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regions prompts you to lend assistance. President Jeffery of the Denver & Rio grande Road has extended to us the courtesies of the entire Rio Grande System for the season, which will enable us to work the are North of Santa Fe, and I hope that you can find it compatible with you interests to aid our scientific efforts in a similar way in New Mexico and Arizona and from Chicago to Albuquerque and return.
     I feel that the Hyde Expedition has been instrumental in interesting hundreds in the great Southwest and with new material and fresh facts to present to our audiences in lectures during the coming's winter, I feel that we can go more in the way of reciprocity.
     If you can assist us in this work I trust that it may meet with your approval to make the passes read, Mr. George H. Pepper and Wife, as did President Jeffrey.
     Thanking you in advance for whatever consideration you may give this matter and hoping that the field of our labors may be broadened by your interested generosity, I beg to remain,
                  Respectfully yours,
                 George H. Pepper.