February 23, 19^5 
Mr. Fric Thor nt on-Da illy 
Post Office Box 188 
Bukavu, Kivu, Belgian Congo 
Bear Mr. Thorntons 
T i ve wanted to write you personally for some time but as I had 
atarted^ovwork through HA, T felt — to 
»_ vn „ remark, they did forward to you a letter I had prepare j 
asking various questions that^^d W^thin^are^ 
XgLdLr^e^herlSngs. In the first place, Mr. and Mrs. ^redin 
‘hav^ost unfortunately had to postpone Joining the res of at 
_ +a _ t Thev h ODe to loin us later but cannot now set the time. Inis, 
tw!*wiS be but lour, and we shall now fly to Leopoldville instead 
of 6 oi'!g to Fatadi by" steamer. The four are Dr. Sexton (physician to 
the oarty) and his son, who will be our official photographers j Lr. 
Fdward Raker, who takes Dr. Wharton’s place as mite specialist, and 
myself/ Our Heavier collecting and photographic gear will be . 
Z freighter leaving New York about the 9th of April with Stanle/vil 
J 1t „ destination. For this tne second auto is needed from utanley- 
^11. ouf “e Si or chest will be. hold In Leopoldville for wtaet- 
coilLtioe «e do there to be shipped ho*, f^ leoooldvltl.. <!e 
,.U off promptly to StanlejrvilXe so that it 
mil be there and waiting when we take to the auto • 
The itinerary which I sent you, and on which you and the AAA 
have been working , isn’t all that I might wish. Does it uve U 
hard and fast''’ For instance , beyond Yangambi is *sangi. u 
“ work U Wi«r l see you (Stanleyville?) or the gold, who* we 
my tore? Also, going iron Butu to Mangara, we mss b f"* to 
it be more advantageous to go by tram from Beta to Petit- « h 
fron, Stanleyville to Paulis and Niangara instead of by way ol 
Could these changes be made? We can hardly determine tnat fia« t- - 
end and must await getting at least our feet re’ll 
Congo. If changes are not practicable or easy to make ^ater u- - 
stick with what we have. 
Further, we are, through the Smithsonian Institution, officially 
asking for guest house privileges (paying the us u^ fee.; at 
for 2 nights, Gangala-na-Bodia for 2 nights. Caster:.. . _ 
5, Itvira Hydr obiologi cal Station for 2-3 nights, Kagera nr , * 
