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Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1865 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/bee0f20f623fc9ea3e78e22fac30b671.pdf 768c21321afcb1dc334c907bfa7c3eff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource Data chronologically arranged for ready-reference in the preparation of a biography of Grenville Mellen Dodge. 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Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1865 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge Union Pacific Railroad https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/3b73ca79aa198beb67538b4808b96d14.pdf 9198556e2c253e49b433e4cc66fd7e58 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. Railroads -- History. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence Description An account of the resource Data chronologically arranged for ready-reference in the preparation of a biography of Grenville Mellen Dodge. 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Correspondence, diaries, business papers, speeches, and miscellaneous notes related to Dodge's family history, Civil War activities, railroad construction, life in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and travels in Europe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1851-1916 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context B D6643z Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. 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U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1864 1865 1866 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge Union Pacific Railroad https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/d69f964e79dd675c9a08201d39d4c363.pdf 91059fb430169cc3e5d27ddeacf0071f PDF Text Text . -i - March, 1S67. • t oirji.1 T ■ I reoominend George Whlttaker for Supt. of Court and Cur.tom. I Jt^i^Hduse here. He is a practical architect and Master builder and can ■' gat all the reconuuendations and give all the bonds required. See to it that he is appointed. John Browne, an old copperhead, has applie ^ for the place. He is a d --d old Rebel and utterly incompetent and *'®*;"''must not be appointed. I would like to control the Custom House mat- , '^^^ter as far as possible, hfv-w rt i.-y. God's sake push'the Post master matter to success: Use '"''every means necessary. Tell the® "hat you please about, me. r»0de C. Cole to Gen. Dodge, Des Moines, April 1st. ^ ' • tf,-.- George Whittaker of this city is a practical builder of much experience anrt unquestined integrity, le is Just the man to have the im."eaiate control and direction of the work in erecting our new Post-office building. There is no man in the city, nor, so far as I know, in the State, who is superior to him in practical know- •S" ledge or rellatfl.- Integrity as a builder. _ He has been a Kasson man, but IS reliable for us now and hereafter. Secure him the appointment of superintendent er whatever it is called, for the P.O. if possible. By the way, I have been shown one or more confidential ■'"''"letters by Kasson's friend to candidates for Governor, in which they •■^pronise support, if they are assured of reciprocal support for Kasson 01 mi Awf 4 1 mA Look wQll tfO thftt matfsr. for Congress time, xxjok woxx CO I ff** el I / - April, 1867. , # ^ .tttC U. Snyder to Gen. Dodge, Omaha, 3d. SfJtJ «' -rr" Yours of Llarch 23d received Monday last. We are just • • through with a two weeks snow storm, worse than any ever before known here. If'it is not followed -by freshets that stop trains again, we win be hnppy.., , . Carmichael is about ready for the Black Hills. Has started part of his men and outfit and will go himself with the balance in a couple days. *We have also started some men and teams to finish grad ing on 4th one hundred miles. The frost there is still more than a foot deep and work cannot yet be pshed rapidly. • • Business on the road is fair. We are getting all the Denver trade at present. Government supplies not yet started to any extent. River open a little north of St. Joseph. Bean is a good man as Master of Transportation. My appointment would not disturb him at all. His position is better than th.-t of Gen. Freight Agent. He is a good worker, understands the movements of trains prefectly, and attends closely to business. Our intercourse has always been very pleasant, to the best of my knowledge. For Oeneral Freight Agent, the road needs a man experienced in that business, honest and with a long end. There Is no one-here Whom I know of to fill the bill. ' will be easy to get some man who has filled that position, from some other road, and I don't want them to send me a New Torker, who knows too little or too much. The Gen. -Freight Agent of this road will have no easy task if he does 61s duty. . nl' ■' •) • March, 1867. .WI , £lfqA -f ■■ ■ '" Mr. Hann, the Auditor arrived today and is looking over our accounts. All right here, JWOilJ O.:.. Ic 1 -UTJ* t ' t" n*, ytM •" ■111*" Telegraa to Gen.Dodge from J. N. Dewej- & Palmer, Des Moines, April 2nd.' Appoint Dyer H. Yotmg, Des Moines, Supt. of'Court House;'' . .;vi' Partdculara by letter, ■ • r ■ ■ '-.MB 91 " 3 i*MMf -bBWa »mr . p. Palmer to Gen. Dodge, Des Moines, 2nd. •"neili irto.. ■ 'Wo recommended Dyrr H. Yorng as Superintendent of Construc tion of the tl, S. Court House and Post office in this city over any I" other person named for the following reasons - y Now *0 belie ve in rewarding those who have been with us in | itJaejTthe past, are with us at present, and will surely be ith us in the AIR future, instead of thc^fle who have been and are still against us. Mr. »iBrown ever has been, and is still a Copperhead; has been their candia date for an important State office. Mr, T-hittaker ever has been and ^3 is st 11 a warm partisan friend of Mr. Kasson. During the time of his last visit (he left thta morning) he was almost constantly with him, and it was by Kaa,son's, advice that he became a candidate. He is his candidate - his man. If he did not cast the ticket last fall, and it r. 18 believed hw did, he did every th ng he could to serve his friend ' and Gen. Tuttle but that. Mr. Young is, and always has been righ^fc. . . Amni B. Young, formerly Supervising Architect of the TreasVM u, ury Department, who is livin - in Washington (near Wiilard(s) can tell you whet er our Young is properly qualified or not. March, 1867. ^ r ' a:: Telegram to Gen. Dodge from Geo. Tichenor, C. C.Cole & Others ' Des Moines, April 2nd, 1867. I t#** Whittaker is an Accomplished architect, carpenter and Mas- ^fer "builder. Appoint him. . .. .. n- . -r -5 : ' v-d - ' 6S tatm ' Gen. Dodge to his wife, Washington,-Apr il 2nd. I received tw - letter from you today and only wish I had you instead of the'letters. I am held here looking after some R.R. mdtters; the appointment of the Engineer of our road, who is to de- ^ cide the east base of the Mountains, and trying to break Kasson's' slate; I think I made a move today that will bring it about. -> As such as that is done and I get the appointments, I shall go to New York, then'home.' I suppose eight cords of hard wood will about do for you; if it does not, buy more. I am in hopes to get ^ut more than ever in my wood business-but cannot tell. George can go over and look your wood matters at any time., I told him to do so. I wrote you fully pretty much what my duties vere here and who my associates were.' 1 see very little of Logan, Butler and this crowd do not suit me and there will not be much danger of our running together. I have enough to do. If you think not, wait until you get here next winter. I receive about fifty letters a day from all parts of the district add it takes no small part 6f my time to answer them. ^ If you wore onl- a politician puu could appreciate me. I want you to get a gull idea of the work, see the turns &o. and you will never look i. -j. ii:- . A . -10 April, 1867. back on my past life with anything but admiration. "l notice Gen, ■JVebster called on you. Do you know where his head quarters are? I shoi'ld like to see him. D oes he remember the Tiskalwa widow? It seems to me that I remember her in a very kissing or touching relation to Webster on a ride to some place.' btrrf ' '1 I m Luther S. Bent to Gen. Dodge, Omaha, 3d. , , — ' • We have been fighting snow for the last three weeks. I hdVe just returned from a ten days campaign out west, doing all that could be done to keep the road opdn but it was too much for me. I never saw the like of it east or west. The quantity of snow west of Golmbus is beyond conception. We are all right at the present writing. They are crossing the river on the ice with teams but it is not considered bery safe. The graders are sending their outfits out to their work.. Boyle has 80 miles, Boy' & Doc. Reed 10 and Lacy has 10. My brother has taken an Interest with Lacey and will go on to'the work. .They alttt their teams up today. They have a good force and would like tb continue on the work. Anything you can do to keep '*■ them on th»' inside for more work, will put me under renewed otltgaiions to you. itny-t T .tf \ > . eiispatch was received on the. let notifying that the "^^mVany would take the road on that day. I think Mr. Reed is still 'under the impression that he will continue to have the general superI ''' intendence of all. A Mr. flann from Clinton reported here today to audit accounts &c. for contra ctors. A telegram just received states ' rt '*' ' April, 1867, « -f I. . that it is snowing and blowing as hard as ever at Grand Island. I do not know what will become of us if we ever do have a thaw. Prominent .. citizens of Oma^a say that they sent a Committee to New York to fight i ^ I' the bridge question for hem and their interest, they - these promi- ' nent citizens; paying the expenses. The Committee returned with a tie contract in their pocket, but had no report about the bridge. They think they have sent their last reliable men to the New York office to look up the interest of Omaha. .■:.k Maj. Gen. D, H. Rucker to Gen. Dodge, Washington, 3d. ' I have the honor to trans .it copies of the several Anniial Reports for the Quarter Master General for the years 1861, 1862 1863, 1864 and 1865. , Sv- I ■■ • r-:- f'luom H. McCullough, to Gen. Dodge, April 3d. Since our conversation this morning relative to the nomina tion of Mr. And4rson as Assessor in your district, I find that Mr. Koel'B r«noval la strongly protested against by prominent persons In the State and before I take any action I deem It my duty to lay all the facts In'the case before the President. ^ ^0, Telegr«n to Oen. Dodge from P. K flthrow, Des Uolnes, 4th. ew I , Uhlttaker ought not In any event to be appointed. «e has .itwwn ver- bitter oi> you and your frlendd. Young is altogether hi. superior professionally. ' ^ 488 i**' • I April, 1867. .vmt tiimA F. W. Palmer to Gen. Dodge, Des Moines, 4th, (Telegram)^ «rf> We believe Whittaker voted for Tuttle last fall. We know JdSll he is owned by kasson. Young is far better qualified professionally. :c . - :'H' Telegram to Gen. Dodge from Geo. C. Tichenor, B. F Allen and e. C. Cole, Des Moines, ..pril 5th. m ' " Whittaker did not vote for Tuttle. .1 insist on his appoint ment, Answer. to ^ * .1- .11 aiQ.: oj; wme * Thomas Ewing to Gen. Dodge, April 6th. ® • - 1' . t, 1 a. fenevet. j saw Randall last evening who said that the application by W8C Tichehdr for the Des Moines Post office was not settled yesterday but ^ would be early next week. I then got Mason to write a letter recom mending the change? he told me a change would be for the better, I will try to get Mason to call on Randall about it, as he- will have ,.so e influence from his locality and his knowledge of Teesdale. nt mr - you could by telegraph to Benton get him to-telegraph applica i XXUtoTj to Randall, it would ave an excellent effect. ' \ ' ^ ffcf'.t ^ Gen. Dodge to his wife, Washington, ^.C. 5th. . ^ • rtJJ . ; I leav. har. In Uie morning for New York, having complete •»«! aia . m, bualn«SB here today.' I shall only stay in New York long •' enough to finish my R.R. business, when I shall nsh west. I am tired out and half sick. This is the slowest of all slow places. I have been a full week doing what ought to be done in a day. . April, 1867 Congress, I fear, will come, togeth r again in July," still I hope not. "Andy" since the Connecticut election has been getting stiff. I have made arrangements with two colored boys and one girl to go west on Monday next, or week from Monday, to live with us. 1 have given them a letter to you, and shall want the boys to go t on the Plains with me. The women is a good lively woman. Has lived in ..New Hampshire and has good recommendations. I think she will suit you ^ Most of the members are longing for home. Kasson stays here to watch and block. He the inside trqck with all the Departments, .. ' -r. • - Andy, &c. and gets pretty much iihat he wants. nmUwup mm 11 ' ■ '0. c. Cole to (Wn. bodge, Des Moines, 5th, ^ ffw.i nm" ' Young in a'reiiable, faithful architect snd superintendent. and I recommend him as such. vad I "' ■ ■■IdiJlil . /■ . .T. . . . . - _ r • i A. R. Anderson to Gen. Dodge, Sidney, Iowa, 6th, JJI . You r very kind and complimentary favor of the 18th ult, .«s received by me yesterday. O.lng to absence at court, in Page and Ta"Xor Counties, did not got it till this late date. General, words cannot express my thankfulness for'the kind and •n complimentar manner in which you have been pleased to resiember me, «>d whether your efforts in my behalf come to naught or no, will not .hawc* or vary the degree of my gratitude. 1 take the will for «,» dead, and accord'the measure of thanks that would be rendered ofn '■ • vA to gUCCOSB. 1 regret that 1 cannot at this time give you a list of our ■■'TIP- . • • I ' April, 1867. lodge, "but will' do- so riext week. My alisence has retarded "the or ganization; tonight it meets and .I.wUJ. take the nexessary steps to comply with your request. . 1 Tichenor to Gen. Dodge, Des Moines, 7th: tHU ri .! 1 ■w I Hoyt Sheraan starts to Washington tomorrow to '^ook after Court House matters and will call on you for help, he bears a let ter from me to you 01 wri , I - ■ • - By appearing to co-operate with him in a hearty and friendly manner, you can control him and secuc the influence of himself and John Siierman (U.S.Senator) in appointments and other matters; and if the question of Post master here is not settled, I believe you can help me through him, if you w^ll help him. You should, however, get him fully committed to you 'before you do anything for him. I have been at work to break up and demoralize the Kasson "Ring" and I am in a fair way to succeed effectually. If Wlittaker ^t;i8 appointed through your influence the breach is started, as it fiflu »ould place him and Allen firmly in my hands, and you can manage Sherman. I had Whittaker and Allen bound tight before I would re- *• t • fc ajB 'commartd Whittaker. palmer and Dewey have worked against as they are indiscreet ttnd very party managers, and I did not care to explain matters noJ%liem as it would not do to blow now, for the reason that Kasson r»uet be used^^^^hile longer in some mattersL ' fhey (Palmer and Dewey) I'COnimilHitid an old fossil neiraed Dyer H. Young, whom everyboyd u IX m ttox : , , ,t a t 462 '' April, 1867. '5'f*rr ,!!':•"• .execrates.on account of our "Court House swindle" years'ago. His appointment would make you any number of enemies and no friends; ■Irtu Qyj contrary, Whittaker is very popular and controls a large number of voters, and is a most thorough man an' reliable.Republi can; he has been one of hhe leading Kasson leaders, but voted for you,''and, as I said before, by getting control of him we get Allen, Sherman, Clap and enough others to literally demoralize the Kas son "clique." •c'-" I "Jlrjx -nl'■ ■ That have you done in regard to Post Master? If you have 'failed heretofore, tr and force Sherman to make a strong effort tith you for Teesdale's removal and my appointment, If I do not get the" Post office, I would like to have the disburse ment of the Court House money. « v-i : f' " •What have you done relative to the Uaval Cadetshi^ I felt sure that my little brother-in-law (E.P.Getchell) would be nom inated by you, and has made all his preparations to go, and if you do not give i€ to hiia, it would prove a great disappointment to us all. Pnlmer referred the matter to me and I thought it settled. Clark has appointed Aleck Bowers his deputy here, instead of GooarWi, irtileh proves to.us all his oblleations to"Kasson, and that you were entirely deceived. If 70U can get T.esdaie and Noel removed and Anf.rson end my ..If appointed, by tracing with the,Copperhead., you t.tter'do it. All .0 :ld approve it end it would strengthen you ver> much. April, 1867 iC . Col. J.'H.. Kizner to Gen.Dodge, Fort McPherson, Neb. 7th: ; . I presucie you are awarer that we were snowed up for a g-od portdii of last month, and consequently cut off fron all mail communi- -^cation. I made a trip to Omaha in Pebhuaryi but arrived there just after you left for Washington, and was sorry I could nob see ■ you. I received the pass and also the p-pers you sent me from , . -Washington and was much rleased to find that I was not_forgotten even amidst the excitement of Washington. ' ' Allow me how to express my high appreciation of the kind in terest you have Always manifested^in me, and to tahnk you for your manj' kindnesses. "di.. f n C . I am still at MCPherson, although Ool. Oarrington Is nov. oom- W mandlng tha post, and I have been expecting to be sent farther_west. 'l understand from den. Augur that my companr will be employed on ^ the S.R. in this vicinity,.And my family will probahly remain here. I suppose worh will soon bs rssumsd on the road. I hope you will ' " find time to pay us a visit when you come out. . -'■ ■■ With kind regards f«m Urs. M. and myself to you ami Urs. Dodge, lo ' tr' An. „ Gen. Itodge to wm. Mysrs, Hew York, Sth; .Ignc-r I saw Preeident Saturday. Got Grant to write -dm! also Brown- . ing. He said h, would send It "in today. I cannot understand his .,1 aetion. Hodges * Sakton lay on table with you. .. „ Wm. Hale to Geni Dodge, Glenwood, Iowa, 8ti>. • - It waa the agenoy of the Pawnee Indians that Mr. Ooolidge wanted. April, 1867. .XiUfA M. bobbins to Gen. Dodge, Kansas City, BthV -' -X ^rCeo , Your letter and the draft came safely to hand, I send enclbVd'a'note for the amount of the draft, as you did not say anything about how you wanted it fixed. The Radicals carried our city at the charter election, elect- " ing all the ticket for city officers by from one to three hiindred Majority, and electing six put of eight councilman. We elected a New England Yankee for mayor. Pretty ^-e 11 done, for Kansas City, I think, ' ' Id r . . .. . i-Sf-- going'to have a horse railroad from the Pacific ^.R. depot to Westport, It will run either past my house pr within half ft square of me. «ftd ia-n F" Thoe. F. Withrow . to Gen. Do^ge, Des Moines, 9th:' 'I , Yours of the third came to hand this morning. Thanks for your attention to the bualnese of the Superlntendenoyoff the bulldlns. . Palwr read me your letter to him of the same date. Our '■ friends here.were very reticent In regard to you^ plane, even 1 did not.know that yoi. regarded a change In the aesessorehlp ae among the poaelblUHee. There Is a copperhead operator at the telegraph office', who drlnketh much whiskey and trains with' the men «,o Fould be mawng Inquiry. The probabilities 'are that It gof out through him. or was received from Washington. There le eaether matter about which I want to talk with you frankly, end that 1. the post office. Ithen we commenced the fighlS for you last sm-cr. Brandt was^promlsed distinctly and unqqulvo- :••;» .• i •' V. v--" > ;■' ■ ■' April, 1867. cally that if a change v.as made in the post office and your friends . ,v coi^ld control, he should have the place. Palm r sqys they talked with Tichenor before oommitting himself and did it with Tichenjrr's approval. Brandt liked you and hatpd Kasson, but he has been once "•■ ' deceived and-disappointed by Kasson and was averse to taking any 'active part in the contest. Any appointment of Tichenor uhder the 'circumstances woul'i embarrass us much, and would be even more em barrassing to him. 1 have said this, with no feeling of unkindness tft Tichenor. I am his friend. He has no better friend all the •'town over than Palmer. Yet I have -v'ritten this at Palmer's suggestion and with hie request that I would say to you that it fully express- ^ ed -is views. We all understand that nobody is under any obligation to Uyers, and nobody feels badly because he 'is out. Some of* ua felt that bencT, , . tween him and Thompson there was little choice politically, that everythlne else being equal it would be better to keep the office in the district. Thomson's connection with the friends at the CohTressional election last fall has made him odius, and as matters no. Stand no capital can be made' out of his confimation. Those ,ho find fault with it curse the Senate,"and I have heard no one complain of, you. Some of the papers in HubbaM's district have pitched into Hubbard holding hi- r«ponsible and charge him with a bargain. , . The Sen.Ur.'.lll have a good time explaining some of these ..^ppnfirmations.^ Th^ people'expected much from the Tenure of Office ARR ' >f. , ' , » -V April, 1867. . "'"T , Ui " bill ani they are sadl3r disappointed. I have heard many declare that they would pefer to see everything in the hands of the Presi dent's friends than to have the present piebald arrangement. It (Jo Senators good to come home and visit a while with the people 2" Kasson left here saying that he would probably go to Europe on postal business. It is understood here that he is mak ng his arrangements to give you a fight next summer. Your friends here do not trust Clerk. He appointed Bowers in the face of^the united recommendations of your friends for Goodrell. Now, General, I send this letter reluctantly, because I think it possible I may be misunderstood'. Tichenor took offense at my declining once before to see the interests of all our mutual friends in his promotion. I regard him as caable and steadfast, and I would gladly see him promoted to this position, if it did not in- -wolve Palmer, myself and himself in an apparent breach of faith With Brandt. I have written to you frankly, confident that if I am not miiunderstood you will approve my purpose, if you do not agree with me in judgment. ^ ^ f ' nvwofi , .. ^ Baltimore City, Md., March 9th, 1867 M I ;:. iL ' ' li 1 ■ Uy dear General: > ' ' Tour kind ansiier has Justlreaohad me, and I must 'und.r-rat. your ability as a Member of Congress. Members have power, and as you kindly expressed your williness to assist Aptil, 1867. • vtjwi me, I feel quite sure that I'shall succeed. And now allow me to state as concisely as possible what I desire, I have always had an ambition to study law; but as a wife and child demand my efforts to support them, I cannot give any portion of my time to the attainment of my object. My only chance is to obtain a permanent situation in "S^ashington that will only require a portion of my time,* leaving me the balance for study. I shall, of course, be glad to receive anything you can-obtain, but as there is one particular place which would fill the bill exactly, I shall take the liberty of asking for it. There are certain men appointed by the Doorkeeper of the Housei who are called permanent assistants ho hold their places all the year round, and last as long as the Doorkeeer's place lasts, but it will give the assistant all or part of the time between sessions. This, you will observe, would afford me just the thing I want. Now, as you have elected and exofficer of the army as your new doorkeeper, he will have all the appointments to make, an'if you should represent to him that a soldier of your command, who has once been dismissed his situation for being 'a radical, desires one of these permanent places, I doubt not, he would glw, it to me. But if this should not suoceed, I an prepared to be thattkful for a ything, and I have witnessed too many or your flank movements to entertain the belief that you will fail to overcome an tllitiois officer, - hiob I believe your doorkeeper is. pardon my freedom. General, and believe that I am truiy grate- ■j V*' - ' April, 1867, ful for your disinterested influence, I hope to hear favorably^ from you sccn._ Respectfully, ^ Chas, W, Hildreth. , iT j r; •; T ' S.MPbriaanency is, above all things, what I desire, .®.' -i^Ac ,. Williamsburg, Long Island, Dec, 14, 1868 a R ' , • 3 L . • I am tied up hand and foot with disease of the lungs which incapacitates me for working at my business, (printing) and 1 must either look to friends for favors, or remain housed up for some time. What I wish 'to ask is, that you will pla'oe me on your list of remembrance, when Orant comes Into powe'r. Theh will of course be thousands of folks ousted and thousands put into their places, and It will matter little to the Administration who fill bhese offices, as they will, as heretofore, go to those recommended by Member, of Congress. Such a place as you obtained for Ensign would bo e good thing for me, as my lungs require warmer air than this latitude affords, and this being my first winter north for years. It Is rouah'iu my lungs, and anything that will let me Hue in Washington or south ef It. would be a big thing for me. l.kno. It is over two months before Orant comes Into power, but I wished simply to h. reme^ered when the time comes. My confidence in thus addressing you, grow, out o^ the fact that It would be a novelty, , + Bflk a favor of you that was not at least consider- , Indeed, for me to ask a favor oi y ed. and If possible, ccmHed with, though I hope I shan't ride a A 1 , I 'W;; ■ . '% April, 1S67. free horse to death. I , utrnx noTt Xi#t A word "from you would he gratefully received,' .L*, , . . Yours respectfully, ♦ rxlB"*- I iiir^ XlB Bvou * • * Hildr tfof iMft oth-, Gen, Dodge's DfaVy Mea,, April 10th, Left with H, C, Crane 600 shafies of'2^,' W," GonS"Co, stock as j + t. collateral on the company advances. qc ^ " ; f . I See' about brick machine, i<tot/lv «prruX ■ •- Jioor •: ;f- T ' „ Gen, J, A. Williamson, C,C.Cole, B, P. Allen, Geo, C, Tichenor, to Gen. Dodge, Des Moines, April 12th, 1167, Your best friends ard everybody else protest against y ou re commending Young instead of Whittaker, ; t Tichenor to Gen, Dodge, Des Moines, April 14th: ,, , se^^la ■ one.r-faf Benton sends a strong telegreim to Randall for me and said he would write, I learn^ however, from Seward Smith that Kasson blocked the' game with Randall, as he wrote Smith and Teesdale, that he had fixed you on Noel and Teesdale effectually. He is welcme to all he can make b- holding Teesdale then? now, as I have succeeded in getting up sufih a row aAoagst is friends that the strongest of them will desert him oh that very account, and they will now go with me and against him. The disaffection ag^^inst him would have •been still greater if you hr-d recojpoa^i^^ftf^ which I hope ? • *. t, you Ifcriow by this time. »di ? j. ^ ^ For my part, I am tmly glad you did get Thompson confirmed April, 1867. as against Myers, and since my last,I am satisfied it will do you good here, especially as Thompson is to move here, Y/hen I wrote last, I did so under impressions got from Palmer, Withrow and Dewey, hut since talking with the masses, I find an entirely different feeling all good Republicans say that you did just right, and you have made hundreds of friends by it. The Register came out in a severe article on it, but that will do no harm. The truth is. General, you cannot be guided by a certain influsnoe here, and 1 tell you frankly that the less you consult Withrow and Dewey, the better. Palmer is all right himself, but' ye yield? too reaUly to Withrow. God knows i regard you and ad vise you as a friend whose Interests I study; while others here ' are governed by their own interest and not yours, in their advice and suggestions, and sooner or later"you will find this out and unUegs you are warned in time you will learn it to your sorrow. If you hearken to the advice and suggestions of those men you will op- :p0Be me f,or we differ widely. You can therefore choose for your self. I find them disagreeing with me in almost everything. You soug-t my wg.«»endation of a man for Supetintendent of the Court House, and I, in gqod faith, reoommended Whlttaker, and Palmer agreed with me in it, but Dewey and Withrow (wanting to till me off) got Palmer to unit* with them on Young, . ■ i HOW. 1 certainly think, that after asking me i. recommend a man you ought to have avided by my recommendation. Your failure to do " 3 '19 April, 1867. .ffWII ,XiT A ■'ifl T,is-, " - - - « f.,- ,. .«., ,,- so has placed me in a very emharrassing and disagreeable situation; « . • r I- • and I think farther, that it was certainly very disc urteous in these men to volunteer to try to head v^e off, after you had placed the matter in my hands, and they knew it, and let me assure you that I V ill make them regret it if it take a life time. The knew that Whittake'r did not vote for Tuttle , and they know furthermore that he was the best man, but they wanted to kill me in your influence, and to head me off from getting a pwer that I could control here, and which they foun' I might not use "dst asi .they might dictate. But let me assure you", that they will get theworst of the battle everytimc they cross swords with me. And if they think they can fix up another man for Congress against you, they ore fearfully mistaken. As God lives, I believe that their i^game has beento kill Kasson, then you, so as to make room for rn -q their "pe^" intending to stand by you next time, however, if .necessary to beat Kaeson, but not otherwise. * I had made up my mind to move to Council Bluffs, if you did ,«>t set me anything .atuaehlngton. but I have now about oonoluded to remain here and fight it ouft, as my friends are anxious 1 should J do, and I have thought some of making overtures to.Thompson when « I i Wi dj i -r he comee here. «« a about that cadetship to Naval Academy^? '• - -t ' ' ■^'Fvri Junction City, Kan. April, 14, 186 Dear Sister:- I have been wanting to write to you for a long time. April, 1867. and have been prevented by the ;^ny little troublesome circimstances incident to a re-6penins of business in a new place, distant from my family, and without the conveneinces we have been used to for so long, and having to supply ever thing necessary for carrying on the business. (Everyt-iing- was destroyed in the fire, and very many things that I never missed until now.) , f Was at home a week ago. today and saw Letty and her new babya fine but not very pretty (don*J» tell her I said so, though) boy two weeks old last Monday. She was then sitting up and quite smart bodily, but exceedingly, low-spirited. I had but a few moments time, "and did hot succeed in eljioiting her confidence, but^ suppose that the prime cause is her feeling of poverty, and occasionally the idea that she is neglected, not fully appreciating, perhaps, how many urgent calls Artless and you and I have on our time. She feels tadly about bolBS in dabt, but I told her that was not only useless, -but decidedly .rone: that their creditors would not disturb them, and would like it better If she did not fret over it. 1 suppose Dootor 13 really nearly as low-spirited as she, but Is more reticent, and I wish eh. would not give way to such feelings- for which she in reality•Ka» dc adequate ouase. 1 . P. Brown. Thos. H. Ben ton, Jr. to Gen. Dodge. Marshall town, Iowa, 16th. Some day. .Inc. I telegraphed the Postmaster General recom mending the appolnW of Col.Qeo. C. Tlohenor for the position of Post-aeter at De. »l.l»ea in place of Mr. Teesdale. dapt. Cross was my first choice for the place, but having failed in his oa.e. April, 1867, . E , ' I do not hesitate to recoiaiaend Col. Tichenor, and you may so advise Gen. Raiidall. 9n the score of merit and services to the government I think the change should be made without delay. ^ r ■ Gen, Dodge's Private Mem. 16th: f .- , urtlv rl ,-noX .1 IgliSfl: 'Charged up funds on my books to N.P.D. B ooks up to this date. .. . . r ' n "'C " ^ ®eorge M. Bailey to Mrs. Dodge, Omaha, Neb. 17th: «- ' j in a dilemma. The hotel on which I had counted so much has been rented and I am left out in the cold; the boarding house ■ *Wepers have raised th6 price of board until how I am compelled to ■ pay my wages i.e. $75 per month for board. The cause of my boring you with this, is that if' you do not object, I would be glad if ^ 'you wo\nd ask the General to increase my pay when he returns. " f t,* > . ' Geo. C. Tichenor to Gen. Dodge, Des Moines, 18th:- ' God bless you.' The dispatches of this mooning announce my , I, - - appointment and confirmation. I have no words to express my grati tude to you and "can only^'say that I hope you know me well enough to + /N realize rfaaTi7.Pi how how very vBTV tlisnkful tliankful I I sm am to to you. you. ' ' 'loj jo.' A day or two will serve to make matters all right withrall our friendsl although'l shall continue to feel that ^ithrow. Palmer and others have sought to do'me very great injustice without the least cause or provocation, and while I am most anxious for peace and friendship, I will make them no' concessions, and they must come to me. Th<^y have misrepresented me in the grossest manner, in connec- •'■••.(jr''. w,h. April, 1867. tion with my efforts 'for iihittaker, as well as that Post office, God knows that I have done, mn both particulars, what I thought right and best for both ourselves and you, and it will t.ake but little time to prove me right. They tried to create the impression that there was a trade between Whittaker and myself, wh.ich was a wicked and malicious lie. I recommended Whittaker because I knew him to be a good man, and because I knew his appointment by your Influence would effectually demorali-ze the Kasson clique. Kasson hastened from here to T/ashington for the. especial purpose of shut ting you off on t' ^is'post office matter, and the day he left Wash ington he wrote Sev/arfl Smith as follows; "I have effectually headed off Dodge and Tiohenor, both as to the rost office and Cole Foel,"'&C. ■ '• I shall make no fight on the nwh-«llo have thns sought to In- 'jSre'me'ln your esteem, as they have been your friends, but if they want peace and my frieBtehlp hereafter, they must come to me and take back all they have said and done. ■ Whittaker, Allen and all of the strong Kasson men swear by you now", and If Whittaker Is appointed, Kasson won't have ten friends In town.' I 'know this. j.'nl -n ' Please telegraph oh write Ewlng to hurry forward my letter of appointment. IMiiLif^Annle. , Slkhorn, Nebraksas, April, 19^ 1867 . I feel as though I ought to do something for myself. If I had a. piemo I could get plenty of music scholars. noie ion . ■ r ,** t j - «• • April, 1867. ^7r'.vr Sue says, please bring Laura with you. I have not finished the ottaman yetj Emma has had no chance to. send the zephyr out, and I have none. Truly, Estelle. • aj . A B. Mullen to Gen. Dodge, Treasury DepartiBent, 20th: T 'f? v T I have to acknowledge the receipt of your telegrams of the 19th Mnst. ^ jr . ^ aanlGeo. C. Tichnor to Gen. Dddge, Des Moines, 21st: #4wfn 1c Teesdale and" his friends are fearfully taken aback at my apI *i^fntment, and as Teesdale .threatens his old dodge of starting an- jl other paper, some of our weak~kneed folks aie frightened and I have an intimation that they have written and telegra]phed to Harlan to have my confirmation reconsidered, and on yesterday I had a tele gram sent to Harlan sighed by Cole, Williamson, xillen, bourse and others, expressing the greatest satisfaction on part of the Radical Republicans at TeeMal's removal and my appointment. I think P. ii. Mills and others of the Register, together with EasSOn^s special friends, are at work with Teesdale and M . Harlan, and I am informed that I api represented as a Conservative, an that my appointment was secured by Conservative influence, &c. &c. ^ If the Sena+e continues in session, and you think it necessary ; would like you to telegraph Harian not to let these infernal scoundrels deceive him'. I have feared that your own'and other '.mwea miOit be forged to telegrams, as I believe Teesdale and one or two of his advisors would not scruple at anything. Mills would not stoop to anything of the kind,^but others here would. ■ \ y ' *■ '.'• ^ ■>; ' ^ >■■ " "'i' ' ■ . April, 1867. . -""-of yy, ■ ■ The fact is that the Republicans, he re as a mass are rejoiced at my appointment and propose to give me a complimentary aupper. ' ,I have almost dislocated my right hand receiving congrautlations from all sources except cops and a few of Kasson's puppies and two or three weak-kneed Register men. Whittaker and TJilliavason are both appointed and are happy and everybody is well pleased that amounts to anything. Your final recommendation of TThittaker has -^one'you great ood. - -saxe Hoyt Sherman has got home with the plans'fdr the Court House, If anything can be done,to remove Cole Noel and appoint Ander- ■feon, for God's sake, do it. We intend to get up a record of Noel's conduct that we think will remove him. Kasscn^a friends say that-he will have to account to them for keeping Noel after he (Noel) had^ boltfed the ticket and did the other Copperhead work that he has,^ ^ Teneyck Beekman was appointed Post master at Lewis and sent on his bond, after wRich a Mr. Chappell was strongly recommended for ^he place ond the'?. M. General hesitates about issuing commission to Beekman. Both Beekman and Chappell I learn are Copperheads and politically there seems no choice between them, but I know Beekman is a No, 1 young man and often votes for Republicans. He has a store at Leels, enU he .eke »e to say that he aould like you to ^ ,Ptte St. John B. L. Skinner, Asst, P. M. Oenl., sayine he is a wor thy capatli »o«hg man,, eminently qualified and well eateemed.- .8 he eertalnly le. Lyman oan tell you all about It, I suppose, of course, that no Republican could get the office, and moraovar ■ ."^'' ^ Tr./ r^V'..:; -j " ■ , . i'"/- 1. , y 'lA'" 1 t« ' , ■ ,■ 'L ' . I .7* .." 'i-> • - April, 1867. it only pays $350 per year. Beekman wants it because it would draw trade to his store. J, iti.i.h I - Judge Cole has returned home and is sorry he'did not see you. Gen. Dodge's Private Mem., 22nd: -.0 E.r-OiU.if' Missouri River at extra height and is higher than ever known. •^rte ' At Lower Landing it is even with bank; at Omaha covers all ground except sand ridge, shops, out, &c. Covers Lane and ground to depot grounds of N.T'.R.R. also covers side track at that point. J. L. Williams to Gen. Dodge, Fort Wayne, 22nd: As to the Transportation Company, I told Mr. Creighton in New ^'york that I left very little.interest withyou and him, and that if you concluded to sell out or cloee up, I wanted my stock to go with yours. He remarked that as my stock had not been issued, it . need not now issue, till you see how it turns. I was gratified to learn b y letter from Mr. ^Carter that the friends in New YoPk'fta^ arranged for a million^ of dollars for the work, " ' l/ t go iflih' you to Salt Lake, as I hope to do, it is rather important not being so light aS yourself, that I have a good horse. Mr. Creighton thought that among so many army horses, and ' others, that would'be at Omaha, one might be obtained. Will you have some friend who is a good Judrre of horses, look out for .:e, The^ ' ifft".- work. ♦ ^ 1 UtTY f i qualifications are: J®. - ' * - i i ... 1. Ji.. 9 r.i'f a."» MdJ to April, 1867, — •• . < t!. ,ri; , 1st. Sure footedness, that |ie_iiay not stumble as did "Cling IVater, t f,nn. i ^ ^ i. (tMH .1 ^ 2nd. A fast ^Ik for common gait. , . ^ Tei;sr. •: •II' 3rd. An easy lope for occasional speedy, movement, r aiJi ^ For a man weighing 200, much of comfort and health depends up on' the horse. • , . ' ' After completing the expedition about Salt Lake and Wahsatch Range, I presume I shall find it necessary to hurry back to the stage, leaving the horse there, or turning him over to others. I am just starting to Pa. with my family to attend the marri age of my second son. Back soon. Shall be glad to hear from you. KiVid regards to Mrs. Dodge. , - V. • a a tt F. "C. Hills t Gen. Dodge, Denison, 22nd: -rgi, : if9 X Your telegram of the 10th inst was received, ai^ the people arrived here the some afternoon. I have paid them as follows: 28 Meals at Denison at 50 cts, ^ . |14.00 Paid fare to C. Bluffs, Private Conveyance 36.00 ^0.00 I do not think trains will run through in a week or two, and * « 'their board hare for a week would amount to more than fare paid. Oeo E. Ford to Gen. Dodlge, Philadelphia, 22nd. . : You know,wheneyou were here, you spoke about a captaincy being vacant in the U, S. Cavalry, which you thought I could get., I have April, 1867. ,VdCl , r.i 1 concluded to enter^*the service, if i b'btain even'a Ist Lieutenancy So, if you can do anything in furtherance of my object, you will confer a great favor. •1. O i TjI*' J; If*, however, you think I am t,oo late, and the popition filled, "' ''what kind of a berth can you give me, (if any) on your road? I am determined to leave this city, and my choice is, first, the Army, and failing in that, next, the T^est. I have not the capital myself to enter into business for myself in the west or any other place, and «o not wish to obtain It from my father. I wish to go to, work - and push myself up by my own Individual exertions and no thanks to ahybody. TmiB. .i Dijf' J 07 I am a good bookkeeper, and am n.ot afraid of work, and think I ought to be able to make my own way through the world, and not 'depend, aa I am forced to do here, to be bolstered up by my fath er's good name. I only want the slightest pretext for coming West (If I do no't succeed In getting a commission) and wlU quickly ac cept any positioner situation that will insure me my expenses the first year. T. L. Tullock to Hon." a.' Dodge, Washington, D.C. 22nd! ■' '* The receipt of the mohe-y will W> promptly acknowledged. p. *. Palmer to Gen. Dodge,. Dea koines, 23rd: Vlted , Bswa arrived here last week of Tlchenor's confirmation by the "MiI i «nG * suHpose you learned of It as soon as we did. Brandt April, 1867. .r>6 f . came ov.er to see me, and felt considerably worked up on the subject, ( particularly as certain Kasson men who had known of his P. Li. Aspi rations, had reminded him that they had told h m he would be cheated by George, &c. He desired me to write you, and ask if there was to be no change in his behalf after next Presidential election, in .. case cur ticket should be successful. Of course, I have used my ihfluence to keep peace betv/een George and Brandt, and have urged George to go over and have a frank talk with Isaac. I'urdged him to do this the moment I received your letter notifying me"that you had recommended hi... . If he had done this, then all trbuble would have been avoide-'. I fear he has not done it yet. By t^e neglect « he has caused embarrassment to you and to many of your friends ^ here. If you can think of any encouraging thing for the future ^ ^ that you can write me, .to be shown to Brandt, please do I not ask it on my own account, but that we may have harnomy among our friends. . o'! «*-■ n f >i--' . i ; i wc r 1 '■ Whittaker ^nd . «lllia.ison were appointed before you could have reached Lewis, t i , ,^1^ ' Please remember .me kindly to Urs. Dodge and to Hub. , u. L. Morgan to Gen. Doflge, Ft. Leavenworth. 24th: . ,• i : ... It 1. a quarter to three o'olock, and iM hod not etopped •to i« « qu.Btlon I would have" been ..rltlng to you when- we had Juet no. t*o aietlnot earthquake shocks. The house' In which I have ,y off lew, »y own;hW. "hook as if the, were rolling all the stones . t lO of April, 1867. ,£Y^ up stairs at once from orie end of the building to the other";' " - '.T" . 1 have just got back from an inspection tour which lasted a little beyond a month. I did not find it very pleasant, but I hope i earned my mileage. THien I got back I found my commission as Brevet Brigadier General and papers from you. Tho brevet suited me in every particular. You know that I thank you for this, and ' o these and other things. I judge from the Globe that you have been; at work on our' sutler business. When you have it completed, it will be a good thing for the army. You are very kind, I was very much pleased to see that life. Myer's name was finally sent in for confirmation. It is humiliating to an honest and able man to be passed over, while a man like one of our acquaintance is promoted apparently without question. ® I was very sori^ for poor old Abadio. • His case is the first within my experience of that kind. He entered the Army in 1836, and is now thrown out in his old age for no faxolt of hi.s own. The Army is beccming too much of a political machine, and the sooner it is stopped the better it will be for the Amy and .the country. . I suppose you see the reports of Hancock's doings in the Mis souri pemocrat. The Indians are hostile, but will not again, in my opinion, meet him In any numbers. If he had gone out to fight, that is to chastise, he had a chance to do it. He met mo Cheyennes and Sioux who pretended t^ friendly, uhtii hight came, when they stole off, leaving their standing. Ouster is after.them, April, 186 but he Tfcill not catch the..v.. They will scatter and carry on depre- 'dations on bodies of men who are unprepared for them.y rv I a Remember Remember me to Lirs. Dodge. ' Note: J.- 7?. Paddock to Gen. Dodge, Omaha, 24th (3rd Assessment W.T.Co.) ' • ' « ' Philip Henson to Gen. Dodge, Corinth, i-iss., 2 5th;~'; n^Iwa!! After my best respects, I would infor you that I am located at this place, still in the Government service, publishing a paper, the Union. It is emphatically what its name imports, the Union. I send you a copy in the hope you will so far interest yourself as to aid me in procuring a good list of subscribers in yovir locality and forward to me. ; • Be sure to write to me, and I wish to procure our. signature to some papers in publishing a book. Wi^en I hear from you, will write more fully on the subject. Please do all you can for me, and write to me at your earliest convenience. , ^ Gen. Dodge's private Llem. 26th, , ^ ^ ^ ^ , ^ ' Oliver Ames and Carter arrived to^ay. I River. j nnff nnion Train and others Mr. Carter crossed* Lynn, Duff, Dino arrived at night. , yy^. ^ ' -fMHl Note:- J. t. Brown to Oon. Dodge, Saint Louis, ^Sth. 'Oeo. 0. TlBhenor to Gen. Dodge, Des Uolnes, 27th. "* •' I have your favor of the aiet. Ton are rljht in jour view of Wie crse, jet I regret to fee) that you are not clearlj advised of ■' the true condition of matter, here. certain gentlemen here dld^not talk to jou as they have to ,■ 'a:-' . April, 1867. . >0 t < I J Tt others, and h^ve not acted as their pofessions to you woiird. indi cate, I was .confirmed by the Senate on the 17th; on the 18th tele grams were sent from here of such a nature and over such names as to cause Harlan to have .my case.d called up for re-consideration. Oi;i the 20th, I had Cole, Allen, Williamson, and Godfrey telegraph Harlan tti my favor, and Harlan .now w> Ites them that my case was pending in the Senate when he received the telegram, and on the strength of their endorsement he had me confirmed." Now I have it pretty well figured down who signed these pro tests to Harlan, and Iti a few days I shall have all the facts, t name s, dates, &c. &c., and we shall then see who is right and who is wrong. Now, God knows, I have sought no split with anybody and I have given no cause for any. I did not object to palmer and Withrow . recommending Brandt; they did right in so doing, and I told them so at the time, and I prdmlsed that in case of my appointment, I would make it all right with firandt, as I intend to do. The truth is, the difficulty between them and myself had nothing whatever to do with the Post- ffice; it all" sprang from the Court House Super intendence, and I will give you its hist ry, which is simply as , ./ .\i Sill. , ^ho'. ♦ re# oj follows; . . - On receipt of yo'ur letter telling me to ^recommend a man, I took the letter to Palmer add asked him to recommend. After keep ing the letter three days, he failed to recommend anybody, and when I called on him I told him i thought I would recommend Whittaker April, 1867. .7-.S. -it :m:- to which he agreed, and after I reccciiaended Wleittaker, I told him I had done so, and he said, "All right." Well, in a day or so, I found he and others had recoininended Young, and were telling you in telegraius that I had recommended a Tuttle man. Not only had they., done this, hut they talked publicly about my fellows hip with the Kasson men and said that they would fix me with Dodge and all . that kind of thing. :-i. . . L Now, in recommending "hittaker, I recommended an old and warm personal friend and tha best man that could be found, and I knew that in doing so, I could do more to kill Kasson, than Palmer Wit^-row could do in a thousand years, and as'to toadying with Kasson's friends, god knows that the m^^n who intimates such a thing is an infernal liar. No man here has fought Kasson more bitterly and will not, than myself. , . ' , ,j) ' For your sake, I am determined not to do anything to make^ trouble amongst thOBe here *0 pretend to be your friends,^d .ill do all I can to bring about peace and good feeling (and there ia the best of feeling existing between myself and all your friends, except the three or four parties in question) but if they persist^ in a fig-t on me, I .m make them sick of it. You ought to knm ho. dear-your interests and .'iehes - re to me, and that I would not go counter to your wishes, unless fenced to in order to preserve my own rigjits and self respect. • rX Je-i" I enclose your letter to Tluompson. I wlH =" and agree upon some tody for Twmtiswfc'e clerkship. ... ; ■ * 1) ' • . . ■ ■' i April, 1867. I i( -i Since iTeesdale failed to kill my confirinaiion, he has gone to t work with the Copperheads and has got them to send on a remonstrance id Randall and the President asking that my commission be withheld, and I learn that it was signed by most of the leading Copperheads. I have not received my official notice of my appointment, and am in clined i'o believe I will not soon, unless somebody there looks af ter it. Do you think I better go to Washington,, or can you tele-- graph down there an^' have it attended toj Harlan has left. 1 think ;^ou better recommend liiajor A. Anderson to Thompson; he could go into partnership with Thompson in the practice of law, and also share the Penslnn Agency. This would be better than to. recommend anybody hdre. Let me know whether you do this. Capt. David Patee, late of this place, has removed to Al ton, Dallas County, Iowa, and is engaged.in:selling goods, and he wants the Post officer there and says fche people there want him to have it,'and that the present incumbent don't want it an^' longer as it don't pay anything. I hope you will recommend Patee as ho is al'excellent young man. wee a gooH soldier, and Is a sound.Radloal Republioan. He .ants to know If It IS, psoassary to get other recommendat ions. . I . "' Note:- '^ol Q«n; Circular, No..13, Li.O.L.L. U.S.29th. 0«n. Dodge's privat«^imoranda|, twiibc v, CoMienced laying t*ack today. I'oa ■ ; ' (kiol Tlchenor to 0.n. Dodge, D.s Uoines, 89th: Since writing y<M ye'atsrday I have seen Palmer and he heartily April, 1867. ^ ^ . concurs in the opinion that the best thing you can do is to get Anderson in v/ith Thompson. Anderson is a promising young lawyer, and could go in partnership with Thompson, and as the Pension Agency pays about $5,000 a year, Thompson ought to give him at least $2000 If in future you could get hold of the Assessorship, you could give it to him and he would be here where the Assessor's office should 1 be, Anderson is well worthy your assistance. * I had a long, free and candid talk with Palmer and arranged our little difference mutually satisfactorily, I will see'Brandt and Withrow today ^nd tomorrow and hope to tell you that all is'^ ' right, I have no hope (and not much desire) of coming to terms ' irith Dewey, You can be assured that Palmer and myself are all right as heretofore, and hope our late misunderstanding may be^speed- ♦ '■ A ily fofgotten. \ My brother-in-law, Ed Getchell, had been examined by a physi cian who thinks he will not pass at the N'-val Academy, and in con-\ sequence we feel that we will have to abaondon the thought of sond-| .ing him, which we greatly regret, I will see if Brandt wants the . 'u - place for his son, • t. J, L, Vlilliams to Gen, Dodge, Cincinnati, 29thj "-rfn-n - I am convinced that a broad and strong combination'is being formed between the St, Louis, Cairo & Ohio Valley R.R. interest on one l^nd, and the Chicago & North western and Lake Shore intereat on the other, for passing throu^ the next session a bill i|iving sufficient Government aid to both the Northern Southern Pa cific Railroads, At the meeting of the Pt. W, & Chicago Road in € April, 1867. ,vmt N. Y. on the 22nd, Gcv.Smith being on hand, Mr. Ogden urged with ' all his persuasive force and influence, which you know is not small, that inasmuch as the Northern line was sure to be built, our Board had better favor it with a view to a shore in the traffic which would reach Chicago through the Minnesota connection, and I regret to say that he uucceeded in getting the Board to lend its sanction, • • though against the judgment of our soundest men, such as Lanier and Tilden. iir, Harbergh did all he could to resist it, as I should, had I been present. J. Edgar Thompson, also a member of our board, was, of course, influential in the same direction. Of course tether leading East and West lines north of the Fort Wayne, as well as^ ghe Baltimore and Ohio will favor the combination. And when the Southern members get fairly in their seats, I see not how this Log • ' 't f. rolling combination is to be defeated. 1 i ' ' " ' Mr, Ogden, whom.I met at Pittsburgh a few days ago, informed -ime that kr. Thompson told him,the Kansas line would diverge towards Santa fo, not going even to Denver. If this is so, Colorado and the min ng interest can look only to our line, and it wili be well to arrange for a pharter and for funds to build the branch. • . : Prom what is rumored of Indian difficulties, I appehend that parties will be hindered in their surveys and that '' Vo" Hill pi'o'laWT defer your reoonnolsanoe to Salt Lake. If you can ■ upSn'^ome oentral point «f intersection for the line over Rat ■ tlesnake Pass, and the line or lines north of llediolne Bow, S. Pass, ' MV at or east of Brldgers Pass, could you not nake throBgh surveys « ' ■ J1 ; :■ Epril, 1867. ( f» >■.• •■ ' ; . ( ■ . ■ ■ . to that point, so as to fix the location this summer for 100 or 150 T miles west of La-amie River? Then if enginering operations must ' '> be suspendeii further west and the location to Salt Lake deferred to another year, no ^^elay of the work would result. But it may be that the ^ndian depredations <?ill quiet down. The survey and campaigns of various routes, if made under apprehension of Indian raids, will not be thoroughly made. - . •»-" Shall be glad to hear from you at Fort Wayne. 'erf j, L. Williams, to Gen. Dddge, London, Ohio, 29th. ^ What I said in my letter of this morning, so far as it speaks of the action of the P. Ft. W. & C. Board, you will please consider confidential. T ose who pushed it through may take their own way Of publishing it. I ought not to do It. It was not the deliberate < eti' judgment of the Board when all are present, and will amount to nothing. 1 named It to you that you might be forewarned. Br. Lanter has since said it was wrong, and so will others. One main Pacific R.R. and branch should be the policy until the amount of through business is tested. This log rolling syatern may hazard all and break down our principal system. . Gen. Dodge to Hon. S. St. John Skinner, Counoll Bluffs, 29th I .^apeotfUlly request that Hugh H. Burke of Council Bluffs, lowa, be appoint^l Route or Mall Agent on the N.W.R.R. between Clinton and eouncll Bluff. Iowa. I understand that two or more new agents ere, to be appointed, and recommend Mr. Burke fram^A perii«kr tiiowiedge Of his fitness for the positlm, is Integrity, and ... . army, and ask the appointment solely on these ; « I April, 1807. , IfJf* ■- ■ ' ■ .ii grounds. He entered the amy in 1861; took part in all the cam- . ; ' ■■ ■ ''k:\ paigns and battles of the Army of the Tennessee under Generals • ] '! Sherman, MoPherson and Howard; and was honorably discharged at the termination of the war. He was a brave, active, faithful soldier, and I trust you will see proper to reward hiva. J J. i.:. Brown to Gen. Dodge, Saint Louis, 29th. (Note) J, Teesdale to Gen. Dodge, Des aloines, 29th: ' An acquaintanceship extending back ten years (at least.four years before you knew that there was such a person as Geo. Tiohenor In existence, and s.ix years before'he-became a member of tbe Repub lican party) Justifies me in addressing- you. It is all the more fitting, because of the fact that I have'been charged with abandon ing my political party and voting against you. This charge has been made at Washington, as I have the authority o-f Senator Harlan for stating. By whom tlia charge was made, it n eods not that I should state. I presume that if you made it and sought to Justify, my re moval on that ground, you did so believing it. There can be no mistake as to your informant, and truth requires that I should state that he is a liar and slanderer, who cannot ever plead igno rance for his assassin-like traduction. A soldier ought to know .bow "to appreciate a men who thus stealthily stabs a neighbor. I am a member of your own political organisation, and have not swerved a moment in my allegiance. I was infoimed that if I sup- .,,.rted Gen. Tuttie I should have d, office guaranteed to me. J.fte- ^ cloned the overture. I was told that if I did not. my decapitation WM inevitable. 1 replied that I was prepare d to abide the conse- j AQ0 April, 1867. quences. My reaoval was detemined upon and the place pledged tq • J L 0 X another before election. Gen. Tuttle visited Washington to make the pledge good. He failed. I had been apointed for a second term, by the recommendation of nearly all the leading Republicans and business i^.en of Des koines. I have served but 15 ..onths since, my confirmation. The Tenure of Office bill had been passed. I had faithfully performed the duties of my office, and supposed that there would be no inclination to disturb me during my term, as no ^ cause for such disturbance would be alleged. It is true that, with three-fourths of the Republicans here, I had fqvored the re-nomina tion of Mr. Kasson, even before your name was connected with the canvass as well as after. But it was a choice between friends, which is not considered a political crime. My opposition ended with your nomination. I supported you in good faith. I did not suppose it necessary to fawn like a sypophant and tel^ of my services; I con fided in our old time friendship for due consideration and justice at your hands. While thus confiding, I am thrust from the office I hold, at your instigation, without the slighfest warning, withouy a hearing, without a petition ft«om a single soul in favor of my successor, without consultation of the community doing business at th9 office, and against the advice of' your own intimate friends. , ^ NOW I ask', sir.'with all-earnestness and plainness, is this night. t.'this just.- IB this What I had a right to expect from nr.t<nir .horn I "tts threatened with and expect an old friend, for eupportlne 4 4. A +vioi Tilftin. unvarnished facts; I subm ,a o«t.racl«f I have recited the plain, unva hatter sense of what 18 due between honorable, them to your own oetx-er seri»o -%-V '.V April, 1867 ."^C «U««A fair-dealing men, associated in the same cause, t-" -S?»D'*or^ Had my term been at a close, had thefe been complaint against my officia] action, had there been an open expression from my own party against me and for my competitor, the case would have been different. But none of these events -transpired. The blow was struck at the close of the session, when there was no opportunity or time for counter action, and a man is selected for my place whom I kept iri my office as a clerk (when I first took possession) until I was ?/aited upon "by Republicans with a formal remonstrance ^ y against keeping him in the office, on the ground that they no confidence in his honesty. , •>,. ■ v That I feel keenly such a blow you need not be surprised^ 4S it such troatmentas I had a right to"expect? Mrs, Dodge to the* General, March 5, 1867. J foi : T. '• — i Today your letter from N.Y. Came, written soon after your arrival. . f f'J ••ll'mW, Reynolds to Gen. Dodge, Des Moines, 30th: ^ Hr. A. T. Hall has been appointed Asbt. General Su|). of this road, vice G. h. Beardsley, and some changes may be 1 made in subordinate positions along the line, to suit the wishes- ^ of'the new incumbent. I do not know that I will be interfered with As I think Mr. Tracy, Gen], ^pt, Mr. Cook, Secy, and Mr. Viele, Gen. Ft. Agt, are friends to be depended upn. Mb, Hall.may, how- "^Vv'eri make changes without the knowledge of Mr. Tracy.' SlJsOif T informed by a Mr. Brown (Fatty they call litm) has" X ha 'istf Mr# Aril, 1867. and is now Travelling Agant for the N.Y'.R.R. that Mr, Hall ex pressed a desire to have him (Brown) come out to take charge of our affairs here. I presume it was done through Brown's pcrsisten cy, as he, I understand, will probably be dispensed with on the N. P. R. soon, and he wants this point badly. I resigned my position in Washington City to accept thi?, on aondition that when the road got here I was to have charge of this point, if I wished it, at a reasonable salary. This Brown, considering his ignorance, • • will need more salary than I, and he ma get the appointment, but as I have stood the brunt of the battle so far, I should like the * control of matters here under more favorable circumstances. In ydars gone by I have worked hard for this company (from 1856 to 1861) and flatter mycelf that I understand the duties which pertain to an agency or station as well as any one they might put here, and my acquaintance has been extended considerably since my return here, -r:? I would now, in view of these facts, respectfully ask your kind aid and powerflkl influence by giving me a letter to Mr. John T. Tracy, President and Genl. Supt., and if possible laying the matter before him personally, and referring to the question of salary, which is little enough at $135 per month; Brown wants $180. I have let-ters of recommendation lying in Mr. Tracy''s office : rom Hon. fiPrice, J. W. primes. J. B.. r^rinnel, W. B. Allison, S. J. Kirkwood, S C Pomeroy, Jos. S. Wilson, Genls. ^ *. Rice, Belknap, Hedrick, Chip®an, Ac, In regard to this, Mr. Price will also aid me, as also Mr. B. F. its 1 V. ' . !r , , " ■ ■ ' ■ . I April, 1867. I •-. Allen. For th'is favor," General, I will be under great obligations and if all can be arranged right, I hope to be able to reciprocate on some future occasion. Geo. T^hittaker is well pleased at receiving the appointment hi as Superintendent o'f the building to be erected here. Hnyt' Sherman made special trip to Washington in his behalf, so I am told, I presume that Ur. Brown will not be the only applicant for this position. Mr. Webstter started for Lewis this morning with a;' party to make further examinations and' to run line from that point to the Bluffs, ^ A, L. Chetlain to Gen. Dodge, Salt Lake City, U.T. May 2nd. Your favor of the 5th of March enclosing note to Mr. Snyder; for passes was received yesterday. Accept my sincere thanks for the favor. I think I wrote you that through Mr. House I obtained of ' Genl, Supt. Stevens passes for self and wife. '1 We have been here six weeks. We had a long and tedious trio . ^ • • ■'■mI of it coming through. We rode 400 miles in an open sleigh after i leaving Denver. My wife stood thfe'hardships of the journey fetter I than I supposed she would. Everybody has treated us with considera tion since we arrived. We have a pleasant home at Capt. Hooper s, ,^8l.g8U to Oongreas, who Is'an old frlsnd, fomerly of Galena. , W« have made the acquaintance of several firrft class Gentile fami lies, and will therefore not want for congenial society during our stay here. I called of Ura Dodge on my way here, "as glad to see 494 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book 1866 civil war General Grenville M. Dodge Union Pacific Railroad https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/96d5b6f2d18cd1b15392cd24ad96fe33.pdf 2627c7744fb7f4a92a59c64ff906030b PDF Text Text July, 1867. but the accoamodations are so poor at Julesburg that I may not do so. '4, " ■ ■ . . TOliver Ames to Gen. Dodge, New York, 1 (Telegram) Let the line be located and under bontract immediately. Oliver Ames t Gen. Dodge, New York, 1: ■' . I t , ' ' 4 V, • 1» , I wrote you yesterday in answer to your letters of July 20th from Cro" Creek, ^e are in receipt today of one of July 11th from some place in which you express a fear that Biickensderfer may take all ♦ summer to mak© his decision. This will be unfortunate for us, as I hoped he would have felt the importance of an early decision of this question that we might have the liberty to issue our bonds in advance of the mountains regions. I hope you will suggest to him that the road is in actual need <if an early decision of this question if it is to be pushed with the speed that the people of the country require. I said to j'ou yesterday that we wanted to comlete the road as far west as possible this season, and that any grade or curve within the limits of our charter might be adopte"! to hasten the work. I do not, of course, mean by this that you should put in a heavy grade or short curve aeroly tp save a little money, but to save time so that the Eradlng may at all times, if possible, be haead <k thS track-laylng- ■ and we shall not merely for a eood alignment run into heavy outs that will iWp th. progress of the track for months.' Our reputation today eepsnds upen rapid coBStructlon. When ihS road Is co»»st»d *o can Improve ths grades and eurves though It will be" k heavy additional • ■■ ■ ^t1 August, 1867. cost. . ►-V&er ■. .rfr-c:?.''' • iJS Your call for, engiu'^ers will be answered as soon as we can secure - I ^ * the ri-^t men. A Llr. Mansfield (a son of the gentleman whw got up our pamphlets advertising our bonds) wh has had considerable experience in \ i • the Rocky Mountains we have applied to, and who has an application for a place on the. road, but h-^ve not yet got his answer. We will be able 'if, ,in a few days I think to get the right sort of men; of young and in- ^experienced men we have any nuantity of applications, and I have been working over the large file of apJ)lications here for places as engi neers on our road, but they all seem to be too old now to answer. I have in view a very good locating engineer and have written him but • he has not yet answered. , , , V In,,your urgent need of men why not take House and some of the «-ia«n fr?«fthe office until you get supplied with competent engineers, .i. %:do axKU locaJ;^ the, heavy work of the mountains and to look after the construction, you war>t, men of experience and not the diass that ftlfijit have looked. after the work on the Platte Valley. ^ ' '.ff ' - . • , t .rdt . Mrs. Dodge to the General, Council Bluffs, l':-' * » , I, have at last reoelvad three lettere from ybu, began to -dleooerwd! U .as three weeks before I he'd'a letter, miKkise yon r not to Ta..' f nave not written very' lately, ddd not kn.-.here to dlre.t »nd anppos.d you h-d left Sannders long before your telegram ttwULKe you had Just arrlv?«. - ■ • ■ ".j "o» y • ■ set along ,, at yow " ''ilk , ^ iT • August, 1867. • « rate of travel you wont get back till winter. How strange that you will do every other man's work; not much advantage in being "Chief Engineer," when you have to take all the work of those under you. I send you nearly all the papers. You send a singular name • . * to send your mail to, I cant m'~ke it out, and have no Idea where the North Fortk Platte line stage station can be, and no one seems to knowl All matters about home are in first rate or'^er; horses fine, garden first rate, shade trees nearly all living- every one in front. They are harvesting out to Elkhorn; crops good, but corn will be late. Bailey is slow about his fence, had luiuber all ready though and guess they will have., it up this month. Cattle all first rate. Your brick blpok drags , . . Little Annie^ better; she calls "papa" and does not forget the t .1 •»' •' , Indian, J. L- Trillioms to Qen.Dodge, Fort Wayne, S; 1 wrote you a few days ago to Fort Drldger, In answer to yours froB rheyepne. Of course, I will not"be misunderstood in regard to lowering the BWimum grade on the Black Hills. I an in favor of it if a careful re-»*aB*natlon on correct engineering principles shall indicate it as proper. Col. Seymour has large experience In close IflMwfcHatlons of thia kind-more than I have-and it is well that he h., undertaken a thorough re-exmnination-,' for which he-is wery compe tent. I meant to sug^Bt_^a caution, which 1 presume is uiinwOeosary, against top much In «nd out curvature to" ovoid rook cutting tad flUa (- .»)• t V . ,. , •■' . ■ •: fr- , . ^ ; > ■ August, 1867, *-,► r r t I . ^ ^ . . .. , ... .. ,, ^. .. .. I - . 1 , Of only moderate cost*. We'must expect to encouJiter some work In the mountain section and with a mountain subsidy. The Col. no doubt will present his maps and profiles to the'Board and tfien I shall be better fitted to advise. I am against an undue idcrease of distance. Figures and estimates ought to sh'ow just how much to increase distsnce and curvature for lO ft. lower grade. I start on the 51jh to New York. Board meets on the lEth.- What Will ypu do for experienced locating engineers in place'of those valu able men killed by thn Indians? I fear I shall become'an Indian hater. . Haa npt^the race fulfilled its mission on the earth? I have never been more laboriously employed in engineering in- ^ vestlgatlons than ,,lnoe 1 parted with you at Julasburg. Staged a week at Oaaha, then two days at Kaneae ony-extreu.ely hot weattferi then at St. Loule and St. Charles four days, then a day at Quinoy, -and n<Jw for two and a in the railroad of floe here; All this time on the bridge investigations. Som,,one,should go again to Kansas City and dulnoy ,t.. oetober, after the rjv.r.shall'have fallen;and some Bf the fotodatlcns tvio full benefit of all "their etperionce ftto lt will ' f in. We can get the luii oeneiAi- HofOoever. hy helng a year;behind these brldfths .0: could bU, their outfit of pile drivers, dredge maohAes'. anchor cables, boats. AO. at half price. Ur. Ohanute has expended -frb»:tt.±nty to . . ,ort, thousand doH.V.> -tiit °i fls kind, Including ten thousand • - ^dbiur.; fe. a eteamboat. At' cp^lnoy cost of outfit la -u6h larger. Mr. Ohanute aounde the river every week o^two. It deepened V August, 1867. by the floods from February to July from, 5 to 18 feet and in one place 30 feet. This la^st was owing to washing around a protected point above where the Santa Fe contractors used to land. At St. Louis the whole bod of the river was, scoured put 18 feet, Dont you think it must deenen in the spring and summer at Omaha in places and „then fill up before winter where you took your soundings? Te ought to have had a system of soundings to ascertain these changes, I presume no definite action will be taken upon, bridge location until you return. The season will .be jtop. short after the meeting of ^hfe board in August to put in foiindation this fall, though the bridge is much needed and should be commenced somewhere soon, yet if you will notice the operation ait i(^saa City and ^uincy you will see that it must .rfct "be too anoh-hurried, iiy concern is chiefly to find a perfect- ' " « I . ly secure plan of foundation in the sad , and .ona which is practicable to be put in, and at such roaeonable exp nse as will not tfefeat the object. Of course, pitas and rip rap will accomplish it, but it must be deep and tide and pt in just right. The company, and not th^ crnlracto mist put In th» foundations. perhaps you *111 have obtained some good, general views on loca tion from Ur.' feliokenVlefer. Get ail the light you can from aU sources for the benefit of our great natiwl work. Write me about Rattlesnake Pass and Bear River^. - , ^ ,, . ^ ^ , OeA, Oodgi to his wife,TI<»i^ R.R^^rosaing, 3:.^^.; ^ , I '1 ♦ • ' ' •• . i*.h * ' •- ,■ , ■ August, 1867. I telegraphed you from the Medicine Bow River and have sent dispatch today to stage station; when messenger returns I expect to hear from you. Mo'nday I shall push west from here and shall telegraph you from some point dn road, v/henever I strikd it say 100 miles o r more west. 150 miles more takes me out of Indian country. There has been more interest in this country to me t"han ever; it 1^ mountain piled on*mounta4n, immense canyons, upland hills and per pendicular walls of stone; something new daily to attract the attention, eomething to develop, and as I travel over it I often think what scenerhtthere will be from the cars- I can take you through and show you all the prominent points. Yesterday I named the three prominent ^ peaks of the west Rattleshkae Range, ri^t where we crossed through there, Ella, Lettie, Little Annie. The centre peak is highest, the left next and th right amallest; all are joined together like three little girls should be and they will always he prominent points on the route,"1 hadbtrtr artist take sketch of them with a part of the party'on^^llha'^lfeheSt, which I-ehoUld judge was 7500 feet above the sea. The North Platte River is ^ bold mountain 2100 feet wide, skirted with small groves o^* cottonwood* C.lear^ cold water flows in it, all coming from the snow or the gi^nite peaks. After travelling two days without running VUter," the whole earth impregnated with alkali, in places some of it a foot thick, it.is .a great relief to strke such a country aft tAlS. oditotry otherw^sa is barren, rocky, alkali, ^ of sage brush, grease wood and cactus. It can be of no earthly use, August, 1867. « and so I think far a long time w3,ir s^« nothing grow or live here except it be the mountain inhabitants who" get .us wood, lumber, &c. The monhtains to .our south are full of 'fine timber, pine, nnd down the mountain streams, it will'come by the. millions of feet to our line, thence to go east or west. Coal aboun'^s I .think all along the line, and it will furnis^- us plenty of fuel, . I can hardly describe this country by letter, -but I can show« it to you next year and'point out all its inviting features. Elk lio^^ntain is the great land mark through here; at its foot lies Rattlesnake- Pass, Fort Halleck &c. In going Vest I stri'l^ into a^ entirely noW covuitry only developed partial ly by my own parties; from-here I can see 60 iailes west, it looks smooth and good for railroad purposes. From Fort Saunders I hear I have got a good line and the parties are to work locating it, changing, making new explorations. Sec. In ten days I expect to be at Green River or near there; thence to Fort Bridger, It is 60 miles; to Srlt Lak e 200, I wish I was there, I suppose you are having hot weather while out here it is cool, ccmfortablsi have had no very hot daysj now and then the AttftTsums but I have worn thick olothee, woolen shirts and sleep under-iti or three blankets every night. Our only trouble yom here west will be wate-r; j,t is scarce, but I have good guldee and'think I shall have-no trouble. I hope to get a long letter from you tonglth or Ih the morning; will ' i " 1 I ^ r, 0i4lW finiah this after uiefiUMin^ors get in. I- . r, a«W./ rr i-' •' ' , ■ ■y,. August, 1867, . f* Messengers have just got in, "but b'o letters. Send all mail here aCter to Fort £ridger. Got lots of papers. Mr. Appleton of Brown's party arrived today. They are in a cotuntry out of water and halted. I shall have to take them through, I- also hear today that Mr. Evans was called to Omaha on accoTint of severe illness of his family. . I leave here today, Llondiay, pushing -West. It may be ten days or two weeks before you can hear from me, ,^Loye to all and kisses for all. I look anxiously, fisr yojur letters. _ ,r • > '- ■ S. Seymour to Gen. Dodge, North Platte River, D. T. , 4; ,3. v^iiaving somewhat hastily expressed my views to you this morn ing in welatVon to the objectionable features of thfe route^between ■Fort Saunders and .this place over which we have just passed, as well ss the by which I thought .they mi^t be avoided, I embrace a * ' t ' f^w raqppjfcents leisure ,8t*t9 little more explicitly and in writing the reasons why I have allked you to extend your surveys considerably m ta .northwar(3^ of any route heretofore examined. My objection to ii 'th preaent route Mje,briefly these: 'Tav ■ r * nl3t. Although considerably cheaper than the route surveyed by Evans through the Rattlesnake Pass, yet it is very expensve. 2nd. Alt ough Brown's Pass is several hundred feet lowfer-than Rettlesnal^e Pass, yet ^he undulations of grade over thfe divides between streams flowing into the Laraaie and Medicine Bow RlverS makes a large aggregate of rise and fall, with, in several cases, heavy August, 1867» • 'tr>' maxinium grades, which should'be avoided If possible, or i 3d, The great scarcity if not absolute absence of running water over some portions of the route doming the greatest portions of the year will cause serious inconvenience and considerable rdditional expense in building the road, and, very much fear, render it compara tively useless for business purposes when completed. There is no permanent living water on the woute betv/een the Medicine Bow and North Platte Rivers, a distance of nearly fifty miles, and I judge from the formation of the comtry that an adequate supply for operating the road cannot b-obtained by the ordinary process of sinking wells, if at all. ' ' A road with the traffic ^i'dh we claim must pass over the Union Pacific Railroad, with subh grades as necessarily ihtervene over this portion of the route, shduld have ample supply of water at inter vals of not leas than ten miles in order to operate it with safety and success. "During the meftihg of the snow, say from 1st of April to 1st July, water tanks may be adequately supplied from the surface draingge, during the balance or three-fourths of the year I do not believe that a sufficient supply can be obtained to keep the trains moving upon the road. This tO my mind is therefore the most fatal objection of the three named. I belive as a general rule that the road shall follpw, as near as may be the principal water cdureee of the ocuntry through which it passea, partlcul-rly whan they lead in the general direction of the 1 . »- •.'^1 August, 1867. route which it^ is proposed to travers-although this theory pf •location would in :uany cases increase the distance materially, yet the saving per ®ile in first post in rise and fall of heavy grades, in facilities for abundant supplies of water, in avoiding a succession of cuts where snow 'would obsitruct the trains, in genera lly developing a better coun try, and the greatly diminished cost as veil as additional certainty of operating the road successfully* in my opinion, very far counterbal ances any. obj ection that may be urged ta the elongation of the line within reasonable limits. . , , j-t was upn this general principle that I recommen^^ed a change of location insnediately west of Omaha, and for the saiue reason I have ^ always urge# ft c?»»eful Stirvey of routes up the North Platte and through -the Laramle Cahert* It 1« rimit sett^^d that thd road is to come over the Black Hill Range of the Rocky idountaina at Evans Pass, • nd there fore I duty *8 .ponaultlng engineer to urge the adop tion of the proper"?principles in the location of the line^from that point westward* ' ' i ■ ■ .j,- ' * My knowledge of the topography_of the country is, of course, to-^' limited *t the tlM to. enable me to state with much particular ity the preoie* points or details of the location which I would recom mend but eenerelly I would follow down the westerly slope of the " Black Hills, with the leant pmotloab^r grade to the ^rmle Piains, end thence along tW north-e-berly aide of the river until by crossing 11-1 i»6«!d *%old all the streema that flow into It from the_eouth and August, 1867. .7X1 WWnr west, as well as the divides betwe^^jthem, and-at the same time enable me to cross the Rattle.snalje Hills either throu^ the pass made by the Medicine Bow ^^iver or some more favorable depression north of it and thus reach the valley of the North Plat^e at same point near the mouth of the Sweet TJater which flows into it from the region of the South Pass. If the valley of the Sweet T^ater is well supplied with water and also practicable few* ft rv^ad, and if^the countrj' southof it is barren of Water, I noul'd follow up this valley to the most eligible point for crossing the •divWt® Continent. ' "•*'11: have become so thoroughly impressed with the importance of this general houte and its great advantages as .compared with the routes al - • ready survftyftd that I must a»k you to have it caref^>lly surveyed and • * ' r f y ■ reported xipon'in oonneptton routes to ^4ch you may submit to the Board of Directors, (Mem, penciled on margin of above letter by Gen. Dodge) - August 5th. Col. Sey»<^.'8 stated he did not consider a railroad woul^ be built and j-un ovar, the route we .had travelled, but that we must work into the Nqrth I^ork of Platte and run up the Sweet VTftter. Vie also stated this to Gen. Rawlina denouncing the whole route as wrong and that r*ilf*ol«l would never be built over :t. ■ i Afi#® to Gen. Dodge, K. Easton, 5; ' j tf'.*! am tn ^^^eip of your favor of Wly 21st, and also letters 'from Seymour in rafftTftlHj^ t© locPtion of line to avoid high britlge over Dale Creek and take other changes that he thinks will lessen the grade and not increase the aost. ti if, oc rouse, -desirable to do this but it August, 1867. is not the desire of the Construction Gominittee to attempt to ,le63en a grade when It is going to delay- the -work. If "by putting in-practicahle curves that will throw us out of heavy work and the cost .and time of conistruction be reduced, such a change will meet the approval of the Committee. .t o* Vfe hoped that Carter #oHild have been able to go over the line with W end that yoursel'f. Carter and Seymour, after looking careful ly over Evan's line, tould have been able to suggest such alterations as would hasten the'construbtiori and save hundreds of thousands of dollars. As the road progresses the public become more impatient for its comi>letion and will be satisfied with nothing but most rigorous ^ prosecution of ^ e work. To '^o this we mu-t get the best line and ^ill have io slcrifice a perfect 'aiighment to rapidity of construction and to bring the cost within the paying benefits.. If we make the road ^ cost trvTmu^h it' will'neUr pay dividends. All-tha»e .things are to jbe taken into consideration, and to get the best -line the. best engiiltarir)^ talent will be required that can be procured. • ' Mrs Dodge to the Generalf Cound'll Bluffs, 5: * ■ I have felt bo ill for a week past-have-not wrlttenj aont think 1 .hall got much heller till 1^ 1= cooler. ' .e have hot, .ukty, St..-• . thinks w^l be a great deal of sfl^h«bs during this and next month, there is oon.lderahle among children no. and ..veral have died. do '.,in August, 1867. .■r"" "'" , Anni^ wes ^tfafeeh quite ^ick last evening and w&s bTuining with fever all night; cant tell yet whether it is from her teeth or chills aad fever. She i& mucir better this evening but has no/appetite and is very fretful. I have had to hold her nearly all day The papers in your district pblish a letter on your going west; cant Imagine who you could write it tp, whic'h. says the sole cause of your going was for your health,-as though ij.,was ^or pleasure instead of business. I." . «''a/'I'i''- , ■ I guess you'have plenty of phpbi'S.. Hoxip says hr., Snyder sen'is you h'good many. I have had no letters later than July 20th. Omaha^ August 5th. Dear Annie; I did not IteJlerfctand yolxr letter until yesterday when Mother told me trhftrt you had said» Mr. House said, "'hen he told the General that I ims In the habit of neglecting my-duty and going shop ping with my wife, he knew he was telling a base falsehood and telling it without the least fourt^fatHiom' . Ifte pay fixed t)y th^ Gs»e*»sj for was $75 per month. Mr. House has reduced that to $65* - r ^ Geo. U. Bailey. Geo. U. Bailey. Di(i^^"3istsr: Monday, August 5h» 1867. ;.i ' ii.'fj Poor.Mr» Brwwn, it is too bad. miat luck they are having! and Mrs. Evan^ died Saturday. George and Emma came rut Saturday night and wont tack yesterday. Minerva* j.. 'i;. •' ' *. » August, 18P7. r^Y^' r!J"..' it . James F. "Wilsdn to Gen., Do'^ge, .Falrifield, Iowa,!. 5«*. tc ' I leam 'that It is in contemjbation to have an excursion over -the U.P.R.R* next month*. If. this is so, I want yoix. to have , invitations extended to'the several members of the jujSioiary committee. They are all anxious to make the trip and see the country. The members are Geol.S. Bout1»ell, Groton, Liass; E. Woodbridge, V^rgines, Vt. Cuhchill, Ofe'wego, N.Y.;.Thos. 7/illi:ims, Allegheny City, Fa; Frank Thomas, Cvimberland, Maryland; 7?m. Lawrence, Bell fountain, Ohio; Sam. Marshall,. Illinois, C. E..Eldridge, Fon du Lack, Wis. and myself, Most of these gentlemen, want to., take their, wives or daughters. Marshall unfortunately ha,s neither. I wish you would manage it so as ^ to have this excursion go off. . ,? 1 did not-e^hd ths. preemption claim to. the recorder as you dire- ' cted', for I did not know blit place In a position which wbulff require explanation ih the evteht of an investigation being . ordered to ascertain irWat ioombohs of Congress are interested in lands. &c. onnthe line of the U.P.R.R. If It is not too late I can send the claim in the name t>f another I would like to have the interest, and see dcRhrn^ ifPbrt^ % it, but than®?h%» ^|i^about publSc men being Interbsto'd in property along the line of the road thdkt I do not want to do anything that would place me. in a fa^^^ position or ^e require-explnn^ tlon. ^ ,*i ■ ' Let'me hear ^ 'M WVb'hn as yt,n jffet this. . •'-» - j August, 18C7. L. Pe?Lt)Ody,,to-Oen. Dodge, Lynnfield Centre, Llass. 6: In looking over a late number of Harper I see yo^^^ name as engineer on the Pacific H.R. now so- raidly being constructed, and th thought, occurs ■^to,:rae that you are in just the position to enable- -you to. give me some desired information. My business at Savannah, Ga* owing to rebel influence proved a losing game, and I am now out of business and desire to get it again. My preference is for the law,^ and I think a new coimta?y very desirable where a business 'Will grow up and I can grow with it. If I can hit upon the ri^bflocality on your road, I have no dowbt I can, by industry and hard work, atone for the failure down in Dixie. Now, do you-know of the desirable locality? pne which I will not probiibly stand still hut on b^e qontry take a 2:40 stride In growth? My ci-rcumstanus^^ not edmlt of expensive prospecting and hence is a heoerslty with me'to icnow about where I am going before I start. ' _ . .. '^ile my preference Is to go back to my jirofession, becaus'e I the capital for that and have no money for land urchases, y^till f am willing towork at anything honorable Which will liiake me a living and In the end give me a home for my f^ily. So, if you have.in mind anything in connection with the'road which I can do 1 shall paeased to have you mention it, 1 do not Intend to take my faiuily (wife and one child) with me, but wait till'I can make a home for , » - i Dean and Matilda are In Lynn, and as well as usur.l. feuelnesffimf all August, 1867. ' * ' ^ kinds Is verV dull and we can Yiot see* much prospect of a* change. Gen. Dodge to his wife, In camp 30 miles west of North Platte 6: I have an opportTinity to sent^ to the Stage Poad hy Gen, Biggon who returns in morhl'ng. I am here on the last water, and mean to try the 60 miles or more we«t without it after one days rest. We have no grass to speak of aii'^ this ds truly a'barren, univiting coun try. - .1 -I Brown's party have been here two weeks unable to get.west for want of w^ter*. I shall try to get them through" to water to the west with'me'. Since I left North Platte have improved in health. Seymoxir *and Buckens derfer leave me to go Ea,st tomorrow. Soymoi^ has been nothing" W a <»rawback to me ever since he haa be n with me, ^ and even to" the cbinpany, and in my opinion is doing 'all he can to give the company trouble. I hope hereafter they will drop him. If you see Dillon you can sdy to him privately what 1 write. T suppose, however, they wnd^arstand ^ thing-when he^ is gone it a to J^e., < - . j , . I hopeffheii I reach Stage road again to get letters fromall of you. Got non. at Sortn FotiJ of Platto, tut left word If any came to send theffl forward to Oreen River. Thlo Is the hardest and I believe th..«»8t responfsible trip I ever took. The country does not meet my expeotmtions. The kllUne of my engineers, the demoralization that cam from It and the dlffioultlea to surmount' are iftOUEh to set any August, 1867. . t one but me back., I believe I am master of the situation nov; and will make it win. As long as I can keep well I have no fears, and, I, must say. Gen. Rawlins has be^n of great help to me. He enters into the spirit of the matter; takes as much interest in our road as I dol '• t • ' ' ^ ^ ,^8 soon as I get through this cotxntry and strike Bitter Creek I shall telegraph and, wpite. tell ing you all about it. Am plunging into # . ■ * • I a country that very few have ever travelled.an^ I hope to develop something that will be of benefit to us. Water is our ,great trouble. I ^^CradeSj work ,a,i3d everything else is favorable. Coal exists in great quantity but timber is scarce. n r SI r 'r > <7-, I must close as it is gettipg^ l-te. Kiss t^e ,girls and baby and Move to all. lOif, * it ' -noJ J. H* Brpfn. jtQ lirs. Dodge, Saint^Anthon-", 7:- ^ At last I am domicilled in this health and strength renewing place and this radically Hygienic Instituion, You have doubtless ; . "had enough descrllJions of the piace and the country so I will say . hcxthlng on thai,, subject^ ojccept, that it is beautiful and delightful. The air is pure, cool and bracing. The Falls are grand, and if we had no Niagara, would be sublime, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The diot is not very attractive to an epicure, but with the baths , ftc. it lis oure to cure any ailing that human ingenuity is ''-M, able to cure, and no mistaAa..^ There are patSAAts here who in one, two I and thr#e'»i»%hP trt*tJB«nts have gained 20 and 30 pounds and one man told me he had gained 60 in less than two months. t-v r-rt M. Aggust, 1867. * . « Tell Ocean I have just finished reading first volume of Julius f- ■* .. Caesar "by Nap. 3d,'and if he wishes it will send it to him by mail. 1 shall be pleased* to hear from you or him. * * -I • " -i ♦ ?"f i: -1 E. E. Edv/ards to Gen. Dodge, Chariton, lov/a, 7: An effort is bein made by some Democrats in this place to have our Post*master, James H, Weaver, removed. Mrs. Dodge to the General, Council Bluffs, 8:- I If it is not bf muc I use to write you for I much doubt if yo ever get the letters. I expect the Indians will make a bonfire of all mail that go«r or comes on the TJ.P.R^R. and if they topthdre we are fortunate; but I shall nbt wonder to hear of all work being stoppp'd now, since they have commenced tearing up tracks and stopping trains as you will see b^ the papers. How foolish you were to persist in going out there this sun.ier. I pray you may get through all right but I have very many misgivings. -- - ■ r * f ■ "V ^ . r 4 t - Lettie and Ella are away to a picnic and I wish fh»y were homo; am afraid they will make themselves sick. Little Annie ha« beeh'Guito sick for several days'. Dr. l^r s* giv'i^n'her medicine today. * t orf? Jas. A. Evns to Gen. Dodge, 'Omaha, '6 (TelegramJ mwI.-. r,i. : d .t »{ ■ • . ! thinlc It is advisable that you should Vettii^ to Saunders, do watch change in location. This: is important ^o .preyaat.Jl^ft^dr. Jas, A. Evans to Gen. Dodge, •Omaha, 8!*- ' ' '• ,eni c * So far as outward appearances ahe concemad tor the preser; i^ 'V August, 1867. . r ^ , fiRy great agony is over, through the great kindness of ay friends hero, I was pennitted to follow the^remains of my beloved wife to the grave yesterday* - She died oij Satusday while I was at Denver on my way. The weather being very warm, it was only b2( great exertions that the sad event could be postponed till I arrived on the evening of the 6ththrough the kindness of being furbished with a special train. My dear sir, I am in great affliction, and I much fear that God visitations are not yet eneded. The shock to..my oldest boy, a very sensitive nervous subject, makes me tremble for his safety. H.e^.is verj' low, and I cannot le^ve him. 7<liat my .course may be hereafter I know not. I feel that at present my duty is at the side of my sick ohll(^. I know how badly I am wanted at Fort Sanders and west'of' there, "l5ut the ways of Providence are not our ways, and at present T canned . At Denver in much agony of miijd I wrote you as much, with regard to this matter, as I was anxious you should make some proviS-onfl for what 1 coneiderOd.a very prpbable q^ergency and the let thing that I would require would be that business and friends • ■ should suffer On account of my troubles,, 'J-' r * ' ' ■ O'Neill will, 1 presiime, take up the profiles an^ maps from Laramie over weist and do the! best we can with them. I have so written "i him. He is quite reluctant to proceed without my help, chiefly for the reason of friendship-to me, but I have talked to him about the ^ «itter and'If you ©an so manage matters aa to give color to the idea that t'fiave not 1i«4n»ill treated, he wll] remain and make a useful -J-f ,. , August, 1867. • « '• servant, f desire^^r ia^s" iake that this impressi'on should prevail and that he should be with you. Mr. Laxwell I am sorry to say I am not so confident will take up what you want should be done for the want of proper instruction, seeing that ha is unacquainted with the country, and unless you have received telegrams of mine sent to North Platte, I so fear that he will be delayed in knowing what to do. As you v/ere going over the line I thought it was best that you should fur nish him with instructions as if I attempted to do it without going with him over the ground I might be wrong. I shall telegraph and write to both of them today or tomorrow. u, . After you left m-e eft Sanders I commencerd platting the original locattlon. I t'-oughl/'Hhfs was necessary as it rwould enable us to pt on the*changes arid show the whole matter. I have the maps here with so far as conibleted and have 'arranged it so that the changes will speedily. " " « ' . , going Dillon requested me to write him about matters in the Bladt^Htlls, and I do so today, enclosing jou with this a copy of my letter,.for the reason as you are my superior it is rlBht that yoli DhotiW fcniiT'lilX t&a), .1 aa.j ahout business,mr tters. I regret that Voh Ini noi h«K» to saa it bef«ro it is sent as you might wish 'to modify it. Ui Jr.. - . v • " . : " And now, sir. I wie'^ to say thie. .-Lei no consideration of frlen ahip for me lead you in any way to compomise yourself; do and act in reapeot ta think the case demands, looking solely to business, , ' : '0 August, 1867. only, I fear much that there is a disposition to injure you if possible. How sad it is that people for private ends will forget that glorirus golden rule. _ . Please give my kind regards to GeVi'.Rawlins and the rest of the party and be assured that whatever may happen, I shall always con tinue to" be y-'ur sincere friend. ' ' " ' l-'i - ■ Jas. A Evans to Sidney Dillon, Omahfe, 8: / ' t Sometime in Jxme when you Iras at Omaha, yo.u asked me (as it was then evident that I should soon go" West ,to resume labors In Black Hills) to write you upon my reaching there, I was delajred Qn the^ way there, chiefly in completing the work that Mr , Hills was so tanfortunately prevented from doing. A great, affliction has now brought me to ObtaHli, tfhich will I trust explalU'Jitfiy I write you from, here. To tome to matters at once pertinent, and of interest to you, I find that there is a disposition to change and question the location ovdr the Black Hi11a Which it was my fortune, in the pursuit of my duty, to make. The means t«kOn to effect this are briefly as follows: where grades of 90 foot are t»ed arguments will be pressed in favor of SO ft, per miie Wider the asfliiilptiati tkat^for so desirable an end additional expenditures are warrahlSd#' ' i'l-f-r: - The first 90 foot grade we have on the original location of Crow tJreek, occurs where We leave the valley of a crest to get up '"*'oh the divide. It by Col. Seyswjur to throw the foot of the grade sufficiently further east to get up with an 80 instead August, 1867. . ; , ■ of 90 foot grade, hanging to the side hill,for a greater distance. This matter can be accomlished by additional expen^^iture for excavation and embankment. Here it is simply a question of cost and if the coni?hy will incur additional expense, I know^..an;d have always known since I became familiar with the locality that the court<ry was there for either^grade the company felt disposed to pay for. I have in my location acted up to my instructions and all the light I had. That a line of Sv ft. grade will in this valley require additional expenditure, the profiles when they ooiae in will shpw un- '■ mistakeably. It is ^ purely a financial question, that I am not called upon to deterfaine the. uattef aftd I dismiss it with the simple and selfevident remark that the lowest'.grade is, of. course,-, the best, every ( thing being equal, and if ndt obtained by sharp curvatures. After surjif^ting the divide rwith .either grade as wi-sdom may deteraine-the grades can fbr a distance be made below either maximum. On the qrlginal locatiO^ they are ed with a single exception wbich, while in com pany with^Oen.'^dge Eoldg b^r'tbe line I recommended and felt ^e- ^ r T ■ ■ ■ ■ sirous to chsnge. ■' '' ' This explanation brings u4 to Sta. 870. ifcere on the orisinal location a grade of 90 feel occur, again and continues to Sta. 973. mil^s oui oVi,r the g«md hy using oonsldorable curratuns I so ohangcd the profile as to rMucs *«Hr-.rltho«t ehanging the grade. If an eighty foot gradi irf the profile ,.111 he. quite August, 1867. « heavy an<^ work will be increased largely. The fact is'that here one line occupied the summit of the divide and drops away from even a grade of 90 ft. and there is no argument in favor of an 80 ft. grade that is not equally applicable to a 70 ft. ^rade, namely the willingness of those who furnish the money to use it for such purpose and I am very sure that had a lighter grade been used than the one given, similar argianents with-the same incentive would have been brought to bear in favor of a change. ' • , '' ■ Tracing the line still westwarjii.:brings us to Lone Tree Crossing, the change here is definitely adopted,.the chief-engineer having honestly but unwisely I think, sanctioned the change under what seemed to him a sort ^ necessity and-causqd chiefly I apprehend by the fact that In opening.the cuttin«ffcji|o^good building stone was found for pier and abutments. • . , • - I Want to be.quite understood with regard to this change of line and sttail he io'ffcP'txpllCit ei to make known what governed me in seiectlng the craAslng-of the canon'over the line now substituted for it. It couia not have blen.th'-ir ignorance as preliminary lines of mine 'ky be found cfoaslng the ground covered by the new line.^ The depth of the canon if bridged I was disposed to consider of small importance; it is -uite narrow not measuring so much as the grade line as fills that "Will b% found occur on either lines. 1 desired in every inatwnoe possible to place the line when , -tn-o r - • • 'i August, 1867. .; ) it could 'be done without sacrificing profile too much in a position giving freedom from snow obstructions. The original location running as it does on the south side of'canon and valley would always have been free from it, whereas I fear, in fact I know, that the change now being made will in winter be subject to continual annoyances from snow accumulations and is only a<iaisso.ble by availing itself of most of the excavations already done on the original line, 'The change is further allov;able by excessive curvatures and the use of a large amount of temporary superstructure such as trestle work &c short lived and of doubtful safety., -tu « ; The above is the only diVergenqe" from-my locati on up 1^ the tim^^ ^ was coMfJailod to leave; it cdmes into -feha original line several miles west avoiding a short piece of 90 ft. grade using instead 80. ft. at the expense of a cut; this is a little summit 24 feet deep in the hi^est place and'^000 feet fro A grade to grade. It would be easier to get an 80 ft, gHtila ower the old line than ower this change as where the lines approach, the grade line of thA Change is below the original line causing this cut above referrsft tC. There are other points where 90 ft, grades occur fdr short distahues. ■At these places the line curve will be put on prot'ila of changesi. get it will show at irtiat cort. i M ; - > With re^rd' to the line as located by me l have th;.s tp say and I W confl(J«it the future *1.11 warrant the a3euuy.tilen that taken all In all In point of pofile, alignment and freedom from snow h'i.iii >» 'c' ■ ■ - Augus t, 1867 . ' ' I it is on the right groimd. I do not say but there may be points where engineers and athers might differ in minor matters, as for instance the policy of increasing curvatureto reduce profile and vica versa, but in general terms the resiilt will show that the selection of ground for line over Black Hills has been judiciously and wisely made. On the western slope as near as, I can learn an entirely new line will be attempted. You .will then s^e what skill your consulting en gineer possesses in selecting ground of his own; a different thing 1 take it from passing" over the result of others labor and criticis ing. • . One word as to cxirvature that some, gentlemen on the road are So flippantly nlspoaeld to Ignoro. Tha, opinion that I have is that shnrpcurves are obJ^etlonahle and whan t'loy- are used for the purpose of lightning gradis'lt freqiwntly happens-that what ,ic gained in the one respect is lost in another. So important is this_matter consid ered that on BngUsh road, they are restricted to curves of.1-2 mile radius (about 2°) by aot of the legislature! based upon the opinion of men of sbility, man whoso work and rentation will live after theu, long after that of thwHHOMwnt consulting engineer of the U.P.-.RWill have dbnk inth meritad oblivion. I rear that the only result will be delay: as fast as the changes come in you will De notified of th.m, I regret much that my sore trouble comelled me to le.T. the Laramie Plains before all the data Vas obtained. ' ^ > uSit. . - j J ,/j 670 August, 18C7. . , 'r I haVe wirtten this letter first because I promised, to do so, anrl in the setond 1>14ce it WllL. perhaps lead to sQ»e way by which I can vindicate my labor frob." the aspersion of those whom I cannot believe are honest, or working as they should do, for the success and speedy comietion 6f this enterprise, ' *c , . vo "v 11 - I send a copy to Gen. Podge. ■ " ; 0 I ' Oliver Ames to" Gen .Podge, N. Easton, lO"; , :■ ' r■ -r V ' ' Your favor of 26th is received. I entirely concur with you in opinion of Seymour as an indolent man with a strong desire to crit icise other's work and do nothing hijnself. He has been from the beginnlng a supporter o/all the Dr. p'rojeets and has *ieen kept more for th^ purpose of wrltlW the Dr's reports .an " doing hie oorrespondepae that meets the public'eye,'and whitewashing his (the Dr's) rascalities than for any real engineer service he has done or will do the company. Jlr, Jesse t: ffllilame thtnka Seymour has a-very good idea of location and his opinione'nlj W of some service. We do nqt, want to put ourselves in any poeltlon'where Sejmour or "ura t.may,charge us 'with not giving all proper attention to their suggestions.for improvement of our line and t hove telegrhphad Seymour to make a survey of this proposed changes and report thf rfbmparatlve gain. If he. has found a better llne' u' 'U our duty to adopt It. If a 8 or 3 curve will throw U8 out of Mai^'ork and hasten completion-of the road I should do it. We ouot bake the beat possible road in the shortest time. You August, 1867. understand our views; and for the present act up to them. After Qctoloer we shall stand heater. Duff is sick with a fever.- I will write you tomo^r^DW. Oliver Ames to Gen. Dodge, II. Easton, 12; « / , I wrote, you Saturday in regard to Seymour. ".Tiat I wish now to say is that however much we may feel that Seymour is a lazy, inef ficient man prone to criticiJie others and.do nothing himself, we must acknowledge he ie an extremely plausible manj, with excellent ability as a writer land if 'h§ has anythingiOfia show for a decent line he will be able ■ to'make* the most of It. " » Now it will not do for us to.adhere to any line that we think can be amended by adoptiSi;^ his suggestl-ns. ite have a reputation to sus tain and ho line of any engineer of ours should be approved merely because' It la Our line. Seymour If he han make a point agajnst us and in the intera-st of Durant, vlll do It. As our consulting engineer and as long aa he retains this position, it 1. our-duty to. In all doubtful oases advlso with hlo and If he has any practical notions to get the,.. He has herAtoftfre sal up In his offlos and done, us very little good. If wo can'no. make him work and see how other people earn their money though hi'-ay be of no aervice to ur wa can feel that wa got a little wJrk'oui"'of him for the money he gets. , ,, ■ '' "Uur fdellng a» t have heretofore written P"®" thework ' with'the higUtt'-prMtiirtiBle speed, and we want mep„enough put on the ■? i ' i?.jf "jv: August, 1867 7' J' -It vork to put it through so -that the tracklaying may not be delaybd'i If we can get this-winter throbgh the Black. Hills doing the light work before vinter and the heavy cuts in the winter so that we can run over the Laramie Plains'to Bridgera Pass next year we shall fully answer the hihgest expectations of the country. But all these expecta tions.will fail if Government does not give us more efficient protec tion against the Indians. The idea of a Goverment like ours perc^itting these roving bands of Indians to take possession of the country is a perfect outrage upon its citizens who have settled in this coun try with full assurance thn.t they should be protected. I wrote to Government on receipt of telegrams of.the disaster at Plum Creek ask ing iimftedlate and efficient, protection. I suppose they will sajr as they^did'once'beftrlltfcdd. the matter is fiaced in the.hahds of Gen^ Sheman and their dont know of any better way to protect us. I think if you would write a dtrong ^Letter to Gen. Sherman and the Government settit^g forth the difficulties of" our .situation that it would be of great ae UB. I feel bout the engineering question that in running over throu:" a broken mountainous country, w© want to run a great many lines to fully develop the country and show us the best routes, and to do this we want active, enterprttia- and competent engineers. It is utterly Impossible to gat the'best line withopt fully perambulating the country and whenever a favprahle opening presents have it surv:ayed up and whenerar ypacticable running curves, will throw us out of ho- August, 18G7. ■ . j ' t work I should put them -in. One or two years use of the road will pay all the amendment that may he necessary to make it a perfect line. I hope your health will improve so as to be able to continue your work. Drff is now Gi«k with typhoid fever of a low -type; is so tht * • he' is confined to his bed. . . -1- , ' We have one of Grant's special meetings this week-to .see if he cant get soiJle contract that will enabla him to again take direction of the road- I think that "he will be disappointed. His injunction does not work to stui him. He will sobn find that he is not general manager. irbte;- Gen. t)'od£^e to Gen. Simpson, Aug.^ 13; (21DR280) ■ Gen. Dodge to his wife, Pqint of Rocks, 13. - . . . j. ^ . '«. Just arrived here, all well. Answer to Green River. ^ JameS Maxwell tb Gen. Dodge, Fort Sanders, 13: '' First dHattee of (80) eighty foot grade causes.heavy work and poor aliyiment. Secorta'one; impracticable. Last change gives high " crossing^'ot^r Crow Cveek hat no heavy cuts or fills; all other changes ^ save work. Qvene9 Stations (70) seventy and (1100) eleven hundred. Cannot^t me^n fof .secort. Stevenson wont. let detachment pass here. ■ . ■ To "oien; iWJtf K" Wother, Couno:i Bluffs, 14i- ^ • ■ fnw.Ilo|.th Platt.o orosslng, 25 "lies north ' of'stagiroh; is' received. 1 *,v. not .rltten ^ou for'Reason that l.ttire .hlch'^t. vr^e Wh during first part of, your Journey .ere not received by her, and I did not bellove thooe sent from here August, 1867. . ■ , would reac>- you this side of Salt Lake Ci^ty. I telegraphed you the mibstance of some matters which I thought of interest to you, sending dispatch to Fort Sanders before your arrival. It seems you did not receive it so I will write in. this more fully. First, the Nonpareil. Ur. S. P. W.alUer of Bellefountaine, 0., purchased^. N. Uaynards interest for'$2500- including good will and new outfit but not the accounts. Your claim in good shape, vi>i:-cash _ $1000, Maynard's-note (secured by Walker's n-te of $500j for $300- dated about Ist January lext- and Walker 4 Chapman's note for $800 due 1st January next. fn'sHort, you .have $11Q0 against Walker 4 Chapman due 1st of January, both good men, s^fe and prompt. I think you can safely say the fire w«s'a benefit to.you, for our anticipations in 1 placing Uayriard at the head were not realized. He took but little interest ih the paper, exhibited far less energy and-ability than in former times. Chapman was the live ma,! ewhen li. reinstated Burke Chap man became greatly dissatisfied and nothing west harmoniously. He sold out to Wa ker but Kaynard would not consent; after a time Walker bought Uaynard. They are collecting Assa. Accounts, have paid. $350 of the Uaynard 4 Chapman note $500. Walker comes highly recommended by Ohio State Pf ficnrs as a succia'stul publisher and editor; appears very gontl««a\ly, quiet ,„d'inda»trious-clos.-in financial matters. Ur John T. Baldwin IflfOirne m.imi' Officer 4 Pusey do not con sent to close'- up With him at thih Ume. h..«e^ his arrangement with August, 1867. you is indefinitely postponed. rv ' ► ' f . - - - - , . . . .. . ■While engaged upon t>acific . R. T "believe VCiu* can do better with ' f . money in operating in Real Estate and loaning than by engagin in business to which you cannot give personal attention. What has paid better than your investments in this town? T-^ke the investment I made in 1863 and 4, pincipal paid up and nearly $5000 real estate on hand. . \ I Your block goes slow. Wisconsin firm broke up soon after you I'^ft, and scattered; work re-let to Lir. Bond (friend of -Judge Baldwin) from Pairfield, at $3 per ct. for laying stone and $6.50 -for laying brick. Mr, Bond commences today; it a good and reliablejbu-il^ der and will push forward the work fast and do it well. • : f The fever for building rages high; new foundations laid every day; I could not begin to enumerate- Court House looms up, Sem nary progressing well, everything in and about the town looks promising. Strangers who come here take a different view of things and concede C . . our future to be promising. ' Cdllectlons have' come fitl^'w^ll and" I have over $10,000 lying idle, waiting for use; dare not let It 6ut, not knowing wljat your plan may be, now that the mill arrangement does not go off. I could make some r good loans, small amounts, improved real estate security, one years time; could buy some schooY orders at 75 or 80 cts- dmw 10 per ct. int., can get $1500 of them. "We hoid'now in the office $3500 of this paper and receive installments upon theb twice .each year. It is the 7 ^ m • vr.; August, 1867. : .M-'tI"!,, ,: ,i opinion of Mr, B. and myself that w.e. "better separate at expiration of • 4 our partnership ter^i - Sebember 1st, 1868, after that I can handle y ur .funds to better advantage. Judge will give his attention to law. Anderson nominated for State Senator; Ross wanted it but found chances againr t him and would not permit his n^^e to go before convention. John C Ballard's son, Elias, young man of 10, is here seeking • clerkship, no opening offers yet. There is a good opening here for a surveyor. Davenp ort is about, c/osing up to give his entire attention to an Express Co. I need a yojing^ man In my office who understands surveying i f •/ ■ Father and Jim heve been hauling hay together- have filled yoiir^ stable. I ■ , . ■ Wilson »ant» H>«|loiary (Jp-lttee invited on next exourslon they want td to r-iv v iiif - - • , . Oliver Ames to Gen. l^odge, Kew YonH .15: , 3ii»ve no recent letters from you and have nothing to fix . Lj ' your locality, so to Omaha \o be forwarded to you. Duff Is now siok with typhoid fever of a laild type, but every B^dt-Of.tnis fever is bad. He feels anx ous r bout John and wknts to •■h.en from Mm end low,. Sl..whereabcuta.' The last letter we had from ' yon wee from Fort th®n said that the Indians hbld the country west of you, mnd I Inferred that you would not proce'ed Uhtil you were satisfied the country was clear. | August, 1867, .v'snr ,.»r I would like to have you make a report that I can present to the annual ra eting of the stockltolderg on the 2d day of Qctober; say, - report what amount of road haa-haen surveye^d and definitely located, and say generally what you think may be of interest to stockholders. The report may-be up to September 1st, : SBfBiQB Maxwell to Geo, Dodge, Fort Sanders,. .15, *By teles^®-?^) Change between eight (8), sixty (60) and ine(9) forty (40) per eighty (90) foot grade impracticable. Change between three (3) eighty (80) and seven(7) thirty (30) causes heavy work and poor alignajeWt'but no Fock cuttii^. , ,, I think t at Hurd will adopt the Evans line from eight (8) sixty (60) to three (3^ fifty (50); below that he took my changes; he chang ed the Evafti"line from eight (8) sixty.(60) to nine(9) forty (40) and his workUinnot be • Iwprove % b • ut it wfjl not suit an eighty (80) foot grade and is the eontrolling point on that divide-save work on all changes between eleven (11) and fifteen(15) hundred-from there across crow Creek length-ning line eighteen hundred (1800) feet, get an eighty ^ftO) foot grade-«n,d do not think that the work is increased, T^ill send maps and profiles as soon as possible and write in full, Oan. Dodge to JaaSS" A. Evans, F^jrt. Bridge r, l5i ^ •' rfWatweltf "80 ft, grade impracticable, O'Neil reports 80 ft.'grade and improvement on both old lines. *11U»»8' ori«lilllg 18 Md. What line 18 Hurd bulldinc I get righi jt- ■ ■■ '• August, 1867. r # * . « ides the lUld' to build on is your line as improved on east'side, and the new 80 ft, line on west side. See Reed, and'answer. ' . rrt « ■ Gen. Dodge to Lir. F. Hiird, Port B'ridger, 15: ' » ■ * - 'What line are you building on? llaxwell reports 80 ft grade on east side is impracticable, but change made in Evans line a's help- ? . . ing it. 0*Nell says new line on west side with 80 ft. grade is best line. How is it? Answer here. " ' Note:- To LIrs, Dodge from'her Sister'Minerva, ^Iklioi^nplS: '■ ' •Q S. B. Reed to Gen. Dodge, Sanders, 16? ^ Have you decided on line-over Bladfc Hills? .1 think 80 ft, grade impracticable. -(jo.- . i * James Evans to Geni Dodge (JdUk>ia, 16 fr.) If ei/^ty (80) is impracticable on east side, better take old line all way through improvingiit all we ban; this will be better for company. Reed is on way to Black Hills) will telegraph 0 Neil to see him; if'he'cant, telegra^^ UiiJ at Sanderwj re-send it to Carmiohae\. ( t: ■ ' 1 start for Ponnsylvanl on" Monday,'will return^ here assoon as * • possibl . Do you want Me to go to "NbW-York? o(e.. Gen. Dodge to S. B. RweKt 3ridger, 17: (-Peleia^) line from whai I can leam as bost is Evans* line as 'ohanged'to save work by Mzxwell and Hurd. They report 80 ft.grade impractliable on east aide of Black Hills; on west side the new.line Atlgust, 1867. of 0'Neil's they report "best, get one there anri can (Jivlde. better than I can.. . ■; j i Oliver Ames to Oen. Dadge, N. Easton, 18: . K Your favor dated North Fork Platte, Aug. 4th is received, ^e ha4, been-without advice from you since Jujly 27th from. Fort Sanders and begun to feel anxious about you. ^e are new very glad to hear . . that you are all rights Your letter from Fort Sanders said the Indians held the country west of you and we naturally felt anxious • .. . for your safety. . , . , ^ have beer^ a jlittle stirred up here about our matters and from the cause, af Burant, ,who can never be relied upon. iVe have felt a little anxioutS that things should run smoothly until the annual election, the 2nd ^f October, when we calculated to put enough reliable men in the Board of Directors to have things in the future run on correct ly , We had a special, meeting last week and gaveout a contract to my brother, Ur, Oakes to construct the road 667 miles beyond the y MOO meridianj this takes the road on 914 ailes beyond Omaha and accord- i ing to jmr last report within 110 miles of Salt Lrke: This dontract has ho proTision to favor Durant or any other Individual and, will be managed ver much as the rped construction is now being managed, only we hope -tp^^very year have additional economies carried into the - 0ori8tirtistion »od by better line and better management make'the road instiv^^ton. t We want, now that w« are In the mountains wfain) the besfShginee' ing talent le regulred, to bar* an abundance of the beat men to aid Aucust, 1867. * ♦ ' you in finding the best line shtat can be procured, and then the best men to see that the construction is properly done and honestly meas ured. • • « • I have not h^rd anything from Seinuour since I received your '-" J' ; letter of Ju"'y 2 th. I suppose he is looking over the line at his leisure, and if he can make impVovements enough on it to help pay his salary it will be the first useful thing he has done since my connGCtion with the road. Gen. Dodge to his wife. Fort Bridger, 18: ' ' ■ -fl I got twolttterz today, one aboUt little Annie's sickness and one enclosing' last sheet of George Bailey's. I feel very anxious ^ •ft ' about little Annie, and have telegraphed you twice but got no answer. You write short and very complaining; if you knew the amoxint of anxieSy ^ have and the desire to get back I think you would not com plain so much. I dont understand you you mean by strange stories ' ' I since you left. I suppose there are plenty who will do all they can to injure me, but no manVo holds my position is free from attacks op who is not,free from Jealousy, especially those wh^ fear my power, and who are mad because I am in the U.P.R.R. The Durant crowd will do all they can to injure me, but 1 care not. v Kow abput George. I think he is certainly aimisSfa irtxsrtlt m treatment of him. I left ail my private mattter^ With him; he Wmfi gone When,! laft, but Left a slip for him I had n<3 one in Omaha to attond ... .1.- ^ ^ If rV* ' lo to," ". A, it M 68l ^ ni i 'nipilpWip^pp^riiPT August, 1867. . , , • I t the lumber. I went to see Snyder about it myself. He agreed to melte a voucher and give Ur. House and Llr. House was there and agreed to attend to it. > ., r If Mr. House dees not attend properly to his duties there.is a 0 sure and quiet remedy and I shall apply it. He never said ne word to me m about George except in his presence and desired me to raise hi wages. I censured him for leeting George.overdraw his account so much and House said he could not live on his salary; however, when the master is away no one cal tell what is going on. . .. You write very short letters to.my very Ing ones and think I am loafing away my time; while here all are fighting me because I work day apd night gnd take no rest; so it goes; if you only all keep well I can s^apd it. . ►rr . > • If I get home in time I shall go to Kansas City to look st the ■j bridge building there, perhaps, to St..Charles and you will go also. As long as the cholera is prevalent down there I hope you will not go, but as soon as weather is cool and there is no danger you oan go; you are best judge of that# , . I am just leaving for a two days trip to St. Louis Gap trhough river and .the basin to look at my lines run there. Shall then push on to Salt Lake and then start East. Wrote «na and Lettie two days sgo. Oot Jules letter and yours up to August Mki *ts» the.girls and keep good heart and spirits. - ' August, 186V. ■ S. Seymour to Gen. Godge, Port Sanders, 19: 5e Arrived here on Saturday*and found no serious difficulty in passing through the country vfliich had neVer he fore." been crossed with v/agbns. r>t "I ■ijo ' G»of- •* • • I* , - r - _ Hy observations satisfied me thrt there is a route still north of Brown's line that is worth at least a careful examination. I do not think there is a good route north of the MedicIHS-Bow through the Rattlesnkae Hills, and think perhaps that the Medicine Bow Valley f • . k itself may be too expensive, although its grades must be far superior to any other. You will f nd a route, however, between the'Medicine Bow Canon and Brown's line' which to me looks very favorable, and the summit of the Rattlesnake Hills see' lober than Brown's Pass. If the valley in which we camped on our return-tripi After leaving the divide between the Platte and M'ddiclhe Bow valleys runs down to the Platte, so as to"" strike a wide, open plain'or Valley lahding from the Platte towards the Sweetwater'Mountains, ^ ' Semoho Gap -(in wich we also campod) I shaD.l think if'fe^v^y faVbl^Um route,-for the reason that I can see no serious diffiw'ltife& between that point and this place if the line is carried north df Coopei^s Lake and possi bly around the north bend of Rock C^ek'above its mouth. And I under stand there is no difficulty lb goiftg'westwrard fraa- Semino Gap to the :.t:t • 0 Southward, of titter Mountains. '* ^ 1 would not heatiate to make all the northing necessary to seciue August, 1867. a cheap line and low grades, also plenty? of water, evdn at the sacri fice of several miles in distance, as I take it forgranted that our company wish to build a road not onl:/ as cheaply as possible but one that can be operated as successfu.lly and economincally as the country will admit of. I trust that on your return trip you will explore this country through which we have just passed, and I have no doubt'that" yPTi will arrSrve at the same conclusions that I have. J. Blickensderfer, Jr. to Gen.- Bodge, Port Sanders, 19: TTe arrived here agSiin on Saturday afternoon, from the west. after a trip marked by no imusual occurrence, and without ertcountering any difficulty in passing through the country. Our.first.day's march from Camp Separation was down the valley to the spring we found on descending from Mount ftawllns. The next diay* we moved northward on the Pla ts road about 7 or 8 miles^and'th«n diverged eastward over .1 , 1 . - aaplain across two ridges into a wide, smooth valley running southeastwardly, apparently to the Platte . Xn this valley are niaaerous lakes, mostly of ,good water, but'some impregnated witH alkali. TJe encamped just east of the Ga^p, at an excellent spring with plenty of grass and remained there over Saunday not knowing how far eadt df us the. river was. On Monday we marched over an easy <mufttry inclining toward the river and struck the stream at 8 or 9 miles at thelmoathof Medicine Bow, found a good forda bout two miles above the mouth of Medicine Bow, passed over and moved along^the valley to near \ ¥ I . ..i. August, 186V, ^ - r the mouth af Modicine Bow .and encamped,spending ^ • .the -l : balance i of .J C- the• day in exj^loring. On Tuesday I directed the train to follow the divide between Platte and tiedicine Bow, while I took one company and rode over Medidine Bow northward about five miles to examine the country. Found north of .Medicine Bow broken and rough, and ascer tained the Platte did not deflect • to eastward . as . . . fannis supposed, tut flows almost due north from mouth Medicine Bow into the canon by which It,paasaa Black Hills, md that Kelloegs Creek which rises on south aide.of Black Hills flows south-westwardly, not into the Platte, - bat into Medicine BOW.about two miles above where the latter enters ■ ■ the-Platte. Pas,ina back again crcsalng Uediclne Bow acme 8 or 9 milei(|| ■ above its mouth .w.-nide the trail on the divide and found the train far ahe«i of «a having an excellent road. We overtook the train a little bsdtore SiWiSiovn, they having descended into the valley of a small stream (dry) westward into the Platte where they foudd an excellent sring- .md some grass. Our march this day is estimated at ^ sr, Qd 86 miles hut without water. The latitude of this" eamp Is 41° 52" mom. -three or four miles north of Brown's Pass. tednaaday w, started due saat up the valley over the sumr,.lt and down a ravine toward.,„lIEdioine Bo i whioh ended in two laked of good water. Between this st-mlt and th.se lakes we found wagon trails and a stake Showing that your enginesr. had been continued on nearly due oast over country, h"avln8 a valley on Our left whicl^ August, 1867. • ' « can be followed to Lledic "ne Bow. After getting well away from the hills we bore off to f^ur right rather more than I designed and struck our-westward trail about 5 ot 6 miles fro;.-i our old camp on Medicine rP' Bow. This we followed for some time and then bore off to the left and encainped, oti Medicine- Bow a few miles below our camp when going west. The next day w'e bore" off more to the northward and made Rock Creek o"ver ' a good road with several lakes of fresh water. Friday we marched from Rock Creek north of Cooper's Lake over an excellent country to Laraiuie • " 'about ohe tftll'e lidthaw-'function'of Little Laramie, and Saturday arrived « here, '^'s stated beforo'. ^ The entire trip-iras very satisfactory to me and has given me, 1 think, a good view of.the country within the limits of which you ' will locate your road.- ¥y impressions are first that you will not find a go6d route north of Medicine Bow. and.-probably not by" following that stream to Its m-«>itth» Second, that ycu will find « goOB p3 p.^SlnZ north of Cooper's Lake, following In or near lha wallay of. Hook Creek to^ Its mouth, down liedlcine Bow 6 or 8 -lies north, and then up the valley we descended fr from the silmmlt piWiife the lakes befove desorihed, crossing Rattlesnak Hills 3 o 4»iles north of Brown's Pass, down,the Ta}.ley on which we encamped (Uarthats Creek) to the Platte and thenca westward by the wide valley and like. W p*»k»« of cont*l.ri©n• S ji '» *1 iSfufoi iinKro i T inttttt 1,0 'l^ilj-rwoesS • i V August, 1867. The most difficult part of this line will be in getting from Medicine Bow to su;.imit of Rattlesnake Hills, but I think careful examination will result favorably. By this line I think you will reach the North Plntte without encoiintering southerly branch of Rattle snake Hills and thus probably avoid canons and heavy wofck, and I tnink the summit of the northerly branch of these hills will not have an elevation exceeding YoOO ft. and probably less, some lOOtbo 150 ft. lowO er than Brown's Pass, I have thus, as you desired when we parted, given you a pretty full account iDf the country through which .we i»»sed.. 'If , you will ' permit, I suggest that you should have' surveys made to fully develop 0 the country as'fir north as Medicine Bow valley,and-espeoially along the route last Indicated ShBve, throuih the.divide of the continent. This line will'he a little longer than your present one, but I thinh ' will be so'mich mOre easily wbK^wJ when pompleted. as to be commercial- ' ■ ly much more valuable. 1 wish, for Uie. e^e of your professional ' 'reputation, that you should know you have occupied the best ground the country afior*d8, ' ;c • • » .. moith of Medlcin; -katUHdv^?" 3'. -uth Rock Creek about M'. I will send yuu ai my dateminatl,n^of latitude and longitude When worked ^t at '" ■ " Morth anii «ou1».-*.f Mwdlttlne Bow there is an abundance of coal. I found a good vein Just befors we d.econded f™m the divide into the^ valley of Martha'. Creek we.t of .r»ait on Prleday evening, which wa. August, 18G7. . , f . . 7 feet thick of godd bituminous coal, ef which I have specimens» . We start eastward tomorrov.- raornin^, and I expect to finish up and reach Omaha by the 31st. I find that ^ambert is at Cheyenne without a party, and ^axwell is here with a party but without an escort. He has agreed to^accompany me to make.surveys between Evans Pass and Cheyenne. VJH saw some Buffalo, plenty of Elk and any quantity of Anteldpe, My health is good and the-command apparently in good spir its, • ■' : ■ - Oliver Ames to Gen. Dodge, New york,t81; - lo hiMtor . I" f- . ' . . Wo have a telegram from Seyrmour today saying th'atithe grade on eastern aloe has so much work dohe on it that he does not think that any change is practicdble'to redudo it. t have telegraphed him today that he may examine*thd western slope and leave his report at Port Sanders for your examination when you return. I hope amongst you all that scsnetiiing first rate will be adored. Dillon is sick out at Morristown and I shall' go out there this evening to see hhu, Bushnell has had an intermittent tever sin^e his return and la now confined to his bed but will be out shortly. Duff still confined to his bed. S'eward Q. Payne to Gen. Dodge, Grinnell, IbWa, Sis - . . report of the' 4th Iowa Infantry, after the battle of Pea Ridge 1 was wotmded at that battle in the head, was afterwards transferred to the Invalid Corps and in 1864 promoted tC Lieutenant In V, V.C, and in 1865 was mustered August., 1867 • out, T ■ ■if'- !• ,- r0tr ' trrt luf'i 7 . .K ^"Oliver Ames^tb Gen. Dodge, New York 22: (Telegram) .T' , t' - Seymdur favors your eestern slope*' • Will examine western and report to you and iDoard* * ,« ""Jesse L. Will lam S'>to Gen. Dodge, West Chester, Pa, 23: to ! TGiile resting at a frieijds house 1-2 a day I will write you, -• 'Havb been in!New York 10.bays. Saw kr* Huntihgton yesterday. In his mind their general route from the west seems to be settled. They.will run north of Salt Lake,^not crossing tbe^narrow point hut.Keeping entirely on north aide and. thence to the mouth of the Weber. He has no i^ea of going up Bear River. His engineers have run up Weber Canon| and ho thiwks it not very difficult, probably requiring no grade over 90 ft. I wish I could be there with you. ^ Saturday your dispatch from Fort Bridger was received by kr. Ames. I am glad you are getting along so well, hope your helath is improving. Ool. Seymour was, ab- ^ort Sanders on the 20th but we do "•*: ixfrti; hear frow»k.r.. Dlckensderfer, • ' .I cou^. not vote in the new board for the new contract. Price very hi^h, #80 to 196,000 per mile west of Crow Creek, not including the Wahsatch Range» but etopplng just east of it. fhls heavy work ghould with the light or'else the first contract stopped at wXJtMMiw Kiver. There are other objectionable provisions but I preAlMM# COpffwy will at, the proper time build thrbugh the itahsatch ^ i.v^ J#I3W rr, , .v. . «i. i . %ufi oJ "htj 1867 Range. > , . .. . -v. ... On your way back I think it would be well to note particularly r ■ - which of the bridge foundations should go in this fall, so that the t • • - - work may not be hindrered by higti water, particularly at Lararaie, Medicine Bow, &c. , I think it ma not,banecessary to lay the track over any of the t - heavy cuts or fills at the Black Hil 1 Range with temporary track. Examine and see if by putting on force in time you cannot take out the cuts so as pot to delay the track materially. This runnmgg over the cuts so as not to delay the track materially. This running over work with a promi'-e to cut down^in a year or two is a great cheat on many rofids. The cutting down is often not done for many years and the norjt is xliscretiable to all concerned. The bridge crossing remains unsettled and no doubt will until you return. I read to the hoard a preliminary report,*giving estimates of the three crossings with iron bridge at each. If I had a clerk here I k. I would send you a copy of results. I may say the difference between all thB e crossings is leas than I had supposed. I embrace the idea » of cutting down and filling up to 30 ft. grade in all the lines.. I made a suggestion in regard to starting point A. I think it ought to bQ pieced about a mile farther north bringing it in line of the bridge 'if South Oa&ha is adopted) avoiding the cnwe On the high tMStle and shortening the connection with the North-western one mile and with the Rock Island ft St. Joe slightly. I do not think the August, 1867, company would make any great sum out of their quarter section in section 2. As tn section 3, it has no value in either case except for cut lots. But I will talk wit-"! you -bout this, LIr, Dillon, who was there though the company's ground ought not to be much regarded. The board desire me to continue my investigations. I hope to go out in October and examine at low w'e^ter, taking Kansas City and Quincy 4 . . •• fin my wqy. I go to Havre de Grace tomorrow to examine bridge. • There is one fact about the l^iosourl soundings that had not oc- ■ " f-,- curred to me. The channel deepens in high water and fills up in low water, so that soundings taken on the ice are not conclusive as to the . .. X ' ' depths in high water. Llr. Chanutes' soundings at KansasCity show a difference of 5 to 18 ft. between February and May. At St. Louis t^ie river deepens 18 ft. Wien we get our pier in it will scour quite r. •) . '-a.. ■ .•, *#» I.., - .j-r ^ •" djeepbetween them. ^ ^ « '£oo: ■ tf . ' " > tae-t I . . ^ . I expect to be at home in 10 deys. (fwi Mrs. Dodge io the General, Council Bluffs, 25: I received a telegram Monday from Fort Bridger. You'did not .ay whwe to, satid I'ettara after le-ving there. You *111 Wv^ry slow If you f'Jay there a week in getting to Salt Lake. you wont have much time if you dont return here till October. Congress meetfi In November and I suppose you want to go to New York first. . . We.are suffering here from dry weather and unless it reins soon eota.and potatoes are gone up, we shall lose bur crop with the reCt * ■ » ' ■ "-r-J rttJtm t. Auf^ust, 1867. .. . ... » iinless ifc^rains. Minerva is in from Flkhorn; returns tomorrow. House . sen' nut and got the mules just as they commenced harvestinn;, so that horses have, to do all the work. T want to go down to Kansas City in about a weekj if the weather is not too warm. Am- not well, but hope to be soon. Hope you will * hurry back, I fear your stores will not be finished this fall; they proceed very slowly. Dont put your money in the mill. Have no,t had a letter of date later than August 6th. How shall you return? Have you plenty 43f escort? . ► Gen. Dodge to Oliver Ames, Fort Bridger, 27; Tha- ^0 ft. grade on Black Hills reported impracticable by the engineers aijd by Mr, Reed. I have instructed llr. Reed to build '6n Fvans line as changed by me to run west. ^ 1 see no necessity of an- further surveys in the Black Hills. Seymour hAs taken back Maxwell's party that was on way west to com mence location, i need th't pa-ty badly west of us. Wish you would teleeraph that .ork cannot be delayed for any more enrveys. ' ' 01lv<Bv ktaim t^o Gon. Dodge, New York, 28: ' 1 haae n telegra. from Ur. Seymour today sayi - that he add Blickensderfer have Texaainad eastern slope of Black Hills and find that it will cost by a slight variation of line $120,000 less on an 80 ft. maximum grade than it will co-t on present line, and I have . - • ' ■■ August, 1067. advised him that the chartge would be'iccepte'^' ir - as a favorable as re ported.' He also thinks the western slope may be improved and we have authorized him to make these examinations and report. *** . If he shall be able to present to us a ver^" much more favorable line, then our duty to our stockhblders and the-public aJfld -to bur reputation as engineers will force us to accept it, I hope your labors at Salt Lake will not be'^long, and that you will take good care of yourself and not overdo and break down your health - ' ■ Geo. C.Tichndr to Gen. Bod^e, ^es Uolnes, SB:— '-t It has been a very long time since I heard froBLfyo^. I pre sume you have a thousand thlngS to eneage your time" and attent on, K more Inportant than ;.ere letters of friendship, and while I would not seek to engage your attention to your annoyance, 1 beg te assure you J,hat an occasional letter from you, to who.r, I am so gre»t,ly indebted 'and to whom I am so durably aUcohea, would be most agreeable to methough more .0 Since so msr.y nueitione are askad m, dally regarding your health, whereabouts, *o. «.c.' "ou hava vSry.many warm friends all about here who feel a very great merest W you and-whose solicitude has heen awakened in behalf of youf"health.' 1 trust you will not forget those good friends amongst whbm -1 ^leg yen' flo class me. The late gwrrilla raid of the rreelhent afsn loyalty, in the remowl of stanton, Sheridan ani Sickiee, 1. generally regarded as tba "UBt hair whlbh ia to break the CWtlW »«ek", the general ( August, 1867 feeling now being that he must be impeached. Ll^^ny who have hitherto tT;, ; : • • -f, opposed it now favor it, and I am now clearly of the opinion thftt the sentiment of the next session will be much strengthened in that direction;indeed, I doubt not the pressure of public sentiment will necessitate his arraignment as amongst the first acts of the next I ■ * Session. Oen. Grant^s late action has removed all doubts in the minds of Republicans and has rendered his nomination for President a fixed and irrevocable fact. All that he lias to do Is to remairi' fixed • • and fim in the line of conduct his late action indicates, and the great voice of the loyalists of the l^d," radical or moderate, will proclaim him Presi'ent, while history will declare him the second Washington; yea! a greater than he. You were doubtless astonished to hear that. Kasson is nominated in this County as one of our candidates fo^ the'Legislature. When I see you 1 will give you an account of the mhnner in which it was done ana the'reasons for doing it. You can rest assured, however, that to ' . i I him it is no vi'^tory; it will prove the lost stroke of final and etemsl defeat suid political ruin to him and his friends. His envies nominated him, that is, they duped his friends into doing it. I have just arranged a list t>f'appointments fbr Frank PaLner to speak in nearly every county in the district. Withrow will also make a number pf speeches, and efforts are being made to haveCrimes, Jim Wilson and Harlan makes speeches at the Bluffs ant Other good points • , Jin j . , • ' ■ ' f* j . f ^ t \ i:/"* August > 1867. •- •' ■ • ,* " , -f ♦ • ■ "■"■; : in the district. T'* had a bloody fi^t in our county convent ion j as a • ♦ t ■ ' ' , ■ delegate myself I never fought so hard. Although Goodrell was beaten for treasurer ve nominated "'^odge men" for every office as vrell as ■ ' ■ ' ' • (Capt. Rapry Griffith) chairman of the County Committee. Severanl gentlemen here, of capital, are anxious to learn some- * « thing bbout that aabrpo City-Cheyenno, at the base of the mountains. If you can give me, hourself, or through some one else reliable information regarding its present.status and future prospects, please do so. The C. R. I A: P. P. R. is completed within four miles of our plac and the trains will run here regularly by the 5th of next month, which ' - M you are aware is a consummation we have long prayed for. ^ You haye doubtless heard of the death of Llrs. Spencer, as occur- ' * ' ♦ ' , *4 . ' ring at Tuscaloosa, Ala, a few weeks since. I get letters from Spencer regularj-y. He seems much cut down and grieved. He tells me that hi-s office (^g^ster of Bankruptcy) will pay $20,000 this year. ,, ; Barns'8 lroo,;|.en factory investment has proven a failure. He writes mi that he has lost every dollar Is had, and is now penniless and out of employment. He wanted me to say to you that he would like a ' • situation on t»i« r.P.R.R. Jf you can give him a conductor situation or something of■ the kind, please do so. • • , I am getting along very well, and all haAds seem pleased with my admin-tratlon of the Post office. Frank'Palmer wants to k'ow Whether that o.detshlp Is still vaeant. We have an eicallent < '' ; ' J., .»r>iv%.i f : v Ir< '. ' * '•' August, 18G7. . i-, \ , . 1 •'" 'v'"i condidute for it now.. Please, write me about it at qnce^ r LI. F. Hurd to Gen. Dodge, Fort Sanders, 29: (Telegram) .Cant get any grades he,re from suamit west; parties are -^t Dale Cfeek waiting for work. * ' ' * , Gen. DO'^ge to. his wife, Salt Lake City, 30:- .) i a..;. . , I arrived here Tv>es.dpy, Am refitting trains and stock which I hope will be finished tomorrow so that I can start back Uondgy. I expect to reach Fort Sanders in 30 or 40 days; am going over rou^ « . country and shall not be, able. to communicate with you until I arrive there, , i . . ^ •• . I got your•telegram that you were going to Kansas City; hope weather is getting cooler ao you y.ill. have a pleasant trip. THien one strk^s this valley and city after being two months in a wilderness, * * it strikes him forcibly. Its wheat and oat fields that cover every available corner of land; its gardens and orchards, its fine fruits and wines are all very »lcej.,bui when o^rco?ues in contact with its people and realizes how much oimre <the same labor would bring in any country, he cannot see anything that would induce him to settle here. As I look at the systswm here I cannort see how any intelligent, upright prsdn cEwi for one mtator* ogee any^thing but vhat is disgusting and abhorent I hiave seen Brlgham, hl« wives and children, and all the dignita- • • rles, but as yet I have not seen a woman suited but all appear to desire and wish that polygamy was a relic of tha. .past, an^ it must soon fall. August, 1807. ' * "■ .1 . . I stay camped 'at Camp Douglas three mil'es from the city. The gentiles mostly call on" us, though the momons give' us 'great attention. Brighaia Young was r t" the head and was very talkative. His wife, Amelia Folsom, of the Bluffs, that was,* was with him. She has how a fival, I "beDieve, or Is to have. "The'temple, tabemacl,'e Brigham's houses and gardens, the City Hall, State House, &c. are all fine build ings. The theatre is the best I have seen west of Chicago, better than Debars at St, Louis and about the size of W ailacks, New York. It has the finest scenery, appointments, &c.that I have seen; equals any New York. Couldock and his daughter are starring it now and the stock company of native talen is excellent. I have been twice; seen him'as lago and as thb Advocate in the Lost Cause* Everybody goes to theatre, men, women and children* All trade here i^ barter, swap, no money* Saw whole settlements with*not a hundred dollArs in i"'.* They'go'to \he theatre and pay in wheat; to church and pay iTi onions, &c. The numbeT of children is a^tondshing; it beats All I ever ' saw. I stood on corntr of one block and counted 72, all belonging to tha block. ' ' ' . tlrrf, chotlain, Lirs. fr^cy and sevei41 of the gentile ladies have been very attentive; send us fruit, get up parties nightly, andmlrs. Chetlain and Oerf, C. desire eepeclftlly to be remembered to you. Mrs. C. goes East this faff they Will never get her back hero; is very bitter on the I hope to see you before long; the days and nights begin to grag. \ 'M. ' ■ ■ ' August, 1867. ^ . Time goes fast as-Jt'ha-''e so much to do. I got a long letter fromNate ,a bout matters. JEverything goes jright except my lumber. House says that' Snyder would not receive it as it was badly sawed and rotten. I have written him. iiatters East in my department goes from bad to worse and keep me In hot water all .the time. Evans being gone, Hill and Brown killed, it p\its me to my trumps to keep things moving. I am glad you get along so well at home., garden and trees. iVe will have to leave for Wg^shington about November 15th as Congress sets ' Stovember 21st, and 3rou want to prepare; make up your mind what shall - Jbe done with house, horses, carriages, &;c. I think I shall sell off most of the stock this fall. I wrote « you that Bailey could sell to build barn with. If he has good luck he oufi^t to mak some money this season, Nate says he has $10,000 in 'bank now of adne and there must be 8 more in Omaha, St. Louis and New Yor, or coming in. , ^ I am glad Bal^iin did not take me in on my proposition, as the wheat and flour trade will be precarious this season. Shall put money into sdme^hing that will pay when I return. I am certain now that Dr. Robttlns can do well with us if he is not doing well at Kansas I City and while we are at Washington he can have oxir house, if he w&rts it", however, they know beat wh-1 to do. shall hava •<> short a time at home before we leave for Washing ton tWat I want to gilt mgr things in, shape. Kim 1 would like to keep, to look after our houaa, horses and f^rden and haul wood, &c.and I AiJgust, 1867. , . /' suppose you ' ill take one of. the girls on to Washington. George is the best, neatest and quickest boy I ever ha^i. -I meant to set out some small fuirt trees iftiis fall and will do it yet if n©t too late rhen i return. ••• ■ ^ Write me to -Fort- Sanders. Kiss the girls', the baby and let me kncrw how you get along. ' Do you' get rll my letteT^ now? Remember me to* the folks at Kansas City- Dr. Lettie and^'children.. n T ■ S. SeymcAir*^ th Gen. Dodge, Cheyenne, "M; *. ' Have received orders from President Ames ,tb. adopt 80- foot maximum grade on eastern'slope of mrcktf ills, and to examina and j:>eport ori western slope. I desire your co-operation in thi's matter |and as haste is important* mxist have maps and profiles of preaent line to work'from on both slopes, also Uaxweil's party during time necessary, so that work wi'll not'lse delayed and facilitate maps and profiles for Blickensderfer. Please telegraph necessar- authority and instruct ons "immeiiately. Blickensderfer makes 22 feet dffference in levels from summit to Crow Creek. jess.-^ L. Williams to Gen.'-ffSdge, Fort I'ayde, 3lt iVrote you whild East two istt'-rs-to Salt I^ke and to Fort , .'O-* ;,'C r<ff ■ „ ,, . Bridger. The everlastlnfe briige qfieitKn U ■still m-eltled. The report "«.lch 1 read to the board «a« uflfcVetood t'- be preliminary, awaiting further look at river Vt low and hl,o the euo(W»f at Rnnoas Argiist, 1867, City, Llr, Chanute writes iliie that they hope to get all foundations in this fall. He has a boat and fixtures/ and sounds tbe depth of the water aJTtSr every little rise, and finds deep s-curing which is rather unfavorable, especially for* the Omaha site. The July flood washed away the aahd bar just wM^e one of his piers vidre to stand, 30 ft. deep " This freqrent sounding in the summer we have rather neglected. Kr. Rouse has sounded once at the Omaha side at the Li. & LI. Crossing, and found some changes from last winter but nbt Very great. I wish we had SOuh'dlft'^ in liAy after the^bi^ flood. Llr* Ames says he will go out with me In October. 1 will then ask you to put oh a party for two or three weeks or so to make r ' additional and aoareful surveys at certain points, fhe exact location of the li. crossing should be made, sites of lines exactly fixed, ».' • - I f* '- ^0, The exact location should be made through South Omaha so as to" get the rif^t of way and the feasibility and codt af cutting -^town 1 the summit hereafter^ with the grades I propose (different from Evans) tested. Then at Child's crossing, I should like to have the curves run through *the ridge and the cost of an ^00 ft. tunnel estimated. I made this deep cut from the profile much more favorable than you T * did, but I m8^ be in error. I mention these surveys now knowing » that you may be scarce of engineers. Perhaps lir. House or Evans could 7 do it or some new man the board may be sending out. ' There iS another reason far surveys- it ^ill help get the rlglit of i^dy. Eor this August, 1867. . ;■■ ■' , ' • A purpose too, everyth;ng should be kept indefinite until the right of way is obtained on both lines, , ' . ' ; ' To enable you to make proper fiqal locations from Black Hills to Salt Lake, you must have two or three additional engineers more expereinced^ in hilly location and construct ann than- those you havej '^i^^hout^ th-tS, no chief engineer coi^ld be expected to take the responsi bility-seeing the line as he can, but once or twice a year. You ought to have two $5000 engineers. I have stated to the committee earnestly that they should be willin- to spend $20,000 in additional salaries for the purpose. They seen »illing but dont know where to find them. I esteem Evans very highly for the work he has been dging for three years past. He is a man of good alignments, but probat-ly has not ' ne mijch at definite location and construction; however, I may be • - - « . , mistaken. Evans in the future might answer very well for one. The selection is wit^ you. Advise me ,at what time you will return. Grant's lettei^ to Johnson and other issues will make him the Union nominae-and. aXoct him. T t j'.'i: sso • . Gen. Dodge to Col. S, Seymour , Salt Lake, Sept. 1. f 4 1 have no maps or profiles with me of Black Hills; they ' ' • L, . must be at Sanders or Omaha, Maxwell's party must move west. Lam- ' ' ■ ^ " .-'A . : ■ . ' . bart's iaPty can.Jae used for Black Hills surveys. Judge *,.-A. Carter to Gen. Dodge, Fort Bridger, Sept. 1; ■ - !>«||, ■ , Your favor enctosing pass 6ver the TT.P.R.R.for myself and • < > 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Dodge Papers Subject The topic of the resource Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916 -- Correspondence. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Generals -- United States -- Biography. 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