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us to mountain club in South sheep in mts excess want to have them removed Martinez, Jan. 10, 1899. My dear Lukens,
I am glad to know you look favorably on a mountaineering club for your end of the state I send you the first Mazama bulletin
for ideas. You are so far from S.F. you need a club there in the south. The more clubs the better for we are going to have
a good deal of work in the reservations. The sheepowners in particular are already giving trouble promise more next season.
I have just learned from Mr Bartlett, Forest Supervisor of Sierra Reservation that 200,000 sheep invaded desolated the reservation
last summer under a temporary concession made by the Secretary Bliss now thus encouraged certain land timber speculators combined