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letterhead Yosemite Valley, Cal. June 3 1889 Dear Louie - We arrived here about one oclock after a fine glorious ride
thru the forests, not much dust, not very hot - the entire trip very delightful restful exhilerating. Johnston was charming
all the way. I looked out as we passed Martinez about 11 oclock it seemed strange I should ever go past that renowned town
I though of you all as sleeping safe Whatever more of travel I am to do must be done soon as it grows ever harder to leave
my MRs young. The foothills all the woods the valley are flowery far beyond what I could have looked for. the sugar pines
seemed nobler than ever. Indeed all seems so new I fancy I could take up the study of these mountain glories with fresh en-thusiasm
as if I were getting into a sort of second youth or dotage or something of that sort. The Governor Waterman was in our party,
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