Utah, Pennsylvania (Uinta Geology), 1912-1913

File — Box: 6, Volume: 29

Identifier: II

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Scope and Contents

Douglass worked at the dinosaur quarry in Utah and in 1913 returned to Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh.

[1912]--"The large tract of country south of the Uinta Mountains and north of the Book Cliffs is of much interest, from many points of view. It is from the standpoint of a geologist however that I wish to write a general sketch of the territory, and this ought to be of service in all policies of the development of the country as its future will depend on its geological conditions." (page 7)
[1912]--"This great area is bounded on the north by the Uinta Mts a broad anticlinal uplift; on the east by the border line of the district with which we are dealing is nearly the eastern line of Utah--the Utah-Colorado state line, the southern and southwestern boundaries the Roan or Book Cliffs and the western portion a north and south line extending southward from over the western portion of the Uinta Range. It includes principally Uinta and Wasatch counties. This probably includes nearly all of the Uinta outcrops and much of the Wasatch, Green River, Morrison and other exposures of interest. It is thought that to a great extent the formations in this area are similar to those which extend into surrounding areas." (page 11)
[1912]--"The main stream which drains this region is Green River." (page 13)
14 August 1912--"With trained men and money we might make one of the great exhibits of the world and perhaps we will be permitted to do it. We may be dreaming and that is all right. Dreams come before reality if our dreams are not all realized.
"But wouldn't it be great to have a new museum built on museum principles and have one great hall for Dinosaurs! Mounted skeletons, in position of life, skeletons mounted on tables for scientific demonstration and study, restorations of the beasts life size, restorations in native haunts, restorations showing the circumstances and tragedies of their deaths and burials, restorations or pictures showing their resurrection--"How are the dead raised up."
15 August 1912--"The now famous dinosaur quarry like many other such finds of the kind might long have remained undiscovered had not a few bones of the tail of one dinosaur been partly exposed on the face of a ledge of sandstone."
23 August 1912--"We have just got now where the quarry is yielding returns, the great portion of our work until now has been preliminary."
21 January 1913--"We have our shipping done at last. I got a telegram from Mr. Stewart Dec 27th, with definite and final orders to ship our fossils. The 31st we started."
25 March 1913--"One thing I have learned that is of personal interest to me. Unless I see a better place I intend to make this country my home. I can fix up my ranch I hope and make it my home at least in the summer. . . .
"As I have often said I wish to arrange to be in the Museum and the University say half of the year and be more or less free the other half."
2 April 1913--"Delivered to J. A. Kay 44 hens and one rooster the same number to be returned when operations begin at the quarry again or on demand. These are property of the museum." (p. 292)

Dates

1912-1913

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

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