. 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. era 7 511 Jidy 2, 1914. 5ir. W. H. '^ase, Jwieaut Alaaic


. 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. era 7 511 Jidy 2, 1914. 5ir. W. H. '^ase, Jwieaut Alaaica. D,e«ur Sir: Tour lettarB of Juno 12 and 19 arrlred d'oly, aiid the firet batch of Bear Bkulle came also, tut the Becoiid batch ime net yet come. I «a r^ad that you have sent tbe=n however. and -they will he taken care of during ^ aleance. As you do not ."iroa list of them, it is i-ipoeaihle for rae to tnake cub a voucher, hut I will have a memorand^jm sont me and will attand to it later. I have credited you $40 for the skulls vrtiich cane in a short tiuie aco. as par yovT lottor of June 12 (2 froi3 Snettis'-Ltti at $10 aach, the front of aji old broken W^ male froa ChicbaGOf ste. ea\ old fenale from Douclas Isla^id $8, ard a mle Black Bear frcDi Doue;la8 Island H*) Tliese skulls had no taf^. It is very important that each skull should be tavred tritSa t'.e locality as nsar as you ki-iOT7 it, ever; if the rast of the ini"ormtion Called for ca:r:.ot be r-ivan. A batch of ta^s is sent 3''0u berewitb in other envelope. In oases where you cannot aacartain the locality with certainty, it ie better to say so rather than take the chance of labeling a skull as coniirr from the wrong place, 'libera were one or two errors of this kii^d In the first lot. r % I. 8 2 â ;. ^⢠&ixi ^ "'- I aa leaving for Oalifomla in the niomlns, and eipect to be gone until the latter part of ^ >ber. ^^^ addreas mrtil then will La^:nita


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