Wrangel Island

Night Letter X

Sunnyside, August 7 1921

To Professor Kincaid Street and No. University of Washington Place Seattle Wash.

Allan Crawford a young man going north with my new expedition is in Seattle and desires to confer with you regarding articic geological investigation may he call on you he is staying Forge Hotel please reply call at care Davenport Hotel Spokane

V. Stefansson

Stf arctic Ex

highlights Billings. August 15, 1921

Allan Crawford Frye Hotel. Seattle, Wash.

In telephone Through telephone find George Lomen [LOMEN] and his father Judge Lomen due arrive on Victoria from Nome get from Judge Lomen information about Onion Gladiator [other] possible ships also available sailors in Nome [stop] Knight and [??] should see him also send me summary by night [before].

V. Stefansson

V STEFANSSON
c/o ELDISON -WHITE CHAUTAUQUA	AUG 16 1921
GREAT FALLS MONTANA

judge lomen says orion JUDGE LOMEN SAYS ORION PROBABLY FISHING UP YUKON OR KUSKOKWINI KUSKOWIM COLE MINERS AND MERCHANTS BANK [GLADIATOR ??] HANDLING THEIR BUSINESS STOP GLADIATOR ON NOME SPIT CONDITION OF GLADIATOR UNKNOWN INQUIRE CARL LOMEN STOP ORION GOOD CONDITION STOP EVERYTHING RIGHT STOP JUDGE TRYING TO INTEREST GOVERNOR RIGGS IN REINDEER [??] AND TO RAISE CAPITAL WONDERS IF YOU KNOW CAPITAL INTERESTED.

ALLAN R CRAWFORD

ROOM618 Hotel frye Seattle

1921 AUG 16 AM 7 22

B27SK 49 NL

BILLINGS MONT AUG 15

ALLAN CRAWFORD

FRYE HOTEL SEATTLE WASH

THROUGH TELEPHONE FIND GEORGE LOMEN HIS FATHER DUE TO ARRIVE ON VICTORIA FROM NOME GET FROM JUDGE LOMEN INFORMATION ABOUT ORION GLADIATOR OTHER POSSIBLE SHIPS ALSO AVAILABLE SAILORS IN NOME STOP KNIGHT AND MAURER SHOULD SEE HIM ALSO SEND ME SUMMARY NIGHTLETTER SCHWABACHER MAY BILL VANCOUVER AS PER YOUR TELEGRAM

V STEFANSSON.

DAVENPORT HOTEL, SPOKANE, WASH 288K CA 41 COLLECT BLUE 3 EXTRA $ 1.AND 45

SEATTLE WASH VIA SANDPOINT IDA AUG 9 1921

V STEFANSSON

HOTEL DAVENPORT SPOKANE WASH

THE BEST I CAN DO IS GROCERIES SEVEN FIFTY HARDWARE FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND CLOTHING TWO HUNDRED I HAVE ELIMINATED EVERYTHING BUT NECESSITIES AM HOLDING ORDERS FOR YOUR APPROVAL WIRE HOTEL FRYE BOAT FARES AND FREIGHT SEVEN FIFTY

KNIGHT

244P

Wire Aug 11

M.B. Cooper

INDEPENDENCE OREGON

YOUR WIRE JUST RECEIVED STOP AS PARTY GOING NORTH THIS YEAR IS SMALL THERE WILL BE NO ROOM FOR YOU STOP WOULD ADVISE THAT YOU WRITE STEFANSSON DURING THE WINTER ABOUT CHANCES NEXT YEAR STOP HIS WILL NOT GO NORTH UNTIL NEXT SUMMER ADDRESS HARVARD CLUB NEW YORK CITY

ALLAN R CRAWFORD

Room 609 Hotel Frye Seattle

850 HASTINGS STREET, WEST, VANCOUVER, B.C. AUGUST 11th., 1921.

Allan R. Crawford, Esq., Hotel Frye, Seattle, Wash.

Dear Sir:-

Enclosed please find draft for $500.00 in American funds, as per instructions received from Mr. Stefansson to-day.

In connection with your monthly salary, please be advised that I have opened a savings account in the main office of the Bank of Nova Scotia, Vancouver, and deposited your first salary cheque for the month of July in the amount of $150.00. This is in accordance with the agreement made between the Company and yourself.

The reason for putting it in the savings account is that you will get interest on your money, and you can also use it as a checking account to the extend of two or three cheques a month.

Trusting this is satisfactory to you, we remain,

Yours faithfully,

THE STEFANSSON ARCTIC EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LIMITED John [Anderson] Secretary,

JA/DHW.

607 CREDIT FONCIER BUILDING VANCOUVER, B.C.

August 13th., 1921.

Allan R. Crawford, Esq., Hotel Frye, Seattle, Wash.

Dear Mr. Crawford;-

I thank you very much for your letter of the 11th., with regard to your disbursements.

It would have been very much better if the money advanced by Mr. Stefansson to you had passed through the Company's bank account and bills paid through the Company. It would have releived you of some responsibility. All that would have been necessary for you in purchasing your requirements would be to give an order on the Company. However when I get your papers I have no doubt everything will be worked put satisfactorily.

Yours sincerely,

THE STEFANSSON ARCTIC EXPLORATION & DEV'T CO., LTD. John [Anderson]

JA/DHW.

ALFRED J.T. TAYLOR A.S.M.E A.I.E.E. CONSULTING ENGINEER

VANCOUVER, B.C.

August 10th, 1921.

Allan R. Crawford, Esq., Hotel Frye, Seattle, WASH. U.S.A.

Dear Mr. Crawford:-

Your letter of the 9th., inst., to hand also photographs, for which please accept Mr. Taylor's thanks. We have not yet received word from Mr. Stefansson with regard to sending you the$500.00, but just as soon as we hear from him the money will be forwarded to you.

The officers of the company are:-

Mr. Stefansson	President.
Mr. A.J.T. Taylor	Vice-President.
Mr. John Anderson	Secretary-Treasurer.

Mr. Taylor is pleased to know that you have been keeping an accounting of your disbursements and if you will be kind enough to send a statement of your expenses to me, as the books of the Company are being kept here, it will be put through to your credit and settlement made immediately.

Since you do not expect to leave until the 20th., Mr. Taylor hopes you wil find time to come to Vancouver, before going on your trip.

Yours faithfully, John Anderson [secry.]

The Stefansson Arctic Exploration & Development Co. Ltd. of Vancouver, B. C.

Place Date Description $ c 13 30 Ann Arbor Mich June 30 Ann Arbor trip ARC 55.00 En Route July 1 Telegrams " .66 July 2 Tobins Island to Windermere .30 to Uttterson 1.00 Port Sydney 1.50 Utterson .75 North Bay 3.20 Vancouver 93.05 Berth 23.75 Meals 2.00 3 " 4.25 4 " 4.25