Letters Sent to Horace [H.H. Barker], April 13, 1930

lecumbia. nio. unday, April 15 1930 my dear Howard. your Air Mail letter bearing the postmark of 7 p-m Friday the 11th was delivered at my herse about 9 o'cluck last might This is the best time the fir Mail write has ever made let's see what time this note will make These absolutely contradictory results have ours negative - and yours handsomely radiatative convinced me th at there is a migger the fence somewhere The are is probably a silicate -a basalt dike intrusion which resist to action of acids. It is not the type of are which carries eranium In the averse of our tests we ran across some obser- nations that indicated the radioactive matter was seat- tered over the surface of the specimens. chn lump form the specimens of Claim 4 , were fully 10 times as active as the same material fact tested in pulverized form Clairs 1- X and I and Claims 2 - A &B were inactive within the limits of aucuracy of our instrument. livired to- d day or early mi the morning. (Monday) Our samples are on the way, and should be cle- We shall be interested as to the out asa come of the matter. This type of are dues not look likely source radium. Sincerely yours Herman Schlundt Has mm Lee cerrived in New york? Hesbould have stopped over here with another collection of samples for tests.