4 party than go alone - and as I have seen all the places in the itinerary from Oakland southwards my best plan was to leave
at Martinez go back by the C.P.R. You see my principal object in going west is to see you, the Yellowstone the Canadian Rockies.
Hoping to meet you about Wednesday 28th Sept. Believe me Yours very sincerely James Murdock 1 24 Augt. 1904 105
Maplewood Avenue Germantown Philadelphia Pa Dear Professor Muir You will see from the above that I have once more
got across the Pond , this time with my wife who is to remain here with relative while I go west. My plan is to go with a
Yellowstone party tour of Raymond Whitcomb's Company which starts from this on 7th? Sept. via Chicago St. Paul through north
Dakota Eastern Montana to the Yellowstone - on leaving 03432