November 7, 1922



Mr. Earl Douglass



Jensen Utah



My dear Douglass



In reply to your letter of October 26, I have at last been able to go to Washington and have an interview with Dr. Walcott and Dr. Merrill of the National Museum.  I was convinced that we would have difficulty in securing a permit form the Department of the Interior to continue work for another year in the National Dinosaur Monument,  and my converstaitons with these two gentlement confirm that opinion.  The Government evidently dose not look favorabley on the propositon of Utah or the Denver Museum to take over this quarry when we leave it.  They feel that the Natioanl Museum, naturally, that as they have not a skeleton of Diplodocus, in their own collectios, and as this is Government land, they should ahve the liberty of taking out the two skeletons of Diplodocus.  



I explained to Dr. Walcott, that in my opinion, the Carnegie Museum should be in some way paid for the expense of discovering and partially working out these specimens, and I thing they look upon this proposition favorably.  Not that we will receive any cash from the Governemtn, but some material in the way of exchange.  By showing our willingness to turn over the quarry and not waiting to be ordered out of it, we have put the National Museum on the defensive rather than the offesnive, and in any event have created a kidly feeling toward this Museum.



The $400 you requested has been desposited and I am today requestion the Treasurer to deposit $250 to cover your regular expenses for the month of October