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than allow us one barrel of alcohol. He has also paid Redingtons ^[[& the Turners]] bill (for arsenic etc ordered here before I left) amting to over $200. - I have added some few things more and I guess will win that to some purpose -

Dall is to be appointed to work entirely at collecting - accompanying the principal ship - Capt Scammon will give him a good chance and the Col will also help - Old Bischoff, I have the Cols promise to place on St. Michaels island (a tiny port) in Nortons Sound where he can spend a year. -

I myself expect to get back here before spring -

I do not see but that weve pretty much lost all chance for this year at Natural History - except for fall and winter work - [[underlined]] nil desperandum [[/underlined]] ! No going home for me till Ive accomplished something