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under the present condition of this country, the expense of successfully 

 •completing the well would not be justified by its necessity. 



The man in charge of the work bored the deep well of Belcher <fe 

 Brother in St. Louis, and has with him the same mechanics and borers 

 employed on that work. He is eminently competent, and indefatigable; 

 and his conduct here has fully justified the high recommendation with 

 which he joined me. 



It is of course a disappointment to me, under the circumstances, 

 again to leave this work unfinished, but the best that was possible 

 has been done, and there is nothing more to be said. 

 I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant, 



JOHN POPE, 

 Caj^tain TopograpJdccd Engineers. 

 Capt. A. A. Humphreys, 



Corps Top^l Eng^ s, Washington, D. C. 



Camp near Fort Fillmore, N. M., 



September 6, 1858. 



Sir: I have the honor to report that, in accordance with the ap- 

 proval of the War Department contained in your letter of July 10, I 

 l)roke up my camp on the Pecos, and am now en route for the route 

 between Albuquerque and Anton Chico. 



My communication of August 22 will inform you fully of the con- 

 dition of the work near the Pecos, and the grounds upon which I 

 broke up my camp immediately upon receipt of your letter of July 

 10. Nothing had been done for several weeks previous, for the 

 reasons stated, and both time and means were being lost by further 

 delay at that place. 



I shall march for Galisteo to-morrow, and shall probably reach 

 there by the 21st instant. A full report and sketches will be trans- 

 mitted to the department immediately upon my arrival at that place. 



I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant, 



JOHN POPE, 

 Captain Topographical Engineers. 



Captain A. A. Humphreys, 



Corps Topograp)hical Engineers, TVashi^igton, D. C. 



