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ROBERT MORAN ROSARIO, WASHINGTON October 5, I9I2. Mr. John Muir, Martinez, Cal. Dear Mr. Muir: Our mutual friend,
Professor Meany when last here spoke of you, which recalled to my mind our acquaintance in Alaska. I think it was in 1879
when I was engineer of the steamer gertrude and Cassiar on the Port Wrangle Telegraph Creek, Stickeen river run, you made
trips with us part way up the river. I particularly remember one of your trips, you took the Rev- Young along, we were to
call for you on our return trip down from Telegraph creek; when we landed at the bank of the river, you were there with Mr.
Young whom you had carried a good part of the way down from the Glacier, young having fallen and put both shoulders out of
joint and do you remember how we all had a pull at his joints to get them in place, as I remember we were successful with
only one joint. I went into business in Seattle in 1882, retired after building the battleship Nebraska and am now living
a quiet life here on Orcas Island, one of the San Juan group, about 85 miles from Seattle. We have on this Island Mt. constitution,
2400 feet above tide water, not a remarkable05282