Hoeman . J. V. 
1964— Aleutians 
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siskin, rock (?) wren, bandtail (?) pigeon, house finch, dus^y (f) Flycatcher 
©mazed at all the flowers — the laurels extremely veried in shade, the broom 
all yellow, etc.; saw shrew and a lot of mole tunnels. 
Tuesday . J aagi £, 1964 
50° this morning at 0600. We have a good breakfast at F'annlngs 
cafeteria ©nd the postmaster at a branch p. o. opens up the back door 
half an hour early for me to me 11 my typewriter and binoculars home. 
See another kestrel an route to airport and show Win my McKinley newspaper 
article while we wait for our flight by MW Orient to Seattle. The 
mountains are protruding vaguely from the cloud l !: yer end I soon learned that 
those feared lost (at least in Post Intelligence headliner) on Bainier were 
only waiting out at white-out, 
W* get better rates at Seattle's big Olympic Hotel by proclaiming our 
gov't, emp. Boom 1058. Down to Ivor's sidewalk restaurant on the wharf 
for a 35 cent pint of hot clam broth. We visit around leather shops getting 
a strip for Win's camera case too. 
Then to Bureau of Commercial Fisheries offices where we talk to the 
ver: pleasant chief, Sam Hutchinson, to an old friend of In's, Harvey Moore 
(deputy dir.)} and to Howard. Egjt.^0 who's in ch rge of the seal harvest, 
will be up there end says there are "tens of thousands 8 of ruddy turnstones 
about the seal carcasses, particularly on ft. George in August. Ho problems 
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so we will no doubt go to St. George with the boat 6 Aug. end may have to 
remain 3 months l 
Next go look at shotguns «nd find good ones available in the many 
hock-shops. Then to Bed. F;gpt. Coop where it turns out Win has been a 
