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WM. H. CROCKER,
President Board of Trustees

SUSIE M. PEERS,
Secretary Board of Trustees

F. M. MACFARLAND,
President of the Academy and Acting Director of the Museum and of the Steinhart Aquarium

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
GOLDEN GATE PARK
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

TELEPHONE BAYVIEW 1500
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November 18, 1935

Mr. Waldo L. Schmitt,
Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Schmitt:

Your of November 14 at hand. I shall write Mr. Beck and tell him of your desire to have some prints of the tortoises just as a matter of courtesy as I am sure he will have no objections. I have his negatives here and the arrangement I made with him was to pay for the cost of printing and so much per picture that is published. The rate he asked was one dollar per picture. I'm sure he would have no objection to your publishing any with proper credit, and of course as far as I am concerned you can count me out of the picture altogether. I'll be glad to send some prints along just as soon as I hear from him. 

It is too bad that Captain Hancock is scared out of Iguana Cove and Vilamil. Of course, the crater and the grass uplands are the main attractions. On a clear day you could ask for nothing more awe inspiring than a view of the great crater. It would not be necessary to anchor there, but merely heave to and put a landing party ashore. The vessel could run over to Conway Bay and anchor. However, I imagine the Captain would not leave the vessel long enough to take a ride up to the crater, and no doubt he would not let anyone else handle the vessel so he could remain with the shore party. Iguana Cove is OK on a smooth day.There is no place to anchor, but arriving there early in the morning he could leave a party ashore for most of a day and leave enough time to run over to Black Beach and anchor before dark. I think the VELERO ought to make the run in four hours. Heading for the highest peak on Charles will land you at the anchorage. 

The inscriptions on James Island are just to the north of the flamingo pools. I'll enclose a little sketch of the James Bay anchorage giving the location of the place. As I remember there are two or three little gullies leading