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1872 Yosemite Valley March 16th Dear Mrs Carr, Yours of Feb 26 reached me today as I have a chance to send you a hasty line
by an Indian who is going to Mariposa I would say that I dear you are giving yourself far too much trouble about those little
fragments. If they or any other small pieces that chance to the end of my pen give you and Doctor any pleasure I am well paid,
Very few friends besides will care for them. If you conclude to publish Twenty Hill Hollow. I want you to correct my statement
that the Lark of the Hollow the Eastern lark are identical in species. They are so similar in size color gestures, that I
took them to be the same although there is a marked difference in the songs. According to Dr Newberry the Cal' Meadow lark
is Sturnella neglecta instead of S' Ludoviciana, You don't understand my reference to Ruskins Moderation. Dont you remember
that he speaks in some of his books about the attributes of Nature Repose Moderation etc He says many true beautiful things
of Repose but weak uninspired things concerning Moderation, telling us most solemnly that Nature is never immoderate that
if he had the power the paint he would have Moderation brushed in big capitals upon all the doors lintels of Art factories
Manufacturies in margin: I have material for some outline glacier maps, but as I had no barometer last fall I have no definite
depths of canons or heights. If you think they would be worth presenting to the wise Congress of next summer, I will send
them. Emerson told me hurry done with the mtns I dont see how he knows I am meddling with them. Have you told him He says
I may go East with illegible I will not be done here for several years I am glad to know that the Doctor preaches. I think
that I might be admitted to his Church