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August 29th 1891.R. W. GILDER, EDITOR. R.U. JONSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR .C. C. BUEL, ASSISTANT EDITOR. John Muir, Esq.
Martinez, Cal. Dear Mr. Muir:- The King's River article came duly to hand, alsothe proofs of the illustrations, and I
am much under obligation to you for your attention to the latter and for coming to time* with the text. I say coming to time
, although really the article suffers some what by the coming only in time. If we had had the text six weeks ago we should
hare illustrated the article in a different way, and should have had time to ask you to make a little mors of one or two points
and perhaps a little less of one or two others. It is with some difficulty that I have kept separate in the reader's mind
your different trips to the Valley, and there was a positive contradiction(illegible) as to your impressions of the injuries
to the Valley. But in general the article has a charming flavor Sierra subjects as they leave your hands, and it is very graphic
in its description of the main features. The basis of a good article is that it should make you want to go there, and I think
this is the best feature of this one* You have, I am sure, done all that is possible to meet our wishes, and under very discouraging
circumstances. 01525