Jensen, Utah, April 4, 1920

Dr. Wm. J. Holland

Carnegie Museum

Pittsburg, Pa.



My dear Dr. Holland:-

We have again struck a portion of the quarry where skeletons or parts of skeletons are very numerous. Portions of five or six skeletons are now in sight but as we are working near the weathered edge of the ledge one, at least -- a portion of a tail of Diplodocus -- will not be valuable. We can't tell yet how the rest will turn out. Of one specimen, we have uncovered the anterior caudals, the pelvis and seven or eight dorsals. At present it suggests Haplocanthosaurus, but we can't tell yet. I may have something interesting to report before long.

The records and charts are getting to be stunners. I have purchased a quite large loose leaf binder and a quantity of fillers and am compiling and correcting -- verifying etc. -- the records from the various books, the numbers, sub. numbers, contents of boxes etc. By this loose leaf plan all records can be properly classified and arranged in the most convenient and economical manner.

The chart, on a scale of an inch to the foot is assuming immense proportions. It has been built up by pasting together cross section sheets 16 x 21. I am trying to get continuous cross section cloth or paper that is ruled so that I can redraw the whole thing on the scale of three or four feet to the inch.