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company comforts is perhaps more practical though not so pleasant. Hawthorne says that steam spiritualizes travel but I think
that it equally degrades material- izes travel, however flies fevers have to be considered in this case, I am glad that Ned
has gone, the woods of the Purus will be a grand place for the growth of men It must be that I am going soon for you have
shown me the way - people say that my wanderings are very mazy methodless but they are all known to you in some way before
I think of them you are a prophet in the concerns of my little outside life, pray what says the spirit about my final escape
from Yosemite You saw me at these rock altars years ago I think I shall remain among them untill you take me away. I reached
this place last month by following the Merced out of the valley through all its canons to the plains above Snelling - a most
glorious walk - I intended returning to the valley ere this but Mr Delaney the man with whom I am slopping at present, would
not allow me to leave before I had plowed his field so I will not be likely to see Yosemite again before January when I shall
have a grand journey over the snow Mrs Yelverton told me before I started upon my river explor- ations that she would likely
(Address to Snelling for the next few months)