. 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. October 8,1924. Dr. G. uart Uerriam, Lagunitas ,Cal •. D
. 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. October 8,1924. Dr. G. uart Uerriam, Lagunitas ,Cal •. Dear Hart: Upon my return here I find your letter of the 21st, and an ver^'' glad to hear from you. As far as that outfit of mine is concerned, I have received a long letter from Sprague, dated Sept. 6th, from 6617 Leland Viay, Hollywood, Gal., re-counting his adventures and experiences on that Alaskan trip, but does not mention finding any letter from you on his return to Hollywood. Possibly that letter may have mis-carried. I note you say you enclose copy of letter which you sent un- der date of July 26th., but that must have been mis-placed as it was not enclosed. Sprague's school started September 8th. so I presume he has been busy since that time. The summer up here has been very cold and v;et, extremely un- satisfactory from the resort business point of view. I am now in the of getting ready to go again into the lumber game. The manufact- ure of the hardwood in this section appears to show as re-munerative a return as we could expect in the old days from the spruce and hemlock. All of the virgin hardwood throughout this Adirondack section is dying so it had better be cut and salvaged while possible. My explanation of this condition is that ttee old hardwood trees having grown up in a mixed foreit of hardwood and conifer, when the soft wood has been removed, the early spring sun beats down through the bare branches of the remaining hardwood and so starts the sap in
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