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The bow-head skull, as you have doubtless heard, 
arrived in a cloud of odor and maggots, but it is an ex¬ 
cellent specimen. The freight bill from Seattle is going 
to be rather high, probably about |300, although this 
point has not yet been settled. 
The redescription of Mr. Traylor’s job is before 
the Classification Board and as soon as it is returned, we 
will proceed with filling the position. In its present 
form, it may be a CAF-7 job, but since the entrance salary 
to this is less than the amount paid Mr. Traylor, the 
Institution will not be out anything on it. As soon as I 
hear from you regarding the action to be taken in connec¬ 
tion with Miss Olmsted’s position, I will go ahead with 
setting-up the job and getting Presidential approval for 
filling it. My own feeling is that an additiona.1 steno¬ 
graphic position, while losing us some of the funds now 
tied up in the Olmsted position, would probably give us as 
useful all around results as anything we could do. I 
think Mrs. Pearson has written you on this subject. 
Everything so far as it seems now T is proceeding 
in a very satisfactory manner. Hearings for the Department 
of Agriculture open November 16, but we have not yet re¬ 
ceived word as to our own hearings. 
I trust that everything is going well with you 
and that you are enjoying the best of health. 
Yours very truly. 
