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                  <text>FILE NO.

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VISITORS - United States Government Officials
1- SMITH .o H. I.
&amp; Party.

Chief, VS Geological Survey, �uning Division

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2- BOONE, Admiral J ,. T •
&gt;::&gt;:,Medical &amp; Sanitary Survey Group- US NAVY
DICKEMAN, Commodore Charles T•
.AMBERSO,N, Comdr. "• M.
- KING, E. T,. Comdr.
- SMITH, Comdr. Leon E.
BALCH, Comdr. J. H.
SHRONTS, Lieut. Comdr. J.F.- PHILPOTTS, Lieut. Comdr. E. F.
LEE, Russell
- SHERMAN, Allen

JUL/46
JUL/46

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At Rocle SprinJn, ·;-;yomi.11.3
Septonber 5, 1946

L:.1°. !w.la.n Sher:unn
I ublic Relutiona Officer, r2edical Survey Group
U. S. Departr:ient of the Int crior
··:n.shin;ton 25, D. C.

Dear l.�r. Sherman:

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This nill &lt;1.cknonl0d;0 the receipt of pictures
of Renr Admiral Boone, Com oclore Dickcman J&gt; nnd other m:;;:rocrs
of the Headquarters Staff of tl e ...:2clical Survey ..:roup nhilc

Thank you very much; I app eciate ., our rerJe�ibr:mce.
Cordially yours,

r;m:DAP

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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF '!HE INTERIOR
COAL MINES ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON 25 � D. C.
30 August 1946
In Reply Please Refer To
Medical Survey Group
Dear Mr. Bayless:
Among the many photographs taken during the visit
of Rear Admiral Joel T. Boone, Coin.'llodor e Char les T. Dickeman
and other members of the Headquarters Staff of the Medical
Survey Group to Wyoming Early last month were the enclosed,
which I thought you might like to see and have for your
files.
Cordially your s,
(Sgd.) Allan Sherman
Public Relations Officer

Mr. I. N. Bayless·, President and General Manager
The Union Pacific Coal Corporation
Rock Spr ings, Wyo.ming

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July 22, 1946
C. '11 Dickemau, Conuno&lt;lm.,e ( '.GC) t3t,�
U. s. DopJrt2ent of the Interior
Co� !.fines ;,d:.tlnistr.:rtion
\.1nshington 25, D. C.
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Dear Comraodore

ic.{eCTan:

l'le acknonled.:.,e r-eceiot of voui-• most compli­
men-;;ary lettor o .:- d:ii:.e Ju__1 y l 1: 194.6:
'li.lY ·.:o s,_,_y -�;!1:1::. our ::ictivi �'JS merely YJe .J
in kecpin� rJith the spirit of the '·est.
i7e shall be vei."· happy to have you 'rop in on
us for 2. business or orson:u visit at nny tirne thnt
you a.re in the"'nide-opan sp::i.ces. 11
Sincerely,

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�UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE. INTERIOR
COAL MINES ADMINISTRATION

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WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

July 18, 1946

IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO

Mr. H. C. Livingston
Vice President of Oper&amp;tions
Union Pacific Coal Company
Rock Springs, Colorado
Dear Mr. Livingston:
On behalf of our party and myself, I wish
to express our sincere thanks for your cordial
hospitality during our recent inspection .of the
coal mining area in Southern �yarning. You and
your associates were most cooperative and helpful
and assisted us substantially in making our survey
of the health, sanitation and housing conditions
a success.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sf1fcere ly,

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C. T. Dickeman
Commonore, (CEC) USN

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Hr. Livingston:
.s per your instructions I have notified the f all owing
re�ardin3 the meetin called by Adm. Boone tomorrow (J,
t 8:00 PH

11) evening

n Library:

r. L3..S:1lle
Hr. Uarchant
Ur. Lucas

Colon; Cotl Compan:r
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Rock Springs Fuel Co.
(Clerk at Lin office suirl
:.: . Foulger is out of tom but
t. e:r expect him b;,.ck tomorrov:)

l:.'.r. Foulger

L·on Coal o.

1'.,r. Prntt
M.r. Sorensen

Ke:r.rr.erer Co.ql Co.

(Both Ur. Pr;,.tt and t:r. Sorensen
.'.lre out of town but expected
b \&lt;Jk tom rron.

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�TJ-lli H. CK SPRINGS D ILY ROCKET
Rock Sprintss, '.'iyoming
JULY 9, 1946

f,vil.\ • studv: meclica!. treatment oi !
miners, adcqu:i.cy of hospitals and·
disp•m�aries, sa=iitary water supply,
hou.sing and 0U1er facilities In coal
mining commu.T\iti!'3, according to
Lieut. William F. Kogt•I. USN, dis·
trict representative .of the l&lt;�CMiA .
.Accompany.in.,� All.mi.ml Boone
'\\ill be Corrm10do1'\! Chal'le:J T. '
Dickeman. civil engineer· corps,.'
USN, who is his consultant ou
hcu..,ing; Comdr.· J. l\f. Arnbe:r,;on,
mc-c.ical �orps. us:-;. spPci�,list iir,
!:'a.n:t:J.tion ancl i•p:dsnic u.i�·e:1ses;
Comdr. J. H. F.A!lc:h. ;r!ministr�.r,­
li\'c niue; Comdr. E. T. Kin�. spc- •
chlli;;t in ,·o..:reittion Comdr. Leortl
F,. 8111it11, ::l!'i:!l l't'Pll'&gt;'(•llt.atiVP or;
the «&gt;al mines administrntioa;
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dalist in public health: Md l.i.eut.
C..omdr. E. [,', -.Philpoa..'-', sp;, �!!:lL
fa l1.ousll1J.
Re:i.r Admiral Boone- ruts had :1
disti..."1b"Uish�d medical (\l.l"CCr, bQtll 1
\\ith the .a.rmy a.r.d the na1.:y, s.u1ce
his appointrr:.ent in the. medical
corps of th� United States naval.
reserve in April, l!lH. :&amp;'or his sen·­
ices as surgeon jn France during
the first \\!orld war, he was award­
ed the Dlst.ing-.1ish� Service cross
and the l\fe&lt;lal of Honor by· the 1
army and the Silver Stat· meda.11
vli.U1 five oak leaf clusters and
Pu-rplc H,,a.rt with oak lt&gt;.af cluste,·,
by the war department for \'Vorld
vtar services ,,itli the sixth· regi­l
ment of marines. He also has m.a11y
other :t\\"al'illl and citations, some of
French.and Italian mi_gin. •
Following his. return . to the,
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United States in Februat'Y, 1919;
Rear Admiral Boone served in the
bw'e.aU of medicine and surge.J:¥, l
•navy department,, in Washi.ngtoa1
,until Ma.y; 1922;·when.he reported·
for duty a.s.��cal officer-aboard:
th1; .presidential yacht: Mayflowe-r-.­
. serving in . that ru;signment until:,
Ap1il,-1929. During that pc'.!'lod he
was phys:icia;n .to Presidents Wai·-·
reri. G. Harding· and Calvin Coor'
, Jidgc, He also. served • as medical'
off-i.cer- t-o the white house 'during-•
'the administration· of President:
He!·�rt Hoover, continuing in this.
l duty ·until ·.March, 1933. •
l Commodore Dlckeman,.who also·
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l'.'lx, o Chaz,le s r.� . UoOonnell
tii'.!'1incs E.ngiueex&gt;
Uo S o Ceological Survey
I1ining Division
30.6 l?edercl Building
fJ&amp;J. "G !.iclte City 1 D Utah

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Mr. Ifodge Bm:&gt;z,e ss
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Dear rll."' . l:.10Co1me11 :
Thi s nill acknot1l eclge l?eoeipt o :? your letter' of
JUly 16th, stating thnt uro Ho Xo SQith, Chief, and a
party o f Geologicru. Survey� r!Iinirig Di vi sion, men will
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vi sit our Ifo.nna. 4-A r.Iine on July 2211d a
Thie l etter
reached me this ciate » �s it uas nailed to Ro ck Springe
and was sent in by l:.11" . Livingston .
t1r. Burr1e ss, local 1'11ne Su_ erintendent at Hanna .,
nill
be
advi
sed to furni sh information and facili.t ies
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for your 1nspe ct ion 11 and I 8I:l uali'..inr; General uaviager
V . o . Murrny and Planning Engineer o. G. Sharrer t o be
pre sent at Hamm .
1'.1r &amp; Livingst on may find it conven­
ient to ao conpany thi s pai�ty .
I \'Jould like very much to di scuss our mutual
probleo s uith tir o H . I . Smith and his party , aT1d if you
nill advi se me hoi:1 long r.11". Smith exp ect s to be in \1yo­
□ing, or whether he intends to return east Via Omaha,
I nill a:pprec1ate the inforoation .
Sincerely yi;,urs,
Orbital W.e -0

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Ur . I . R . Bayless :

(CC - Mr . I . � . Charles

Er. V . O . uurray
Mr . Jo m B . Hut:;h�s
Ur. Hocl__, e Burress
Ur . O . G. Sharrer)

,_.-e arc trans;:iittini:;, he re·;1ith, original of l,_;tter dn.ted
July 16, 1946, addressed to you, b/ Charles U. HcConn0ll, conceminu
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visit of eieht or nine men of the u . s . G. S . , includine '.'.r . H . I . Smith,
to our iianna Wo . 4-� ;.:ine on d at e Jul

2....nd .

'.le ns sumc that you \':i sh

to make reply to � :r . '..'..c ..,o_mell ::md , t 1 re;fore, have de.::e� red doin .:..� so .
' ;e assu2e the visit of the u . S . C-. ..J,.. ■ p.:i.rty is 3 cul:.'lLl'l"tion of
meet int, ,rith !.iessrs . : .�c(.;onn 11 a .

Bourquin at Hanna s0�1e no11tbs a.eo . ,

concerning the recovel'y of coe.l nnd n:y· ifietl mininc sy stc f'?
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·;e believe

Hcs srs . : �urr2y on · SharTC!' 1:er - pr ,..,ent at th�t ,, ..: ctin�, .-,nd it is our
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plan to have the�1 acc o .p .ny :.:'.ine Sup.arintendent 13urross -,,ith the 'G . S . G . S .
pe.rt;:r on their i1 s peci,ion of ti1c r:ri.ne .

•..-e n.ls'.) plen to ._:o 2.lonc; unless

; • .meant.i,1 e to pre:c lude s r-_me .
so:nethit,c hap_p ens :u1· t.1e

ln t.1e event thn.t you pb.n tc oc p::-esed for thG inspection
2nd discus s ion, -..rill you '.�incily _ a.dvisu .

L11 the _ ce.nti-n , i' O •;Ji]._]_ :b.­

press upon all conco rnad that no c om1
:. itmont s are to be :aade and nothing
resolved \'Iithout your written approve.l.

HCL : LL

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Jffi. 0. LIVINGSTON

r(r . Chm·lcs :
Please arran G e to acco:,1pc.ny 1:cssrs . rnurray and. Sharrer to Hanna , bein;::
available -:.o inspect Hanna lfo . 4-A r.Sine on morning or :Jonday , July 22nd .
HCL

�UNITi.".;lJ STA?ES
D3PART1JEI.;T OF Tifa INTi3B.IOR
G]�LOGICAL surrvJ!,y

Hinine Division
306 Federal Buildina
Salt Lake City l, Utah

• july 16 , 1%6

El' . I . N . Bayless
President.
Union Pacific Coal Co .
Rock Sprinr,s , 1:yo:ning
Jear l'."r . Bayless :
A part�, of S or 9 Geolo_r.ical 3';.lrvey , ;:ininG Vivisio!'. r:en,
• on
incluciinG Jr . II . I. 3.:rl.th , G'1ief, ,:ill visit ..\'our ihnna l:iine,
July· 22nd .
·,:ill you pleas e contact ";,"our loco.l .Supe rintendent so as
h C _.,ill be prepared to take U.3 ut u0r ...;roun i' ithout too 1mch in­
convenience to hin.
very truly yours ,
/ s/ Chas . bi . :.:c l.:or.nell
Chas . '.1. �c Connell
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