Tonosi, Rep. Panama 
October 19 1956 
Dr. Thomas R.Howell 
Department of Zoology 
University of California 
Los Angeles, Cal. 
Dear Dr. Howell: 
Your letter of October 8 received today.Our 
mail service being of the weekly varity it takes time from 
Panama City to Tonosi. 
Helen had spoken of you and your work many 
times and had hoped that you would be able to make a trip 
to Panama. She was also interested but due to many things 
she was unable to do much about it while she was here. 
We would be very glad to take care of >Jr. 
Hetmore and do whatever we can to help him out with his 
studies, for we would also like to find out something about 
the bird life ourselves. Although I have spent nearly fifty 
years in Panama and have walked over the country from end 
to end know really little about bird life as was never very 
much interested in birds, that is, birds with feathers. We 
have a comfortable place but it lacks many ox what <*re 
called the comforts of home. However as Dr.Wetmore has been 
in Panama before he will understand and know what to expect. 
Due to conditions in other countries,Helen had 
to make changes in her plans,and rather than be idle xor a 
time she went to work with the U.S.Army in the Canal Zone# 
She is with the Interamerican School in Fort Clayton. C.Z. 
and is living at Fort Kobbe. Her present address is 
Apartment No. 2014 F- Curundu Canal Zone. P.O.Box No. 745« 
It would be well for Dr.Wetmore to get in touch with her 
as soon as he arrives in Panama. Also at the post are a 
number of officers who have been in Tonosi during this year. 
It would also be better for Dr. Wetmore or your¬ 
self to write to her as the Airmail service is very rapid 
to the Zone while to Tonosi it is from a week to ten days 
longer. There is a telegraph service From Panama City so it 
iTtZy to get word here at any time. One can go from Panama 
to Las Tablas in car and there is daily plane service xrom 
Las Tablas to Tonosi. Not much advance information is needed 
as there is little that can be done ahead of time. Just let 
Helen know what time he expects to arrive in Panama, every¬ 
thing else can be done by telegrams, from Panama or Las lablas. 
