Noveaber 23, 1527. 
Mr. Hubei't 1. Winters, 
P. 0. Box 201, 
Fol croft, Fa. 
Mjr dear IJr. Winters; 
A little accoiuit of loy trip to Juan Fernandaa will "be published 
gome time during the next j/ear in the Ifetional (geographic Ikigazine. I 
shall be glad to let you knoy when it appears. 
Jixan Forriandez Island io a most v/onderful place. Tli© population 
is all white — French, German, Spanish, Italian, one Car.adian and one Mexlcsui 
The chief source of incoraa is the lobster fishery, which directly or in- 
directly en^'ageg the activitieg of most of the pupulation. There is no 
yellow fever on the entire west coast of South teerica, and so far as I know 
has never In liiotory been reccrdod from Jium Farnandea. Many fruits grov/ 
wild, particularly figs, and all kinds apparently can be guocessfully 
cirltivatod. The population ia Catholic. There is a little chapel in which 
services are held during one month out of the entire year. 
The Island is. owned by the Chilean governirant, whicii apj-oints 
a retired Naval officer as governor. There is no need for law or 
government in such a small and orderly population as this. Tliough there 
are several policemen their chief work is seeing that the laws protecting 
undersized lobsters are carried out by the fishermen. 
I should imagine tlrnt anyone could fro there to live permanently 
with properly executed ijassxsorts, and such other papers as may be req^uired 
by the Chilean government. This would have to be taken up with the nearest 
Chilean Consul. Application at the Post Office v'«uld give you this 
information. 
®aldo_ h. Schmitt 
Curator of Marine Invertebrates , 
