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1419 Taylor St San Francisco Dec 7th, 1876 Dear brother Dan I wish you were a little less taci illegible , I seldom hear
from you, were it not for letters from mother Dave the girls, you would long ere this have become wholly invisible to me.
In my long lonely explorations of the wilds of this vast region of California Nevada I some- -times think of our rambles in
the Canada woods when you were my only companion how I used to hope you would devote yourself to similar Natural studies,
I have just returned from a long recounaisance of the mountain ranges of Nevada North Capt Rodgers of the Coast Surrey. Next
year we hope to reach the Rocky Mountains in Colorado between Lat 38 30 59 30 -