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"I hope you will be in the city next week and finish
the Arisay region. Brookes thinks we'll get 32 stands which Mr. Mac
Donald with both to rail on.
July 21 Saturday en route for Dalh.
Left Arisay by stage in time amid
at 8 where we arrived at 11. A.M.
Here we adjusted the shipping papers for
Mr. Mac Donald and had that attested
by a Justice of the Peace.
I took the 1.15 P.M. train for New
glasgow to see Mrs. Strongman.
Saw Mrs. Harley, daughter of Dr.
Strongman. Found that Dr. and lady have
been her two days ago. She said they
would be willing to part with the Arisay
collection in $250. This is practically
Dr. Strongman's life work in geology.
She says the collection is completely
labeled and that it is the most complete
in England. Mrs. Harley is sister of
Mrs. because for several years she was
the attendant in the New Berlin
Institute. Further she was much
with her father when he made it.
Left New Glasgow to take the