travel among the mountains, I again came west and went upon the ground. In the interest of science, I realize that it is important that these remains should be exhumed and properly mounted, and preserved in some institution. I have found, however, that Mr. Reed, owing to his lack of correct information as to the legal sub-divisions of the territory, has not made a valid claim, and that the ground is open to location by any one. I have therefore requested Mr. Reed to make a filing in the Land Office, using the surveys which I have had made at my own expense by Mr. W. O. Owen, whom you know to be perfectly reliable. In addition to the expense I have incurred in having a correct survey made, I will pay for the land, and perfect the title to the same, for the benefit of the University of Wyoming, and have so instructed my attorney, Hon. S. W. Downey, to do. 



I hope that my offer to make and convey to the University of Wyoming a good title to the property referred to, will be received in the same kind spirit in which it is made. The field of science is large enough to afford full scope to the labors of all its votaries. I have made personal inspection of the region in which Mr. W. H. Reed worked for the University last summer, and am satisified that there are sufficient Saurian bones in the deposits to meet all the possible wants of the University of Wyoming and the Carnegie Museum, and it seems to me, in the interests of science, before vandal and ignorant hands have broken up and scattered to the winds these memorials of an interesting past, these two great institutions should unite to rescue some of them