Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. He was destined never to finish the task. An old bullet wound in his lung had always kept him in poor health, and when, in the winter of 188 5, he contracted pneumonia, the end was quick. His last request was that I would put his notes in shape for pub lication. This I have done to the best of my ability in my own old age; how well I have done it is for the reader to judge.