Field Notebook: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York
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For the Phialocimus maturat they will send us an ore to return Cambrie fossils of which they have almost none. Mr. Beede will make a collection of Permian and Up Carb. fossils for for about $110 per month. This is $40 salary, 20 rooming him, 50 on board. He reserves the right to use his field notes for publication. Prof Billiston says I can go into the Cutacum area and collect with an outfit for $17.50 to $65 for the first month. This will include three students salary and transportation for Lawrence. The detail is about an follows: 2 students each $45 per month salary; transportation $25 per man; $25 camp equipage; $10 food per month; $50 for man and his wagon and team. It a number of bad luck