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have had orcuttT success in your work thtui Jinyonc 1 know of, and 

 if I had my way I would gladly cnlai'^o your tiold to superintend all 

 the work in North America north of ()() deo-rees. 

 Very sincerely, yours, 



J. T. BULMKR. 



Rev. SiiKLDON Jackson, 



Halifax. N. S.. F<hrii<inj U, 1899. 



Sir: I have received and read with great interest and profit the 

 reports of your department relating to the introduction of the rein- 

 deer into Alaska. I am ((uite convinced that we must make a similar 

 move in Canada, and the only wonder is that it has not Ihmmi done before. 

 But for politics I t)elieve it would, for here, as in the Ignited States, 

 everybody is out of bieath trying- to beg something from the Govern- 

 ment. I am to-day conferring with the Government on the North 

 American status, and other persons of prominence as to taking steps 

 for a public meeting, and will immediatelj^ press the matter on the atten- 

 tion of the minister of the department of the interior, so that we can 

 get a grant at the approaching session of Parliament. 



Again thanking you for your kindness, believe me to l)e, sir, 

 Your ol)edient servant, 



J. T. BULMER. 



The Commissioner of Education. 



Halifax, Nova Scotia, A]}/-!! 17, 1899. 

 Sir: I got the report for 1898 a few weeks ago and your letter a 

 few days ago. liespecting the first, allow" me to say that nothing 

 issues from the press more interesting to me than your report. Partic- 

 ularly am I glad to see that you have such a fine hei-d at Point Barrow. 

 The success you will have with that herd wnll determine the possil)ili- 

 ties of our coast line from the northwest boundary to Chesterfield 

 Inlet, some 1..5()0 miles. 1 have no doubt but that the Eskimos and 

 Indians north of (>(> would take most kindh' to the introduction of the 

 reindeer, and that those great stretches of rich pasture land can only be 

 utilized in one way — by the reind(M>r. Macoun tells me that the great 

 barren land pastures are the richest in the world. He says no one of 

 Canadian or United States prairie is to l)e compared as a pasture with 

 the ''barren ground'' — during July, August, and September. We must 

 fill that coimtr}' with the hardy northern moss and give them the 

 reindeer to work with and live on. P^vidently 3'ou have been very 

 fortunate in getting a good reliable fellow like your acting superin- 

 tendent. 1 wish we could oet vou to come into service of Canada. 



