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According to Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, homesteaders who settle on the former Crow reservation in Montana should have an extension for establishing a residence on the lands. The extension is necessary because of climatic conditions and the scarcity of coal in the Northwest.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-15
President Roosevelt’s administration responds to charges that the investigation of several land fraud cases is not being pursued with vigor by the Department of the Interior. The report denies these claims and presents details of indictments and convictions already achieved. A large number of parties attempted to defraud the government of public lands, and some of the cases are still underway, requiring secrecy until conviction of the guilty parties is achieved.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904
John A. Sleicher believes that if the state of New York is to be saved from corruption and government scandal, President Theodore Roosevelt will have to do it. American people object to the levying of war taxes in a time of peace. Sleicher hopes to talk with Roosevelt when Roosevelt has some time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-15
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock tells Harold Locke Frost that he would be happy to recommend his firm’s services, as the firm served him well. The business is H. L. Frost & Co., entomologists.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-18
This receipt is from the Department of the Interior Receiver Office for James H. Taylor in regards to payment made on a homestead parcel.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-09
Commissioner of Pensions Ware informs President Roosevelt of the removal of Mr. Todd from the board of Jackson, Mississippi, which was done at the suggestion of U.S. Marshal Edgar S. Wilson. Lonnie B. Moseley is planning to speak with Roosevelt about this change. Moseley wants Frederick W. Collins to be a referee instead of Wilson, and Ware notes that Moseley “may use the Todd business as a vehicle of appeal.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-25
Stewart Edward White has written to Gifford Pinchot concerning “a reserve matter which should be taken up at once” and notes that affairs have been much better since the retirement of Mr. Newhall. White outlines possible plans for the summer involving Ted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-26
Frustrated over newspaper articles chronicling tensions between the pension office and the Department of the Interior, Pension Commissioner Eugene F. Ware encloses letters from Bishop John Ireland and Colonel Charles Young as samples of the many letters he has received. Ware exclaims that the newspaper reports are unfounded.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-26
Acting Secretary of the Interior Thomas Ryan replies to President Roosevelt’s letter asking whether the Department of the Interior needs to be notified if the Great Northern Railway changes its line of route in western Montana.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-28
Francis Bennett Williams writes to Theodore Roosevelt to ask that he arrange a leave of absence for Alexander B. Kennedy, receiver of public money in New Orleans, Louisiana, in order to attend the Republican National Convention. Williams encloses a letter from William A. Richards, commissioner of the general land office, in which he denied Kennedy the requested time off.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-28
Walter L. Cohen forwards a clipping from the New Orleans Item to Judge Fimple as evidence of Cohen’s selection as a delegate for the 1904 Republican National Convention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-15
William A. Richards writes that the leave of absence requested by Alexander B. Kennedy, the receiver of public money in New Orleans, has been revoked because Walter L. Cohen, registrar of the U.S. Land Office, has requested the same period of time off.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-18
List of United States government agencies and what they have spent on advertising in the New York Sun.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05
Walter L. Cohen urges Governor Richards, commissioner of the United States General Land Office, to accommodate his request for a leave of absence from the Department of the Interior so that he can attend the 1904 Republican National Convention in Chicago as a delegate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-12
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Herbert A. Meyer requests that the department notify Albert F. Potter of the Forest Service when the matter concerning the elimination of certain lands from the Mount Olympus National Forest is presented to Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane.
1915-04-16
Department of the Interior Solicitor Preston C. West sends Secretary of the Interior Lane his opinion regarding Mount Olympus National Monument, and raises the question whether the Department of the Interior rightfully has anything to do with monuments in National Forests.
1915-04-20
A report on the major wildlife populations present in Sullys Hill National Game Preserve in North Dakota. The report also includes information about recreational facilities, wildlife management, and a brief history of the area.
1940-2019
A brief compilation of notes on White Horse Hill, including a description of the area and its boundaries, and some notes on its use by North Dakotans and Native Americans. Although the area as designated as a national park, very little funding was appropriated for it, and it only has an acting superintendent, rather than an actual superintendent.
1917-1922
Laurence R. Veikley briefly recounts the history of Sullys Hill National Game Preserve, beginning with its creation as a national park, subsequent establishment as a simultaneous game preserve, and eventual removal from the national park system. Veikley additionally mentions the various expansions and contractions of the area’s borders.
1983-03-03
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger requests that Acting Superintendent Ziebach submit a report on Sullys Hill National Park, including the number of visitors to the park, how many people have transported livestock through the park, and the number of animals so transported, the condition of the buildings and trails in the park, and an estimate of the amount of appropriations necessary for the improvement of the park. It is important to receive such a report before October first so that its contents can be included in the Secretary’s annual report.
1909-06-15