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Dr. Coustry urge*? that we establish more bases or headquarters with a week 
at each, and work oat from them by auto In various directions, collecting and 
photographing. As mentioned above, these night be (1) Leopoldville, where m 
would go after debarking at Matadi, (2) Stanleyville, and (3) Bukavu. the 
greatest saving in tine could perhaps be accomplished by flying between Leopoldville 
and Stanleyville as suggested above. Then, to give Rr» Iredin a taste of cross- 
county auto travel, we should go fro» Stanleyville to Bukavu by way of Peatfciervllle, 
Uisbi, Kfcsese, and Sl K ftwtt (a two or three days trip, speeding on length of stops). 
Devoting a week more or less to each: of these three places, Leopoldville, 
Stanleyville , and Bukavu, would leave us two to three weeks mar® during which we 
could drive to thrlra or Vsumbura for a lock at lake Tanganika and perhaps a few 
shrimp, if obtainable, after which we could work north through Luanda iteindi, to 
Go»a, to the Parks, se© their animal. life, the Lakes and the volcanoes, stopping 
at any fisheries we digit encounter enroute. It would also be of interest to 
visit the elephant training center at Gangala na Bodio,if there is tine, and a 
V7&W village. XT. Chapin advises not less than a three day halt at any National 
°ark if m hope to get aoy worthwhile photographs or movies. At the end we would 
go to Juba to get a boat down the Nile on the lt$ih day (or so) after arriving 
at Leopoldville. 
Dr. Ccus try said further that the Congo is so booming with tourists and 
business that we would hate to make definite hotel reservations in advance. 
Ibis can be don®, but would allow us very little freedom or flexibility., if we 
must conform we shall do so arid make our reservations for each stop as far in 
advance as necessary. 
Hark Evans, a radio and ?? man of ’asnington, D. C. , recently spent about 
three weeks in the eastern Congo. He has highly recommended an Erie Thornton to 
us as a guide at least- for the eastern section, for the trip free Bukavu, Dsuebura, 
north throug, the 'arks, and perhaps to Juba, as he knows the natives end their 
dialects well and is well acquainted with the county and the Parks and their 
animal life, and is well thought of by your Government officials. I assume that 
you would recommend that wo engage sues a man or guide, as, unfortunately, none 
of our party speaks French, though several of us can read it fairly well. This 
circumstance would almost snake it necessary to hire- .croton after we leave 
Bukavu. With regard to the assistant , we wish to eng age for skinning small 
KJteusala and for help with collecting, it is our sincere, hope that this can be 
arranged. It should prove mutually profitable, both to us and to each of the 
research stations that might grant leave cf absence to such an assistant to work 
with and for us. Naturally it would be worth our while to visit the research 
centers near cur route or steps, especially the one at Lake Kivu, Bukavu, where 
Dr. Eharton has been in touch with Or. Vercamsen-Grand lean , exchanging letters 
about Kite and tick problems. Or. Ysreamen-Gram' jean also warned us that to 
try all the auto traveling outlined in either itinerary would require supermen. 
A week in Bukavu would be well spent , for during the stay there, we could go 
afield collecting and photographing 
