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letterhead U.S. Spokane Near Killisnoo Alaska July 26th 1903 Dear Friend Mr. Muir Having just come away from Glacier
Bay where I had a distant view of the great glacier named after yourself it seemed to me that I might take the liberty of
writing you a few lines, before we leave this great country of Alaska. What a wonderful country it is, and how I have had
to correct preconceived ideas regarding it, its climate, its vegetation and its grandure of mountain scenery. Perhaps in the
first item we have been more than favored, by having delightful sunshine all the time. The luxuriance of vegetation I had
demonstrated last evening in penetrating the thicket in front of Davidsons glacier which was well-nigh impenetrable- And then
these glacier mountains and snow capped peaks in such unending succession have been more than all else, a surprise. We left
Detroit two weeks ago and at Milwaukee were joined by Mr Mrs. Edward Lindsay. For a time while there, we were in doubt whether
to continue or turn back, as we heard there of the death of a grand child only an hour or two previous- but the use of the
long distance phone helped us to decide in favor continuing on and so coming by C illegible an Pacific we came out at Seattle
were soon on board this good Str bound for the North- We are hoping to meet Isabella in Portland return to the Yellowstone
together and it is possible she may have called at your place ere now as she was coming up from Southern California- 03276