INDIAN REFINING COMPANY 
                              INCORPORATED 
                        LAWRENCEVILLE, ILLINOIS 
 
 
OSCAR JOHN DORWIN 
     GENERAL COUNSEL                    August 27, 1930. 
 
 
Aldo Leopold, Esq., 
     421 Chemistry Building, 
          Madison, Wisconsin. 
 
Dear Aldo: 
 
 
          Olive is under the weather as a re   it or a strained 
back, and I am therefore replying for her t your letter of the 
21st. The nan of whom she spoke is S. H. E ton, and his address 
is simply Lawrenceville, Illinois. I have talked with him and 
he says that Grey Foxes are probably extinct here at the present 
time. At least, he has not seen any, an  he knows that many 
years ago they were reported as having been very rare. Red Foxes, 
however, are becoming more numerous.   If by wolves you mean what 
is known here as coyotes, there are some reported occasionally. 
A den of coyotes was found in Crawford County this su~m'er. There 
is at least one crow roost in Lawrence County and one in Richland 
County, both in the northern part of the counties. He does not 
know how old they are. He is of the opinion that Feral Cats are 
fairly numerous. He infers this from the tracks in the snow in 
the woods. They are frequently traded by coon hunters. He does 
not, however, know of any dens. Also, he. knows of no Bob Cats in 
this vicinity. 
 
          I trust that the foregoing will give you at least part 
of the information that you are seeking. Olive and I are hoping 
that your work will take you back to Lawrenceville soon. 
 
          With very best wishes from both of us, I am 
 
                                     Very sincerely yours, 
 
 
OJD:MRG