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6 Martinez, California Feb. 4, 1897. My dear Johnson We have at last got a definite move on Yosemite recession but
I have not yet learned what the chances of success are. No thanks to the Sierra Club in this so far but I still hope to get
a resolution favoring recession at our next directors meeting to be held on the 6th next. Hon. C. M. Simpson is to lead the
fight in the Senate. Ever Yours John Muir Bancroft Library