| Description | He encloses his photograph [not present]. He will not 'die of gaiety' at this place he writes, where there is not a soul to talk to. He is working with the theodolite morning till night and taking the azimuth each night. It is healthy work, but enough of it to turn any man's hair grey. There will be office work for the rest of the season, on numbers and comparing their maps with those of the settlement officer's. The camp is stationary, which makes it more pleasant. He comments on the amusingly bad English in the 'Dehli' leading article on Lords Elgin, Canning and Dalhousie. He regrets not writing to J B [John Baboneau Nickterlien] Hennessey and if Herschel can tell him that there is still time before he comes out, and relay his address, Butter will do so. Half of their survey is in Seetapoor [Sitapur] District. He asks after mutual friends and would like to get a photograph of Dan Robinson. There is a black speck under the eye on the plate of his own photograph, which he has tried to paint out. |