SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON 25. D. C. 
6 August 
Dear Dinion, 
I'm vsry happy to report that the ticks in question were npt t 
Sand Island beauties. Te have worked out a system which seems to be 
working fairly well. .henever ticks arrive I immediately contact P.1.0, 
and find out whether anyone is going back to DTC at about that time, 
jn fact for the land Island shipment we had arrange rents made the previous 
Friday, they arrived on Tuesday night and they left (hand carried) at, 
0300 Thursday. John later reported that they arrived in good, shape. 
No one was returning to DIG at the time the TAKSUA cane in and 
John was on leave so I decided to noId them rather than take a chance on 
a shipment to his of "'ice where they light be left anywhere until he re¬ 
turned. They have been in the refrigerator (vegetable tray) since their 
arrival and were "mois fined" several tines. Personally I don't think 
this collection will survive - they look dead or at least nearly so. 
Tiie Pure shipment was very lively when it arrived Tuesday evening 
and is also in the refrigerator (but not frozen). 3oth of these last 
two shipments will be sent with Doug Aackran tonight and I really expect 
tie Kura specimens to survive. I hope the ATF specimens survive but 
like you say, experience has shown tiiat their chances are less. 
he expect additional shiprents from lure and i a nd and aerhaps from 
b A e. 
Personally _'i rather see teem held an extra day and hand carried than 
just shipped to an office. There seems to be a considerable flow of 
people back to Salt Labe. I have talked to Pan An freight people and 
if no one is available from this end they can be sent by Pan Am as live 
animals and have a good chance of survival, if they can be met at the other 
end. 
I was vary interested in hearing about your conversations with Kr. 
Joseph and am awaiting a possible contact from him. It sounds as if he 
-igit be able to really give us some help. I hope that he does return 
to the r useum sc t at :e can see specimens and get more of 
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.£ he contacts us I ! ll sure encourage him all fiat i can. I hope that 
re embered to tell you about the tagged booty on branch Frig 
T.-w-n has promised us a copy of his report when he can 
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pet at done, he has really been loaded doi-m with jobs out here and has 
plenty to keep hir busy between Leeward trips. Along this line 3 have 
you or 1-eorpe written ud the 
trip? It not could 3 r ou get George 
rtod on it as ti ie permits? It dpesn*t need to be Aancy just factual. 
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and. iron lawaiian Fish and lane. 
I ! ve had several requests fer data concern ins* ties trip from lene Ir idler 
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