6 I never had the slightest pecuniary interest in this or any other mill. All this was done with the consent approval of
Clark the guardian as far as I know. He frequently came to the mill expressed admiration for its simplicity cheapness praising
me as a great genius. He joined me on several of my excursions was always decidedly friendly. So much for John Muir his mill
being hastily driven out of Yosemite ere he had completed the destruction of its trees. After I left the mill had earned money
enough to go on with my studies without interruption the mill was operated for several years. It was while running