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Show FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. the bond within the time I have given him. Mr. Jones and I have been traveling together, looking at lands Mr. Jones in the interest of his people and I for myself, looking for grazing. Mr. Jones has been of great bene-fit to me as an interpreter, and is well posted in Mexican lands, and I do this in appreciation of his friendship and services. This land is mostly farming, with plenty of good timber. After the payment of $ i 5,000 the property can be delivered to purchasers. This property cannot be held long without much expense, which I cannot con-veniently do at present; besides, delays are dangerous. I have given Mr. Jones my price on the land, which con-tains 31,000 acres, all told. " This is good country, which Mr. Jones is thorough-ly competent to detail to you. " Hoping to hear from some of you gentlemen soon, I am " Very respectfully yours, " F. G. SOUTH. " TEMOSACHIC, Mexico, " May 25th, 1886." This was written on the back of the letter : " I have considered the foregoing and can say that, while I regard the tract favorably located along the Sierra Madre, some eighty to one hundred miles south of Cor-ralis Basin, and, according to Mr. Jones' representation, is a desirable place, I am not in any condition, at present, to entertain the proposition ; but hope in the future to see our people stretching out in that direction. " E. SNOW." Brother Snow said, in substance, that the money that had been appropriated, for the purchase of lands in Mexico, was about all exhausted and no very good |