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illegible 66a Martinez, Jan. 23. 1899. My dear Johnson, I learned the other day from a reliable source that 200000 sheep
were pastured in the Sierra Forest Reservation this last season. that a company of sheep owners speculators have sent a man
to Washington to try to obtain a lease of the reservation for pasturage for next season. that they claim to Sierra Club favors
leasing the forest lands for this fine use. This is as we might expect after the Washington Oregon resources were thrown open.
Do you know the new Secretary of the Int