CORRESPONDENCE 207 



Milltown, N. B., March 15, 1880. 

 My Dear Professor: 



I have not written yon for some time for the good reason I 

 had nothing very new to communicate. I have been on the look- 

 out for anything worth sending you in the way of birds. Some 

 good sea birds have been sent me but were not fit to send in the 

 flesh so far. I have just had sent in a pair, male and female 

 Barrows, just killed and thought 1 would send them to you and 

 only sorry I have not a good Labrador Hawk or some other good 

 birds. Have only heard of one Gyrfalcon being shot this winter 

 and that was in Massachusetts. I believe I wrote you I got a 

 Stone Chat shot at Indian Island. 



So much for birds, now about fish. I suppose you are very busy 

 getting things ready for Europe. I was glad to see Prof. Goode 

 was to go away to represent you and have no doubt you will have 

 a very fine show ; almost wish I was going myself. I see Prof. 

 Bean is going up to Alaska. All your fish folks will be away 

 except Prof. Gill and he is cmite a team by himself. Hope you 

 will have good success with the shad ; our river used to be a good 

 shad river until the dam was put across at the tide mills and none 

 have gone up since ; they were very abundant at St. John last year ; 

 they were retailed at ten cents. ThePorgies have left us entirely, 

 been none for years. 



My lame knee is much better, can now walk about on two 

 canes and hope by spring to go alone again. If I get so as to walk 

 hope to go out to see the boys at Minneapolis in May as we lost 

 our visit in the fall. AVe have had a nice winter, good sleighing 

 since November. I expect your new Museum is done ; must try 

 to go and see it as soon as you get it in order. 



Mrs. B. joins me in much love to you and Mrs. B. and Lucy. 

 Sincerely yours, 



G. A. BOARDMAN. 



P. S. The birds will want to be looked after very soon by 

 Mr. Marshall. 



Milltown, St. Stephen, N. B., Aug. 1, 1S80. 

 My Dear Professor: 



I have not, I believe, written you since my return from out 

 west ; one reason I had not much news to write about, another 



