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11. 1914 
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I am ju^t in rfceipt of 3 /on;r letter dated 
Fel'i'uai’v 28th end arn very nleaar*d to note tinat my 
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apnli cation has been accented. I will hold myself in 
readiness to join the vessel April 15 nnd, in the 
meantime, \till be glad to attend to any other matters 
that vou nay v/ish looked of ter at this end. 
I note carefully the 
■;'ork that 1 
en 
out and have figured out carefully what would be necesrary 
to make the inveetl p-a t i on a succs'se. 
Heaarding men. I have no,de considera-hle 
inquiries hut have not 3?'et been able to secure .men, whom 
I consider competent , who would be willing to wori 
<«<te *w» 
Aivapes o““ 
"or the 
jr 
c va 
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4- V. 
red , 
namely ; 
b, r\ f 
vO Q U • 1 
r month. 
I V.' ill write 
ull;^ 
on til is 
sub j ( 
t a 1 a 1 0 r 
do 
te. However, 
ntirni 
e, w/ould 
like 
you 
1 0 a dv i s e 
me 
if you w'ould 
be willing to pay a little more, even as high as ;*7£.00 
nrovicUnp' I could secure better men. 
Reqai’dinc- the year, I believe it would be 
W«.*d 
necessary to 
order 
’.vould equal 
6 1 0 e 0 . 
or buoy line 
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h-’ve on liand 
•^,'7 ill ri 
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very quickly 
and es 
■oproxirnctely 12 n< 
4. J. , W 
9W skates, 
f whi 
ch 
h d 0 r y ) c o C' p 1 e t e , 
includinp: 
the 
anchor 
1 am a.fraid that the old P’’ear v;hich you 
t be serviceable. - This deteriorates 
in xn’oximity to the lines, the ruet will have spoiled sam 
completely . 
the cha n c e s a r e 
6 ep en ding on it 
Even if the hooks have been senarated, 
th--t it is not sei'viceahle 
verv much. 
eno’uah to w-an'rant 
Regarding bait, we should take a considerable 
comount of saltT herrine- with ue. '.fter v^e have commenced 
S*-#’ 
fisl'iinr we can use a great deal of v^hat wc catcJi, suchi r.E 
cod and other kinds of fish that you would not wish to keep 
In case of s t ormy weather we could fall back on the herring 
The scrap fish whicli we are liable to catch in considerable 
quantities make very 
UP for 
goo a 
4*- ■y^ , 
W Cl I J L 
can mostly all be used 
s Ijurpose. 
