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Mr. J. R. W. Bracksn, * Los Vegas Ranch, Los Vegas, Lincoln Co.,Nev. Bear Sir I am in receipt of your favor of the 18th instant in regard to improvements- which"you-wish to construct on the Tories, and have carefully noted what you say in regard to same. In regard to the horse shed, what you need in order to take care of our'own horses and any transit business you may do, is a shed about a 100 feet long and 16 feet wide which will give ample room, for stalls 8 feat is sufficient, and this will allow you f§ feet for mangers and 6 feet behind the stalls, using the pine poles which you have for .up-rights, procuring enough rough lumber |f x 13* and 18 fset long for the roof, and batting sufficient to cover cracks• This will give you a weather proof roof and will allow one foot projection from each side of the shdd as eaves; so in this way no - sides will be necessary and feeding can bo done from the front and the out-side, and the up-rights at the. back can be fitted with wooden pegs which can be utilised for hanging harness etc. In constructing the roof, set your up-rights on the front side about 10 feat from the ground and about 8 feet on the back! in this way the roof will have sufficient slope to carry off the mater in wet weathdr. This will cost very little more than* using straw and will give very much better results. ' In regard to the root-house, you can make a dug-out in the hill May 3 5 th ,1905.