4 the Governor is not likely to favor it in the least. By the way I hope to find a place for the history of the Yosemite
Park perhaps in this Yosemite book. I have always given you the credit for originating the grand scheme pushing it through
though many persist in ascribing the honor to me. And now Happy New Year to you your family Gilders Buells with all my heart.
Ever Your friend John Muir