Jensen, Utah, Feb. 19, 1910 Dr. Wm. J. Holland Pittsburg, Pa. My dear Dr. Holland, Your letter of Feb. 8th, reached me to day. Like you I am unable to understand the causes of these losses and delays in the mails. I sent you on Jan. 6th. a statement including all receipts and Expenditures from Dec. 1 to Jan 1. I did not send statement Feb. 1st on account of not knowing that I had anything to my credit. I sent you a preliminary statement a few days ago pending the receipt of vouchers &c. I had recd a letter from you previous to this advising me of the deposit of $600. As before stated I had recd no notice of deposit -- well, until your letter of Jan 26, which reached me in the marvellously short space of 8 days. As you will see, my not receiving notice of deposit put one of my insurance policies out of force. When the museum funds are short I check from mine the same as if it belonged to the museum. I had written you in Dec. a statement of the amount which I would need in Jan. I fully expected to get notice of deposit before my premium was due, Jan 19. As the time approached I sent what I could well spare, nearly $80 to be paid as premium, asking, in case notice did not come in time for an extension of 30 or 60 days. I rec'd a letter from Massey asking to send formal request promptly but it was useless. I could not do anything in time. The time would be up before I got the letters even. I have concluded that I will send the letters to you and ask that you will see what you can do personally or request Stewart to try to fix it up. I have answered Brophys very kind letter telling him the exact cause of the delay. I believe that under the circumstances they will fix the thing up. You can draw a check for the amt. and deduct it from my salary. If I have to take medical examination it will take me two dsys from my work be an expense and not a pleasurable trip either. I don't remember when I was stronger or my health better. I believe now that I could go back and lam baste some fellows I have long wanted to thrash. We have had the car running for several days and it is a great improvement in every way. I wish that we had known before that we could get a car. Winter still continues and the snow is practically unaffected except in warm sheltered spots. The snow does not remain on or very near our ledge and when the sun shines it is wet there. Work continues with practically no interruption. I hope now that the heaviest part of the excavating will be done in March. Then we can concentrate our efforts on getting out ______ and m___ing down the hill. I am beginning to work at some of the bones again when the weather is favorable. I think we need you most about the first half of April if our plans go well. And it would be most interesting to you though you may want to make two trips. We would be mighty glad to see you at any time, though for several weeks the greater part of the work will probably be excavating a cut through the solid rock. As you will see by my last letter it will take something over $500 to straighten up things to March 1, but we have on hand, besides a good supply of plaster, lumber, powder etc. A good stock of provisions so it seems that the expenses for provisions &c will not be large for two or three months. Our living expenses are moderate anyway. Probably though we will have to have 200 lbs more giant powder before we finish the cut. This cut will let us down between 15 and 20 feet. I rec'd your letter of instructions and have carefully preserved it for reference. I am sure I acknowledged its receipt. I want to answer your letter more fully when I get more time. No, I know very little of the controversy, or of the stir these Dinosaurs have made. It would do me good to gaze at your clippings. Raymond occasionally sends me one or two. The only newspaper I read much is the Review of Reviews, and the news is pretty new for this country. My wife joins in sending you our best wishes and in hoping to see your smiling face as soon as you feel that you can come. Well I must close so Good Night Earl Douglass