. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. 1 H * . 8se J'ebruary 29, 1924 Mr. Lyon de Camp, Thendar
. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. 1 H * . 8se J'ebruary 29, 1924 Mr. Lyon de Camp, Thendara, New Yoric. Dear Ijon: Tharks for yours of the 21st instant. By the usual coircidence my letter to your son Spregue crossed one from him to me. However, no harm was done and I hare now received a second letter which I am ahout to answer today. As I told ycu ^hen you were here^ I shall be glad to take him on s short field trip during the coming season if his en- gagements fit in with mineâaltho^jgh from a statement in his last letter i infer thet he is strongly averse to field work except in areas of polite civilization. V/e don't envy your thermometer readings, and are very thankful that ours remain in the neighborhood of the freezing point and that our snows thus far have covered the ground for orly two or three days at a time. Dorothy is practically well, thou^^h not very strong yet. With love from us all. As ever vours. ^.\ w. \ .^1 1'^ l-. #â V February 29, 1S24 Hon. Charles II. Burke, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C. My dear Llr. Burke: I am very glad to learn from your letter of yesterday that you have ordered the discontinuance o^ the name 'Digf^er', previously applied by your office to the Mewuk Indians of California. The news of this will be received with joy by practically all the California Indians. I have not yet heard from you in answer to my inquiry of the i2th instant in regard to the criterion in the way of blood kinship accepted by your
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