154 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 
Finally there came a day of good news, April 2, 1909, marked by the 
receipt of letters from His Excellency Baron Moncheur of the Legation 
de Belgique at Washington and from the Honorable Mr. Whiteley at 
Baltimore announcing that there had been secured not only the support 
and necessary good will of the Belgian Government but also an appro- 
priation of 6800 franes ($1329.23) toward the expense of transportation 
in the Congo. The compact agreed upon provided that in return the 
expedition should give to the Tervueren Museum, Belgium, certain 
suggested zodlogical specimens lacking there. The coéperation is 
expressed by the following words quoted from the reply of Director 
Bumpus to Baron Moncheur: “The American Museum of Natural 
History will consider it a privilege to be permitted to share the scientific 
results of this expedition to the Congo with the Museé du Congo in 
Belgium. We are confident that the combined efforts of the Colonia! 
Administration of the Kingdom of Belgium and the American Museum 
of Natural History will result in the general promotion of Science and 
thus redound to the benefit of all people.”’ 
Practical work could now be pushed rapidly. Passports were ob- 
tained from the Secretary of State at Washington, steamship tickets 
were purchased, permits for freight obtained, money cabled to the 
Banque du Congo, Belge, Brussels, to be held at the disposal of the 
expedition. Through the courtesy of Mr. H. L. Bridgman, a member 
of the Congo Committee, letters of introduction were obtained to 
persons in Brussels, in particular to His Excellency, the Honorable 
Mr. Lane Wilson of the United States Embassy; and in each case the 
new allies proved their personal interest by writing to officials in the 
Congo. On April 16, ata 
dinner given by President 
Osborn to the Congo 
Committee and other 
friends of the undertak- 
ing, a farewell was ex- 
tended to the explorers 
and the last word was 
said in anticipation of un- 
precedented success for 

the work. 
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A RIVER BOAT ON THE WAY TO STANLEYVILLE Phus the expedition 
