Wetmore (2) 3-21-49 
As to the water tank, as soon as the concrete mixer comes, Chichi will be 
ready and we need have no worries, just let him alone. The repairs to the 
truck are more than we anticipated, new front springs and shock absorbers 
were but the beginning. Front wheels need new brake lining with the other 
parts that go with this, master cylinder, and the generator was not the 
one that was originally with the pick-up when new and it had a short, so a 
new armature was needed, with cut-out etc. So far the parts come to $85 
and the labor additional. We have had two weeks of delays and tomorrow X 
hope to find that the pick-up is fully repaired. 
The tank will be 16 r x 16 1 x 6 l , so constructed that we can add to the 
height/. Its capacity is 1536 cu.ft., » 11, 397 gallons. It will eat up 
162 sacks of cement at least. But, we will have a fine tank which will 
last. The other one, for safe water, has no leak at all, well built, 
I got a Itr from Emma M. Wolfe, Sec*t, Zoology, Swartmore, re the deep 
freeze. She says",,,,, before reimbursing Dr. Scholander for this amount 
the Navy Representative, Mr. Paul Kratz, asked me to write and ®sk you if 
you thought it might be sold back to the company or someone down there for 
about 80$ of its purchase price inasmuch as it had been used for such a 
short time. It is rather a big item to ship by air from Panama to Alaska." 
The price was #356.25, and 20$ is about #76,- if properly packed for ship¬ 
ment, it would cost at least #20, and to get it to dock 45 at Gatun would 
cost at- least #10 more. Such deep—freeze units are here a drag on the mark¬ 
et and at a 20$ discount with the item on the island, it will be difficult 
to sell it. The unit has no trays, but these no doubt can be bought from 
Halman. I presume in the USA 20$ off is not bad because a truck can get to 
the deep-freeze. I understand, however, that prices on these units have 
dropped. Between you and me, why don f t they say we can keep it for 50$ of 
its original cost? I will write her but I will not commit myself. Roll it 
over in your mind. 
I understand you are doing fine with birds, which is all to the good. When 
you finally decide to work in the ElValle de Anton area, then you will get 
plenty of real good cream. That is a wonderful place to work. 
Chichi is doing fine, 
warmest and best to all. 
sincerely yours 
etek 
