7174

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7174
• Author: Miller, R. R.
• Title: Report on Fishes of the Colorado River Drainage between Lee's Ferry and Surprise Canyon, Arizona.
• USFW Year: 1975.
• USFW - Doc Type: Ann Arbor, MI.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Mr. Rcbert~R. Lovegren ;:~
Superintendent - ~ '-r
.Grand Canyon National Park ~ ~`
Grand, Canyon,' Ariaors+t ; ...~ ~ - `:' k, '`, •
Dear Mr: Lave~r~a: ~ ~ c
I have learaer~ through Fred C~hlboch- E ""°1=s.~Ji:z~:ity, that tao
specir-ens of the rare humpback chub~.Gil~ c,~he~ heye;been oavRht by
f i elhermen in Grand Caeeyon .and ,brought to park iieadgs~=tars .
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T4~is ta;th® biaarre fish I described from the Canyon Qn I9!~b and Which .
ie new very scarce in both the Colorado and Green rivara, ~'
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My associate, Gerald g. Smith and I are preparing t0+publieh a varia-
tional study of this fiah aad would be intereated.to,~ae any apecft>~ns
in your cars.
I expect to be at Flagstaff arocutd August 1S. I! you will write to~~
there in care of Yillianl J, greed (Curator of C.®ology !a the Muaeclra of
Northern Ariroata) I can run up to the mouth rim and pfck up the slpacimena
as a Iaan~ if this meets with your approval. I am 14~gving for the ifamt
on August 1 so tbora is noG time to reply to a>s hero~~~rior to my
dapar turn. ~ ,,~
. ~ Sinc®rely, ~ '
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JUL 3 ® 1969
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