for me to say any more if you do not do your utmost in this particular direction. I hear it mutt[er]ed that Stoaks [Stokes] has bought you over to have the road through his property. I do not believe you could allow that as the f[e]atures of the country favours my way and if Weber's word is worth anything he told me long ago it was the best way for the road. Of course it will be sometime before you may commence but there is nothing like working out in time. Perhaps we may have gold here before long and if so that will healp the matter greatly. I am busy at preasant colecting speciments [specimens] from the back country which I hope to get some good ones next week to send to Mr Hart