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was by the "J^^^i^ Harkness," an American ship bound for New 

 York. If she makes the trip in 150 days, starting at this time of 

 year, she will do well. Like the last ship, the "Jennie Harkness" 

 goes to the National Cordage Co. 



Stirred by our success, the Spaniards have made two attempts 

 to get timaran in Mindoro.' One of them failed utterly, and the 

 second seemed in a fair way to, when we came along. 



Wednesday, May 24. I am very glad to be able to report that 

 the stories about pearly Nautili at this place prove to be entirely 

 true. The natives brought in two night before last, five last night, 

 and my only fear now is that they will bring them in faster than 

 I can preserve them. I wish I knew how many could be used to 

 good advantage, but shall have to use my own judgment in the 

 matter. 



Sincerely yours. 



Dean C. Worcester. 



VIII. 



Toledo, Cebu, June 25, 1892. 



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Mr. Bourns is at the present moment quite busy with one of 

 the attacks of fever which we have come to consider a part of the 

 regular order of things. I hope however that this will be a light 

 attack of short duration, as is usually the case. The fever which 

 has troubled Mr. Bourns, Mateo, and one of our boys was un- 

 doubtedly contracted in Mindoro. Personally I was very fortu- 

 nate in being ill but once while there, and have had no return. 



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Work, since our arrival in the island of Cebu, has been most 

 satisfactory in its results. Mr. Bourns arrived here sometime 

 before I did. He found that the beautiful strip of forest in Which 

 we had expected to work had been entirely cleared off during our 

 absence. He spent most of the time before my arrival in scouring 

 the country on horseback, searching for a favorable place to work, 

 and succeeded in finding one just before I arrived. 



We are quartered in a small native house, or rather hut, 

 where we suffer much inconvenience from our confined and 

 narrow quarters, being obliged to eat and sleep in the one small 

 room where we skin and dry our birds. We are near the forest 



