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4 the voyage ended- Through the Century people I found Seton Karr? who, as you well remember tried to climb St Elias with
Sch illegible a. He was on his way home from Africa where he has been hunting lions. The Century will have one of his hunts.
Also the Paris artist sculptor who designed the grand fountain in the Chicago fair grounds. The weather even on the ocean
has been sultry most of the way. Here it is pleasant but rather warm in the sun. 1 letterhead July 2, 1893 Dear Louie.
I arrived here this forenoon. The Etruria dropped anchor in the river late last night - too late to go ashore. I see no chance
of finding Keith without wasting too much time, I think I had better go my own way see as much learn as much as I can instead
of chasing him all summer from place in margin: 708 5 letterhead I am sorry I have to send so dull a letter so far.
But illegible leaving New York there is nothing but this sea voyage to write about, life on even these great ship-hotels is
very dull po illegible ous. The sea itself is a grand subject but too big for a letter This then is only to say that I am
here well that I