“Bangor, Feb. 2nd, 1901. 
Mr.Walter Deane, 
Cambridge,™ass. 
Dear Mr. Deane: - 
YouUrctaverwol the lst asus to hand i must. confess that I cannot 
tell you anvthing definite about John W.Daniel,Jr.,or his proposed 
“Hog Collector”’.About the time of the Spanish War he was very enthus- 
lastic and wrote me numerous ten and twenty pvage letters about what He 
was going to do “When thel war was over”. 
Like most of wher remainder of the col ectors in various, parts of 
the country it, nee or him only by Nis writings “in vartous perlodicals:, 
T sent him some two dozen fine photographs of birds nests,etc.,some, 
two years or more azo and he was going to send me a lot in return, and 
would print them for me “As soon as the war was over”. Like many other 
of his promised exploits the photos never came. 
I understand that LieuteDaniel is well connected,his father being 
US isenatori from: Vireintay. 
‘ I have not. heard a word from or of him,either directly or indirect-— 
Si, 
iy fora, year or more,and for autht, I know he may be dead. 
T have my own nrivate opinion of him but would prefer not. to expre— 
Ss it publically wdathout, corroboratory evidence.Doubtless it would 
coincide very well with yours’, 
™ 
The paners last, evening shated that the committee had unamimously 
VOted: Win Raver wok) ewe proposed law for bird pvwotection in Maine There, 
is not much doubt now but. what it will be nassed, 
The Journal of the Maine Orn. Soc.will be published in Waterville 
this vear y 
his vear by Mr.7.™erton Swain,and it is quite probable that the name 
Wal ben se 
db hanged to some such name as The Grosbeak or the Snowflake 
Our first num 
f + number should appear soon now,so if you don’t receive those 
subscribed 
for in goo 
2000 season you can write Mr.Swain ana he will set 
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