Jum IT, 1939 
lit. Comar. T. J. Kelly 
tJit.fi, HOUSTON 
Bremerton, Washington 
Sear Mr, Kelly* 
It was a pleasant surprise to get those several bottles of 
specimens. I as really glad to have the® and also to know that yon arm 
keeping up your interest in biology. The least that I can do la to 
return vou the postage that you expended in my behalf. Please don’t 
hesitate to accept it, because what I send you is official postage. 
The Museum is glad to undertake the transportation of specimens that 
it receives, I believe what you have sent us are the first things 
that w® have ever had from Bremerton. 
With this I am sending you a copy of our so-called Explora- 
tions Pamphlet which has a few words about the Galapagos cruise in 
it. Also, through the mall in the near future, you will receive 
copies of the several papers that have appeared on the scientific re- 
sults of the cruise. W® did have a grand time and got a lot of 
material. Sometimes I am a bit surprised myself at the interesting 
things wa turned up. I certainly would like to go back to Clipperton 
and spend at least a couple of days there trying to gather in every- 
thing I can lay my hands on. My 0 to boss, Dr. Wetraore, is working 
over the birds and hopes to get out a little report on those that you 
got for us on that island. . 
I am also having a set of the publications sent to Captain 
Barker and Mr . Bad ley. I am sorry that I cannot arrange to supply 
every one with a set, but id any members of the staff are interested 
In any particular paper, they may be able to obtain a copy by writing 
to the Smithsonian for it. 
I had a very successful trip along the north coast of South 
America and got some interesting color photographs. The next thing 
in the books is a trip to the South Pacific, but I would rather be 
taking one that has been offered aa to the west coastof South America. 
It would be cooler, for one thing. They have some awful surf down 
in those South Sea islands, and I guess more than once I will be 
wishing I had you to put me ashore. 
