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Mar 18, 1939 About Capliva[[?]]. Up to Rheinhart place where the tarpon tagging & studies under Bishop of Yale. Very interesting program under way. I caught a good sized Jewfish on way back. Mar 19, 1939 Left Capliva[[?]] at 8.45 and drove via Orlando; Kissimmee & Jacksonville to Camp Carmelia arriving at 7.30PM. Mar 20, 1939 Out on Okefenokee refuge to Floyds Island. Saw lots of Alligators - including one small one so tame that he allowed me to scratch his nose with a short casting rod merely blushing as I did it. Finally I put the tip of the rod under his chin and scratched. This was to much. He rose up - hissed a couple of times & dove into the water. Saw lots of [[underline]] egrets, great blues - little blues, Night Herons & 10 Cranes. [[\underline]] Back to Camp Carmelia & to Waycross for dinner with Hopkins & Mr. & Mrs. Johns. Saw their colored movies[[?]] which were good. Mar 21, 1939. Drove to Macon leaving at 8.00AM and picked up Jim Silver. Got a chance to see equipment shed & new house on Piedmont Refuge and had a nice visit with Fleetwood our new manager. On into Atlanta at 7.00PM