human
I'm glad he is president of both, said Johnny,
gpt
Thank you, laughed Boise, no longer regarding Johnny as an impertinent interloper.
human
That's what we hope to do.
gpt
The first thing you'll start will be a cut right across the Sancho Hills Basin, which will shorten your haul to Puget Sound by five hundred miles and open up a lot of rich new land.
human
That's a good guess, he admitted.
gpt
You seem to know a lot about that country.
human
I own some land out there, grinned Johnny.
gpt
Your best route will be from Marble Bluffs to Sage City, and from there straight across to Salt Pool, then up along the Buffalo Canon to Silver Ledge and on to the main line.
human
That's one of the three routes I've been worrying over, agreed Boise, admiring Johnny's frankness.
gpt
I promised to wire my chief engineer to-morrow which one to put through.
human
What are the others?