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8 I have repaired the mill dam the stream is in no danger of drying up is more dammed than ever Today has been cloudy rainy.
Tissiack? Star King are grandly dipped in white cloud. I sent you my plants by ex'. I am sorry that my Yosemite specimens
were not with the others. I left a few notes with Mrs Yelverton when I left the valley in the fall. I wish that you would
ask her if you should see her where she left it as Mrs Hutchings does not know - ------ I shall be happy to join Stoddard?
in any thing whatever Mrs H. had a letter from him lately part of wh illegible she read to me now Mrs Carr you must see the
upper Mtns meadows back of Yo Sem'. You have seen nothing as yet, I will guide you a whole summer if you wish. I am very in
margin: happy here cannot break for the andes just yet 5 in margin: Mrs illegible tells me today that she has recd a
very kind letter from you which? she will answer Sends thus? her kindest regards If she can find a chance she will send bulbs
of Lily by illegible I have been nearly illegible since I crosser the snow of the Lombert pine. We could not see far before
us in the storm which lasted untill sometime in the night but as I was familiar with the general map of the mountain we had
no difficulty in finding our way Cranes Flat Cabin was buried we had to grope about for the door. After making a fire with
some Cedar rails I went out to watch the coming on of the darkness which was most impressively sublime. Next morning was every
way the purest creation I ever beheld, the little flat spot like in the massive spiring woods was in splendid vesture of universal
white upon which the grand forest edge was minutely