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from ranges 25 to 33, inclusive; that is, to the country to the north 

 of the M. H. & O. Railway to the lake between Marquette an«i 

 L'Anse, covering over 700 square miles of unexplored land." Un- 

 fortunately Wright died of pneumonia in March, 1888. According 

 to 1r*rofessor Wadsworth, who succeeded him, while he had planned 

 and laid out the work on a broad scale, he had delayed putting his 



whom it bad beeu thrust, who had not taken interest enough in the work to 

 open the package in which it came. 



Men who have tens of thousands invested in Michigan mines, and who have 

 devoted their lives to their development, thereby bringing the State to the front 

 rank in its mineral productions, must buy the report, or procure it at a late 

 date by political influences or special effort; while petty editors and officeholders 

 and political wirepullers, who can control ii few votes, have it thrust on them 

 at the earlist possible moment. Some copies of a State publication must, I 

 suppose, be wasted on such people, but I believe they should be served after, 

 and certainly not to the exclusion of people who really want to know something 

 of the mineral wealth of Michigan and how to develop it; and also after those 

 libraries and periodicals, whose business it is to teach the world scientific truth. 



If you wish to know why I take the liberty of criticising you severely in this 

 matter I will tell you: To say nothing of the personal slight — 1 can't look on 

 it as less — of being entirely ignored in this matter of the distribution of my 

 report by one who came into the administration of the survey when it was 

 nearly completed, I ask your attention to the fact that I have nearly $3,000 in 

 money, in addition to services which would have commanded $10,000 in the 

 open market, invested in this work, besides to a great extent my reputation, 

 which money can not measure. I have tried very hard to do my whole duty in 

 this business and have spared neither my time, money, or personal sacrifice. 

 You can therefoi-e judge of my feelings when some of the most estimable men 

 T know in and out of Michigan write me that my work has been used as a 

 "campaign document." 



I am tired of writing letters explaining that you are a very busy man and 

 that if they will wait patiently justice will in the end be done. 



Unless you furnish me something else to say, and that promptly, I shall in 

 future answer the.se people with a copy of this letter, which meantime I send 

 to Mr, Baxter, who niay be as much to blame as you, for aught I know. 

 Very truly, yours, 



(Signed) T. B. B. 



P. S. — To answer your question — I can add nothing to what I said last sum- 

 mer. The Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D. C, is the usual channel 

 through which such documents are distributed to foreign societies and libraries. 

 I bought a copy and .sent it to Sweden. 



I do not believe my friend. Sir W. Williams, who Is already interested in 

 Lake Superior, and is very desirous of knowing more of it, will feel compli- 

 mented by having a copy sent him on which he will have to pay not less than, 

 say, $10 expenses. He will soon be able to buy the books in London, second- 

 hand, cheaper. 



I will undertake to distrTbute any copies sent me, provided T hare full author- 

 ity to draw on you for the actual cost, which I conceive would be small on a 

 number of copies which could be sent as common freight through Baldwin Bros,, 

 72 Broadway, New York. This is a central point for the whole of Europe. 



