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J.M.2. you are in 'Frisco, and see if the thing cannot be pushed along? It is not necessary that we should have very many
pictures,- five or six will perhaps be enough to give a comprehensive view of the Canon. Meanwhile, will you not send me
a description of the town-ship lines (see the Land Office map) of the best limits for a park in the region. The sooner this
is done, the easier it will be to get the Secretary of the Interior to suspend entries in that region. The Secretary of the
Interior tells me that Warner has written him that the Yosemite is all right. I have already given the Secretary the addresses
of Mackenzie, Robinson, Armes and yourself. Very Sincerely Yours, R.N. Johnson. I have had a talk with illegible . we
shall not take the illegible by side issues. illegible seems of unique interest. Don't let your ink illegible 0/405