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634 c. In reply to Letter No 
ii 
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO 
Commissioner of Fisheries, 
WASHINGTON, D. C.’* 
Separtmrnt nf (Eiimmmr 
Mr 
. Waldo I 
BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
OTashiitgtmi 
Schmitt, Naturalist 
Fisheries Str. Albatross 
Seattle, Wash. 
April 13, 1914 
In reply to your letter of March 30, you are ad- 
vised that I knew that the matter cf sending the Alba- 
tross to Alaska was under consideration, but I under- 
stand that nothing definite in the matter has yet been 
decided. It is my understanding that the project ia 
to make one trip about July, and I am advised that the 
weather at that season is such as would make it diffi- 
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ilt to carry on the fishery investigations at that 
time 
I had not understood that tc be the fact from 
previous correspondence with the Aloatross, or from my 
consultations during my visit to the vessel last call. 
You are justified in thinking that you should have r 
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d advice in regard to the literature for which 
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asked. As I have already advised you, this matter was 
turned over to the Librarian, and I supposed that it lad 
been attended to. 
The office is advised that the wire has reached, or 
shall have reached Baltimore, but it has not been possible 
to i<st track of it, although its r 6 1 3 as © frorn oust orris 
