to look them up in the old books of Stewart & Kinross. I told her how to go about it when she went down a week ago for I was always under the impression they were bought at Munn's sale. Beside Alick told Blythe so so there is no trouble in the matter now. I may let them any time a good offer turns up. You must understand that McDonald does not in any way want any favour of you or any member of the government but this is my own idair of going there. Cheap way of colecting information and gaving the government a chance of the services of a good man for a short time if wanted. If not it is likely he may go on his own account and do us the favour of finding out all he can for he is a man that would not be under any obligation to anyone. I will not say anthing about the fearful burning over the run as I leave it till we meet. It has cost me a great deal of anxiety, more than I can express. I dare say you have had many version of it. It has distroyed, I may safely say, half the feed. I said all I could about setting fires with such dreadful dry and windy weather well knowing the result. I cannot say no more. Old Campbell is sending you all the fruit he can. They all have a down on the poor old fellow because he trys to send you any