Transcribe Baker, Arthur B. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1885-10-04)

ybg Banner, Trego Co., Kansas Oct. 4, 1884.

           1885

Dear Prof. Ward,

    Your card of Sept. 25 reached me

yesterday. Your letter with the list of specimens failed to reach me: in fact Ihave had no word from you in a long time. The mail changes hands and is sorted over several times before it reaches this point, and there is considerable chance for loss of letters.

     I have been extremely busy this

summer and autumn, and have steadily gained in health and strength, and, I think, in weight. I have had very little time for collecting and have several fossils out in the bluffs- fossils which I dug out several weeks ago and have not yet had time to bring in.

    I am very sorry to have missed your

letter and shall look for another, Respectfully yours Arthur B. Baker