UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION 
Washington, D. C., Aps'il ItM* 
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Tm f@tiaor©. 
Issietant SlolegiBt* 
Under authority contained in the Secretary's letter. No. 8 
Sec., dated July 1, 1915, you are hereby authorized to incur such 
expenses as may be necessary, in accordance with the Fiscal Regu- 
lations of the Department, for the purpose stated and during the 
period named below, not to exceed $ 
to be paid from 
the appropriation "General Expenses, Bureau of Biological Survey, 
1916." invosti^ting Dleea®© of Wild .Dubte© in Salt Laik© f&llty* 
fo proeoed from ii* G« , on Slay 1, 1916, or m scfos tiwrmStm a* 
practicsabl©, to Utah, on mvLt& at Groat Bead said, other poliite in 
Kansas for a |3oriod sot exooeuing ei^t <1^5?© to gather information ocnooruing 
uiseasea that wiJ.l bo of oircot appli coition anu. use in, the mA in Utaii* Upon 
reacfaing Salt LiSc© ¥alloy, UUih, you will continue lave»tigration!i in roiafcion to 
the Bsortality among «ila liui&e has occurrod during the past five er six 
mu&onBm You are authorised to perform nBcesaa:^ travel la in® State of Utiatr, 
uurlng the remainder of the fiecal ymr 1916, to hire toi%>orary akSEiot^int® (subject 
to the rule®' of th© Civil Service Comiseioa], to pay for the tnuioportatlon and 
subrf,i 6 tea 0 © of aieii aEisistanta, to imrd'ase Bpecijas'ns of aueh®, to purciiss# 
raatoriai for cot)ps, ©aeos, and. tei^xsrsi^f buildij^ for field obeervatioas, to par- 
chas© field supplies, sad to Incur such other miscellaneous mpeiteos as rjsay b© 
found necessary in tli© canning out of Uiia wife* Upon completion, of your in~ 
v© 0 ti|.piti<jnE, you are uiroctecl to return to ytur official station, WasMiigton, 
Ho oxpmsQ for freight cfeariips lawt b® incurred hereunder* 
Your pejmiicnt headquarter® are aaehij%'tai, i) 
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Chief, Biological S'urvcy# 
