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1872 Yosemite Valley Feb 20th Dear brother David, G, How are you living I have not heard from you all winter We have been
pretty closely blockaded with snow I learn that the Cars have ceased running on the transcontinental R. R.. Although well
snowbound we have had a pretty mild winter spring is already near. the willows are putting forth their catkins the alders
by the river bank are tasseled with ripe Aments Frogs sing lustily in the shallows of the meadow Blue birds Robins thrushes
sing also but we will have many a snowy day before summer is fairly established. We had a grand flood in Dec when 100 falls
averaging near 2500 feet in height sang together Think of that I wrote a description of it wh may appear in some of the magazines
therefore I will not attempt a second description here Did my Glacier Article in the N.Y. Tribune of Dec 9th make you any
wiser. I have written a few other light articles for the Tribune but I hardly think that any of them have been able to pass
the snowed mountains. I will be busy as soon as the snow leaves our surrounding Mtn''s measuring heights depts. sketching
describing etc for my Glaciers