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lie uuwu in Rumu wrj, uuu aj General I must take care not to separate myself'from my resources, as I shonld he obliged to do if I made the rcoonnoisanci* j in person of the country between the 35th and 39th parallels on the boundary line. Next to going myself, I confidently believe I have done the best thing. 1 have sent Dr. J. It. N. Owen, whom you know very well, with a small company of some twelve men. to explore and report upon the country lying on and near the line. As well as they can traverse it, between my observatory,' two miles below Fort Mojave on the Colorado and Lake Higler, assuming, for want of better data, that Goddard's position of I the intersection of the 120-* meridian nud the 39th parallel in Lake Higler is correct.
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Nevada City Democrat

Nevada City, California, US

Tue, Feb 12, 1861

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