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Martinez Nov. 4 1907 Dear Mr Lummis Many thanks for your capital Hetch Hetchy defense editorial, It's strong every blow
is called for, must tell. Keith I got back two weeks ago from a camp trip to Hetch Hetchy Yosemite our grand old artist was
charmed by it into newness of life. He made 38 sketches, declares that in fine picturesque park beauty it surpasses Yosemite.
There is a short article of mine in the Outlook for Nov. 2d which though not illustrated will give you something like a general
picture of the valley as it is, would be id drowned We are trying to stir up the thousand members of the Sierra Club as many
other lovers of God's mountain handiwork as we can reach to send our protests to Washington in the form of personal letters
to the Secretary President keeping them flying thick as snowflakes in a Sierra storm, until the voice of public opinion can't
be mistaken. Light is all that's needed to defeat the plans of these cunning money-changers water changers