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Loaned by the Muir Estate - publication reserved. Written by John Muir in January, 1872, while residing in his pine cabin
at the foot of the Yosemite Falls. 184 00208 Yosemite Valley January 11th 72 We are pretty closely snowbound Having
had but one mail in two months. I hope to get this over the snow tomorrow. Here is a plume of the great Libo- cedrus all golden
with ripe stam- inate cones, Think of the tree on wh it grew, near 200 ft in height, 30 in diameter spiring up in the blue
mountain air in gold green, or waving laving in storm. Give part of this spray to Mrs Galloway I hope that it will be living
when it reaches you, give