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11 Martinez Dec 5, 1891 My dear Mr Johnson I have been making inquires? about Havens Stow? Havens? is an insurance agent
or something of that sort seems heartily in favor of making the reservation. Mr Stow is an able, noted notorious politician
man unscrupulous some say than our celebrated Boss Buckley. Still from all that I can learn I believe that railroad people
favor the reservation of the Kings River region that therefore Mr Stow does also. He has managed S.P. C P. railroad interests
at the state legislature for many years is thoroughly unreliable in anything that runs counter to r illegible interest. I
guess however that you will find our congressmen under his