Box 5347 
San Juan, Puerto Rico 
April 14,1937 
Dr. Waldo Schmitt, 
% Royal Bank of Canada 
On Board Joseph Conrad 
Port of Spain, Trinidad, 
Dear Dr. Schmitt, 
I am sending herewith sorr.e of the prints fcjirm the pictures 1 
took on your visit here. I dont have many copies of these pictures 
hut am having so e more made and will send them on as soon as 1 
get them. 
Dr. Pearson and I have been travelling around the island 
quite a bit during the last week. We hired a small sloop and sailed 
over to Desecheo Island where I tried to make a landing in spite 
of a very rough sea. My small boat was overturned in the surf 
and I got a wetting, which didnt hurt me any, but did play hell 
with my motion picture camera, and to some extent with my Graf lex. 
The Graf lex is back in shape again, but the motion picture camera 
is still ailing. 1 took some pictures of the Man-o-war birds on 
their nests and then managed to get back through the surf to the 
sloop. We started back to Mayaguez with a spanking breeze which 
failed us just a few miles out of Mayaguez, leaving us becalmed 
for twelve hours. A trip to Mona Island failed to materialize, and 
we spent the remainder of the trip at Guanica and Cartagena Lagoons. 
Dr. Pearson sails for Mew xork this afternoon. It has certainly been 
great having him here. 
H : pe you are having a goog trip and that things are coming your 
way . 
Dr. del Valle tells me that the under-water pictures you took 
out at Boca de Cangrejos are wonderfully clear. I haverit seen them 
yet but am planning to have them projected soon. 
My regards to Mr. Hartford, Mr. Heyward, Mr. Lunz and that 
excellent harpooner Jack Hawkins. 
Del Valle joins me in wishing you a pleasant and successful 
Sincerely 
trip . 
