Received letter of October 29. Sorry to hear of health problems but hoping he has recovered. "It was just one of these attacks of weakness which we old people are exposed to every now and then." Sends thanks for sending the maps with names written in, though some of the handwritten words were hard to make out so is enclosing a typewritten list of those that were hard to make out as well as the maps. Asks to correct the mistakes and add translations of the place names. Asks about how AwaxElagelis is, if he is has recovered. Asks if the Governor has acted on any of the matters that Boas submitted to him on behalf of the Indians. "The last I had was a courteous letter without any statement as to what he had done."
Did not send out maps with previous letter but doing so now. Many of the typewritten names are misspelled. Map of lower Nimpkish River is crowded so it is difficult to place the local names. Asks for it to possibly be re-drawn.
Received a letter from Mrs. Cadwallader that Hunt is not in good health. Boas has been ill recently as well, confined to home for three months. "I hope it may be given to us to work together for a few years longer." Every now and then hears from Julie Averkieva, now married in Russia and working at a museum. Received pages 5148-5290 and 17 pages of names, but not the maps. Just finished paper on Kwakiutl beliefs on sickness, birth, death, and weather.
Received pages 5331-5405. Instructs not to worry about writing notes about winter dances of people who are not Kwakiutl or G̱usgimukw. Sending pages 483-492 "of another account." Asks Hunt to provide corrections. Asks whether ō'sEq is Beaver Cove "or one of the bays farther east."
Enclosing list of questions about names on maps, what their precise location is. Letter includes list. The place names are q!ābe, ā'dāp!e, and gū'mbex, all in Mama̱liliḵa̱la territory.
"I have not heard from you for such a long time I am wondering how you are. The last time you wrote you said you had been ill so I have felt worried about you. Please let me know how you are getting on."
