sweat as Saba, Barbuda, and others. A day ashore at Barbuda uilght 
suffice. It certainly will for Saba and if Barbuda proved to have 
rewarding collecting we could possibly return the next day, spending 
the niglit where 7 
One or of the party would arrive in St. Thomas on March 9 
steamer from Kev lork with our gear. This would mean that we 
probably v/ould have to put off departure for Tortula until the 10th 
or lltii. 
If 0 Kosjfcer c>f the x>arty should vinh to return .from Barbados by 
ship with our collections, how could he best return with least delay? 
How much raoi’o would it cost to run iiiii! or the party over to Tabego? 
From Tabago thesre used to be frcqueiSit small boat service to '’Yinidad 
and from there out one can get a wecikly steamor to h'/.bile and be 
home faster txian if he were to await a ateamor here iVa;'. Barbados. 
It is, I believe, Mr. Bredin’s intention to flj the rest of the party 
ncwie on the ueitaiiialion of tno cruise at .Bai’bados on or about A»pril 15, 
(toe last thought . —Would it be possible to use one of the double 
cabins as a work room, so to speak, for the botaniat to lay out his 
driers and make up bundles of plants? lie is a neat and orderly man. 
Any carpet could d© taxen up and the deciC can, if ;jx)u think test, be 
covered with a piece of canvas. Would it be possible to suspend 
bundles of plants above the engine so that th<? r*e&t wo’jld hasten 
dryiiig or is thetre enough curjv^nt available to put a strong light 
bulb under such bundles in his caoin? 
I fear that I can send you no more than this Te?'y r('Ugh draft 
tonignt. To turn it into a proper letter wotild keep me from getting 
it off before Monday. If you will accept us in view of all that has 
been said above the trip Is on. 
oineeiely. 
Waldo L. Schmitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Soologj;' 
bLS s vb 
