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Mr Muir L illegible Dec 24th? 1875 Keith s picture illegible matters general 5 3 soils what forests, then how to make
the most of them But I will not weary you with these desultory remarks, no doubt you are over laden with business on the approach
of the opening of your work at Sacramento. I might call your attention to an article of mine in the November Number of Harpers
Magazine on the Living Glaciers of California. You may have seen it Prof Hayden writes me from Washington that he would
6 like me to write a illegible of western glaciers for government publication. I am not however quite ready for this work
Thanking you again for your genuine Kindness to my friend Keith I remain very truly yours John Muir To Senator Hendricks
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