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place and pay all right,2® and leave him ample chance to work for 
science, so that the scientific argument may be brought to bear on 
the Chicago people. 
Your notes of temperature on the Kvichpack (Yukon River) are 
exceedingly important, and indicative of good things to come. 
Yours, 
S. S. CurtIne. 
From Rev. S. S. Cutting to Spencer F. Baird. 
RocuesTerR Nov. 8 1864. 
Dear SPENCER, 
I do not believe there will ever be, or can ever be, an earthly 
revelation of the benefits which you and Kennicott have conferred 
on the Telegraph enterprise of our Russian Extension friends. Capt. 
Bulkley has some appreciation of it, so has Judge Palmer, but nobody 
can know so well as Kennicott and you and I. Things have gone well 
in the preparations for the exploration since we met Bulkley in New 
York, and never till then were they otherwise than in hopeless con- 
fusion or darkness. I hope Kennicott will go with the expedition. 
His work can be done in the year and science will be the gainer for 
long years to come. 
I have seen Judge Palmer today, and have read the letters from 
Prof. Henry and yourself. I think you can have everything your 
own way so far as Western Union goes. What you said about your 
recent researches in relation to the northwest was said in good time,— 
it has gone to Europe and will help matters there materially. I have 
today read a letter from Sibley. The Hudson’s Bay Co. will only be 
too happy to have the line go over their territory, will build it, keep 
it up &c.—only reserving control for themselves over operators &c. 
I believe your letter did it. It was splendidly done. If ~ is not 
impracticable the world will see the Telegraph over the very route 
you name. But of this nothing is to be said now. I only write to 
tell you the news. And you can rejoice over it without putting it in 
the papers. There is hope now. 
Yours, 
S. S. Currine. 
29 Bulkley authorizes me to say just that. 
