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Maurer

April 19, 1923.

Dear Miss Maurer:

This is in reply to your letter of April 9th. I was in Ottawa about a week ago and presented the Wrangel Island case to the Canadian Cabinet. As a result, I am going on their behalf to England to present it to the British Cabinet. It seems likely that either the Canadian or the British Government will go ahead with the Wrangel Island enterprise.

But whether they do or not, we shall send a ship from Nome about a month earlier than last year. The idea is to take off the Island the men who are there now and to replace them with others - unless some of the men there now care to stay, in which case there will be a composite party of new men and old on the Island next year.

If you want to write to Mr. Maurer, the best way is to address him in care of Lomen Brothers, Nome, Alaska. They will be our outfitting agents.

Miss Ruth Maurer, Box 365, Canton, Ohio.