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Biltmore, N.C. June 19, 1893, Dear Sir Dietrich, It give me great pleasure to introduce to you Mr. John Muir, whose
successful struggle for the reservation of about one-half of the western side of the Sierra Nevada has made him so well know
to the friends of the forest in this country. Mr. Muir has made for himself opportunities of observation which have been used
to give him a knowledge 06173