his recom­

mendation of.ftve nen regiments, which he conk ,

dere the aniallest addltien- to the army which the

e.aigenoles of the service will allow.

A limber of - defestts in the organization of the

array are_ pointed - (tut, and Improvetuents rug-

The iouie erom fit Paso to 'the Colored, is de­

, eignatedne the Most eligible route for the railroad

to the Paoli% •it being the shortest of all yet oar­

veYed,'-atid4matessing- advantages over the others,

et,grade,eltraatei,- - distance across the deserts, and

a auffteientrabeindantissof water but the consum.

illation of this prejeat; fre6l from all other. difficul­

ties, would require immense sums of money and a

great len ,gthr vi time. , -

Meanwilile •

it is recommended that at least two

other routes for the passage of emigrants and the

-transportation of military stores, which, if the

railroad were belt; these routes _would still he ne­

canary: to make accessible Mutt regions of our

conntry,- b 6 al' once opened:and maintained, and

"a line o stockade poets nstabliebed along them, to

Insure the safe. and rapid transportation the

mails And perfect protection to Ntelegraphic line

frittiniirie ocean tit the' other,