2 cheerful as ever a most indefatigable collector of plants. Sargent can now walk pretty well he does not limp. I telegraphed
to Port Townsend to find out whither we can get berths on any of the steamers for both Canby Sargent seem determined to go
if they can comfortably about the 17th or 20th A gentleman wife who have just returned from Alaska say that the crowd was
so great there was no pleasure in it. 3 We came down from Banff to Laggan this morning will stay here at the lake until
the day after tomorrow then we will perhaps stay a day or two at Donald other points I think that if you write as soon as
you receive this to Victoria I would get it before going to Alaska, Later Port Townsend to be held till called for. Ill
telegraph later after I know definitely what we are going to do.