Transcribe Howell, Edwin Eugene. Letter to Ward, Henry A (1883-05-02)

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May 2 1883 pretty sure there will be no fault to find with it. At Dr. Krontz I also bought of fossils 772 marks, and minerals 407. =1170 less 10 ufo = 1056 </s sell > less 56 for alumbite = 1000, then I bought 6 1/2 Killo of Pultulde Meteorite and 780 Killo of Tolula Iron for 500 marks, more. I had to work hard to get this as cheap and could not have done so had I not already gotten consider- able of each - I traded Cohohula iron for 4 killos of Pulluck and Va. iron for a large piece - nearly 10 killos of Toluca. So we are now well suppled with those two kinds, but can afford to keep it at those prices. Dr. Brozina was regretting that he sold his Toluca to us so cheaply some years ago. I paid Dr. Krantz 1000. marks and we send them somethings - 10 lbs. of Hell fire rock for $19. They also want some Douconite, Brazilian Tourmolines, Japan stibnite - good cryelots - not large also Guonquctite, I think it better all wait however until I get home so I can not well write about it fully. I took herd what you wrote me about being careful in trading there, and I instinctively felt that I needed to be careful, but I