Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to the Ward, Henry A. (1878-09-28)

ybg Sadong River, Borneo. 28th Sept 1878. Dear Prof. Ward:

    </u At last > there is a letter from

you, after an interval of 8 weeks or more. I think the trouble is that I write you too often and too much, and hereafter I will try to be less lavish in my correspondence. This is a very critical time and a letter from you makes a good deal of difference. I plainly see that I must go up farther into the interior and rusticate quietly for at least a month, or I shall be totally bankrupt. I have just received a very interesting note from one of the Rajah's officers in Sarawak politely request- ing me to "desist from collecting mias, & turn my attention to other animals of which I am at liberty to collect to my heart's content." This officer is collecting mias also for some one in London (shouldn't won- der if it's Jamrach.) and he looks upon this part of the country </s of > as his "preserves." I shall write and make him ashamed of himself, and if he does not apologize - we shall say,"Verguainsi !"

    I have not heard whether Martin,

Dyce & Co </s se > forwarded my telegram to you or not, but </u of course > they did, so there is no need to worry about it. At the present moment I am awaiting the arrival of a lot of alum from Sarawak to take with me up the river. Mr Kelley (of Madras) writes that he will not forward Theobald's elephant by </s up> ^any^ of the ice ships without