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Los Angeles. Aug 12. 77. I felt at home with Congar at once took possession of his premises all that in them is. We drove
down in margin: 30 through the settlements eastward saw the best orange groves vineyards but the mountains I as usual met
alone. Although so gray silent unpromising they are full of wild gardens ferneries Lilyries some specimens ten feet high with
twenty lilies big enough for bonnets, The main results I will tell you some other time should you ever have an hours leisure.
I go North today, by rail to Newhall thence by stage to Soledad on to Monterey where I will take to the woods feel my way
in free study to San Fran May reach the city about the middle of next month. Heard through your factor here that Miss Powell
is worse that you would not be down soon I received your letter Postal, also the letters you thought I had lost viz one from
Salt Lake for which I sent one from Yosemite wh Black forwarded With love to all I am ever yrs cordially JM