DEAN WITTER CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
January 30, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Dean Witter Capital Appreciation Fund
File #33-61511
Rule 497(j) Filing
Dear Sir/Madam:
On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that
the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under Section 497(c) would not have differed
from those contained in the text of the Registrant's most recent
registration statement that was filed electronically via EDGAR
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 1997.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Frank J. Bruttomesso
Frank J. Bruttomesso
Assistant Secretary
cc: Sheldon Curtis, Esq.
Randolph Koch
