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1 P.O. BOX 395 TELEPHONE 490 CENTRAL HOTEL AUCKLAND, N.Z. Feb 29 1904 Dear Louie, This afternoon I start back
to Sidney Australia by the steamer Gelandia After a most instructive charming six weeks in the two New Zealand islands, Have
traveled hard studied hard enjoyed eaten hard. with health strength renewed. A lot of detail as to life work 03343 2
here Mr Kling to whom I gave a letter will no doubt furnish by word of mouth He left (Auckland) for S.F. direct a few days
ago. I was sorely tempted to go with him, but nature seems to hold drive me to work here as in the old Sierra days. In particular
I must see something of Queensland's Araucaria Forests