance in the way of school graduation and is now ready to enjoy "^erself in prep- aration for next fall's college work. In connection wit^ Beth's graduation I still remember t^^e t>)rill we had when you and Mary ?ugh went througb a similar performance at the Western Righ School graduation exercises— ^ what I never can forget— the affectionately laadatory remarks of the principal about you and tary and your remarkable influence over your class as a v/hcle. Tfe have not seen Lee lately but the wire tells us that both he' and his father are doing well. As to Henry, unless I am mistaken, we haven't heard from him but once or twice since we left Vlashington, Of course we know that he is mighty busy — under pressure most of the time. Tomorrow morning we are starting on another field trip, one to Carson City, Nevada, to work two or three days with t'le Washoo and possibly one or two other tribes. V/e go over the Placerville*Tahoe road, said by Walter Fisher in a recent let- ter to be in fine condition. Best love to you all. , - ♦!. * *>A,.^~^ v;-'^^ %-»V.» v.« lii-?,* :'^*W ,.-™^, , . ,^ -w t** 'iy?;X; 4-; -=■■ I - . . t* , -I . * - M- ' , V ft " , ' -•-. •.■•■■-«• . ;•■ ^ _ . _^ T" i' ».-i fi.-.. » . - (,»-* »♦• ••» ■' . . >,-,,.. '■;if ■ » ., 4, ?i ;'f- . n'' :-«,., n » «.' w i\ n»I : -i 4 -1* ►-' • -* 1- , »•. :'# ' J-' I," *.% "^i ■ . s • ■ Retake of Preceding Frame ''■ •*'■ . i- '< ■s ^« tJ i-",» t I' .,4 a' . '-4 ■ -I ; i Juhe 16, 1935 ^rotlgr dear: ftmikB for jiHir letter of June lltli* So jour big girl lias goae tliroogli with "her fashionable performance in the way of soliool gradaatiea and is now ready to enjoy >ier»elf in prep- aratioa for next fall^s college work« In Qonneotion with Beth^a graduation I still remember t^ie thrill we had when ye« and Mary PUgh went through a similar performanoe at the Uetern Bigh School graduation exercises— . what I ne?er can forget —the affectionately laudatory remarks of the principal about you and Mary and your remarkable influence OTer your class as a whole. We hare not seen lee lately but the wire tells us that both he' and his fathtr are doing well, is to Henry, unless I am aistidcea, we haren^t heard froo him but once or twice since we left Washington. Of course we know that he is mighty busy- under pressure most of the time. tomorrow BH)rni ng we are starting on another field trip, one te Oarami Olty, lewada, to work two or three days with t>ie Wttshoo and pcaaibly one or tiw other tribes. We go ov^r the Placenrille*tWioe road^ said by Walter Pisher in a recent let- ter to be in fine condition. Beat love to you all. 1^ .-*i* ■Xi^vJ--^ ^ - \A,t .*'*^«-— - 719 i June 25, l?a5 ( i 4uv Board Personal Tax Appraisers Office Assessor, District Columbia Bear Sirs: I shall be obliged if ^oo. v?ill kindly send me two copies of the form '^erHonal Tax Seturn'* for 1935-35, addressed to mo at lagiinitas, L'arin County, Califcrnia. Yeiy truly yours. u June H5, 19a^ il A-^- Collector of Tiixes Tfashin^ton, D* C. Dear Sir: I shall be oblif^ed if you will send lae a duplicate statement of the amount of taxes due on my >iome property. Sq. 190, Lot 805 (1919 16th Street) payable in July. Kindly address this to me at Lagunitas, Larin County, California. Very truly youYg^ % ■*. CGrffiBCTIOf— ^ D. 0 Beal iBtftts tar payablt^- First half. Swt ember Saooad lialf following Baroh \M 0 4 d IP i 721 Mrs. V.L. Baxter Box 44 Sohurz, Nevada Dear Krs. Baxter: On Jane 21 anS 22 iv-iile rny two assistants and I were T?orking a^ 3Gharz at t^-s Talker Biver In:Uan Af^ency I boaglit two beaded Plate InJian basliets of jou, bat anfortanately I do not remember v/horc you saia they were made. - I shall be greatly obliged if you will let !:io know just wlere you got theiu. The larger one is in red, yellow, fin'j ^rcen; tbe snaLler, yellov; vatV spir&l .e-i^n in blue, red, end vvhite, '^ith best wisTies, Yery truly yours. h '• I. ft' June 28. 1935 Dr. C. G. Abbot, Secretary Ssitbsonian Insiitation Washington, D. C. Dear Doctor Abbot: Bnolosed is a letter from Kapiadra H. Mehta of India asking for information and literature from the Smithsonian Institution. The letter was addressed to me at the Smith sonian and then forwarded to Laganitas. Yery truly yoars, 'i. i^«^ 'i rv 9891 , 1 xl^l • iilsO ,oo8ioflB7'? abS :ix3 iBoCr ffiw iiox ii b9^iIdo xlfasj^ ed Ilsde I *8fli ^I \£iil ip 8B 89jjIbv teiiBfli erft am bixea ^-Cbfli^ ^^:;^:iotj^8ex*XTx/oe8 ^niwolfol effj io 722 H M. Seei ,8S emit ^B^eioeS ioddk .0 .0 .trO .0 ,d .flO^^MBBlV : ioddk loiooQ iBeG fiJffeM •!! Bibfliqaa moil leJJel a ai beaolona ffloii euj^aieJil bna noiJainiolnx lol ^xiaa aibiil lo .floi*u*xt8flI RBiaoediime Qdi rfJima erf J ta em oi bsaseTbba bbv leiiel edf • aaJiflugaJ o* bebiawiroi aedi baa asiaoa July 1, 1935 GasHier. Crocker Hat'l Bant San Francisco, Call-.. Bear Sir: I s>^all be greatly obliged if you will kindly send me the market values as of July 1, inst of the following securities {: 3c- "^ ^-- Yery truly yours. * t- f 1 S 1 \ t \ i 1 i 1 . 1 i i . 1 ■ * i i 1 \ i /4 %J Will the Crocker Rata Bank kindly supply market values of the following securities, as 01 July 1, 1935 and greatly oblige 0. Hart Merriam, Lagunitas, Calif*^ BONTB C M & St Paul 48 1989 Conn I^ & Itg 41 1951 Del & Hud 4 1943 111 Cent (Lt DIt) 3i 1953 Imp Russian Credit 61 1919 • NT NH & H 31 1954 SO Cftlif Ed 5 1939 So Calif Sas 4^ 1961 So By 5 1994 U P 4 1947 STOCKS H Eng Power^ ^ Pfd 20 P G & E 6s Pfd 40 PG&E Com ao Pot El Power 5%- Pfd -5 Telepost (Internaf ) Com 1 U S Steel Com 21 Am Tel & Tel Com 18 n J^ST y 25 July 1, 1935 July 1 , 1935 J • ! I' Dr. Frank M. Ghapraan „..^^ American Museum Hatural History New York Gity Dear Chaiman: Appreciative thanks for your article on JosA— the Barro Golorado Koati. You certainly had a most interestin^r, and re- sourceful individual of that highly entertaining group, and your account of his diverse aaivities and accomplish- v.- „ *«T,«r.jf« food is not only entertaining ments in securing his favorite loou j- -^ but well worthy of perpetuation. We are pegging aw about as usual. I have re- cently returned from » ^^^^ t^^P ^^ ^^^^^ collecting sup- plemental material. It is .ool and beautiful here at Lagunitas and our foliage i^ ^till green and fresh. Iwo pairs of Pipilos are breeding close to the >iouse and t>i.ere are a few Juncos nearby but the Bluejays have not yet put in an appearance. Isn't it about time for you and your good wife to enjoy a change from the' tropics to the cool climate of our coast region? With love to you both. t- I s tr James Willard Schultz ^ Blackfeet Reservation Browning, Montana Dear Schultz : Thanks for your letter, which awaited my return from recent field work in Nevada. It is good to know that you were privileged to attend the ceremonies of the TotaCGO Planters Society of the Horthern Blackfeet —beyond a doubt you obtained interesting material. I am glad your wife has secured the position of head of the FBRA relief of the Blackfeet Reservation. With best wishes to you both and to your son Hart if he is with you. Very truly yours. i*^ 3^^ ■■i I 4 !■#■ ^ July 1 . 1935 Dr. C. G. Abbot. Secretary Smithsonian Institution Washington, B.C. Dear Doctor Abbot: Replying to your letter of May 8 requesting titles of articles suitable for the Smithsonian Annual Report. I regret tos^ that I do not think of any articles suitable for the purpose. As you know, I am working under pressure in order to complete if possible my materials on the Indian tribes of California and Nevada, and have recently returned from a successful trip among the tribes of the latter state. This field work and the preparation of the mater- ial requires all of my time. Viith best wishes, Very truly yours. f n 72 1 I H «. ^ 1= ■A i July 1 , 1935 Auto Association Southern Calif. Los Angeles, California Dear Sirs: 1111 you kindly send me your road maps for the .egion including fresno, Visalia. and thence easterly to the mountains. Also, if not on the same map. Squaw Valley, Dunlap, Badger, and thence southerly to Three Rivers; also .ap of Tulare. Porterville, and the Tule River In i^ Hes- ervation. Also, if not asking too much, a copy of the map of San Diego County, which will be greatly appreciated. Tery traly yours, flox*ii*i*8fli aaiaoadnt^ ,0 .Q .noi^aiflBBW :^o8ioa .iM tsed *fl0ooo« eaneqxe V^ ex rftxweierf beaolona .7T.e8S$ 0* ^iUmm ,5561 enuL lo dtnom erf* lol .a^^neJa-TTBteToea lol .tbO .1 ob^I tol Terfoxiov oels doxiw 10 iftod .00.3i^I$-08-I emil. aeoxnee leiiqBT ,bau1 flBfflXTiBH erf* moil iBxiau afl ^aq x^haH l^ *-.u * v. AUbO ai9diao8 aoiiBiooael oiak :8 (9 ft.- i I 1 I \ s .iiXoO in»rf*x;oa floi*«ioo88l oiaL BiaiolilaO ^eelssnA so J :ot18 iB»ff erf* lol eqain baoT tuoy oat bxies ^Ibniaf xio^ Ilil 0* ilte^aae eonerf* Bab ^BilaatY ,oaaei% ^aibvloni aol^ei ,TerX8? WBX.P8 ,qem enee erf* no ioa U ,08lA .8flX8*mjoflr 9rf* oelB ;«,eTifl eeirfT o* il,er<*ii08 eonerf* bns ,rrea6«a .gBUmd -8ea a^ibai ,erifl .I„T erf* ba. .eflirreliol .ewIxrT lo qam q«m erf* lo ipjoo b ,rfox«ii oo* ani^faa *ofl li ,08lA .iiox*Brre .6e*BxoeTqqB ^I*BeTs ed Iliw rfoirfw .^iavoO o^iQ obS lo ,8Tuo'^ \Iaii ^eV July 3, 1935 ir Si^fif Dorsay iccoantant anithsonian iMtitutian Washington. T). 0. ♦ Dear Mr, Dorsey: Xnclosed herewith is my expense account for the month of June 1935, amounting to $289.77; also voucher for Jean L. Carr for Secretary-Stenog rapher services June 1-30.$145.00, both of which kindly pay as usual from the Harriman Fund. Very truly yours. I i ^ ■'I i * 9 , 0 " ' C. Hart Herriam" 1935 June 1 2 h i i 10 14 15 Field June 17 18 19 20 Lagtmitas, Marin County, California Bzpense Aooount for Month of June 1935 San Rafael: Car service Sausalito-San Francisco ferry self 2 assts ret S.P; carfares 40; Dinner sell 2 assts |2 Pickwick Hotel, 2 rooms self asst J Breakfast & lunches self 2 assts Office supplies: ink container, blotters, pads Bond paper and envelopes Sausalito: Oar storage one night Eric Swenson photo work April -Bay ' , ^^ Saus-S.P. ferry 2 ret 50; 10 gals gas $1* 90 Sausalito: car storage 35; can wax polish 51 S.F. carfare 20; manila envelopes 62; pen repair 50 2 lunches $1; San Raf . 8 gals gas 1.68 (JuneS) Saus-S.F. ferry asst ret 25; S.F. carfara, lunch 45 Sausalito: car storage 35: phone, Swenson Berkeley25 San Rafael: 5 qts oil 1.28; postage stamps 1.12 Fairfax: 9 gals gas e 19^ Trip to Carson ana Schurz, Nevada: San Rafael -Richmond ferry car self asst Carquinez Bridge car sell 2 assts r^ ,-o Hacerville: Lunches J3) 1.79; 13i gal? gas 2.63 Carson City, Nev. Meals asst June lo-uinner June 8 gals gas 1.84; use of garage equip. 50 Carson Indian School 3 Indians vocab work June 18-20 1 00 75 2 40 6 50 2 00 70 1 85 50 8 42 2 40 86 1 32 2 68 70 60 2 40 1 71 1 00 90 4 42 3 35 2 34 19 50 y f 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 29 30 30 Carson City: 8 gals gas © 23 Arlington Hotel room asst 4 nights;^ meals J9-20 3 Stewart, Nev, Indian School Meals self asst Ju^e 18-2(5 & brkf 21 $7.35: extra food $1.05 . Schurz, Hev: 3 rooms sell 2 assts; meals 21-22 4 Piute Ind. vocab work $5; 5 gals gas $1.25 Carson* Arlington Hotel 3 rooms dinner brkf 3 5 12 gals gas @ 23 Sacramento. Calif: 7 gals gas 1.37; lunches 3 1.69 Carquinez Bridge self car 2 assts Berkeley: Ridge Rd Inn Mst room one night 6 Meals 2 assts $2; Richmond ferrv car 3 1.15 Saus-S F ferry self asst ret 50; lunches 2 024 ^ S P: carfare lO; typewriter ribbon $1; notebooks 25 Sausalito car storage ^ - ^ ^ ^^ San Rafael: 6 gals gas $1.14; lunch asst 50 San Raf -Richmond ferry car asst ret $1.70 phone 05 Berkeley: Olney Ford Service ^ , ^ P G & E Bl current June 1935 $10.40 1/3 Charles Isham service asst June l-*30 ^ $3 per day Schwabacher-Frey Go. Photo work Juae acct Aliens Press Clippings for June 1935 Eric H. Swenson, Photo work June 8 9 T -->.. t Two hundred eighty-nine 289.77 seventy -8 even 8 10 6 9 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 5 3 90 43 5 8 729 2 99 10 80 40 50 25 25 76 06 90 50 15 32 35 35 64 75 05 47 00 27 08 63 289 77 V n 1 1* V ^1 I July 7, 1935 • Mr. DanToorlieeB Box 65 „ . Sobnrz, Versoa Dear Mr. Voorhees: inclosed are enlargeraenta of the photographs I took of you at the Walker BiTer Agency last month. I think they are very good and hope you will » like then. With best July 9. 1935 Office of issessor D. C. Board Fersonal Tax ippraisere WaaMngtoa, D. C. Dear Sir: Snclosed is ny Personal Tax Be turn for the fiscal year ending Jane 30, 1936. Please send statement of amoant due addressed \ \ to me at Lagonitas, Marin County, California Very truly yours. N Wf, s xz\ w 732 iji ' t mmtj it July 9 . 1935 '"' '"^ Usterday we all drove t.rou.. Golden Gate Par. Usterday Science*, the . _ . fow minutes each at the Acaoeiny stopping . ^^- - ^^, aens close by. and the ....iu.. -^--J; ;l^, .LehhaC. zoo. A ..at trip ocean beacn Wit., the ad ^^^^ ^^ .^^ ,^^ ^^^^ ,,, and most interesting but a Uttle man T)ad, „i ^osed to receive your T,is «ornln, we were BUC. ^^ -'" * ., „,, ,„a letter of t.e 7th Inst, telling as that e,er,thx^ .^ Mma ana is still R""°S in = "^ t>.at lee is having a good time ^^^ ^^ ^.^ Mss Oarr and 1 ha,e been to th. y^^^^^__ ^^.^^ ^^ the Crocker Ban. to help make oat ^S^C^.^_ aul, executed, filed, and «"P^^^;°^. ^^^ ^^ ,oar delightfal Tomorrow we may spend Qiorra foot- . f« for «* Poi^^ i^ *^' southern Sierra Berkeley home en route for ** f . .„ retarn within a weelc. Mils. Expect to re ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^, ,,,, ,,ttle flit"^! best love irum Lee, As ever your old Dad «£lM%4 11 July 9, 1935 Br. Edmund Heller Director, ^-leishhacker Zoo San Francisco, California Dear Seller: .. , • 4.v. lour letter, in connection with an article in the jalv 4 issue of the San Francisco fiiim^. ^i-^^«« *^« V ,f '■' cBoaar on the coast as Director secret that you are about cu app«<*r on of the neishhacker Zoo. ill of this is news to as-and I am happ, to say . „, ,0 we shall douhtless give oarseUes the pleasure good news — so we siia^i. ^ r- n ;i ^f \ . ■ ,n,i both at Lagunitas and at your new field of of welcoming you Doxn ai ijaft^u duty. Congratulations'. «, shall bs glad to see joa at Lagunitas at an, ti.. When I'm home. 1 am in the field a large part of the Tniir 10 for a field time and expect to start tomorrow. July iu. ^ ^^^^ ^^^^ trip of less than a week among ^ome Indians alo^ of the Southern Sierra. Ration of seeing you With best wishes an^ in the near future. As ever yours. r f II July 14, 1935 733 Dr. W. f • Campbell Lick Obserratory Hoant Hamilton, Calif. Dear Dootor Campbell: Returning today from a field trip in the Sierra I find your letter of tlie 10th inst. awaiting attention. Mrs. Uerriam and I are much pleased to know that you are coming to seo us and shall be particularly glad if you and Mrs. Campbell can lunch with as on Thursday of this week (July 18) at one o» clock. Will you kindly wire reply to Lagunitas via San Rafael . It will be interesting to see yoar photograph of the AcadoB^ dinner of ipril 18. 1906 and I hope I may be able to identify a few of th^se whose names you hare not been able to find. With best wishes. Very truly yours. TELEQBiH Lagunitas, Calif. July 15 , 1935 "% Dr. W. W. Campbell Lick Observatory Mount Hamilton, Calif ^ ^ •!♦ .V ♦ *• • ^ N at one o Can you and Mrs. Campbell lunch with us July 18 tclock. Wire answer addressed Lagunitas Tia San Rafael. C. Hart Merriam # V ^ 1 July 15 , 1935 Mr. Hank Pete Carson Indian Sohool Stewart, Nevada Dear Mr. Pete: Enclosed are eiiLaigeinenta of the photographs 1 took of you and your wife at the Oarson Indian School last month. I think they are very good and hope you will be satisfied with them. I want to thank you for the help and infonnatioQ yoa and your wife gave me while working with you at the Al^enoy and hope that I shall see you again if I return. ?it\i bftftt wishes , Tory truly yours. 5861 ,ai xial .oO ^flilooff '^inxjoO hIibM ^ BiiiiolilBO ^TXjqeiTBJ :8Tx8 TBeQ I ^ixieTd iasL asilasi'^d oi ^inTuleH ^Hboo isi B jjfliiJjjq toI 00.08$ lo Hid txjotj bnuol • e^BiBj^ jm \o looi edi no laaoiisUl leiooTO erft no ioerTo jtsi si beeoIonS .iaaomB aidi io\ oosionBi'J nB8 lo infiS , '"4 S i* •i %. I "• i,...l ^ST ^l •r i -I i-f' I seei ,ai ^lui loorfoS riBxfafll floeiaO BbBveH , JiBwelS relei .1^ ifled 8£fqBT3o:toffq erf* lo eiaeme^alae sis beeoIonS looifoS flBibfll aoaisO edi is eliw Tiio^ bas uox Tlo iooi I Xliw xio^ eqorf bxiB 6003 ^t9v bib x^di :iaidi I .diaom iasl .medi diiw beileiisB ecf aoi^Bonolni baa qlexf edi loi jjoic inBxfif ot taaw I eift ^B x/o^ rfJiw aniiiow elirfw ear evfij eiiw tjjoy bflB uoy .iiTXj;tai I li flxB^B xiOY ase Ilsda I ^Bff* eqoxf bflB y^^^S^ M *-i July 15 , 1935 Marin County Roofing Co. Larkspur, California Dear Sirs: Returning to Lagunitas last evening I found your bill of $30.00 for putting a tar coating on the roof of my garage. Enclosed is nry check on the Crocker National Bank of San Francisco for this amount. Very truly yours. 1 I * July 15, 1935 ss Alida C. Bowler Carson Indian School Stewart , NeTada Dear Miss Bowler: Kindly forgive my delay in acknowledging your many kindnesses to Miss Carr and myself while working with the Indians at your school last month. We went from Carson to Walker Lake as expected, and osin? tc ycur cciirtesy in si?in^ iis a letter to the agent, Mr. Parrett, were permitted to work in his office with a very intelligent old Piute man. Since then we have worked in several places, and last evening returned from a profitable session with a fine old Wuksache man. I am now sending you a copy of my collection of Mewan myths entitled -The Dawn of the World", in which I trust you will find some stories of i^terest^.^^^ ^^^ Hease remember me kindly to/Lottie BdUlden, the fine little girl who takes such good care of your attractive home; and with appreciative thanks for your courtesy and congratulations on the important work you are doing. Very truly yours, ■a i V M 4 W^ ♦ r-'i li * i ll' July 18. 1935 Ir. Parrett, Agent lalk«r River Indian Agency Sohnrz, Revada Dear Mr, Parrett: Please pardon ngr delay in acknowledging your courtesy to me and ny assistants while we were at the Walker RiTer Agency last month. Vie obtained much valuable ▼ocabulary materiaa from Ban Yoortses, tae man you got for us. Much of tMs is additional to that obtained by me at the soutb end of t^e lake many years ago. Since leaving you we have worked witb several other trib%s. including some on the west slope of the Sierra, but are now back at my sunmer headquarters here at Lagunitas north of San Fyancisco Bay. It is hot here juat now, and the heat in the big valleys is too great for eoitfortable field -•rk. but we have plenty of material to write up to keep us busy. With best wishes and thanks for your attention. Very truly yours. Lagunitas, Calif July 19, 1935 W. W. Coapbell Liok Obsarvatory It. Hamilton, Calif. Regret cannot accept tempting invitation. Hope to see yoa and Mrs. Campbell here early next month. C. Hart Merriam k I *l \ tL 737 July 22, 1935 H of Poll pa Washington, D* C. Dear Sir: A belated letter tells me that Henry D« Abbot, mf son-in-law from Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been haring difficulty in obtaining a D« C« license for his car for the reason that Wf house at 1919 16th Street in which he is liTing is entered in your records as un- occupied • I infer that in the haste of leaving Washington I forgot to notify you that he would occupy nqr house during most of the summer* Vx. Abbot is an ei^ineer in the Erosion Service of the Department of Agriculture. trusting there may be no further difficulty, Tory truly yours. i' it I li. ♦> * 1. r ..m^^^ f i i 738 July 22, 1935 ^foited States Nem Washington, D. C. Uaar Sirs: Enclosed is By check for $5.00 on the National Metropolitan Bank for renewal of my subscription for one year to the United States Newa. Please change ay address from 1919 16th Street Washington. D. 0. to Lagunitas, Marin County, California for the somer chaaging back to Washington after the firs of October. Ttry truly yours. July 22, 1935 Erie H« Swenson 2119i Shattick Avenua Berkeley, California Dear Mr* Swenson: Hereidth I am sending you a batch of twenty nine negatives, which kindly enlarge and print as specified on the esfelopes. Veiy truly yours. H 4 ii) ''I f1 ii t' r 14 I 1, Ui tf- :^ pet" July 23, 1935 Mrs, Y. L. Baxter Sc>i'arz, Nevada Dear Mrs. Baxter: Very many thanks for your courtesy in replying to my inquiry in regard to the beaded baskets. Just now we are back at our summer base here at l^agunitas where hot days are practically unknown and where the fog pushes in from the sea nearly every night. With best wishes. Very truly yours. July 23, 19a^ Mr. Henry Ford Ford Motor Company Dearborn, Michigan Dear Mr. Ford: The newspapers of July 12 contained an article apparently dictated by you under the title, "Ford Galls 'Tax Rich* Money Lenders Scheme. *• I should appreciate the favor if you would kindly send me two or three copies of this important article. Tery truly yours. cl.H ^ y-. ' 1 t r I* July 23, 1935 Mr, Frank Bond 3127 Newark Street N W Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Bond: Many thanks for your kindly letter received on returning from one of my field trips with Indians in Nevada. Tou amaze me by stating that your list of bird artists of the'world contains nearly four hundred names. You certainly have done a big job for the A. 0. J. in giving 80 much of yoar time and brain tissue to this piece of work. Tou congratulate me on nqr return to health. I am not well and never shall be. Nevertheless, I am still able to work in the field, thus securing material in many native lan- guages an important part of which consists of the names of mam- mals, birds, reptiles, insects, and plants in the languages of many'tribes. This part of my material cannot be duplicated for the reason that not one of our Ethnologists is a Naturalist. and by the time ai^ ethnological Naturalist is born and edu- cated many of these languages will be extinct. I was lucky in doing the Mevada work before the really hot weather set in.. Now, in the great San Joaquin Val- ley, the daily maximum temperatare averages about 115^ some- 0 times reaching 120 . With kindest regards and best wishes to Mrs. i^ond and yourself. As ever your friend. f \ '\ : \' I i *r' iMHPwm^ r^Y 1 » i! t July 29, 1935 Dear Tally: In tabulating results of my field work on both sides of the High Sierra 1 find that i did not get the name of the White-tailed Jackrabbit on your part of the west slope. In case you ran across some of th^ old -Indians on your side of the mountains I shall be greatly obliged if you will inquire about their nane for this White-tail Jack. The Owens Valley people call him T9-sa>\-kum. Of course voa know that there are TWO Jackrabbits on your side—the common one of the low and middle belt, and the big white-tailed one of the hio;her forest country. All the Indians distinctly recognize this liYhite -tailed Jack from the common Jackrabbit of the lower levels, and the name, To-sah-kum. used by the Owens Valley tribes may be the same on your side. At least it may suggest the other name if different. Just at present it is an unfor- tunate gap in my mammal tables. Hoping that everything is well with you and that we may cross trails in the not distant future. As ever yours, Mr. M. W. Talbot 2590 Cedar ^Street Berkeley, Calif. ■^' July 29, 1935 Br. Harrison Diaz Bishop, California Dear Mr. Diaz: In working over my vocabulary materials from Owens Valley including the east slope of the Sierra I find that I did not obtain the name of the Gray Tree Squirrel in the language of your people. The Monache Piute of the west slope call it How. I know that the kind of country this squirrel lives in—nmely, open oak forests— is very scarce on your side, but feel that it may be possible that you know what this big Tree Squirrel was called by your people. If so, I shall be greatly obliged if you will write and tell me. ^ Trusting you are well, and with best wishes, Very truly yours. I . i ^:'l: , July.29, 1935 743 ^ Dr, Gilbert Srosvenor, President Itfttional SeograpMc Society Vashington, D. C. Dear Doctor GrosTonor: Thanks for your letter of the 17th inst* and for the copy yoa were good enoufjh to send ifte of Dr* A* E* Douglasses report on the "Dating of Pueblo Bonito and Other Ruins of the Southwest." I hare read it from corer to cover with great interest. It is a 86aplP6hensive work and one that will in- crease in yalue as tine goes on. For, while from time to time we hare had chunks of this material, the complete statement and summary with actual phot (graphs of this amaz- ing series of tr88 rings is certainly a highly valuable contribution. The Society's long -continued and heavy investment in this investigation is another outstanding evidence of the value of its contributions to pure science and is a noteworthy follower of Judd's intensive study of the ruin of Pueblo Bonito. Tfhen one stops to recall the guesses— including those of noted anthropologists —as to the age of the various Pueblos, the historical value of Doctor Douglass's positive '•» M \ ?K(68Pi»_: IJ *f il i f f . 744 GrrosTenor— 2 dates as ascertained from tree rings becomes overwhelmingly apparent. And one cannot but admire Douglass's great patience and endless enthusiasm in pushing to the end this monumental inrestigation. The pathetic photograph of th^e ruin of Oraibi (shown en page 14) is painful oTidence of the rapidity of disintegration ef Pueblo walls, for when Mrs. Merriam and I creased the Painted Desert on horseback in 1889 — only fcrty-fllx years ago*-Oraibi was a beautiful and densely populated Pueblo and its people were dressed in their colorful red and blue blankets. With best wishes. Very truly yours. , t. K.t.'D—?*- n :>Ue- n I ¥' - I i -, M 'A Ni n \\ % July 30. 1935 ttT \ John Collier CoBodssioner of Indian lashington^ D. C« Boar Mr. Collior: The reaeipt of the July isaae of your valuable pablioation, I^iana at Work^ prompts me to write you. lour statement under the heading ^y Indians Yoted Against the Bsdrganization Aot" (page 4) is beyond question the explanation of the wrong vote of several tribes. I, in ooBBion with some of your most intelligent reserration superintendents, believed, up to the receipt of this issue of Indians at Work^ that the reorganization act would in fact confiscate or abolish Indian allotments This is just too bad, for as you say, it has reversed the vote of several large reservations as well as of some small ones. It is a great pity that the truth of this matter could not have been made plain earlier. However, there is little value in crying over spilt milk. With best wishes, Yery truly yours. 745 V It I \ I' I i I it (1 it v: 3^Y •' I • August 1, 1935 N. W. Borsey. Accountant Smitbsonian Institution Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Dorsey: Enclosed is my expense account for the month of July 1935 amounting to $239.37, and also salary voucher for my Secretary, Miss Jean Carr, for July, amounting to $160.00, both of which kindly pay as usual from the Harri- man Fund. Very truly yours. i August 19, 1935 urand Jariyon, Arizona ry iiss'n kinJl inclosed herewith is one dollar for' which "-■'iy send ae addrpcso^.' f^ t ,./ , • ^"^^"^-^^ tc La/:uDitas, iiarin Count y. (-•aiiiornia, t>;ree Gnr,i oo «^ n.. j„„a :..;, '■' ""'''-' ''^'^-y ^^"'"^ "0. 1, il > t* II 17 >ery truly yours. n C. Hart Merriam I935 July 4 5 Lagunitas, Marin County, California Expense Account Month of July 1935 San Rafael: 50 stamped envelopes 1.62- phone .15 q«„. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^'^f.^SS 1-33; sponge db Saus-S F ferry self 2 assts ret .^B- <^inngra 1 7R S.F: Pickwick Hotel self asst ^'roiin^ '"'^ 9 Bicfst self assts 1.30; lunch 1.00- maps. car fare86 q-na^J'l%°^ storage.50: 9 gals gas'e if'iTyi - qfjfl I r^^y car sslf assts rst^E.lO; lunches 2.00 Saus-S P ferry self asst ret 50; S P carfare 20 S P lunch self asst 70; india ink 26 - iXlslilTA^'"^' ^'' ' ^^' ^^' ® 19-1'52 /i eld Trip to Badger California: July 10 San Rafael -Rich, ferry car self assts Berkeley: room 1 nihht asst. Dinner bkfst July 11 assts 2.00- 8 sal ^aa 1 ^? Presno: Lunch & Dinner self 2 assts ' ^ ^ ^^^ 10 11 13 14 acrtel California rooms 1 night self 2 assts Bkfsts self assts 1.25; 10 gal Gas $ 15 1.50 BtAMT: food 73; Waksache Indian vocab work 2.50 ?•* ^^^t ^^^^ admission 1.00; dinners 3.25 sjen urant Camp, cabin one night 2 rooms Breakfasts self 2 assts Presno: lunch self assts 2.01; 16 gal gas 1.50 Berkeley: dinner self assts Room 1 night asst 1.50; Bkfst assts .75 1 77 1 48 2 50 6 00 3 16 2 21 4.10 70 96 1 87 1 80 1 15 1 50 3 52 4 11 8 00 2 75 3 23 4 25 9 75 1 96 3 51 3 36 2 25 74 o ^T m 17 18 19 20 21 23 Z5 27 31 c„l^p^?^ ^^-^J^^.h^^' Hich-San Raf. ferry 1.15 ^anriafael -Richmond ferry car asst ret Berkeley: carfare 20; lunch asst 50 Olney Garage car repair incl. 5 qts oil Richmond: 7 gals gas e; 18i Mt. Taraalpais road toll San Rafael: 6 Gals gas @ 19 1.14; blotters, phone 45 Saus-S F ferry self asst ret 60; 'S F carfare 70 ban iiafael-nich ferry car asst ret S P lunches self assts 1.30; dinners 2.55 2 pens repaired 2.50; phone 05; bkfsts 3-1.50 Books-Maillard: Birds of Golden Gate Park Eastwood: Key to Calif nowering nants c ^ o.^^®^^?i Handbook Reptiles Pacific States bet bimson African game animal pictures S.F. lunches self assts Pickwick Hotel rooms one night self asst San Rafael: 10 gals gas a 19 San Raf -Rich, ferry car asst ret 1.70; lunch 55 San Raiael; 9 gals gas @ 19 Charles Isham service asst July 1-31 @ $3 per day Eric H. Swenson photo work July 1935 ^ Allen Press Clippings July 1935 P G 11 el eurrent^uly 1§35 $10.95 1/3 ban Rafael -iiichmond ferry car asst ret 7 3 Two hundred thirty- nine 239.37 3 37 1 70 70 05 29 25 59 30 70 85 05 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 75 35 75 50 20 60 90 25 71 93 00 21 21 3 05 2 6 1 2 1 Si^^^ 1 70 239 37 thirty -seven i I I i 749 «■ August 7, 1935 Bear Doctor Campbell: Thanks for your letter of the 5th inst. We are pleased to know that yoa and Mrs« Campbell will come here on Monday the tenths We shall be very glad to see yoa and shall expect you in time for lunch unless we hear from you to the contrary. Trusting that this will be convenient for you and looking forward to your coming. Very truly yours. Dr. W. W. Campbell Hotel Maurice Post Street San Francisco, Calif. i f t I % I * • % \ : \ f ( f •f If 1 I If: III 3 August 9, 1935 Hr. Paul Baldwin Boys' Camp, via M^ita loKoya Lodge, Calif. Bear Mr. Baldwin: VThen 1 called on you at your Boys' Camp yes- terday I did not know delinitely how matters were coming out at my end of the line, and therefore did not mention what I had particularly in mind in goin^ to see you. It is this- Beginning as soon as you are at liberty on or after the twentieth of this month I should like to engage you as car driver, general assistant, and handy man at my place here at Lagunitas for the remainder of my season's stay in California, which is likely to be until the middle or end of October — perhaps earlier. In the matter of remuneration: I am prepared to pay thrae dollars per day, with room and board, as long as you stay with me. lou were strongly recommended by Dr. Joseph Grinnell of the Jniversity. Hoping to hear irom you in the near future and with best wishes. Very truly yours. 750 i««N»i "■V; ,„. I ra^ August 14, 1935 C. E. OBinpton 75 Green^vood ^Vvrenue San Francisco, Calif. Dear Mr. G^mDton: I^eplying to your letter of the 6th inst., I am pleased to know that you have spent six years on the Pribilof Islands and that jcu na^e written a * juvenile story ^ of the life of the male fur-seal. Complying with year request, I should be glad to read the manuscript of the book and let you know how it strikes rrif^. OTM I am an old man and exceedingly busy and away in the field working with Indians a large part of the time so that I may not be able to read the mcinuscript as promptly as otherwise. Very truly yours. I Wi I -. it £■ * rl 4. "t ft »* ^*:.: i. I, - I % % j -i ®ii August 14, 193! i)ear Vernon: A copy of your *TJammals of the Grand Canyon Region" has just reached me* I have read it with acute interest and congratulate you on being father to such a useful publication. If I were called upon to criticise I would say that you have been mighty lenient in accepting the alleged new sub-species that have been described during the Dast few years, many of which impress me as based on imaginary differences. The number of these will prove rather distressing to those who want to know what maiamals inhabit the glorious region which you have been so fortunate as to familiarise yoirself with more intimately since oar joint .vork there 36 years ago. Touf present contribution is one to be proud of and one that I am sure will prove helpful to many visiters to the Canyon as well as to professional naturalists. With congratulations. As ever yours. Mr. Vernon Bailey 1834 Kalorama iload Washington, D. G. 752 *^:^3' t 1 V i^ . i I m J- 1*. CST ^H m V August 16, 1935 Paul H. Baldwin Boys' Camp Lokoya Lodge, Calif. Dear Mr. Baldwin: Tlianks for your letter of the 11th inst. I am glad you accept my offer and that you will come to me on the 21st of this month* Since the railroad to Lagunitas was abandoned several years a^o our place is somewhat unhandy to reach although there is a bus route from San Rafael to Point Heyes which passes our station. However, 1 may be in Berkeley at the time and will either meet yoa there or IsaTC word with my daughter LIrs. Zenaida M. Talbot, 2590 Cedar Street, Her telephone number is Ashberry 3520. Looking forward to having you with us. Very truly yours. 754 August 16, 19a5 Dr. A* £. Douglass Stanford University California Dear Doctor Douglass: Thanks for your letter of the 6th inst, in which you allude to my statement about the altitudes of life zones on opposite sides of the San Francisco Mountains. Having no duplicate left of the original publication of my San Francisco Mountain paper (Fauna 3, 1890) I obtained a copy from my daughter (Mrs. Zenaida K. Talbot) in Berkeley, which I am sending you herewith. Color plates illustrating the different altitudes of the life zones on San Francisco Mountain and neighboring peaks you will find on Plates I and II (descriptions on facing pages ) . Trusting t'-^ese may be of interest to you and thanking you again for your letter, . Yery truly yours, M^ y| 4," * ft i 755 ife*. ill i August 19, 1935 Mrs. laid Kiohael To8«&te national Park California Doar Mrs • lUoliAel : lour artiola on Bassariscus in Yosemito in the last issue of losoAite Nature Notes adds a chApter to previous knowledge of this attraotiTe and mischievous animal and calls to mind Frank Chapman's recent article on the hehorior and resourcefulness of a ItafittA ^^ Barro Colorado Island. I an anxious to have another copy of your article so 1 may file it with other pablioatioos on Baasariscua> I m also much interested in Charles mchael*s article entitled 'TPhe Hadsonian Zone Moves Bown* which begins on the last leaf of the same number of Nature Notes—so it is impossible to file both from the same cofy. Salley's article on the Golden-oantled Groui^ Squirrel also appeals to me although i don't see why he pre- faoed the title with the word 'conditioned'. Tour 'Bird Feeding Tray with pertinent remarks on the beh«f lor of the Blue-fronted Jay reminds me that one of his cousins ^o.y»*iiftQitta stfll"^^ oarbonaoeal , accompanied by several young-of-the-year, is now a daily visitor to the huckleberry bashes close to our house here at Lagunitas. With best wishes, Yery truly yours. ,. 1 > i H ^^^^^R?*Ww ' H ►II Jii *1 I I 'iP 756 August 28, 1935 latiimftL Iddubon Societies 1775 Broadwaj Hew lark City Snolosed herewith is tfy check for $1*25 on the Rational Metropolitan Bank of Washington, D.C. for which kindly send to me addressed to 1919 16th Street, lashington, D. C* one copy of ^he Hawks of Rorth ABerica**^ text by John Richard May, illostrations * by Allan Brooks. V«Ym 4'ie"l« nAii^« • otjf wi.u.xy yours. . «O.W I enol. IfEHORillDaiC— August 28. 1935 Copy of '*Tli« Hawks of Worth America" sent to Sterling Bunnell, junior. i I I •ten'.aniiwp*'*'"^-^**- f vav 758 I \ \\> I August aO, 1935 C* B. Crompton "^5 Greenwood Avenue an Francisco, Calif* Dear Mr. Grompton: ' Tour manuscript entitled "The Master of the Purple Rock" reached me safely and I have read it with interest and pleasure. Accepted as a novel for children, it is a good story and its spirit is admirable. Furthermore, it will give the juvenile readers, for whom it is intended, an excellent knowl- edge of the general features in the life of the fur-^seal with special emphasis on the activities and vicissitudes of the young pups. It has been more than forty years since 1 visited the Pribilof Islands to study the fur-seals so it is !i5t strange that the names of the various rookeries have slipped my memory. Your mention of them strikes a pleasant key, and also recalls rather vividly many scenes that ware then familiar. Inasmuch as so many years have elapsed since I worked en t>!e fur-seals I am cloudy as to some important facts. For ' instance, my recollectioa is that the great army of fur-seals in their fall migration passes south of the Strait of Fuca SLnd on down well past San Francisco. Your narrative seems to indi- cate that they winter about opposite the northwest corner of the Jnited States. f ?! I I r.-r. fv.-. fXoss off LatrSiJor «uSa I served as Surgeon on the S.S. Crompt on 2 > 1 few suggestions: One clause in the Foreword (p*7) grates on my nerves: namely, that Dr. Jordan loved the seals and '*you can well imagine they were fond of him.^ Wouldn't it be better to leave this out? Didn't you slip a cog in stating (p*28) that the southerly winds and rain ^sent the floes back to the Arctic where they belong'^? In one place you mention walrus hide as 'pimply*. Wouldn't 'warty* be a better word? At the top of page 64 I have added 'Harp seals' for the reason that both Harps and Hoods were killed in large numbers On trie Proteus in 1883. 1 h«e also taken the liberty, as you will see, of making slight verbal changes on page 64* ^y objection to the use of the word 'family' in the second line is that it is ambiguous i It iS net Sviuent to me whether you intend it to *efer to the descendants of Kotik and Sivutoh or whether it is used in the technical Ecological sense— which of course would not be penaissable here. It is good to see that you are to have so many illus- trations. Hext to the real thing nothing enters the mind more promptly than pictures. Altc^ether I believe your book will be an interesting and worthwhile contribution. I am returning the manuscript to you herewith. With best wishes. Very truly yours. ^1 f i V. -■t f' eav 760 P If IP In i f 'I I I . I I August 23, 1935 Mr* Franklin ^m i^'isher National Geograjohic Society- Washington, D. C* Dear Mr* Fisher: Tour letter of July 29, accompanied by fifty- two prints of my photographs of a Western Wintoon sacred Indian ceremony held at Grindstone Greek Rancheria in May 1923, reached me duly. In accordance with year request I have written labels for these photographs and am inclosing the data herewith, numbered consecutively from 1 to 52, and have pat the corresponding numbers on the backs of the prints. I shall be greatly obliged if you would send me at year convenience prints of the same size as those I am returning of the following numbers.- 1. 2. 3. 4. 13. 14 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, and 52. With best wishes. Very truly yours. End. V i KEI TO 52 FaOTOGRAHB OF A SACBBD CIRBMONI OP THE WSSTERK WIMTOON INDIANS. GRINDSTONE GREEK RANCHERIA OALIPORNIA— MAI 1923 1-10 11-12 13 14-20 21 22-23 24-25 26 By 0. Hart Merriam HoandhouBe in which major part of ceremony was perfozmed* Performer with large feather headdress approaching entrance to roundhouse. Same performer backing into entrance to roundhouse. Uan behind him guides him to protect the large plumes from injury. Mitohopdo llidoo Indian from Chico wearing flat head piece with long upstanding single feather. Performer wearing skirt of frayed willow bark, with headband of flicker feathers, and headdress of wands tipped with California poppies. Sam© performer as in 21, carrying alder music sticks while approaching entrance to roundhouse. Performer in frayed -bark skirt (same as in 21-23) aooOTipanled by athlete wearing flicker -feat her head- dress and black feather occiput piece, carrying quiver in right hand, bow in left hand. Two bark -skirted performers with poppy-tipped headdresses and broad feather belts. One on left carrying the two elder music sticks. I w ra^ 27-28 29-31 32 33-36 37 38 39-40 41 - 2 - Key to 52 Photographs of a Sacred Ceremony of the i Western Wintoon Indians. Grindstone Greet Ranoheria California— May 1923 By* C« Hart Merriam s Bark -skirted performers with poppy and feather -tipped headdresses. Attendants arranging costumes. \ Same bark-skirted performers, accompanied by two red- oapped performers wearing cloth skirts and long flicker- feather hsadbands. Three performers, two with cloth skirts and large feather headdresses with long flicker -feather fcands' the third with frayed-bark skirt (same as 29-31) • Red-cap, cloth-skirted performer with white feather 1 collar and broad feather belt. Front view. Four performers in prooessioc. fBadly oat of focus.) Left: The t we bark -skirted performers carrying music sticks. Right: The two red-eap cloth-skirted per- formers with flag attendant. Single frayed-bark skirt performer with white head piece and white feather-tipped headdress, flicker -feather headbands, carrying a sacred music stick in each hand and running toward flag pole. Same performer fsquatting) as in 39 and 40 followed by running performer with large feather and poppy headdress. !. t . I ! i I i 762 - 3 -. » ... , ^ Key to 52 Photographs of a Sa©red Ceremony of the Western Wintoon Indians. Grindstone Creek Ranoheria California— May 1923 By G. Hart Merriam 42 Athlete performer (under flag) carrying quiver in right hand, bow in left hand, faced by semi -squat ting skirted dancer. 43 Three performers squatting. 44 fwo kneeling performers with feather headdresses (left). Flagpole group (right) • Group of T>6rformers runnin^^ down roa4. Spectators in front of roundhouse. None in costume. 45-46 47 48 49 50 51 52 ^ Entrance to roundhouse; two performers on left. Bark-skirted, poppy headdress performer. Qroup of Indians on right. (Badly oat of focus.) Indian house under trees. Brushy hillside back of ranoheria. Procession of the five Indian performers in ceremonial costume approaching roundhouse. i if ( f M :! \ i I 'I fi ^ lugust 29. 1935 Kr* Harrison Diss Bishop, California Doar Mr. Dias: Yerj maogr thanks for your kindness in roplying to iqr inquiry about the name of the Gray Tree Squirrel in your lan^ua^e^ Since the name you give Me--ltow«wee"is the same as that used by the Monaohe Piute people on the west side of the Sierra, and adopted by soTeral of the Piute tribes on your side, it is clearly the right name. I am very glad to have it. we hate just had the first rain of the season and clouds are still heavy overhead. With thanks and best wishes. Very truly yours. 763 If » 764 4 ! I ft 'I ! * I !!■ 'Wia .4 I* I iogost 29, 1935 CoUeotor of Tax«J, Diftriot of Goliabia D«ar Sir: Jnolosod herewith is mj oheok on the national Metropolitan Bank of laahlngton. D.O. for $255.20 in full paymMt of the real estate assessment on my house and lot at 1919 16th Street, flaahington. T). C. for the year ending Jane 90, 1934. nease retarn receipt. Yety truly yours. .e.h--*^ :y w -A,,*^^- Aoguat 20 . ■»«935 ^^[rtiiW?ton, D. «. "*'*■ TiX »*»a - -"« »•" "^ ''"'■ ■°°''' ■t,„.. ,n. .ta.. MO. .««. .adr«..a t. la..«ites. Witli beet wishee , Yery truly yours. ♦ H ^^- 4 <^ % I--;, • I ■.. / i;J ijj w eav August 29, 1935 Mr. Samuel A. iiliot, Jr. .'^2 Paradise Road Northampton, Mass. Dear Mr. Eliot: Tour letter of August 22 haa just reached me here at my summer base, Lagunitas, California. The pros- pectus of your book has not been received. If addres&ed to my Washington home It will not be forwarded, and will be unavailable until my return to Washington. It interests me to know that you have come across a reference to my ^'Birds of Connecticut'*, published by the Connecticut Academy of Sciences nearly sixty years ago. Un- fortunately I have no copy of it here at Lagunitas but you will have no trouble locating it in the series of publications of the Connecticut Academy. In those days I kept very full notes in my jour- nals. These, in company with all of my other journals, are in one of my safes in Washington, and after my death will go the the Library of Congress. I am not sure about William Street. A man by the name of Street or Streets ^ho lived near Easthampton used to collect rattlesnakes and copperheads on Mount Tom. I once accotapanied him to the den from which they emerged in early spring. This interesting adventure resulted iu my expulsion from WiUiston Seminary, i^asthaapton, which i was attending. f ( ^ ^ Sliot As to the specimens collected by Prof. Whitney near Northampton in 1840, I have no recollection. I am not sure that I knew of this collection when writing the ^irds of Connecticut". After mj return to Washington in October I may be able to answer more of your questions. With best wishes. Very truly yours. August 30, 1935 Brio ^0 Swenson 2119i- Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, California Dear Mr. Swenson: Enclosed herewith is my check for $5.40 in payment of account for August, 1935. Please re- ceipt and return the statement. Enclosed also are fifteen negatives, which kindly enlarge and print as specified on the envelopes Very truly yours. 766 vav •) il! lugast 30, 1935 Dear 7 B: No word from you since you and Florence started nortTi for the Adirondack country. Hope yoa had good lack and that yoa will soon retarn to your old stand. In again looking over your recent "Mammals of the Grand Canyon'* I have had a thought in connection with the Criant Wildcat that Elizabeth spotted and i killed on San Francisco Mountain, September 28, 1889, and to whick ^ applied the name Lynx bailevi. On page 31 of your Srand Canyon Mammals I notice your remark that the type of baileyi from Moccasin Spring, Arizona, north of the Grand Canyon, is only ^about the size of the eastern Bobcat ♦'^ Refering to my San Francisco Mountain Fauna (p.80) I find that the measurements of the type specimen, an adult female, are: length 730, tail 130, hind foot 170. You saw this animal before it was skinned— in fact if 1 rememoer olearly-while it was still across the back of my horse. If so you will remember that as it hung over the horse its feet nearly touched the ground on both sides. I admit that this is a slight exaggeration for the distance from the feet to the ground was probably a full foot. Nevertheless, there seems to be no doubt whatever that this beast was very much 1 archer than your Moccasii Spring specimen which 1 4 ■u4 iaif ■1 i ' Bailey 2 you say was about the size of the eastern Bobcat. My San Francisco Mountain animal, although a female, was about double the size of the biggest Bobcat I ever saw. In view of the above circumstances it strikes me that the San Francisco Mountain cat must have been about double the size of your Moccasin Spring animal and there- fore is likely to be undescribed. Tou can easily determine this by going to the Muaeua and comparing your Moccasin Spring specimen with my San Francisco mountain one. It's so long since we last heard from you or Florence that we begin tO uS wrrisd* As ever yours, Lagunitas, Calif. G 0 P T • • ^ " August 30, 193B Dear Mrs. Bunnell: We are anxious about that dear boy of yours and most earnestly hope that his fall Tuesday night has not left any unpleasant S3rniptoms. It is hardly necessary to say that we greatly enjoyed the evening with you and that. we were delighted with yoor new eurroandings--almost like real country-- and with the added attraction of the nucleus of a zoo. When one canU live in real country it is a f^.reat thing to bring up a boy with such surroundings^ I am enclosing a few photographs taken during oar recent trips to Nevada. ^ith best wishes to you both--and the dear boy, Mrs. Sterling Bunnell 2000 Broadway San Francisco, ^-/aiii. 768 f G3Y Si C. Hart Merriam Lagunitas, Marin County, California 1935 Expense Account Month of August 1935 u 20 August 1 Audubon Society pub.: •'Hawks of North America" 2 Manila envelopes .80- erasers .18 3 San Rafael -Richmond lerry car asst ret 10 gals gas : 19^ 6 San Anselmo: 10 gals gas @ 19/ Saus-S.F. ferry. ret self asst 50; S.F. carfares Schwabacher-Frey Jo. office supplies S, P. -Berkeley ferry ret self asst 84; taxi 35 Lunch self asst 1.25; Saus car storage 35 Charles Isham:services asst Aug 1-7 3 $3 per day San Raf-Rich ferry car self 2 asat 1.15;dinners 1.75 Napa: 12 gals gas ^J 19'/ Berkeley: carfares 25; meals self asst 2.87 Ridge Rd Inn asst room 2 nights Book: Jaeger -"California Deserts" John .■:. OIney '3ara°;e, car seryioe 14 San Rafael -Richmond ferry car self asst ret oaus-S.F. ferry self asst ret 50- S.P. carfares 30; meals self asst Berkeley: J.M.Olney Garage car repair 10 gal s gas @ I8i/ ^.Ft Pickwick Hotel rooms self asst & phone Meals self asst 7 8 3 4 5 )aper cement 26 6 15 16 Calif State Auto Ass'n dues to Sept T936 19 Grand Canyon Nature Notes 3 copies 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 25 98 70 90 90 70 79 19 60 21 00 90 28 12 00 50 5 9a i 70 76 3 10 2 00 1 85 7 00 1 60 12 00 1 00 f i ?Sj 4' $3 per day 21 27 Sept Robert Gardner: services Aug 8-^ San Anselmo : 10 gals gas % I9 San Rafael: 4 sals gas '^ 19/ ^•„„^^„ o la En route: lunch self 2 assts 1.35; dinners ^.iJ 1 Colusa:car storage 35; 11 gals gas ^Ibi 1.65 Pd. 3 Indians for vocab and information Colusa: Meals self 2 assts „„„f„ Riverside Hotel one night sell g assts 23 2 Garquinez Bridge toll car self 2 assts Bei'kGlev: 'i^Mtscotton Hotel room asst 770 59 00 • 1 90 4 30 3 16 9 1 13 3 96 10 1 6 SO 1 99 1 26 1 00 i 3 41 ' 2 89 11 1 50 12 7 00 1 42 1 15 i: 5, 33 00 76 ' 3 45 2 00 8 50 ' 5 70 14 6 00 .. ' 90 15 3 00 i m \ § I I til ■i / •I ;i ) . -\ ,.l ^H if r\:v 5^7 'I San Rafael -Hi oil ferry car self 2 assts 10 gal s gas ® 190 Eric Swenson: photo work August 1935 Allen Press Glippings Bureau August 1935 PG&E Co: electric current Jul^ ' '^ Two hundred fortj-seven- I8/00 247.18 Lesg 44(^ overcharge on Subvoucher 4 111 1/3 i 1 15 1 90 5 40 4 83 3 82 1 i 1 i ) 247 18 I246.74 V 1 * t\ : ^. 1 >■ i I 772 September 2, 1935 1f« ff« Dwsaj. Accountant 3Mith8onian institatlon Washington, D. C, Dear It. Dorsey: EnoloBed is ay expense account for the month of Aogast 1935 amounting to $247 .18 » and also salary Toocher for ay Secretary, Hiss Jean Carr, for August, aaoontii^ to $160*(X), both of which kindly pay as usual from the HarriBan ?and. . Ten^ tr^lj jours. September 9, 1935 Collector of Taxes "Washington, ^.^. Djsar Sir; Enclosed is mj check on the National If Metropolitan Bank of Washington, D.G. for $113.24 in full payment of my D.C. Personal Tax assessment for 1936 on intangible- property. Please return receipt. Very truly yours. ^.fe^>v^ II^OwnjnX^ J A« \4 I r\ cvr i I'T" September 9, 1935 Dr. W. B. Stephens 1250 Bay Street , Alameda, California Dear Doctor Stephens: Having now retarned from a field trip up Sacramento River, and having received prints of the photographs we took the day we all went to Inverness, I have picked out a few which I think you will be interested to hare and am enclosing them herewith. With love to you all. -- • •• •• ^ AS ever youra. September 9, 1935 C# E. Crompton 75 Greenwood Avenue San Francisco, Califs Dear Mr. Grompton: In compliance with your request I am handing you herewith a Prefatory Note for your interesting little book on the young Pur-seals. Very truly yours. ■ii:4 774 Prefatonr Latter by Dr. C. Hart Merriam wti^ ^n iftft^ ▼isited the Arotio Seal Fishery off Labrador, aflQi,. 1891 was sent to Alaska as U.S. Bering Sea Commissioner to inrestigate the condition of the Fur-seals on the Pribilof Islands. The bleak fog-ridden shores of the Pribilof Islands in Bering Sea are the suBiner home of one of the most interesting and Taluable animals of the whole world— the Fur-seals. Here among the slippery fog-shrouded rooks the help- less young are born; here they learn the stern law of the survi- val of the fittest; and from here each Fall they set out to swim southerly through the great ocean on the longest journey per- formed by any mammal in the world. Tears ago Dr. David Starr Jordan, then President of Stanford University, was so impressed by their extraordinary life that he felt inspired to write the story of the baby iJ'ur- seals and their mother — 'Matka and Kotik*. How, after many seasons of observation on the rook- eries of the Fur-seal islands, C. Edward Grompton has written for children a similar but fuller story, telling of the troubled life of the young on the rookeries and following them south in their annual migration until they become lost to us in the vast- ness of the great Pacific Ocean. Both for children and adults *The Master of the Purple Root' is an entertaining and informative story, written under- standingly and affording an excellent picture of the general features of the life history of the Fur-seals. Laeanitas, California September 9, 1935 k 4 } If If I 4;^( 1*1 ,»a I I Booksbsp , »«Pt. 16, 1935 ^. Hat«iai fetaral History Itv lork Citj laeloscd la wf eheek fdr $1.32 on ttv9 Kational Uetro- polit«B Bank of WasMogton, D.C., foy vhioh please Bend one of yaor HUSSOM ANIMAL THMTBES to my grand < ■•n. Lm Talbot, 2590 C«4ar St., Berkeley, California. September 18, 1935 pr. W . Saralay Stephens 1250 Bay Street Alaatda, Oilifornia Dear Doctor Stephens: Many thanks for your letter of the 15th inst. and the photographs. It»8 good to see again your unique Clear Lake Manzanita driye. Glad you liked ny photographs of the Bishop Pine. The three negatiyes are enclosed. I»a just packing for a trip up Sacramento Hiver and expect to be back in four days or less. In haste, and with bast love to you all. As ever. 775 r 1\ 1 ! t 776 September 22. 1935 i 4 'i Dear Herrioi: Inanuich as yoa hare arrlTed in WasMagton for the winter and are settled for the present at 1919 16th Street I feel impelled to drop you a line to let yoa r know what I want yoa to do before my retarn* Downstairs in the garage yoa will find snr big old tar which as yoa may remeafcer once carried yoa and the rest of year family and ours to California. It is old and long oat of date bat nsTertheless is a mighty gbdu car and willing to work for some -gtmrm 4:« come. It should be worth at least a hundred dollars to Ihe right person, but as 1 have no knowledge or sag- g„li« « to *o tie right person «lgM b.. I'm putting it ap to you. 'Therefore, be it onderstooa. t>,at 1 lierewith gi„ saia car outright and onattacHed to ^ grandson. Herriw Abbot, on tbe following conditions; • * «, ,A«?« of it to suit hi'i'self that be use xt or dispose oi iw «-" , 4* fvMHi «▼ (r&rase on or shortly after prorided he remove it from my garage u „ „tam t, 1.-M«,t.n (.Mo. «, b, *out . -ont. b«ce) l„ th. ,«.icular re«on tMt th. roc wMoh it o=oup»» VL\\ >>««t l"*. •» "" "^ '^'"^ ^°'"'' c:; ^^^ (i X. ^y V- c • ^^kB^ V lev ;it f i 1 1 I, ^ 777 ^^ September 23, 1935 Ir. Frank Lalbig ^ Forest Serrlce^ Kalispell, Mont. Doar Mr. Lolbig: Tear letter of the 11th inst. was forwarded tc Lagunitwi from Washington. It has been many years since I ha^e worked on nanal skulls. 1 am now devoting all my time to work with California Indians and am out of touch with mmmal and bird collectors. If you write the Biologioal Survey at Wash- ington they might be interested. • With best wishes, . Very truly yours. \ >\ 1 * I f ", \ . i 8^^ October 1, 1935 Dr. Gilbert Grosrenor, President National Geographic Society Washington, D. G. Dear Doctor Grosvenor: The enclosed letters with accompanying clip- pings in regard to a proposed lecture with colored slides on the Jtfth Fairyland of BrT?? C^yon National Park by Dr. C. 0, Schneider of Ohicago explains itself. I am not personally acquainted with Doctor Schneider but, having seen most of the wonderful and interesting natural features of North iaerica, have no hesitation in expressing the feeling that Bryce Canyon is one of the most atrikinf^ly remarkable and beautiful of the many scenic regions of this continent. With best wishes. Very truly yours. I i /TrT ■t I 779 October 1, 1935 t, I. PflBberton Estate of S« H. Harriman 59 Wall Street New York City Dear Mr. Poiberton: Returning fro© a field trip I find ymir letter of September 25 awaiting attention. The letters and clippings you enclosed from Doctor Schneider in recrard to a nroDOsed lecture on Bzyee Canyon I have sent to Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor^ Pres ident of the National Geographic Society in Washington. A coT>y of my letter is enclosed herewith. Very truly yours. c. n li 08T 781 October 1, 1935 • II • Kiss Antoinette Tans 1400 New Hampshire Avenue, Tl Washington, D* C. Dear Miss Ta&s: Tour letter of September 25 asking for the address of my brother, Charles Collins Merriam, is at hand. I regret to say that my brother died at his home at Lyons Falls, Kef T6?k afcout a ySBT agC. His wife, Mrs. Florence Lyon Merriam died a few weeks earlier. Very truly yours. W^- T > I i r October 2, 1935 U t>-| U. S. Forest Serrio© DlTision of UapB San Francisco, Calif. * D«ar Sir: Will you kindly send two copies of the latest map of the SeguoiaJaUonal^re^^ to Homer Carson. Indian Agent, Tule Riyer Indian Reservation, PorteTTille, Calif; also two to me at La^^onitas, karin Countj, Ualif., for which I shall be greatly obliged. Very truly yours. V\^ Hi 1 ; ( i i: 1, '•'ft f (! >l '^< u i i f ■i 782 Ootober 2, 1935 te B^ar FLoddit: Snolosed are some of the shadows you and your old man and yoar smallest kid cast for perpetu- ation for the benefit of the Merriam-Brandreth-Toongberg Gomplex. Trusting you all are still able to enjoy bread and milk in the glorious California climate^ and with lo¥6 frosi Laganitas, lours , Mrs. J. Carlisle loongberg 1201 dreenwiob Street San Pranoisoo, Callxomia / i. 88^ 784 C* Hart Merriam October 2, 1935 W* W. Dorsey Accountant Smithsonian Institution Vmshington, D, C, Dear Mr. Dorsey: Enclosed is my expense account for fhe month of September 1935, amounting to $ 252.13, and also salary voucher for my Secretary, Miss Jean Carr, for September, amounting to $ 160.00, both of which kindly pay as usual from the Harriman Fund. Also please s^nd me a supply of voucher b 1 anks . Very truly yours. Lagunitas, Marin County, Calif. 1935 Expensa Account Month September 1935 Sept. 5 San Rafael: 8 gals gas 6 19/ 6 San Anselmo-S.F. carfare self asst San Haf •-Richmond ferry car asst S. P. carfares 20; envelopes & erasers 42 Rand McNally maps, Calif. S.P.-Berk ferry, self asst 42; 6 rolls film 1.85 Berkeley: Olney Ford car service Rich-San Raf . terry car self 2 assts 7 Fairfax: 7 gals gas & 16ii?' 14 San Rafael: 8 gals gas © 16i^ 19 San Rafael: 5 gals gas & 16i^ Sears Point Toil Road, car, self, 2 assts Colusa: Meals self 2 assts 20 i.iiuiaud txi Riverside Hotel, one night, self 2 assts Car storage 1 night 35- 11 gals gas 3 15?^ Meals, self 2 assts 5.80; notebooks 20 CargumiBz Bridere toll car self 2 assts 21 Berkeley-S.F. ferry self asst ret S. F. carfares 20; lunch self asst 1.00 22 Berkeley: Whitecotton Hotel room asst 2 Meals, asst 2-25; can car polish 9i gals gas @ 16^ Richmond-San Haf , ferry car self 2 assts THE ADK Magazine for 1936 nights " 52 1 52 96 85 62 1 3 14 2 27 2 2 55 1 15 1 16 1 32 83 45 3 75 8 50 3 7 00 2 00 6 00 90 84 1 20 4 5 20 2 77 1 52 1 15 5 00 t % il 1 f i i .1 i 41 LV ^1 68^ i 24 26 27 28 27-29 29 Berkeley: 7 gals gas © 16(^ Olney Ford car service , 5 qts oil Trip to Tule River Indian Reservation: San Rafael -Richmond ferry car self 2 assts Manteca: 10 gals gas S 1d^ Meals en route, self 2 assts Port erv ill e: lOi gals gas @ 15/ Heals, self 2 assts Crayons 20; meals self 2 assts 4.75 Indians, Tule River Indian •'Reservation, information and vocabularies Hotel Porterville. 3 rooms. 3 nights Porterville: 5 sals gas #15' 75; meals 4.40 i?'resno: Hotel California, 3 rooms. 1 night Car storage 50; meals self 2 assts 2.55 6 gals gas @ I5<^ Berkeley: 10 gals gas @ 16/ plney garage Ford car service Richmond -San Haf ferry car self 2 assts P.(J.& S. Electric Current Sept, 1935 $11.40 1/3 Eric Swenson, photo work month Sept. 1$35 Paul Baldwin services asst Sept l-3O?30 days S $S 1 12 5 2 55 1 15 1 50 3 85 1 58 4 35 4 95. 11 00 6 15 00 5 15 7 8 50 3 05 . 90 1 60 S 1 50 1 15 3 80 9 26 ?8 10 90 00 252 13 Two hundrA^ fi£tj.-twu thirteen hi' It I a52.13 1^. i L '■ -^^ I asT 787 :n Ootober 5, 1935 Dear Henry: A letter from Dorothy gives us t>ie p:ood news that she is now in Washington on her preliminary hunt for suitable quarters for the winter. We wish we also were there — we hope to be before many weeks. My special object in writing is to tell you something about the furnace, which I assumft you will be needing riq;ht away* On returning to Washington every year it has been our habit to phone Arthur J. Tholl to clean the fur- nace, which he does promptly. Then we phone a man nsz^ irtz, whose number is on the revolving phone Oirectory you pave us some years af^o and which ev_er since has reposed on t>^e little hall table. You will find his name and number 5jiLI'^-_r.?5..^?'^^e^l.g?.t_hij^ on ihe phor^e. His wife answers, and when he comes home at night; gives him the message, and after his supper he comes to the house, cleans out the burner apparatus and starts the lire. There are several mysteries in connection with this oil furnace which he can explain to you, especially in reo:ard to the oil overflow which puts out the furnace and its relighting--a tricky job which he fully under- standSa I Abbot Furnace dil : We f ormt rly got our furnace oil from the Shell Ctanpany but later changed to Standard. Standard look out for the tank and keeps it full, saving us from the strain of uncertainty when the supply is low. V^ ^ -^.-a A C^ IJiAX.--' K - A ,,>t~ • ^ t^^ •^ •^ ■<■ » ** jk V>s<0^ ^'- ^ .^-IJt-" wx.- Bearv U. Abbot 1919'; 16th Street Washington, D, G. asT ?»■ I October 5, 1935 Dear Henry: A letter from Dorothy gives us the good news that she is now in Washington on her preliminary hunt for suitable quarters for the winter. We wish we also were there — we hope to be before many weeks* My special object in writing is to tell you something about the furnace, which I assume you will be needing right ay7ayc On returning to Washington every year it has been our habit to phone Arthur J. Tholl to clean the fur- nace, which he does promptly* Then we phone a man nm^ Artz, whose number is on the revolving phone directory you pave us some years ago and which ever since hae reposed on the little hall table. Tou will find his name and number eiii-jr?J_955^5§'^5t-^^t^im-^ii ib^^ His wife answers, and when he comes home at night, gives him the message, and after his supper he comes to the house, cleans out the biirner apparatus and starts the fire. There are several ngrsteries in connection with this oil furnace which he can explain to you, especially in regard to the oil_oyerflgir which puts out the furnace and its relighting--a tricky job which he fully under- stands. t I ! i ♦ f I 787 Abbot Furnace oil: We formerly got our furnace oil from the Shell Company but later changed to Standard. Standard look out for the tank and keeps it full, saving us from the strain of uncertainty when the supply is low. ^^ — Ik Henry D. Abbot 1919 16th Street Washington, i>« C. Retake of Preceding Frame r^'^^^>i ■ 1.11 1 i^w 88 r 789 October 5, 1935 Dr. W* Barclay Stephens 1250 Bay iitreet Alameda, California Dear Doctor Stephens: Tery many thanks for vour letter of yesterday with enclosures of photographs of the Inverness pines — and also, your most important photograph of the cones of most of our California species of pines. It goes with- out sayin,^ that such a photograph, bringing t^e cones of the various species together on one page for easy compari- son, is a real boon to students of our California conifers. We are glad to hssr of the new aciiition to Bruce's family and congratulate you and Mrs. Stephens on being the Grandparents. We trust that SHE may grow and prosper and be a joy forever— like the rest of the Stephens family, Elizabeth and I wish we might have enjoyed with you your recent three-day yisit to the Clear Lake Shadows. As ever yours , I I f October 5, 1935 Dear Ternon and Florence: Vernon's letter of September 29 arrived this morning and brings good news all along the line. We envy you in having Dorothy, Henry, and ilerriam with you more or less Gvery day or evening— a joy we hope to have a little later. But we don»t envy Dorothy her house hunting job — wish they all were going to stay with us. You seem to bo going in for moving pictures now- adays, a diversion that never appealed to me so far as the taking is concerned —though in maigr c ases I enjoy seeing them on thS S0r66n. lour fox pictures should make an inter- esting exhibit. The best news in your letter is t^^at you are read- ing proof on your OEEGON FAJNA and that your Life Zone Map "is a beauty". Vihen this FAUNA is in type you will have com- pleted a most important series of faunal publications and one that will be highly valuable to both present and future faanal naturalists S. joins me in love to you all, including Marian As ever yours , 790 I t V* October 5, 1935 Mr. Franklin L. Fisher National Seographic Society (Vashington, D, C. Dear Mr. Fisher: Very many thanks for the requested prints from my negatives of the Grindstone Western Wintoon Indian ceremony, as listed in ay letter of August 23 They are admirable and it goes without say ing thai i m very glad to We them for my Indian album. aith thanks and best wishes. Very trulv vours i I t i 791 Ootobflor 5, 1935 ! ?rof. Bob«rt H. Lo«i« 9«partBrat of Inthropology anijorsity of California^ Borfcoloy, California Dear Prof ossor Lowio: Botuming from fiold work I find a packago of Mtorial, apparently forwarded by you. oorering a proTisional plan for an inerican eolleotion of ethnologi- eal and historieal works. I have spent more than half\ ugy ifi faiaifl^; tliis oatline. Briefly, the work the foreign authors had in mind appears to bt alaost purely historical with a little aroliaeology and anthropology worked in here and there. Ihe plan esrtaialy is oelosiial, mni «o little of it re- lates to aathropol^y that I fail to see why ahthropolo- giits shoold be particularly interested in it. Heratith I en returnii^ the doounents yea aant ae. f ery truly yours , I .1 ' i [I, ■ U: ■..»' 'tl^HgHlp » October 8, 1935 ti. ^. Forest Service Division of Maps San Praacisco, California Dear Sirs: In compliance with my request of October 2 for two copies of the latest map of Sequoia National Forest you sent me copies of the Tourist Edition on glazed paper. The maps I need are for coloring and I shall be greatly obliged if you will send me two copies of the last edition printed on dull -finish paper suitable for r> '^t A uoioring. Very truly yours. October 9, 1935 A}^ Mr. M Qardnar Woodacre, Oalif. Dear Mr. Gardner: Enclosed is my check for $10.42; the 42^ corering the balance due on the enclosed bill, the j-/ $10.00 for labor and material in installing the tank '' """^ recently placed on the spring just below my road, for which I am very much obliged. With best wishes. Very truly yours. vNv-*^ V" 792 I. ■ 793 October 17, 1935 San Pranoisoo. California Dear Sirs: Hease change iny address for Allen's Pn Clippings from Laguaitas. California to 1919 16th St. Washington, ^. C, Very truly yours. ess « 1 October 17, 1935 Sii&ilar letters sent to magazine sabscriptions as listed on page 685 'H kh r li l,f ll yoA-^ ^ / Journal iff }^f^m^'f^ William H. Burt Hoseam of Zoology UniT. of Michigaa inn Arbor, Michigan Aev 795 I H Id October 17, 1935 Mr. George W. White, Pres. Nationaa ketropolitan Bank Washington, D. G. Dear Mr. White: Enclosea herewith is my check on the Crocker First National Bank of San Francisco for two thousand dollars ($2,000) payable to 117 account in the National Metropolitan Bank of Washington, which kindly credit to my aecount. Trusting you are in good health and with best wishes. Very triily yours. V"' October 18, 1935 Marion Hale Britten National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue Washington, D. C. Tour. letter of October 11 enclosing single copy of blank calling for data for international Directory of Anthropologists is at band. The blank is returned herewith with brief memoranda. Very truly yours. J I October 17, 1935 Mr, Dan Willians Tule Riyer Indian Reservation Portenrille, California Dear Mr. Williams: Enclosed are enlargements of the photographs I took of you on my first visit last month. I think they are veiy good and hope you will like than. I was glad to find you so much improved in health when I visited you several days ago, and hope to see you a^ain if I am able to return to the Beserva- tion next year. I am leaving for my home in Washington, D, C. in a week or so. With best wishes. ^ v^- I u i 3GT 797 .» t. ■ 1 L, < October 17, 1935 Mr. Jose Vera Tule River Indian Reservation Porterville, California . Dear Mr. Vera: Bnclosed are enlargements of the photographs I took of you on my visit to the Reservation last month and Dromised to send you. I think they are very good and hope you will like them too. With best wishes. October 18, 1935 Mr. William Benjamin Colusa, California Dear Mr. Benjamin: Enclosed are enlargements of the photographs I took of you last month and promised to send you.- I think they are very good and hope you will like them. - ^ T/ith best wishes i Ml October 18, 1935 Mr. William Wiley Colusa, California Dear Mr. Wiley: Enclosed are enlargements of the photographs I took of you and your daughter Ruth, when. I visited you last month. I think they are very good. Sorry for the delay in sending them but have just returned from a trip south to the Tuls River Indian iJeservation in San Joaquin Valley. I was very glad to see you again this year and hope to be able to return next year. Am leaving for Washington in a week or so. With best wishes to you and your daughters Very truly yours. ser October 18, 1935 Mrs. Maoe Teacher Indian Sonool Colusa, California Dear Mrs. Mace: Enclosed is an enlargement of the photograph I took of you and Bill Wiley and his daughter on my visit to your school last month. I thinlf it is very good. Enclosed also are three prints of some school-*. boys which I took at the same time. Would you kindly give one to each of them. Tou certainly have a fine school ai Kahcbil and I appreciate your courtesy to me while 1 was there* With best wislies, % i eeei vcf 'M effj enxliedi ^ijfaiii^'i emiJ^ ot bBJ ••I I>r. and Mrs. C. Hart Merriam regret tbsir inability to be present at trie dinner to be given Ij the Roosevelt Memorial Association on Sunday evening, October 27* October 19 , 1935 I 22\ October 18, 1935 f * 800 li W^ kp Dear Mrs. Young: It was indeed most kind of you to send me by Dr. and Mrs. Bunnell the beautiful picture of Mount Shasta. Many years ago when my daughters were little tots Mrs. Merriam and I camped near the edge of timberline on the south side of this great mountain while 1 was making a Bioloi^^ical Survey of the region in 1898. At this time Yernon ^ailftv wnH T mflrifl fl r»ATnr»1 At p r»ir<»nif nf -f'Ko mnnnfaii^ just below timberline. ffe started on horseback but had to lead our horses most of the way and found more than one hi^h-up place where we had to remove rocks to get them fhrough. With best wishes. Mrs. ^. P. Young Orleans, California »» ! } October 18, 1935 Dear Mrs. Bunnell: Thanks for your letter of the 14th inst. received on my return from a trip in the old Tulare Lake region. We are glad to know that you were so successful and that the dear Doctor had such good luck with his fishing. Glad you saw Mrs. Young and thanks for your trouble in bringing and sending the picture of Shasta she gave you for me. It is good that your dear little boy is learning to draw in addition to his other accomplishments. He surelv is a most intelligent and lovable child. We still hope to see you again before we start back for Washington. Best wishes to you all. As ever yours. A i I ♦I Mrs. Sterling Bunnell 2000 Broadway San Francisco, California I ro8 October 18, 1935 llrs, William Halsey Big Bend^ Shasta Coanty California Dear Mrs. Hulsey: The sad news of your husband's death has just reached us. We all, including Mrs. Merriam and my daughter Zenaida, are pained to know that he is no more • For years I have hoped to visit you again^but other work has prevented. We all remember with pleasure your kindness to us while we were camped in your front yard. With best wishes from us all. As ever yours. e.>v j^ h t : v 1*1 n» I- I 4h^« t ■t m October 19, 1935 Srio C« Swenson ?119i Shattuck Ave* erkeley, Calif. Bear Mr. S wens on: th I am enclosing thirty -two small negatives from which please make for me three prints c&ch, postal size. In some of the prints last received the level s:round was printed slanting strongly down hill. Kindly look out for this in the enlargements. these prints, which you told my Secretary, Miss Carr, that you had mailed Wednesday morning did not reach me until this morning. Instead of ui^iling the prints from this batch of negatives it might be well to hold than at your office until I call for them sc»netime in the near future. Very truly yours. 802 808 October 25, 1935 National Geographic Society- Washing ton, D. C* Bear Sirs: On and after receipt of this letter kindly address my mail to 1919 16th Street, Washington, in- stead of Lagunitas, California. Am returning East in a few days for the winter. Very truly yours. October 25, 1935 M. «, Dorsey Accountant Smithsonian Institution i7ashinRton, D. 0. Dear Mr. Dorsey: On and after receipt of this letter kindly address my mail to 1919 16th Street, Washipgton, in- stead of Lagunitas, California. Am returning East in a few days for the winter. Very truly yours. iS \ md \ i •ft *■ October 24, 1935 Postmaster Hashinqton, D. C. " Bear Sir: On and after receipt of this letter kindly discontinue forwarding Mrs. Merriam's and my mail to Lagunitas, California; please deliver it as usual to 1919 16th Street. Washington. Very truly yours. October 26, 1S35 ■fidelity Stor^e Co. 1420 U Street Viashinc^ton, D, C. Dear Sirs: Today I am shipping to you as usual via Rail- way Express, charges collect, from San Rafael, California, six packages insured for five thousand dollars ($5,000), which kindly hold until I notify you on my return to Washington in a few days. Very truly yours. 804 ao8 806 :t^ h October 26, 1935 Mrs. Sophia Mace Indian School Colusa, Calif. "Dear uxb. Mace: Yery many thanks for your courtesy in writing me in regard to the photographs 1 took of some of the folks at Kahchil Dehe. I am especially pleased with the letters from the three little boys. We are now packing for Washington-quite a 30b- and will leave in a day or two, so that to my regret I shall not be able to visit you again this year. , Please give my best wishes to Bill Wiley and daa^hters and the little boys. I am sorry to have m^issed 'fiiley's married daughter, Helen, whom I have known for a good many years. uitv. best wishes from Miss Carr and myself, Yery truly yours. F n-4 i r I ^ ! \ October 26, 1935 Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association Roosevelt House, 28 East 33th Street New York Gity Replying to your request for a •'birthday gift to help keep alive in the youth of today his (Theodore Roosevelt's) spirit and his ideals of good citizenship," I am enclosing herewith a small contribution toward this truly crreat aim. ' ^ ) With best wishes, Yery truly yours. October 28, 1935 To Whom It i^'ay Concern; During the past two and a half months I have employed Paul Baldwin as driver of my car and general assistant. He is preternaturally silent, an excellent driver, careful, and willing to follow directions. In other work he has been helpful and industrious so I do not hesitate to recommend him. --fct ..» rf V08 808 M\ ■II t i :ct It ' .«> Trip 11 12 13 C. Hart lerriaiB 1919 16th Street, lasMogton, D. C Expense Account lontH October 1935 Q Tf ferrr self 2 assts ret .75: taxis 1.10 i!^!l;?kelJnej?7 -^ 2 assts Meals self 2 assts. Their NeisJ^ors ^' ^" Edward Denny ^o. maT)S Brkfsts, lunches se^i.f.P^" qii««*ftlito- car storage one ^ignt ilTeS'i^ess Clippings for Sept^er^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^32 l^\iSnl^iaf ^ fSr^ ca? Isst §5; phones 20 Richmond-San Hal lerry t, service I'p^SSi fer^ ^sf !5lf S.Raf-Rich ferry car assts Berkeley: 10 ?als gas f^^|;,._.tion- to Hanford and Tule River f^«S8^f"°^- -.c. --als San Raf -Rich ferry oar self 2 assts 1.15. meais S2Jred-'Alde?fon l^o? 1^. caoin one night HSfo?d: Os self 8 assts 4.15; notebooks .75 10 «als pas lo^J Meals self 2 assts ^ . . .. Choonut Indian, vocab work and infomation Hanford- Hotel iihilton 3 rooms 2 nights Meals self 2 assts Tule River Indian vocab work 1 2 2.58 1 S5 1 6 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 4 1 4 3 50 70 32 50 50 71 30 05 55 21 60 73 65 50 90 50 97 00 14 00 4 73 3 00 t f 14 IB 16 19 21 22 23 8 9 10 Tulare: Hotel Tulare 3 rooms 1 night 7 gals gas ^15^-1 .05: car storage 35 Meals self 2 assts 4.34; 4 rolls film 1.20 Hanford: Choonut Indian vocab work & information Modesto: 9 gals gas @ 15^ Berkeley :8 gals gas @ 14*^-1.16; meals assts 1.61 Berkeley; Olney Ford Garage, car servce Hotel W^iteootton room 2 nights aast Lunches self 2 assts Richmond-San Raf ferry car self 2 assts Berkeley: Olney Pord Garage, repairs to car San Anselmo*S.F. carfare and ferry asst ret S.P. carfare .10; lunch asst. 35- S.A.-Lag bus 35 S.P.:Office supplies: envelopes S.OO; type ribbonl .03 San Raf .-Rich ferry car self arsts Rich-San Raf ferry car self 2 assts . San Rafael : 7 gals gas a 15?^ Ukiah: 8 gals gas f 17^ Ford Garage, car repair Meals self 2 assts Garberville: Garberville Inn 3 rooms 5 gals gas il8i<''-93; car storage 35 Meals, self 2 assts 4.50; Garqumez Bridge 90 Napa: 11 gals gas @ 15c^ , , . ^o. n Berkeley: Hotel Whiteootton asst 1 night U 6 1 5 3 1 2 2 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 B 1 00 40 04 00 35 77 55 20 00 1 15 3 78 85 80 03 15 15 05 40 2 00 4 40 00 28 65 2 50 ''{ I* r u; •\ r m Dr. C. Hart Merriam Olney Ford Garage, repairs to car Luncnes, self 2 assts Rich-San Raf ferry car self 2 assts Saus-S.P. ferry self 2 assts ret 75- S.P. taxis 70 S.P. Meals self asst 1.30; 6 rolls him 1.82 24 Hotel Pickwick 1 nignt self asst Brkfst self asst 70; car storage 50 S.P. Berkeley ferry ret asst 26 Nat. Acad. Sci. Proceedings 1936 San Rafael: expressman LOO; phone 25 28 Paul Baldwin rServices asst Oct 1-28; 28 days @ $3 Hauling trunk, Lagunitas-San Rafael 'Brie Swenson, Photo work month October ,1935 12 13 14 t^ 809 3 75 1 25 1 15 1 45 3 12 6 60 1 20 42 10 00 1 25 84 00 2 00 34" 95 293 85 Two hundred ninety-three< eighty-fiVe I 810 I**! Not. 6, 1935 Dr Gilbert Gro«T#nor Freaident, National Gocgraphic Soc. Dear Dr. Groerenor: Ratmming from California I find your friendly letter of Nor. 1. asking how manj ticketa for the Geograpttc lectures I would like for the coming series. If you oan spare so many, I should. •ppreei*te three, but if not. two will be tfeaakfally acaepted . If conrenient, I should be glad to hare them delirered at my home, 1919 16St, as waa done last winter. Truly yours. 811 1 w *4 Novem'ber 9^ 1935 New York Zoological Society New York City Dear Slra: Inclosed find my check of $1.50 for which kindly send me two copies of Thft g^iT-gcal of \i^* Qa fftm^" Islands, by Townsend. Also please send bb the frftl^TT of ^H^ Very truly yours. November 13, 1935 ^Si^o^r?^* !***» Historical Society 609 Sutter Street ^ San Francisco, California Dear Sirs; iinclosed find my check for $1.60 on the Crocker National Bunk, for which kindly send a copy of Kit Parson in Califnr-pla by Charles L. Camp, ad- dressed to me at 1919 16th Street, Washington. Very truly yours , 81 November 13, 1935 Hartley B. Alexander Scripps College Claremont, California Dear Doctor Alexander: In order to complete my files I am very anxious to obtain a picture of my friend Francis La Pleche, who for many years lived with Alice Fletcher on Capitol Hill. If you have an extra copy of the photograph that appeared with your article in the American ,rintbr^- pologist for April-June 1933 I would greatly appreciate one. Very truly yours. November \s, iQ'^s Crocker National Baink San Francisco, Calif. Decir Sirs: Kindly ^jend me another small narrow blank check book, one check on a page, red cover, addresred to 1919 15th Street, VVashington, D.C. and oblige, Very truly yours. srs \ 814 I I ' H }** J Not ember 16, 1935 Mrs* Jose Alonza Hanford, California Dear Mrs, Alonsa: Snclosed are some enlargements of the pictures of you taken on my Tisit to Hanford last month-also a picture of your little dog. They are all yery good and X xiujjo jruu Wiii lljfe thsm, . Since visiting you I have travelled all the way across the continent to Washington which is my winter home. I was very glad tc see you ^ sf ore leaving C^lifcrnia and hope you will have a good winter. With test wishes , Bear Yoiinut: the quilt. I hope you are having a nice time working on n :■»• I f* 4 ^ ^ m' November 16, 1935 Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, President National Geographic Societv Washington. D. C. ^ Dear Doctor Grosvenor: Accept my i^preciatire thanks for the two volumes that you so kindly sent me last evening- Shi ras, A hasty glance at the text and the mnltitude of remarkable photographs shows that the hook is an important contribution to the natural history of North America and at the same time a tribute to Shiras»s lifetime interest and perseverance. . ^ident'also is the vast amount of editorial work bestowed upon it by you and your able assistants. With renewed thanks and best wishes. It I> « 'I .•J IN srs 'v^ NoveF^ber 19, 1935 Peabody Museum Library Harvard University Cambridpfe, Mass. Dear Sirs: If still availal)le kindly !?end me a copy of ,each of the following publications: 128. Dixon, R.B. 130. ^ ft tf ft ft ft ff 131. " 132. " u 175. Pewkes I 176. V 294. Judd. N.M. 295. " " " 302. Kroeber.A.L. V 303. " " " 304. " " " 305. " " " ^ 489! Putnar,, P *• Basketrv Desi/?ns of the Maidu Indians of California. 1900. The Pronominal Dual in the Languages of Cali- fornia. 1906. System and Sequence in Maidu Mythology. 1903. Words for Tobacno in American Indian Lan£'uar"»«' 1921. . --E..^^,-.^. Hopi Basket Dances. 1899. Hopi Ceremonial J^ames from Arizona. 1906. Arizona Sacrifices Her Prehistoric Canal". 1930 Arizona's Prfflistoric Canals from the Air. 1931 (Prom "Syploration and x^i eld-Work of the S.I.* in 195t'^) M n w y 490. 548. -^Pir, E. o60- Willoughby vX Decornflv© Symbolism of the Aranaho. 1901 PreVminary Sketch of the Mohave Indians/ \]f^ xaxes. iyoi. (fishosk Myths. 19Q^. avidence of the Work of Man on Obiect-^ fr-o- Quaternary Ca^es in California. 1906.' '" Lectur^' <^alifornia. 1880. Abstract c Feather Mantles of California. 1922. 1902. cf t 275. Hough. Walter A Cache of Basket JJIaker Baskets from New Mex.'- a?t. lof ^^'^^^^^^^^^ ^f U. 3. Nat.ffcs!^.8i. Please send books and bill addressed to me at 1919 16th Street, Washington. t Very traly yours. Noyam^er '19, igSe'D 816 Jr^w^*! ?A Sveritt 45 West 47th Street Nev? York City Dear Sir: If still aTrH5^able kindly send me the five volumes of miJ3..M Noyember 19, 1935 University of California Press BerKeley, California Dear Sirs: finclosed find ray check for $3.50 for -which kindly send me two copies each of TubatTi1«b«i r;T.^..pT> and TubfttyUbal Terts. both by Charles P. Voegelin. Very truly yours, 817 '1 If I Norember 29, 19.35 Jwaaurer, United States Washington, D. C. ^^^^ Dear Sir: n>lt.d StatM SarlBg, B«,d, ,t ^50 ,«,h. Very traly ywrt>. 3 i Egbert Bagg * Co. 219 -'Genesee Street Dtica. New Toric Bear Sire : Thanks for renewal of oy Continental Insur^cp Poliey on property at 1919 16th Street. Washington, to Hot. 27, 1938. for which my check for $25 is en- closed herewith. Very truly yours. C- . "u- ■A I (I 1 H 8r8 TkT ^/N ,_ T_ <^/A ^ GOT. Wochinptcn. ■ L'« -■' • ri^ar Mr. Dcrsey: for the month of nar^^-r also salary v-raehev n f;.->c>-f't. an' . -'^a-^ 0..irr, for ^17^ Doth of whicii kirdly pay as n?ual from the oh,rrimu. Verv trnlY yourr , Decembej- 2, 1935 Eric H. Swenson 2119t Shattnck Ave. Berkeley. Calif. Dear Mr. Swenson: Enclosed is my check for $16. G'' in payment of accompanying bill ^vhich kinny receipt and return I was pained to know that you have been laid up with an infected foot mm trust that by this time you have fully recovered. Vo trMlv rours : *\ C. Hirt Mem am 191S 16th 3treet, Washington, D. 0. 819 Oct. 28 90 Nov, 2 t Q 13 10 30 25 Saus 3 PT Account, Month November 1935 San Raf-EiS f;rr; r^L-^^^VrS ^^ ^ ?-.-^6 Meais 4)J0' n-rrf^-r-, t i:;^ -^ "^ ^^iica^o taxi' field Muj^o„>. .^q. ba,-"«^» An' J K-^: fe:^^^ «fi5:_ taxis 80 ' '^ ^^' •^'^ BaP-aS '^ S '';r^^'"°3^^ '^'^Jltfr $11,50 National 4ead ^H TvA^ ♦■^'^t^fS'^vL^- '^' Aller- Pr-^rp^r^^?^ ^' ¥^ ^^'^'^ Calif ^ip? 0-ii^ Clippings for Ootnb->- JQ-^r, lo^.^i:Mlh^'M^ cifxee rooms Oct, 1935 J.. vT.&j, isi. current Ca^ if (Vt i ,^ <^o o^ /- nature iyi^r', TQ^ ^>o, «4.^. J ^ cjriua 1/3 estate ''P •% /;t 30 30 p on 1./3 J^llmanr ileath en 'tfte^pfaV^P Peabedy Mu^ep, ten ramrhlRt«' National Park ..ss CO lor^ 1936 i)lC»cey' aiXd5..?aci|- S;V S.75- 1V^ ^-r«nH p.,»,,r«„ i n^ ^xas for Nov, 1935 "|^«3 ^*, /«£^2_iL3yrQn 1.00 l!!'-o "-^^^'f^ cleaning office roof.,fi . Nov 1935 ^axis - carfares, self a«st Nov, ' 1 10 1 32 0 ?. 03 1 El 1 ?. 70 . 3 05 ?9 50 T 1 .-M 1 00 1 65 3?, 50 1 ?0 ^ 10 00 3 34 t';4 4 3 4? R R"? •- <-. *,j 5 8 00 1 50 6 ?. 93 2 55 Q ^ (^ 0 .-'U n '^rs V OC5 ij 1 A7 8 1 .35 V, 00 4 7,": Q 2 64 10 5 00 4 ?n 5 , I ^ fr- ,_J^ I 820 "i 1 h Deceniber 2, 1935 Dear Doctor Grosvenor: It was indeed kind of you to send m a copy of the beautifully colored book -Our Insect Friends and Poes and Spiders' and also the new emulative Index of the National Geographic Magazine. Accept my appreciative thanks, and apologias for the delay in acknowledgnient. In the accumulation of mail on my desk on returning from Calif cmia they were overlooked until today. Both books are useful as well as valuable contributions. Your history of the Society in the foreword of the Gninulative IndeT is ef^oecially interesting and supgests many pleasant memories. With thanks and best wishes. V December 2. 1935 821 . i 1\ ■r. Ray Yager I* Pine , Oregon I>bar Sir: It's a long time since I heard from you in regard to your little bear fro« the lavabed region of vestem Oregon. It then weighed twenty-five pounds. !■ wondering if by this time it has not gromi to be a regular black bearw- I should be glad to hear fro* you ifeat has happened to it. With best wishes. Very truly yours. seei .e YotfaM«a i 'n X»oloo8 oMaaigooO X*noi*«J t-nab^nnd loiooQ iseQ ^ latfMOwa lo i9ii»l taox oi affixXqoS dowl a'^lMB edi baeitB oi buL^ x^^r e>tf Xlads I oU*^ *••■ 0* .«-q ei:I *«^e ioe returned promptly. ' Replying to your question. I «gret that I sLit. "' °" ''" ''° ""^^ ^°^^^^°^ ^^^* ^- Sorry I was not in Washington during your ▼lait a month or so ago. With best wishes. Very truly yours. ^, ii^. if T » « December 5. 1935 Burton J. Ostanson Ihiiversity of Michigan Ana Arbor » Hiohigan Soar Mr* Ootenaon: Replying to your request of Horember 11, I m sending you under separate cover a few of my publications on mflamials. With best wishes, Yery truly yours. 823 aeei «€ Terfasocd IIsH .% lesflA IIsH hiBsIxH ess •IxllO .Tina • iilaO ,^ele3{iea :IIaH .tM lEea Xss^i0oo b^aaiiatKi iao\ -xol Biamii xasm ^eY .ooiTxet^iifi^ XsrioxJaM eri* \o BaolimoiMoq em gpifiaee nx oi toxialei saoxf;f £aj& ciBeie^ax lo eifi medi ^o IIA V^ ^^ ^^I edi nx sniecf ^^eeie^ax Ii>xoeq8 lo soBxi^nl •BiodBl iaeseiq •«i* *% bail oi esxTq-ms ijbei§ fi bwk il •ofidtl ^^ '^taoxltfnq ed* aflJhtbJ^eJbfljj bx 0oxne8 iiB^ .JjiiteiBM IbdxsoI .seiisxw testf dtiW 8S8 824 esei .2 -redineoeCI ^nBgirioiM ,iod-xk oak -.noBfleiaO .iM -leeG December 5, 19^ Ansel P. Hall 333 Hilgard Hall DniT. Calif* Berkeley, Calif. Dear Mr. Hall: Very many thanks for your continued courtesy in sending me publications of the National Park Service All of them are of interest, and those relating to Indians of special interest, being in ths li^ of my present labors. It tUiS a great surprise to find ^^at the Park Serrice is undertaking the publication of Jthno- logical material. With Vest uishes. r / December 5, 1935 Kenneth Prishraan IIU 9th Avenue South Par go, Horth DaJrota Dear Mr. Prisiaian: Replying to your undated letter recently re- ceived, I am sending you a copy of the *Snriax*^or March 1935, which contains the answers to severa.1 of your quest ions« The Chiefs of the Biological Sixrvey in suc- cession were: C. Hart Merriam, Henry W. Henshaw, B. W* Nelson, Paul G. Redington, J. N. Darling, and the present incumbent, Mr. Oabrielson. Ihen you tell ae what the weather will be on the 13th of September 1990 I mmy be able to answer your question asjo what changes Mr. Gabrielflon^ will make in the Surrej. lith best wishes. Very truly yours , •^% r»- » .-. » 825 December 7, 1935 ..illMtei. Mr. Arnold J. liohelaon fivers i^ of Miflbigan Ma Arter. Miobigan Dsar Kr. ItdiolMii: * Baplying to your refuest of December 3 I mt sending jmi under separate oorer a few of my pabliostioBs on manuals • With best wishes » Tery truly yours. .< ' Becaaber 11, 1935 WIIllMS i Wilkius Caapaay li» Beyid £ Quilford Iresues Baltimara^ Mazrland Oaar Sin: Herewith is my check of one dollar for Hhioh kindly send me a copy of Tha Beavftr by Bdwi B. Warren. Terj truly yours. 826 i \ fe 77 Dowaber 10, 1935 7'^?h*^2:*^^J^5*"x*»?«™ natural History fiaar Sir: Herewith is uj check of nine dollars for the auiiul As.oei«te i«iher.hip dues of Mrs. Sterling Bunnell. Sm franoisee; Merrla. Abhot. Washington. D.C; and Mrs. ZenaidaM. Talbot, 2590 Cedar Street. Berkeley, California. Please notice that the address yon hare giren for ■y daaghter Mrs. Talbot~"47 Jemsalea Road. Hicteriiie. l.i. ■.T."— is m wrong as anything could be—for she has neTer liTod on Long Island. For some years her hone has been and still is 2590 Cedar Street. Berkeley. California. If you have been sending her copies of MatiiraT Eimt^^ to Hicksrille she of course could act possibly hare receiTed thea. Also notice that Merriaa Abbot 'a address is changed froa 6 Berkeley Place. Oaibridge. Mass. to 2319 Tracy Place, Washiogten. D. C. Tory truly years. \ \ 1 i 1 s 827 Deoomljer 12, 1935 I^A»%?^^^ !•• Wallaee California OemrMr. W«llao«: Baplying to your letter of the 15th inst. in regard to aa laiian naw for your home at Lake Tahoe: Bfing uafaailiar with the exotic renderings giTOB >y your informant , I append the vorde as written in vj Tooahularief. Theae are written phonetically and pro- Boonoad exactly as apelled—except that I h«re not indi- cate* the long «d ahort sounde of the rowela. My hease rockw water near Langlal de^ek tinfnne dah>wah V V ■7 hooie wAter near Ing^al tiB^M dahlwah Ytf hpuae rock Ifpig^ da^ak .. ij Houae of Rocks Boak vmtar .Oa^ tlA^e daftHvrah M^ hausa rocks aatsr I#Dg--al di(-^k tiaUie ▼ery truly yours. cf. H^ \ \ »* 8S8 829 5 > T fi rf ^ December 16, 1935 Editor, Outdoor Life nt Morris, Illinois Dear Sir: ' ' In your i?sue of Outdoor Life for OctoDGr 1935 {p*53) you publish ari excellent picture of the Mulo Deer, But most unfortunately vcd have labeled it White-tail — the name of a widely different Deer, The pictarc is absiolutely diagnostic, showing in a marked degree the dominant characters of the Mule Deer ia contrast tc those of the '^Vhite-tail or Virginia Deer. It's too bad that ?uch a distinctive illus- tration should bo labeled exactly the opposite of what it is. Very truly yours, i« i 'i ^ ^i^ December 16, 1935 f. P, Patrair, Superintendent Zion and Bryce National farks Springdale ,*' Utah Itear Mr. Fatraw: Very many thanks for your kindness and promptness in sending me, in compliance with my request ^ two copies of Zion-Bryce Nature Notes for September 1935. The material your assistants have gathered on JMjyLia I am glad to add to my files on this interesting plant-drug. With best wishes, Yery truly yours. \ 1 . I 830 December 19, 1935 fciJiS*?* Gfbtrenor, President Btw Deotor Grosrenor: Ausloaed is the list of the Society's poblioatioaB jou so kindly sent me. Here added the •ddresses of persons to shorn I should be glad to hwe oopies sent. Alio I am enclosing personal cards and •hall appreciate yoar senfii^ them with the books. It is indeed most kind of yon to mdce these V«o]« aTailabls to me. With thanks and best wishes. Teiy truly yours. \ \ m I 1 hit Si; uSivSrIity ^''^^^'° ^^^"'^^^ 24. 1935 New Hanren, Connecticut Dear Mrs. Voegelin: Replying to your letter of the 19th inst: I regret to say that I have found only one of the two names yon inention. Por the Big Wolf I have Too^bigh. But the one you give for the Prairie Falcon, ^'IsgajralV I fail to find. although I have LaK->pah>pul for this species. was given me for both the Prairie Falcon and the Cooper Hawk, both of which are swift flying hawks that catch birds while in flight. The name Tugayal that you give for the Prairie ir^al- con suggests the name Tah^-bi-el which I got twice at difff?r- ent dates for the small Ghipnunk-like Ground Squirrel with two white stripes on its back (Genus Ammospermophi lus ) . Tho deer» as you doubtless kno^, is Tah-hah-ol cr I have not yet published anything on the Tubote- lobela as I am still visiting them every year. Regreting that I am unable to identify your Tugayal. and with best wishes » Very truly you is , 831 \ 832 •f ! m |1^^ December 27, 1935 Maior Allan Brooks note! Grosvenor Vancouver, B.C. Dear Major Brooks: For many years your superb pictures of birds hare been sinking deeper and deeper into my admration thus adding to my storehouse of cherished memories. The bird pictures you have contributed to the National Geo- graphic Magazine hare been greatly admired, and just no. comes your Christmas greeting of the Grouse lookir^ down on the White Babbit-so I cannot long«. put off a few lines of appreciation. My memory goes back to a letter you wrote me in the long ago asking for the address of so™ person or insti- tution with which you might corresponi for the purpose of ob- taining criticisms of your drawings of birds ^anT i^nlalT.V - ?he strides you have made since then and the number and ex- cellence of your paintings continues to excite my high adri- ration. Krs. Merriam md I rpmeraber with much pleasure your Tisit to us some years ago at our summer home at Lagu- nitaa in California— .ind we wish it might be repeated. With greetings and best wishes. i M I I t ft Dacember 28, 1935 * Dr. Roy Waldo Minor New Tork ▲oademy of Sciences New Tork City Dear Doctor lliner: Thanks for your letter of the 20th inst., notifying me that at the Annual Meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences on December 16, 1935, I was elected to Honorary Membership. Please accept for the Society my apprecia- tion of this high honor. With thanks and best wishes, Very truly yours. • t- fifi *» n nk f^S8 Ks W. Dor? 33^, Aeoount^rt Gn^Ithsonian Institution if: ashing ton, D. C. Dear V.r, Dors^y: Srcloi^ed here-Aith is my f?x;;en3e account for the month of December 1335 arDOiin;:ing to $35.03; also Siilary vo-iohor for Mi 3?^ Jean Qgirr amounting tc $170, uoth of ^hicii kindly priy as usual from tha Karri man ?m\cio Kindly send lue c.^t3upply of vcucher IdIcJiIc^o ?t«:Q^ tiTily yoia'S, lit i I Dec* 2 4 6 9 10 11 13 24 27 31 0. Hart Merriam 1919 ^ 16th Street, Washington, D.C Bxpense Account Month of Deceiaber 1935 Eric Swenson, Berkeley, phrto work, Nov, 1935 Books: GiiIiforni& bv iiulrey Drury by lelephone service to i)ec« 257 1935 $5.66 1/ Bird Lore for 1936 '^ Aliens Press Clippinfrs for November 193! N. Y. Zool. Society Bulletins for 1936 Book: The Beaver by 2. 2. Warren Canadian Field Nat^aralit^t for 1936 3 \5 $5.55 1/3 1/3 Calif. Fish and Gajne for 1936 Pot. El. service Nov.lS-Dec.l? Wash Gas Light Co to Dec. 21 7.36 . . Edith Jackson, cleaning office quarters, Dec. Taxis and carfares, self, asst. iSnvelcpes and j? tamps Qi:fi4i: iveiund frciE Califo AAA on car insurcince during six rronth53 storageC^'^^^H Thirty^ix- 16 a? 1 3 W 1 3 00 1 38 1 50 2 3 85 I 50 i CO 2 00 1 00 3 1 85 4 2 45 5 00 5 7f, X i^C^ • ~ I 52 Of.' ^ ° 17 C-^ 36 Ob 835 •^ .'D 36.03 ,( I t. I ♦ I 4 f I 836 1 January 1, 1926 J. D. Steele Calif. State Auto Assoc* San Rafael, Calif orria Dear Mr. Steele : ffly car is in dead storage in Berkeley for the winter. Hence I assume that the penalty mentioned on the enclosed card is not effective, and that I can attend to this matter as usual on my return to Cali- fornia in the spring. If not kindly let me know at once. Tery truly yours. €«^ V-Tf JB.J Oii (^ QbsCfMO oi7;t ^0 T9tiO xoaoU I^iiaol .S.U b si LeeoIoaS ll^SV niHLlL^^ T0OT em tnsB ilbniii doif^Ti toI bij^IIoB .Terr-xevBT .A .u ^^ B^^rmO ^q M ht* •i 3S8 3S(?I ,1 Tj-riifineu eleeio .a .1 :eleei8 .iM tseQ benoliaam xilsnaq^ edi isAi enu/ssa I eoneH .leiaiw adi mo I iBdi hcia .evxcfoene ion 8x biso fissolone erfd tio -ilBO oi niuiei ^m no Lsunu bs leiiAm eiiO oi bneiia •ani-iqe edi nx Bxcnrol • eono ifi won^ em ^qJ; ^jf^nxi ion II .sixroTt xLsfii yteY -'w■; i I ft 845 January 22, 1936 Mr* Paul ?. Bison Univ Western Ontario London , Canada Dear Mr. 31 son: Tour letter of December 19 aeking for num- bers of North American Faunas has remained unanswered a long time for the reason that it has been a big job to locate the packages containing such back numbers as I still possess of the Paunal series. By same mail I am sending you Nos. 1, 10, 11, 12, 16, 26, and 29. In case others are excavated in the near future I shall be glad to send them also. With best wishes, Ysry truly yours. / I 846 January 25, 1936 Harper & Brothers. Publishers New York City Dear Sirs: Enclosed is my check for $3.50 in payment for a copy of **C^l^.fornia, An Intimate Guide^ by Aubrey Drury. Kindly have this book sent direct to Mrs. Zenaida M. Talbot, 2590 Cedar Street, Berkeley, California. Very truly yours. a.Vn^' ^ *.f \ \ IT ' 847 :-k i '. [ rt * ; I ' i rf - 1 i '^^ ': i I ) January 28, 1936 Standard Book Compaiiv 235-237 West 23d Street New York City Dear Sirs: Please send me the following list of books, as advertised in your List 168: ^ Iiaasai3L.of InUm T^I^s. by Clara Kprn Bayliss $ .38 White CoTTipfrnv by A. Conan Doyle 1.35 ^ Orph^Ug--A Hiftgry yf ^elirjong. From the l^'rench oi^ctlomon Rei Anifflftlf 9f t^e WorM for \^oung Peoplf> DV Charles rL Knipht nadi Boget's Thesaurus of the English Lanpua^e in Dictionary ?orm 1.48 1.20 1.39 . Kindly have these sent with the bill addressed to me at 1919 loth Street. Washington, D. 0. Very truly yours. f ^ 'b >7 \ .? V^ I I 'i 8]^8 January o<" 1 o*'^a I?ear Doctor Stephens: We are glad to knr^: thif vc" r^r^^ -•-»,„ --i- u ^..au yq,,, anu .*u"s « olophens iiCiC- a. lit tip VIC"; if ^ai h '^ 9'.^v^. .^^ j i '^^^-.v .ViL. ^enaida not Icng ago and that both she ,ur:.i Leo gRemed w-li. Her hur^.ujd ^' W t^.v.. , * - wiijij , .„o Iff, A cil Dot , v;ho ha. been here ail wint.r sc fa.-, th.nk. he ha. about fini.r..., the .ork in hard and hope, to return to his f.n,ily in th. Rear future. Moet ct th^ tin- v-p (-•=- i-.^ f„ ^ • w '- K*..i„ ixf. Hti^: ji.io to work rii.-hti5 tut we hav. .njoysd his fev. free evenings with u.. As to the ..t of Smithsonxar, -..titution bnoV., .... tioned in your lett.r. Th. .l^sistant Secretary cf the Snith- scnian, Dr. -pt-orR. has iust nh.-,ref^ -p rh-,- fj- .c. ar. .,ot publif^hed or i.c^ed b. t^e -rith.onian Ins.iti-ior l>ut by a private firm, a.d that th.y ovv.r . ]...,-.. r.r.. or ^ab,.ct.. My p.r.on.l /..Hng is that thoy .re .uch b-trr f^tte. for the u,« of . public libr..,.-y than a -.rivat^ -b^.^-^ where only . fraction of the ..bj..t. covere^ would bs of intor^^ « T* llj '"• 4" ^. -^ 6 CO s.*^ .>'4'*- We have Dat}.n harinr c^p nf *-v ive -ver siifered here^^ i 0.1 ay, so tve ?.cpe r-^or^.e tHir>- '^-Kf^-s.- -.a _» -.4.. X^l V VC/ '0 spaii.s of Tvir;t<^'^ UP f-o-- -..-r u cr: 'Fay <■ wu rs • i i I \ 9 'C. >' orothy and hor ^s^h^.vi, levrj y^bbot. v-i th their big boy Mo rr i an 4bbo t . ar.. r cw ' , s <;t j. U C ^ -I , - ' in ir-^^ nc icrmer ^on«^ rv:- rlace-^~:iboat a mile ncrth've^t of our pL.ac;^, The bovBH is ?buely ^Uuat-c, ve-y l-r.,- Uii- V ai j.'i j. ir^^v Li v^xt- ..H^hoy room — liO'vVM'^r to put things . re n-.itr ono^iph olacfs TT nerry Abbot, ^ho -s ;!^Pi--,.nt Chief ox !ho Eropio?^ Service, is today aU.,r.ain;^ a ';nrrr-ricna3. hearirp, honinr to provert an OV^>r"o.. ' i nrr o- -^Nr^jr. -^-p-^..,.^ ^.;4-u 1-.^ 1 - v.^ ..c*. va 0.1/^^1 :.^^.x law •;-. ...•• a ikiij-i 01 wcrtv trey Ao net vvar.t With l)^st io .- { Alamf^Jii^ '!'alif^^r^:!a 849 I. 11 / i i. ■ f 038 851 I i CODICIL Tc thh: will of c. hart UimilM January 30, 1936 Washinpton, D.O. February 1, 1936 E 1^ Dr. Herbert Put nan Librarian of Congress Washington, D* Dear Doctor Putnam: In my letter to you of March 31. 1933, cer\;ain important stipulations relative to the terms under ^hich i am willinp' to bequeath to the Library of Con/^fress my Journals ancf Manuscripts, hereinafter mentioned, were not stated. I am therefore submitting herewith a revised letter to supercede previous correspondence on the- subject. My Indian Vocabularies, about 200 in number, and the larp^e colored Maps showing the areas inhabited by the various iribes, are in duplicate — one set to po to the Smithsonian Institution, the ether to the Library' of Congress. ' As soon as practicable after my death, my original on t nal^ {12b volumes, of which there are no copies) are to 0 the Library of Oonf?ress for permanent preservation, I hereby stipulate fl) that no volume or part oi the ?ame may be taken a?.'ay from the Library of Cone^ress at any time; (S) that for a period of five years after my death, my" Journals , Vocabularies, and Mans be availabl daughter, Zenaida Merriam Talbot. ' able only to my It is my desire that my daughter Zenaida, now Mrs. M. W. Talbot, who assisted me during manv years of field work anong the Indians of G^ifornia and^Nevaaa", shall hare access at dll times to any and all of my materials, Assum.inR that this arranerement is accountable to the Library of Congress, I have adjusted my Will accordingly Very truly yours. i , i M I hereby will and bequeath to the Library of Congress my original Journals comprising about 125 volumes and covering a period of more than sixty years; also, one set of my manuscript Indiaii Vocabularies, about 200 in number, with accompanying large-scale colored manuscript Maps showing the distribution of all the known Indian tribes and bands of California mA Nevada/ [These Indian Vocabularies and accompanying colored ?laps are in duplicate, one set for the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, the other for the Library of Congress.] I hereby stipulate fl) that none cf the above- m.entioned Journals, Vocabularies, and colored Maps may be taken from the Library of Congress 3uildir.g at any time; (2) thdt for a pc ric'd cf five years after my death mj Joumcils, Yocabulc-ries, and Map-^ be available to my ddu V) f c Zenaida Merriam Talbot and to no other Derson C.Hrt^:>^-74v. h *, ^^1 «/ n h' n i S58 853 •>♦ C. Hart Merriam * January 31, 1936 ll^-Jc^^opey. Accountant w?i,^!^^°F^ Institution Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. D(rrsey: Enclosed herewith is my expense account for he ^onth of -Wry 1936, ^.ounti^ to $109.76- alec Januan. salary voucher, for .y Secretary, Jean L. Carr for $180; and iinne Carr for servi^e^ a/off . *^G h? H . . s.. rices as Office Assist^t, ' 'I '''' '' -^ P- ''^^^ -11 of Which Hndly nay as usual from the Harris, an ?uiri. ' ■^eiT truly yours, Kindly send m so.e more return account envpTn i $. H Jan. 1 4 4 6 6 9 10 13 14 17 18 20 22 24 28 28 •5r> 31 1919 16th Street. Washington. D. C. if 1/3 Expense Account Month of January 1936 Washington Acad Sciences Puh^ 10-5a Telephone ^Service Dec:56-J^n^5 \i «n LM'oi ' V^'l^'-na!^^ c ^^u'^^-?§3f -'^ V3 ^•uel Oil Nov. & Dec. m35 - noia or a con\r as euon as possible. I had another suc'^p<^o-p„t ,,„~. .., , ,, ^ -ace, ..u, summer with n^lifcTDia and ^sva3.a Indians last .^ear and honp fn t . ^'^ai am cope to live to ^etnrn smother ysar. " , With fcBst wishes to yourself and Mrs. Schultz. -tiS ever v-'^Tr*' Ii'* ^'^f^sf Willard Schultz ^iacKfeet Reservation isrowning, Montana Sl( eas February 4, 1936 Colin Csffnpbell Sanborn Assistant Curator of Maimnals ?ield Museum Natural History Chicago, Illinois Dear Mr. Sanborn: In answer to your letter of January 16 asking for copies of my mamTnal papers published in the Proceed- ings of the Biological Society of Washinp^ton, would say that all of my pajjers are filed accprdi np to subject or title and it 7»ould be a tedious and time-killing job to cheek them from the volume and page numbers of the Pro- ceedings. If you would send me a list of titles by subject headings, I shall be ^lad to look ther up and send you such as are still available. "^ery trulv vours. ^ V Hr<^ .' .^ A \ i f k i i m'A i I 1 .^ y 860 February :'• 19-6 H. R. Mitchell Manager. Zoological Park New lorK City Dear Mr. Mitchell: Enclosed is my check for $2.25 for which kind-- ly send me the following publications: Leister^s Pre sent -Day Mammals Sl.OO A Ohild^s Book of Wild Animals 1.00 "D ros tage Tery truly yours, .25 * .1 HI ''■f # *«1 i. r • V 1 a ■% '4 4 €5... Washington, D. C. J?ebruary 6, 1936 Dear Dillie: The expected has come —but none the less a blow and a sad one to ub all. Lyman always was a hard worker and it was his conscientious devotion to his job, when build- ing and repairing those big pnlp mills in icy waters, that undermined his naturally rugged consti- tut ion. I'll never forget his boundless joy when he killed hi* first deer on It. Shasta in 1898— thirty- ei^t years ago. Vernon Bailey has just returned from Califor- nia—apparently as husky as ever. Ploddie and her darling baby were with us at Lagunitas shortly before our return. With love from iJlizabeth and Hart Mrs. Lyman Merriam 10 lowilton Place Ossining, N. Y. 861 I « S88 I - 2 863 4 % ■J I f February 13, 1926 Dear Doctor Stephens: Thanks for yours of the 3rd inst. We are delighted at the very good news that Eli^sabeth expects to marry in the near future. She should be much happier. I am wondering if you hare chanced to read a book entitled "Calif omia: An lrsfA^f„ rmMff" . by Aubrey Drury. I bought it tooause of its title, acting on the supposition that it might prove of value. That supposition hag b«en amnl^ repaid by many chapters of the bock. The more I read in it^he more surprised I became, for it is evident that Drury in persoai has visited nearly all parts of the state and that he has made copious notes on the different areas. He shows a surprising familiarity with the country and a deep knowledge of manv things. If I were inclined to criticise it. it would be" to ' the effect that he glorifies a little too much and rarely men- tions disadvantages. In other words, he sees all the pood ^d beautiful and is blind to the unpleasant climatic and some I other conditions. But as a oni-i* >i««i, t u t oui. as a guide book I hanre nsver seen its equal, certainly not in America. r Our sno, is still ar impedin^t to nangation. It ha. bean ,„™ do,„ on th, ^r. ar<,nu„ of travel- b„, i, still I i I 11 t I heaped up two or three feet deep along the ^ges of the sidewalks and is fully a foot deep on the unshovelled open places. We have not heard from Berkeley since Talbot's re- turn but assume that our Cedar Street children are again a happy family. With lore to you all from Elizabeth and her old man. As ever yours. ?^jkn^h Barclay Stephens 1^0 Bay Street Alameda, California J. lif. Vf ^ '* «^ ,-- "•N* r^^xix \ I ^88 865 February 13, 1926 Dear Ellen: Your letter froTii Burnt Panch. written just after Christmas, reached me duly and would have been aoAn^aedged earlier hut for the pressure of other matters. I 7.'as very glad to hear from you and to know -that ynTi a*-^ inifjrested in birds; it is an interest that grows. It is fine that all the members of your interesting family wem together during the holidays. So your little sister is in High School and your brothers are well-grown— Jimmie a Senior in Trinity County High School! It is pood that vou had a spell of work in the Forest Service Office and I hope ycu may try it* again after the snow goes. fe have had altogether too much snow this 7/inter for Washington. It is 'still at least a foot deep on the open places and piled up two or three feet high along the edges of the streets, and this morning it has begun to snow agaiUo For the past thirty years my principal work has been with the Indiana of California. I have spent about half of each year working with t h'^m ir various parts of this state and Nevada. N^.^rli' twenty-five years apo I bought a tract of forest — including some redwoods — and built a home at La^unitas 1 'I ! » I* 1 <* f i,; near the north base of Mt. Ta..,alpai.. which as you kno^ iB on the north .ide of San Francisco Bay. Thi. h^. b^^=n niy base for abet six .onthe of each year, servir^ a. a c.- vsnient headquarter, betweer nmnerox^, trips tc yarioy. parts of tho state where Indiar.c. are to be found. Here in Washington durii^r the winters I a-= working up the results of the 3i:miTer3* work and hope to live long • enough to publish a good part of the material. But as I am now past eic^hty I can*t look rc^war^ t-, » „«>.„ i -V'i'a.Ta CO a very lon(^ period of activity. Tou speak of your interest in the so-called »T own sen' Plan'. The main difficulty -with this plan see.-ns to be that there isn't enough money in thn world to pay for it. During the past year3 I have driven up Trinity Fiver at least three tiirps, and each time have stopped at your place, but o/ihappily ycu wero a:.vrays away. Honing to have better luck during the coming season, and ^^i th best wiph^s to yr-u Very truly youi-^ , Miss Ellen Carpenter Burnt Eanch, California ml i8 - i February 14, 1936 Prof. P. M. Pryxall HuseTxm Teohnieian Unir* of California Berkeley, California Dear Professor Pryxell: Replying to your letter of February 4: I am much interested to know that you are gathering data on the his- tory of the Teton Mountains, particularly as to the alleged early ascent of the Big Teton in 1872, At that time I was Naturalist of the Hayden Survey. We were camped at the place listed in our itinerary as Canp 20 in the lower part of Teton Canyon. This was on July 28, 1872. My Journal of that date states: "Stevenson and all but about six of our boys started to climb the Big Teton." Two days later, July 30, 1872, the entiy in my Jour- nal is as follows: "Stevenson and the rest of the party that started for the Big Teton came back today. Steven- son and Langford alone succeeded in reachii^ the summit. It was a little over thirteen thousand feet high." It seems necessary at this point to confess that the few of us who kept Journals were guarded in what we recorded — for the reason that we were away from camp a good part of the time and our Journals were subject to the scrutiny of those remaining behind. 866 -fl i V98 ■< 868 1 m ^ i M Pryxell - 2 As a matter of fact, our Idaho guide, 'Beaver Dick* [Richard Leigh], then a well-known hunter and trapper— one who differed from many of his kind in reliability and truth- fulness— accompanied the Stevenson party on this climb. He told me that Stevenson and Langford did not reach the main peak. This seems to have been clearly established also by a man who actually did climb the main peak a few years ago and published a detailed account of his route. '4^ A few years ago the late Dr. Charles B. Penrose, then head of the Philadelphia Zoo, told me that he waP well ac- quainted with 'Beaver Dick', having employed him as guide. He said 'Beaver Dick' told him that he wap with Stevenson and Langford on their alleged climb and that they never reached the main peak — the Big Teton. Today, looking over my file of letters from 'Beaver Dick', I find the following;, written at the ''Junction of the Teton Biver, February 19, 1875^: ^ . . . Lave ring cane here today, the 20, and . . . brought me a Scribner's Mag?azine that Doctor Curtis [Sur- geon, Hayden Survey] had sent to me and I was VGiry much surprised to see what Llr. Langford had published. There is hardly a word of truth in it. My friend, between you V I have a copy of the newspaper containing this, but am tin- able to put my hand on it today. Perhaps you have seen it — if not, I will try to look it up. 1 Si y % it'. m i |SF^f' Pryxell - 3 and me I tell you the "lietcn has never been scaled vet If I ever have the good fortune to see you I will tell you all about it and more than you could possibly believe If 1 were to write it. I have informed Dr. Curtis of thi. Teton climbing before. He also sent me a piece that Prof Bradley wrote. It pleased me veiy m^ch. ..." It seems perfectly obvio^^ therefore, that Stevenson and Langford never climbed the Big Teton. Very truly ycurs. ^W I' I s 869 1 ► February 14, 1936 ^ Hon. Ira N. Gabrielson Chief, U. S. Biological Survey Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Gabrielson: Very many thanks for your letter of February 11 kindly enclosinrr two tickets for Mrs. Merriam and myself to the Survey card party and dance to be held February 20. While appreciatinf^ this compliment, I am unfortu- nately obliged to decline, for the reason that my apre and health no longer permit me to take part in entertainments of this sort. The compli-nentary tickets you were kind enough to send are herein returned. With appreciation of your attention and with best wishes to yourself and for the prosperity and usefulness of the Survey, Very truly yours. . r i I 0Y8 Pebrnary 15, 1936 ■^••// ^r^ey. Treasurer onithsonian Institution Washington, D. C. Itear Mr. Dcrsey: This is in acknowledgment of your customary statement of receipts and disbursemaits on account of the HarHman^^Trust^ Fund, for the year ending December 31, 1935, received today. I regret that it was necessary to deduct $471 © because of the loss of Smith^nian ^un^s throvfh failure of the Park Sav-ings Bank. ^ery truly yours. I »1 i r h I f I \ wd\ ..-. f Field Museiim Natural HistnrY Chicago, Tllinn^? ^ ^ Dear Mr, "^anlDorr: Under separate nover T ^ sendirp' yoti copies of thirty-five of my papers from, the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, as you requested in the list you gent me. ^ith hest wishes, ?ery truly youre , February 15. 1936 i.T, nIt^^er .:ton€ Academy Natural Sciences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dear Doctor Stone: The Tnemorandun you i?rote me on Januarv 20 has just turned up again. I thought I had answered it^ but it is not marked answered so I aiti writing today with apologies for the delaVc I thoroughly approve your plan to omit the • list of members from the April n™her of the Auk> T/ith very best wishes to you and Mrs. Stone, Very truly yours. 871 ,# SYS A February 17. 1936 Dear Zenaida: Your air mail letter came this morning, five days late — probably interrupted by storms and finally transferred to ordinary mail, kt all events its arrival was a great relief as we had begun to worry about you# Rain, followed by thawing, has removed the bulk of the snow from the streets and sidewalbs. but our lawns are still covered and the snow from shoveled gutters is heaped up in dirty banks all along the' outer edge of the sidewalks. It was good to know that you all are well. We hadn't heard from you for so long that both Ma and I were considerably worried. Enclosed herewith is the $1000 IT. S. Bond I wrote you about some time ago. Put it in your safe deposit box, - During the recent thaw both the Abbot Tracy Place .house and our 16th Street house have apMn developed serious leaks. In our house the south wall was not wet but the old leak in the library bay window developed with a good deal of vigor. The roof repair men are engaged but cannot come until the weather undergoes a reform. You are lucky to live where you have bare ground and flowers instead of snow during the winter — what a blessinp. I ( \ i f { i A \ ■ ■J r 1 1: i« . if r I f 1 • - • 4 ; / I Since I wrote you last I have a new assistant, Jeah Carr's sister, Anne. She is not a stenographer but is an excellent typist and is putting our Shoshonean vocabularies on the big 12-column schedules. This accomplishment, though not yet completed, has already resulted in a whole lot of highly valuable information. Please spank Lee for his Grandpa, not too severely, just to let him know that his Grandpa hasn't forgotten him. Best love as always to Z. and her man Talbot, Mrs. Zenaida M. Talbot 2590 Cedar Street Berkeley, California 873 ^■'*^I.. 874 February 19, 1936 Mr* Pompeo Martinelli Lagtmitas, California Dear Mr. Martinelli: Enclosed are some photographs taken about a week ago by the side of our house here in Washington. They seem to emphasize the difference in climate between Lagunitas and Washington. I don't know anything about how much rain you have had at Lagunitas this winter but hope it has not been violent enough to wash our road badly. If parts of it are badly washed I should be greatly obliged if you will attend to the cross drains and fix up the road. With best wishes to you all. ^. \ m 875 i Petruary 24, 1936 Mr, W. L. Artf 4529 Kansas Arerrae Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Arts: A few days ago when you were here very early in the morning you escaped without remuneration. Therefore, J am enclosing the same herewith with maiy thanks to you for taking such good care of my burner. Very truly yours. February 26, 1936 I I k Houghton Mifflin Company 2 Park Street Boston, Massachusetts Dear Sirs: Enclosed is my check for $2.00 for which kindly send me a copy of 'North After Seals ^ by Thames Willianson, illustrated by Paul Quinn. Very truly yours, I Is 3^:8 877 1 February 29, 1936 Dr. Witmer Stone Academy Natural Sciences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dear Doctor Stone: Can you give me the present address of Mrs. Charles B. Penrose whose husband, formerly head of the Philadelphia Zoological Society, died several years ago? With best wishes . C. Hart Merrism f i i I Feb. 1 3 7 10 11 1? 15 21 24 25 26 29 1919 16th Street, Washinf^ton, D. C Expense Account Worith February 1936 Standard Book Co. , N.Y. four books ; Science News subscrit)tion for two years Typewriter ribbon $1; na[ier ce!nenf''5; container 1.90 Conn Geo. 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Power to Peb.J.4,1936 $6.44 1/3 Gas for Febrnary 1936 .0.07 1/3 Book: Wiilianson-North After Seals Edith Jackson, cleaning office quarters i^'eb. 1936 Taxis and carfares, i^^et>ruary 1936 8 9 10 11 12 4 7 2 3 75 00 90 10 25 1 00 19 12 2 25 1 70 3 82 6 50 7 3 2 1 2 1 3 5 2 00 50 98 04 58 60 30 76 15 35 00 5 00 2 60 97 25 i. I Ninety-seven- twenty-five- 97. E5 ci,\wJcX - r 1 878 M Feon^ary 29, 1936 N. W* Dorsey, Accountant Smithsonian Institution Washington, D. C. Dear Mr* Dorsey: Enclosed herewith jj? mj expense account for the month of February 1936, amounting to $97.25; al?o salary vouchers for February of $180. CO to mj Secretary Jean L^ Carr. and 590.00 to Anne Carr, office assistant; all of which kindly pay aa usual from the Harriman Fund. Very truly yours. ^ ^ nJUmL V. \ H Ml 879 March 5, 1936 Stanford Bookstore Stanford TTnivoraity, Calif. Dear Sir«: \\o X Kindly send and bill to me at 1919 16th Street. Washington. D. C. , six copies of your Geomorphic Map of California and Neyada with portions of Oregon and Idaho, originally issued by the California State Earthquake Inves- tigation CoTBmission of 1906, scale thirty miles to the inch, drawn by M. Solera. Very truly yours. t • If 088 \ ,/ 881 March 10, 19?6 March 10, 1936 Xi Mr. Ohauncey McL. Gilbert Miller School of Biology- University, Yirpinia Dear Mr. Gilbert: Beplying to your letter of the 4th inst. re- ceived with a package of small vials containing Crustacea from Mountain Lake, Virftinia, would say that this line of goods ic wholly out of mj fipld. I am ^-ending them therefore to Mine Karv J. Rath- bun, for many year- Curator of Crustacea at the National MuseiM. She will doubtless write to you in regard to them. 'Very trnlv yTr\^1Tfi f , f Miss Mary J. "Rathbun U. 3. Natichal Museum Washington, D. G. Dear ''isF Pathbun: Herewith T am for'^^ardinf to yon a vial of Fmall Crustaceans with aecompanjinr^ lf::tter from Ohauncey McL. Gilbert of the Miller School of ^iology, TJniverrity, Ya. nf\r\nairr\\r\c whi r*b T nhon'^.d vv.v, H few m.inutes ar'o. oorrv to troub]^ vou with just another of these pesky interruptions. With best wishes , . t si'.. 14 I I* h S88 / f 880 March 10, 1936 Mr. P. M. McParland California Academy Sciences Sail Francisco, California Dear Kr. McParland: Replying to your recent letter telling that the California Academy of Sciences proposes to dedicate to the memory of Doctor Grunsky one of the new habitat groups in the African Hall of the Academy's Museum, WDuld say that it seenr a pity his name should not have been honored in I At the same time I realize that he was deeply interested in the splendid habitat groups in the Simpson Hall of the Acai^my Museum as shown by the fact that he actually painted one of the baek|round5. I enclose a check for ten dollars as a humble contribution* Mrs. Merriain and I enjoyed association with Doctor Grun??ky and his family during the years they were here in Washington. Wp were impressed by his devotion to whatever he had in hand and feel that this quality must have been of distinctive benefit to the Academy. Very truly yours. March 10, 1936 ] lis f \ A. Brazier Howell Department Anatomy Jonns Hopkins University Baltimore , Maryland Dnar Howell: Yery many thanks for tho "batch cf important ana- tomical papers you have jtb t sent me. The one on conserva- tion of water by Dipodomys puts on record a most valuable let of definite r^Plilt?, The one on sexual differences in leg muscles of the common toad— so strikingly illustrated by your excellent figures — appeals to me stronply; and ycur treatment of the priraiti^re carpus and shoulder architecture is another contribution to technical osteology. It is gratifying to know that your present posi- tion affords opportunity for thle excellent work. With best wishes to Mrs. Howell and yourself. m i» i i ^88 • ■ ^"^"^'^"^ < Mareh 10, 1936 i- Prof. A. 3. Kennelly Pierce Hall, Harvara Univ. Cambridge, Mass, Dear Professor Kennelly: Eeplying to your.Jetter of the 6th inst. recommending a change in the time -honored objectionable calendar, you are hereby authorized to add my name to the list of those whn h^no o1 ■rp;:i.'^ir «nr»-rcvp^ fho f:wpTTrp«,nir>nf In equal-quarters plan. Yery truly yours, V \ i ff^M- / 886 ^J< W\ March 10, 1936 i-i Dr. r/arcu^ Ward Ivon, Jr, r;14 Laporte 'i^eniie oouth Bend, Indiaria Dear Doctor Lyon: The nicely bound copy of your ^Mar^rnals of Indiana' ^hich you were good enough to s^nd me is a lov as well as a ?urpriGe. I ccngratulate jov ^-t^ leirq the r-arent of ?o interppting ard useful a TCru-ie. Tt ^ilT b-- a f»reat , and us imp goes on, a greater help, for happily mors and more of our youn? -n^n ^nd Tvo-nen av- -beotTiine irtsroct^d in our native anir^als. Mi^ny liPtp of animal'?— both state anl local— five references to sources, so that the se^.k^r after tri:.th, pro- vi'led.he ha? tirae and accer? to zccloi-ical l^'brari^r, nay h., able to find out -vhat the refer-ro.s rr.an. b;;t for most people this is iT,practi cable. Tou huve don- a -ocd ?ew\oo therefore in giving the actual substance of the various records. As to the illuetratiora: rr^ost of them are remarkably good--as those of teeth. r)aT'vs, and ?ome of t^e -v^iic „^^ ticul.rly the larp^er one.. The ^ynoncr/. -^descriptions/ r.anf^e«. and '-alntp. and also the variou? alphabetic maps coiiulete the ' picture. I I f Lyoii — ^ thes^e, ^)vn'ti»»v.larl '^ tb^ l^-p-v cre«, ^rcite tie ii^iaphiat ior . I i^Bond^r hovR -^arrr <^f vo-^ir toaoh^r^ '^•m^'" hen^o of the existenc In Year '^^tatf^ of m^r h^r^^*"^ nanoarir?, the f'^ssal buifalc, biprv. Qj>d rnu^k oxen — and ^crf^e -^tiH^ of 5^uch 05:jctracrdina-y beastf at wishe? , Very truly yours , [4* ii i G88 890 Camraerer ^r* March 16. 1936 Mr. Amo B* Canmierer, Director National Park Service U. S. Department of Interior Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Camraerer: Thanks for the National Park Bulletins recently received. In looking over the one on Mount McKinley National Park I am astounded to find no mention whatever — either in the enumeration of events of historical importance or in the references to published books — of the principal and from various points of view the most detailed and reliable work on the subject, namely, *The Wilderness of Denali' by Charles Sheldon, who spent nearly three years in ener- getic field work there. Published by Charles Scribner^s Sons in March 1930. This book of 412 pages, with accompanying map, and a vast number of illustrations from photographs is incom- parably the greatest work ever published on this great mountain and its Toklat approach. It seems beyond human belief that a Government publication on Mt. McKinley should omit reference to the principal work on the region, especially in view of the I i I I } f I \ character and standing of the author. Sheldon wintered there and spent the larger part of three summers in study- irjg its peaks, ridges, and glaciers, besides giving special attention to the sheep and other native animals. Very truly yours, .4 March 16, 1936 Ironclad Roofing Company Ninth 4 Evarts Streets Washington, D. C. Dear Sirs: . Itnclosed is my check for $32.00 in payment of the accompaiTsring bill for roof work on ray house at 1919 loth Street. As I phoned you a day or two ago, the new down-spout has not been painted. You said this would be done in the near future. Very truly yours. I ^ / 891 h March 16, 1936 Librarian U.S. Department Agriculture Washington, D^ C* Dear Sir: In cleaning cut a locked drawer in my desk which has not been used in raany years I am amazed and chajsrinned to find a book belonging to the Department library entitled a 'Textbook of Zoology. Part I — Mammals' by Dr. Otto Schmeil^ which from the memoranda in my handwriting on the inside of the cover I must have borrowed Sept. 19, 19001 I am returning it herewith with due apologies. Very truly yours. \ 29R \ 1 893 March 16, 1936 Dear Barbara Hastings McKee: Pardon my tardines^i in replying to your kind letter of January in which you announce the arrival of your new son. It is easy to believe that you ^have jour hands full^. Notwithstanding this, you ask if 1 can manage the trip to Lee*s Ferry this year. There seems to be some misunder- standing here as I have not had any intention of visiting the north side of the Canyon in search of Piutes, having already worked with both the tribes on that side, nmely, the Kivavits and the Sivits. What I an most anxious to do is to find a native-born Piute on the sjaitli side of the Canyon — one whose people have al- ways lived on the south side. If I am not mistaken you and your hus-band told me that you thought some could be found mt Moen- copie. Temon Bailey and I visited Moencopie many years ago but at that time I wasn't collecting vocabularies and didn't know that there were any Piute in the neighborhood. I have never worked with a Piute native to the south Siilfi. of the Canyon and am anxious to find such a person in order to round out my vocabularies of this group. But since I am well past my eightieth birthday I an not in physical con- dition to go on still hunts. Nevertheless, if you should learn of the existence of any Piute Indian or- Indians native I \ i \ MoKee 2 to the south side and find it practicable to reach him or them by auto I should be very glad to take the trip. And aB a matter of course, I shall pay all expenses of the trip- eve ry thing included. Florence has not been very well this winter. Like her brother she begins to feel that she is getting old; but her old man, Vernon Bailey, still keeps husky and active. He's a wonder. With best regards to your husband and yourself and all your little children. iis ever yours. rrva Uarch 20, 1936 Nada Kramar 66 Fifth Avenue New York City i^ar Sirs: Enclosed is my check for .$2.50 for which Hrdly send .e a copy of Jepson's 'Botany of Midwest California J i^ ">cr J*^>>^*^ Very truly yours, I ■r« Samel Leask S«nta Cn» PuMie Library S«U Cru%, Calif. Daar Kr. Leask: Beplying to your letter of inquiry concerning the ori- gin of the naao 'Sequoia', I can do little more than refer you to well-known publications, with most of which you are doubt- less fasiliar. Sifflming up: It seems safe to say that nothing what- erer is known gciitiyslj concerning its origin* Most authorities accept Sndlicher's name as derived from the nme of the Cherokee Indian chief* which seems reasonable since Endlicher was also a linguist* but I hare no knowledge of its appearance earlier than 1847. The late J« G. Lemmon in the 3d Biennial Report of the Botanist of the Calif. State Board of Forestry for 1889-1890, states* (p»16l)^ ^In an early number of Meehan's 'Gardener *s Monthly'* a learned and careful writer — J.H.Lippincott — who, Mee- han says, was acquainted with De Candolle, and perhaps with asso- ciates of Sndlicher* stated that Sflgiioia was derivea fyom »Se- quoyah', the Indian name of George Guess, a half-breed Cherokee." Jaaes Mooney* in his Myths of the Cherokee (19th Annual Report Bureau Am. Bthnology. 1900) has much to say of Sequcya's life and work and mentions that ''the great trees of California (gggHPiiff gigantea) also preserve his memory" (p. 148). Tery truly yours. ^ ^ 894 VV*.-. * I 895 March 18, 1936 ■>' ' Br* Witmer Stone Acfdwiy^ Natural Sciences Philadelphia, Pemia^ ^arDoot or Stone: Baplying again to part of your letter of the 3rd instt I find that the Boone and Crockett Club has a claas of Assoc i ate Member 8» to which class you seem preeminently eligible* They are elected by the Bxecu- tive pommittee and are exempt from dues and initiation fees but are not entitled to vote. If agreeable to you I shall be glad to propose your name for this membership. In view of the enormous amount -of nork you have done for the A* 0* M. in editing the AUK for twenty-five years I feel that it is your duty to yourself to pull out and let someone else carry on the work — though I can't think of anyone qualified to fill your shoes. With best wishes. As ever yours. IH tf 896 March 23, 1936 I % Treasurer of the United States Washington, D« C. Sear Sir: Snclosed is my check for three thousand dollars ($3,000) for which kindly send me four $1,000 United Slates SaTings Bonds at $750 each; three in the name of C. Hart Herriaa^ 1919 16th Street, Washington, D. C. , and one in the nsme ^f my wife, V* Elizabeth Me rriam, 1919 16th Street, Washington, D. C, Please mail t^se four Bonds to me at 1919 16th Street, Washington. Very truly yours , 'y 7 M' y ,« March 24, 1936 ?Sii°S*l Assoc. Audubon Societies 1775 Broadway, New lork City Dear Sirs: Will you kindly send a copy of your publication on the ^rds of Alaska by Pearson, to Miss Georgia Conley Sitka, Alaska. Hiss Conley is a schoolteacher at Sitka and has written asking for sateriiil en the land and sea birds of the Sitka region for use in her school work. If there is any charge for the book or for postage please send the bill to me. Very truly yours. ^*w- 897 9sk ■■I / 1 1 / 1 < 898 1 March 25. 1936 ■r. K»rBit RooseTelt. Secretary Boone and Crockett Club One Broadway, Nen lork Ci^ Dear Hr. BooseTelt: Dr. Witmer Stone of Philadelphia, Director fcBritua of the Mnsemi of the Academy of Natural Sciences and one of the leading ornithologists of America, has done much work with rasBBals and has published »The Mammals of New Jersey' and other valuahle material on the subject, including ioint authorship of the volume on 'American Animals'. He is [ member of the Philadelphia and New York Zoological Societies. member International Committee on Zoological Nomenclature, and has been president of the American Society of Mammalogists (1929-31). V I en writing to ask whether or not he would be eligible for election to the class of Associate Members of the Boone and Crockett Club. With best wishes, Very truly you re. »,i \ 899 r Uarch 25, 1936 Dr» Garden P* Warner 1103 16th Street faehington, D* C. Dear Doctor Warner: Herewith I am enclosing my check for ten dollars — a very moderate charge — in payment for your services in examining my eyes and prescribing glasses. Thanking you for your courtesy. Very truly yours. hi ■II I ^^^^HgHUggHgl 1^ 00 901 I* P 14 I,' hi It k March 30, 1936 Dear Barbara Hastings McKee: Very maiiy thanks for your letter of the 25th inst. giving the much needed i,nfoimation as tc the location of Piutes south of the Grand Canyon. Willow Springs north of Tuba City, because of its accessibility, strikes me as the place most worth a trial. Then, if failing there, the more distant Kayenta region might be tried. Since my chief object is to obtain vocabulary material, a young man who speaks his language might be better than aji old one for the reason that he understands 3ngli??h much better and is there- fore less apt to mistake the wanted words. To get a good vocabulary from a previously unworked Indian usually take three days, the required time depending largely on the intelligence of the Indian. Sorre times it is possible to get a thousand words the first day, while with other informants five hundred represents a good day*s work. I am assuming that there i^ a hotel or an auto c amp at Tuba so that a capping outfit would be unnecessary. In view of your family cares I am wondering if you really should undertake a trip of this kind. In any event I f^reatly appreciate your kind offer. With deep thanks and beat wishes to you and Mr. McKee, Very truly vours . S^? C. W. Thomthwaite boil Conservation Service Washington, D. C. March 30, 1936 s I' Dear Doctor Thomthwaite: Replying to your letter of the 26th inst. v^ould say that while I have been in the field in various parts of the West for a large part of my life-and I'm now past 80-1 have obtained surprisingly little information on the subject of your inquiry, namely, the location of lixfiiii localities. I recall that when camping with John Muir in Tuolumne Meadows thirty-six years ago I remarked that the rep^ion seemed free from scars of previous use by civilized man. In reply Muir told me to get down on my knees and look closely at the ground. On doing this I was surprised to find the surface plentifully sprinkled with pellets of sheep dung in various stages of disintegration. Subsequent field work has so often confirmed observations to the same effect that I am loath to name localities free from evi- dences of prior use. Regretting ray inability to supply the information you seek. Very truly yours. 902 Mr, 6«orge Gilbert Goodwin AiMrican ihisetmi Natural History Hew York City ^ Dear Mr* Very iiany thanks for your courtesy in sending wb a oopy of your ^lUmmals of Connecticut'* I am rery glad to hare it* Ton have done a well worth-iiiile piece of work in getting all this material together and I congratulate you on it« Nearly sixty years ago when at work on the 'Birds of Connecticut' I was unable to do any trapping and was not then acutely interested in mammals* With best wishes » Very truly yours. OG 904 C. Hart Merriam March 31, L936 N, W. Dorsey. Accountant Smithsonian institution Washirgton, D. C» Dear Mr. Dorsej: Enclosed herewith is my expense account for • the month of March 1936, amounting to $51.19; also sal- ary voudiers for March of $180.00 to my Secretary, Jean L. Carr, and $100.00 tc Anne Carr, office assistant; all of which kindly pay as usual from the Harriman Fund. Very truly yours. Mar. 4 5 9 10 16 23 24 26 31 1919 16th Street, Washington, D. C 1 Expense Account for March 1936 1/3 1/3 Telephone service to March 25 $ 4.80 Fuel Oil for February 1936 $46.19 nierxS Press Clippings for February TiK) rolls kodak nlm #120 „ ,., „ „ Stanford Bookstore, 6 maps Calif. & Nev.. Book: Jepson, Flora of Western California Ixpress charges and postage . , ^ . . Columbia Photo Supply Co. photo developing Pot. Blectric Co. service to Mar.17 ^.36 1/3 Gee to March 20. 1936 ^. . . ^ $7.76 1/3 Herbert Strothers, washing windows etc. office Idith Jackson, cleaning off ice quarters, March Taxis and carfares for March 1936 Letter copying record book 4 CD 1 1 60 15 39 2 4 73 60 3 2 40 2 50 80 2 50 4 1 78 5 2 59 6 3 70 7 5 00 3 00 8 4 60 \ \ 51 19 Fifty-one nineteen- i m 51.19 XXXXXiXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX f aoG J; March 31 « 1936 Mr« Thoina.^ B. Bi'own Vest em Pacific Railruad Oo 220 Montgomery otrest San I'Varcisco, Calif* Dear Mr. Brown: Bepiying to your letter of the 10th inst, respectinf^ .he scarce of the nar^e *IuDg', would ^ay that it has nothing tc do with prapGS , but in ths dcfirite and unquertiora'ble name of a rancheria and band — ofton called tribe-— of Midoo Indiana on the soath 3id« of Yuba r.ivor juet above its junc- tion ^-vith Fe^^ther Hiver, Af long ap;c as 1S46 Gutter crren^. ioned the Yubp. tribj^ and in 134'7 E. A- Gatten gave^ the Iju.ba tribe in his eenras of the Indian iio;ulaticn for 'uttnr. In Che sar-^e voar, 1)4'^, Heinrich Lienhard ap^ain pabli>mil^lin-du by the I^nkum and Kupmiowin: and Pe^-we by the Mitchopdo. All of these names have been obtained by me personally. ^I can give you many more naries for grape and grape- vine as used by other tribes of other California linguistic stocks—all showing the same thing—that each of the many Call fornia tribes of the milder parts of the state had its own name for grape and grapevine— and that not_one of these used the word Tlba (or Yuba) for either the vine or the fruit. I had intended to write about several of the names in the neat little pamphlet you sent mo entitled ^Colorful Pj^i|?rDla, Names', but find the job too big for an exceedingly busy and very old man. One statement however is too raw to be permitted to stand. 3otoycme in Sonoma County you give as the nar.e of a former Chumashan Indian village] The Ghurr^ash Indians front along the Santa Barbara coast and have no rela- tives in northern California. Also, incidentally, why guess at the meanings of un- known names^suoh as 'The Valley of i-^lowers', 'The Cradle of Suisun', 'The Girl from the Mountains' ,and so en? Very truly yours , 'A 905 VOG April 2, 1936 1/^4 Dr. Witmer Stone . Academy Natural Sciences Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Dear Doctor Stone: A letter from Kermit Eoosevelt^s secretary tells me that Kermit is absent but that eren if he has not re- turned by the time of the next meeting of the Executive Committee of the B. and C. Club your name will be -properly presented^ for Associate Manbership. Hastily yours. ig el April 4, 1936 Mr* Pred Lockley 4227 3. I. Stark Street Portland, Oregon Dear Mr. Lockley: Will you be kind enough to tell me the date (year) ^^^ of publication of your interesting pamphlet ^Icross the Plains - by Prairie Schooner, Recollections of Benjamin Pranklin Bonney*? This narrative has been of much interest to me and the date of publication is important for reference. v..-y i*^iy yours. >?^ <^\ ( i » Wi fl 80G ;vori.- 7, 1936 / April 7, 1936 909 h . I California State Auto issoc. Inter-Insurance Bureau Renewal Department San Francisco^ Calif. Dear Sirs: Tha-nk^ for your letter of the 2nd iri^t. with en- closed refund check of eighty-eight cents. Kindly renew as usual all insurance on my car as of last year, including ?ire and Theft ^>iich ^ar canceled during the last six ipcnth ^hile the car was in storage. Verv truly vours. .,^. ^^^ ^ "H^^^^ V Mrs. Marion Boj^d Allen 30 Ipswich Street Boston, Massachusetts Dear Mrs. Allen: Your letter of Ipril 1, written at the suggestion of Miss Marion Dall, is at hand. Your group of Indian por- traits certainly must be of high interest. However, my own ^^rk is confired to the Indians of California -and Nevada^ sc material on the Southwest is out of my line. I do not at present think of any Ethnological Depart ment which has funds that might be used for the purchase of such valuable paintings, but if such comes to my attention I shall be glad to refer them to you. With best wishes. Very truly yours. w •f. .•; I Ore 1 i 912 Farquhar — 2 April 7, 1936 Mr. Francis P. i?'arquhar Calif. State Hii?toriCcil Society . 609 Sutter Street ' * San Francisco, California Dear Mr. Farquhar: The March number of the Historical Society' 's (Quar- terly like its predecessors? contains much of interest — cvoh to a naturalist and ethnologist. But in the notice of Aubrey Drury^s talk on California place names I notice an unfortunate error. Speaking of the origins of place numes he is quoted as sayifig, "Others, such as Tamalpais, lend themselves to several possible and plausible . interpretations", (p. 89) The source and , meaning; of the narre *Tamalpais' is not open to question, as you will readily see on refering to my paper on the 'Distribution and Classification of th« Me^^'an Stock of California^ published in the American Anthropologist thirty years ago iJune 1907) ♦ On page 355 of this publication is the following; 'Trfiount Tamalpais and the series of beautiful valleys about its base, from San Eafael on the east to Olema on the west, and the lofig, fiord-like Tomales bay all belonged to the Hookooeko; and some of the most familiar geographic nams s in California wei'e taken from the vocabulary of the same tribe." ♦ ZCf4 Footnote: "Among such nanes f^^ Tamalpais, from Tam-mal the bay country, and r^^s a mountain. 2jasi=Eial=pi=SJ^ 02r Tamimal pi ^^ is their o^ii name for the mountain; Tamales bay from Tam-mal the ^ay country fTamimal-hoo-vah. Tumales Point; Tam-mal-k©, the people on Tamales bay in (distinction to those of the interior). ** It is just too bad that Drury, who ^*ias published such an exceedingly interesting and usef^il took on California, should not have known about this. With kind ref^ards an^ best wishes. Very truly yours. ^W- ■-.i- ' ,-vjt.- dSei ,e liiqA enoxeaiffibA no seijiinnioO dnlO eofflSoD ,0 .a .no^tgnidBfiW :rri8 taeC heiaaifflon nsad Sfcri initio axd:» lo loaevsoiO axvIoM .iM -Xfflon siri faoo98 oi riexw I .cfirlO someoO orii fli qxriB^sdmsm lol lo riflffloIJnes Iflinsg be teoufis as 8X lonsvaoiO nxvIsM .aox^Bfl -n9 h&A z&A eri U&^ smW omoe to"? .\yiHi& irisnxLio aari;> siom oxrfqBigoaO IsnoxiaM eri;t lo raeisoTq einioel erii lo esTBrio sixi B ^HiupsT .fiox^xsoq ^lucxllxb £n8 *ci£*ioqnix ;t3on b— ^^siooS bits ,8n»ioIqx3 ,8ieIevBT;t 'to 89x;}xtx*ob edi lo safialwon^I baoitf .bl-TOw ^Ai ^0 sJ-tsq auoiTBV ax s^ariqtisoss ere 914 April 10, 1936 April 10, 1936 Petroleara Heat and Po^ver Co. 1719 Connecticut Ave. iVaishiagton, D. C, Ccar Sirs: Replying to your letter "of yesterday would say^ • that the Petrc-Nokol Oil Burnsr wh^ch you installed in n^y furnace, yesterday appears- to be doinfr all ripht— although some of the outside attach-onts are not as neat a" expected. My check for two hundred dollars f$200) on the National Metropolitan A^-mk of this city co^^^rir^r the first two instalments in payment for"t'he burner is enclosed here- with, leaving one hunlred dollar? to ^p- paid later. l« Treasurer of the United States Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: Ofj March 23, 1926, 1 sent you my check for 33,000 for four 11,000 U. S. Savings I^onds, three to bo writ ton in the name of C. Hart Merriam, 1919 16th Street, and one in the name cf ?. Elisabeth Merriann, same address • To date thfese borids have not been received. Kindly advise if the matter is being taken care of* Very t ruly ycurq, s^lr ^v^^^-hvx.^. _„ J [f Ere 916 rf April 10. 1936 Miss Alida C. Bowler § arson Indian School tewart, Nevada Dear Miss Bowler: Your letter of March 2 with enclosed p^ers and information about the Indim-^SjitMica I^stit^te? I have read with much interest. This project together with the work your coasmittee has already accomplished are indeed worth while and will he of great value provided the identification of the plants can be done by one of the very few botanists who know the desert flora. Misidentification of desert plants is one of the curses of botanical work in the Great Basin — and some other places also. 1 sincerely hope that the needed funds can be ob- tained for its continuance. If opportunity arises in which I can help, I shall be glad to do so. Very truly yours. i I April 11, 1936 Dr. Witmer Stone Academy Natural Sciences Philadelphia, Penna. Dear Doctor Stone: The April number of The Auk just received is an- other monument to your cwrerwhelming industry and as usual contains a mass of information of interRst to some of us old-timers. My provocation for writing just now occurs on page 237 in your review of Brooks and Wetmore. The middle para- graph of this ends with the words ''And there are so more to see]*' Shouldn't the sSL^e nc? Hastily yours. I \ April 13, 1936 917 i i pro harry C, Oberholser biological ourvey Waehifi^ton, D. C. Doa"* Oberholser: The March 1936 number of ^Contributions to Grand Canyon Ornithology* (Natural History Bulletin No. 4, p. 17) received this morning tells of a little o/>l from the Grand Canyon which "is considered by Dr. Oberholser to represent an ujidescribed race whose range is northern Arizona and Utah.** mi 'his reminds me that on September 13, 1889 while ' climbing out of the Grand Canyon I shot one of these little owls. It was then identified as Megascops flammeolus (Nortl American Fauna No. 3, p. 91, 1890). The specinB n doubtless is in the Biological Survey collection and you may care to examine it in this connection. Tery truly yours, 1 \ u ¥ < I* / / April 14,1936 Sacramento Junior Collef'e Department of xlnthropoloVy bacramento, California Dear Sirs: I have just seen a newspaper notice of a recent publication by Jeremiah Severley Li Hard and Wm.K.Purves, on the archaeology of the Deer -Creek- Consurames area of Sacramento county, Bein/^r much in- terested in the former Indian inhabitants of this rep'ion, I shall be p'reatly obliged if you i?ill send metwith bill for same, two copies of the bulletin referred to. I will gladly remit on receipt of bill. Very truly yours. vxJk,*^,^ 918 1 *s*.--i ^ ..^ %■*(*'; 919 April 14, 1936 Dr Gilbert Grosvenor President National Geographic Society Washington, D. C. ^ Dear Doctor Grosvenor: In compliance -j/ith your request just recieved by messenger I expool to join other members of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society on the platform during your introductory remarks and Lincoln Ellsworth's reply a little before 4:45 P. M. tomorrow, April 15; and also, as you request, for the evening lecture, which begins at 8:30 Very truly yours. CW-^Jv "A 'w^,' 0S6 \ / 921 April 15, 1936 It. 'd^ir. D. McKep Grand Canyon, Arizona Z-eai- Mr. licKee: It is now gettirg so lato that it is necessary to plan my regular season's trip to California-on v;hich we usually start •arlT in April. Mrs. McKee ha? bsen good enough to ^rite ir.e about the existence of Piutes at billow Spring a rev, miles north of Tuba, ar.d also of another bunch eouth of -ainbow Lodge and north of P.ed Lake. Both .eom like good leads but I incline to favor the Wil- low Serine bunch because it is so iirch easier to go there» Hts. McKee has most kindly said "We v;ill be mcr. than, ^laQ to take 7CU in our Buick". This gave ^ae a thrill of gratitude, but ..t the same ihue I fear that Mrs. McKee is not strong: enough • V, -i^.,,^ f>-^tA "P-t i+' both or eUb'-^r of vc" oculi P,c tc ta.... Jwt-i. >>i it ^c-.ilc ns a grind thing for me. 1 Pjn -c.nc^pnnP iuFt .^ber. it •would be practic>.bje tn -laks i cjn .fiii.bi .-^, ju. ,» auto caTip. this trip: also whether cr nor. there ie any hotel or ^»mm ^^^ere it MiFht b3 possible to stop Without camping. If i'f'U or your good wife could enlighten me on this point I shall be very thankful. With best 7/i5hej3 ic you both in which Mrs. Kerrias cirs , Very triilj youiB, April 15, 1936 Mr. Edwin D. McKee Grand Canyon, Arizona Dear Mr. McKee: Your Natural History BnlletK'^ al^^ays contain matters of interest to me. The March number (Bulletin No. 4) just received, is of special interest, for on page 17 you mention the capture of a little Screech Owl of ivhieh it is stated, "the first specimen of the variety to be collected in the Grand Canyon area was one found on the scuth rim on May 4, 1931.^ This is hardly correct inasmuch as I killed one, then identified as Megascops flammeolus, on the south side of the canyon Sept. 13, 1889, recorded 46 years ago in Horth Americar^ £a;;ilii No.3, p. 91, ]69C. This specimen doubtless is in the Biological Survey collection in the National Museum. I killed it at three c*- clock in the morning of S^pt. 13 while climbing out of the Grand Canyon by noonlight and nearly broke my neck in crawl- ing do^Ti to find it. It^s stomcich contained a scorpion and scr-B beetles. Rith best wishes to you both. Very truly yours. — ^ 3fc \S \ / 923 April 24. 1936 National GeograDhic Society Dr. Gil'bert Grosyenor, President National Ge Washington, Dear Doctor Grosvenor: Enclosed herewith is the legend for the en- i-^«-eed colored photograph of the actors in the Hesse ceremony of the Wintoon Indians of California, which I returned to you a few day? ago* With best wishes. Very truly yours. '1 ■ i 4CT0RS IN A CALIK)RNIA INDIAN CSREMOHT Proeesaion of the fire impersonators in the sacred spring cer««ony (called Hesse) of the Southern Wintoon Indians as they i^jproach the underground roundhouse where the rites are performed. The spectacular eostpies consist of elaborate headdresses of feathers and California poppies, broad belts of inlaid feathers and beads, skirts of frayed inner bark of willow, and beautiful scarlet bands of yellowhanuner tail-feathers that float freely from the back of the he ad. ' Two of the actors, those with the white 'Bighead' headdress, are holding the sacred music sticks of split elder. Two others, those wearing the red crown with fan-shape upright headpiece, are carrying ceremonial flags; the one at the rear, a foxskin quiver of arrows. Photograph by Dr. C. Hart Merriaa at Grindstone Creek Ranoheria, Glenn County. California, in the early evening of May 16. 19ii3. ^se April 29, 1936 Dear Doctor Stone: Thanks for your very kind invitation to join in an infomal dinner at the .Vank- lin Club on May 12. but I expect to be in California before that time. With kind regards to Mrs. Stone and yourself. As ever yours. Jr. Witraer Stone C Phn«5^°!?'^^' Gennantown i^hiladelphia, Pennsyi'/ania / 925 Apr a 29, 1936 Dr. C. G. Abbot, Secretary aaithsonian Institution Washington, D. C% Dear Doctor Abbot: Refering to your annual request for an article suitable for use in the General Appendix of the aaith- sonian Report, I regret that I am unable to suggest an appropriate one. The only one I think of is Douglas's tree ring "Dating of Pueblo Ruins of the Southwest" concerning which I wrote you a while ago. With regrets and best wishes. Very truly yours. C . Vro- .J^, iV- 3SG 927 April 30, 1936 r Ho W. Dor^ey. Accountant Smithsonian Institution Washington D. 0. Dear Mr. Dorsey: Inclosed herewith is my expenw accoant for the month of April 1936, amounting to $26.60; also salary Toucher? for April for $190.00 to my secretary, Jean L, Carr, and $100.00 to Anne Garr, office assistant: all of which kindly pay as usual from the Harriman Fund. Very truly yours. April C. Hart Merriam 1919 16th Street H W. Washington. D.C. Kxpe 3 3 ..y.80 1/3 $14.00 1/3 t^ 8*»»ped ©iwelopea #13 JWl Oil for larch 1936 16 fii'ttii^? Clippings for March gS £■• *yp«writdr ribbons » Idith jte£S!°*1i^*^«' Berkeley, pubs. 1936 / Gils iS^S^a?iS^%1JJ?! !1S^^" '^^' ^^ Credit It.fnud from Calif Auto Assoc insurance AWDt7-8ix-~ 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 62 1 &y 4 3 2 1 2 2 5 2 66 Oi^ OP 70 51 54 00 00 80 88 26 60 six tj— 26.60 XXXXXXXZXXXXXXXTCTXXXX h 928 May 1. 1936 F»trel«ai Heat and Power Co. 1719 Cmineotiottt kratme ia^iqgten, P. C« Dear 8ini: Sneleaed is mj check on the National letro> politan Bank of tbie city for one hundred dollars ($100.00),iB full payMent of the balance dae yon on i Patro<4tolcel Oil Burner vhieh yoa installed at my honn April 9, 1936. Tory truly yours. • « --0I ^ex .2 III TIffla HBTT&I THOII! eaSoH a^aiisaH aiacfiaS .eiH aaosxiA .ifoxaaO baBiO ixro x«re5 Xliw onro^e e^erss insaei aoil easod ai abaJ eao^laoq o* Tsiietf equ the <^ Teton has never been scaled yet. If I eter have the ^)»b^ for^ tune to see you I^^will' tell you sOlx^out it and n^e th^'y'ou could possibly bemTe if I ware >^ writ«^i^w ^ have^fomed tis o^this ^eta*l"cli/bing bel^^e.^^C.*^ re, I 0k glad 4o see^tf^at y Doctor Otir y There X Langford report yi'''your bu^^ietin* r \ii With best wishes, 7 t y^ discredit the Very truly yours. I'. Cazmerer 2 truth in it. My friend, latween you and me I tell you the Teton has nover b^.en scaled yet. If 1 p.vf^:*' h.:vs the ^cod for- tiuie to see you ^ will tell you all about ii ai-.i more than you coiild possibly bslieve if 1 '-verr- to .vxite it. I have infonne.d Doctor Cicrtir of this Teton climbinr^, before , . . . ^' Therefor, 1 ais glai to see t^at vou discredit the Langfcri report in ^o\rc hullettn. Possibly you may be intorested tc knew that in Hayden 's Eepo>-t, ^U«S. Geological "i:irvev rf the Territories^ for 1372 fi^-'sued in 18'7?) I published a report on the Mamirals and Birds of the Sxpedition, covering the trip from Salt Like to the Tetcns and thence to the Yello'.vFtone Geysei: , which if interopted you may find on paf^es 561-715 of the iv-port in cue.^ticn. With best wi^he^, Tery truly yours , 0S6 931 '3* CaHBvrar 2 i ti» May 6. 1936 Amo B. Cammerer, Director National Park Service Interior Department Washington, D. C» Dear Mr* CaniiBerer: The National Park Bulletins which you are good eno^jgh to continue to send me are always of interest* The one on the Grand Teton, arriving this morning » is of special interest for the reason that in 1872, when Naturalist of the Hayden Survey, I passed the Tetons on the east in early suiraner and returned southward on the west side in late September* I accompanied Stevenson and Langford part of the wiy on their alleged climb of the mountain but was forced to return in order to prepare specimens of a mother moose and calf killed nearby the previous day. 'Beaver Dick» or Richard Leigh (whose n«e is often quoted as two different persons) guided the Stevenson party on the climb. He then told me that they never attempted to climb any of the higher peaks, and sme years later (1875) he wrote me: , ". • . Lavering came here today [February 20, 1875] and brought me a ScribM r ^ 8 .■Magaaifla thkt Doctor Curtis [Surgeon. Hayden Survey] had sent to me and I was very much f'urprised to see what Mr* Langford had published* There is hardly a word of s. i. f y 1 truth Id it* My friend, between you and me I tellW they^ Teton has never been scj^led yet*^ If I ^er have the ad^ for^ it it andjBpif^ th^^ou nformed discredit the isheg. Very truly yours, ^^^ — w Cammerer 2 truth in it* My friend, between joi- and me I tell you the Teton has never been scaled y^t* If 1 p.ver have the jgood for- tune to see you I will tell you all about it and more than you coiild possibly bslieve if I '-lerf to .vrite it* I have informed Doctor Curtis of this Teton Qiimhinfy before ....^ Therefor, 1 am glad tvo sea tuat vou discredit the I^ungford report in your bulletin. Possibly yoa may be intere^^tei tc know that in Hayden's Report, ^U.S. Geological Survey c" th : Territories' for 1872 (iesued in 16*73) I published a report on the Mamrnals and Birds of the Sxpedition, covering the trip from Salt Lake to the Tetcns and thenc8 to the Yello.v^tone Geys^T'^ which if interested ;/ou may find on pages 661-?15 of the r-port in Gue.^tion, With best wiPhes, Terj truly yours. Retake of Preceding Frame "^ 0\S 933 n M«^ 6. 1936 Dear Barbara Hastings Mc£ee: Appreoiative thanks for all the trouble you hare taken in mj behalf toward an opportunity to work with Piute Indians on the south aide of the Grand Canyon. We hare had a succession of delays, the last of which is seyeral bad leaks in the house due to recent heavy rains. Hoof repair «en say that the old cement-mortar between the oriOs on various sides of the house has rotted out to such a degree that xt xs necessaiy to -re-point" the walls. This will take several days at least-so we aro confronted by the sad fact that in all probability it will be impossible to start West in less than a week or ten days* In view of this unfortunate fact and also because of the rapidly approaching period of hot .«atK-^ ,•«. ^ ,, ^ i't'^ioa 01 not weather it seems necessary to put off the trip until my return in the fall. Meanwhile you may learn of one or two additional Piute people so that in case one fails to furnish satisfactory vocabu- lary .^terial another one may be tried. In fact this often hap- pens m my work in California and Nevada, The curious and to me inexplicable fact is that ^ bhoahonean Indians as far east ,= i,i. - ^ , ,pi„. , , ,^ , '" '^=' ■« '*'^'^'<"« Aoald apply the term .P'ut, to the.,el,es-the Piute proper bez-g restricted to northwestern Nevada and extr,™ eastern California. There are. I ■1 , «.9 KcKee 2 • * ^ •• - - ,. . . however, in southern Nevada aind northwestern Arizona several tribes collectively classed as Southern Piute, including the Si wits and Kivavvits of northwestern Arizona north of the Grand Canyon. Saall parties of these have long heen known to cross the Canyon — the Kivavvits east of the mouth of the Little Colo- rado. Famham in 1884 (quoting Dr. Lyman) mentions Paiuches of southern Utah, and Pintes of Severe River, Utah* and the north bank of Colorado Eiver. A hundred and sixty years ago (in 1775-6) the Padre Sscalante applied the names Paynches and Ptahs Payuches (spelt also Yutaa Payuchis and TiitRs Paiyuchisl to Indians in southern Utah and northern Arizona, and about the same time (1776) Garces mentions Paynohes in southern Utah — as also does La Pora (on his map. The main difficulty lies in the name Pittte» Why should the KiTRwits or Siwits call themselves »Piute'? apparently the tribe in question must be ^yaYYits* These early records have disturbed me greatly. It would seem that in early days it was customary for the Southern Piute tribes to call themselves EiJlta- alt hough in talking to me none of them have used this name. The difficulty is not the fasi of the use of the name for Shoshonean bards on both sides of the Colorado P.iver. but the CXigilL and afllirfiS. of its use by Indians who have other (and dis- tinctive) names for themselves. I I '■»>> ' f^se 935 i McKee 3 1 ha.^ myself oMained rather full vocabularies from ^oth the SiXliia and the U^^rdiM. on the north side of ^Colo- rado Payer, "but neither of them gave me the name 'Eiaitfi-' o^ themselves„ They told me. however, that at times of low water they sometimes crossed the river to the south side by forda well- known to themselves., hut said nothing whatever about permanent residence on the south side. Again thanking you for your great kindness in this matter, and ^ith beat wishes to your husband and yourself. Possibly you do not know that I have suffered frora diabetes for scnae years and therefore am greatly restrict^rid in my activities. .*>— On. reading over this letter I fear I have given the im- pression that the main object in visiting the desert of th» Little Colorado in centered in the name 'Piute'. This is not the case^ mj main interest being in the language of the tribes for 1 hope to ob- tain a vocabulary from the south side in order to ccmpare it with those of the Siwj.ta and Kivavvitq on or of the north side* I Vi I # % * ( I H^ 1 May 6, 1936 Dear Doctor Grosvenor: Very many thanks for the bound vol- "!! °' ^"^ ''"°"^' '^'^-P^- ^-ine for 1935 which you 30 kindly sent me this after- noon. They are a treasure of beautiful pic- tures and useful infor.^tion and I appreciate your courtesy in sending them. With best wishes. ^Sei .XI ^ajf fixmoixlBv; ,ooeionfi79 oeS v^ rP e,„ a , '^"^xd 7eeff 0* .D.a ..oianidasW .;fea,,e ,,^, ,,,, ^^^, ^^^.^^.^^ ,5100^ l£nii lie! 4 -l»mm. •w* .... J ! > i 936 :ion8V80-iO loiooa iBeC .,sn8 8id* e« *n98 ^ifcaH o8 00^ doxdw eeei .noofl -oiq LariissBBd \o s-tdbbsi* b sib xe^T e:^axoe,qqB I b«B nox*B.tolnx In^oBU boB 8e-x«* ,89ri8XW *89 May 15, 1936 H. W. Dorsey. Accountant aaithsonian Institution Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Dorsey: I an leaving for California today and my address for the suiraaer will be ,Lagunitas, California, as usual- I had intended to call on you personally before leaving but am not very well and have my hands full in packing for the trip. With best wishes. Very truly yours. I 8 «l May 15, 1936 Chief of Police Washington, D. C. Dear Sir; Today, May 15. I aw doling mv house at 1919 16th Street, N.W. for the summer, bound for California where as usual mj address will be Lagunitas. Marin County. I shall be obliged if you will as heretofore have your patrolman for this district keep his eye on the house. In case of trouble please notify my son-in-law, Henry D. Abbot, ^319 Tracy Place, or Vernon Bailey. 1834 Kalo- rama Road. Very truly jours. i i ' I '■■I I I .*^pM» o^e 941 May 15, 1936 Potomac Electric Power Co. W«jhington, D. C. Dear Sirs: Today I ara closing my house, 191S 16th Street, for the summer. The electric current is turned off in the basement where it enteres the house, and should remain so until my return in October. Very truly yours. -i I * » May 15, 1936 Washington Gas Light Company Washington » D. C. Dear Sirs: Todagf I am closing my house, 1919 16th Street, for the smaert and have turned off the gas nhere it enters the house in the basement. No gas should be turned on until ay return in October* Tery truly yours. fit May 15, 2.936 i Water, ©epartaient District Building Washington, D. C^ Bear Sirs; Today I have turned the water off from my house, 1919 16th Street. N. ». , to remain off during my absence ' in California this summer. I do not expect to return until October, and the house will remaic unoccupied in my absence, Very truly yours. I, f t V fi May 15, 1936 Poetmaster, U Street Station Washington, D. C _ Dear Sir: On and after receipt of this letter please forward to Lagxmitas, California, all first-class mail addressed to Mrs. C Hart Merriam or myself at 1919 16th Street. All other mail should be turned wer to the postman for attention. Very truly yours. '-i . W 1 fV"'*"— " 942 O^t May 29, 1936 Kr. isaliel Curtis 625 Q^bua Boildiiur S0«ttl», iMMagton Dear Mr. Cortis: n»re bM Just b9en deliT«r«d to ■• at 17 etonsr li«e h«re at Lagmiitas in California /your latter of the 12th inst. aocoapanied by aone beaatifol photographs of toto poles and also ehar«iag vievs of the 01j»pic8 and one of Mt. Bainier, Tou vera Tory kind to send me these. I greatly appre- ciate your oourtesy and shall prize the pictures. IMS place, Lagnnitas, Just north of Mt. Tnalpais on the north side of San Francisco Bay, has been aj su»er headquarters for about twenty-fiTo years and is the base froa which I m working with rariooa tribes of Indians throughout California and lavada—soMtiaee reaching over into Utah. Buring the period of ■y residence here I haire collected rooabolaries from oTory known tribe inhabiting California and lerada, thus acoumilatii^ a yast a«ount of material from the now Tanishing inhabitants of this part of the world. lith best wishes and appreciatiye thanks for the beauti- ful pictures. Tory truly yours. ri 942, J ! i-» LAGONITiS .-o- •«'>'' May 29, 1936 Mr. Isahel Curtis 625 Golnan Building Seattle, lasMngton Dear Mr. Curtis : ni«r« lias just baen dellTered to ae at sy suiaMr home bare at Lagunitas in California, your letter of the 12th inst. aocompanied by some beautiful photographs of totem poles and also chandng views of the Olympics and one of Mt. Bainier. lou ware very kind to send me these. I greatly appre- oiate your courtesy and shall priza the pictures. This place, Lagunitas, just north of Mt. Tamalpais on the north side of San Francisco Bay, has been my sunner headquarters for about twanty-five years and is the base from which 1 m working with yarious tribes of Indians throughout California and lerada-some times reaching orer into Utah. During the period of my residence here I hasre collected Tooabularies from erery known tribe inhabiting California and Herada, thus accumulating a vast amount of material from the now vanishing inhabitants of this part of the world. With best wishes and appreciative thanks for the beauti- ful pictures. Tery truly yours. si^e C. Hart Berriam Lagunitas, Marin County. California Kxponse Account iiontli Uay 1936 May Washington: 2 4 '^ 15 15-19 Kr.?i.n. April 26^T 25. 1936 M.» 1/^3 ^""^ ltd. oar f area, |*yj-15» ^|25 Traveling »N^enae8: flasTiington-San 1 2 3 4 5 jB'rancisoo-- 1/2 24-27 MeaiB on tram fii* iruiiihiMi portei Bagcrage transfers lash^p Ohloa^d^ S# HauTing baggage San Bafael -Lagunitas T Oarr • R.R, ticket lasli'^ -San Francisco & return Pullman b«rtli, Wash^-San Fran^ieao ^ r.^.1 X. T...T,.i„ rT ..^ ^^ C.H.M.) aiwfers $2*50 elegram, Ohio to Berkeley (J.O Meals on train, $10; baggage tr Lagunitas, Calif.: May 19 '" '" '" iitas, uaiii.t Two copies Archaeology OonsiMnes Region : Auto tax. Marin (bounty Calif. Affidavii of non-operaiion of car during wint 1936 Calif, license for oar ^ McNair Qarage, Berkeley ^oar storage during er winter ri>t t/' I t ! > 1 1 1.60 8 44 26 64 3 00 2 50 V ' 1 60 i 126 20 35 25 12 50 ' 1 50 2 00 5. 126 20 23. 38 1 28 r 12 50 2 00- i 5 48 50 12 09 23 75 1 t 1 1 * i 1 il 4 I 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 Telegram G.H.M. Berkeley to E.Auburn, Los Angeles Olni'i;?^ Berkeley to Fidelity Storage Co. Washn E A^hSn^ ?*r^«» Berkeley siBe wing windshields Ri%.w«5°«5 ^""l W.>os Angel es-0ak!and ?J'^^%"'gtVi1l5' ''''^' '''' "''' '*^^*- Canadian Forestry Assn pabs 1936 Manrelous Marin pubs 1936 l«^>^^t®'^r^*°^S"i' °««"i self, asst. Ferry, Berkeley-S.P. self, return Meals^ self two assts. Pickwick Hofel, S. P. rooms, self, asst. Bkfst. self, asst .75; Berkeley ferry asst. .21 RiO^mond-San Haf . ferry, car, self, S assts. Bipressage, WashO-San Bafael? vocabularies maps manuscripts; 3 insured packages 5 gals, gas @ 18^ ^ ^ Eugene Auburn, servicew asst. May 22-31 @ $2.50 • 50 1 28 8 10 30 8 00 1 00 1 86 2 00 1 00 1 00 42 5 15 9 8 50 • 96 1 15 10 23 40 93 11 25 00 518 86 Five hundred eighteen-- 518.86 eighty -six XYYYyYlfYTnrYYYYyyyyy-^Yy;mQr^ 944 Kay 31, 1906 945 ' II* W* Dorsey^ Accountant Smithsonian Jnstitation Washin?^ton, ^. ^^ Dear Mr^ Borsey: Enclosed herewith is my expense account for the month of May 1936= amoanting to^518«86, including railway fares and expenses for my secretary Mss Carr and myself from Washington to Lagunitas, California; also salary voucher of $190 for month of May 1936 to Jean !• Carr, hoth of which, kindly pay as usual from the Harriman Fund. Yery truly yours. b^2 947 June 10, 1936 Dr. G* (}• Abbot. Secretary Smithsonian Institation fflashington, D. v;^ Bear Doctor Abbot* ^ lour letter of June 3 referring to the default in payment of interest on bonds of the Rio Grande Western Railway Company which will reduce the income of the Harri* man Trust Fund $1,000 per annua is something of a shock. Nevertheless we have enough left to carry on. m I did not know that the Harriman Fund was invested in Rio Grrande Western. I have no records here at Lagunitas but my poor recollection is that it was in Union Pacific. Wi th best wishes , Very truly yours. ? 1 ii June 12, 1936 It 5* i# Lee Chembers. Manager 2068 Sscarpa Drive, Eagle Hock Los Angeles, California Dear Mr. Chettbers: Brrclosed is vsj check on the Crocker National Bank of San Francisco of $4.00 for which kindly send me a copy of the Cooper Ornithological Club's Pacific Coast Avifauna Ho. 23. yhe Birds of Mevada by Jean M. Linsdale reviewed in the April number of the Aak. Tery truly yours. June 12, 1936 Lang Realty Corp. 39 Sutter Street San Francisco, Calif. Dear Sirs: Inclosed is i^ cbeok for $28.47 in payment of CUBpensation Insurance Pplicy received free you this Morning. Kindly receipt and return the enclosed Invoice. Very truly yours, ^ 948 ' June 22. 1936 * Board Poneoal Tax Appraisars , , Omea isaaaaor, Diatriet Oolobia Daar Sira: I ahall ba aM*R«* *^ 7^"^ ^^^ kindly sand Ba tao copiaa of tha form "Paraonal Tax Batarn" far 1936-37, addraaaad ta ma at laffmitas, Marin Caonty, Oalifomia, ' c-^ aF . - ¥aty truly yours. \ oyr "^f , 4 - r i • rtr ■trtiiD!! H. CI -'AJLu ti ■'i.. ^91 .eswiuf^ 'S'-'TT > 4. -* ■«> » ' i I - .5 J I ilolfaidoSBA etaieM oBoliemk iwniZ rftfleeJxia ^ISI • . ' T :8ii8 TBeC Xlbnli xfoMw lol 0?,*I^ lo ioerfo ipi al beeoloiia '^ "ayil^fli^^l fylflA ^"^ fr'^iy ^<>od erf* to ^oo b bnae 1:o BMsi t-^l erf* fli betitTerbs bb ^IlaieioH eoiiiff .H • IiXbO ^x*^^oO fllTBM ,86*xiui88J *s em eeeibbi ^ - •? I 949 \ June 23, 1936 Burl«igh Brooks 127 W. 42 Stroot Vev Terk Citf Dear Sir: Enoio8«d find sixty Mnts in stnps for a yearns subaoription to aollaiflax Photography^ If poBsibla kindly begin with the first issue, airil mail to ma at Lagonltaa, Marin County, Galifornia* Yety truly yours. June 24, 1936 Bear Doctor Dabney: Tour letter of June 13th inst. reaches me here at my summer base, Lagunitas, California. Sorry to have missed you and hope that sometime in the future I may have better luck. . 1 congratulate you on having a daughter of such distinction that she is to be Dean of Women of the Uni- versity. Ever since I left the Biological Survey, tiiyenty- five years ago, I have been working with the numerous and varied Indian tribes of California and Nevada and have now obtained vocabularies from all of them. I did not begin any too early inasmuch as several of t^e tribes are already ex- tinct. 7/ith best wishes, and hoping to see you sometime. Very truly years. Dr. Charles William Dabney 4 Warren Avenue Bronxville, New York / June 25, 1936 Dear Merriam Tour neatly typed and well -expressed letter of June 15th reached us duly. We would like one every day or so. Tou say you wish you were here with us~we echo that sentiment. Our place is more than usually beautiful this year because of the many and copious rains last winter and early spring. But we have few birds here compared with those of the open country. Nevertheless a Chewink and a pair of Juncos come to feed close to the house every day and are good to look at. It's not warm here at Lagunitas but is hot in the great valleys. It is nice to have Beth with you and I hope she will gain in health and strength rapidly, ^'^k ^ — . ^ Thanks to you and jx>ar Mother for looking over our house again. It is good news to know that it is ^one dry*«^ With best wishes and love to you all c n- 4^. 951 l¥ i :iaG Jane 30, 1936 Cashier Crocker First National Bank San "rancisco, California Dear Sir: I shall be greatly obliged if you will kindly send me the market values as of July 1, 1936 of the securities listed on the enclosed sheet. Tery truly yours. Will the Crocker National Bank kindly supply par and market values of the following securities, as of July 1, 1936, and oblige C, Hart Merriam, Lagonitas, California* Market Par BONDS STOCKS G M & St Paul 4s 1989 Conn Ry & Ltg 4^ 1951 Del & Hud 4 1943 111 Cent (Lt Div) 3^ 1953 Imp P.ussian Credit 6i- 1919 TIY NH & H 3i 1954 So Calif Gas 4^ 1961 So Ey 5 1994 U P 4 1947 R fing Power Pfd 20 P G 5: E 63 Pfd 40 P G & S Com 20 Pot El Power 5i Pfd 5 Telepost (Internat) Com 1 U S Steel Com 21 Am Tel H: Tel Ccaii T -^ k I I t < sae June 30, 1936 1I« 1. Borsey. Aocountamt Smithsonian InBtitation lashington, S. C* Dear Mr. Dorsey: Enclosed herewith is niy expense account for the month of June 1936 amounting to $276.51; also salary voucher of $190 for June to my Secretary, Jean L. Carr, both of which kindly pay as usual from the Harriman Fund. Yery truly yours. ^ I >^Q i..- *-j^*»jif ?> 955 Dr. C. Hart Herriam Lagunitas, Marin County, California 1936 June 2 Iipense Account Bontli June 1936 3 6 8 8 12 13 15 June ^}j 18 )er clips Stamped envelopes and stamps Office supplies: pencils, erasers, pap( Books: Hartin Johnson, "Camera Trails" Hoy C. Andrews, "Bnds of the Earth" Allen's Press Clippings for May 1936 San Rafael , 5 gals gas 6 ISjJ Calif AAA auto insurance, pels. 20512 & 870919 Ches. Pot. telephone for May $4.80 1/3 $1.60 Tel^rams 2.48 San Rafael. 5 gals gas @ ISi^ ^^*^ Lmsdale: "Birds of Nevada" Cooper Ornith. Club. Lang Realty Corp. Jwnployers Insurance June 1-Dec.l San Anselmo-S.P. asst. .48; S. JJ'.-Berk. ferry .21 S.F. carfares .20; lunches, self 2 assts 1.30 jJerkeley, Olney Ford Garage, car rsDair , 8 gals gas 6 18? Richmond -San Rafael ferry car stlf 2 assts Meals, asst $1.90; notebooks .35 to ^olusa and KahloAil Sears Point ¥011 road, car self 2 assts Colusa: Dinner, self 2 assts Will- 6 rolls film 1.80: erasers .10 Williams: 10 gals gas e l^d Colusa: Hotel Riverside Idg. self 2 assts Meals 2.90; garage, car storage .35 5 75 85 I 05 1 05 1 3 00 93 2 55 84 3 4 08 93 4 00 4 2S 4? 69 1 50 5 4 60 1 44 1 15 2 25 « ^ 2 52 1 90 1 90 4 50 3 25 \ % 19 20 24 25 26 27 30 Wintoon Indians at Kah-chil (vocab. & information) Corning: Dinner, self 2 assts Breakfast, self 2 assts 5 sals gas .95; car storage .35 Hotel Maywood , 3 rooms Colusa: lunch, self 2 assts Wintoon Indians at Kah-chil (vocab) Vacaville: 9^ gals gas Sears Point toll road car self 2 assts San Rafael: dinner, self 2 assts Berkeley: 5 =^als gas @ 18?' San Rafael: car overhaul, oil, grease, 9 gals gas Hoo-koo-e-ko Indians, Tomales Bay, vocab work 5ausalito-*J.-i''. ferry, ret self 2 assts S. P. Berk ferry ret asst .42; S.F, taxis 8 une $13.30 1.30 1/3 S. F., meals self 2 assts P. G. & E. electricity May^ J 3an Francisco, Hotel Pickwick, self asst Meals, self 2 assts Sausalito car storage Eugene Auburn, services gensral assistant, June 1-30 e $3 per day 10 13 San Rafael -Richjnond ferry, car, self, asst Two hundred seventy-siX' fifty -one 276.51 5 3 1 1 6 1 4 1 30 08 40 30 00 60 00 82 45 1 55 90 6 19 2 00 75 72 50 60 1 2 4 5 00 2 75 50 90 00 1 00 276 51 imTrromnimBumimnmuimflBiiiuiMmncgMBm asG July 4, 1936 Dear Helen: Here are the pictures Hiss Garr took of you and Huth and the bahy when we visited you a few weeks ago. All of them strike as as very good— especially the ones of Donald— and Pn sure you will like them. I am glad to have the ones of you and Ruth to put with those I took several years ago. le just returned yesterday from a trip into the foothills. It was very hot there but is nice and cool here at Lagunitaa. 1 wish you aii3 your father oould oome here to see me sometime. With best wishes. I I f f I t I 957 July 4, 1936 Hear Rutht Enclosed are some pictures we took of you and Helen and Donald a short time ago. They are very good and I'm sure you v/ill like than, iiith kind re/^ards to vour father and best wishes 1 0 you all , Mi^.3 ^ith Wiley Box 523 Colusa, Oalif, rs. Srnest Baker Box 623 Colusa, Calif. i sae July 5, 1936 Editor The Advocate Susanville, California Dear Sir: Tour paper of June 27 contains an interesting article on the basket collection of Prank Carroll, who I infer is a resident of Susanville. The article states: '^e Digger Indians made their baskets with a sharp stick^. I am wondering if you could tell me the name of the tribe of Indians to v^iich the name « "Digger" is applied in this article. As a matter of fact, there is no such tribe as Digger, notwithstanding the fact that the name has been applied to tribes of nearly every linguistic stock of wes- tern California. Therefore I woiild p:reatly appreciate it if yoa could tell me what tribe is here referred to. Very truly yours. f I 3 I 4 636 July 10, 1936 Dear Barbara Hastings McKee: On returning from an unusually profitable trip wit>> Indians in the Sierra foothills I was happy to find your kind letter of July 1. I am greatly obliged for your continued interest in mj prospective work with Arizona Piutes, and am very glad to know about the band you mention at Willow Springs. It is reassuring to know that there are accomodations at the trading post. iJnder the circumstances anythifig will be thankfully appreciated. ♦ -. It is good to know that notwithstanding the heat your children are thriving and enjoying life at the Canyon. Here we have not been troubled with hot weather although we found a little of that kind in the field — and expect more before the season is over. We have just had a day's rain — something remarkable at Lagunitas in July. With kindest regards to you all and appreciative thanks for your continued effort to put me on the right trail when I p;et there in the fall. As ever yoars. . ft ■ i l» :' 'i tV I ii' Mrs. Barbara Hastings McKee Grand Canyon^ Arizona I ^» 036 July 10, 1936 D«ar A. K.: Beturning from a trip to Indians for my usual vocabulary work I was surprised and pained to find that you and Walter had been here just a few hours after 1 had left. I am more sorry than I can tell to have missed you. I had supposed that you had gone hack to Washington long ago or I would have written Walter to try to make %n ap- pointment. It goes without saying that you have had a ^poi time while in California and I deeply regret that I was tot able to be a part of it. I still hope to see Walter before he goes Bast— a I suppose he will as usual. With best wishes. As ever yours. i 1 t » 1 i 1 . ' i ^ou'' "^ be Icoiied at one at a time because they are of such different scales. Thus on page 41 fhe Mink and Weasel appear to be about the same size, but in reality the Mink is much the larger. The BsmG is true of several of ths cthsrs— your father will tell you about these. With best wishes and love to your father and mother and ytmr dear self ^ ) i i I. I ( k ^36 r July 16. 1936 July 16, 1936 965 Dear Batchelder: Congratulations on your rapidly approaching eightieth birthday. Tou are only about half a year younger than I, and I am glad that we both havs succeeded in living so long and in accomplishing somethinp, along the lines that have been our life work. Personally I am still at work on the Indians of California and have obtained vocabularies from all the known tribes of this state, and also of Nevada. It has been a worth-while but strenuous piece of work. With greetings and best wishes, Very truly yours. i Mr. F. H. Kennard Kuseuux OcmparativG Zoology Oaiiibridge, l/^assachusetts Pear Mr. KfannarJ: Thanks for vour note of t^e 6th inst. which awaited niy return froiii a recent field trip* I*ra obliged for your hint and have dropped Batc^eider a congratula- tory sirhtieth birthday note. It seeiLS that he is about half a year irry junior. For more t'^^an thirty years I have bean working ^ith In.Uans 'Iwob in California and in 1912 built my house here ainon;^ the redwoods at laf^unitas, jast north of lit. Taiiialpaic. Hth best wishes. Very truly yours. f c >v^ , \»-. *^J -v ' k' ■I:. . ! i t !l \ Charles P. Batchelder Peterboro, R.H. m %' i -%iifii July 16, 1936 Dear Harry: Tour letter awaited my return fro© a field trip in Sacramento Yalley. It is good nws that Dick has heen awarded a fellowship at Berkeley and that he is going to t^each (Jeology while working for his doctor^s degree. Our congratulations. i«e are giac xo Know inis cLaxci c^x^v vu-c^w jv^^-. ^^u likely to drive to Berkeley with him. As you probably know, my work is with Indians in various parts of t>ie state so t>iat I am at home only between trips. During my absence Elizabeth goes to San Francisco or elsewhere^ our house being closed while I*m away. If you will let me know as nearly as practicable when you will arrive in Berkeley, Pll try to be at home at that time, and Elizabeth and I will be glad to see you. Y/ith iove to you all. i i i i i Mr. Harry S. Merriam San Marcos, California f vae 968 ,\ July 20, 1936 Hrs. Julia Slgan Marshall, California Dear Urs. Slgan; Here are the pictures I took of you and some of the children at your house several weeks ago, and which I promised to send you. They did not come til this morning. They are not so very good so I hope I can some- time get some better ones. With best wishes. Very truly yours. July 30, 1936 »:,♦ Brio H. Swenson 2119^ Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, California Dear Mr. Swenson: Enclosed are five negatives from which kindly make two prints each enlarged to postal size approximately, and mail to me as asaal. Very truly yours, / J f I July 25, 1936 i i I I Marin County Auditor San Rafael, California Bear Sir; Enclosed is my check for $42.14 in payment of the second instalment of taxes on my property at Lagunitas for 1933^ which according to your records has not been paid» Kindly 86nd me receipt for same. Enclosed is a stamped self -addressed envelope* Very truly yours. ^i^: ^ eae *i 970 G. Hart lierriam La^unitas, Marin County, Galif. 1936 Expense Account, Month July 1936 June 30 San Rafael: 10 gals ^as @ lai^' EicTmoncl-iJan Rafael ferry car self 2 assts Garquinez Bridge toll car self 2 assts Sacramento: 5 gals gas 3 19/ Meals, self 2 assts July 1 2 3 7 11 12 14 Auburn: 5 gals gas @ 19/ .95; meals, self 2 ass Indians, Auburn Res. vocab & infonnation ts 5.10 Auburn: meals, self 2 assts. Indians, Auburn Res. vocab & infonnation Hotel Auburn 3 rooms, 3 ni.chts Breakfasts lunches self, 2 assts Carpuinez Bridge toll car self 2 assts Richmond-San Raf. ferry car self 2 assts San Rafael: 8 gals gas @ lay Sausalito-S.P. ferry, self 2 assts ret S. P. -Berkeley ferry asst ret |r f-c'^^r^PL*^?'* "leaks self assts 2.50 ? fLo^fr*^ Prelum ink $1; carbon paper .55 2 typewriter ribbons @ $1 (plus tax Hotel Powell S. F.U^. one night, self asst -: • o®ll^^^^®^^ *S3ts |3; Saus. car storage .50 gaus-S.P. ferry self as sis ret .75; car sfora^^e .35 S. .<. carfares .30- lunches self assts 1.60 " Berk: 12 gal gas |5.16- lunch asst .50 Allen Press Olxppings for June 1936 1 85 1 15 90 95 4 40 6 05 4 00 5 30 4 00 16 50 2 75 90 1 15 1 46 75 42 3 00 1 55 2 10 4 00 3 50 1 10 1 90 2 66 3 00 '.! i I 1 4.' .;! 17 18 20 21 22 23 28 31 Eric Swenson. photo work, June 1936 Saua-S.P. self assts .75; S.P. carfares ,30 S. P. maps ,75; Saus car storage .35 Phone, Lag, -Berkeley (Swenson photo] Second trip to Auourn Reservation San Anselmo: 8 gals gas @ 18f/ Saus-v3.P. ferry self assts car 1.40; carfares ,20 River boat S. P. to Sacramento- car $3,50; self 2 assts 4,50 rooms for night $3; dinner self 2 assts $2.50 Indians, Auburn Res. vocab & information Auburn meals, self 2 assts Hotel Auburn Idg. self 2 assts Auburn: 5 gals gas @ IS' Garquinez Bridge toll car self 2 assts Berk.: 7 ^als ^as ® 18 1«26; meals self assts 3.05 Berk, whiiecotton Hotel Idg. asst 1 night Breakfasts, assts Richmond -San Raf ferry car self 2 assts San Raf I car lubrication, oil change, 8 gal gas Eugene Auburn, services asst, July 1-31 & &3 per day P.G.&E. elec cur June 19-July 1 |l3,16 1/3 7 8 9 46 1 05 1 10 25 1 48 1 60 8 00 50 00 35 00 95 90 31 50 50 15 72 93 00 4 39 5 4 5 6 4 2 1 3 230 57 Two hundred thirty f if ty -seven- 230.57 M r\e 972 July 31, 1936 <^. Mr, N. W. Darsev^ Accountant Smithsonian Institution Vmshington, D. C, Dear Mr. Dorsey: Enclosed herewith is my expense account for the month of July 1936, counting to $230.57; and also salary voucher for month of July 1936 for $190.00 to my Secretary, Jean Carr, both of which kindly pay as usual from the Harriman Fund • Very truly yours. H 5c 90 HW'' 4- 't', -■ y z' 3 00 0 V w i I (Pl mi July 31, 1936 Hiss Isabel Kelly Dept. Anthropology, 0. 0. Berkeley, California Dear Miss Kelly: 7ery many thanks for your kind letter of yesterday. I am thankful for the information you hare given me about the one-eyed Piute, Joe Francis, at luba, and shall certainly make an effort to see him. Heretofore the Piutes south of the Canyon have proved scarce and rather unsatisfactory— largely by reason of their lack of speakii^ knowledge of English. lour Joe Francis sounds like a worthwhile exception. Several months ago when still in liashingtoa I began a letter to you commenting on your excellent paper on the Hntoon of Sacramento Valley —northerly, but in- creasing pressure of other matters prevented its comple- tion. 1 was interested to see that some of your informants were among those worked by me many years ago. With many thanks and best wishes^ Very truly yours, - ^ i I I Jl t\2 'S'-i August 5, 1936 Dear Henry: , ,^ impose on ^« «f hflvins relations ii we uou t- .-mat's t^e use of navxng t.^ once l» a wWl«? ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^_^^ ^^_^ ^„„, .„. , "^ :: ° t r«p.3S ^.^^ *» .« at «X9 !«. 3t»,t '" r'a ea^ .ontai. on. o. ..e suoo.ssi,. parts o. a l.r.. *"" "T !Lloal publication to .Mc. I subscri.ea .any ,.ars ago 7 « ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ „,,,„_ ,,,„,.^ .He *" :::::. --WHC. mi s.,^^ on »t.nin. to .asMn.ton. "'"-^Z ust\et.n. .0. a lo. a. ,t t.e. .ot UiP ^ around t.e north part of the state, stopping one n.ght a Bure.a R.d,o<,d sroves from Humboldt Bay to and traversing the splendid Eedwood grove ana tray ur ,*„„.w, drive. 3i=* 7°" """^^ lane iiro»e--a glorious and Impressive have been alon^. ,^ ,e hear from the majority of your family ,uit, fre,uently- and happily it is al.ays good "-• ^^^ ,^^^. Knowing t>^t you are busy and trusting jr ing well. As ever yours. Kr. Henry T). Abbot 2319 Tracy Place Washington, u. ^» M I, \ p\e ♦i August 5, 1936 Mr. Prank Carroll 118 Bass ell Avenue Sttsanrille, Califonnia Dear Mr. Carroll: Very many thanks for your letter of July 11 in regard to some of the Indians of your region. 1 am not surprised to note that you. as well as the Indians of your region, resent the term 'Digger'. Several years ago I suc- ceeded in having this name abolished from use in the Indian Office in Washington, Although I have a fairly large collection of Indian baskets 1 have only once come across a baby basket with a sharp point which the mother sticks in the ground while working. This one I obtained in the Tulare Lake region near' the south end of San Joaquin 7alley. I am glad to know about those of the Midoo. If I am able to visit northeastern California agaih I shall be glad to call on you and see your collection of Indian work. Shoul,d-also like to see the prehistoric ruin you mention. Thanking you for your letter and with best wishes. Very truly yours. I ' t •< »> i ■h a h* August 12, 1936 Dear Vernon: Thanks for yours of July 31 enclosing letters from Boies Penrose. It seems he was a little too prompt in sending you Beaver Dick's letters, as a result of which they reached Washington after we had gone. But since his letter to you is addressed to the Biological Survey 1 assume that the packet of Beaver Dick's letters was sent to the same address— and that they have been put in a safe place-properly in a fire-proof safe-to ai?ait year return. Of course I do not want them sent to California for 1 am far too busy with my own work here. Today l*m writing to Boies Penrose thanking him for the use of the letters and telling him tliat I will return them soon after returning to Washington. Harry and Ms son Dick came yesterday and left as this morn- ing. Were very glad to see them again. Tou and Florence are very good to ask us to visit you, but it»s impracticable. Don't expect to get so far south, and must quit California early enough to make the Painted Desert trip be- fore the fall rains. As ever. 1 I f i August 12, 1936 ~ V Dr. Boies Penrose Devon, Pennsylvania Dear Doctor Penrose: ^ Tour letter of July 13 addressed to Vernon Bailey at the Biological Survey, /Washington, on the subject of the Beaver Dick letters has been sent to me for acknowledgement. It was indeed kind of you to send the packet of letters to Mr. Bailey. Ke and I are now engaged in field work in California, but on my return to Washington in October 1 shall appreciate the onportunity of reading the letters and shall re- turn them to you as soon as practicable. I have a large series cf Beaver Dick's letter's, T/rit- ten to me in 1872 and subsequent years. Beaver Dick and his wife and young son were with us in Idaho in 1372 at which time I was Naturalist of the Hayden iixpedition. His wife was a Kez Perces Indian woman and his son a fine intelligent lad who later, along with his mother, died of small -pox during a serious epidemic of that disease. With appreciation of your courtesy. Very truly yours. e -tViMii^, v> 976 5 ill .xj^«-'Ma^- •'I I 1 1 I August 12, 1936 Dear Walter: Thanks for your letter of July 14 in reply to my re- grets at not seeing you'and your dad when you came to Lagunitas. Since yo.i wrote we have been on a not very successful trip in great heat ut; north thro igh Sacranento Valley, and back tv way of t^:-^e Pedwood Highway; and just now have been through a verv dense ano --.terestin.^ fcrast in Dear Talley on the Tamal- pais 'T^eninsula. ppssir^ the C,..-,try Club headquarters (inhabited b^ a single :-..inc."ia.n beceuBe n' ..id-week). The forest is of un- usual der-,i+y. sac,iratea with moisture and with almost continuous areas of ft^n i-i caiup-to-wet country vegatation. i doe with two spotted iavvro 'lazod at us from a distance of less than tiJo rods and showed n: si^^n of fright. My cousin Harry llerriam and his son Dick were with us on this trip. Harry ip.returning to hia home in Merriam Valley in southern California while his son is entering the Berkeley University on a scholarship. Glad to know that your good wife is, or has been, en- joying her mode;^ rmd scalpture work in Oregon. If she has returned give Tour £pr3 have been a great agRin. ft is . ..r best love, ; trip over the 3iskiyous and Grater Lake must •cv. T :at you .met Elmer Applegate, whose lA ^ 978 Fisher 2 botanical knowledge of the west coast region I greatly envy. I am glad also that you met up with our old packer, Sel den Ogle, but sorry he is afflicted with asthiua. Tour Ford has certainly done a good job— 40,000 miles without valve grinding' Uj 1935 Ford 3 vrith a big trunk be- hind is a joy forevor. There has never been, the least trouble with it and it gees -and ?roa??, With love to you both, in viVjoli 21i2c.brth ^oins. ^ vtVo^J^^r-*-yv -»^»N^. poor imprint I - m \ August 21. 1936 Hiss Alice Eastwood Aoadei^ of Sciences San Francisco, Calif. Dear Miss Sastvood: Owing to the unfortunate circumstance that I am far tel^ind in my Indian work, and much too old (well past eighty) to giTe more time to other lines, I realize the necessity of giving up hotanioal studies. As you know, I have collected a lot of manzanitas and some other brush and humbler plants, specimens of which are at my home here at Lagunitas. The mounted specimens fill foar drawers of a steel file case. Besides these there are some bundles of unmounted specimens. If you care for this collection, mounted and unmounted, I shall be glad to donate it to your herbarium. 1 suggest that you come here in a car with one of your assistants so you can tie the specimens in bundles to take back with you. I expect to be home for a week or more and lirs. Urriam and I will be most happy to have you and your assistant for lunch. If this sedms worth while to you, kindly let me know when it will be convenient for you to come. Bith best wishes. Very truly yours. 979 / I i ose 981 0. Hart Merriam i 1936 iogast f5 7 11 13 14 1 ^ Lagunitas, Marin County, Calif assts. !j>3 Expense Account —Month August 1936 San Raf-Pac>'jaond ferry car self 2 assts Berkeley: 7 gals gas & 18^-1.26- |eals a Carquinez Bridge toll, Car /elf 2 assts. Red Bluff: 11 gals gas ^.W Tremont Ho^el, one night self 2 assts Garage one night .50; lieals, self 2 assts 3.90 Eureka: 10 gals gas @ l?^-\-?5; Garage .50 Eureka Inn. one night self, 2 assts Vailets: 9 gals gas,^ 20^ . , ,» q qa i'lflfllq '^5. 70' Garauinez iiridge car & o .yu _ Ritl^milr ierrl car & 3-Ll5; Brkfst, assts. .60 San Rafael: 11 gals gas I 18k^ Allen Press Clippings for July 1936 oan nafael: 7 gals gas- oil ana grease _ Eric Bwenson, photo work, fpr July 1936 San Rafael: telegram to bmithsonian San Raf-rdohciond ferry, car, sell, 2 ass 2 3 4 5 f«5 .40 1.20 Sausalito-S.F. lerry. car self 2 assts Salinas: 8 gals gapVJ 13^-1.44; Meals 3.10 Paso ^"'obles: Hotel Taylor Idg. self 2 assts 8 crals 19^!!- 1.5^; garage .50 1 4 2 6 4 2 7 1 6 1 2 3 3 15 76 2 06 1 i. 2 2 1 15 26 90 09 50 40 45 00 80 60 75 04 00 54 15 20 35 78 1 05 4 54 4 50 2 02 !! I ^ 16 17 18 19 21 22 25 30 31 Ventura: 9 gals f?as 3 IV 1.62; Meals 4.50 Riverside: Hotel Potter, Idg. one night i'^.....w 8 7 gals gas @ ISs^- 1.26: keals , self, assts 4.55 Indian, Soboba i'^eservafion vocab work &, infer:. ation Hemet: Hotel Alessandro, Idg. one night self assts 9 Indian, Soboba ^'eservation, vocab work & information . Los Angeles : 10 gals gas 1.75; Meals 3.78 Bakersfield: Hotel Tegeler, Idg, self 2 assts Oil and grease change 3 gals gas ■ 18i/ 1.44:. Meals, self assts. 3.30 Merced: 9 gals gas - 18i^nately, my dia- betes does not allow me to work in high temperataree. ^ re- cently suffered a severe relapse after three days' work in southern California, There is no particular hurry on my part as I have more than plenty to do in California, but as you know I am anxious to get this additional information from the desert country before returning to Washington. With kindest regards to you all in which Mrs. lierriam joins. Very truly yours. 4 i September 1, 1936 Dear Florence: Beturning from a recent field trip I found your letter en- closi-e- Betty's memorandum about the fanily monument, the in- formation she -Ives appears to be of no value for the reason, if I am not mistaken, that she copied the lettering on the wrong sid^ ' of the monument. This monument, like most others, has four sides and it is imr^nssible for us to know exactly wbat is on the three other sides, or at least so Eany of them as are inscribed. 3vidently yoar folks are fairly busy with the additions to your house and garage. It's a fine thing that Chester will have such a comf art able home. It is beautiful here now as usual— early fog normally going aboit eight, with clear still days. Our Crested Blue jays— only three in number this year — are feeaing on the huckleberries as they ripen on the bushes about the house; and a single male Fipilo takes rrain daily from the plank V7alk alongside. The Juncos that have nested near by came daily for grain until recently but have now disappeared. love to you all. Mrs. Barbara Hastings McKee Grand Canyon, Arizona S!rs. "lore:^''"^ Werriam Bailey Route 2, " San r.araojf I \ -4'* September 1, 1936 986 ': :en ■4 I Collector of Taxes, !)• C. Washington, D. G* Dear Sir: To date I hare received no statement of the amount of taxes due on my home property, Sq*190, Lot 805, at 1919 Sixteenth Street, payable in September for the current year* Kindly send same to me at Lagunitas, Marin County, California. Very truly yours. I vse 1 » 4 ^^H ' I September 1, 1936 Dear Betty: Thanks for your letter of July 24 from vJendover, Nevada. Tour auto trip this year indicates an almost unbe- lievable improvement of the old roaSs with auditions of new ones since fHe time of my first and second crossings more than twenty years ago* Then there were.no continuous loads and of course no paved road aq3rwhere. It took us, in me of the best cars of the time, thirty-one days from uashiigton to San Francisco. No, Florence didn»t tell me about the spectacular road from M%za Verdi to t^e Canyon via Bluff and Kiyenta. Congratulations to Che-bub'-ba on his remarkable journey. Che-bub^>ba is merely his own name. Lost of the flying squirrels I have had alive uttered this word at fre- quent intervals. Florence has forwarded your letter of August 17 giving the names of Jncle James and family as engraved on the east face of the family monument on Leyden Hill^but no men- tion is made of the lettering on the thvo^ ofher sides, or of the size of the space left on *^i« James Merriam side. If you ha^e « camera, as I »m sure you have, the sim- lest way would be to photograph all four sides, I should think i TfT', « . 988 I that by watching the midday or afternoon shadows you would be able to photograph the letters so that they would show. With love to your mother and yourself--in which your Aunt Elizabeth joins. As ever. Kiss Betty Hone Lyons Falls, N. T. r 1*.- $■ Septemoer 14, 1936 Oollector of Taxes Offic6 of the Assessor WasMngton, D. (i» Dear Sir: inclo^'i herewith is my check on the National Metropolitan Bank of Washington, D. 0* for $255.20 in full payment of the real estate taxes for the year ending Jane 30, 1937 on my let at 1919 16th Street, N. W., Washington, D. 0- Kindly return receipt. Stamped self -addressed en- velope is enclosed. Very truly yours. rvA V^'^r*--' 3^\ T September 15» 1936 Mr. Antonio La CTia«a Soboba Indian HoBPital San Jaolnto. Galif. Dear Ux. La (Jha«at Bnoloaed are enlargements of the photographs nr« «r% mw •giait to the jJeserva- I took of you and your wife on my tisix xo sorry they did not cone sooner. ath aest wishes to you all. Very truly yours. 989 oee 991 September 15, 1936 Mr. Clifford L. B. Hubbard 39 All Saints Roaa Nottin^Hill, London, 11.11. Dear Mr. Hubbard: On returning to ipy smnmer base for field work in California (Lagunitas, a few miles nort^ of San Francisco Bay) 1 found your letter about the Joyotea, forwarded from Washington. On my return to ..ashington 1 think i inay be able to send you one of my putlications on these aninals — the one ^enumerating the species and subspecies then recognized. rtith best wishes. Very truly yoars. .ri September 15, 1936 Mr* Hoy Tager .^ La Pine, Oregon Dear Mr. Yager: Again 1 am writing to ask about your so-called La?a-bed Bear. Has he kept on growing so that he would bi hard to tell from an ordinary Black Bear^ or is he &till a dwarf? Shall be glad to hear from you. Tery truly yours. 1 it I Q JgW ; i I % ■*. 4 \ September 15, 1936 Ferenoe aaA VerltOB: Bone of as hwe heard from the others of as for some tine past. About the middle of Augast X had to drop field work and rash hoae bettause of another onset of my old trouble, Biabetes. Barbara Hastings EoKee writes that she will take me in her car to the Indians i want to work with on the Painted Desert and suggests Tsry early October as a good time to go. For this reason i ezpeot to close house here at Lagunitas some- time between ths first and fifth of October. II I rwaember correctly, yoa wrote that you expect to leave for ViasMngten about the first of October. Oan't you COM a little early and spend a few days with us on t>^e way? 1 oan meet yoa at Zenaida's at any time and bring yoa up here, le thould be mighty glad to see you here once more. Itth lote to you both, expanding to cover our several relations and friends in the valley. As ever. 992: j 1 i4 i i s ■ i \ 4.: I i< ■■:i ^ September 23, 1936 Offiof of iissessor Oallaeieir of Saxes Wathln^ott, D* G,. Dear Sir: On September 14 I mailed you my o^ieck on the national Metropolitan Bank for $255 •^O in full payment of t^e Real Estate Taxes to June 30, 1937 on my property at 1919 16th Street, R. !• 1 also enclosed staoaped self- addressed enrelope for return of receipt * This enrelope was returned to me (reoeiyed this morning) with the enclosed tax bill^--qot marked paid. I am therefore retorning it herewith with another stamped self -addressed entelope^ Kindly mark paid and rec- tum to me at once* Yery truly yours. S93 i ■'hi '-^ W9 M I ■// 'f )i:J &; < fir" « i« *■•■ r:«, .1 i ■.'* ':-,i:t, September 26, 1936 Hosium of 2ool(^ JUm Arbor ^ lUoaigan Dear Sirs: PI east change my address for the Joarnal of y fipny'^ fjigrr from Lagixnitas, California to 1919 16th St. WaMtingtM^ T). Q. levy truly yours. Similar letters sent September 23, 1936 to t>^e following:- national Geogwiphic Magazine 16th and H Streets Washington, D. 0. - American Anthropologist 450 Ahnaip itreet Menasha, Bieconsm American Forests 1713 K. Street Washington, ^. C* Indians at Work Bureau Indian Afiairs Watfliington, O* C. headers Digest Fleasantvxlls, w. 1. O 9> Hat are Magazine 1214 16th Street leashing ton, D. C. Science and r^oientific Mont My Srand Central Terminal New York City Literary Digest 354 ?ifth ATenae Hew York City Museum Notes Flagstaff, Arizona Natural History n-^x„« ^, Museum Nataral History 77th St^ (£ Central lark .1 New York City H \^ f r m 1 -'"r • ~ ti 995 SeptBrnbi^r 27^ 193/ 36 255 fioBDaercial Sireet San Frattoisoo, Calif. Bear Sirs; On and after receipt of this letter kindlj' send xttjr press clippings to 1919 16t> Street^ uashington, ])• C^ instead of Lagimitas, California* ?ery truly yoars^ Stptoaber 28, 1936 O* 8. G«ol(^eiil tunrtT SMTtoMito, Oallfomia T>mY Sirs: . I sliall be greatly obliged if you will send •opias of year latest Land Office Kap of Arizona, addressed and billed to me at Lagtmitas, Marin County, California* * ,w ITery truly yours. • H^ k» II I i ooa 1U m i I I ♦t •r. I "T^lv'-iY<^^vt September 28, 1936 \ %/r 'O^ Hease liol'f^^pt ember salary check until I call for it. ^ maraiqg east in few days. \ C. Hart Merri "Ve\e.a\'tMrww / g#pt«nibo r oo. iv<^ TJr, Gilbert (Jroerenor Itotional Gaoeraphio Society lasT^ini^ton, D. 0. Please >iold September check until l amii for it In retarning east in few days. C. Hart MerriaiB