DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

WASHINGTON, January 24th, 1885.

C. T. Hobart, Esq.,

Vice President & General Manager

Yellowstone National Park Improvement Company

Mammoth Hot Springs.

Sir:

Your letter of the 5th instant has been received
submitting for approval the plans of a hotel to be erected upon
the site leased to your company at the Upper Geyser Basin in the
Yellowstone National Park.

I have approved the plans by endorsement thereon and
they are herewith returned.

30-1885.

NORTH DAKOTA LOAN AND TRUST CO.

JAMESTOWN, DAKOTA,

MARCH 2, 1985.

C.T. HOBART, ESQ.

NATIONAL HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D.C.

MY DEAR HOBART;

I NOTE CONTENTS OF YOURS OF FEB. 23. I HAVE NOT SEEN COL. BENTON SINCE YOU WERE HERE, LARGELY PERHAPS ONGING TO MY OWN FREQUENT AND EXTENDED ABSENCE FROM HOME. I WILL TRY TO SECURE AN INTERVIEW AND AN ADJUSTMENT OF THAT MATTER AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AND REGRET THE DELAY. I MAY SEE YOU IN WASHINGTON AT AN EARLY DATE AS I EXPECT TO BE THERE DURING THE SPRING SOME-WHAT. I HAVE TODAY WRITTEN A LETTER TO HON. J. R. WILSON, EX. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FROM THIS TERRITORY AND ADRESSED IT TO THE NATIONAL HOTEL IN THE ABSENCE OF INFORMATION AS TO HIS STOPPING-PLACE. IF HE IS NOT BOARDING THERE AND YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS, WILL YOU KINDLY SEE THAT HIS LETTER IS TAKEN FROM THE HOTEL OFFICE AND CORRECTLY ADDRESSED TO HIM.

WITH KIND REGARDS TO MRG H---

YOURS VERY TRULY,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

WASHINGTON,

March 3rd, 1885.

C. T. Hobart, Esq.,

Vice President and General Manager

Yellowstone National Park Improvement Co.,

Mammoth Hot Springs.

Sir:

Your letter of the 20th of December has been received submitting a plat of a piece of land at the Norris Geyser Basin in the Yellowstone National Park with the request that said location as hereinafter described, be substituted in the lease now held by your Company for the location No. 5, in said lease situated at Tower Falls.

The description of the land now desired is as follows: Beginning at a point two hundred (200) feet south of the south end of the bridge crossing the Gibbon River running thence West one hundred (100) feet, thence South two hundred and fifty-five and six tenths (255 6/10) feet, thence East two hundred and fifty-five and six tenths (255 6/10) feet, thence North two hundred and fifty-five and six tenths (255 6/10) feet, thence West one hundred and fifty-five and six tenths (155 6/10) feet to the point of beginning,

(containing

containing one and one-half acres.

In compliance with your request of the 16th ultimo the
description of the site at the Great Falls of the Yellowstone
numbered six (6) in the lease above mentioned is hereby amended
so as to read as follows.

Beginning at a point one hundred and fifty (150) feet
from Point Lookout thence South one hundred (100) feet, thence
West two hundred and fifty-five and six tenths (255 5/10) feet
thence North two hundred and fifty-five and six tenths (255 5/10)
feet, thence South one hundred and fifty (150) feet to the point
of beginning containing one and one-half (1½) acres.

The changes of location and description are hereby
approved and these modifications will be regarded as amendments
to the lease as provided in the eleventh Article thereof.

The plans of the hotel building you propose to erect
upon the site last above mentioned at the Great Falls, submitted
with your letter are herewith returned, approved.

Very respectfully,

Acting Secretary.

3065-1884
658-1885.

WRITTEN FROM DICTATION.

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.

OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER.

St. Paul, Minn. June 12, 1885. 187

C.T. Hobart, Esq.

CARE J.P. CHF/1120 Esq.

Minneapolis, Minn.

Dear Sirs:

The f. y is I you
under the i for the if you would go out on our r
1, to-day. I learn however that you did not go.

"I desire particularly that the arrangement with Wakefield and Hoffman be not interfered with. It was found necessary to contract with them for wagon transportation for passengers and they made special rates. It is provided in their contract that Improvement Company is to receive $3. per ticket which is only fifteen per cent less than contract of last year. I take it that inasmuch as this goes to Improvement Company and not to you it will make no material difference to you and will go far toward reducing indebtedness of Improvement Company, which ought to be taken care of.

(signed) T.F. Oakes.