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successful, and led to the appointment of Kennicott as 

 Chief of exploration, in that region. 



From Rev. S. S. Cutting to Spencer F. Baird. 



ROCHESTER, Aug. i, 1864. 



MY DEAR SPENCER, 



I learn from Judge Palmer immediately after you left that it had 

 been determined to ask us to go to Montreal, and I telegraphed you 

 to that effect at Given's, Schenectady. If Mrs. Allin is correct, in 

 a letter which Lizzie has received this morning, you spent the night, 

 not at Schenectady, but at Saratoga, & in that case you probably did 

 not receive the message. 



My present purpose is to reach the Valley on Friday. If it is 

 not best to go to Montreal until Monday I shall probably spend the 

 Sunday at Westport or thereabouts. 



Kennicott reached here on Saturday morning, & spent nearly 

 the whole day at the Telegraph Office. His views throughout coin- 

 cided with yours, & Mr. Sibley, who had been deeply impressed by 

 your statements, became thoroughly converted. The truth is, 

 Kennicott himself had never been made to understand the points 

 concerning which his testimony was required. When the necessary 

 explanations were made he sketched and described a route which 

 Mr. Sibley said would save more than half the calculated expense. 

 The route is from Ft. Garry to Edmonton & thence to the mouth of 

 the Liard river, down the Mackenzie, &c. All which is required is 

 the favour of the Hudson's Bay Company. On the region west of the 

 Rocky Mountains concerning which we are to inquire, K. poured 

 very cold water. 



Yours 



S. S. CUTTING. 



From Rev. S. S. Cutting to Spencer F. Baird. 



SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 24, 1864. 

 DEAR SPENCER, 



. . . Our operations have given satisfaction to the gentlemen 

 who commissioned us, and I think have modified their plans. Mr. 

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