Jensen, Utah, March 10, 1910

Dr. Wm. J. Holland

Pittsburg, Pa.



My dear Dr. Holland:-

I enclose a hasty report of my work for the last year. From this I hope you may be able to sift out that which you wish for your report to the trustees.

We should be very guarded though about what we say of the Wasatch. Perhaps we should not mention it at all for there are others who would be mighty glad to go and reap a rich harvest if we would tell them where it is. I do hope I may have an opportunity to make a good collection from the Wasatch before others get ahead of us, for we need it. The same is true of the Uinta Oray [sic]!

"So much to do, such things to be."

The Carnegie Museum, at least the Palaeontological Department, is the luckiest in the world if it is able to follow up its discoveries -- so I think.

In a blast a few days ago we unearthed what now appears to be a little carnivorous Dinosaur probably about 8 to 10 ft long, perhaps more. Toes joined together as in death &c. I think it is nearly a whole skeleton but don't know yet so dont hope too much. Have found it is strung along for about 5 ft. but don't know how much further. We'll soon know, as it is small and in the path of our excavation. It was broken up in blocks by blast. We saved all small pieces etc. That remaining -- the greater part -- by a new device I have I can take it up together and in natural position. Burlap and plaster is not strong enough for our large heavy blocks and the expense for plaster has scared me so I use strong woven fence wire and it is better in every way so it seems now. You will have a chance to see later. I am sure it will solve a hard problem for me, and with the proper tools it will not I believe be so much worse than burlap to get off in the laboratory. The bones of the last find are nicely preserved and in compact rock and it could not any of it get away as it was not near enough to the surface to blow away.

Dr. Holland, couldn't you bring with you, that is by express -- a chain block? Arthur will know where to get such things. I have the one which belongs to the dredge but they are going to begin operations again and we probably will have to return it when we need it most. We must have something that will lift six to 12 tons. The one we borrowed must weigh 125 to 150 lbs.

We are getting toward the end of our shellac too. We will have to have a lot of it. I have wondered if you could not check 50 or 100 lbs as baggage. I have written to the Vernal Drug Co. to see how much they have. It would be a good thing to bring a lot along anyway.



Yours Truly,

Earl Douglass