with the sees arid dirt occasioned in that corner of the wind break axid could 
be readily cleaned out in case of stoppage. Such an installation would give us 
a handy freshvfater tap for special uses, and it could be so arrjmged that it 
could be sirut off if too great a arain on your fresh water supply should result. 
It would be perhaps too lauch to fit the siaK with a silt water outlet* too, 
for the siaor handling of spsciaesis on the uppei'* deck, ana -so save starting 
the deck purap, I believe you did have a coimectioa wdth the toilet flush systea 
arranged for the 200 people last year, but if not practiculbf, »e could, get 
along Just &.e well sitiiaut, as ?ie die last trip, 
E'ixcept for di-eclges, I believe each uaa will bring srith him most if 
not all of the irapedisenta he will need, liorevcr, I siutLl try to ascertain 
what special aesix*es each one may have, if any, and will write you again. 
AS autlined ia youi* letter, the preseit expedition includes one stop 
in tlie Galapagos. Wo'old it be possible to make one other at South Sey/aour 
en route to Ciiarles, which I take to be Uie one planned stop? I would like to 
get a bit of iaud from the bottos: of those pools, even ohougii they may now be 
without water, where we got frcjsbw&ter cruetacea last year. B.egrettably, I 
pickled lai tlmt I aecared th€a aloag with Uie specimeiis' we' goz^ and so made it 
impoaaible to attaapt to hatch out an/ dro'u^ht resistant eg/c that sliould be 
lound 
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The prospecta for a rine lot af pxoducti'^e and profitable- 
work -are oertaiulp bright^ mm I do feel that /ou aiid Captain Hancock will reap- 
some aie’tsurs of satisfaction from the stuaiec of oiiese men liiOm the Captain iias 
so kind/ mxthorlzBa ae to invito for him* I shall keep in cloae touch with 
you and report as soon sa aeceptanca© are rseel^ed from Bra* Fraser^ Manter, and 
Taylor# 
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Sy -reiy' beat thanks ana all good wishes to both you and Captain 
Sincerely ^ 
> 
V vli . r n 
’ilnldo L. wdnix tt* Curator 
i.h i Vi Sion ini *v 4 'XX JL Inver i:.eDrates* 
