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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
JOLLY HUNTING PARTY
Meets GREAT SUCCESS
KIN Bear and Lions in Spite Of Snow.
Cook ealks on Lion Steak. o.
Hand Wades in With a Club.
Especial Correspondence,l

Mineral hin. \. NJ. Nov. l6, - 4
hunting party left this place recently,
composed of the following parties:
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ID. Hand. MIR. and Mrs.
lee Nutter. Mr.. and Mrs. =. l.. Fisher.
James Powell OF Fort Davis. Texas.
Sam Greer OF Eel Paso. Texas, and
William Sawyer. They started from
the ranch of 3. l.. Fisher at Mineral
Hill with fifteen dogs last week and
made a wide swing towards Truches
peak. The Texas boys. ceming from a
warm climate. didn't care to stay In
the Alaska-like climate long, for there
was two feet of snow on the pecos, so
j. ID. Hand proposed a game Of hop
scotch and II that did not keep them
warm, the party would move further
south, We struck II lucky" says
William Sawyer. "and killed two lions
ON the first morning. Ask J. d. Hand
how near he came to getting his leg
'chewed off? He waded In with a club
to help the dogs out. but the second
shot Of his rifle brought the lion TO
the ground. We got a bruin on the
second day. his weight being five hun,
dred pounds. On the last day of our
hunt we got two lions. the largest of
them being nine feet. ten INCHES long.
We had everything good to eat and
the champion cook Of Las Vegas, but
he baked when asked to cook a lion
steak. 1t was one of the jolliest and
most successful parties that has gone
on 2 hunting trip in this portion of
the COUNTY this fall.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior. Land OF.
flee at Santa Fe, N. NJ. Oct. "a,
1906.
Notice is hereby given that Antonio
Relasquez, of Palma. N. NJ, has filed
notice of his intention TO make final
five year proof in support Of his
claim. viz: Homestead Entry No.
G553 made September ~, 1901. for
the s w IA, s w IA. Sec. q N ~,
N w Ia, 8 u IA. N w II. Sec. %.
Township 10 N, Range IA Il, and that
said proof will be made before the
Register and Receiver at Santa Fe,
N. M. on December s. 1906.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his Continuous residence
upon, and cultivation Of. the land,
viz: Nicolas Tenorio of Palma, N. NJ:
Teodoro Tenorio of Palma, N. M;
Benito Padilla of San Miguel. N.
NJ; Seberiano Martinez Of Palma. N.
NJ.
MANUEL r. 0TERO.
10-150 Register.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
iGETTING RID OF RIOT.
! Gus COLORED SOLDIERS
DISCHARGE Of Fort Reno Companies of
Twenty!fifth infantry Begins This
Afternoon.

Fort Reno. q. r, Nov, IL Major III,
l.. Wallace. of Fort Sam Houston, act
ing chief paymaster. accompanied by
James Mckay and r. r. Kelly. who ar
rived in Fort Reno late yesterday, was
engaged this morning In making out
rolls for three companies of negro
soldiers of the Twenty.fifth infantry.
As these rolls contain the personal
history of each soldiers army life. 1t
will require six or seven days to com
plcte them. The soldiers will be paid
off and discharged, and it Is probable
the first dismissals will be made this
afternoon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Many Las Vegans, the night before
last, noted the brilliant red and yel-
low In the northern heavens and won
dered if a big fire was raging. Word
was received this morning that the
grass of a 10000 ere pasture owned
by DR.. J. NJ. Cunningham and II. M.
Porter had caught fire from sparks
from an engine Thursday afternoon
and that the flames swept over the
whole place. completely destroying the
heritage. 1t happened that no stock
was In the pasture at the time, else
the loss would have probably been
much greater, as the flames Travelled
with the rapidity of a race horse.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,

Notice IL hereby given that on th+
Goth day OF October, A, u. 1906. the
firm heretofore existing between
Harry J. DOugherty and Daniel Cas-
sidy. under the name of DOugherty a
Cassidy. doing business In the town 81
Mora. Mora county. n. Mex. mutually
dissolved partnership. Harry J. Dough
erty retiring from the firm aud Dan
lei Cassidy continuing. who will pay
all liabilities OF the firm aud collect
all accounts due the firm. 11.9i
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
AGITATION FOR
NEW GAME LAW


last year. MisSaaTi. which has sinai
lar LAYS. secured sse!Asae from The
same source.
In Colorado the hunters license
game Law enables the estate 10 pas
the gam commissioner a salary ID
1899 a year and allows him $500 a
year for clerk hire. employs five ward
ems mt salaries Of 1880 IA year each
and five state game and fish hasehsEs
who receive from $500 = $500 . year
salary. - proceeds -" the license
fees maintains the whole department
and leaves a surplus besides.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Annual Meeting, National Orange.
Patrons Of Husbandry. Denver. Cole.
November ~ 10 %. fso6.-For the
above occasion excursion tickets win
be sold to Denver. Colorado Springs
and Pueblo and return. Rate. one fare
plus t2.00 for the round trip. On sale
November 10. 10 and 10. Final return
limit. December 10. 1906. Dan l.
Bachelor, agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
INSURANCE Com.
MISSION REPORT
Continued from page ~

making a policy the entire contract
between the interested parties, An
act defining the status of persons
who solicit life insurance, An art
prohibiting life insurance companies
from issuing participating and %
participating policies. An act regu'
Lating the disbursements of life ia'
, surance companies, An art regulat'
ing companies run on assessments
and an act regulating the retirement
Of capital stock OF life insurance com
: panies,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
All Business Stopped

The landslide occurred at Pariso. not
far from, tho Culebra cut. All street
traffic has been suspended here since
~ O'Clock this morning and will re-
Inain SD until | O'Clock this afternoon
In view Of President Roosevelt CON
ing to inspect the town of Colon, the
American hospital and other places.
After a reception at Cristobal. the
presiden twill embark on the Louisi,
n and will leave for the north some
time this evening, He expects to ar
rive at Ponce. Porto Rico. Wednes,
day. After landing there he will cross
the island in an automobile and will
embark at San Juan Thursday for
Hampton roads.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
REvoLuTIoNIsTs CONTINUE
THEIR WAR ON RHIEN6oT

Moscow, ov. 1.-THE social revolu-
tfonists today issued pr~oclamations
saying they regretted the failure of
the attempt on the life of General
Rheinbot. project of police, at Moscow.
November IL, at whom a bomb was
thrown, and announcing their efforts
will be persisted in until successful.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Mrs. Lackey does dressmaking
and family sewing In the homes OF
patrons. Best OF references. 1000
National ave. or telephone Colo. Red
lGS. Il.l0G
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

served at the New Restaurant In Old
town Rosenwald's Building, opposite
Bank. Meals. sc. Come over and
give n a call.
MRS. Rev. N. ]. Smith, Proprietor.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
RED CROSS DRUG COMPANY
PERSONAL MENTION


Mr.. Capts Of Galiaas Springs Is in
the city On business.
Orlando Smith went up TO his CheT|
r. Valley ranch today. II
]. noAerty Ii in the city on busi-
ness from his home at Folsom.
Jose G. Deigado. a real estate agent
If Santa Fe, III here on business.
!. l.. Fisher and wife drove out to
his Mineral nm ranch this morning.
r. c. ncxendoEf arrived in the city
Yesterday from Santa Fe on a bust
aess trip.
Ludwig VIM. nfeld and ". N. Pad
giIi drove oul to Haryes's resort this
morning.
X. A. Woodruff and c, W, DeFreest
II Roswell. y. NJ. are In the city ON
personal business.
Arthur Ilfeld and bridt. are expected
to arrive In the city Monday from
their wedding tour.
Felix COtourie Of New Orleans re-
turned TO the Harvey - for the
purIsost' III remaining all winter.
John McCutchen Of the Industrial
Advertiser Of Albuquerque, was In the
city today In the interest of his paper,
Murray Carleton. Jr.. and ". I.
Brown were In the city yesterday
from Valmora rancn shaking hands
with friends,
Probate Judge ], u. Alarcnn and
porfirio G~allegoS. school su%porintend-
ent elect, drove out to Pecos today
on business.
Hon, T. II. Catron has returned I"
his home at Santa Fe after attending
to legal business In Mora county for
several days.
Hilario TrujillO. "A stone cutter In
the employ Of the Las Vegas Marble
works, cOntemplates leaving today Tor
Santa Fe on a visit.
Frank Buck. the mining engineer,
who has had charge of a placer mine
al Eitabethtown for a local company,
returned 10 the city yesterday.
DIR. William Sparks returned today
from the ranches of his son. G. n.
Sparks. and Theo, Hainlen, near Roci'
ada. He reports high winds through
the mountain canyons.
d, B.. Butler of Paul's Valley. In
sdlan Territory. Is here as a witness In
the Black case. now being heard In the
district court. Mr.. Butler aided in
;he arrest of the accused parties.
James MAR returned to the city yes.
terday from upper town. after doing
the preliminary carpenter work on the
cottage being built on the Frank Man.
zanarcs place TO be used by the farm
help.
Friends in this city have received
word from Santa Fe that Mrs. Edwin
Coard, formerly a resident Of this
place, Is slowly recovering from her
recent illness and will be able to be
mp In a couple of weeks.
Colonel F. A. Blake is In the city
shaking hands with friends. The col
onel is here from Denver and
while here will go IL to the Blake
Mining & Milling Co.'S properties and
inspect the workings of the plant.
Frank p. Delgado arrived in the city
from Denver after being in the Phil
ipplnes for the past eight years in
the service of Uncle Sam. He served
four years as United States detective
but was promoted TO the engineering
corps.
DR., Louis Metsker. who has for
sometime been connected with the blu
reau of animal industry in New Mex
leo and made his headquarters in AL
buquerque. has left that city for Evans
vile, Ind, where he has been trans
ferred by the department at Washing
ton. DR.. Marion lines has been ap
pointed his successor in New Mexico
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

County Sheriff Clefes eomero re-
turned from Trinidad this morning
with a prisoner, Pedro Flores, charg-
ed with stealing a horse from Nj. l..
Cooley about q year ago. The prison
err. when arrested, was much sur-
prised to learn that Sheriff Romero
knew the different parts of the coun-
try he had been In since leaving here,
He will be held in the county Jail to
await trial.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
PRESIDENTS TRAIN DELAYED
BY SLIDES ON TRACK

Colon, Nov. flowing to recent
heavy rains a landslide occurred he.
tween here and Panama. compelling
the presidents train to make a detnur.
hut it Is now approaching Cristobal ON
schedule time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Clark foot and Clark coal
for sale at Cooley's. 7l3 Douglas ave.
Keep your feet warm when riding.
1lIO7
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

For the convenience of East side pat
rons, the First National Bank will re-
ceive deposits for the Plaza Trust and
Savings Bank. Sit
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Cayetano Garcia of Las ColOnias
Arriba. came in with a broken foot
for treatment this morning, caused by
a heavily loaded wagon running over
Ii.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

See classified" for grand bargain
In house for sale by Schoonmaker,
west side p. o. 1l'S6
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Give Fred Nolette's shaving parlor
a trial. 7-133
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Anti-carbon does away with the
SCOT nuisance: 35 cents a package.
Sabine Lulan, Bridge street. 11-59
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Fancy Playing Cards at the Las We
gas Cigar store now going at Is cents
a deck. ll-!2
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Henry Clay Bowen whiskey. q
years old. for medicinal purposes. a
Optimo bar. ll'7'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Free hot lunch at Optimo bar from
II a. m. to 2 p. m. daily. ITO
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Avoid smoke and SCOT by using
a%nti-carbon. Sabine Lujan, Bridge
street. 1853
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Gregory's billiard tables are Away
in first class condition. $50
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

FOR RENT - Three room cottage.
furnished. Enquire Model restau-
rant, 11-6S
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17
a LIT CHAP

Ca give more annoyance than q serious in]arE There se months Of
discomfort ahead, due to chappng and EousEening ~ The s%Ah, 0nhss
voa have . peTfex remedy at hand. The Que " g ihiuk peTfeet IS our
AInSo0d Dream In yOa think otherwise after testing ~ come
back aud g*t your money. What viii actually halIen vii be that
yun ali always keep In on hand Prpe - cehts
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Las Vegas Art Souvenir on sale
at the Optic office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-17

Diplomat whiskey our speciality at
Optimo bar. ITO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16

Lees own handwriting and such Reports
'oi1cial and otherwise) as were sent 20
hin before Lis death. are all endorsed iu
that Vve.-remembered hand with scrupu-
ious care and military accuracy.
To determine which u the papers have
been published during the fort. years
since the war has demanded much labor
AND q careful examination. not only OF the
IVAN Records" published by the govern
m eu-. but 81 many other volumes.
The papers apart froin the Letter
book ana telegraph Book" have
row been arranged both topicaUv
and carouologicaly. and having been
placed in large. stout envelopes duly
endorsed as 90 subject matter. arc OF
easy access Tor reference.
TIE complete list Of the Papers" sub
mitted 70 me Is as follows:
2. LETTER BOOK headquarters Army
OF Northern Virginia.
The letters IN this book. beginning June
:. 1858. and ending October L. lisa in
elusive. arr l6i IN number. To these are
10 be- added two long official endorse
meuts." equivalent 70 letters. making los
in all
OF these letters from headquarters.
have succeeded iu finding All but three CD
in the "Wqr Records" and those three az
no especial moment. The three are:
!. a letter from General r. 2. Lee to
General r. =. Chiffon. March o. 1864 ex-
pressing regret that the latter on being
transferred from the Headquarters OF
the Army OF Northern Virginia to the
Adiutant-Generals Office IN Richmond.
should. under the existing law have to
lose his rank as brigadier- general IN the
Provisional Army OF the Confederate
States gre equivalent OF Volunteer
rank'0 and go back 70 his rank as major
iu the Army Of the Confederate States"
Cthe Regular army.
.. a letter (signed ''R. r Lee. General'O
in the handwriting Of Charles 6. Venable.
afterwards Northumberland then major
and A D. c., dated July ?. 1864. and ad-
dressed simp'v General" the name of
the officer addressed having, by an over
sight. been omitted The context indi-
Gates to my mind that the letter was ad-
dressed 20 General Braxton Bragg. and
simply states that I'm General Lees opin-
Jon eth. two battalions. of which men
tion has been made. had best remain at
Wilmington" as General Whiting is too
weak
O. a letter from General r. r. Lee to
President Jefferson Davis. dated July %
1854. in regard to the imperative needs
of the amy for an adequate supply Of
corn.
As l had the honor 20 know well colonel
Charles Marshall. Colonel Charles S
Ncnable and Colonel Walter r. Taylor
(haUDilv still surviving OF General Lees
staff and am familiar with their hand
writing from long correspondence with
them. / have noted at the beginning OF
every letter In the Order Book. by which
one OF these officers the letter was written.
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those last eventfu days. Most Of those
skeleton Reports. as you have seen. arc
Ia this collection OF his papers
Later on. he issued a. circular letter 90
All tlc surviving general officers Of that
army TO forward TO him such Reports as
and 20 prepare at once. as best they
thcy had preserved OF former campaigns,
could. Reports % their operations during
ls65. But the Results OF this appeal were
meagre for tho officers were now scat
tered FAR and Wide, and numbers OF them
never received his circular letter while
his own waning strength AS time Went
on. gave impressive warning that the
task was beyond his physical powers.
Reluctantly. as we see from his letters,
lac abandoned the undertaking with that
noble serenity aud resignation with which
he ever met disappointment or disaster
To Us. tile survivors of that army. and
TO generations of frccmcn yet unborn.
the loss is irrcparable for tho story Of
his wondrous campaigns. told by himself.
would have been accepted at home and
abroad as dclniuve.
To sum up: these papers contain no now
or unpublished material relating to the
campaigns. of fst3-'fs and. in no great
measure. To- that Of 1864. tho greatest cam
paigu he ever waged 10 would seem
however. that there is enough unpublished
material of sufficient weight and mo-
ment as noted i'm this ReporD touching
Justify the publication OF q single volume.
The decision OF this / leave. Of course. TO
my coliea CUES.
All of which So respectfully submitted,
W. GORDON McCABr..
or the Committee.
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tween Cen Joseph l. Johnston March
II, 1861 and Cen Robert l.. Leo (Aarch
j., 1901. discussing plans of cooperation
between tho Army OF the Tennessee
and the Army OF Northern Virginia"
These two letters are OF great value. and
thus far, careful search has failed 70
ind them Ia any printed book or paper
p Cen Joseph L. Johnstou's last Cen
ersd Order to the officers and men Of the
Army OF tie Tennessee" bidding them
farewell and praislng their valor and
endurance.
In addition TO the above oIs. Order
Books. reports, etc. there is "a large NUM-
hcr Of copies Of tho Richmond Examiner
Tor the years 1861 and 1860 and several
parcels OF clippings from other news
papers (chiehy contcmporancous) rclat-
ing To- the "A y ""
That General Loo himself fully
intended at the close OK tho war
To write the history OF the Army
Of Northern Virginia" We know
from his own explicit statement lie
recognized that lac was fearfuuy ham d.
capped by the destruction OF q great
mass OF valuable Reports ANA Official
papers. which had been carried from
Petersburg IN thu acknowledgements
and. by q lamcutabic error OF Judgment
had been fired ANA utterly destroyed by
the clerks iu CHARGE when ShoridanfS
horsemen were harry ius the trains on
the Retreat Had these uri eiess papers
thus fooushly burned "to prevent their
falling into the hands Of tie enemy" been
preserved at AN hazards as he expected
them To be. there lis small doubt that hc
would have begun at once the self-im-
posed task which. RS he said dee felt
due 70 the brave men of that army"
Undlsmayed by this irreparable loss.
he requested such general officers AS were
present az the Surrender 10 make out nt
once. Reports. however meagrc. of the
operations og their commands during
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as this may prove Of interest 10 those
Who come after US
have also noted at the head OF each
letter tile volume OF the War Records"
IT. which the letter mas been Published
= MS has required no small amount Of
drudscry. some Of the letters have
been printed in the Records out OF
their proper place as to date. and others
have been carclesslv inserted among tho
Union Correspo ndence." This exact
notation VIII save time and trouble To
future historical students. who wish IL
compare the written and tho printed
words Il is only fair 20 state here that.
considering the magnitude OF the under
taking the ''War Records have been
arranged and printed viii admirable
care and surprising accuracy
II. TELEGRAPH BOOK GIeadquarters
Army o. Northern virginia.
J. The kilograms in this book berfn
March Is. ls52, and end October s 1854
inclusive.
. The book also contains n large NUM-
Der Of official endorsements by Cen
eral Lee. beginning March l.. 1852. and
ending December (. 1852. most OF them OF
routine character. Numbers Of these tele-
grams have boon published in the "War
Records" but many OF them have never
appeared in print.
"held kilograms" (the originals for 1s5t-
ls67. and copies Of kilograms sent from
headquarters during the campaigns OF
1852 and 1854. These have been placed in
large envelopes (marked u.
III. GENERAL. AND SPECIAL Or
DER BOOK headquarters Armies OF the
Confederate States)
There are only eleven written pages in
this book. covering the brief period from
obi TEA-
OF duty. consented 10 accept the empty
rank Of Command r-in-C hief'0. down 10
April 10. 1865 With one or two trifIine,
exceptions. everything in this book has
been published
" SPECIAL ORDERs-Orieinai-
headquarters Army OF Northern V.r-
ginia).
/ From March 10. 1854. to December q.
1854. inclusive.
.. From January 6. 1865. to March 49,.
1870. inclusive. Few Of these are OF cay
historical value.
8. Circulars. Geueral and Special Orders.
Headquarters Army OF Northern Virginia,
from January 20 March. 1855. relating to
variety OF subjects (desertion. lack of
food. lack OF pay for the troops. etcD
T. Copies Of various letters from General
Lee to the Secretary Of War. TO President
Davis and others Cpublshed in "War
Records B.
o. Printed General Orders from tho War
Department and Headquarters OF the
Army Of the United states from 1875 to
1860
G. printed volume OF the complete
General orders from the Adjutant and
Inspector-Cenerars Office. c. S A.
(Paper) Richmond 1864
Also a number Of loose slips containing
printed General Orders from the Head
quarters OF the Army OF Northern Vir-
GINA. FOR 1853 and 1854
Z. General Orders. Nos. 1 and . Depart-
ment OF Northern Virginia. dated respec-
lively January 18th and January d. ISs5
(printed).
3. General orders. Nos / to Z. inclu-
sive. Headquarters Army OF Northern Vir-
ginia. January 18th TO March %, 1850
(Printed)
Q. General Orders. Headquarters Armies
Of the Confederate States, Nos to 4
inclusive. from February 9th to February
%. 1863 Cprinted).
All Of tho above General and Special
Orders not In the order Book GII) have
been placed. with the exception OF tho
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No Candidate for Fans.

Mrs. Hannah Graham apparently has 80 am-
billion 10 le poiurcI 1ur as fle woman who
was piuched hy tha Breltesl living tenor
kansas city Journal
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REPORT

Richmond. Va. November "a. 1906
Colonel w. +. Cutshaw, Chairman OF
Committee on Zee Papers,
COloneL-The Lee Papers" having been
turned over TO me by your committee with
Instructions 10 examine them thoroughly
and critically. have the, honor TO sub
NIT the following report:
found the papers in great confusion
without arrangement Of any sort. chrome
logical or topical. and without any en-
dorsament as TO which Of them had been
published and which unpublished during
and since the war. AS might have been
expected. such papers as are in General