E. P. THORNTON -DAILLY 
BUKAVU 
BELGIAN CONGO 
P. O. BOX 188 
CABLES : ' THORNTON 
TELEPHONE 413 - 145 
bukavu 3rd. March 1955 
TOURIST AGENT 
ORGANISER AND OPERATOR 
OF MOTOR TOURS 
INSURANCE 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt, 
Head Curator of Zoology, 
Smithsonian Institution, 
United States National Museum, 
Washington 25, D.C. 
U.S.A. 
Dear Dr. Schmitt, 
I have just received your letter dated February 23. 
As time is getting short, I will give you replies to your various questions 
as briefly as possible. 
12 The itinerary must not necessarily be hard and fast. I have only established 
same on the information supplied. 
2^ Isangi could be visited provided an extra day is allowed. 
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32 If you have no particular reason for going through BUTA, it can be arranged 
to travel from Stanleyville to Paulis via Nya-Nya and ask the local 
administrator to arrange a performance of the Mangbetu dances. I must however 
have plenty of notice. Besides I have not included the cost of these dances 
which varies from Belgian Congo francs 2.000 to 2.500 in the quote remitted 
to the AAA. 
42 The cost of proceeding either from Buta to Paulis or from Stanleyville to 
Paulis would be the same. If you had to go by train this would be an extra 
expense as, in any case the cars would have to go by road to pick you up 
in I aulis. 
52 As explained in my previous letter to you ( Feb. 7 ) reservations are a 
MUST , as means of communications in the Congo are very slow and we should 
run into a lot of trouble by having to make changes en route. 
62 Guest house privileges as requested by you will not complicate matters as, 
in any case in the place you mention, with the exception of Bukavu( ex 
Costermansville) I would myself have requested these, because no hotel 
facilities exist in these out of the way spots. 
72 Clothing:-* The type of clothes you propose to use is quite correct. 
Basket-ball shoes are frequently used in the Congo. Vie use them when hunting. 
All fares quoted are taken from the latest information available, but are subject to alteration without, notice 
