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Fort Union N. M. October 4th 88

My Dear General

                           I am exceedingly obliged for your letter of the 2nd. inst & I sincerely hope that the scheme for extending the Dever & Rio Grande R. R. through Valentine to Presidio Del Norte may take shape & develop Western Texas.  It is only a question of time where this whole country will be net-worked with railroads.  White Oaks seems to be an objective point from north as well as South.  The scheme for extending the Denver Texas & Ft Worth (now built to Trinidad & in this direction running up  Long's Can, while it runs from Trinidan over Denver & Rio Grande to Denver) is assuming large proportions & will probably be built in a year through the Maxwell Grant & along the northern part of the Mora Grant & via Las Vegas Hot Springs to Las Vegas.
    I was exceedingly sorry to hear of the