DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 23, 1895.

Mr. O. C. Marsh,

U. S. Geological Survey.

Dear Sir:-

The Director instructs me to inquire if you have in
preparation any accompanying paper for the Annual Report,
1894'-95, other than your administrative report. A brief
statement as to title, probable length, illustrations, etc.,
is desired.

M. B.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

WASHINGTON, D. C.,

June 4, 1895.

Prof. O. C. Marsh,

Paleontologist, U. S. G. S.,

New Haven, Conn.

Professor:

In response to your letter of the 25th ultimo, you are,
hereby, authorized to have the drawings referred to therein, prepa-
red, after July 1st, 1895, at a cost not to exceed two hundred and
fifty dollars ($250.00), to be paid for from the appropriation for
Paleontology for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1896.

By order of the Director:

632 D. of A. 1895

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

WASHINGTON, D. C.,

Aug. 6, 1895

Prof. O. C. Marsh,

New Haven, Conn.

Dear Professor Marsh:

Complying with your request of yesterday I send
you by this mail the manuscript of your paper for the Sixteenth
Annual Report, in order that you may prepare a list of illustra-
tions therefor and insert in the text proper references to the
plates.

As this report is now ready to go to the printer, I
ahould be glad to get the manuscript again as soon as possible.

Package sent by registered mail

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

May 25, 1896.

WASHINGTON, D. C.,

Dear Sir:

The Director desires to submit his Seventeenth Annual
Report (1895-'96) and accompanying papers, to the Hon. the Sec-
retary of the Interior by the close of the fiscal year, and
to facilitate this object you are requested to submit your
administrative report for the year, which should bear date
of June 30, not later than June 10th.

These administrative reports should set forth the opera-
tions of the several divisions and parties within the year,
but should not include details relating to scientific research,
though scientific discoveries and new generalizations and
inferences may with propriety be indicated. Being reports for
the year 1895-'96, they should be confined to the work of that
year, except in so far as it may be necessary to speak of more
comprehensive plans, in order to show the bearing of work done.

I inclose your report of the field work of the past season,
which please return with your annual report. So much of the
year's work as is covered by this field season's report it
will not be necessary to rewrite, unless you prefer to do so.

By order of the Director:

Prof.O.C.Marsh,
New Haven, Conn.

Yours truly,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 20, 1896.

Prof. O. C. Marsh,

New Haven, Conn.

Dear Sir:--

Your favor of July 18, relative to monthly report cards is received. It was an error in sending you a circular, as these reports are only desired from those doing field geology. Hence no attention need be paid to it by you.

We cannot state when Part I of the Sixteenth Annual Report will be delivered. We are expecting it at any time now, but have no definite information as to the date when we may receive it.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

WASHINGTON, D. C., November 19, 1996.

Prof. O. C. Marsh,

New Haven, Conn.

Dear Sir:

Will you not submit to the Director before the close of
the present month a concise statement of your work, and that of
your assistants, during the past field season, or between the dates
of June 1 and December 1?

In preparing the report please follow, as closely as practicable, this plan, taking up the topics in the order here given:

Areal work--square miles.

New -------

Resurvey -------

Miles of geologic boundaries run.

(complete mapping and reconnaissance, mention separately).

Scientific results.

Economic results.

By order of the Director:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

WASHINGTON, D. C. November 19, 1896.

Dear Sir:

Areal work--square miles.

New -------

Resurvey -------

Scientific results.

Economic results.

By order of the Director: