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Report on Collecting Trip of W.T. Hornaday to Washington Territory, etc. Oct - Nov 1887.

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM

SPENCER F. BAIRD, Secretary
S. P. LANGLEY, Assistant Secretary, in charge of Exchanges, Publications and Library
G. BROWN GOODE, Assistant Secretary, in charge of U- S. National Museum

Washington, ^[[Nov 17]], 188^[[7]].
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^[[Abstract furnished by Mr Hornaday for 1888 report]]
^[[WVC Note liabilities on page 7 R & 9 for report]] 
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^[[[Curator Reports file Living Animals W.T. Hornaday 1887]]

Prof G. Brown Goode.
Assistant Secretary, Smithsonian Institution in charge of the National Museum.

Sir:

I have the honor to report that in accordance with your instructions, I have made a collecting trip to and through Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington Territory, Oregon and Utah on Fish Car No 1. Mr. J. Frank Ellis in charge.  The car left Washington on Oct 8th and returned Nov 8th, having traveled in all over 7000 miles.

In the course of the work of distributing fish the car made brief stops at St Paul, Fargo. Dak.,^[[Mandan and]] Helena. Montana., Tacoma. Wash. Ter., Portland. Oregon,