January 25, 1941 
Mr. Roger w. Harrison 
U. S* Fish and Wildlife Service 
2725 Monti ake Boulevard 
Seattle, Washington 
Dear Roger : 
With this is a copy of the collecting outfit that we are 
making up in triplicate to send to you by freight at the very first 
opportunity. X shall shortly be sending some directions for the 
preservation of specimens. The Museum would be interested in having 
a representative series of the animals encountered, especially the 
rarer forms or those that cannot he identified in the field. It will 
be to your interest, too, to collect these specimens so that you can 
cheek up on their names. 
In addition to the materials that we will be supplying there 
are a number of things that each of the prospecting boats' should have 
at hand. A list of these is also appended. 
Do make some plans for putting over test blocks in several 
places when the vessels go north. The Dorothy could take some up. 
in iron plate would do as well as anything, inasmuch as iron ships 
tend to foul quit® readily. A wooden block could be used along with 
the iron, and I had already suggested glass plates or even small 
slabs of concrete set into frames* Of course each test block, or 
series of them fastened to on© frame, would need a buoy, suitable 
line, and a piece of chain at the lower end attaching it to an anchor. 
Th© buoy kegs should have painted on theca t "Property of U.S.B.P. Do 
not disturb. " 
Is it going to be worth while to offer a reward for th© 
crabs tagged in Canoe Bay and at Alitak by us and by Pat, or have you 
decided against offering any rewards? In any case, I tsa sure anybody 
finding a tag would notify the Bureau, but still rewards do stimulate 
interest. 
There is on© thing I especially would like you to take care 
of for me, and that is sending five gallons of alcohol (one tin) to 
Dr. cortliell, of the 0, S. Publio Health Service, at Dutch Harbor. 
He sent me that much to Alitak when it m-s sorely needed, V/© promised 
to replace it. This should go up on first Penguin trip. 
