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Yosemite Calif Oct 30th 1900 Mr. John Muir Martinez Calif My Dear Sir I have just received your Book The Mountains
of California, together with a Refference list of your Published writings and Biographical sketch, for which Favors please
accept my grateful thanks Cannot your various interesting articles Published in various Magazines and Newspapers be compiled
and Published in Book form, so as to be accessable to the general Public? I think Such a Book would find ready sale and be
remunerative to 02743