stefansson-wrangel-09-16-032-001

I. Melnyk
Hazelton, B.C.
Dec. 27th, 1925.

Dear Mr. Stefansson,

Your letter of Dec 3. received and wish
to inform you that on Dec 16th I have sent
you more particulars concerning Wells
and Wrangel Island.

Write [Hindus] I think I mentioned in that letter
that the diary, which was kept by Wells
was taken away from him by Bolshies.
I do not think you would be successful
in obtaining it from them.

The man of my acquaintance that got
Wrangel Island photographs is called
Curtis Mitchell, Mexico, Missouri. I
wrote him a letter lately, asking for those
pictures but as yet did not receive any -
thing. Am inclosing one of his letters to
me. Try to get in touch with him.

I gave a lecture in few towns in Canada
on Arctic Siberia which was illustrated
by slides made from my photographs. These
were made for me by Extension Dpt.
University of Alberta. Amongst those slides
were few Wrangel Island photographs. After
I got through with lectures, I turned those