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NEW YORK, Jan. 2nd, 1912.

Prof. Hiram Bingham,

Yale University,
New Haven, Conn.

My dear Hiram:-

I read in the papers recently of your
return from Peru with a great deal of interest.

I want to thank you for your letter of
the 23rd. My reason for not answering sooner was
that I was laid up in the hospital for a slight
operation.

As yet I have not received the piece of
wood which you mention. I am glad that you met
with so much success on the expedition and wish
to send you my best wishes for the new year.

I am,

HAS-MD

COPY. MR

Yale University,
New Haven, Conn.,
January 4, 1912.

Dear Sir:

You will be glad to know that the Yale Peruvian Expedition has
returned safely after having accomplished most of the work that we set out
to do. We appreciate your kindness in aiding us at the beginning.

As the Director of the expedition it is my duty and very agreeable
privilege to express to you our thanks for your courtesy in loaning us
scientific instruments. Our chief topographer, Mr. Kai Hendriksen, who
had charge of receiving the instruments in Washington, has, I believe,
returned them to your office in good condition. I believe, however, that,
owing to an unfortunate accident, the tripod and the 100 ft. tape have
been lost. These I understand are to be replaced at our expense. Mr.
Hendriksen tells me that he has your permission to retain the map-case
for the present, and also a pocket tape which he will return shortly.
If there are any repairs to be made on the instruments which are properly
chargeable to the Yale Expedition, please let me know.

Geo. Otis Smith, Esq.,
Director, U. S. Geological Survey,
Washington; D. C.

DR. WILLIAM G. ERVING
922 SEVENTEENTH STREET
FARRAGUT SQUARE

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CONSULTATION HOURS 4 TO 5 P.M.
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WASHINGTON, January 6, 1912.

Dear Hi:-

I am sending today by registered mail the films of the expedition which I took
and enclose herewith the catalogue. I have made out a separate list for those taken
for the topographer, and have also put his films in a separate envelope, with some notes
of his own. I will also send on Monday by express a duffle bag with various odds and
ends. Have not heard from the army people as yet.

January 8, 1912.

Dear Tucker:-

Your letter of January 2 has been received. It is hard to know
what to say in reply. Personally I feel it would be better all around
if you came to New Haven and finished up the work according to contract
before trying to do anything else. You will remember that I wrote you
last spring that it would not be wise for you to make lecture engagements
this winter as that would interfere with your finishing up your work
for the Yale expedition. I can quite understand your desire to become
self-supporting. This does not come as a surprise, but at the same
time you must remember that as your necessary expenses will be met here
in New Haven you will be practically self-supporting while you are here.
However, I will speak frankly and say that I should be perfectly willing
for you to alter the terms of your contract with us and do this work
in Boston if I could be sure that you would finish it up promptly
and in good shape. But you must realize, if you think the matter over
quietly, that you are somewhat prone to make rash promises. You will
remember that you were quite sure that you could do a lot of printing
on the steamer on the way home and with that end in view purchased at
the expense of the expedition quite a lot of photographic material.
You will also remember that you were quite positive that your negatives
would all be marked and catalogued before you got to New York. This also
you were unable to carry out. I do not need to multiply cases, nor do
I desire to "rub it in", but I do want you to realize a little more
fully than I think you do at present how easy it is for you to find
good reasons why what you have agreed to do is not done on time.
You agreed to come down here on January 4th, and although it was
inconvenient for me, I acceded to this arrangement and provided for it
only to find that you had very good reasons for backing out at the last

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will be convinced that I was right. Unfortunately you have a hard
proposition before you for there were several incontrovertible
facts which mitigate against you. Perhaps the most important of these
is that you let your chronometer run down on the way up. The code
of scientific ethics is a frightfully strict one, and in order to
establish a scientific reputation one has to toe the mark with extreme
precision.

This has been a very unpleasant letter to write and I presume
it has not given you any pleasure to read it, but I think it is necessary
that we should clear the air and have a perfectly clear understanding
of things. I am sorry for you for I feel that a good deal of your
present suffering is due to the effects of your life during the past
few years, effects which it must be extremely difficult to counteract.
It is hard to be happy go-lucky and at the same time to maintain a
keen appreciation of scientific accuracy, no matter how willing one
may be to try.

Sincerely yours,

H. L. Tucker, Esq.,

206 Church Street,
Newton, Mass.

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THE ONTARIO, WASHINGTON, D. C., January 8, 1912

Prof. Hiram Bingham,

Box 901, Yale Station,

New Haven, Conn.

Dear Sir:

I beg to acknowledge herewith the receipt of your letter of January 4th, as also of the hypsometer which was returned by your Topographer, Mr. Kai Hendriksen. I am very glad to learn that you were able to make good use of this instrument, and congratulate you upon the success which has attended your expedition.

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Professor Hiram Bingham,

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New Haven, Conn.

Dear Mr. Bingham,

Your letter at hand this morning is certainly most gratifying. I have shown it to all of the people in our place who had anything to do with the preparation of the boxes sent to your expedition and they all join with me in expressing their gratification at finding that our efforts resulted to your satisfaction and their appreciation of your courtesy in making us aware of the fact.

The various newspaper items regarding your ex-pedition have been watched with much interest in this office, and we are all thoroughly glad to know that you all returned in good health after a successful trip.

I fully appreciate that your care and technical knowledge in selecting the Food Supplies were primarily responsible for the good result, and that all that was done here was to follow your instructions. I am very glad that we succeeded in following them just as you wished.

With thanks and kind regards, I remain

I have no criticism to submit concerning the food supplies of
the Expedition. The Vanesta Company, Eastcheap, London, supply much
more convenient boxes, though I dare say equally good boxes can be
obtained here at less cost, made of the same material.

The rear cinch of the saddle outfit is useless, and where there is
a crupper the rear breeching is also useless, for the crupper will take
the strain sufficiently well on moderate slopes and on the steepest
slopes one always walks anyhow. The entire saddle outfit was, I thought,
altogether too heavy, especially in view of the fact that it would be
used only while new and then sold in the country.

I have very little expedition equipment here; Saddle outfit, blankets,
bed, etc., were sold at Arequipa and the proceeds incorporated in my
account. Such things as spurs, aluminum water bottle, and a few odds
and ends, I sent up to Cuzco to Senior Duque, along with his poncho, as
a gift. Both my max. and min. thermometer, and sling psychrometer were
broken on the last part of the journey from New York to New Haven. The
steel case which I used is in the basement room, called "A" and is at
your disposition at any time you care to send a man for it. The janitor
will receive instructions to give it up to whoever calls for it. Since
I used my own camera, hammer, etc., I do not now think of any expedition
property in my possession. In case I come upon any of it, however, it
will be transmitted.

January 13, 1912.

Dear Watkins:-

Thank you for your letter of December 23d, with the readings
taken by you at the base camp.

I am sorry to hear that you have had a touch of fever, but hope
this will find you better.

I am sorry that we have no funds here to buy collections at
present, but if I hear of any of our friends who would like to give
us some of your collections I will write you.

The wide angle lens pictures were not sufficiently exposed.
I think Tucker's instructions were not correct. Hendriksen left here
yesterday with the prints of your negatives and I think he will find
them useful.

Wishing you the best of luck in your new enterprise, I remain,

Professor Hiram Bingham, New Haven, Conn.,
in account-current with W.R.Grace & Co., Arequipa, Peru.

1911 Debet.
Novbr. 28 Telegram to Mollendo transcribing message
from New Haven, Conn. S/.1.16
28 Our payment to Mr. Kai Hendriksen 137.25
Decbr. 1 Charges on 1 postal package from U.S., delivered
to Mr. Kai Hendriksen 6,46
2 Charges on 1 package brought from Chuquibamba
for Mr. Isaiah Bowman 1.00
6 Our payment to Mr. Casimir Watkins, as per your
pay order 82.74
9 Draft from Nestor Castillo, Chumpi, c/ our Lima
House, refused for lack of funds 90.00
less, balance in your favor as per statement
of November 27,1911 220.70
January 24,1912 Balance in favor of W.R.Grace & Co.. S/.97.91

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Dear Sir:

Enclosed we beg to hand you a statement of your account with
this office to date, with a balance if our favor of $47.53 U S gold,
which amount, if found in order, kindly deposit with our New York
house for our account.

With regard to the draft drawn by Néstor Castilla, of Chumpi,
we beg to advise that we have written that man, but have not re-
ceived any reply from him. Should the amount be paid later on, we
shall be pleased to credit it back to you through New York House.--

The "Club de Arequipa" claims to hold a vale from you for
$/.15.00; should this be all right, kindly let us know it that we
may pay. Equivalent at 206% $7.28 U S gold.

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TOPOGRAPHIC BRANCH

January 27, 1912.

Dr. Hiram Bingham,
P. O. Box 901, Yale Station,
New Haven, Connecticut.

Dear Sir:-

I am authorized by the Director to inclose bills
for supplies purchased to replace articles lost by the Yale
Peruvian Expedition which were lent it by this Survey, and one
bill for express paid on the tripod from Troy, New York to this
city.

W. & L. E. Gurley $37.75
Barber & Ross 7.84
E. M. Douglas 1.00
Total $46.59

You may send check for each bill or a single check for the total
payable to E. M. Douglas, Custodian, U. S. Geological Survey. In
either case please make the payment through this office. The re-
ceipted bills will be sent you as soon after payment is made as
possible.

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NEW YORK January 30, 1912.

Professor Hiram Bingham,
Yale University,
New Haven, Conn.

My dear Prof. Bingham:-

I received your letter of
January 22nd, to which I delayed replying as I tried to
see if I could possibly arrange to leave the City for a
day to go to New Haven, as I particularly wanted to hear
your lecture, and would also like to attend the dinner to
be given by the Graduates' Club of New Haven next Saturday
night.

I find however, that it is absolutely
impossible so that you will have to take my wish for the deed.
I am living in hopes that within a few years I will be able
to take things easy, and then I will take advantage of such
kind invitations as yours.

WINE I hope that this will turn out all right, and will see
that the case is promptly shipped to you on its arrival. I do
not expect it very much before July.

PHONOGRAPH RECORDS I feel very much vexed with myself as these
passed entirely out of my mind. I sent them with full instruction
to a young American named Ponte who was in our La Paz office, but
has since left us and joined the American Legation at La Paz.

Prof. H. Bingham,
W. R. GRACE & CO.
NEW YORK.

New York, Jan. 30, 1912.

I do not remember now whether they were Edison or Victor
Talking Machine records. If you will kindly enlighten me on this
point, I will get a duplicate set and send them down with the
fullest instructions to our Manager in La Paz who is a very
prominent Bolivian and can get exactly what we want. Will
you kindly repeat to me the instructions as to just what records
you want, and I will see that they are gotten this time.

I hope that you do not feel that I do not appreciate
the invitation to the lecture and also to the Graduates' Club, -
I do most decidedly, but it is absolutely impossible for me to
get away.

Copenhagen, 12 Stormgade.

February 4', 1912.

Professor Hiram Bingham,

787 Prospect St., New Haven, Conn., U. S. A.

Dear Bingham:--

I have now spent almost two happy weeks with my family, too happy a time indeed as I forgot all about business.

I have written to Justus Perthes and others and shall let you know the result at my earliest opportunity.

Several societies have asked me to lecture about the expedition. The first man to call on me was the Director, Royal Academy of Fine Arts.

He wants me to lecture especially about the ruins from an architects point of view; I think I can do it as I examined the ruins I saw very carefully and drew a lot of detailed sketches from Toronto and Quebec.

The latest I can lecture in the Academy is in the early part of March and I hate to postpone it to next season. Consequently, you will do me a great favour if you will select prints for me after enclosed sheet and ship them at your earliest opportunity.

I know you are very busy, but I trust that I can ask this favour of you and shall be most obliged to you for your kindness.

The first 78 pictures, with numbers, are of the lot, which was mounted when I left.

I write by same mail to Bowman to ask him to select the 60 of his pictures; he knows them best.

I am going to write to "Globus".

Kindly drop me a line about the names when you have decided
upon it (Vilcapampa, Esperitopampa, &c.).

What do you think was the purpose of the cylindric cut-stones
on the outside of the gabels in Qquente and Macchu Pichu?

What are the last news about the man in the Cuzco-quebrada?

Kindly remember to send me a print of the route-map I made.

February 12, 1912.

To your President:-

In accordance with your request, made to me in Saturday, I am
writing to explain just what we should like to do, the difficulties
that confront us, and the assistance which we should be glad to receive
from the American government.

We have discovered a large number of clues, including not only
the so-called glacial bones, but also the ruins of half a dozen ancient
cities, which make it extremely desirable to undertake the work of
archaeological exploration and excavation. This work ought to be
conducted in a thoroughly satisfactory and comrehensive manner after
the fashion of similar archaeological exploration in Egypt and Assyria.

The Peruvian government, in order to protect its ancient monuments
from devastation, chiefly by local treasure hunters, as passed a law
decreeing that all ruins and ancient cities are the property of the
Peruvian government, and must not be excavated by private persons.
A law has also been passed forbidding the exportation from the country
of Peruvian antiquities.

New York, February 15, 1912

H. C. Ballen, Esq.,
Lima,

My dear Ballen:-

Professor Bingham's recent trip of
exploration to Peru and the report of what he has donempolished
has created a great deal of interest in Educational circles,
and he and his associates in Yale University feel that there
is a great deal to be learned of the past history of Peru
if careful and systematic excavations are made.

The President of the United States attended
a Meeting of the Yale University when the matter was discussed,
and expressed a great deal of interest in the subject. It was
therefore suggested that it would be advisable to ask the Govern-
ment of Peru to give a concession to Professor Bingham and his
associates giving them the right to excavate and explore ancient
sights and the ruins of Cities and Temples for a period of years.
The concession is to be for Educational purposes only, with no
idea whatever of making it a commercial project. The question
is, Do you think that the Government of Peru will grant such a
privilege?

If the prospects were fair, Professor Bing-
ham would start for Peru sometime in the month of June with
strong letters from our Government here for the purpose of
acquiring such a privilege. He of course does not expect to
carry out of the country everything that he finds. He would

New York, February 15, 1912.

naturally expect that the Government would give him the privil-
ge of taking specimens of what he might find, it being understood
that where he finds one or more specimens of a kind, the Govern-
ment of Peru would of course take its share. I enclose herewith
in English, a memorandum of what he would like to have, also a
translation in Spanish. I also enclose copy of letter which
I have just received.

I was on the point of recommending Biof. Bingham to
go to Peru for the purpose of asking for what he would like to
have, but it occurred to me that the Elections in May and the
change of Government in August might possibly interfere with
a business of this kind.

Will you kindly take the matter under consideration,
and let me have your advice by cable as soon as possible.
I give you at foot hereof a few code words, which kindly make
use of promptly.

Yours very truly,

"OEMOB" 1 - Think that the prospects are favorable of getting the Concession for Professor Bingham, and advise his coming here in June.

"OEMPH" 2 - Think the prospects are favorable for getting Prof. Bingham the concession, but do not think that he should come here at this time.

"OEMRY" 3 - Do not think that the prospects are favorable for getting Prof. Bingham the concession.

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NEW YORK Feb. 15, 1912.

My dear Prof. Bingham:-

I have your letter of February 13th,
and am glad to see that you succeeded in interesting the Presi-
dent in your project. I also judge from your letter that you
have enlarged your scope, and have now made up your mind that
you want a concession for a period of years. That being the
case, I am decidedly of the opinion that it would be necessary
for you to go to Peru yourself.

I had a talk with Dr. Isaac Alzamora
who is now in New York, and who was at one time Vice President
of Peru, Judge of the Supreme Court and President of the Senate.
I explained your letter to him and he tells me that the matter
can probably be arranged on the ground that it is for education-
al purposes only, and the Government of Peru will have the right
to select the specimens that you might find in your excavations.
I, of course can assist you materially by asking aid of people
there to your project, but as long as you want it for such a
period, I think the only thing to do is to go down yourself and
be on the ground and answer all questions. The Spaniards as you
know, are by nature, suspicious and therefore I had better write
to Lima and ask for a cable reply, asking if this is an opportune

February 16, 1912.

Dear Mr. Schaefer:

It is very kind of you to take so much interest in our
project, which as you have observed, is now considerably larger
than was at first planned. President Hadley is so anxious to
do everything possible to further this project that he tells me
I may go to Peru whenever and as soon as it seems best. Accordingly I stand ready to go at a moment's notice and shall act
entirely in accordance with whatever you advise. Would it not
be perhaps a good plan to send another code word to Lima, which
would enable them to advise you as to what time would be most
favorable for getting the concession?

When I wrote you last I did not suppose the University would
care to have me go before June, but apparently they think I can
do better work for Yale in Lima than in New Haven at the present
moment. We are surely most fortunate in having a friend like
yourself, willing to take the time and trouble to further our
archaeological and geological researches.

Faithfully yours,

Mr. J. Louis Schaefer,

Hanover Square,

New York.

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New Haven, Conn.

Prof. Hiram Bingham,

Dear Sir:-

Your favor of the 30th inst., together with clipping
from the Yale News, at hand and referred to the writer.

The watches which were loaned to your expedition
arrived safely, and we should have earlier acknowledged their
receipt, but awaited word of your safe return.

It would appear to the writer that the watches under-
went the many hardships of your expedition in excellent shape.
That two of these watches were subjected to unavoidable accidents,
was to be expected. Quite often we learn that a Waltham watch
was in the pocket of some member of an expedition, who lost his
life. We are pleased to learn that such did not happen to your
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30th inst.

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February 17', 1913.

Professor Hiram Bingham,

Yale University,
New Haven, Conn., U.S.A.

Dear Bingham:—

I have to day wired you the following:

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I thought at first that it was possible for me to finish the
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if I were in fine shape.

First of all is the work on these two maps exceedingly fine
and this has troubled my eyes very much; my eyes are pretty good
now but not yet accustomed to such fine work.

To the eyetrouble came pain from breaking-out wisdom teeth,
which raised hell with my jaws and ears, and finally I have had a
soare troath the last two days.

Nothing of this is of course serious but has made me a very
poor worker especially in respect to this fine drafting; I can do
computing allright but it is impossible for me to work all day with
a reading glass and bend over the table.

I hope however there is still time to have them printed by 1.

of April; I have done my best and shall do it if there is a
chance.

If you receive no wire as answer to the wire you send me
concerning the date, it means that you will have the maps in time;
if it is impossible I shall let you know.

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February 17, 1912.

Dear Sirs:

In reply to your letter of January 24, I have asked our
treasurer to pay your statement in New York as you request. I
wish you would find out for me whether Nestor Castilla ever had
an account with your Lima house, and whether they think there is
any hope of getting anything from him.

With regard to the vale of the Arequipa Club for fifteen soles,
I have no recollection of it whatever, but supposed that I had paid
all my vales at the club. If however you will please examine the
signature and compare it with that at the end of this letter I
shall be glad to remit to your New York house.

I observe that you have not credited me with anything from
Ceesr Iomelleni to whom we sold a number of cots which were deliv-
ered to you by Mr. Hendriksen, and for which he agreed to pay ten
soles apiece. Please find out about this.

Thinking you for your kindness and regretting the necessity of
troubling you further, I remain

W. R. Grae's and Company,
Arequipa, Peru.

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

77TH STREET AND CENTRAL PARK WEST

NEW YORK

March 1, 1912.

DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
CLARK WISSLER, PH. D., CURATOR

Dear Professor Bingham:

In accordance with your request for information concerning Mr. Alanson B. Skinner, I take pleasure in giving such information as I think will be of interest.

He was quite interested in local archaeology on Staten and Long Island, before he became connected with the Museum in 1907. He was associated for some years with Mr. M. R. Harrington and Mr. A. C. Parker in archaeological work done for this and the State Museum. Since that time we have depended upon him almost entirely for matters concerning the archaeology and ethnology of the Eastern States. Several papers in Volume 3, Anthropological Papers, were written by Mr. Skinner and reveal unusual ability for so young a man. He has made two collecting trips for the Museum to James Bay, encountering a good many difficulties and hardships. He crossed the Everglades of Florida, a trip probably never made by a white man before, where the conditions of travel were very difficult and the Indians anything but friendly. He has also made two trips to the Menomini of Wisconsin.

We consider him an excellent collector and good field-worker. He was two years at Columbia University as a special student during which time he took nearly all the anthropological courses offered. For the last two years he has been on leave of absence from the Museum covering the college year, spending his time at Harvard where he is specializing in English. As near as I understand

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are scattered to the four corners of the highly specialized insectivorous
world. I wish you could come and have a look at them, but I suppose
there is no hope of getting a week-end from you and Mrs. Bryce at this
season which, as I understand from your friend Mr. Maurice Low, is the
open season in Washington (He was lecturing here last night on how
to improve newspapers). If, however, you should find that it, were
possible to get away from Washington for one or two nights, and thought
it worth while to have a look at our insects on Saturday afternoon, we
should be delighted. We are inviting a few friends to the house for tea
on Saturday afternoon to meet the insects.

You will be interested to know that our "Silliman Professor" in
Geology has practically consented to go to Cuzco with me this summer.
He will make a careful study of the Cuzco basin and particularly of the
valley where the bone deposits were found.

Have you seen Arliss in "Disraeli"? My wife and I saw it in New York
a day or two ago and enjoyed it very much. When I came home I re-read
your biographical study of him (I mean Disraeli, not Arliss) and enjoyed
it particularly because I had such a good picture in my mind, and could
at the same time almost see you talking about him.

Dear Bingham:

Mr. C.H.Pangburn has been in to talk about a South American
expedition. In case one is organized the coming summer, he would
like to become ornithologist. He has taken courses in biology
and zoology, and thinks that he may return to do graduate work
in natural science. A friend of his whose name he is unable to
give at present, is interested in him and will pay all of his
field expenses provided that the expedition pay his transporta-
tion to Peru and return; that the collections of birds go to the
Museum with which his friend is connected; that his friend, an
ornithologist of high standing, be allowed to work up the material;
and that his friend be permitted to publish the material as a
part of the expedition report.

Mr. Pangburn says further that while the ornithological col-
lection would be his chief interest he would also be glad to
collect insects and small mammals. His friend has suggested that
in case he is taken on by the expedition that he spend a month in
preparation at his friend's Museum, studying collecting and pre-
paring methods, and acquiring familiarity with the technique.
Mr. Pangburn is willing to serve without salary. He suggests that
if the biological collections of the expedition are desired by
the University Museum, it might be possible to secure duplicate
specimens, though he cannot be sure at this time that this would
be satisfactory to his patron.

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Arequipa, March 8, 1912.

Professor Dr. Hiram Bingham,

Yale University,

New Haven, Conn.

Dear Sir:

We duly received your favor of January 4 last, and take due
note of its contents.

Néstor Castilla, Chumpi.-- This man is not known to our Lima
House. We wrote him a long time ago about the draft for 90 soles,
but, as it could almost surely be expected, did not receive any
reply from him. Nevertheless, we shall send him another letter
because there exists a bare possibility that he did not get our
first one owing to the bad connection of these inland places.
Any result which we obtain, shall be communicated to you.

Cots.-- The 3 (not 4) cots were forwarded to Cuzco; we
have told Lomellini that the value may be remitted to us. As soon
as this amount is in our hands, and we have a reply from Chumpi,
we shall send you a statement of your account.

Parcel.-- We are sending you by this same mail one package
q/o Yale University, containing an "alfombrita de lana", which was
handed us not long ago by the Subprefect of Chumbivilcas; we
trust same will reach you in order and without delay.

Without any more for the present, we beg to remain,

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Banning Calif., March 9 '12.

Dear Dr. Bingham:-

I expect to leave here by the fifteenth. It is scarcely
necessary to say that I shall take the shortest route to New
Haven. It seemed right to give the School Board a few days to
fill my place here,

Guilty of being an inexperienced stenographer and not
a very good conversationalist in Spanish. My other deficien-
cies you will discover for yourself soon enough without my
mentioning them. I trust that none of them are beyond remedy
and I wish to assure you that I shall make every effort to
become an efficient assistant speedily.

Doubtless you will consider me exceedingly unwise
to accept your offer when I tell you that I am married.
I think that I recognize the chief disadvantages and believe
them to be at a minimum in my case. Arrangements have been made
for being absent from home for any length of time and as our
stay in California has been in furnished houses the changing
of our headquarters involves merely the packing of our trunks.

I shall make every effort to reach New Haven at the earli-
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New Haven, Ct.

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We have your favor of the 14th inst., in regard to the trip of six men or more on a scientific expedition to South America, We would thank you to advise whether you refer to our service from New York to Colon or the one via Europe to South America. Our rate from New York to Colon is $75.00. We regret to advise that we cannot offer any special rate for a party of this size, but should the steamer not be entirely full, we shall be very glad to offer superior accommodations at the minimum rate.

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Dear Prof. Bingham,

Your letter March 14th, just received.

I am still connected with the purchasing
in W.R.Grace & Co., but am now a general buyer for the East Coast,
Central America, and Ecuador, including a few islands.

I read with great interest the story of
your trip, in Harper's Magazine, which you so kindly sent to me.
I regret that I could not hear your talk at the Yale Club, which
I understand was very interesting.

Sincerely yours,

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My dear Prof. Bingham:-

I have your letter of March 14th,
and can readily understand that you should be anxious to
have news from Peru. I do not see how I can crowd it however.

As to fitting out an expedition to
go this June, I do not see how this could in any way interfere
with the proposed concession. If you want to send an expedition
in any case I would make my arrangements accordingly, and if
anything, your presence in Peru should materially assist you
in getting the concession. I would therefore suggest that you
go ahead with your plans for your expedition. I ought to
hear from Lima shortly as the letter must be in their hands
by now.

I will be glad to have our office
look after the purchase of any supplies that you would care
to have us attend to. We have not heard of any goods having
been forwarded by Lomellini from Cuzco. I would suggest that
you write to him and stir him up. The only thing that arrived
is an ice hatchet which it seems difficult to get possession
of through the Custom House. In a small matter of this kind
you would have saved yourself considerable expense if you

I appreciate much your offer of my going, and should only be too anxious to see if I could go, but for the fact that all my plans have been made now for some time, for my sabbatical next year. I am planning quite a trip in India, Burma, Siam and China (if the latter quiets down) and so must put any idea of South America out of my head.

As I said, I'll beat my pate and see if any suggestions will come out, and if so, will let you know at once.

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March 15th, 1912.

Mr. Hiram Bingham,

New Haven, Conn.

My dear Mr. Bingham:-

Replying to your inquiry of the 14th instant, I would say
that while I find nothing in our passenger tariff which mentions a
rebate to scientific expeditions, I wish to do all in my power to
assist you in this matter and am therefore writing to our main office
in Lima, asking if your party cannot be favored with a rebate from
our regular fares. I should receive a reply in about five or six
weeks, upon receipt of which I shall be pleased to communicate with
you.

With best regards, I am,

March 16, 1912.

Dear Mr. Tucker:-

I am glad to hear that there is a likelihood of your getting
the Maochu Pichu work done soon. I hope to drop in on you sometime
in the near future.

Will you please send me a written criticism of the food supplies
as furnished to the expedition? In your opinion, what did we have
too much of, what ought we to have provided that we did not provide,
and how could such food-boxes be improved in the future? Do you
believe in the food box unit, as worked out on our last expedition?
Any suggestions that you can make with regard to boxes, weight, size,
hinges, locks, packing, contents, or kind of food will be gratefully
received.

Also in regard to saddles, bridles, blankets, cots, duffle bags,
fibre cases, steel boxes, and general outfit and equipment, please
let me have your best ideas and suggestions.

This is a serious invitation for specific criticism of the kind
that will help in making the next expedition more successful.

Faithfully yours,

March 16, 1912.

Dear Lanius:-

Will you please send me a written criticism of the food supplies
as furnished to the expedition. In your opinion, what did we have
too much of, what ought we to have provided that we did not provide,
and how could such food boxes be improved in the future? Do you
believe in the food box unit, as worked out on our last expedition?
Any suggestions that you can make with regard to boxes, weight, size,
hinges, locks, packing, contents, or kind of food will be gratefully
received.

Also in regard to saddles, bridles, blankets, cots, duffle bags,
fibre cases, steel boxes, and general outfit and equipment please let
me have your best ideas and suggestions.

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March 16, 1912.

Mr. Hiram Bingham.

Yale University,

New Haven, Conn.

My dear Bingham:

Yours of the 13th has reached me,
and I will do everything I can to secure you a good
man. At present I do not know of anyone that I
would recommend. You see, you want a rather extra-
ordinary combination of qualities, but I will try to
see those of my friends who might aid us and will
report as soon as I hear anything definite.

When I saw your letter I hoped that it might
contain some news about your trip to Boston, as you
know you have half a promise that you and your wife
will stay with us for that night.

With kindest regards to Mrs. Bingham,

March 18, 1912.

Dear Hendriksen:-

Unless you hear from me to the contrary by cable within the
next three weeks from today, please prepare definitely to go to Peru
with your wife, via New York. Please come to this country in time to
make the necessary arrangements for outfit, etc. Of course your personal
equipment you can get much cheaper in Europe. I think we shall be able
to borrow the same set of instruments from Washington that we did before.
I should suppose if you arrived here about the middle of May that
would be time enough.

Please let me have a map of the region around Rosas Pata and Puquiu
Please send me the Raimondi map of Cuzco as soon as possible; I cannot
get on without it. Your two maps have not yet arrived, although your
letter regarding them came last Saturday. If the maps do not come
in a few hours we shall not be able to publish our story in the April
number of the "American Journal of Science" as promised.

Did you take any photographs on July 23d? I have a set of negativ
numbered 7-23-2, to 7-23-26, and I don't know who took them nor have I
been able to make any labels for them. If you can furnish the necessar

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Professor Dr. Hiram Bingham,

New Haven, Conn.

P.O.Box #901, Yale Station.

Dear Sir:

We beg to confirm our letter of 8th inst., and acknowledge
receipt of your favor of February 17, contents of which we note.

Néstor Castilla.-- As we have already said in our mentioned
letter, our Lima House do not have any connections with this man;
however, we wrote him again, and may possibly get a reply from him,
which we shall be pleased to communicate to you.

Accounts.-- We beg to thank you for your payment to our New
York House and hope to receive their advice by one of the next
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Please take note that we credit to your account the sum of
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mellini & Co.; on the other hand we charge to your account S/.6.20,
2/ amount of the 2 enclosed vales of the Club de Arequipa (instead of
S/.15 as formerly advised), equivalent of which is $3.00 U S gold.
We are writing to our New York House to pay you the difference in
your favor of $11.56 U S gold, with which payment our accounts
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March 19th, 1912.

Prof. Hiram Bingham,

Yale University,

New Haven, Conn.

Dear Sir:

We have today been advised by the Terminal Warehouse Co. that
they have a package in their possession, received on Feb. 15th, addressed
as follows:

"Doc. Bingham,
Yale-Peruvian Expedition,
c/o W. R. Grace & Co."

and have received bill for seventy-five cents, covering storage, labor
and cartage. In addition to the above it is marked:-

"To whom it may concern - Colon".

We presume this is some material contemplated for your next
Peruvian expedition, and we will gladly take care of this package in our
warehouse for you and avoid further storage charges.

With kindest regards from the undersigned,

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NEW YORK March 21st 1912

Prof. Hiram Bingham,

Yale University,

New Haven, Conn.

Dear Prof. Bingham,

Your letter March 18th, addressed to Mr. Schaefer, has been handed the writer for attention.

Packing case question has been put before Austin Nichols & Co., F.W.Bird & Son, and David T. Abercrombie.

We have never shipped a milk powder but understand that the article is shipped to some places. Have you ever considered Horlick's Malted Milk?

We have written the National Biscuit Co. asking for their recommendations on "Hard-Tack".

We will report the result of all these inquiries in due course.

E/M

Department of Commerce and Labor
COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY
Washington

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March 22, 1912.

My Dear Prof. Bingham:

I hope to be able to reply to you
definitely within a few days in regard to the instruments
which you desired to take to Peru. I am assuming that you
want about the same instruments that were loaned to you be-
fore.

Upon the receipt of your letter I proposed to the
National Geographic Society that they supply such instru-
ments but, owing to the absence of one or two persons, no
action has yet been taken. I believe this would be a more
satisfactory arrangement than relying on the Government.

EDITED BY
EDWIN OVIATT

ASSISTANT EDITOR
MINOTT A. OSBORN

YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY

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March 23, 1912

Hiram Bingham,
Yale University,
Yale Station, New Haven.

Dear Hiram: -

If the Yale Review were my private property I'd send
you all the April numbers you needed, for no price at all. But we
are fighting to make both ends meet, and are paying Professor Lull
a small sum for the trouble he took for us. The best that I can do
on 20 copies will be $6.00 (six dollars). That is only a very little
over actual mechanical cost.

The quotation of TM&T on the 200 reprints was based, I
have an idea, on heavy paper and heavy cover. If you want it in
lighter paper and with no cover, I imagine that we can do better for
you. That would, I think, be more what you would want. The main item
in the cost was because the Lull article began on one form and ended
on another, thus making it necessary to rehandle the whole article,
remake and re lock up, etc., for a special reprint.

If you will let me know whether you would want to have
me get a lower price for a less finished reprint, I will be glad to
do it.

W. R. GRACE & Co.

NEW YORK

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NEW YORK March 23rd 1912

Prof. Hiram Bingham,

Yale University,

New Haven, Conn.

Dear Prof. Bingham,

We received letter from F.W.Bird & Son,

regarding packing cases, which we transcribe;—

"We have your inquiry of March 20th in regard to "Vanesta" cases and are unable to give you any information in regard to these containers."

Enclosed is illustrated circular of the
NEPONSET Fibre case, also sample of solid
fibre board from which this container is made.

We should be glad to take this proposition
up with you in detail and have referred your
inquiry to our New York representative requesting
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and will be glad to give you any further information
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We enclose sample and circular.

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

March 23, 1912.

Dr. Hiram Bingham,
Director, Peruvian Expedition,
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Dear Sir:

In reply to your letter of March 14:

I regret that I can not promise you at this time
the instruments required for your Expedition during the
coming summer, as there is a probability of the field
work of the Geological Survey being increased and in
that case all available instruments will be required.
However, if it is found later in the spring that the
instruments needed by you can be spared, I will be very
glad to comply with your request.

ROLAND B. DIXON
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.

March 24" 1912.

My dear Bingham; -

We should be only too glad to do what we could in
the way of giving any man you might send up here what theoretical training
we could in the matter of excavation etc, but it is really the practical work
that counts. There is no chance that I know of for any one to get practical
experience in excavating etc here abouts. We could discuss with your man the
methods to use, what to observe and how to take measurements, make records etc
and could go over with him some of the main features of the region in which
he would be working. If he were a bright chap, he would probably get some benefit out of this purely theoretical work, and ought to be able to do much better
work than without such knowledge. He ought to be able to get this theoretical
side in a couple of months I should think. I suppose he would have to register
as a Special Student, and take one half-course (Anthropology 20a). We shall all
be glad to do what we can for any one you might think of sending.

George Worthington, Pres.
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March 26, 1912.

Prof. Hiram Bingham,
Yale University,
New Haven, Ct.

Dear Mr. Bingham:

Replying to your letters about saddles, we can supply "narrow-fit" Cow Boy saddles for small or thin mules. These would be the same as any other Cow Boy saddle, or same as those you had from us before, except that they would be pitched sharper, and therefore should not touch the animal's backbone.

You probably would have to put pads underneath them. Old
campaigners consider a folded blanket the best, because they can
change it into so many different shapes or thicknesses. They could
raise it up in front and down behind, or vice versa, and I am told
the more expert ones can fold it around a sore.

Colonial saddles referred to we make only in a limited way
in pretty good grades, say like our #250 at $25.00 and #251 at $30.00.
This, with the extras in the way of bridle, breeching, etc., will
bring them to about $5.00 per set more than the Cow Boy saddles. These
trees could be made narrow fit, and be padded narrow besides.

The Cow Boy saddles and equipment as above, will cost just
the same as last time.

It would take about five or six weeks to make the Colonial
saddles, and about eight weeks to make the Cow Boy saddles, as the
trees would have to be made to order in both cases.

We hope to have your order when you are ready, and will ask
you to give us as much time as possible, as this is a busy time of
year with us.

YALE UNIVERSITY
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

WOODBIDGE HALL, 105 WALL STREET.

March 26th, 1912.

My dear Mr. Bingham:-

You are right in your understanding of the
conversation, and you are justified in using the term "Yale Pe-
ruvian Expedition of 1912". If any formal use of the term "Di-
rector" is required, it would be better to get a vote of the
Corporation authorizing this at the April meeting. I shall be
glad to help you in any way I can.

Professor Hiram Bingham,
787 Prospect Street.

W.R. GRACE & Co.

NEW YORK

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March 26th 1912

Dear Prof. Bingham,

We have your letter 25th, regarding
"Neponset" Fibre cases.

We have never used these cases and
would not suggest them for your purpose. It seemed to the writer
that this fibre case in the heaviest grade, (much heavier than
sample sent you) might be a good inner case, using an outer case
of strong but thin wood.

It is our impression that "Vanesta" cases
are not made in this country. If you cannot find a suitable sub-
stitute, we might purchase these cases in London, and have them
shipped here, to be filled with provisions. This, however, would
be an expensive method.

We are waiting to hear from Austin Nichols
& Co. regarding this matter.

E/M

W.R.GRACE & Co.

NEW YORK

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NEW YORK March 27th 1912

Prof. Hiram Bingham,

Yale University,

New Haven, Conn.

Dear Prof. Bingham,

We acknowledge yours 26th, and have asked
the National Biscuit Co., for further information regarding special
packing of their Army Bread. We will report to you later on this.

We should require about ten days to prepare
the order properly in this office. Accordingly, your complete speci-
fications should be here about April, 19th.

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This instrument has been compared with a standard mercurial barometer at nine pressures between 13 inches and 18 inches. The combined correction for residual gas, scale mounting and capillarity may be taken as $\frac{0.024}{20-B}$, where B is the uncorrected reading in inches. This result is based on a mean value of the capillary correction and is subject to a possible error of one or two hundredths of an inch.

The correction, which is to be added, may also be expressed by the following table:

| B | Correction |
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| 10 | +.002 |
| 11 | .002 |
| 12 | .003 |
| 13 | .003 |
| 14 | .004 |
| 15 | .005 |
| 16 | .006 |
| 17 | .008 |
| 18 | .012 |

A higher degree of refinement leads to the value

$$ \frac{0.024}{20-B} - 0.024 + 2h, $$

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where h is the meniscus height in inches above the circle of contact between the mercury and the glass tube. This determination as made in the laboratory was subject to a "probable error" of only ±0.001" but it is not recommended for use in the field because of the practical difficulties of measuring the meniscus height h.

Attention is called to the fact that the highest accuracy cannot be attained in barometer tubes of small bore on account of the magnitude and variability of the capillary errors. In this tube (about 4 mm internal diameter) the capillary depression taken with rising meniscus and at a constant temperature of 70°F, varied between 0.016" and 0.032" during the test.

The corrections given in this certificate do not include the temperature and gravity reductions.

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Mr. R. H. Eggleston, Jr.,
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Dear Sir:

Referring to your inquiry heretofore acknowledged for
information for Professor Bingham, I submit the following:-

Vanesta Cases cannot be obtained in New York,- that is to
say on making diligent inquiry with several well posted people,
I am unable to find that they are or ever have been known here.
The American Sugar Refining Co. have at times used for their
cases containing Crystal Domino Sugar, material made of several
layers of thin wood glued together, but plain glue, not water-
proof cement was used in the manufacture of this lumber, and
the product, while light, was neither waterproof nor sufficient-
ly strong to be recommended for Prof. Bingham's purposes.

After consultation with our shippers, I have come to
the conclusion that good strong wood, lined and covered, as the
cases were last year, will give the best result. The smaller
size of case spoken of in the professor's letter, might allow
of reducing the thickness of the wood, while keeping the package
stout and strong, and if the order is entrusted to us, we shall
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with safety. As nearly as we can figure, without more detail
of the articles required, we would judge that boxes to hold about
44 lbs. of provisions would weigh from 58 to 60 lbs. gross.

Trumilk and Trucream were put up by the Merrell-Soule
Co., but the use of these words has been abandoned, and these
articles are now called "Milk Powders".

We enclose herewith one list of their Skimmed Milk Powder,
and another list showing their various grades of Butterfat Milk
Powders. The prices named in list are those at which the goods
could be supplied.

I will send you, tomorrow, samples of the only two kinds
of which I find samples in New York, and trust that these will be
found interesting by Prof. Bingham.

Glexo Milk Powder I do not find, nor do I know of anyone
who is acquainted with the name.

Hard Tack, as I understand, you have already been ad-
vised by the National Biscuit Co. is obtainable under the name

W. R. GRACE & Co.

NEW YORK

LA PAZ

EXPORT DEPT.

NEW YORK March 29th 1912

Dear Prof. Bingham;—

We transcribe letter from National

Biscuit Co., regarding Army Bread, which we trust is satisfactory;—

"Replying to yours of the 27th, we beg to quote Large Army Bread in 5 lb. tins at 7½ a lb., tins and cases inclusive."

The tins will be all hermetically sealed, thus assuring their contents to be crisp and fresh at all times and under the most trying atmospheric conditions."

We also enclose copy of Austin Nichol & Co.'s letter dated March 28th.

We believe you have complete information asked for in your letter March 18th.

per

E/M

ENCLOSURE

HENRY A. CHRISTIAN, M. D.
252 MARLBOROUGH STREET,

CONSULTATIONS BY APPOINTMENT
TEL. BACK BAY 4040.

BOSTON, MASS. March 30, 1912

Dr. E. P. Joslin,
81 Bay State Road,
Boston, Mass.

Dear Dr. Joslin:-

I talked a little with Dr. Wolback about the expedition to Peru. I find it very likely that he himself would like to go on such an expedition. If he did, of course he would not be willing to do photographic work or anthropological measurements, but he would be perfectly competent to look after the health of the expedition and would add to it a trained observer who could study whatever developed along medical lines in the expedition. It seems to me that this really is a rare opportunity for an expedition of this kind to get the services of a man of the type of Wolback at the cost of his expenses and a moderate addition such as suggested in the note of $100 a month, really to cover special expenses of the expedition from the point of view of his work, in as much as his salary from the School would continue whether he worked in Peru or in Boston. He, as you know, went last Spring to Africa on an expedition. I think you had better suggest to Dr. Dane that he talk this over with Dr. Wolback. Furthermore, I think it would be a very good scheme for him to go from the point of view of the Medical School and our future development of tropical medicine.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

WASHINGTON

April 8, 1912.

Dear Mr. Hilles:

Referring to your letters of February 15th and February 24th
last enclosing communications addressed to the President by Dr.
Hiram Bingham of Yale University in regard to the matter of a
proposed archaeological exploration in Peru by a committee of
Yale University, I beg to advise you of the receipt of a telegram,
dated the 6th instant, from the American Minister at Lima in which
he states that the Government of Peru will render all possible aid
in the matter and that the President of Peru has agreed to submit
to Congress, its action being necessary to insure certainty of
tenure and detail, such a bill as Dr. Bingham may prepare granting
to Yale University exclusive rights for archaeological exploration
for a full period of twenty years.

Mr. Howard adds that an extra session of the Peruvian Congress
is contemplated for June and that the regular session will commence
on July 28th. He states further that the President of Peru urges
the acquisition of the concession during his term of office which
expires on September 24th.

I am, my dear Mr. Hilles,

Very sincerely yours.

HUNTINGTON WILSON

Charles D. Hilles, Esquire,
Secretary to the President,
The White House

urged acquisition of concession during his
term of office.

In view of the statement of your desires made
by you during your recent visit to Washington, the De-
partment is contemplating telegraphing the American Min-
ister in response to the above telegram the gratification
of the Department with the attitude of the Peruvian Gov-
ernment, and stating that you desire now to proceed with
the organization of expedition to arrive at Peru within
a short time, and that pending the grant of the more ex-
tensive rights offered you would like to be able to begin
work immediately with the same privileges under which you
were operating during the explorations of last year. The
Department plans, if this meets with your approval, to di-
rect the American Minister at Lima to obtain the requisite
permission and to telegraph the results of his efforts im-
mediately.

It is believed that it would be wise to act upon
the information transmitted by Minister Howard as soon as
possible, and the Department would therefore urge the ex-
pediency of the earliest possible reply from you regarding
the above and giving the date on which your party will ex-
pect to reach Peru to begin work, in order that appropriate

telegraphic

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LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Lima, Peru, April 1, 1912.

Mr. President:

The laudable initiative of Yale University in a plan for
exhaustive archaeological explorations in Peru has met with expres-
sions of appreciation from the President and Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and they have promised to cooperate in every possible way.

Both adverted to the necessity that had arisen for the con-
servation of Peruvian antiquities, and to the inhibitions imposed
by existing laws. Copies and a translation thereof are forwarded
to the Department of State.

Upon being assured, however, that the projectors, as a pre-
requisite, would have to know that all rights were guaranteed with
absolute certainty of detail and tenure, the President promptly
consented to submit to Congress any measure that Doctor Bingham
might prepare, saying that it would no doubt meet with his entire
approval.

He further agreed that the concession should cover the full
period of twenty years; and, personally, is willing that the priv-
ileges shall be exclusive. In broadly acquiescing, he said that
he would rather have such rights placed in the United States than
in Europe; and granted to such a university as Yale, rather than
be the subject of indiscriminate concessions of conflicting rights,
and perhaps to irresponsible concessionaires.

Peru is a network of international complications, with inter-
mittent border warfare and internal political brawls. Conditions
are kaleidoscopic over night, and nothing certain but uncertainty.
The President has therefore suggested that the concession be secured
during his administration, which will expire on September 24, 1912,
as his supporters control both Houses, and a future administration
or congress may be adverse. It is his present purpose to call an
extraordinary session of forty-five days to convene on June 5th.
The regular session of four months will convene on July 28th.

The reported eagerness of certain European universities and
museums to secure, by purchase or otherwise, the rights thus ten-
dered serves to further emphasize the necessity for immediate action.

As doctor Bingham's departure may be influenced by the issue
or abandonment of the call for an extra session, I should be glad
to cable the Department, if desired, as soon as definite information
can be given.

I have the honor to be, Mr. President,

Your obedient servant,

H. CLAY HOWARD.

The President,
The White House,
Washington.