A journey through Aboriginal Australia
17.10.1895. From F. W. Belt (Adelaide Solicitor) to B. S. More trouble expected. W. A. H. has authorized advance of £800 for publication. “ Hoping the curtain will soon be rung down on the Horn Expedition”.
Correspondence relating to the Horn Expedition to Australia
Pirie Chambers,
Pirie Street,
Adelaide, 17 Oct 1895
My dear Spencer
At the end of the last epistle I received from Horn he added as a casual afterthought “You can advance Spencer £800 for publication.” This I suppose means that £800 is to cover the cost of the whole delightful magnum opus. I had a delightful chat at lunch today with the F.R.S. who, from his statements, I judge
to be much overworked. He expects to have his part finished within two months & Tate is getting on with his Geology. They propose to have a consultation with you as to the apportionment of the £800. I will write to Horn once more & try to get him to have a map of the route included in the book, or will it be better for you to put aside so much out of the £800 & arrange with Winnecke to have a reduced map prepared?
Hoping the curtain will soon be rung down on the Horn Exped.
Yours sincerely
F. W. Belt
P.S. I fear poor old Keartland won’t have much space allowed him for his canaries.
Rights: Pitt Rivers Museum
