Dr» T. Waylaad faugha^i 
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Dear Dr 
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Through the -^iiittaess of Captain G. iiLl^al Hancock, I have been 
invited to ncoompcmy his foi-xiicoaing expedition to the 'sest coast of 
GGntr-'.il and Scrath Aasrica. In connection with sosie of the operations to 
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purpose of t-Jiins ??ater saisples, teriperaturea, aid bottos saaiples, I 
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The Ilavy is fio'tii fixing the bottles and tixe Buro-au of Fiaiieries lo fiiraish-- 
/ff -ai t txiOxTfiOelo u'Or 3 oaiji. The ity'drograpiiic Office in _|}‘!'1X*' tx cular 
lost hopeful of eoaiis data bcia’iag on the currents -as they flow po,st 
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the eo-aat of Ecuador and northem 
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la tlii-3 cormectioa, could we also count on you for the detersin- 
ationg of salinityf It would be iui&o in line with the worn tiiiat your 
iuutitutioa ie pursuing anti eertaialy would be vsiy' such to its credit to 
1)0 able to sake availaale data of fci-is sort. I feel cerxairi that Captain 
Ihincock will be ai^reeable to turiil.np -over to you aJ.1 ieaioera'oui'e records 
uade in this cormectioii, as well as a proper pox'tion of the boutoia stoaples 
with but one reaervation— -that covering the a'oi*k.ing up of the foraiainifera 
in return for p-our coopeivstion. 
I ?:iia wondering if you can Imd Captain Hancock XOX^ Q.iX this 
ex:psdition acireral eaaaa of glaas water aaixple bottloo 
citrate of 
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whi-it you haxre to aoare— xmo 
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nuaber^ of theiyiometera e.B you may have ayailablo and not in use 
Gixoi'arcix an cl mi** itlcMaxiua te 11 aiB that whataver rm^aLxi^a are a 
exti’eiiiely valuable, fuid I laiow that you will agree 
tht-si. It is for tiiat reason that I approach you. 
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The plana of the expedl-tiou are alreac^ so far adyanced tli&t 
it ia doubtful if we mxi rive mach time to uhia phase of the wox*k. 
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