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Nbw he calls everythlng humbug.sorry to have listened to the 



words of speculators, to have sold his wagons. and raved about the 



ingratltude of certain foreigners; inter alias he coraplalned about 



Mr. Gregg, of who'se book he nav have heard. Arraigo seeras not to 



believe any raore in an Invasion, but a few weeks later he will be 



convlnced of it, desplte the fact that the a-my has not advanced 



as far as the flrst rumor Indlcated. Mäy-be tomorrow mornlng our 



caravan will again brake camp and I shall go to Placer. -My col- 



lectlons . specifically geological and botanical. have been packed 



in cases wrapped in buffalo skin. Messrs Hill & Rollston of Inde- 



beftin , , 



pendence. who will sartcs the return trip within this week.will take 



as many cases as posslble with them, and, as I believe, handle them 



properly.There should be no frelght-blll to Independence as I have 



done some favors for them as phycisian. I hope for a good arrival 



and ask that they be opened in the presence of scientif ically in- 



clined friends and with a bottle of Rheinwlne. Hopefully, I will be 



able to send more and raore interesting items frora Chli-mahua. There 



is not rauch change in the cliraate of Santa Fe, extreme! y llttle rain 



alraost always some wind. Besides there is very little sickness, ex- 



cept seif- induced. The soll is not specially rieh, but any people 



would raise more from it the" the lazy Mexicans. 



I just hear, that the wagons depart tomorrow, and I will 



ride this evening still to the and will go tomorrow to 



the Placer. Yöu will hear from me again from Chihuahua, until then, 



stay well. To all my friends raany greetings. 



Your raost devout A. Wislizenus 



)Translated from German script by Edgar Denison, 

 St. Louis, Mo. November 198?) 



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