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2 ordered it, and it was a month old when she saw the copy. I am to have one also, she tells me. Recently I received a very
kind letter from Sir Joseph, enclosing an excellent photograph of himself and wife. He said Dr Gray had communicated news
of your sail down the Sacramento river, received from me, and that he was very anxious to learn how the expedi- tion terminated,
and added I want to hear from Muir, am writing him now. So ere this you doubtless have re- ceived answered his letter, but,
lest you might not be able to write immediately, I ventured in my acknowledgemen of his favors to give him a few items regarding
your expe- ditions. I hope you will tell him about our trip from Mt Shata, what you saw at cinder cone, and of the illegible
inch high tree of which I have the cone I told Dr Gray, or rather asked Mrs Gray to, but I fear they will think me mis- taken.
If you repeat it they will have assurance. I also told of the grand Williamsonii on Sassen. Do tell them all you can, for
Mrs Dr Gray say they are anxious to hear from you; Dr Gray says he feels that he only had a taste where he wished a good meal
time to digest it. Mrs Gray recently sent me views of their camp on Abeyta Pass, taken by Prof. Hayden. Also a group taken
while out here, of herself, Dr Gray and Sir Joseph. In the Abeyta Pass photographs the entire party is taken as it was in
Colorado, including Prof. Hayden Dr Lamboon others unknown to me, and is sufficiently large to frame and hang on the wall.
Now I want underlined: yours . A real good one of you, too, and I want it underlined: very soon, for you see the collection
is not complete until I have it. Also please