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4 It looks as if we would leave Washington May 2 and arrive in San Francisco about the middle of the month, going illegible
Santa Fe the Grand Canon. I hope to take the 3 girls along. Congress did little by us than usual this year (though not by
me personally). We are sending expeditions to Mexico, Alaska, Great B illegible and shall have field parties, as usual, in
New Mexico California. Burroughs was here for a day or so a few mths? ago thought he might go to California with us. He said
he would like to return John Muir's call. Every night when we? illegible the nuts raisins we think of your kind thoughtfulness.
The 3 girls join in kindest regards to you yours. A illegible C. Hart Merriam To John Muir 1 Washington March
20, 1903 My dear Mr. Muir: So you thought I was never going to send you those photos Well, it certainly looked that way.
Washington is a good place for some things but not for photographers. When I finally got a man started at our work he had
only got illegible illegible up when he suddenly took sick fell into bed with a fever and didn't show up again for about 6
weeks. Then he was? naturally slow - like Helen's brown? horse. 03189