F&truaj^ 20, 1929 
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!Jr* Michaal ?o@8lius 
P. 0. Box 116 
Saa liafa®! 
California 
Bear l!r* ¥o 00 liust 
ELeaee parQoa tMs mtlwr 'belatoa answer to yoor letter of 
some TOoIss ago. 
^uaa i^raaaasz is aa almost ileal pamdis© frm sosae points 
of visi?. Shore are no poisonous or noxious animls on the islaM. 
She onlj pest I can reoall is one that is very f®iaiil£ir to yoa, if 
you visit San Praaeiseo in the fall aonths. Like all sarden spots, 
California inclMea, it is hmvily infested Mth fleas at certain 
tiaes of til© year. Warning Calif omla as \mll m I do, they ar© a 
discoofoirt to which one can get aceastcsisd. Biswases of all kiMs 
ar© scarce, the IslaMers Being ap^eatly a very healthy lot, !?h®ir 
greatest trouMo is the ’’third gmat piagae.” 
Should you ever mr® to visit the islai^, there is a once 
yterly excursion conducted ty t’o® ikeific 3t&m navigation Oomiai^. 
You co-ild learn all atscut teias and sailings at tlialr San Krmiclsco 
office. 
V^ldo L. Schmitt, 
Curator of Marine Invertohrates 
