A year from now, as I am told, we shall have 2,000 Persons living here, and in five years this will be a City.

Conceive the opportunity meantime.

The Cattle business is bound to grow, and I am advised that all this land will Ultimately be farmed and prove rich as that through which I Past in coming out.

You are welcome, my dear Ned, as I am sure you know, to half my blankets and rations during your stay here, however long same may be, and I most cordially invite you to come out and look over this Country, nor do I have the smallest doubt that it will seem to you quite as it does to me, and I shall hope that we make a Citizen of you.
"Above all is this a man's country.

For sport it has no equal I have ever seen, and as you know I have visited some Parts of the World.