. 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. INGERSOLL. AMORY S. CO. lO POST OFFICE SQUARE R O. BOX 1
. 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. INGERSOLL. AMORY S. CO. lO POST OFFICE SQUARE R O. BOX 1321 INGERSOLL AMORY ELTON CLARK C C. PAYSON. BOSTON. MASS. J"une 13th 12 r, C. Hart uerriam, #1919 l6tja St,, Wasiiington, D» Dear Dr uerriaiij:- C, I thank you Vcry mucn Indeed for your iclnd letter and permit wxilca I found at Juneau , Please excuse my not ansv-erlng sooner as I did not have a c.^nce to do so , I au. much disappointed that we were una"bie to colltict small tout icnowing that the bears were the most impoatajat, we. put our time on them and it was Impossible to attend to the srfiail animals properly as we kept on the move so. The IndiaiiS had killed many bears on Admiralty Island last summer and we did not find them as plentiful as we had hoped, Wltii the exception of last year, many deer had died during the recent winters on Admiralt- Island, Last year, practically none died, there -belm very little snow, aiid therefore bears did not have them to eat they first caine out. as there was very little snow, the bears found grass way back on the slides and did not have to come down near the beacii for it. At first we found very little bear sign and it looked as if we might have a hard time to ««t any. when we found that the grass was no better nwar the beach tiiaa back on the slides, we hunted further back and were fairly successful. All that we found the bears were eating was grass, a eample of which I enclose , the. Please no
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