. 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. \J' ^ W. J. HOLLAND, Ph. D., LL. D., DIRECTOR. (address
. 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. \J' ^ W. J. HOLLAND, Ph. D., LL. D., DIRECTOR. (address all CORRKSfiONDCNCE TO THE DIRECTOR.) Carnegie Museum, (DEPARTMENT OF THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE.) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U. S» A. June 1, 1912. Dr. 0 . Hart Merriam;, 119 16th St-,. Washington, D. C. My Dear Doctor Merriam;- Your pleasant lines of May the 24th were duly recelTed. I am glad that you found the skull we sent you interesting. I find om investigatioin that we only have one other grizzly hear,, which is smaller than the one I sent you, and its origin is in doubt. It is a specimen which was presented to the Museumi hy one of our taxidei^ista. He can give me no clue as to whence the specimen cajme. He acquired it with some other material which he purchased. The skulls of the specimens shot by Mr. Hamaday and Mr. Phillips - an account of their adventures being contained in the book entitled "Camp Pirea In the Canadian Rockies" - have unfortunately been employed In mounting the male and female grizzlies which are here in the Museum , and they are therefore not available for study. You state that the skull which I send you extends the range Of typical Ursus horribilis further to the southeast than pre>- viously known. I have of late paid little attention to the dia- critical studieab which are being carried on as to the Horth Amer- ican UrsidBB. My friend Hornaday urged me twenty years ago to take up the genus Ursus and make it my hobby, but at that tima I h
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