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ALASKAIT GLACIER SEA FOOD CO. 
Petersburg, Alaska 
Feb. 22, 1941 
Box 128 
Dr, Waldo L, Schmitt 
U, S. National Museum 
Washington, D. C, 
Dear Doc : 
The ’-Dorothy” pulled in here yesterday and I ivas very much 
disappointed in not seeing you vrith them. Seems tb me you are neg- 
lecting your old Alaska friends somewhat. Hope we *11 see you later 
on, 1*11 have to send word to our good friends the Handcocks in 
Calif, and get their assistance in sending you back to the Territory, 
However, Doc, I knovf that none of us can always do just what 
we might wish to do, so that’s that. 
The fellows on the ’’Dorothy” came up to s ee me and we had a 
good talk, mainly centered on the ’’Spider Crab” question. 
They advised their orders were to spend a few days prospect- 
ing in our locality which I am glad to hear and I thank you or whoever 
is fepponsible for having them do so. Have given them all the inform- 
ation I could about this locality. 
Later on when data is available, I would like to have the 
Gov’t, reports on vj’hat they have found here and at other points in 
Alaska. 
You asked me to keep a record of the ’’Spiders” we got around 
here in our shrimp trawls, and the follovdng is the data, 
\fhile I believe this area is probably on the southern edge 
of the ’’Spiders” since we only get a few of them, still there is also 
a possibility that the Spiders move out of our trawls before lifting, 
as our trawls are not as deep as yours, 
I gave the boys also all data on how we construct our beam 
trawls and how we operate thera. 
Our bottoms are mainly too rough to successfully use the 
^tter travels. That is the reason we still use the old style beam 
trawl. As you know rough', bottoms hanging up on an otter trawl bottom 
