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1 Washington D.C. April 21/1908 My dear Mr Muir It was a pleasure indeed to get your recent letter but I was more
than grieved to know you had been ill - There is but one John Muir and every one hopes we may have him in health and happiness
for many, many years to come The delay in not writing before - was because I hoped from time to time to hear something to
tell you of your dear Hetch Hetchy - Mr Needham has been working hard to save the Valley but he informed me today that he
feared San Francisco would win I do not know how to prevent it - I wish I did - all I can do is to suffer as so many lovers
of the Valley must suffer in having a mill pond made where now lies one of the most beautiful garden Valleys in the world
- Some how, I could not think your pleading would fail - the pleading of so many people - but San Francisco would not give
up - I do hope however, that the Secretary will so restrict the privilege that the scheme will have to be abandoned - Mrs
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