UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINOTON, D. C. 
ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
AND REFER TO 
T. 
uly 13, 1910. 
Dr. .ilex Wetmore 
Vi'illiams, Arizona. 
Dear Dr. yetmore: 
Letter of Authority Ko. 70 Bi. is enclosed, in accordance v/ith v;hich 
you will interview .raembers of the Boaru uf ?ish and Game Gonrnissioners and 
get their testimony relating to alleged destruction of <juii.il and other birds 
as a result of poisoning operations the Biological Purvey is cai’ryiixg on a- 
gainst injurious mammals in California. In this comiection you should con- 
sult also ornithologists connected with the University of California, Berkeley, 
and later in the summer those of the Southern Division of the Cooper Ornitho- 
logical Club at Los Angeles and vicinity. 
By telegraphing you can learn whore Lr. Garlough actually is working, get in 
touch v/ith him and learn the localities it will be necessary to visit and the 
most favorable dates. 
It is hoped that you v/ill be able to investigate damage to apricots 
and almonds in klickitat County, V.ashington in September and October, and da- 
mage to rice by wild ducks in the Sacreraonto Valley, California in llovomber, 
but you v/ill be informed in detail about these projects later on. 
Vory 
Enclosure Do. 9649. 
