Horeinber 19 19% 
Mi% Bruea Bredin 
Oreexjville 5 Delaraw 
1 believe MCfntioned that jo'u would be away until the 22nd ^ so 
this letter stould meed jon an ycmr raturxu 
Utixigs are m.or±ng along witn. yoiir Congo expedition bnt more slowly, 
perhaps, tlian you mignt wish* There are a miaber of angles milch need to 
be ironed out* ffot foi^iiidable, however. I am awaiting a letter from Dr. 
James C. Qiapin mo Ms spent the batter part of iila life in the Coiigo. 
now lives on the smrm of Lake fiirua Mere- he is om of the 
resident conservation officers fur the Belgian goveranant. IMtil I get 
answers to questions I have raised with him we should Mid further pi arming 
in abeyance. In the Congo uo mmd minima two asaistarits , one to serve the 
photographer mth hia gear so that we eaia get the utmost out of the picture 
taking! the otaer one to help with collecting and preservation of speciMens, 
especially the hosts of mites and ticks. Plants too, ai-^ often seriously 
infested with mites and other parasites. Host plants %rill also be collected 
for further study. Dr. Cnapin is in a position to recomriencl qualified in* 
dividuals* Meanwhile I'r. Wiarton lias made similar inquiries of If*, fereais^en- 
Grand jean of the goverav.ent research laMratory at Gostea*iaansvilie (Bukavu). 
Between Chapin and ?*DraMjean we sMuld b# abl© to obtain th© services of 
the best available people. Vitth assistants, photo and collecting gear, 
a second auto will be necas^sary. 
In order to get a line on might be done in the Congo travelling 
by ante, T got what might be called a basic itinerary frm the AAA. It 
gives us at least a polirfe of der^aritire. As mapped out it rather otMpl etely 
covers the whole of tiw colony. JMlms you wiah it otherwise, I believe 
the Eli^abetbville part of the totir should be omitted. This would gain the 
expedition twelve days that could be given over to more time at other important 
stops, i. e. , Costamansville, the headquai^ters oi' the Belgian scientific 
research work in tne Congo, aiid for photography in tm wild-life areas, of 
native village scenes, of collecting operations enroute and at the principal 
native fisheries* 
Tm altarnativ^e auto route at the end of the typed itinerary wMuld be 
substituted for the Congo Iciver trip. Too thought the latter mne'n too long 
and I agree. In autos we could make better use of our tim©. The AAA tour 
was quoted at about 13000* per person, using one car. I have since asked 
for an estimate for a trip of sixailar duration and distance based on the use 
