An. 647 
Oct, 137 1964. 
you saw the place. I have an entirely 
new entrance and have been making a 
number of trout ponds in addition to 
the main lake which is now finished, 
full, and beautiful. 
I read with sorrowful interest 
your account of the destruction of 
Sand Martins by Mink. The Martins 
did not come near my artificial bank as 
yet. I have a different scheme for a new 
ene at a different place. . I shall 
build it up stone wall perpendicular 
then near the top with an overhang 
of a feot of stone. Abot€ this |. 
shall lay beds of sand four or five 
inches thick covered with a broad 
bed of Portland Cement an inch thick 
repeating these beds of cement and 
sand till the height of a couple of 
feet is reached, then top off with a 
projection of stone and a sod roof. 
That sounds all right, doesn't it? 
I had rather poor luck with 
my Ducks this year. Only the Black 
Ducks and the Canada Geese bred. The 
Wood-ducks laid, but a sudden frood 
wet the eggs which were in a low 
WYNDYGOUL 
COS COB,CT. 
Mr. William Brewster, 
Concord, Mass. 
My dear Brewster: 
Meny thanks for 
yours of the twelfth. I shall be 
very glad to get the Birches: also 
would it be possible to get a fev more 
Pines, either white or red Pines. 
I am preparing a great stretch of 
meadow land, first to get an open 
hay field in place of a number of 
small pastures and next to have it 
fringed with Pines where it rises 
en. the feet ef the hills. I 
think another thousand in addition 
to those you sent last spring would 
about Fix me out. Of course this 
may not be the right time, and may 
be spring would stit me better. 
I should be delighted to get 
a couple hundred of the Balsam 
seedlings that you spoke of at 
Bethel. 
I have made many changes since 
