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upon hiring almost entirely. He is therefor at the mercy of individuals having [strike] owning teams. But after receiving my letter and seeing it backed by your telegram, as he will -- the Telegraph office at Denison being leaky. I believe he will do the best he can without losing money, look out for plausible excuses. If the stores are not loaded in proper time, Robinson will proceed to hire transportation under the tenth article of the Contract and charge difference to him. But all this will require time, more I am afraid than we can spare, if the Camp on McClellan Creek is to be established this winter.

         I have heard nothing as yet from MacKenzie, Morrow gets off tomorrow and Davidson on Monday.  I enclose copies of my instructions to them.   I want to get the 9th towards Fort Clark as soon as possible, as there are a few Indians on the lower Pecos, that must be cleaned out in