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Omaha December 17th 1864 Thomas C. Durant Esq Dear Sir I forward you by Express Mr Evans profiles from Camp Walbach to Green River, also Mr Cases line through the South Park Crossing Range into the Middle Park through the Hoosier Pass also profile of Hoosier Pass and Berthude Pass, these I plotted on one quarter the usual profile scale - they are without doubt the best passes south of Cache a Poudre. to give a fair comparason you should put four sheets of paper together and plot them on the usual scale, I could not send them plotted full size also Mr Cases line through that valley crossing into the plains through Antelope pass to its junction with Evans Line on Laramie River, also Map of country showing where the surveys of this year have been, and Map of Colorado - the Black Hills, between the two surveys- Respectfully Yours Peter A. Dey
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Omaha December 17th 1864 Thomas C. Durant Esq Dear Sir I forward you by Express Mr Evans profiles from Camp Walbach to Green River, also Mr Cases line through the South Park Crossing Range into the Middle Park through the Hoosier Pass also profile of Hoosier Pass and Berthude Pass, these I plotted on one quarter the usual profile scale - they are without doubt the best passes south of Cache a Poudre. to give a fair comparason you should put four sheets of paper together and plot them on the usual scale, I could not send them plotted full size also Mr Cases line through that valley crossing into the plains through Antelope pass to its junction with Evans Line on Laramie River, also Map of country showing where the surveys of this year have been, and Map of Colorado - the Black Hills, between the two surveys- Respectfully Yours Peter A. Dey
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