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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter NORTHLAND
Oakland, California,
May 1, 1929.

My dear Dr. Waugh, 

I was glad to receive your letter of April 23 and will expect you at Nome on the July VICTORIA.

We have a standard size film projector and take with us a number of pictures- a number of them old- for the amusement of the men. Your Labrador pictures will be a welcome addition to our programs if you bring them with you. Unfortunately, we are not equipped with a stereoptican for the still slides.

As to your personal equipment-- we do not expect to have any very cold weather and moderately heavy clothing is sufficient. There are practically no harbors and we usually land on open beaches so that boots are a necessity. I prefer medium weight rubber hip boots. You will probably be able to do some trout fishing-- I am not enough of a fisherman to discuss the details but the fish that I have occasionally caught are known locally as "salmon trout" or "Dolly Vardens". From the little I have seen of it, I do not think that the Pacific salmon are to be taken with a rod-- but I plead ignorance of such matters. Personally, I carry little in the way of special equipment or outfits-- rubber boots, "shoe packs", a pair of heavy walking shoes, plenty of heavy socks, a short heavy coat for use aboard ship or ashore (not uniform), a rubber rain coat and an oilskin hat. You can buy toilet articles and some clothing on board ship- we have a well stocked canteen at moderate prices- and we will also have a large stock of tobacco, etc. Should you be short of any equipment, there is a store in Seattle, Filson's on First Avenue, which carries an excellent line for the Alaska traveller.

Very truly yours,
E.D. Jones
E.D. Jones