
          naturalists find anything to do. So we must 
 look out for the persons, if anything should come of it, of 
 which I shall at once be apprised. Who for 
 Botanist? Young LeConte I suppose would be 
 Capital for Zoologist, but I fear he would not be a 
 very agreeable person on ship-board with his commander, and 
 this must be greatly looked too, as a good gentlemanly  fellow 
 would have very every possible advantage given him. 


 I am not very sorry LeConte did not call, unless
 I could be useful to him, and I could not spare him 
 time. 


 So McDowell is back! I suppose it was intended 
 he should come back, and, in fact Fremont wants 
 no naturalist with him, short sighted on his part, but
 very natural. Shall be glad to [added: see] the plants you
 are to send, will cheer me some evening when fatigued 
 with other labors. Have you seen Casey? 
 He leaves town in a few weeks, for a month or two.


 I have driven Oakes so absolutely into a corner 
 that I think he will work for once. 
 The man's preparations & materials are enormous! &
 for his sake I hope he will. If he does not
 I shall know in time, that is, as soon as I can 
 use the knowledge, and then the plan may take such 
 form as may be deemed best. I should then wish to 
 make it more absolutely a suppl. [supplement] of Bot. [Botanical] Text Book,
 but only for proper north. In the way in which it would 
 then be done, with Persoonish compactness & brevity, I doubt if 
 you would care to engage in it. As soon as we can get out

        