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remote wild mountain gorge. they shine with their gaudy clothes among the rocks green bushes like bugs lanagers Old Barnum
was here a few days ago, he is a lively eccentric old fellow. the guide that brought him over the mountain had a great deal
of fun in repeating his jokes Our glorious valley is very lovely now blooming in all the fullness of generous sunny summer,
Birds butterflies myriads of insects, flowers great small A brotherhood of the worlds most wondrous waterfalls, massive rocks
of silver gray now then a bank of cumulus cloud in our patch of sky, a flood of Gods precious life giving light poured over
into all I am delighted surprised to think that you have discovered M illegible I shall be happy to write to him Here is a
grand illegible three a half inches in diameter which I found on crossing the meadow, I want you to send it to Emma with my
kindest regards in margin: illegible her likeness illegible