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hold on to it." Of the subjects concerning which I 

 shall write in the following volume, I can only say 

 they do not by any means embrace the best interests 

 of the West, large and lucrative as they are in them- 

 selves. Farming may be set down first, mining second, 

 stock-growing third, and manufacturing fourth among 

 the great advantages of the West. Of these subjects 

 only one — stock-growing — will be written upon by me, 

 and it is my hope some abler pen will write up the other 

 great resources and interests of the mighty and unknown 

 Far West. 



JAMES S. BRISBIN, 

 U. S. Army. 



