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seri(>s of IcM'turcs on (>\-()luti()n, and also spoken witli lantern slides, on 

 Polynesia and its ])(M)])1(>s. The Plxecutive Seeretarv, Dr. James M . 

 H(Miry. as \v(>ll as tlu^ othei- members af the College, did everything to 

 make th(> tim(> profitable, as well as enjoyable. I trust that close rela- 

 tions may be maintained between that institution and ours, for I am 

 sure mutual l)enefits will be gained thereby. The zoologist, Professor 

 Howard, is developing a campaign of systematic collecting in the Canton 

 region, which is certain to be exceptionally successful. 



"Late in Sei)tember, my son and I took the steamer from Hong- 

 kong to Bangkok, where we arrived on October 7. A few days were 

 spent in making preparations, and then we proceeded to our long- 

 determined goal, the city of Chiengmai. 500 miles north of Bangkok. 

 This city is beautifully situated on a plain of rice fields, surrounded on 

 almost all sides by mountains of considerable height. The American 

 Minister, Hon. George W. D. Hunt, came up at the same time, as well 

 as Dr. Kock, of Honolulu and Washington, and for a week we were the 

 guests of His Serene Highness, Prince Bovaradej, the Viceroy of North- 

 ern Siam. Numerous favors were shown us, and w^e were privileged to 

 learn a great deal of the Lao people of this region, and of their highly 

 developed culture. 



"Nearly a week was spent in the forests high up on the mountain 

 of Doi Sutep. near Chiengmai, at an elevation of 2,700 feet above «ea 

 level. The American Presbyterian Mission is splendidly represented at 

 Chiengmai, and the representatives did everything to make our work 

 successful. The mission has Rest Houses at different places on Doi 

 Sutep, and these were j)laced at our entire disposal. The success of our 

 collecting was mainly due to the aid thus rendered, and f\dl acknowledg- 

 ment must be made to Messrs. McKean, Campbell, Cort, Gillies, 

 Peichel, and to Dr. Bauer of the Rockefeller Commission here at work. 



"Several of the mission staff are interested to the extent of making 

 collections in the future for transmission to our institution. Incidentally, 

 I may say that Lieut-Gen. E. W. Trotter has given me a series of snakes 

 for the Museum collections. 



"On November 8th, we started by rail for Singa])ore, taking several 

 days for the trip down the Malsiy Peninsula, for collecting around 

 Penang and Kuala Lumpur and for making ecological o]:)ser vat ions. On 

 November 19th we sailed from Singapore for Java." 



