They are the men who endured the hardships without pay. and who gave to that country more in the way of enterprise and contributed more to its munificence than all the men of Mr. Holladays stamp. There were enough men like Russell. Majors. and Wad. dell. like Walker. like Holladay. a class of men energetic and enterprising. but no one of them ever went beyond his lariat except be did it because he was a Government contractor. They got pay for every mile they went. and they did not go over untried trails either. The emigrants had been there before them. Fr6mont had been there. and all the men who followed in his trail. As something has been said about themnerits of Mr.
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