UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
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BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
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Travel Instr. 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 
Assistant Biologist, 
Bureau of Biological Survey, 
Washington, D.Q. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
In accordance with your Letter of Authorization No. 131-Bi, 
you are directed to proceed on or about larch 10, 1923 , from 
Washington, D.G. to San Francisco, California. Bn route, you 
will stop for one day at Lawrence, Kansas, for the purpose of 
securing needed equipment for your forthcoming trip; and at 
Denver, Colorado, to consult with Mr. A. M. Bailey, of the 
Colorado Museum of Natural History, who can give you reliable 
information on conditions that you will encounter in the Hawaiian 
Island Bird Reservation. In addition, if tiro permits, you should 
see Dr. W. K. Fisher, Director of the Hopkins Marine Laboratory, 
at Pacific Grove, California. Dr. Fisher is cognizant of condi¬ 
tions on Laysan Island and may give you valuable information. 
From San Francisco, you will continue to Honolulu, where, in 
cooperation with officials of the Bishop Museum, you will em¬ 
bark on a scientific survey of the smaller islands of the 
Hawaiian group, including Wake and Johnston Islands. Detailed 
instructions covering this work have been furnished you in other 
letters and memoranda. Upon completion of the work indicated, 
which will occupy a period of four months or more, you will 
return to your official station, Washington, D.C. 
Very truly yours, 
V k ) C 
Acting Chief of Bureau. 
