'Jrbana, Illinois 
Dear 'Jr.Deane 
I should have replied earlier to your last letter,!ut you know how things 
accumulate to be done when one is busy.Just now there is a little lull for a mo¬ 
ment and I shall try to oatch up. 
The mountains of snow of your letter and those from my mother who is in 
fonkers seem hard to realize,for none at all is here visible and the grass is be¬ 
ginning to show a suspicion of its first green,in places.I expect dandelions in 
a week or so,if all goes well. 
As you may have heard t£e Nfld trip has shiftei,on account of travailing 
expense,to N.S.I hope to participate in it in July for a month or so,and do not 
doubt that sensational and thrilling discoveries may be made.At any rate it will 
be interesting. 
Cols County I shall probably reach about 13 June;somewhat earlier than last 
year,fortunately.Various things need especially to be done there,of which the 
regions of Colebrook and (hub agog are the most imperative, though others would well 
repay attention.! hope that you can find some way this summer to bring 
ibiliils into the county. It is a Cileaiio thing. Did I last summer send you a list 
of certain other things found by Jiss furbish at -Ulead out not yet known from 
Shelburne? I cannot send it from here but have it at Randolph. 
Jr. '-release has recently inquired for you with much interest. Be is now 
building an apartment house on a lot next to his house. 
r A'e are all well in this family except that Henrietta has been having a 
light case of whooping-cough.She is-not yet over it but seems to be improving 
and she is able to go out in the yard and play sh-o b 1 ! mild and 
sunny. 
