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2 if copy could be found. He referred me to Watkins, who he thought had photographed the painting years ago, but Watkins
had no copy left, could not furnish one, therefore I got one of his photographs from the same point of view (the old Inspiration
Point). Neither could I find a photo of the rustic landscapes to the eastward from Glacier Point, though it has been photographed,
perhaps by Muybridge. You may find it in New York. Instead of this I send you a view from Eagle Point, the highest of the
Three Brothers, which I think is the best topographical photograph of the valley High Sierra above it that has been made.
I also send herewith the map of the Yosemite region made by the Geological Survey. The best there is though faulty in many
places especially about the Big Tuol Canon -