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Randolph tailor 
Univ^ersitj?' of Michigan 
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Bear Dr. Taylors 
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I tjxpect to reach Los iiiigeles on tlie mon'iin,g of the £8th. My 
will cielivei* lae in Ssai Fedi’o at ysSO a,..,.,. , ''i'.’ae of us irlll need to go to 
if me arrive there dn the ESth. lou will find your j-ooai, bed, ejxd bofai'cl waiting 
for you on the boat. This, I thixxK, I have already mentioaed. 
iJiere is one uiatter tiiat I perhaps ought to aentiosi to you about shoes. 
In ay fiorida s'ora, I Lave xilmys used the so-CilLleti neas, rubbei* soled shoes, 
and old trouaex'S, changing to diy clothxiig after getting back aboard. However, 
I foiUid tli#:it inlbber soled slio&s in the Galapagos are very slippexy and cause i-m 
occasioiifsl fail. Captain Haacuck has proviasd his shoes with felt soles sewed 
on to the lea tiler, which he tells lae is a pi*actice sritin »est coast i’lsheraen, 
only they have then sewed on to their rubber boots. Thsy sees to be a sure 
preveuuivQ against slipping, and I us going to try to get sose b-©<ivy felt sewed 
on to eiy neds. Most of ths siioi'e lines in the giUapagos are rocky boulders, 
ssooth ana round, and as slipptiry as can be wiien wet. 
By tliis tiiae you will no doubt have received a little note from Mr. 
Swett iitid a picture of the yacht, as that aocourx’o ol laBt yearns trip 
that I mailed to you. It roughly^ a £00 ft. long, iwin-i)ieBei^ 40 anot boat 
and carries a crew of ninetem 
at the Captain^B table. 
fhers probably iiill be a 
or 
of US 
ReiatiYe to ahe matter of code messages to some one at homey I Juag,e 
from local inquiries Mr. Swett may have bem miainfoxuied when he gho'Oght 
that there was no charge for a code adoxeea. With the Weataru Union Coiupaxiy 
you can Bgister some name such as Taylor , if not already preoecupiedj and 
nmiaroor ^ which. will maica an adareas of Just two wercis. Kegi storing such a 
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ooe aaaress costs |1,50 here mici is good for adx souths. The local agent tells 
Eie tiiat if you have occasion to send one or two aessageti, the saving in wox'ds 
will be y/oi’th this initial outliiy. I shcill be senaing woi-a to the iluseuia at 
I'ntervals through Navy channele regarding &he progress of tii© trip, I .aia leav- 
ing word with iriy secretarj" to forsara copies of syach laessagts to eeich of your 
huaes. That will give soiae inkling as to our whereabouts and state of health. 
