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Guadalupe Mountains Oct 23rd 1878

My Dear Alice,

I arrived here on the 19th inst. about 5 p.m. Concho time and here we are "waiting for the wagon" that we "may all take a ride" and thusly hango a tale that might be greatly [[chaww] out. Elongated or lengthened had I the time to do the subject justice. Three days in nearby unclear was occupied, as I have already informed you in making the journey from Concho to "Grierson's Spring". When we arrived on the evening of the 10th and altho we drove about and tarried by the way side, two of the unclear which Captain Constable, or the L.M. Dept from (wished)