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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
ADDRESS REPLY TO 
CHIEF, BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, 
AND REFER TO 
July 23, 1920 
BI-SZ 
Dr. Alex Wetmore, 
c/o U. S. Consul General, 
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 
South America. 
Dear Dr. .Wetmore: 
I have just returned from a western trip and find 
your card of June 16 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, awaiting 
me. I am very glad, indeed, to learn that you had arrived 
thus far safely, and hope to have a fuller account of your 
voyage very soon. I gather from your card that you saw 
comparatively few Birds while far from land. This has been 
my usual experience when far off shore. Such birds as Petrels 
and Albatrosses are, of course, likely to be encountered any¬ 
where . 
The Chief finally succeeded in getting a steamer for 
Alaska July 13, and the work of the Bureau in that Territory 
is rapidly taking shape. Mr. Bailey left here July 1 to be 
gone about a year on field work in the western and northwestern 
states. All seems to be going well with Harper and his party 
in the Athabaska lake region as far as we have been informed, 
and work at the office is moving along much as usual. 
Several inclosures which had been held pending my arriva 
will be self-explanatory. 
With best wishes for the success of your trip, I am. 
Sincerely yours. 
Inclosures 8565 
In charge. 
Biological Investigations 
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